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04-04-1949 Regular Meeting181 M The regular meeting; of the Mayor and Council was held April 4, 1949, at the City Hall 7:30 PT%T. The following Councilmen were present, P. P. Shaw, M. L. Collins, H. L. TTchntyre, and R. B. Logan. Mayor J. Y. Gibson, presiding. Harold Willingham, and Scott Edwards, City Attorneys were present, also Mr. 17elker,� County Engineer of Merrit & Welker present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. SC,epfwta1y Ordinances were introduced by P. P. Shaw and seconded by R. B. Logan for.,paving Church St., Love St. Fxtension�r.`Ihitfield St., Voted unanimous. Ordinances of �sstaff d streets attached to these mimutes. Move for adoptionSW ection 6 and 7 of ordinances for paving of, said streets by P. P. Shaw, "seconded by R. B. Logan. Voted unanimous. Petition signed by a majority of property owners for paving T:Tedlin St. .! was withdrawn by request of majority of property owners on,said street. Mr. F. C:.g IDabney, Jr. submits petition for paving ?Norris Circle. P. P.. = Shay- �troduces ordinance for paving Morris Circle, sec-onded by, R... P•.. , Logan. Voted unanimous. Ordinance of said street attached to these minutes. Move for adoption of section 6 and 7 of ordinance for paving said street by P. P. Shaw, seconded by R. B.-Logan. Voted unanimous. Mr. Welker gives estimate of cost of running water to,�eea00 ,yob Craft on Concord and completion of sewerage in Citt Mr. W-il-gingham states general obligation bonds could be voted on by the -people, which could be assumed without any additional taxes. These could be submitted for vote in one lump sum or separately, so as to vote on either or both. 11r. Gibson, states, that, one half the ,people of Smyrna have sewerage for which all the people are paying. Mayor ask each Councilman his views on , j-ect..,. ;Shaw expresses himself as being opposed, Collins thinks people'.should s�tett! be given chance to vote, McEntyre is in favor, and.Bogan- is. in favor if guaranteed a complete ,job. T. G•, Young submits recommendations from Zoning Commission, a- ttached to these minutes. Motion to accept recommendations as read •by .P., P.:. Shaw, seconded by H. L. 14cEntyre. Voted unanimous. brought to the attention of the Council that con- tract'was.made between City of Smyrna and County to share equally in -up • keep and ,replacement of pump. States it would be unfair to City. of Smyrna to continue being responsible for one half cost N if additional towns are furnished through same system. 1,11illingh.am states, City and County have .joint ownership of line. City agreed to pay current operation maintenance flat fee of '4"25.00 per month and prorated power bill by xnu:iber used by City, and n_ umber' used: by C-ounty., Cost of''check valve referred to R. S. Brinson, MrA. Pressley ask that dirt and pipe be moved off his property. Mayor states, ,dirt is for protection of street. Pipe to be moved. Mr., R. R-., ?Manning, local plumber, ask the Council to back the City"Plumbing Inspector, Mr. Rohner in carrying out rules of the Plumbing C,ode.. Nolan.Medlin request for Peer License and Poole Room above Shorty BlackTs markee,be considered after check of City ordinances as to Poole Room location. Scott Edwards, City Attorney, gave the following report: 1. As to taxes of TTr. . Reed Koni gsmark being due, for the . year of his death. Mrs- Konigsmark to show a certified copy of her,-pne years + support cancels taxes due for that year. At a regular meeting of the i1ayor and Council of Smyrna held at 7130 P. !1. on the lath day of April,.1949, at the City Hall, the following ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Council- man R. B. Logan. NHEREAS, 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 passa,•e 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 sane, by a majority of the persons, companies, or corporations, nor the owner or owners of a majority of the front footage of abutting propertyt subject to assessment for the cost of paving; repaving or other- wise improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public alley, public place or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;II and NHEREAS, at a.special Meeting of the Council held at 7a30 P. M. on the 17th day of March, 1949, a petition was presented to the i,Iayor and Council signed by sixteen (16) property owners of the city residing on Church Street in said city, being a majority of the owners of property on Church Street, and owning a majority of the front footage of property in the city abutting on Church Street; and +VHEREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of a portion of Church Street in the City of Smyrna, to advertise the introduction of said ordinance and to Nail notices of the sane to all persons owning property fronting on either side of Church Street, to set a date for hearing objections to such ordi- nance, 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 Yayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: - 1 - 1. That a portion of Church Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 21000 lineal feet fro.n the eastern intersection of Church Street with Kinr Street and Concord Road in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of Church Street with the City Limits of the City of Siyrna, be paved in a uniform width of eighteen (18) feet of bituminous surface treatment and top soil, compacted six (6) inches thick. 2. That the i.4ayor 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 lenal 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 ::iayor and Council estimate the cost of such improve - gents 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 & 10/100 ($2.10) Dollars per lineal foot of such iYaprovemnents and being; as above set forth approximately 23000 feet of paving to be erected, the total estimated cost therefore for the complete job, being $4,200.00. