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date: 1956-04-02
title: April 2, 1956 Minutes
source: 1956-04/1956-04-02_April 2, 1956_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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April 2, 1956

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA APRIL 2, 1956

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at City Hall on April 2nd 1956 at 8 o'clock p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor G. S. Keen; Councilmen A. P. Ward, R. G. Moseley and W. J. Lee;
Clerk-Treas. Mrs. Doris E. Branan.

Meeting called to order by G. S. Keen.

Minutes of regular meeting of March 6th read, and upon an amendment of cutting out section requiring peace
officers to put up 2 weeks salary as collateral on uniforms, which will not apply to uniforms issued before this
Council took office, but each officer furnish own uniforms in the future, with this change, a motion was made
by W. J. Lee and a second by R. G. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and a second by W. J. Lee and carried by a vote of the Council requiring
peace officers to wear uniforms and that they will furnish them.

Minutes of a call meeting of March 12th read and upon a motion by A. P. Ward and a second by R. G.
Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Minutes of a call meeting held on March 15th at the City Hall read and upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and
a second by W. J. Lee and carried by a vote of the Council to stand approved as read.

Upon a motion by R. G. Moseley and a second by W. J. Lee and carried by a vote of the Council authorizing
G. S. Keen to investigate the cost of a radio for the police car, and report back to the Council.

Upon a motion by W. J. Lee and a second by R. G. Moseley and carried by a vote of the Council requesting
our Clerk Mrs. Doris E. Branan to write E. L. Jenkins Police to resigned as of April 3rd 1956 at 3:30 o'clock
a.m. as he goes off duty, for improper conduct with Miss Millie Jo Elliott on the basketball court, of the
Stockbridge School, however the letter is to read, conduct unbecoming an officer and also the letter is to call
for all keys, badges and other City property.

G. S. Keen read a number of communications for various improvements for the City.
Upon a motion by W. J. Lee and a second by A. P. Ward and carried by a vote of the Council to issue a
building permit to Moseley Bros. to build a store building and also other business buildings on the site recently
purchased from Mrs. Annie Warren Mann on Highway State #42 and U. S. 23 and Flippen Street, being the
triangle, or V. between the old highway and the present highway, provided there is no objection by any of the
home owners in the immediate vicinity.

There being no further business, Council adjourned.

Doris E. Branan, Clerk
