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date: 1947-09-01
title: September 1, 1947 Minutes
source: 1947-09/1947-09-01_September 1, 1947_Minutes.pdf
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September 1, 1947

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA SEPTEMBER 1, 1947

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Sept. 1st 1947.

Meeting called to order by the Hon. R. E. Lee, Mayor with the following members present: H. R. Turpin, J. Q.
Moseley and G. S. Keen.

Minutes of regular meeting of May 5th read.

A motion by J. Q. Moseley and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council to approve minutes
as read.

Minutes of a call meeting held June 14th at the Stockbridge City Hall read.

A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by J. Q. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to accept minutes
as read.

Minutes of a call meeting held June 21st read.

A motion by J. Q. Moseley and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council to approve minutes
as read.

Upon communication from Johnson, Lane, Space & Co. asking for an appointment with this body to discuss
the sale of Water Rescue certificates, the Clerk was instructed to make an appointment with Mr. Lex Jolley,
representative of this Co. to meet with us at our next regular meeting, which will be held on Oct. 6th. Clerk
also instructed to notify Col. T. J. Brown to meet with us at this meeting.

A motion by G. S. Keen and 2dn by J. Q. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council that the Clerk see T.
J. Brown and discuss canceling our engineering contract with J. B. McCrary & Co. for the water work system.
The Chairman of the Sanitary Committee reports that the garbage will be picked up on Sat. after the 4th
Sunday in each month hereafter until further notice.

A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by G. S. Keen and carried by a vote of the Council to pay for sidewalk
labor & repairs on Lee Street.

A motion by G. S. Keen and 2nd by J. Q. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to give the Chief of
Police, Mr. W. F. Helms a weeks vacation with pay.

A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd by J. Q. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to pay Tip Phillips
up in full upon rendering a bill.

A motion by J. Q. Moseley and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council to allow Mrs. Hattie
Goodhue a space suitable to open a Law office in the City Hall for the remainder of this year without any
charge and Clerk instructed to notify her by letter of this Resolution.

A motion by H. R. Turpin and 2nd J. Q. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to donate two hundred
dollars ($200.00) to the recreation of the Stockbridge School for a man as director of athletics, so long as it
doesn't conflict with the City Charter. Mr. H. R. Turpin to look into this matter.

A motion by J. Q. Moseley and 2nd by H. R. Turpin and carried by a vote of the Council to adjourn.

G. S. Keen, Clerk i1

i No minutes for July & August 1947
