November 1939 Minutes
Ca~~ meeting of MaYor and
ember 2~st. Meeting caLL
The fo:Llowing o o unci :Lmen were present: J. T. Blount 9
D. C. Landers, and Jno. Tatum.
The meeting was ca:L~ed for the purpose of adopting
on outl:in:ing the inten tiona of the :Mayor and counc:il
developing and rna:inta :in:ing C:i ty Fark on the property
o the TOwn by p. F. Briru~ley for purposes.
The following resolut:ion introduced by J. T. Blount,
seconded by D. C. Landers, waS unanimously adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED. by Mayor and counc:il of the Town
of Smyrna, as follbws;
l. ifuereas. Mr. P. F~ Br:inkley haa deeded to the
Town of Smyrna a certa:in tract of land lying between
Hnnter and Fine streets in the TOMi. of Smyrna, wh:ich
:is desoribed in detail in his deed to the Town dated
the 6th of Jnly, 1939. This deed stipu1.ates
said property is conveyed for a pnblic park, subject
to three reversionary clauses, to-wit:
) The shall and mnst be developed w:ithin
five years from date.
(B) A sui tab 113 permanent marker in honor of its
donor, p. F. Brinkley, shall and mnst be erect-
ed in sa:id Park within :r:ive y s, and.
(C) Abandonment or disuse of the for five
continu.ous years at t:ime the future.
Said lands shall revert to . F. Brinkley or his
estate.
2. Vfuereas. the or and. Council resolves to comply
with and carry out €I above requirements by develop-
ing park and erecting marker in honer of its donor
p. F. Br:inkley, and ma:intain said property as a
pnblic Park and. ground.
3. '{{hereas, the 1'1a0"or and COll,ncil of the Town of
Srr~rna, the off:icial onsors of a W.P.A. project
O.P. 65-1-34-101, to see that the property
and improvements rnade thereon will be maintained
for the general use and benef:tt of the public at
without di ion. and the management
of property t with the improvements
made thereo a t all times 'be sub,lj ect to the
oval of or end Council of the Town of Smyrna,
wjll be responsible to s thDt the fore-
certifications are ad.her o.
NO further business, meet
adj ourned. .
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alerl': .
for the month
RECEIPTS.
on taxes
$124.89
528.00
2.00
.66
5.00
13.00
399.l8
5.00
30.00
4.00
.l5
$l.I1I.88
$2922.03
492.88
t on hand November 1
ty tax
Water 'Deposits
Meter Installations
C. T. White (Bal. on un~form)
Phone cal.ls for month -
$3414.9I
DISBti"RSEME:r::rrS .
General. Expense:
l.ights & c~ty Hall. l.i&~ts
Bell. Tel. Co.
ouncilmen'a El.ect:ion
Bros. Mfg. Co.
Super~or Count (Rec. deeds)
Library Board -
Black (WPA sewing room rent)
s salary
lmen's salary
Clerk's salary
Exchange on che cks
$ I40.55
5.45
I5.00
3l.00
7.75
5.00
4.00
25.00
lO.OO
75.00
.l.5
70.00
60.00
Dept:
L. Ry. (Fre:ight)
Carruth
Potts Cp.
& Gregg Hdw. Co.
D. C. Osborn Motor Co.
Labor (Payroll)
D. Q.. Mathis (Salary)
(PayrolI) OC:..:r-_
3'7.16
2.37
3.00
25.68
53.47
35.49
100.00
6.75
Dept:
Co. ~
Power Co. (Power)
ler (Pa~nting tank)
ayroll) - - -
on water depos~ts -
34.0l.
75.70
100.00
33.99
2,.50
18.00
134.86
~1111.88
!34I4.91
, 3414. 91
o ~ ~ ~~AA pJ!#,
C. C. Terre 1 Clerk.