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date: 1961-06-26
title: June 26, 1961 Minutes
source: 1961-06/1961-06-26_June 26, 1961_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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June 26, 1961

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JUNE 26, 1961

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held at City Hall on June 26,1961 at 8:00 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Donald L. Knowles; Councilmen H. F. Baker, Cecil Love, Harrell E.
Brown, Harold Kelley and Harold Goodwin.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Knowles.

The City Attorney, Ernest M. Smith, met with the Council trying to come to some agreement about the suit
against the City by Robert Lawrence. It was decided to make a study of the boundaries and arrive at some
price.

It was decided to postpone painting the storage tank until fall, study the contract and get other prices.

Mr. Green, Engineer from Weideman and Singleton, was invited to speak to the Council regarding a
prospective sewerage system. Motion was made by Harold Goodwin, second by Harold Brown and carried
by a vote of the Council for Weideman and Singleton to make a survey at a cost of $600.00 as to proper
drainage etc.

Harold Kelley, Chairman Street Committee, reported Duval Road was scraped and two loads soil put on
Nolan Street.

Police Department: Mr. W. A. Thornton was designated to supervise the Sanitary workers in order to speed
up the garbage pick-up and cut the cost of the Sanitary Dept.

Motion was made by Harrell Brown, second by Harold Kelley and carried by a vote of the Council to install
streetlight in vicinity of Hiram Hambrick Café and install light in vicinity of Margaret Keen Shop.

No other business, meeting adjourned.

Doris E. Branan
Clerk
