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05-03-1948 Regular Meeting117 May 3, 1948. A regular meeting of the Mayor and Council was.held at the City Hall 0n May 30 1948 at 7;30 P. M. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, Mrs.Lorena P. Pruitt with the following councilmen present; Henry Konigsmark Jr., H. P. McCollum, H. D. Durham,-M/ L. Collins and P. P. Shaw, also Attorney Harold'Willingham. Motion was made by Henry Konigsmark Jr. and seconded by H. D. Durham that the minutes of the last meeting be approved as read and that all bills presented be approved for payment, passed unanimous. Petitions requesting passing of ordinances for paving of streets were introduced and are attached at the close of these minutes and made, a part hereof; they are more particularly described as follows; Petition #1 Presented by a committee from Love Street between the intersections'of Concord Street and the Omits , and signed by Seven (7) property owners, this being a ma- or.My-of the property owners of said street. Petition # 2 Presented by a committee from Church Street, between the intersections• of• Kin and Church streets and. City Limits , and signed by Seventeen" 17)l—operTy owners, this being a majority of the property owners on said street. w> Pursuant to advertising,required by law, and the statutes, a public hearing was held on the ordinance to pave Powder Springs Street, Introduced by Councilman H. P. McCollum and seconded by Councilman P. P. Shaw at -the April 13, 1948 meeting of the Mayor and Council, After such public hearing, Motion was made by Councilman M. L. Collins and seconded by Councilman Henry-Konigsmark Jr. that the ordinance for the paving of Powder Springs Street, Introduced by 'H. P. McCollum and seconded by P. P. Shaw at the April 13 1948 meeting of the mayor and council be passed in toto as introduced, Motion was unanimously carried and such ordinance was addopted. Pursuant to advertising, required by the statute, a public hearing was held on the ordinance to pave Highland Avenue, Introduced by councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman M. L. Collins at the April 13, 1948 meeting of the mayor and council. After such public hearing, Motion was - made by P. P. Shaw seconded by Councilman H. D. Durham that the ordinance for the paving of Highland Avenue, Introduced by Councilman, P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman M. L. Collins at the April 13, 1948 meeting of the mayor and council be passed in toto as introduced, Motion was unanimously carried and such ordinance was adopted. Pursuant to advertising, required by the statute, a public hearing was held on the ordinance to pave Walker Street, Introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman H. P. McCollum at the April 13, 1948 meeting of the Mayor and council, After such public hearing, Motion was made by H. D. Durham and seconded by Councilman P. P. Shaw that the ordinance for paving of Walker Street, Introduced by Councilman 'P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman H. P. McCollum at the April 130 1948 meeting of the mayor and council be passed in toto as introduced, Motion was carried unanimously and such ordinance was, adopted. Pursuant to advertising, required by the statute, a public hearing was held on the ordinance to pave Lower Church Street, Introduced by councilman H. D. Durham and seconded by councilman Henry Konigsmark Jr. at the April 13, 1948 meeting of the Mayor and council, After such public hearing,"Motion was made byM. L. Collins and seconded by P. P. Shaw that the ordinance for paving of Lower Church Street, Introduced by H. D. Durham and seconded by Henry Konigsmark Jr. at the April 13, 1948 meeting of the mayor and council be passed in toto as introduced, Motion was carried unanimously and such ordinance was adopted. It May 3, 1948 Cont+d. The Mayor and council, having received a petition from Seven (7) Property Owners from -the Lower part of Flemming Street, against paving ,of said street have ordered and do hereby order that the - said Flemming street be re -advertised to.pave part ., or the s upper part of said Flemming street and.said petition to exclude the lower part of Flemming Street. The mayor and council, after hearing a aomplaint by Mr. Carder of Walker Court, tabled the paving of Walker Court till some future date. The mayor and council, after hearing a letter bf resignation of Councilman Henry K onigsmark Jr. read had a motion by H. D. Durham and seconded by M. L. Collins to accept the resignation reluctantly, effe6tive May 42 1948. Passed unanimous. Motion made by H. D. Durham and seconded by P. P. Shaw that the license for a newspaper be set at Fifteen (15.00) Dollars per year, Passed unanimous. Motion made by H. D. Durham and seconded by P. P. Shaw that the clerk be instructed to send notices to all delinquent businesses that unless license.is paid within ($5)days after such notice is sent out , said license will be double or the party failing to pay such license will be stopped from doing business in the City of Smyrna. Passed unanimous. 0 R PETITION TO THE MAYOR AND COMIC IL OF SMYRNA Vie, the undersigned property owners on Sunset Avenue, submit this petition, asking that due to the large number of cars and narrowness of the street, cars not be allowed to park on the narrow part of Sunset Avenue. �� �' I I �M' GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA, GEORGIA: We, the undersigned property owners on that section of Fleming Street lying between the intersection of- Fleming Street and Atlanta Street in the City of Smyrna and the intersection of Fleming Street with Hughes Street, desire to protest the ordinance intro- duced at the call meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna on April 13, 1948, to pave Fleming Street. It is the desire of the undersigned that Fleming Street not be paved and that the proposed ordinance to pave it not be passed. SIGNATURES OF _ PROPERTY OWNERS: • ✓'�a,G � � � r����i i'Lttit ..(mil L� � _ ' � n