04-13-1948 Called Meeting1100
April 13, 1948
A called meeting of the Mayor and Council was held at The City Hill
"on April 13, 1948 at 6.30 P. M.,,f or the purpose of clearing up the
status 'of streets being paved and -streets to be paved.
The meeting was called'bb order by the Mayor, Mrs. Lorena P. Pruitt
with all members present: H. D. Durham, H. P. McCollum, P.T. Shaw,
M. L. Collins and _Henry Konigsmark, Jr,
Mr. Dewey and -Mr. Robbins of Ledbetter Johnson Co, were present. S.S.
Edwards, City Attorney was also present.
Building permits for and A. J. Coppenier wege apprgved �nna#imous.
Harry B. Mitchhell Jr.
A motion was made by P. P. Shaw that any carnival operating within
the City Limits of Smyrna be taxed at the rate of $100.00 per day,
seconded by M. L. Collins and..p assed unanimous.
Motion made by H. D. Durham, seconded by Henry Konigsmark, 9t.,
that Mrs. Pennington be given a.Beer License provided that Mrs.
Pennington operate the place of business hereelf. Voted yea by
H. D. Durham, H. P. McCollum and Henry Konigsmark,Jr, Voted
Nay by P. P. Shaw and M. L. Collins.
April 13, 1948 (Cont'd)
Upon reading of the foregoing ordinance it was moved, seconded
and unanimously carried that Sections 5, 6, & 7, of said
ordinance be adopted pending the consideration of said ordinance
and that the clerk be authcr ized and directed to immediately
advertise tie introduction and pendency of said ordinance and
to give the notices required by same in the manner required by
sections 6 & 7 thereof.
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GEORGIA$
COBB, COUNITT*
TO 7AB nAYCR -ATID COUIZIL OF M2 CI1T CUP fSt=IA:
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in tAhO UtV of Srqxwa# betwobn At IntAn-pection Of Z2wder SprinEs
and North Atlanta 3traotso and tho. Imtersoction"-,of The Cit
Limits and Powder S]2ring3 Street),, in naid,. City,, =14 allo boing
subjoet to assessment for" th*.(ogt Of. paving wit hIn tho city
Umits on —Powder §Mrinas . StOeetsdohoratdth r000ctfully
petition tho Mayor and COUMLI,0 pass Or coo to be passed an
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NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION AND PENDENCY OF ORDINANCE
BEFORE THE MAYOR ,iND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA
AITTHOEILING THE PAVING OF POWDER -SPRINGS STREET IN
SAID CITY
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given:
1. That a call meeting of the Mayor and Council of the
City of Smyrna, held at seven o'clock P. M. on Tuesday; April 13,
1948, at the City Hall, an ordinance was introduced by Councilman
H. P.McCollum and seconded by Councilman P. P. Shaw, providing
that 'Powder Springs Street in the City of Smyrna, shall be paved.
Copy of said proposed ordinance is hereto attached and made a part
hereof.
2. That the street proposed to be paved in said proposed
ordinance is Powder Springs Street in the City of Smyrna. Said pro-
posed ordinance provides that the whole of Powder Springs Street in
the City of Smyrna, being a distance of 2410 lineal feet from the
eastern intersection of Powder Springs Street and Atlanta Street in
the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of Powder Springs Street with
City Limits in the City of Smyrna, be paved.
3. That said proposed ordinance provides that Powder
Springs Street,-iri said city, as above described, be paved in a uni-
form width of twenty one and four tenths (21.4) feet with bituminous
surface treatment and top soil compacted six (6) inches thick.
4. That the estimated cost per front foot for such.contemplate
improvements as described above, is $1.15 per front foot of property
in the City of Smyrna, abutting on Powder Springs Street, on the
north and south sides thereof.
5: That if such contemplated improvements as herein
described are erected, all persons ovvning property on Powder Springs
Street in said city, shall be subject to a pro rats assessment of
the cost of said improvements against their properties.
6. That all persons owning property fronting or abutting
on said street in the City of Smyrna, and all other persons interested
in any way in subject matter, are hereby notified and directed to
appear at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna,
to be held on the 3rd day of May, 1948, at eight o►clock P. M.,
in the City Hall of said City, then and there to make any objections
that they may desire to urge against the passage of the proposed
ordinance herein described, copy of which is hereto attached and
made a part hereof.
