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date: 1951-08-13
title: August 13, 1951 Minutes
source: 1951-08/1951-08-13_August 13, 1951_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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August 13, 1951

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA AUGUST 13, 1951

A call meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Aug. 13th 1951 with the following
members present: Mayor R. E. Lee, Councilmen Perry G. Foster, A. P. Ward, J. T. Mays Jr. and G. S. Keen.

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

After a discussion of the right*a*way of the highway on the s. curve in front of Herbert Harrell’s home and
Mrs. Elon & Mrs. Olivia Glass’s home house and to obtain enough additional right*a*way at this point to
straighten this curve and to do this, the above residences will have to be moved back from the present sites.
The Clerk was instructed to prepare the necessary papers and for them to be presented to the Henry County
Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenue and ask them to finance the moving of these 2
residences and to stress the point of safety to them as this change would do away with one of the county
road hazards. Also, with a hazard of the Stockbridge school, as this is at present a very dangerous place.
Perry G. Foster is to see J. O. Cown with this paper and G. S. Keen is to get Senator Mann and
Representative Edward McGarity and present this paper to the other County Commissioners, after this
planning has been done. A motion was made by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by Perry G. Foster and carried
by a vote of the Council to approve same as this is on GA State Highway No. 42 and U. S. Route No. 23,
which is a main artery from Maine to Miami.

Upon a motion by J. T. Mays Jr. and a second by A. P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to run a
water line to the residence of Lloyd Hipp and Mr. Hipp is to open the ditch and cover the pipe. Also, to run
water to Barbra Gleaton’s house and she is to pay $10.00 down and $10.00 per month until she pays out.
The connecting fee is $35.00.

Clerk was instructed to send H. C. Callaway a bill for $10.00 for moving his water meter sometime last year.

Due to the need for money to make water connections and pay for labor on water works, the Clerk was
questioned as to why we did not have any maintenance money on hand, and to find that the water collector
was in the arrears with 2 months water bills. A motion was made by Perry G. Foster and a second by J. T.
Mays Jr. and carried by a vote of the Council for the water collector to pay the water money to the Clerk on
or before the 15th of each month and the Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. W. L. Wyatt of this action by letter.

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
