Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL, Sep
TENDER %, 1911.

Regular meeting of the mayor and
city council of Americas, September
25th, 1911.
Present Mayor Mathis, presiding;
Aldermen Allen, Council. Brown, Ril-
ey and White; absent, Alderman Boil
ton.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
read and confirmed.
Following ordinance read second
time and on motion adopted
An ordinance to amend and modify
section 305 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Americas.
Section l. Be it ordained By the
mayor and city council of Americas,
and it is hereby ordained by the au
thority Of the same, that it shall be
unlawful for any one to erect or main
tain any sign over the sidewalks with
in the city limits, except metal signs
or signs that are securely bounded
with iron or steel bands, fastened 20
::On or steel arms made secure to the
walls, and all signs to be erected I'M
! der the supervision of the city engl-
iMeer. the city engineer having author
ity to reject or condemn any sign that
he does not consider thoroughly safe
and secure. Any person violating the
provisions Of this section shall, on con-
viction, be punished as prescribed N
Section 19 of the revised charter.
Section 2. Be it further ordained oy
the authority aforesaid that all ordl-
nances or parts of ordinances in con-
aict with this ordinance be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Finance committee reported on bill
of Southern Printers and on motion
bill was ordered paid.
Report of water and sewerage com~
mittee relative to the city making con-
tract with the Americas Railway and
Ligh Company to have its water
pumped by the light company ruled
out of order.
On motion matter of the city making
contract with light company re-refer-
red to the water and sewerage commit
tee.
On motion, the petition of c. A.
Schneider referred to the cemetery
committee with authority to act.
The following ordinance was read
and on motion rules suspended and
adopted as read; rules suspended aud
adopted as a whole:
AN ordinance to amend Section AL
of the Code of Ordinances, by making
ii the duty Of the tax assessors to make
up the tax digest for each year, and
for other purposes.
Section l. Be it ordained by the may
or and general council of Americas,
and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thOrity of the same, that Section 441
of the Code of Ordinances be, and the
same is hereby, amended by adding ut
the end of said section the following:
at shall be the duty of said tax as
SCISSORS, from the returns of taxes and
hot Of If
taxes, for the year of their appoint
ment, to make up a tax digest of all
property in the city of Americas, sol
assessed by said assessors for taxes,
in a book furnished them for that pur-
pose.
Section 2. Be it further ordained hyI
the authority aforesaid that all ordi-
nances and parts of ordinances inI
conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed"
On motion, the tax assessors are al
lowed to employ a clerk and the pay
'ent Of said clerk is not to exceed
$500.
The following resolution read and IN
motion adopted:
GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.
Whereas, in curbing the East side
of Cotton avenue, between the corn
er of Jefferson street and Cotton ave-
nue. to the corner of Wilde street and