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date: 1961-01-30
title: January 30, 1961 Minutes
source: 1961-01/1961-01-30_January 30, 1961_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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January 30, 1961

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JANUARY 30, 1961

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held at City Hall on Jan. 30, 1961 at 8:00 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Donald L. Knowles; Councilmen H. F. Baker, Harold Goodwin, Cecil
Love, Harold Kelley, Harrell E. Brown.

The meeting was called to order by the Mayor.

Minutes of the last meeting read and approved.

The Mayor called for reports from Committees.

Motion was made by Cecil Love, second by H. F. Baker and carried by a vote of the Council to pay Mr. J. E.
Walker nine days vacation pay from last summer.

Motion was made by Cecil Love, second by Harold Kelley and carried by a vote of the Council to allow Mr.
W. A. Thornton $100.00 per year uniform allowance.

Motion was made by Harrell E. Brown, second by Harold Kelley and carried by a vote of the Council to
purchase James Duffey one pair of pants.

Motion was made by Cecil Love, second by Harold Brown to order two badges the same as was ordered for
police department several months past. Passed.

Motion was made by Harold Brown, second by Harold Kelley and carried by a vote of the Council to place
Son Rowland's name on list for future use in the Police Dept.

Water for Bradbury Acres was discussed. It was decided that they pay for all water connections now installed
and any other connections to be installed and run a six inch water main from the present City limits beyond
the Pure Oil service station to Bradbury Acres so all the water sold to the City of Stockbridge by the Clayton
County Water Authority could go through one meter.
Harold Kelley, Chairman of the Street Committee, reported he was unable to get bulldozer for working streets.
It was decided to contact Harold Thurman to get him to repair holes in streets, scrape streets, and haul quarry
sand or rock to scatter on L. B. Cochran's lot to fill up holes caused by running water line across same.

Clerk was instructed to write Harold Boring thank you note for use of equipment in getting snow and ice off
streets.

Motion was made by Harold Brown, second by H. F. Baker and carried by a vote of the Council to have
Harold Goodwin check price for heater on sanitary truck. Cost plus installation.

It was decided to contact Mr. Glidewell about the purchase of the jail property.

Police was to inform H. M. Askew that he had to contact State Revenue Commission in order to obtain
Veterans Business License.

Motion was made by H. F. Baker, second by Cecil Love and carried by a vote of the Council to elect the
following to serve on Commerce Committee: William F. Clark, L. B. Cochran, J. T. Mays Jr., Chas. E. Moseley
and H. Kibbee Elliott and letter to be written to each one.

MINUTES
1/30/1961
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Motion was made by Cecil Love, second by Harold Goodwin and carried by a vote of the Council to have
Geo. W. Walker and Co. audit the books for 1960.

Motion was made by Cecil Love, second by H. F. Baker and carried by a vote of the Council to retain Ernest
M. Smith as City Attorney.

Cecil Love, Harold Goodwin and Walter Mays will be Tax Assessors for 1961.
Doris E. Branan
Clerk
