Three Vetoes Sustained by Mayor Sime in City Council
The city council sustained three vetoes by Mayor Sime including disapproval of a measure expanding six council committee seats. Other vetoes without opposition followed, aligning on actions such as salary raises for the secretary to the chief of construction and awarding a North Avenue aging contract to McDougal Construction.
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Canneil Nid
Tila
Sime
Councilmanic Committeea
North Avenue
Peachtree
Myrtle Streets
McDougal Construction Company
Forsyth Named to Fifth Ward Board Seat
City council elected Mrs A Forsyth to fill the unexpired term of M Williams on the Fifth Ward board. The appointment was made Monday to complete the vacancy and continue municipal duties.
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A. Forsyth
Fifth Ward
M. Williams
Council Nominates Etheridge A Fifth Ward Leader
A fragment notes M Etheridge of the Fifth ward being nominated by council member rs. The brief item hints at a local political move or appointment pending fuller details. The readable portion confirms the nomination relation to Fifth ward leadership.
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M. Etheridge
City Dairy Farm Near Constitution Offered For Sale
City announces sale of its dairy farm near Constitution Gaz. Prisons committee, authorized by general act, invites bids on the property. Equipment not included. some land may be used to replace DeKalb county farm or repurposed for a municipal airplane landing field.
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Constitution
Gaz
DeKalb County
Council OKs sale of 173500 paving bonds
The Atlanta city council voted Monday to issue paving bonds totaling 173500 for 16 streets. City Comptroller B Graham West was authorized to advertise the bonds for sale. The amount is a small portion of the year 1924 paving expenditures.
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Atlanta
B. Graham West
Proposal to raise city librarians salaries in four-year plan
A council move by Alderman P. J. Moon proposes a four year salary scale for Carnegie library staff. The librarian would start at 32400 per year with 300 annual increases to cap at 2100 after four years. Assistant librarians branch heads and main library assistants all receive fixed starting figures with yearly raises.
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Carnegie Library
Council
P. J. Moon
City Council Approves Police and Fire Salary Hikes
City council voted salary increases for police and fire departments to take effect January 1. Officers will gain $12.50 to $16 monthly, with higher rises for lieutenants, captains, and assistant chiefs. The action follows earlier budgeting disputes and committee reviews.
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RA. F. Tennington
Finance Committee
Tener
Pennington
Jesse W. Buehgnan
City council votes to set aside teachers salaries
Atlanta council votes 21 to 5 to urge the board of education in the 1925 budget to create a separate item for all teachers' salaries for the next year. Alderman W B Hartsfield said the measure records council effort to assure teachers receive their salaries despite budget debates.
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Atlanta
Board of Education
W. B. Hartsfield
Hartsfield
Council
Council disputes school payroll funding plan
Councilman J. Ailen Condh'ted opposes the current resolution on school payroll funding. He warns if the board adopts the suggestion, payroll could consume nearly all school revenue leaving no funds for operating expenses or new school construction.
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J. Ailen Condh
Alcagure
Council
Protest Against Nervous Disease Hospital Sparks City Petition
Residents of the Second ward filed a Monday petition with the city council urging action to halt the proposed nervous disease hospital at Crumley and Washington streets. The petition, referred to the hospitals and charities committee, argues adjoining property values would be materially damaged by the hospital's erection at that location.
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Crumley
Washington Streets
Second Ward
Ta City Council
Hospitals and Charities Committee
Atlanta City Council Votes $75,000 to Community Chest
The Atlanta council approved allocating $75,000 to the Community Chest for 1925, following finance committee recommendations to draft the January finance sheet accordingly. This year the council granted $50,000 to the Chest and also budgeted $1,500 for the annual Christmas pageant at the auditorium and $150 to help cover Southern Commercial Teachers' Association convention expenses on November 25.
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Atlanta
Community Chest
General Council
Council
Moncay
Southern Commercial Teachers’ Association
City council repeals sidewalk extension to curb rule
The city council voted 20 to 10 to repeal a measure requiring all new sidewalks to extend from the property line to the curb. Councilman Horflee Thissell led the effort, arguing the plan added unnecessary cost and would destroy most trees between the line and the curb.
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Streets Committee
Horflee Thissell
City Council Plans Second Meeting of Week Thursday
The city council will hold its second meeting of the week at 3 p m Thursday to consider key papers from a special committee led by Councilman John A White. The panel backs changing the order of business to prioritize important committees and proposes abolition of the office of priming inspector and realignment of duties under the chief of construction. Also suggested are moving street numbering to the city planning commission and reallocating offices for the city warden and city electrician. Reports from all committees not heard Monday will be presented Thursday, with aldermanic board session at 4 o'clock cancelled by the change.
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John A. White
Unean
City Planning Commission
Aldermanic Board
City to buy Nichols property for municipal airplane field
Formal city recommendation to acquire the Nichols estate on Brown's Mill Road as a landing field was sent to the finance committee to rearrange the 1924 budget and raise 8125 for the field payment. Council expected to vote after the finance report with Mayor Sims likely to approve.
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Nichols
Brown's Mill Road
Walter A. Sims
Brown's Mill
Sims
G. €. Aven
Montag
Zoning Petitions Void If Big Signs Are Not Posted
An Atlanta ordinance requires three by six foot signs on all property affected by zoning petitions within two days of city council request. If signs are missing the petitions become void. Signs must show property boundaries and requested changes to enforce posting.
