11-15-1948 Special Meeting155i
November 27, 1948.
A Special meeting was held on November 27, 1948 at 7;30 P. M.
for the purpose of passing and adopting a zoning law -on Sunset
Avenue.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Lorena P Pruitt with
the following councilmen present; M. L. Collins, H. L. McEntyre,
P. P. Shaw, H. D. Durham and H. P. McCollum.
Motion was made by H. D. Durham and seconded by H. P. McCollum
that the zoning law attached and made a part of the se minutes
be passed, Voted unanimous.
The firm of Charles P. Bagley & Company was given the conttact
to audit the books of the City of Smyrna for the year 1948.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Noiv'ember 15, 1948.
A Special meering was held by the Mayor and Council to pass the
assessment notices for the paving of the following dtreets;
Church Street, Flemming Street, Powder Springs Street, Walker
Street and Highland Avenue.
Mayor Lorena P. Pruitt called the meeting to order with the
following present; Councilmen P. P. Shaw, H. P. McCollum,
M. L. Collins and H. L. McEntyre and Attorney Harold Willingham.
Motion was made by P. P. Shaw, seconded by H. P. McCollum
thet the Tax Assessors be paid an additional $45.00 Each , or a
total of $75.00 each, Voted unanimous.
The following ordinancq,f or Church Street, was introduced by
Councilman P. P. Shaw and seconded by H. P. McCollum and voted
unanimous, (see ordinance attached.
The following ordinance , for Flemming Street was introduced
by H. P. McCollum and seconded by M. L. Collins and voted
unanimous. ( see ordinance attached)
The following ordinance, for Powder Springs Street was introduced
by M.L. C&Ilins, Councilman and seconded by Councilman H. L.
McEntyre and voted unanimous. ( See ordinance for Powder Springs
Street Attached)
The following ordinance, for Walker Street was introduced by
P. P. Shaw and seconded by Councilman H. L. McEntyre and voted•
unanimous.(See ordinance for Walker Street attached).
The following ordinance, for Highland Avenue was introduced by
Councilman H. L. McEntyre and seconded by Councilman H. P.
McCollum and voted unanimous. ( see ordinance for Highland
Avenue attached).
Motion was made by Councilman M. L. Collins and seconded by
H. L. McEntyre and voted unanimous that Attorneys prepare
proposed changes in the City Charter and advertise that these
changes will be YaNA introduced or that legislation will be
introduced that changes will be made in the Legislature.
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Motion was.made by H. P. McCollum amd seconded by H. L. McEntyre
and.voted unanimous that the painter be paid for painting the
City Hall.
Motion made by H. P. McCo-Ilum and seconded by P. P. Shaw that
the meeting adjourn.
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CHURCH STREET - PAVING ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the paving and improving of a portion
of Church Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance
of approximately 388 lineal feet from the eastern inter-
section of Church Street and Atlanta Street in the City
of Smyrna, to the intersection of Concord Road with Church
Street in the City of Smyrna, has been completed pursuant
to the Act of the General Assembly of 1931, embodying a
new charter for the City of Smyrna (formerly Town of Smyrna),
approved August 270 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931,,pagesn955-988),
and under and by virtue of the adoption of an -ordinance
introduced after the filing of a petition with the Mayor and
Council for such paving and improvement, by a majority of
the persons, companies and corporations subject to assessment
for the cost of such paving and improvement, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such paving and improvement
to the abutters as provided in said Act, is $803.95.
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of,the same; That each abutting owner, subject to the
cost of such pavement and improvement under the provisions of
said Act, is hereby assessed the amount of the -pro rata part
of such owner of said sum of $803.95, to be determined by
the amount of the frontage of,such owner on said street, and
by the provisions of said Act, and a lien is hereby asserted
upon each portion of the property abutting upon said street
for the amount of the assessment, determined under and by the
provisions of said Act, against the owner thereof, to date
back to the approval of the passage of the ordinance for said
paving and improvement, and said lien is hereby declared from
the date of said ordinance which was passed on the 3rd day of
May, 1948.
FLEMING STREET - PAVING ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the paving and improving of a_portion
of Fleming Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance
of approximately 650 lineal feet from the eastern inter-
section of Fleming Street and Atlanta Street in the City
of Smyrna, and running in a westerly direction to and in-
cluding part of the property now owned by J. C. Johnson
in the City of Smyrna, has been completed pursuant to the
Act of the General ,Assembly of 1931, embodying a new
charter for the City of Smyrna (formerly Town of Smyrna),
approved August 27, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, pages 955-988),
and under and by virtue of the adoption of an _ordinance
introduced after the filing of a petition with the Mayor and
Council for such paving and improvement, by a majority of
the persons, companies, and corporations subject to assess-
ment for the cost of such paving and improvement, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such paving and improvement
to the abutters as provided in said Act, is $1,024.98.
