04-13-1959 Continued Regular MeetingContinuation of April 6, 1959
G. W. Kreeger°motioned to recess to April 13, 1959 at 7:00 P.M. Second.
by L. C. Dodd. Meeting recessed at 10:30 P.M.
Continued Meeting April 13, 1959
Continuation of regular meeting recessed April 6, 1959 was called to order at
the City Hall April 131.1959 at 7:OO P.M.: Mayor J. M. Gibson presided, and all
Councilmen were -present. f
Council listened to Civil Defense Director Mrs. George Dubuc covering problems
and needed cooperation in the operation of this function. Discussion was hinged on
operational plans, justification and use of equipment, insurance coverage of personnel
and departmental head. J. B. Ables motioned that the'Mayor and Council declare and
establish aCivil Defense Department for coordinating alloperations of a Civil Defense
Department .with a)Civil ,Defense Director. Second=by'W: `B. Sanders . 'Voted. unanimous.
Mayor J. M' Gibson authorized, transfer. of $1,000.00 from City of Smyrna Construction J ;5,ct.
,y Fund to, the Civil., Defense Department for the, purpose .of_='operation$ through July;,,-d-959.
n:♦ Councilman L., C: Dodd read .the.minutes..of ,March. meetings, and .on.W. B. Sanders'
motion minutes were aceepted as read. Second by G. W. kreeger. Vote unanimous.
Council ruled on L. C. Dodd's motion that all day nurseries must comply in full
with ordinance.covering the operations of Day Nurseries. 'Further•'ruled that City
Hall furnish day nurseries the maximum capacity of occupants based on ordinances
calling out square feet per child and that failure to comply with all parts of the
.ordinance means:denia*f license. G. W. Kreeger seconded the motion. Voted unanimous.
Annexation F. C. Dabney - deferred.
Annexation - Wm. J. MacKenna. The petition of Wm. J..MacKenna Company, Inc.,
,_.together with provisional layout was presented.to Council. In discussion, J. B. Ables
motioned property called out.per plat submitted in Land Lots 700, 701, 739, 740, and
741 be incorporated into the -City of Smyrna with full compliance•to all existing
ordinances. Also, the Wm. J. MacKenna Company pay for all sewer taps, all water lines,
all meters and pumping`stations if necessary. On G, W. Kreeger's second, the vote, unanimous,
Ordinance submitted by G. Conley Ingram calling out specific legal provisions
covering special meetings was deferred.
Also deferred were items No. 13 and No., 20 on the April agenda - accounts
payable Cobb County Water System° and ordinance proposed by G. W. Kreeger on use of
City equipment.
Presented in.Council_an analysis of March operating costs by department relating
actual expenditures against'budgetary control, as well as statements covering expendi-
tures for prior months. Mayor J. M. Gibson calledout the income and expenditures of
the Construction Department during the month and the profit. accrued.
Finance Chairman L. C. Dodd called out from prepared report statement of first
quarter income and expenses, and reminded each councilman to operate within budget
during the second quarter. On March accounts payable, L. C. Dodd motioned to pay
all properly documented bills. J. B. Rhodes seconded.. Vote was 5 to 2. J. B. Ables
and W. B. Sanders voted against.
A summation of unpaid 1958 ad valorem taxes was read in Council. As of this date,
$1,220.00 was outstanding. L. C. Dodd moved that fi fas be issued on all unpaid taxes
as of April 6, 1959. Unanimous vote on G. W. Kreeger's second.
Report on unpaid paving assessments covering prior and current years in the amount
of $10,696 was read�in Council, and the question aros regarding•the signing of'the
notes and the recording.of fi fas. G. W. Kreeger motioned that fi fas be prepared
and recorded on all paving assessments due and payable. J. B. Rhodes seconded the
motion. Voted unanimous.
