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date: 1949-12-06
title: December 6, 1949 Minutes
source: 1949-12/1949-12-06_December 6, 1949_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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December 6, 1949

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 6, 1949

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held on December 6th 1949 at the City Hall at 7:30 p.m.
with the following members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor; Councilmen Perry G. Foster, J. T. Mays Jr., Frank G.
Owen and G. S. Keen. Meeting called to order by the Hon. Mayor R. E. Lee.

Minutes of a call meeting held on Nov. 10th 1949 read and upon a motion by Frank G. Owen and a second
by Perry G. Foster and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Salary checks were passed out to the Mayor and Councilmen for their services for the year 1949.

The present Mayor and Councilmen qualified with the Clerk to offer for re-election for the 1950 Mayor and
Council.

Upon a motion by Perry G. Foster and a second by Frank G. Owen and carried by a vote of the Council to
set the salaries of the Mayor and Councilmen at the same figures of 1949, which are as follows: Mayor
$100.00 per year, Recorder $50.00 per year and that each Councilman receive $50.00 per year for his
service.

After a discussion of fire works stands being built on our streets, a Resolution was passed setting a special
license tax of $50.00 per season or year on such stands. However, if they are sold in the stores, the present
license tax will take care of the sales of fireworks. The Clerk being instructed to notify Mr. L. B. Cochran of
such license and that he be required to pay same or move his fireworks back into his store.

Perry G. Foster, J. T. Mays, Jr. and G. S. Keen were appointed by the Mayor to measure the distance from
the present water main on Highway #42 to the school house and make an estimate of the cost to put City
water into the school building. Also, to find out if we can get a used hose reel which they have discarded at
McDonough, GA and the price that we might be able to obtain 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
adjourn.
G. S. Keen, Clerk
