The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-06-15
PROCEEDINGS Of THE
CITY COUNCIL
FOR JUNE
Regular Meeting of Mayor
And Council Held
On June 7th.

Present Mayor and full Board of
Councilmen.
Minutes Of previous and call meet
ings read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Groves, second
ed by Mr.. Welsh. business license on
horse drovers was changed to read
$500 per day instead of $500 per
year.
A committee of citizens and tax
payers owning property on Maple
Avenue in this city appeared before
Council petitioning Council to open
the eastern portion of Maple Avenue
so as to make the south side of
said portion coincide with the south
side of the remaining portion of said
street thereby making said street
uniform width from it's intersection
with Kennesaw Avenue and its wes-
tern termination.
Mr.. Groves makes a motion, sec
onded by Mr.. Welsh, that the Mayor
appoint committee of two to ne
gotiate with Mrs Marion J. Brown
and Mrs. Dessa L. Dunn for a suffi-
cheney of their respective lands abut-
ting on said Maple Avenue for the
purpose of widening that portion of
said street abutting upon said lands
by extending said street over the
same so as to enable the City to
widen said portion of said street so
that the south side of said street ex-
tending over said lands to be procur-
ed shall coincide with the south side
of the remaining portion of said
street. Motion passed.
Messrs. Black and Wallace appoint
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Wallace, second
ed by Mr.. Hodges, petition of citi-
zens on Fair Ground street for street
lights was referred to committee on
Lights and Water with request that
lights be placed on that street.
On motion of Mr. Groves, second
ed by Mr.. Hodges, Sections salary
was increased to $4,000, per month
On motion of Mr.. Welsh, seconded
by Mr.. Groves, the following ac-
counts were ordered paid: V. B.
Waddell, $4,000; w. A. Bishop,
$4,000; c. H. Goodson, $1,000; P.
M. Grower, $4,000; T. M. Sanders,
$4,000; S. M. Bruce, $4,000; R. S.
Hicks, $1,000; T. j.. Jackson,
$3.50; C. H. Goodson, $215O;
Brumby Furniture Co., $3100; w.
A. Sans Drug Co., $3.50; Norton
Hardware Co., $3.70; t. L. Hunt,
$3.50; Jno. S. Dobbins, $3.50; E. C.
Gurley, Cashier, $212.56; L. B.
Carnes, $4,000; E. H. Northcutt,
$4,000; R. A. Hill, $4,000; G. P.
Reynolds, Cashier, $4,000; DIR. C. T.
Nolan, $4,000; Sou. Bell Tel. & Tel
Co. $4.05; w. A. Bishop, 1885; Cobb
County Times, $4.0O; Foote & Da-
vies Co., $25.43; Black Builders Sup
ply Co., $12.15; Marietta Book Store
$1.25; Lawson Fields, $3.50; Brum-
by Garage, $56.31; Board of Lights
& Water Works, 1881; w. A. Neal
& Son, $1.45; C. L. Pinkney, $3.50;
F. E. A. Schilling, $3.50.
On Mr.. Welsh's motion, seconded
by Mr.. McCleskey, the following paw
ing bills were approved for pay
ment:
E. G. Gurley, Cashier, $158.65; F.
E. A. Schilling, $11.75; Standard Oil
Co. $67.S1; Merrill Road Improve
ment Co., $498.70; Knox T. Thomas,
$111.35; A. P. Mcclellan, $4,000;
Oscar Criger, $4,000; j. ]. Black
Jr., $4,000; Anderson Bros. Co. $6.1O
Meek & Abercrombie, $3.50; r. M.
Sanges, $7.45; Western Union Tele-
graph Co., 1913; w. P. Stephens,
$4.28; Black Builders Supply Co.,
$15.33;
Officers reports read and ap-
proved.
On motion of Mr.. Groves, second
ed by Mr.. McCleskey, meeting adj
journed.