Drainage problem at 528 McLinden Avenue was brought yp by Mr. Collett, as well
as Mr. Hensley's recommendation to move and lower present drainage pipe. Councilman
Kreeger moved this problem :be referred. to Street Department Chairman Able4o secure
signed easement and to proceed with corrective action.
Sealed bids received for water department trucl�ere deferred to next meeting:,
On the question of accepting the old barn from Belmont Hills, +Council discussed
labor cost to dismantle, the value of the salvaged materials, the size of building
the salvaged materials will provide for store facilities, and the 'ost of stock-
piling and/or moving: L. C. Dodd. recommended and so moved to take the barn, salvage
the materials using our existing labor, and concerted effort to hold costs in the
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Continuation of April 13, 1959
minimum. W. T. Rutledge seconded. Voting for: J. B. Rhodes, L. C. Dodd, W. T.
Rutledge, W. B. Sanders, and R. H. Wood. Voting against: G.W. Kreeger and. J. B.
Ables.
On business license protest of Standard Coffee Company in the amount of
$100.00 per ordinance, Council authorized the City Recorder to call the case.
Bids submitted covering janitorial services ( 3 buildings) tabled in previous
meetings were dropped per G. W. Kreeger's motion and L. C. Dod.d's second.. Vote
was unanimous.
Analysis calling out street signs required for over all citythe
overage was
--presented fin Council._ Council authorized City Hall to reproduce reportland
submit to J. B. Ables for bids.
Attorney G. Conley Ingram submitted quit claim deed from the First Methodist
Church of Smyrna to the.City of Smyrna covering to the City whatever remaining
interest in the cemetery the Church might have. R. H. Wood motioned upon submission
of petition of plot owners that the City accept the old cemetery as a memorial and
provide perpetual care.' Motion seconded by W. T. Rutledge. Voted unanimous.
Mayor Gibson discussed in detail the necessity of a roadway to Ward Park
from Powder Springs Street at Cheney Woods. Action came when L. C. Dodd motioned
that City Attorney write a letter to Mr. Schley Thompson, owner of property, calling
out the necessity of a roadway to Ward Park and the type of dwellings joining
the proposed road silo. On J. B. Rhodes second, the vote was for: W. T. Rutledge,
L. C. Dodd, J. B. Rhodes, and W. B. Sanders. Voting against: J. B. Ables, R. H.
Wood, and G. W. Kreeger.
,Mayor Gibson called out the following committee to contact Mr. Thompson -
R. H. Wood., W. T. Rutledge, and J. B. Ables. In connection with this, W. B. Sanders
moved that Mr. Thompson's answer shall be in hands of City Attorney prior to
April 29, 1959 and also that the committee called out shall contact Mr. Thompson
prior.to next regular.meeting on May 4, 1959• Second by W. T. Rutledge. unanimous.
W. B. Sanders requested Council action on the cost of installation of water
lines and motioned that full rate per foot shall apply on all lines within the
city limits. Second by J. B. Ables. Voting to increase the rate: W. B. Sanders
Voting to hold current rate per foot: L. C. Dodd., J. B. Ables, R. H. Wood., J. B.
Rhodes, G. W. Kreeger, and W. T. Rutledge.
An ordinance recommended by the Smyrna Electrical Board was adopted by Mayor
and Council on G. W. Kreeger's move that the revised code be acdepted. J. B. Ables
second. Voted unanimous. NOTE: This code to be printed in book form by Bill Miles.
Councilman Wood requested approval to purchase one hundred (100) tons of gravel
fur the Ward Park Tennis court, the cost not to exceed $300.00 to be paid from the
Recreation Bonds Fund. On L. C. Dodd's second., the vote was unanimous.
G. W. Kreeger motioned and W. T. Rutledge seconded that the purchase of Fire
Department uniforms per details submitted shall be approved by this Council. Vote
-- unanimous.
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Motion to adjourn by L,. C. Dodd. Seconded by J. B. Ables.
Meeting adjourned 11:15 P.M.
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