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same; That each abutting owner, subject to the
cost of such pavement and improvement under the provisions of
said Act, is hereby assessed the amount of the pro rata part
of such owner of said sum of $1,024.98, to be determined by
the amount of the frontage of such owner on said street, and
by the provisions of said Act, and a lien is hereby asserted
upon each portion of the property abutting upon said Street
for the amount of the assessment, determined under and by the
provisions of said Act, against the owner thereof, to date
back to the approval of the passage of the ordinance for said
paving and improvement; and said lien is hereby declared from
the date of said ordinance which was passed on the 18th day
of June, 1948.
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POWDER SPRINGS STREET - PAVING ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the paving and improving of 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 Atlanta°
Street in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of G
Powder Springs Street with the City Limits in the City of
Smyrna, has been completed pursuant to the Act of the
General Assembly of 1931, embodying a new charter for the
City of Smyrna (formerly Town of Smyrna), approved August
27, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, pages 955-988), and under and
by virtue of the adoption of an ordinance introduced after
the filing of a petition with the Mayor and Council for such
paving and improvement, by a majority of the persons, com-
panies and corporations subject to assessment for the cost
of such paving and improvement, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such paving and improvement
to the abutters as provided in said Act, is $5,815.75.
"-' THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same; That each abutting owner, subject to the
cost of such pavement and improvement under the provisions of
said Act, is hereby assessed the amount of the pro rata part
of such owner of said sum of $5,815.75, to be determined by
the amount of the frontage of such owner on said street, and
by the provisions of said Act, and a lien is hereby asserted
upon each portion of the property abutting upon said street
for the amount of the assessment, determined under and by the
provisions of said Act, against the owner thereof, to date
back to the approval of the passage of the ordinance for said
paving and improvement, and said lien is hereby declared from
the date of said ordinance which was passed on the 3rd day of
May, 1948.
WALKER STREET - PAVING AS:SESSMENT,ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the paving and improving of the whols of
Walker Street in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of 1920
lineal feet from the intersection of Walker Street and Roswell
Street in the City of Smyrna, to the intersection of Walker
Street with City Limits in the City of Smyrna, has been.com-
pleted pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly of 1931,
_embodying a new charter for the City of Smyrna (formerly Town
of Smyrna), approved August 27, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, pages
955-988) and under and by virtue of the adoption of an ordi-
nance introduced after the filing of a petition with the Mayor
and Council for such paving and improvement, by a majority of
the persons, companies and corporations subject to assessment
for the cost of such paving and improvement, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such paving and improvement to
the abutters as provided in said Act, is $3,396.13.
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same; That each abutting owner, subject to the
cost of such pavement and improvement under the provisions of
said Act, is hereby assessed the amount of the pro rata part
of such owner of said sum of $3,396.13, to be determined by
the amount of the frontage of such owner on said street, and
by the provisions of said Act, and a lien is hereby asserted
upon each portion of the property abutting upon said street
for the amount of the assessmen4 determined under and by the
provisions of said Act, against the owner thereof, to date
back to the approval of the passage of the ordinance for said
paving and improvement, and said lien is hereby declared from
the date of said ordinance which.was passed on the 3rd day of
May, 1948.
HIGHLAND AVENUE - PAVING ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the paving and improving of the whole of
Highland Avenue in the City of Smyrna, being a distance of
979 lineal feet from the southern intersection of Highland
Avenue and Roswell Street in the City of Smyrna, to the
intersection of Highland Avenue and Hawthorne Street in the
City of Smyrna, has been completed pursuant to the Act of
the General Assembly of 1931, embodying a new charter for
the City of Smyrna (formerly Town of Smyrna), approved
August 27, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, pages 955-988), and
under and by virtue of the adoption of an ordinance intro-
duced after the filing of a petition with the Mayor and
Council for such paving and improvement, by a majority of
the persons, companies and corporations subject to assess-
ment for the cost of such paving and improvement, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such paving and improvement
to the abutters as provided in said ,Act, is $1,838.07.
THEREFORE, be it'ordained by -the Mayor and
Council of the City of Smyrna, and it is hereby ordained
by the authority of the same; That each abutting owner,
subject to the cost of such pavement and improvement under
the provisions of said Act, is hereby assessed the amount
of the pro rata part of such owner of said sum of $1,836.07,
to be determined by the amount of the frontage of such owner
on said street, and by the provisions of said Act, and a
lien is hereby asserted upon each portion of the property
abutting upon said street for the amount of the assessment,
determined under and by the provisions of said Act, against
the owner thereof, to date back to the approval of the passage
of the ordinance for said paving and improvement,, and said
lien is hereby declared from the date of said ordinance which
was passed on the 3rd day of. May, 1948.
