City weighs bids for Ponce de Leon paving block
Friday bids opened for wood block paving on Ponce de Leon avenue with three lower offers, including Southern Paving and Construction at 123 per square yard and Colonial Creosoting at 1206. Officials refer bids to construction department for tabulation before a property owners meeting to confirm material and costs for about 32000 square yards.
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Strees Committee
General Council
Ponce de Leon
J Menk
Southern Wood Block Preserving Company
Atlanta
Grant Street
By Ordnance
Southern Pasing and Construction Company
Shell
Smith
Colonial Creosoting Company
Charleston
Republic Creosotng Company
Mobile
Ala
Meek
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Man Fined After Booze and Medicine Mix Up
A police officer on Decatur Street faced court after a night of drinking. He claimed two drinks of whisky and medicine caused him to act erratically and sought clemency from Recorder Johnson as he stood trial before the police commission.
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U P& Born
Decatur Street
Johnson
Casey Ran Jitney Case Before Recorder
Casey Ran Jitney appeared before the recorder on a charge of operating a jitney without a license. His defense claimed no pay for passengers, saying he charged what passengers wished or sometimes nothing. He was fined 376 dollars and ordered to stop or face suspension.
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Casey
Tumar
Ncense
Hop Back Triggers Escape Attempt by City Convict Bil Farrow
Bil Farrow, a Black city convict, attempted to escape after a hop back sentence. He was caught, arraigned in police court, and sent to the city chain gang for 20 days with a return mark for a state charge. An additional 30 days was added, to be served later.
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Bil Farrow
Farrow
Ferrow
Police Committee of Council
Edwin Johnson
Police Committee
Renfroe
Renfree
Bartow County Board Agrees On Highway Route
A delegation of about fifty Bartow county citizens gathered in the Clark Howell office to settle the routing of the Dixie highway between Adairsville and Cartersville. The Dixie Highway association regulates route disputes with county road authorities. The Dixie highway commission defined the western division from Home to Kingston and then to Cartersville, resolving the location within the county.
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Bartow County
Clark Howell
Constitution
Adairsville
Cartersville
Dixie Highway Association
Dixie Highway Commission
Kingston
Certeraville
Dixie Highway Split Near Cassville After Hearing
Bartow county commissioners settled the Dixie highway routing with unanimous vote. Western division will approach Cartersville via Kingston to Cassville while eastern division routes Adairsville Cassville to Cartersville, uniting near Cassville. Kingston favors joint highways, with Cassville and Kingston roads kept in parallel. County duties pledge parallel maintenance and simultaneous work on both routes.
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Kingston
Adamsville
Cartersville
Ingston
Adairsville
Cassville
Bartow
Adairaville
Board of Commissioners of
Barltow County
Howells
Messra Howell
Anderson
Howell
Chattanooga
Lewis Gaines
W Oh Felton
Casaville
North Georgia
Aitle
L. H Barrett
Exers Stade
Adarraville
Cobb County Commissioners
Wr Howell
Cansville
Dr Baker
Ars Adams Bradford
McTler R Howell
Hartow County
Bartow County
Governor Announces Board Appointments Across State Agencies
Governor John M. Slaton named three year appointees to the state library commission including Miss T D Barker of Atlanta and Professor W W Brooks of Athens. New district and district school trustees were chosen for several counties with L P Taylor and Carthers named for Bacon and Barrow counties and Sills for Candler. Dr J H McDuffie of Columbus was reappointed to the state board of health.
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John M. Slaton
State Library Commission
T D Barker
Atlanta
Maude Barker Cobb
J. K Ottley
W W" Brooks
Athens
Otis Ashmore
Selvannah
Agricultural and Mechanical Schoole
New Counties
L P
F H Sills
Candler County
J H McDuffie
Columbus
State Board of Health
Secker Goes Fishing but Tells the Truth at Sea
William B. Secker, manager of the Hotel Analog, reportedly broke hotel management records after a day at St Simons Island, Ga. He writes Charles G Day of the Antelling Arm that he has not broken any fishing records, noting no further claims.
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William B. Secker
Analog
Ackermen
Atja Antans
Charles G Day
Ant
St Simons Island
Cocaine Findings Lead to Arrest of Lile Murphey
Lile Murphey, resident of 11 Courtland Street, appeared before the recorder on a charge of possessing excess cocaine. Officer Blazer reported 42 empty boxes and 22 full boxes found in her apartment, with white dust on the floor identifying cocaine. Murphey was sent to the stockade for thirty days for treatment of the drug habit.
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Lile Murphey
Courtland Street
Recorder
Blazer
Lillie
Eit
Calves Must Weigh 60 Pounds Under New Atlanta Law
A new Atlanta ordinance prohibits selling calves under 60 pounds weight. Chief Benvera received the measure and ordered police to enforce it. The rule applies to dressed carcasses and aims to curb underweight market calves.
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Atlanta
Benvera
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Mall
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LAW Bros. CO
Whitehall
Kyanize
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Luckie Street
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Houston
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Grand Canyon
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Charles Ser
Via
Southern Express
Expressman
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Men and Religion Bulletin
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Owls’ Club
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