The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-14

w. H. OullCu 44.UU
Atlanta Tent & Awning Co... 1000
Meek & Abercrombie. ...... 1880
ID. T. Baker NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1918
]. j. Black Lumber Co... 1888
Abercrombie & Kent ......... As
G. H. Goodson ............. $500
CAN'T Drug Co. 100
w. M. Kemp ............... 1920
S. G. McEachern ......... $3.50
Kennesaw Paper Co....... 391.82
w. M. Fleming .......... $500
Board Lights & Water Works. 439.65
w. T. Mosher ............ 1885
The matter of donating to the Clarke
Library Association was brought up
and Council decided that owing to the
financial condition of the city at the
present time it would not be advisable
to make the donation requested
Councilman ]. P. Cheney dominates
Mr.. T. NJ. Early for the position of City
Electrician, provided he will serve
without compensation from the city.
Nomination seconded by Councilman
]. A. Benson.
Mr.. T. M. Early unanimously elected
City Electrician.
Motion made by Councilman S. c.
McEachern and seconded by Council
man G. w. DuPre that the following
ordinance be adopted:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Marietta that
from and after the passage of this
ordinance no person or persons shall
be allowed to open up and operate a
r0ct q N af III,
without first making written appli.
cation therefor to the Mayor and
Council, which application shall be
read out at the first regular meeting
after the same is filed, and held over
for action until the next regular meet
ing thereafter.
Any person violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall be fined not
more than 500 or sentenced to work
upon the streets of said city not ex-
ceeding fifty days, or be imprisond in
the calaboose for period not exceed
ing fifteen days, either or all in the
discretion of the Mayor.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Councilman w. r.
Potts and seconded by Councilman G.
w. DuPre that the Mayor be author
lied to borrow Fifteen Hundred
($1500.00) Dollars from the Marietta
Trust and Banking Co. Motion car.
ried
Motion made by Councilman c. w.
DuPre and seconded by Councilman
j. P. Cheney that hereafter all pur.
chases or expenditures made by the
chairmen of the various committees
of Council up to the amount of S25
shall be upon the sanction and an.
prevail of every member of that com.
mittee, and that any purchase or ex.
penditure above $25 shall be first sub
mltted to the Council, unless it be a
case of emergency Motion carried.
Motion made by Councilman G. w.
DuPre and seconded by Councilman
S. c. McEachern that the following
ordinance be adopted:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Marietta:
Section /, That from and after the
'assage of this ordinance it shall be
unlawful for any person to drive or
run any automobile at a speed greater
than fifteen (15) miles per hour any
where upon the streets of said city.
Sec. 2. No person shall, while run
ming such automobile, pass any cleo.
trio car which may be standing or
coming to a stop for the purpose of
letting on or off passengers, but in
such cases the operator or driver of
such automobile shall come to a full
stop, provided this section shall not
apply except on Atlanta street and
within two (200) hundred feet of the
southeast corner of said Public Square
and provided further that this sec.
ton shall not apply in the case of
the regular stop of such electric car
Immediately in front of w. A. Sans
drug store.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained. that
any person operating or driving such
automobile eshall be required to keen
10 the right in entering the Public
square from any street of said city
and likewise in departing.
Sec. A. All automobiles shall have
two head lights ana one rear light
burning while running over said
Streets from one hour after sun down
to one hour before sun rise, sufficient
TO throw light in front of such au.
tomobile at least one hundred QOO)
ANY person violating either section
OF this ordinance shall upon convic.
ton thereof be fined not more than
one hundred ($100O0) Dollars, or SEN
fenced to work upon the streets of
said city not exceeding fifty (5O) DAYS.
or be imprisond in tn calaboose for a
period not exceeding fifteen (15) DAYS.
either or all in the discretion of the
Mayor.
Motion made by Councilman ]. P.
cheney and seconded by Councilman
w. I. Potts that the matter of widen.
ing Maple avenue be referred to the
Street Committe for INVESTIGATION.
they to report to tho next meeting