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date: 1953-07-22
title: July 22, 1953 Minutes
source: 1953-07/1953-07-22_July 22, 1953_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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July 22, 1953
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JULY 22, 1953

A call meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at the City Hall on Wednesday evening July 22nd 1953
at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Perry G. Foster, Mayor; Councilmen A. P. Ward, B.
Knowles Jr., R. G. Moseley and G. S. Keen.

Meeting called to order by the Hon. Perry G. Foster, Mayor.

Minutes of a regular meeting of April 7th 1953 read, and upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and a second by
A. P. Ward, and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Minutes of a call meeting of June 24th 1953 read and upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and a second by A.
P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Communications read.

Clerk was instructed to write the GA Highway Maintenance Dept. of Jonesboro, GA and report a washout
on Highway No. 42 in the flat just west of Moseley Bros. store on the north side of the highway.

Upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and a second by B. Knowles Jr. and carried by a vote of the Council to
purchase a good used truck 1½ tons with a flat dump body. The Mayor, Perry G. Foster, appointed G. S.
Keen and B. Knowles Jr. to see what they can find in a truck that will suit for hauling garbage and working
the streets and sidewalks. Also, see what we can do about getting aid from the civil defense in securing a
fire truck or getting a booster pump to go on the above truck.

A petition was read representing 15 colored citizens of Stockbridge asking that the residence of Sallie
Sellers be closed, due to the fact that it is a disorderly house and is being used for immoral purposes. After
some discussion, the Mayor and Council passed a resolution, authorizing the City Police to serve notice on
the 2 oldest daughters of Sallie Sellers to leave town and not to return, and that they be given 10 days
notice from the date of such serving, and that Sallie be given notice that if she does not clean up her place,
and go straight, she will be served the same kind of notice.

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

G. S. Keen, Clerk

P. S. Upon a motion by B. Knowles Jr. and a 2nd by R. G. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to
pay for the uniforms of the Police.

Upon a motion by A. P. Ward and a second by R. G. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to pay
B. Knowles Sr. $75.00 in one note.
