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date: 1947-10-06
title: October 6, 1947 Minutes
source: 1947-10/1947-10-06_October 6, 1947_Minutes.pdf
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October 6, 1947
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA OCTOBER 6, 1947

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Oct 6th 1947 with the following
members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor; W. L. Wyatt, F. G. Owen, J. Q. Moseley, H. R. Turpin and G. S. Keen.

Meeting called to order by the Hon. Mayor, R. E. Lee.

Minutes of last regular meeting held Sept. 1st read and motion by J. Q. Moseley and 2nd by F. G. Owen and
carried by a vote of the Council to approve minutes as read.

Bills read. A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by F. G. Owen to pay all bills read.

After a discussion of the bal. on business license of W. M. Nichols for 1944-1945-1946-1947, which was
27.50 less cr of 15.00, bal $12.50, a motion was made by W. L. Wyatt and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried
by a vote of the Council to instruct the Chief of Police to collect the $12.50 bal. plus a 25% penalty, which
amounts to 3.13, making a total of $15.63 and same to be collected on his next trip to this City.

A motion by W. L. Wyatt and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council for Clerk to communicate
with some of the officials of GA Power Co. in regard to some addition street lights and to send a copy of letter
to Mr. Garner.

Mr. Clark, a representative from Johnson, Lane & Space was with us and discussed buying water renewal
certificates.

The following resolution was read:

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA OCTOBER 6, 1947
RESOLUTION

By order of Mayor and Council of the City of Stockbridge, GA, in session Oct 6th 1947 an option is hereby
granted to Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc. and their associates for a period of 45 days from this date to
purchase at par and accrued interest an issue of approximately 45,000.00 City of Stockbridge, GA, Water
Revenue Certificates, bearing interest at 4% maturing serially over a period of years not exceeding 30 years.
The City to pay for the cost of legal opinion of our attorney, printing the certificates, both of which will amount
to approximately $400.00.

This Oct 6th 1947.

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE, GA
BY R. E. LEE, MAYOR
G. S. KEEN, CLERK

A motion by H. R. Turpin, 2nd by W. L. Wyatt and carried by a vote of the Council to adopt the Resolution
granting the option.

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
OCTOBER 6, 1947
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J. Q. Moseley nominated J. W. Clark and the nomination was carried by a vote of the Council to elect J. W.
Clark as one of the tax assessors for 1947.

A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by F. G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council to swear in Byron
Maddox as Assistant Police and W. F Helms to pay him out of his salary and the City to make the check to
W. F. Helms.

This is copy of letter to J. B. McCrary & Co., Oct 14th 1947.

J. B. McCrary & Co., Inc.
Engineering Corporation
Atlanta, GA

Dear Sirs:

In view of your failure in a number of ways, as to furnish necessary advice and information and by reason of
the fact that your firm is interested in a contracting concern and it chills other contractors from making bids
on the job, and mainly by reason of your numerous delays and failures to give assistance when necessary
to get our project financed, we do hereby notify you that we, at a regular meeting of the Stockbridge City
Council held in the City Hall on Oct 6th 1947 at 7:30 p.m., with the Mayor and all the Councilmen present, a
motion was made and duly seconded and carried by a vote of the Council to revoke and cancel your
engineering contract with the City of Stockbridge, Georgia. Executed on the 10th day of February 1941 and
under separate cover, I am returning all papers of information furnished by you.

We are
Yours very truly,
City of Stockbridge
G. S. Keen, Clerk

P.S. The motion for this resolution was made by W. L. Wyatt and seconded by F. G. Owen and carried by a
vote of the Council.

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