This 14th day of April, 1948.
ATTEST:
AMES . FIERCE, CITY CLERK
CIT OF SMYRNA
PRUITT, Ma or
At a call meeting of the Mayor and Council of Smyrna held
at 7:00 P. M. on the 13th day of April, 1948, at the City Hall, the
following ordinance was introduced by Councilman H. P. McCollum and
seconded by Councilman P. P. Shaw.
WHEREAS, Section 64 of the new charter of the City of Smyrna
(Georgia Laws 1931 - pages 982 and 983) which section has not been
altered, amended or repealed in any manner and is now in full force
and effect, provides in part, "that no sidewalk, street, alley, or
other place shall be paved, repaved, or improved, until the passage
of an ordinance authorizing the same, and no such ordinance shall be
passed unless the mayor and council shall have first been petitioned
in writing to pave, repave, or otherwise improve the same, by a
majority of the persons, companies, or corporations, 'or the owner or
owners of a majority of the front footage of abutting property' sub-
ject to assessment for the cost of paving, repaving, or otherwise
improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public alley, public place
or portion. thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;," and
,vHEREAS, at a special meeting of the Council held at 7:30
P. M. on the 23rd day of September, 1947, a petition was presented
to thb Mayor and Council signed by twenty eight (26) property owners,
of the city residing on Powder Springs Street in said city, being a
majority of the owners of property on Powder Springs Street, and owninE
a majority of the front footage of property in the city abutting on
Powder Springs Street; and
a4HLREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested
to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of the portion of Powder
Springs Street in the City of Smyrna, to advertise the introduction
of said ordinance and to mail notices of the same to allrprcnrav
owning property fronting'on either side of Powder Springs Street,
to set a'date for hearing objections,to such ordinance, to subse-
quently pass an assessment ordinance ziving the requisite statement
to abutting owners on said street and to do any and all things necessal
as required by law and by the charter of said city to legally accom-
plish the paving of said street;
NOvu THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and douncil of
the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same:
1.
1. That the whole of Powder Springs Street in the City
of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 2410 lineal feet from
the eastern intersection of Powder Springs Street and Atldnta Street
in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of Powder Springs Street
with City Limits in the City of Smyrna, be paved in a uniform width
of 21.4 feet of bituminous surface treatment and top soil compacted
six (6) inches thick.
2. That the Mayor of said City is authorized and empowered
to engage an engineer to prepare the proper plans and specifications
of the above improvements herein proposed to be made, and that said
Mayor be authorized after legal and proper advertising of same, let
a contract for and in behalf of the City for the erection of such
proposed improvements.
3. That the Mayor and Council estimate the cost of such
improvements from the best information available at this time based
on various discussions with contractors and others having technical
knowledge of the cost involved .to be approximately Two and 30/100
(,p2.30) Dollars per lineal foot of such improvements and being as
above set forth approximately 2410 feet of paving to be erected,
the total estimated cost therefore for the complete job, being
$ 5543.00. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated
to be $1-.15 per front foot of property in said city abutting on
Powder Springs Street, on the north and south sides thereof.
4. That when said improvements are completed an ordinance
shall be passed assessing the total cost of same including engineering
and supervision expenses against the owners of the property on said
street, as provided in Section 66 et seq. of the new charter of said
city (Georgia Laws 1931, page 983, et seq.).
5. That before the passage of this ordinance a public
hearing regarding same shall be held at a meeting of said Mayor
and Council; and it is hereby ordered that such said public hearing
shall be held before said Mayor and Council on•the 3rd day of May,
1948, at eight o'clock P. M. That all property owners and other
persons interested therein are directed and notified to appear at
such hearing and make any objection they may desire to urge against
the passage of this ordinance.
2.