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be U,05 per front foot of property in said city abutting on Church 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 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, pare 983, et seq.). 5. That before the passar,e 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 hearinf; shall be held before said Idayor and Council on the 22nd day of April, 190, at seven -thirty o1clock P. IJ. 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. 6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the Mayor and Council, an advertisement shall be posted in three (3) public - 2 - 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 !>tlanta Street in said City, giving notice of the introduction and pendency of this ordinance, Such advertisment 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 adver- tisement shall further set forth that the property owners or others interested are notified to appear at a meeting of the said mayor and Council to be held on the 22nd day of April, 1949, in the City Hall of said city at seven -thirty o'clock P. M., and rake 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 ;nailed to each person, company or corporation, whose Post Office address is known, that owns any property fronting or abutting on said street within the city limits of the City of Smyrna. - 3 - s-0 NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION AND PENDENCY OF ORDINANCE BEFORE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA AUTHORIZING THE PAVING OF LOVE STREET EXTENSION IN SAID CITY GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given: 1. That at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, held at seven -thirty o'clock P. M. on Monday, April 4, 1949, at the City Hall, an ordinance was introduced by Coun- cilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B. Logan, providing that Love Street Extension 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 Love Street Extension in the City of Smyrna. Said pro- posed ordinance provides that Love Street Extension in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 1,042 lineal feet from the eastern intersection of Love Street Extension and Concord Road in the City of Smyrna, to the terminus of Love Street Extension in the City of Smyrna, be paved. _ 3. That the z aid proposed ordinance provides that Love Street Extension in said city, as above described, be paved in a uniform width of sixteen (16) feet of'bituminous surface treatment and top soil com- pacted six (6) inches thick. 4. That the estimated cost per front foot for such contemplated improvements as above described, is r0.95 pEr front foot of property in the City of Smyrna, abutting on Love Street Extension, on the north and south sides thereof. 5. That if such contemplated improvements as herein described are erectefc all persons owning property on Love Street Extension in said City shall be subject to a pro rata assessment of the cost of said im- provements 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 22nd day of April, 1949 at seven -thirty o'clock P. I& 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 4th day of f:pril, 1949. ATTEST: MARTHA THEODOCION, City Clerk CITY •F SMYRNA 0,7/'Il ��//� •Mayor At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of Smyrna held at 7:30 P. M. on the 4th day of April, 1949, at the City Hall, the following ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B. Logan. 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 ordi nance 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' subject to assessment for the cost of paving, repaving, or otherwise improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public place or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;'I and WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the Council held at 7:30 P. M. on the 17th day of iaarch, 1949, a petition was presented to the I41ayor and Council signed by eight (8) property owners of the city residing on Love Street Extension in said city, being a majority of the owners of property on Love Street Extension, and owning a majority of the front footage of property in the city abutting on Love Street Extension; and WHEREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of Love Street Extension 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 Love Street Extension, 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 lew and by the charter of said city to legally accomplish the paving of said street; NOIK, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the illayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: - 1 - 1. That the whole of Love Street Extension in the City of Smrrna, being a distance of approximately 1,042 lineal feet from the eastern intersection of Love Street Extension and Concord Road in the City of Smyrna, to the terminus of Love Street Extension in the City of Smyrna, be paved in a uniform width of sixteen (16) feet of bituminous surface treatment and top soil, compacted six (6) inches thick. 2. That the iviayor 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 im- provements 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 One & 901100 (&1.90) Dollars per lineal foot of such improvements and being as above set forth approximately 1,042 lineal feet of paving to be erected, the total estimated cost there- fore for the complete job, $l,979n80. