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date: 1928-12-22
title: December 22, 1928 Minutes
source: 1928-12/1928-12-22_December 22, 1928_Minutes.pdf
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December 22, 1928

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 22, 1928

Regular meeting of Stockbridge City Council met with the following members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor, Will
McFarlie, Recorder, Hon. Young. H Fraser, City Atty, Mr. Setz, GA Power Co. representative, Councilmen S.
C. McWilliams, W. C. Crumbley, F. M. Mays, B. F. Bowen, G. S. Keen.

Minutes of last two meetings read and approved.

Communications read.

A move and 2nd to pay the Westinghouse Electric Co. $29.49 for repairs on the light plant.

A discussion of selling the light plant and a franchise to the GA Power Co. to sell electric current in this City.

A move and 2nd made and carried to submit the following propositions to Mr. Setz, the GA Power Co.
representative to give the City $10,000.00 in cash or pay the City one dollar for its equity and assume the
electric light indebtedness of this date.

A move and 2nd made and carried to table the bill from the Woodward Governor Co. until next meeting.

The following ordinance was adopted at this regular meeting of Stockbridge City Council with all of its
members present:
Be it ordained by the City of Stockbridge, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that
there be and is hereby given to the Georgia Power Company, the exclusive option for thirty days from
date, to purchase the electric distribution system and all fixtures and appurtenances thereto, exclusive
of plant and real estate, owned by said City, at and for the sum of nine thousand $9,000.00 payable as
follows: one thousand ($1000.00) dollars cash, and the balance $500.00 per year, said deferred
payments to draw six percent interest, from date until paid in full, interest payable annually, the yearly
payments on principle and all annual interest payments to be due on Jan. 1st of each year; the title to
be subject to approval by the attorney for the power company, and the said sale, if consummated, to
be under and in accordance with the provisions of the charter powers of the City of Stockbridge. In the
event said option is exercised and said sale consummated, the Mayor and Council of said City will be
proper ordinance grant to said company its standard form of indeterminate franchise.

Adopted December 22nd, 1928, approved this 22nd day of Dec. 1928.

R. E. Lee, Mayor

G. S. Keen
Clerk of Council
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA 1928

R. E. Lee, Mayor Council

G. S. Keen, Mayor pro-tem & clerk
C. M. DeLong, Recorder
B. F. Bowen
W. C. Crumbley
F. M. Mays
W. A. Gardner
