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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
4
The June report shows Atlanta received 3.82 inches of rainfall and temperatures ranged from a low of 57 to a high near 93 degrees. The month was largely normal with a moderate temperature range and 72 rainy days, including a 179 inch rainfall event in 24 hours causing floods and property damage.
George Brown manager of Atlanta's Greek locker club and W Watson bartender were fined 206 dollars and costs each on the charge of selling whisky illegally and bound over to await grand jury action under bonds of 1000 dollars each. Judge Johnson noted club members must have liquor supply on hand before entry and that tips are the only permitted payments for service. Sudge Johnson observed the need to control liquor access at clubs. Look out for scandal.
The Atlanta Builders Exchange votes to lease a six floor suite in the Chamber of Commerce building for three years with Carey and Bernhardt authorized to purchase furniture. Plans filed include Crown Cotton Mills Dalton Savannah Public Library and West Point Manufacturing bids due in July. Bond refunding completed with Asan Candler purchasing $785,000 of bonds and remaining transfers arranged at National Park Bank.
A long list of real estate transfers, deeds, quitclaims, and mortgages from various counties and cities. Names include Henry Harper, Mee A Harper, Gorrie, Peters Land, Lee, Green, Baker, Mather, and others. Properties reference streets such as Washington, Madison, Piedmont, Greenstreety, Rivers, Shattuck, and Maple along with parcel sizes and dates ranging 1911 to 1939.
A series of real estate transactions and changes of ownership are recorded, listing buyers and sellers, parcel sizes, street locations and dates. Notable entries include Blanche Caldwell to Misa J Harris on a Clark Street area parcel, and the Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist Church to Barry School at the corner of Ponce de Leon and Piedmont Avenues.
Hayes Bros former tailoring and men’s furnishing firm at 9 Peachtree street will retire from furnishing goods and focus on tailoring. Bob Hayes will reopen the same store Saturday with a new line of men’s furnishings. Vic Hayes plans cash store pricing and future $15 suits and $2 hats, with Ernest Allen joining the haberdashery efforts.
A campaign was organized during a Thursday night meeting in Atlantis auditorium to recruit for the United States military camp in Anniston Alabama from July 17 to 27. Detachments will visit Marietta East Point College Park and other locations to drum up interest among veterans and attract new enlistments. The battalion plans demonstrations and offers full pay salaries and travel alongside expenses. Captain J McBiite Jr announced that only twenty more soldiers are needed to reach normal strength of 133, with sixty seven already enlisted and five officers.
Lawmakers debate changes to New York income tax structure with emphasis on simplification and potential rate adjustments. Officials cite revenue targets and compliance burdens, while business groups push for broader exemptions and streamlined filing.
Estimates from the city and Leng Island show fiscal earnings around 25,700 with a rate near 97 million in the latest figures. Officials caution that the data reflects preliminary totals and may change as reports are finalized.
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