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date: 1951-12-04
title: December 4, 1951 Minutes
source: 1951-12/1951-12-04_December 4, 1951_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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December 4, 1951
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 4, 1951

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Dec.4th 1951 at 7:30 p.m. with the
following members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor; Councilmen Perry G. Foster, W. L. Wyatt, A. P. Ward, J. T.
Mays Jr. and G. S. Keen.

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

Minutes of a call meeting of Nov. 12th 1951 read and upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by Perry
G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Mr. Eural Wolfe Sr. came before the Council discussing the location of Lovejoy Street and the Southern R.
R. threatening to close the drive along side their tracks and at the north west side of his property. He was
advised to ease along until they made a move to do something about. It.

Upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by Perry G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to
improve Bowen Street by grading down the approach to the Highway No. 42 and coating with quarry sand
all the way down the street. The county agreeing to help the City of Stockbridge with this work.

Upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by Perry G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council for the
Clerk to write the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenue about the condition the house
mover, J. W. Caskey, left the residence of Herbert Harrell, not being level and the end chimney broken. Also,
the bill was read from J. E. Kendricks for $118.00 for pillowing the Glass house and upon Mr. Fred Glass
being notified to come and look the job over, if he will except same Mr. Hendricks was to be paid for the job.

Bill for $3.00 from the Governmental Guide was read for an edition of 1951 and upon a motion by Perry G.
Foster and a second by G. S. Keen and carried by a vote of the Council to pay for same.

A notice for our dues to the Georgia Municipal Association was read for the amount of $10.00 and upon a
motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by A. P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to pay same.
Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by J. T. Mays Jr. and carried by a vote of the Council to
amend paragraph 2 of minutes of Sept. 4th 1951, which was a resolution to put in a 4" water main on Club
Drive. This amendment is to install a 6" main, instead, at an estimated cost of $2,200.00, which is to be
handled under the same condition as the proposal of the resolution, which a copy was sent the First National
Bank McDonough, GA and a copy of this amendment is to be sent them.

Clerk was instructed to send Mr. Ray Lambert a bill for a water connection to the Henderson house with no
charge for connection.

The following citizens were appointed to hold the City election on Dec. 15th 1951 with the following hours
from 8 o'clock a.m. to 4 p.m. – Joseph Mann, J. W. Clark and Mrs. Sue Love. Clerk instructed to notify them
by letter.
MINUTES
12/4/1951
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The following qualified for the following offices for 1952: R. E. Lee, Mayor; Recorder J. D. McCollough,
Councilmen Perry G. Foster, J. T. Mays, Jr., A. P. Ward, W. L. Wyatt and G. S. Keen.

Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by A. P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to adjourn.

G. S. Keen, Clerk