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Georgia, Cobb County
To the'Mayor & Council of the City of Smyrna;
We the undersigned citizens of the City of Smyrna and
property owners on Sunset Avenue hereby request that the
Mayor and Council of the said City pass and adopt a zoning
and planning Ordinance whereby the property facing Sunset
Avenue in said City shall be zoned on the North side of the
said street from the property now owned by Dr. W. C. Mitchell
to the intersection of said Sunset Avenue with t4jtrstreet and''
shall include all property North of s id Sunset Avenue to
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Powder Springs Street in said Cit Viand on the South side of
Sunset Avenue for a depth of 150 feet from the property now
owned by Leonard Bradscome to the intsection of Sunset Avenue
e,celo,/ /4?40 n� a/ with yy Street,# for residential purposes only, and that
business houses and places of business be prohibited in said
named area and that said area be restricted solely for
residential purposes.
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TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of Smyrna, Georgia have been
petitioned in writing to zone all that portion of Sunset
Avenue in said city on the North side of the said street from
the property now owned by Dr. W. C. Mitchell to the intersec-
tion of said Sunset Avenue with Hamby Street and including all
property North of said Sunset Avenue to Powder Springs Street
in said City, and on the South side of Sunset Avenue for a
depth of 150 feet from the property now owned by Leonard
Bradscome to the intersection of Sunset Avenue with Hamby
Street for residential purposes only and prohibits the
use of said described area for business purposes or business
structures, except that Mrs. W. tl. Day shall have the right
to continue the operation of her present beauty shop on the
north side of said street, and that Mr. S. B. Harbin shall
have the right to continue the operation of his present
Grocery Store on the South side of said street, and
WHEREAS, after said petition was presented and read, pursuant
to Act number 336 of the General Assembly approved March
15, 1943, for the purpose of giving all parties and
citizens an opportunity to be heard for or against passage
of said Ordinance at a public hearing therein.
It is hereby announced that such public hearing will be had
at the City Hall in Smyrna, Georgia at1® O.M. on the —410'e-
day of '1C' Q-5� 1 , 1948.
CITY OF SMYRNA
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LORENA P . PRUI TT, Mayor
This day of `'��o�Q�� 1948.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1948.
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dENERAL FUND:
Cash Balance Nov.l, 1948
Tax Receipts 1948
Water Deposits
Business Licenses
Police Fines
Meter Installations
Telephone Commissions
Plumbing Permits
Withholding Tax
EXPENSES:
General & Administrative,
Salary Mayor
" C ounc i lme n
Clerk
Administrative Expenses
Library Bourd Fees
Legal & Accounting Services
Tax Assessors
Election Expense
Repairs to City Buildings
PUBLIC SAFETY:
Police Department Labor
Fire Department Labor
Jail Supplies
Street Lighting
Police Department Supplies
Fire Department Supplies
SANITARY DEPARTMENT:
Lab or
STREET DEPARTMENT:
$1,769.83
10861.27
3.00
5.00
81,00
102,50
90
19.50
23.40
25.00
25.00
150,00
32.41
20.00
25,00
135,00
20.00
148.75
605.47
100.00
1,00
120,95
23,00
28,88
100.00
Lab or
169.75
Supplies
40,60
Truck Expense
55,27
Repairs
205.56
WATER DEPARTMENT:
Labor
205.65
Power
13.07
Meter Boxes
191.24
Other Supplies ... ;
26,40
Plumbing Permits Paid
47.88
Sewer Tap Installation Returned
25,00
.Water Deposits Returned
2,50
Balance November 30, 1948.
1,523.02
Totals 3,866*40
3,866.40_
SINKING FUND NOVEMBER 1948.
INCOME:
Cash Balance Nov.1,1948 $2,452.57
Property Tax. 1948 827.22
EXPENSES:
Interest & Collecting Fee 105.00
Balance 3. 174.79
Totals 3,279.79_ 3.279.79
WATERWORKS & SEWERAGE SINKING FUND NOV,1948.
INC OME :
Cash Balance Nov.1,1948 $5,891.16
Water Revenue Fund 10562.06
75 0 of October Receipts
Balance 7. 453.22
Total $7.453.22 7,453.22
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WATERWORKS & SEWERAGE REVENUE FUND NOV.1948.
INC OME:
Cash Balance November 101948$10694.16
Water Revenue Nov. 20082.75
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EXPENSES:
Water Revenue Sinking Fund 2,261.66
75% of Nov. Water Receipts
Balance 1,515.25
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