08-06-1962 Regular Meetingr
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August 6, 1962
The regular meeting of Mayor and. Council was held., pursuant to
charter, August 6, 1962 at 7:00 P. M. at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia.
Presiding: Mayor Pro-Tem H. E. Ingram. Absent: Mayor J. B. Ables
and. Councilman J. B. Rhodes. Present: Councilmen, H. L. Smith,
J. W. Webb, R. H. Wood., W: L. Keck and. R. J. McCurry.
Citizens present came to hear adjusted installation cost per
foot for curb and, gutters affecting streets in area No. 1-A and.
No. 2 which became involved. in cost discussions resulting in a
motion to recess for one week to establish firm prices on proposed.
widened. streets.
STREET NAME REJECTED ACCEPTED PENDING
Mimosa Circle
(18" curb $1.871 Lavern) X
Anderson Circle
(2411 curb $1.781 Lovern) X
Gilbert Street
(1811 curb $1.70t Lovern) X
Marston Street
(18" curb $2.04i Lovern) X
Walker Court
(18" curb $1. 75-t
Lovern)
X
Walker Street
(18" curb $2.201
Lovern) X
Whitfield. Street
t18" curb $1.701
Lovern)
X
Magbee Drive
(1811 curb $1. 851
Lovern)
X
Campbell Road.
(Petition under
50%) X
Oakview Drive
X
(see 8427-62 Mi.
Oakview Drive
(Rejected. 7-30-62 by
Citizens.)
Petition filed.
by Mr. Glen Hughes
8-6-62, was accepted:
by Council
and. hearing date
called. for August
27, 1962 at City Hall
on motion
by H. L. Smith
seconded by W. L.
Keck and. voted. unanimous,
(AIFw 0P_T1 -E 1NrRoP111CZ
MEMO: Letters to
all property owners on
Oakview Drive
prepared.
and. mailed. from City
Hall 8-10-62.
A campaign to collect funds in Smyrna for cystic fibrosis was
approved. for the week ending September 22, 1962 on motion R. J.
McCurry, second: H. L. Smith.
A protest was heard in Council with reference to the bid. of
J. E. Lovern Construction Co. on curb and. gutters. Mr. Burns of
the Treadway Company claimed. the incomplete bid. of J. E. Lovern
was irregular, basing his claim on the failure to submit complete
unit costs per foot on curb and. gutters. The calculation in
question was completed. at City Hall fyr the information of citizens
only.
Petition for annexation to corporate limits of the City was
submitted. by Mr. W. M. Reed for approximately ten improved. lots
on -Dogwood, Circle and. two lots on Le Street at intersection of
Dogwood Circle. Motion by H. L. Smith lsecond.ed. by R. H. Wood.
"This Council annex the property into the corporate limits of the
City of Smyrna per plat submitted, and contingent upon signatures
on petition representing 51% or morelof the property owners in
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the area and. further motioned., the owners shall abide by and. be
subject to all city codes, regulations and. ordinances and, that
all city taxes shall be assessed, and. collected, for the year be-
ginning January 1963." The motion carried..
Councilman H. E. Ingram reported. on the State Highway Depart-
ment meeting held. in Atlanta, August 2, 1962 with comments on re-
vised. uniform traffic controls, and. devices as outlined in State
of Georgia newly adopted. manual on Traffic Control Standards.
Mayor J. B. Ables and. Engineer Don Stanley attended the meeting.
Council discussed. city taxi rates and. voted. an increase from
$ :35 to $ .50 for first one half mile. Motion by R. J. McCurry,
second. by H. E. Ingram, authorized, the rate increase from $ .35
to $ .50 for the first half mile and .05 for each .2 add.itional
miles. The motion carried.. Amendment to the motion by H. L. Smith
to paint maximum rate on exterior of each taxi cab lost on a three
to two vote.
Council brought up Social Security coverage for city employ-
ees which requires the city to deposit a sum equal to one monthts
salary of all covered. employees up to $400.00 per month or $21,000.&
Suggestions were mad.e to set up 1963 departmental budgets inalfid.ing
monthly costs of coverage. W. L. Keck motioned. to set as1 d.e $100.00
per month effective 9-1-62 and deposit same to separate account
for employees social security fund. at the Bank of Smyrna. On
R. H. Wood.'s second., the vote was four to one; R. J. McCurry vot-
ing against.
In the final action Council accepted..J. E. Lovernts bid, on
curb and, gutter contracts for all the approved. streets; Pinedale
f Drive, Oakdale Drive, Magbee Drive, Pinecrest Circle, Anderson
Circle, Gilbert Street, Walker Court and. Whitfield. Street and.
authority given to d.raw all necessary ordinances affecting the .
above streets. Above action on motion R. J. McCurry, second W. L.
Keck and. voted. unanimous.
Motion to ad.journ - 11:45 P. M.
Next meeting - August 20, 1962 7:00 P. M.
AUGUST 20, 1962
A regular mid. -month meeting of Mayor and. Council, was held.
at City Hall and. called, to ord.er at 7:00 o'clock P. M. August
20, 1962.
Mayor J. B. Ables presid.ed.; council members H. E. Ingram,
H. L. Smith, J. W. Webb, W. L. Keck and. R. J. McCurry were present.
Councilmen J. B. Rhodes, R. H. Wood. and. City Attorney G. C.
Ingram, absent. H. E. Ingram was excused. from 7:40 to 9:20 P. M.
Mr. Quinton S . King of King Williams Land. Co. presented, in
council specifications, building permit application and. check
($173.05) covering permit fee for one fcrt77 two unit apartment
building located. on property adjacent to existing professional
building. R. J. McCurry motioned, to issue permit pending confirm-
ation of specifications by City Engineer. On W. L. Keckts second
the vote was four to one. H. L. Smith abstaining due to tardiness.
MEMO: Mr. King to work out plans for water lines and. fire pro-
tection with W. L. Keck for the project.
Several streets were mentioned. during discussion of current
street resurfacing contracts, namely King Springs, McCauley, West
Smyrna Heights area, Fuller Street and. Lee Street. Mayor J. B.
Ables requested. any and all problems concerning street improvement
program should be brought to council through H. E. Ingram.
Motions were made and withdrawn which carried. provisions
to widen Fuller Street and. others to a maximum of eighteen foot
width providing the right-of-way and. funds'were available. Mayor