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be $0.95 per front foot of property in said city abutting on Love Street Extension, 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 22nd day of April, 1949) at seven -thirty 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. 6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the Mayor and Council, an advertisement shall be posted in three (3) public - 2 - M 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 Alanta Street in said City, giving notice of the introduction and pendency of this ordinance, Such advertisment 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 sai-ne. Such adver- tisenent shall further set forth that the property owners or others interested are notified to appear at a meeting of the said Mayor and Council to be held on the. 22nd day of April, 1949, in the City Hall of said city at seven -thirty 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 ;nailed to each person, company or corporation, whose Post Office address is known, that owns any property froriting or abutting on said street within the city limits of the City of Smyrna. - 3 - NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION iiND PENDENCY OF ORDINANCE BEFORE THE !1`iYDR j�ND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA AUTHORIZING THE PAVING OF WHITFIELD STREET IN SAID CITY GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY: TO WHOM IT MhY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given: 1. That at a regular meeting of the ivlayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, held at seven -thirty o'clock P. M. on Monday, April 4, 1949, at the City Hall, an ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B. Logan, providing that Whitfield 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 Whitfield Street in the City of Smyrna. Said proposed ordinance provides that the whole of Whitfield Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 1,450 lineal feet from the western intersection of Whitfield Street and Roswell Street in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of Whitfield Street with City Limite in the City of Smyrna, be paved. 3• That said proposed ordinance provides that Whitfield Street in said ,city, as above described, be paved in a uniform width of sixteen (16) feet of bituminous surface treatment and top soil compacted six (6) inches thick. 4. That the estimated cost per frontfoot for such contemplated improvements as above describedtis $0.95 per front foot of property in the City of Smyrna, abutting on "IThitfield Street,on tie north and south sides thereof. 5• That if such contemplated improvements as herein described are erected all persons owning property on Whitfield Street in said City, shall be subject to a pro rata 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 22nd day of April, 1949 at seven -thirty o'clock P. IA. 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 4th day of April, 1949. • 0/ter , 1 � GIBSON, ATTEST: MARTHA THEODOCION, City Clerk At a regular meeting of the 1,1ayor and Council of Smyrna held at 7:30 P. M. on the 4th day of April, 1949, at the City Hall, the following ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B: Logan. WHEREAS, Section btu 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, 11that 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, o� 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 other- wise improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public alley; public place or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;" and :WHEREAS, at a special ,meeting of the Council held at 7:30 P. M. on the 17th day of Mlarchj 1949, a petition was presented to the MMayor and council signed by eighteen (18) property owners of the city residing on Whitfield Street in said city, being a :majority of the owners of property on Whitfield Street, and owning a majority of the front footage of the property in the city abutting on Whitfield Street; and WHEREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of the whole of Whitfield 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 titilzitfield 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; NOVI, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: - 1 - 1. That the whole of Whitfield Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 1,450 lineal feet from the western intersection of Nhitfield and Roswell Streets in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of 'Whitfield Street with City Limits in the City of Smyrna, be paved in a uniform width of sixteen (16) 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 improve - :rents 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 One & 901100 (w1.90) Dollars per lineal foot of such improvements and being as above set forth approximately 1,450 feet of paving to be erected, the total estimated cost therefore for the complete job, being $2,755.00. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be $0.95 per front foot of property in said city abutting on Whitfield 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 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 regarding same shall be held at a meeting of said h.ayor and Council; and it is hereby ordered that such said public hearing shall be held before said t:Iayor and Council on the 22nd day of April, 1949, at seven -thirty btclock P. M. That all property oomers 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. 