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date: 1950-08-01
title: August 1, 1950 Minutes
source: 1950-08/1950-08-01_August 1, 1950_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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August 1, 1950

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA AUGUST 1, 1950

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Aug. 1st 1950 at 8 o'clock with the
following members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor; Councilmen Frank G. Owen, W. L. Wyatt, Perry G. Foster and
G. S. Keen.

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

A committee from the Stockbridge Garden Club met with the Council to discuss plans, and to set a goal of
$1,000.00 prize, which is being offered by the Georgia Power Company as 1st prize for the community that
can show the greatest improvements to buildings and grounds, and this committee informs us that they have
entered the Stockbridge Community in this contest which is known as (community improvement contest) and
after the ladies outlined the plans, the Council realized that it will take the full cooperation of all the churches,
lodges, City Council, together with the Garden Club and each citizen to win. This committee was composed
of Mrs. Corrie Turner, Mrs. John Christian, Mrs. Annie R. Ward and Mrs. J. W. Stokes. Mr. Perry G. Foster
agreed to mention this program to the colored citizens and get them interested in cleaning up and painting
up.

Minutes of June 6th 1950, which was a regular meeting, were read, and upon a motion by Frank G. Owen
and a second by Perry G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Minutes of a call meeting of July 7th 1950 read, and upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by Frank
G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Minutes of a call meeting of July 11th 1950 read, and upon a motion by Frank G. Owen and a second by
Perry G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Minutes of a call meeting of July 24th 1950 read, and upon a motion by W. L. Wyatt and a second by Perry
G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Discussion of a small town housing project discussed and the Clerk was instructed to write Mr. Satterfield
and see what steps to take to get started toward making some progress in getting a building program started.
Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by W. L. Wyatt and carried by a vote of the Council to mail
Mrs. Pauline Carver her 1949 tax receipt, which amounts to $18.00 plus 74¢ interest for the air compressor
that the City took on trial from Mr. Mark Carver and the City also spent $8.36 for a pulley for the machine and
was not able to use the compressor after going to this expense.

Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by Frank G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council for
the Clerk to have 300 ballots printed for the coming obligation bond issue for $5,000.00. Upon a motion by
Perry G. Foster and a second by W. L. Wyatt and carried by a vote of the Council to pay George Bowen the
Police $10.00 for extra time collecting taxes.

Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by Frank G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council to
adjourn.

G. S. Keen, Clerk