6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by
the Mayor and Council, and advertisement shall be posted in three
(3) public places in said City, to -wit, the City Hall, the Post
Office and the Bank of Smyrna, all being in the City of Smyrna and
all being located on Atlanta -Street in said City, giving notice of
the introduction and pendency of this ordinance. Such advertisement
shall state the name of the street to be improved and paved, the
nature of such contemplated improvements and the estimated cost per
front foot of same. Such advertisement shall further set forth that
the property owners or others interested are notified to appear at
a meeting of said Mayor and Council to be held on the 3rd day of May,
1948, in the City Hall of said city at eight o'clock P. M., and make
any objection that they may desire to urge against the passage of
this ordinance.
7. That a copy of said advertisement described in Section
6 above shall be mailed to each person, company or corporation,
whose Post Office address is known, that owns any property fronting
or abutting on Powder Springs Street within the city limits of the
City of Smyrna.
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April 14, 1948 (Conttd)
Upon reading of the foregoing ordinance it was moved, seconded
and unanimously carried that Sections 5, 6, & 7, of said
ordinance be adopted pending the consideration ofssaid ordinance
and that the clerk be authorized and directed to imediately
advertise the introduction and pendency of said ordinance and
gRc YAIv�� �o gggofequired by same in the manner required by
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COBB COUNTY.
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TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL C F MM CITY CFO SATYRNA t
Wes the undersigned,, being a majority of the ormers of and
majority of the front footage of abutting property on Fleming
Street, in the City of Smyrna, between the intersection
df �r^Atlanta id.: 1� �� —Strets, `arid thU-intl ri6et on'
of Fleming gnu Hugh.s Streets, in said City, and also
being subject to assessment for the cost. of paving within the city
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limits on ;FJeminpz Street, do herewith respectfully
petition the Mayor and Council to pass or cause to be passed an
ordinance requiring the paving of said portion of _ Flew
Street in the City of Smyrna,
We further desire and petition you to advertise, mail notices,
set a date for hearing, pass an assessment ordinance giving the
necessary statement to abutting owners, and to do any and all
_._ things necessary. as required by _lace, in .order_.to legall.yreccomplish
the paving of said street, g
�'e further call attention to the fact that this .paving, if
done at the same time Concord Street is being paved, the cost will
be less'than would ordinarily be the case, as favorable bids can
be had with the eoritr ictor~-paving Concord. Street,
NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION AND PENDENCY OF ORDINANCE
BEFORE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA
AUTHORIZING THE PAVING OF FLEMING STREET IN SAID.CITY
GEOR GIA , COBB COUNTY -
TO 1rVHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given:
1. That at'a call meeting of the Mayor and Council of the
City of Smyrna, held at seven otclock P. M. on Tuesday, April 13, 1948,
at the City Hall, an ordinance was introduced by Councilman H. D. Durham
and seconded by Councilman P. P. Shaw, providing that Fleming Street in
the City of Smyrna, shall be paved. Copy of said proposed ordinance is
hereto attached and made a part hereof.
2. That the street proposed to be paved in said proposed
ordinance is Fleming Street in the City of Smyrna. Said.proposed
ordinance provides that the whole of Fleming Street in the City of
Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 900 lineal feet from the
eastern intersection of Fleming Street and Atlanta Street in the City
of Smyrna, to the intersection of Fleming Street with Hughes Street in
the City of Smyrna, be paved.
3. That said proposed ordinance provides that Fleming Street
in said ciTy, as above described, be paved in a uniform width of
eighteen (18) feet of bituminous surface treatment and top soil compacted
six (6) inches thick.
4. That the estimated cost per front foot for such contemplated
improvements as above described, is $0.97 per front foot of property in the
City of Smyrna, abutting on Fleming Street, on the north and south sides
thereof.
5. That if such contemplated improvements as herein described
are erected all persons owning property on Fleming Street in said City,
shall be subject to a pro rate assessment of the cost of said improvements
against their properties.
6. That all persons owning property fronting or abutting on said
street in the City of Smyrna, and all other persons interested in any way
in subject matter, are hereby notified and directed to appear at a meeting
of the Mayor` and Council of the City of Smyrna, to be held on the 3rd day
of May, 1948 at eight o'clock P. M. in the City Hall of said City, then
and there to make any objections that they may desire to urge against the
passage of the proposed ordinance herein described, copy of which is hereto
attached and made a part hereof.
This ]5th day of April, 1948.
AYTMlr n" [AR\)TITTA
ATTEST:
�4S . PIERCE, SR. City Clerk