Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-08
CITY ASKS MALARIAL
SURVEY SANITARY
INSPECTION DISCUSSED
Council Spends Most Of Evening
Considering Best Means Of
Enforcement
MEAT AND MILK INSPECTOR
Power Company Anxious To
Complete Transfer Of Local
Properties

The mayor and city council, in
regular session Wednesday night, by
unanimous vote, extended a request
to the state. and national depart
ments of health to send to Ameri-
cuss engineers to make asnitary sur
vey and recommend means for the
elimination of malaria.
George 0. Marshall, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, appear
ed before council, representing the
Chamber of Commerce and the civic
clubs of the city and presented to
the council a resolution passed re-
Gently by the three clubs.
The invitation had already been
extended by the board of county
commissioners. 1t is certain that the
survey will be made within the next
few days. The results of the find
ings Of the sanitary engineers will
be reported to the city and county
officials and steps then will be taken
to carry out the recommendation of
the engineers.
The session of the council last
night was one of the most important
as well as one Of the longest in
months.
Representatives of the Americus
Lighting company and the Georgia
Alabama Power company were pres
ent and requested the passage OF
two resolutions which would make
possible the transfer of the francnis-
es, lights and privileges of the light
company to the Albany power com
pany; also a resolution THAI would
clear up certain clouds in the titles
of the light company. Attorney
Hargrett, of Tifton, representing the
Congratulations Power company,
explained to the council the reasons
for two resolutions presented the
council in January and whicf had
not been returned by the committee
Mr.. Hargett said thare was two de-
fects in the titles of the property
Of the lighting company and that
his clients wantel these defects
cleared up befos actually taking
over the local lighting plant. He said
that this alone was holding up the
progress of running the power lines
into Americus, that he could not
proceed to condemn certain pieces
of property until the local lighting
company had actually passed into
the hands of the Georgia-Alabama
Power company.
The two resolutions were placed
on their first reading and referred
to the light committee and the city
attorney, with instructions to report
back to the next regular meeting of
council.
The light committee of council
recommended that the Georgia-Ala-
bama Power company be given the
right to cross the colored cemetery
with their power lines, but declined
to give the company deed to the
strip. The city attorney was in
structed to draw up a lease or ease
ment.
The license committee reported
adversely on a request of P. L. Woot-
ten for a special license tax on light
trucks. The committee reported a
new special license or occupation tax
for merchants handling dry goods,
clothing, shoes, etc. I'VE have work
ed hard and long on this schedule, ,"
Chairman Harris said. at may sat-
isfy the merchants and it may not,
but it is the best we can do for them.
We have conferred with some of the
merchants and believe this schedule
will satisfy most of them"
The schedule places a graduated
tax on each of the lines of NOR
chandise usually handled in depart
ment stores. 1t places the response
bility on the city marshal of deter
mining the amount of stock each
merchant has in each line of goods
provides for arbitration in case of
disagreement.
Inspector Walsh, of the State De-
partment Of Agriculture, bureau of
livestock, was present and presented
an ordinance relating to sanitary in
spection of meats, milk and other
food products. DR.. J. w. Chambliss.
city physician, requested sanitary
inspector.
DR.. Walsh appeared at the invita-
ton of council to discuss sanitary