Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-05


City Council of Americas January LIST,
1915. Present, Mayor Council, pre-
siding; Aldermen Bell, Dudley, Boil
ton, Poole, Jones and Harris.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and confirmed.
The following resolution was read
and on motion adopted:
Resolved, By the Mayor and City
Council of Americas, and it is hereby
resolved by the authority of the same
that the Chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Mayor and City
Council of Americas is authorized to
borrow from
Bank Of Southwestern Georgia 100000
Bank of Commerce :. :. =. 100000
Planters Bank =. E. -. =. 100000
Commercial City Bank E. 100000
and execute note Of the City thereafter
in the name of the Mayor and City
Council of Americas in favor of the
said Banks in the said amounts. Said
notes to mature December 9th, 1916,
and having interest added therein at
the rate of Eight per cent per annum
being to provide for notes Of like
amounts that matured December 9th,
1914.
The following resolution was read
and on motion adopted:
RESOLVED-By the Mayor and City
Council of Americas and it is hereby
resolved by the authority of the same
that the Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee of the Mayor and City Council
of Americas is authorized to borrow
from
Bank of Southwestern Georgia $2500.00
Bank of Commerce -. .$2500.00
Planters Bank 49,. .$2500.00
Commercial City Bank. >. .$2500.00
and execute note of the City therefor
in the name of the Mayor and City
Council of Americas in favor of the
said Banks in the said amounts. Said
notes to mature December 2Sth, 1915,
and having interest added therein at
the rate of Eight per cent per annum
being to provide for notes Of like
amounts that matured December 2Sth,
1914.
On motion adopted the Clerk and
Treasurer was authorized to draw
voucher in the sum of $500 in favor
Of A. J. Jordan to reimburse him the
amount of Special License paid on
Auctioneer.
The following salaries were fixed for
the year 1915: Mayor $4,000; Mayor
Pro Tempore $175.OO; Aldermen $4,000
each; Clerk & Treasurer $4,000;
City Engineer & Superintendent of
Water Works $1,S00.OO; Assistant TO
Supt of Water Works $4,000; Chief
Fire Department 100000; Assistant
Chief Fire Department, $4,000; Fire
men, 100000 each; Sexton Oak Gene
terry $4,000; Sexton Colored Cemetery,
$4,000; City Marshal and Sanitary In
spector, w. T. Maynard; City Physi-
clan, DR.. D. B. Mayes; City Engineer
and superintendent of Water Works,
John B. Ansley; Chief Fire Depart
ment, ]. B. Parker; Assistant Chief Fire
Department, ]. R. Cameron.
Matter of City Printing for 1915 was
referred to the Finance Committee.
The petition asking the City Council
not allow a near beer saloon on Lee
street South of the City Hall was read
and on motion same was ordered ia
bled until application for such license
is made.
The petition of Mrs. T. ]. Baisden
seeking to close Baisden street, except
as a driveway to her property and
property of Mr.. Davis was read and re-
ferred to the Street Committee
The Special License and Tax Ordi-
nances were adopted for 1915.
Alderman Harris moved as substi-
tute to the Special License on Near
Beer that the same be made 100000.
Aye and Nay vote on the substitute
resulted as follows: Ayes, Alderman