The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-15
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AT Meetings Held Monday
And Tuesday March
4th. and 5th.

Present; Mayor l. J. BLACK and full
Board of Council.
Mr.. Harry Haynes, Mr. Petty and
Mr., Dobbs come before the council in
reference to laundry business tax.
Mr.. NJ r. McClatt ney Mr.. Edward
Doan and Mr.. Fred Morris come be-
fore council in reference to gas plant
franchise
Mr.. l.. B. Robson and Mr.. d. w.
Blair, in behalf of the Board of Light
and Water Works, come before the
council IN reference TO gas plant fran
Ghise.
The School Board makes application
10 the mayor and council to call an
election for school bonds for the pur-
pose of building a Lew school house.
Mr.. N. H. Cottingham come before
he council in reference to his bill as
arbitrator in the matter of the Kenne-
saw Paper Co
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Wolf come before
the council, at the request of Mayor
j j. Black, in reference to permanent
grades to be established for sidewalks
and streets in the city OF Marietta.
Minutes of regular monthly meeting
Of mayor and council held February 5,
1912, read and approved.
Motion made by Councilman John P.
Cheney, and seconded by Councilman
w. 7. Potts. that The following ordi-
nance be adopted:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the mayor and
council of the city of Marietta, that
an election be called for the qualified
voters of said city on the 18th day of
May, 1912, to decide whether or not
the city of Marietta shall issue bonds
in the sum of Twenty Thousand GEO.
500.00) Dollars sor the purpose of
buildings, establishing and maintaining
. public school system in the city of
Marietta, said tonds to be numbered
from one to twenty and to bear inter
est at 5 per cent. per anDum, payable
selni-annually. and ne * Id for not less
han par Those voting in favor of
the bonds shall cast their votes For
School Bonds" and those voting
against the bonds shall cast their votes
Against School, Bends
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED, That
the city clerk Of the city of Marietta
open his registration books sixty days
before the dat !. of said election, and
hold the same open sorty-fve days. Mo-
ton carried.
Motion made by CouE Gilman S. G..
McEachern and seconded by Council
man c. w DuPre, That the laundry
business tax be left thu same as it is
now Motion carried.
Motion made by Cour oilman R. w.
Northcutt, and seconded by Council
man w. T. Potts. That the matter of
Mr. Cottingham's and Mr.. Giles bill
be left with the mayor and let him set
tte it. Motion ca rie1
Motion made by Councilman R. w.
Northcutt and seconded by Councilman
j. A. Benson, THAI We designate the
Marietta Trust and BIZ hiking Co. as
the city depository. Motion carried.
Motion made by Councilman ]. A.
Benson, and seconded by Councilman
c. W. DuPre, that the following resolu-
ton be adopted:
WHEAEAS, A petition for a fran
chise for a gas plant in the city OF
Marietta has been presented to the
mayor and council asking for the right
to install a gas plant for fuel and
lighting purposes in said city; and
WHEREAS, The present situation
with regard to competition with the
electric light system Of the city or
Marietta is such that the city already
has strong competition, and that the
granting of this petition for gas
plant at the present time would make
another competitor to the city electric
light system, and might result to the
detriment of the city's interest so far
as its electric lighting ysstem is CON
cerned. therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That this petition be
not granted at the present time, but
that the matter be left as it is until
such future time as the granting OF
such a franchise would not conflict
with the financial interests OF the city,
in view of the fact that If 1t is deemed
advisable later on to grant such
franchise that there will be numbers
of parties or corporations who Will
gladly apply for and accept the same,
Councilmen W. T. Potts, j. ~ Ben
son. ]. P. Cheney and c. W. DuPre
voting Yea"
Councilmen S. c. McEachern and r
W. Northcutt voting Nay" Motion
carried.
Motion made by Councilman f. w
Northcutt and seconded By Council
man W. r. Potts, that the council ad
iourn until March 9Th al 80 p m
Motion carried.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF MAYOR
AND COUNCIL HELD