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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1900
Page
8
The council discussed a $10,000 Peters street improvement, a $200,000 water mains bond, and renamed Court land avenue section to East Peachtree Terrace. Actions covered street opening, track limits, underground wires, rail company tracks, and a new steam roller purchase.
Dr. Hathaway asserts a positive permanent cure for varicocele and stricture using a method without knife or cautery. The treatment is done at home with no pain or business disruption, plus free consultation and a single low fee covering medicine and services. Address: Dr Hathaway & Co, 224 South Broad St, Atlanta.
The filing of a charter for the J. M. High Company signals a new venture capitalized at 125000 dollars. Incorporators J. M. High F. W. Holt George W. Culpepper and A. J. Johnson plan a dry goods and large department store at Whitehall and Hunter, occupying the current site and promising major layout changes and expanded space.
The Atlanta council debated funding Peters street improvement with a $10,000 appropriation. Mayor Woodward’s conditional approval paused use until June’s regular apportionment sheet. City Attorney Anderson warned the paper is preliminary. A resolution to pave Peters street with sheet asphalt, half paid by the city and half by the county, was referred to the finance committee.
A committee of five ministers met to push establishing a city reformatory for youths in Atlanta and will present the plan to Fulton County’s grand jury. Recorder Nash Broyles backs the effort and a public fund is hoped to support the project. Speeches urged rapid establishment and business leader offered a token gift. resolutions praised Broyles and mourned Rev. Clayton Quinllan.
Atlanta federation of women’s clubs backs a Fulton county reformatory for misdemeanor youth. Judge Broyles cites 1893 act and new code provision authorizing a county election within sixty days after grand jury recommendation, with citywide vote to decide on the prison’s establishment. Ex Governor Northen supports the move while officials plan a committee drive to secure grand jury recommendation and voter approval in March.
The piece discusses women’s nervous conditions and a proposed reform effort. It cites Mrs. Pinkham’s advice as a free resource and mentions an address in Lynn Massachusetts. It notes expectations for a grand jury recommendation regarding a reformatory and a later public vote.
Mayor Woodward vetoed the Allala Railway and Power Company steam heating franchise, citing lack of legal authority. The message includes Judge Pendleton and City Attorney Anderson opinions. Petitioners Woodruff Lowry Thornton and Payne seek a duplicate steam pipe grant. ordinance committee to act next meeting.
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