Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF The CITY COUNCIL

Tegular meeting mayor and city
council, Americas, Ga, January 23rd,
1911. Present, Mayor Mathis, presid
ing; Aldermen Allen, Council, Brown,
Riley and Bolton. Absent, Alderman
White
Minutes of last regular and called
meetings read and approved.
Ordinance adding to the duties of
city marshal the duty of inspector and
for other purposes was read and on
notion adopted
Chairman of Street committee grant
ed further time relative to bridges over
the Seaboard Air Line railway at Bar
low and Lee streets.
Clerk and treasurer instructed
buy New York exchange and pay bill
of Southern Appalachian Coal Opera
tors association amounting to $35.02.
On motion bill of 500 per month IF
city physician ordered paid as long as
contagious disetse exists.
Bill of DR.. Thomas referred to FL
nance committee for investigation.
Messrs Crawford Wheatley and A
e. Miller appeared before council re-
questing more funds for the Carnegie
Library. On motion $4,000 per month
was ordered paid to the Carnegie Ii
brary.
On motion Mr. ] E. Mathis and Mr.
Lee Allen were appointed to continue
as members of the Board of Trustees
of the Carnegie library.
Petition of Broadhurst and others for
arc light at Hill and Barlow streets
was read and on motion referred to
Light committee.
Application of Taylor-Jones Mile
Post Co for a contract for five years
to put up city limits posts under di-
.rection of city engineer was on mo-
ton referred to Street committee with
authority to act.
Mayor Pro TEN. Bolton in chair.
Mayor Mathis made motion that FL
nance committee sell paving bonds and
that matter of paving be pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible
Mr.. Council moved as substitute that
The matter be referred to some future
time. Ayes and nays called for and
were as follows:
Brown, Council and Riley, aye.
ALLEN and Mathis, nay
Substitute adopted and matter re-
ferred to some future time.
Mayor Mathis in chair.
en- motion the clerk and treasurer
was instructed to request former tax
assessors to investigate the returns of
Dr. Merritt at his request
Tie following applications for near
beer licenses were on motion granted
when all conditions and terms are
complied with.
H L. Mcleod & Co, corner Lee and
Forsyth streets; R. L. Mcleod & Co,
Cotton avenue; w A. Ayash, w. b.
Hudson, J. ]. Glawson & Co., H. w
Smithwick and J. J. Simmons.
On motion the matter of repairs to
Mrs, Rogers house and fence was re-
f9rred to Street committee with author
ity tC act
Applications for city marshal and in
S. ector read and Mr.. w. D. Smith elect
ed
Election to fill unexpired term of
Mr.. j. e. Mathis on Board of Educa-
tion was held. Mr.. j. B. Fielder was
nominated by Mr.. Council, Mr.. L. p.
Gartner by Mr. Mathis and Mr.. D. NJ.
Borum by Mr. Bolton. Mr.. ]. B. Eel
der was elected to fill unexpired term
on Board of Education.
Quarterly report of clerk and treas
urer for period ending December 31st,
1910, was read and on motion adopt
cd and ordered published.
The chairman of each committee was
6! ked to make an estimate of the
amount of funds he will require for
his department this year
On motion bill of Americas Railway
& Light Co for lights for last quarter
81 1910 was referred back to Light
Committee for ADJUSTMENT of outaaes.
- $1,000 - III arr.