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07-07-1947 Regular Meeting (2)�= At a regular meeting of the mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, 0;' held at 8:00 P.M. on the 7th day of July, 1947, at the City Hall, the follow - Al ing ordinance was introduced by Councilman H. D. Durham and seconded by Councilman H. P. McCollum, 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charter of the City of Smyrna (Georgia Laws 1931 - pages 982 and 983) which section has not been altered, amended or repealed in any manner and is now in full.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, re - paved, 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, for the owner or owners of a majority of the front footage of abutting property' sub- ject to assessment for the cost of`pavirg, repaving, or otherwise improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public all.e?r, pu'•.)lic py.ace or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;" and WHEREAS, at the regular July meeting of the Council held at 8:00 P.M.' on the 7th day of July, 1947, a petition was presented to the Mayor and Council signed by twelve (12) property owners of the city residing on Hill Street in said City, being a majority of the owners of property on Hill Street, and owning a majority of the front footage of property in the City, abutting on Hill Street; and WHEREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of the portion of Hill Street in the City of Smyrna, to advertise the introduction of said ordinance and to mail notices of the same to all persons owning property fronting on either side of Hill Street, to,set a date for hearing objections to such ordinance, to subsequently pass an assessment ordinance giving the requisite statement to abutting owners on said street and to do any and all things necessary as required by law and by the charter of said city to legally accomplish the paving of said street; NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: 1. That the whole of Hill Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 1050 lineal feet from the Eastern intersection of Hill Street with Atlanta Road in the City of Smyrna to the Western intersection of Hill Street with Hughes Street in said City, be paved in•a uniform width of eighteen (18) feet of asphalt macadam pavement and stone, compacted two and one-half (21) inches thick. It shall be an asphalt penetration pavement consisting of 200 pounds of stone and two gallons of asphalt to the square yard. 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, to 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 $1e70 per lineal foot of such improvements and being as above set forth approximately 1050 feet of paving to be erected, the total estimated cost therefor for the complete job being $1785.00. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be 850 per front foot of property in said City abutting on Hill 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 supervis.on expenses against the owners of the property on said street as provided in Section 662 et seo. 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 hereb-?' ordered that such said public hearing shall be held before said Mayor and Council on the 4th day of August, 1947, at eight o►clock P.M. That all property owners and other persons interested therein are directed and notified to appear at such hearing andrnaa.ke any objection they may desire to urge ag-d.ns+ the passage of this ordinance,? 6, That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the Mayor and Council an 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 }nth day of August, 1947; in the City Hall of said City at eight ofelock 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 Hill Street within the City limits of the City of Smyrna, ti July 15, 1947 (cunt+d.) Upon reading of the foregoing ordinance it was moved,seconded, and unanimously carried that Sections 5, 62 & 7, of said ordinance be adopted pending the consideration of said ordinance and that the clerk be authorized and directed to immediately advertise the introduction and pendency of said ordinance and to give the notices required by same in the manner required by sections 6 and 7 thereof. - "t ''� i �M1 At the regular July meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna held at 8:00 P.M. on the 7th day of July, 1947s at the City Hall, the following ordinance was introduced by Councilman H. D. Durham and seconded by Councilman H. P. McCollum; WHEREAS, Section 64 of the new charter of the City of Smyrna (Georgia Lags 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 patfe, 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' subject to assessment for the cost of paving, repaving, or otherwise improv- ing the sidewalk, street, avenue, public alley, public place or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;1' and WHEREAS, at the regular July meeting of the Council held at 8:00 P.M. on the 7th.dW of July, 1947s a petition was presented to the Mayor and Council signed by sixteen property owners of the city residing on Hushes Street in said city, being a majority of the owners of property on Hughes Street, and owning a majority of the front footage of property in the city abutting on Hughes Street; and WHEREAS,, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of Hughes Street in the City of Smyrna, to advertise the introduction of said ordinance and to mail notices of the same to all persons owning property fronting on either'side of Hughes Street, to set a date for hearing objections to such ordinance, to subsequently pass an assessment ordinance giving the requisite statement to abutting owners on said street and to do any and all things necessary as required by law and by the charter of said city to legally accomplish the paving of said street, NOWs THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: 1. That the -rrhole of -Hughes Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 19134 lineal feet from the Northern intersection of Hughes Street with Fleming Street In the City of Sr.yrra, to the Southern intersection of Hughes Strect with Pa der Springs Street in said City, be paved in a uniform width of eighteen (18 feet of asphalt macadam pavement and stone, compacted two and one-half (22) inches thick, It shall be an asphalt penetration pavement consisting of 200 pounds of stone and two gallons of asphalt,to the square yard, 2. That the Mayor of said City is authorized and empowered to engage an engineer to prepare the proper plans and specifications of tha above improvements herein proposed to be made, and that said Mayor be authorized after legal and proper advertising of same, to 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 $1.70 per lineal foot of such improvements, and being as above set forth approximately 1,134 feet of paving to -be erected, the total estimated cost therefor for the complete job being $1,927.80. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be 850 per front foot of property in said City abutting on Hughes Street on the East and West sides thereof. 4. That when said improvements are completed an ordinance shall be passed assessing the total cost of same including engineering and super - vision 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 regard- ing same shall be held at a meeting of said Mayor and Counce; and it is hereby ordered that such said public hearing shall be held before said Mayor and Council on the 4th day of August, 1947. at eight o'clock P.M. That all property owners and other persons interested therein are directed and noti- fied to appear at such hearing and make any objection they may desire to urge against the passage of this ordinance. ram'' 4 6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the Mayor and Council an advertisement shall be posted in three (3) public places in said City, to -wit, the City Hall, the Post Office and the Bank of Sr rna, 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 ordinances Such advertisement shall state the name of the street to be improved and paved, the nature of such contemplated improvements and the estimted 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 Ilaycr and Council to be held on the 4th day of August, 1947, in the City Hall of said City at eight o'clock P.M.0 and make a!y objection that they may desire to urge against the passage of this ordnanceo 7. That a copy of said advertisement described in Section 6 above, shal" be mailed to each person, company or corporation, whose Post Office address is known, that owns any property fronting or abutting on Hughes Street within the City limits of the City of Smyrna4 27 July 15, 1947 (Cont1d) Upon reading of the foregoing ordinance it was moved, seconded, and unanimously carried that Sections 5, 60 & 7, of said ordinance be adopted pending the consideration of said ordinance and that the clerk be authorized and directed to immediat&ly advertise the introduction and pendency of said ordinance and to give the notices required by same in the manner required by sections 6 and 7 thereof. [wrol