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03-10-24 Regular Council Chambdr iiarch 10, 1924. x 7z ''~ The Council met in regular session, the Mayor s x :;S , presiding. Councilmen Johnson, Malone and Sundy were pre- , sent. Councilman Ranson was absent. The minutes of the previous meeting were read =:,,> and approved. ~"'~ The Clerk reported that the contract with: ~~ L. H. ~Palker for the erection of the Municipal Buflding hid ~~ been signed by the contractor, and by the I~Hayor on behalf ,, -. r: of the City, and that action was approved by unanimous vote` The Clerk laid before the Council commnnics--` tions from Butler, Barnett & Taylor, H. C. Fugate Engineer-' ing Company, J. C. 1Nagan, Carr & McFadden and the Ridd~e °"~' Engineering Company with reference to comtemplated street`.' paving. ~t .A motion by Mr. Sandy seconded by Mi~. Johnao that the City employ the firm of Butler, Barnett and ATay~l,d as engineers in conneotion with contemplated street pavng^, if afdser personal conference it is shown that their propo :.: Y: r,. Gion embraces a det~~lQd computation of the >e made against the various abutting properties was~on,rod7 :all adopted by unanimous vote. The Mayor suggested that Mr. Sundy confer with Sutler, Barnett ~.nd Taylor at the earliest convenience.~~~.;& , ;. The: Mayor named Mr. Johnson and Mr. Malone-''~su :' Y 7 aembers of the Finance Committee pro tem. ~ ' f ..~~ f I The Clerk laid before the Council correct bills ~whieh on motion of Mr. Sundy, seconded by ~Ir. Malone, were !referred to the Finance Committee. ';F' After being audited the bills were reported ' x back to the Council with the recommendation that the'be paid, and on roll call the bills were ordered paid, those ~ ivoting in the affirmative being t2r. Johnson, 9dr: Malone k a `+~ and Mr: Sundy. ~ ._ =_.a.; tyir. P,~slone, Chairman of the. Committee on street`,. called up the pending ordinance. relating to the paving `of certain ddsignated streets and moved that it be plaeed:on ~,# its third reading. The third reading of the ordinanee:haviri 'been ordered it was read a third time in full, 8n motioxi c Mr. Sundy, seconded by tIr. Malond the ordinancewss pls;c~r~ on its passage; on roll call, those voting in the affirms tive were Mr. Malone, Mr. Johnson and Mr: A motion py Mr. Sundy, aeoonded by M2~: , that the Superdnte } ?of ~he Water and Light Pldnf`=. v~~`" an electric line po i~j fromt of the residence of "Ct Scott provided Mr. Scot}ore the expense thereof,~was' on roll call by unanimous vote. -- :`;;; The Mayor called the attention: of the C the e~iatence of a vacancy in that body by reason"of resignation of Mr. Walker, and the Conneil proceeded ballot for the election of a member to serve until th u,-~~.;~x ~ .,. regular electi.o~. The .result of .the balloting s~owe.~ ~^'.:~~, Frank M. Swanson<iiad received all the votes oast `s'nc~`"' ,~ I ~.. .,+~: `~ ~{ Mayor declared that P,Rr. :;wanson had been duly elected as a member of the ~ouncilto serve until his successor was ;elected and qualified at the next regular election. A motion by bit. Johnson, seconded by A~~r. j iSundy authorizing the Marshall to incur the expense neces- jsary for marking Boynton Street (The Dixie) for car park- i ling between Atlantic Avenue .and Zowry street, both sides, was~on roll call adopted by unanimous vote. 5 The Council adjourned subject to the call of !the Mayor. UPYice o~ the City Clerk ~~ March 21,1924. "~+a Mr. F. M. naon who was elected a member of~', k , .x '~, , the Co`uneil, by th 1, at ita• aea$ion on blareh 10th f Kh Y. I' 1, appeared and wea swot ;bra;;-subscribing to the regnid <~., ,. oath. , ~~~ ~-~~~ ~ r City Clerk. ~ ~~, ~ .,.. .. ~~; y <. . '~~ ~ x' ;iFie . ,;~< ~" ,