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date: 1953-10-26
title: October 26, 1953 Minutes
source: 1953-10/1953-10-26_October 26, 1953_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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October 26, 1953
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA OCTOBER 26, 1953

A call meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Oct. 26th 1953 at 7:30 p.m. with the
following members present: Perry G. Foster, Mayor; Councilmen B. Knowles Jr., Raleigh G. Moseley, A. P.
Ward, J. T Mays Jr. and G. S. Keen. Our guests were Messrs. J. H. Austin, from the J. W. Tindall Co. and
Bill Green, engineer from the Wiedeman & Singleton Co.

The meeting was called to order by the Hon. Mayor Perry G. Foster.

Engineer Bill Greene was called on to inform us of the cost of an elevated water storage tank, also a
standpipe, and the advantages & objective of each and the different location either could be erected. He
did a good job of the explanations of both and gave us and estimated cost of the standpipe to be $27,000.00
and the cost of 100,000 gallon elevated storage tank erected on a 70-foot steel tower at $32,600.30.

Then Mr. J. H. Austin was called on to tell us about what could be worked out on the finances, and he had
a plan worked out for us whereby we can get a new issue of revenue certificates for $75,000 and the
Stockbridge water works, then in turn will take up the outstanding certificates of the present issue June the
1st 1954, as they will become callable on that date. The new issue will draw 5% interest.

After some discussion, a motion was made by J. T. Mays, Jr. and a second by B. Knowles Jr. and carried
by a vote of the Council to sign the resolution drawn up by Mr. J. H. Austin, which is attached to this minute
and becomes a part of this minute, which authorizes Mr. Austin to go ahead with the necessary procedure
to get this revenue certificate issue for the $75,000 through whereby we can purchase an elevated water
storage tank with a 100,000 gallon capacity. The paper was signed.

The Clerk was asked by Mr. Bill Greene to furnish him with a customer log of our water system, since its
beginning May 15th 1949 for the months of April and August each year, and mail to him and then he would
be able to proceed with drawing the blue print of the job.

After a discussion of City tax in the arrears, a motion was made by Raleigh G. Moseley and a second by A.
P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to instruct the Police to collect all back taxes and that all that
were not paid by December 1st 1953, the property would be advertised in the county paper for sale.

Upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by B. Knowles Jr. and carried by a vote of the Council to let
the circus come into the City for 1 night showing for a license of $10.00.

Upon a motion by G. S. Keen and a second by J. T. Mays Jr. and carried by a vote of the Council for the
clerk to furnish the Police with all names of citizens who are in arrears with paying their sanitary tax and
that he collect same or make a case against them, and bring them before the Recorder for trial for disorderly
conduct by failing to pay a sanitary tax.

Upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by A. P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to adjourn.

G. S. Keen, Clerk
