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date: 1927-06-04
title: June 4, 1927 Minutes
source: 1927-06/1927-06-04_June 4, 1927_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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June 4, 1927

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JUNE 4, 1927

The council of City of Stockbridge met with the following members present: R. E. Lee, Mayor, C. M. Delong,
F. M. Mays, B. F. Bowen, G. S. Keen.

Minutes of the call meeting of May 10th read and approved.

Communications read and discussion was made on the letter from the State Banking Department and was
decided to investigate the loans as to what the money was used for and a move and 2nd was made to table
the letter until next meeting

A move and 2nd was made to pay the General Electric Co. the bill we owe them for electric light meters at
once.

A discussion came up of Ella Stroud’s fine. Mr. Pattillo didn’t understand the fine to be $15.00 and cost so
he only collected $15.00.

A move and 2nd to take the light meter out of the Masonic Lodge and use it somewhere else and that the
lights be furnished the Masonic and Eastern Star Lodge free.

A resolution was drawn up authorizing the Mayor to grant to the County of Henry all of that portion of the
public road known as State Highway No. 42 within said City whether in the present road bed or in the
proposed change in said highway, said grant to be made to said Henry County for the purpose of grading,
paving and maintaining said highway. Said grant to be of force as long as said road is used for a public
highway and when so abandoned, same is to revert to the City of Stockbridge, GA.

This grant is given for the mutual benefit of the City of Stockbridge and the County of Henry.

The said Mayor is hereby granted the right to sign such instrument of conveyance as will be necessary to
convey said public road to Henry County for the purpose aforesaid. Unanimously passed this June 4th 1927.

Council adjourned until next meeting.
G. S. Keen
Clerk
COPY OF DEED
State of Georgia, Henry County—
In consideration of the mutual benefit to be derived by the City of Stockbridge and the County of Henry, the
City of Stockbridge of said county, does hereby grant to the County of Henry all that parcel of land lying within
the bounds of State Highway No. 42 lying in said city, beginning where said highway enters said city and
ending where same leaves the corporate limits of said city, and through the entire length of same in said city.

The purpose of the conveyance is to enable the said Henry County to pave, grade and maintain said highway,
through said city and said Henry County agrees on its part to grade and maintain said highway through said
city.

MEETING OF JUNE 4TH 1927 – This grant is to stand as long as said land herein conveyed is used for
highway purposes and when abandoned by said county for highway purposes same is to revert to said city
and become its property again.

In witness where of the Mayor and said city has here unto set his hand and affixed his seal this the 4th day
of June 1927.

This deed is made in accordance with an ordinance duly passed by said city to make this conveyance in the
presence of

(Nothing else written here)
