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date: 1948-07-26
title: July 26, 1948 Minutes
source: 1948-07/1948-07-26_July 26, 1948_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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July 26, 1948

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JULY 26, 1948

A call meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on July 26th 1948 with the following
members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor; Councilmen H. R. Turpin, F. G. Owen, W. L. Wyatt, J. T. Mays and G.
S. Keen; Attorney T. J. Brown; visitors Mr. Austin from Brooke-Tendall and Mr. Gibson from Johns-Manville
Co.

A discussion of the plans for the waterworks system and how we could raise the money for the supplement
funds which would be $5,774.00 above our 50,000.00 water revenue certificates which were sold Brooke-
Tendall Company. At this meeting the Clerk failed to have the exact amount in figures in bank of our
obligation bonds and it was estimated that we had $4,000.00 but since that time, I have gotten our bank
statement and we have $4,190.21.

Upon a motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by J. T. Mays and carried by a vote of the Council to set aside our
General Fund of $1318.98 to be applied to our waterworks system.

After a discussion of the water pumps, a motion was made by G. S. Keen and a 2nd by J. T. Mays and carried
by a vote of the Council to authorize Mr. Gibson of the John J. Harte Co., to make some investigation on the
pump prices and give us a report on same by July 29th 1948.

Upon a motion by W. L. Wyatt and 2nd by F. G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council to award section
No. 2 of our specifications for a waterworks system to E. N. Murray of Buena-Vista, GA.

Be it resolved that the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Stockbridge authorizing award of contract for
waterworks system, Stockbridge, GA, a resolution authorizing the City of Stockbridge, GA to enter into a
contract for the construction of a waterworks system.

Be it resolved by the City of Stockbridge Council of the City of Stockbridge, GA, duly assembled that the
proposal of E. N. Murray dated July 26th 1948 is hereby accepted.

A motion by F. G. Owen and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council to adjourn.
G. S. Keen, Clerk