6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the Mayor and Council, an advertisement shall be posted in three (3) public - 2 - 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 r,tlanta Street in said City, giving notice of the introduction and pendency of this ordinance, Such advertisment 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 sane. Such adver- tise -went shall further set forth that the property owners or others interested are notified to appear at a meeting of the said Mayor and Council to be held on the 22nd day of April, 1949, in the City Hall of said city at seven -thirty 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 shell be ;nailed to each person, company or corporation, whose Post Office address is known, that owns any property fronting or abutting on said street within the city limits of the City of Smyrna. - 3 - NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION AND PENDENCY OF ORDINANCE BEFORE THE z;AYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S11YRNA AUTHORIZING THE PAVING OF I.TORRIS CIRCLE IN SAID CITY GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY: TO 'RH0,11 IT i.;.AY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given: 1. That at a regular meeting of the :Aayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, held at seven -thirty o'clock P. _:. on Dilonday, April 4, 1949, at the City Hall, an ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B. Logan, providing that Dorris Circle 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 ';Torris Circle in the City of Smyrna. Said proposed ordinance provides that the whole of Morris Circle in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 745.3 lineal feet from the northwestern intersection of drorris Circle with Walker Street and around circle to its southwestern intersection with Walker Street, in the City of Smyrna, be paved. 3. That said proposed ordinance provides that Morris Circle 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 01.05 per front foot of property in the City of Smyrna, abutting on IIorris Circle. on dither side thereof. 5. That if such contemplated improvements as herein described are erected all persons owning property on Morris Circle in said City shall be subject to a pro rata 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 Hayor and Council of the City of Smyrna, to be held on the 22nd day of April, 1949, at seven -thirty o'clock P. Z. 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 4th day of April, 1949. CITY OF S' NA BY • . ITT. GIBSON, Mayor ATTEST: .. ,,RTHA THEODOCION, City Clerk At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of Smyrna held at 7:30 P. H. on the 4th day of April, 1949, at the City Hall, the following ordinance was introduced by Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman R. B. Logan. 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, ,tthat 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, subject to assessment for the cost of paving, repaving, or other- wise improving the sidewalk, street, avenue, public alley, public place or portion thereof proposed to be paved or repaved;,t and WMEAS, at a regular meeting of the Council held at 7:30 P. M. on the lath day of April, 1949, a petition was presented to the Ijayor and Council signed by six (6) property owners of the city residing on Yorris Circle in said city, being a majority of the owners of property on �.4orris Circle, and owning a majority of the front footage of property in the city abutting on :1orris Circle; and WHEREAS, in said petition the Mayor and Council are requested to pass an ordinance requiring the paving of the whole of Morris Circle 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 Morris Circle, 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 - 1. That the whole of 11%rris Circle in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of approximately 745.3 lineal feet from the northwestern inter- section of IUIorris Circle with Walker Street around circle to its erouthwestern intersection with Walker Street in the City of Smyrna, be paved in a uniform width of eighteen (18) 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 !Aaayor be authorized after legal and proper advertieing of same, to let a contract for and in behalf of the City for the erection of such proposed improvements. 3. That the Llayor and Council estimate the cost of such improve- ments 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 & 10/100 (�2.10) Dollars per lineal foot of such improvements and being as above set forth approximately 745.3 feet of paving to be erected, the total estimated cost therefore for the complete job, being 01,565.13. Such estimated costs as above set forth being estimated to be $1.05 per front foot of property in said city abutting on Morris Circle, on either side 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 privided 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 -ayor and Council on the 22nd day of April, 1949, at seven -thirty o'clock P. 1. That all property owners and other persons interested therein are directed and notified to appear at such hearing and :Hake any objection they may desire to urge against the passage of this ordinance. 6. That pending the consideration of this ordinance by the 1.1ayor and Council, an advertisement shall be posted in three (3) public - 2 - 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 Ltlanta Street in said City, giving notice of the introduction and pendency of this ordinance. Such advertisment shall state the name of the street to be inniproved and paved, the nature of such contemplated improvements and the estimated cost per front foot of same. Such adver- tisement shall further set forth that the property owners or others interested are notified to appear at a :fleeting of the said Mayor and Council to be held on the 22nd day of April, 1949, in the City Hall of said city at seven -thirty o'clock P. M., and :-aake 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 said street -within the city limits of the City of Smyrna. T. - 3 -