Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
| MINUTES Of MEETING
OF THE, CITY COUNCIL
Held November Is, 1912, at
Council Chamber

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siding; Aldermen White, Poole, Boil
ton, Allen, Council Absent, Alderman
Riley.
Minutes of last meeting read Alder
man Allen gave notice he would move
the reconsideration of the portion of
the minutes relating to the Bond Or
dinance asking $45,OO0O0 be voted for
School purposes.
Minutes then confirmed.
! Alderman Allen moved that the Or
dinance calling for Bond election for
the purpose of issuing S45,O00.O0 for
/ School purposes be made $4,000 for
School Purposes and 100000 for re-
firing the notes for borrowed money to
complete the Sanitary Sewerage sys-
tenn extension.
Alderman White moved as substi-
tute that the 100000 for retiring
Sewerage debt be added to the orig
inal Ordinance and allow the $45, 100000
for School purposes remain I'M
changed.
| Alderman Council moved as a sub
stitute that the ordinance be made to
read 100000 for school purposes and
eliminate the 100000 for sewerage
debt.
Alderman Council substitute was
put and lost
Alderman Allen withdrew his mo-
/ ton.
Alderman White substitute motion
was put and carried.
The following Ordinance was put
upon its second reading and adopted
as read On motion made the rules
were suspended and adopted as u
whole: WHEREAS, In the judgement
OF the Mayor and City Council of Am
CIRCUS the school population of the
City of Americas has outgrown the
present school facilities and 1t is nee
essary for the successful educating
of the children and also nee
essary to the health and comfort OF
the pupils to have more school build
ings in the City, and,
WHEREAS. In the judgment of the
Mayor and City Council of Americas it
will be necessary to pay up loans
made to the Mayor and City Council
of Americas to complete the extension
of the Sanitary Sewerage System, and
WHEREAS, In the judgment of the
Mayor and City Council of Americas it
will require Forty-five thousand dol
lars to build, furnish, equip necessary
school buildings and to pay the indebt-
edness on the school buildings that is
now being carried by the Board of
Education, as follows $6,000O0 for
School building in Brooklyn Heights;
100000 for School building in East
Americus; 100000 for the Colored
School; $S,O0O00 for Refunding ac-
count and 100000 for the Furlow
School, and
| WHEREAS, in the judgment of the
Mayor and City Council of Americas
/ it will require 100000 to retire the
debt of borrowed money to complete
the Extension of the Sanitary Sewer
age System, and
/ WHEREAS, the levy of a tax of one
tenth u-10l of one per cent per an
mum on all the taxable property in
the City of Amerious would pay the
interest semi-annually and provide
sufficient funds to retire the said pro-
posed bonds for School and Sewerage
debt purposes. therefore be it
/ ORDAINED by the Mayor and City
Council of Americus and it is hereby
ordained by the authority of the same
that the question of whether or not
the City of Americas shall increase its
bonded Indebtedness in the sum Of
! FORTY-FIvE THOUSAND DOLLARS
for School purposes and TEN THOUS-
AND DOLLARS for Sewerage debt
purposes be submitted to the qualified
{ voters OF the City OF Americas at an
election to be held on the 2lst day of
( January, 1918; that said election to be
held at the usual place of voting at
the City Hall in Americas on the 21st
day of January, 1918, TO be held under
the following rules and regulations:
FIRST: That all male citizens in
the City Of Americus who are qualified
voters for Members of the Legislature
cf the State OF Georgia, and who have
paid all taxes required of them, either
for State, County or Municipal tax.
and who have been a resident Of the
City Of Americus for six months prior
10 the date Of said election. and who
shall have been a resident of the
State of Georgia for twelve months
prior to the date Of said election shall
De entitled and are hereby declared to
he qualified voters of such election.
SECOND: That the polls at said ell
eCtion precinct shall be opened by the
T managers of said election at o'clock
A N. and shall be kept open until ;
o'clock T. NJ of said day at which
described property tc-wit: Whole lot
OF land No. %, containing 2O2 u
acres, more or less; also all that part