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Atlanta
Cuttel
Council Denies Change to Triangular Land Parcel
Amid debate the council denied part of an ordinance to convert a triangular parcel bounded by Jackson Street Summit and Fast Merritts Avenue from an apartment house to a business district. The decision followed opposition to the recommendation of the ordinance committee.
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Council
Six Atlanta Streets Designated as Boulevards and Parking Rules
City ordinances approved to designate six streets as traffic boulevards with stop requirements at intersections. New crosswalk on Broad Street near Rich's. parking restrictions on Alabama Street, Butler Street, and Exchange Place. Exchange Place made one way eastbound. crowding at curb discouraged. Alderman J T McLendon notes frontage impact.
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Atlanta
City Couner
Aldermanie Board
Ytoursday
Sroad Street
Alabama Street
Bred Street
Rich's
Broad
Alabama
Forsyth Street
No. 1 Fire Station
Butler Street
Auburnavenue
Houston Street
Exchange Place
Edgewondvenue
Ivy Street
Ordinante Giso
Bdzewond Avenue
Ivy
Courtland Streets
Ehire
1923 Personal Tax Not Put On Books Dropped
City council discussed a measure to let Municipal Tax Investment Corp collect and invest taxes from unreported property, paying 10 percent of taxes collected. Alder man W. J. Hartsfield presented the idea on request. opposition from Councilman John A. White. motion to adverse the measure led to its withdrawal after substitute motions.
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Municipal Tnvestment Corporation
W. J. Hartsfield
Municipal Tax ‘Investigation Corporation
John A. White
J. Allen Conch
Hartsfield
Underpass Request Aims To Link Forrest Road Thoroughfare
Councilmen John A White and Horace Russell presented a resolution to build an underpass under the Southern railroad at Forrest Road. The project would extend Forrest avenue across the city, with grading financed by the county and a total cost of 27 912.00. The measure was sent to the 1925 finance committee and will be revisited early next year. The city has widened Forrest avenue and secured the necessary right of way.
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Southern Railroad
Forrest Road
Forrest Avenue
John A. White
J Horace Russell
Move to expand police committee blocked by council
An effort to merge the traffic and prisons panels with the police committee and to grow the police panel to 12 members, one from each ward, was halted Monday as the council referred the ordinance to the ordinance committee for study. Councilman R F Pennington introduced the measure after the mayor vetoed a related bill. A report is expected at the next council session.
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City Council
R. F. Pennington
Pennington
W. As. Tcartsfield
Labor cautioned not to use haste in reform efforts
The article quotes Samuel Gompers urging restraint and devotion to voluntary action. He argues compulsion yields no lasting gains and stresses fundamental human liberty, warning that forcing outcomes can fracture the labor movement and undermine progress.
Red, Watery Eyes and Quick Results With Lavoptik Eye Wash
An ad claims rapid relief for red and watery eyes using a Camphor and Lavoptik eye wash mix. It suggests Cavoptik in a small bottle for home use and mentions a free offer from a nearby pharmacy.
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Cavoptik
Fragmentary Note Leads to Coroner's Jury Investigation
A report describes a Cleveland man surrendering to Sheriff Kerlin as investigators probe the death scene. An open knife was found in the victim's hand and a bottle of whisky lay nearby. A coroner's jury will hear the case.
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Cleveland
Kerlin
Brother Slays Georgian Brother in Fayette County
Fayetteville Ga November 17 Special John Parrot 40 prominent Fayette county farmer was shot and killed Sunday evening by A D Cleveland 45 his brother in law at the latter's home on the Union Fayetteville highway three miles west of Fayetteville. Autopsy says death from close range gunshot. Cleveland says Parrot came to his door partly armed and, after warning, advanced. he fired in self defense but did not know he had killed him. Parrot survived by a widow and one child. Cleveland claims self defense.
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Fayetteville
John Parrot
Fayette County
A. D. Cleveland
Union- Fayetteville
Parrot
Cleveland
Smi Ebild
Con Cleveland
Parro
Elias
Ten Men Held In Woman's Death
Funeral services for Mrs. Stewart were held in White County as Rev. Stewart, who pursued alleged murderers, warned Haralson County officers he could identify several suspects among those held for assault on his wife. He had opposed liquor law violators in Lumpkin, Floyd, and Haralson counties. A rum-running gang reportedly planned retaliation.
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Stewart
White County
Haralson
Lumpkin
Wloyd
Rev
The
Presbytery votes Fosdier out as minister
The Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick will sever all connection with the First Presbyterian church on March 1, 1925, remaining as special preacher until then. The New York presbytery approved the report of a special committee by a wide margin, with only two dissenting votes.
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New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
First Presbyterian Church
First Church
Church vote halts Fosdick pulpit invitation
A Presbyterian meeting debated inviting Dr Fosdick to occupy the pulpit. A vote of 65 to 18 defeated the motion though a leading figure noted the church would accept whatever decision the body made and urged unity. The session argued inviting Fosdick would dodge the church’s spirit of law rather than its letter.
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Presb
Felinguigh
Fosdick
George Alexander
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Fosdick
Pershing to Lead U.S. Mission to Peru Centennial
General John J. Pershing will head the United States special mission to Peru for the centennial of the Battle of Ayacucho. The unit will sail aboard the battleship Utah to participate in the celebration next month.
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Pershing
U.S
Peru
Washington
Gen- 1 Pershing
Unites States
Ayaenehe
Utah
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City Dairy Farm
City
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Gompers
House of Humanity
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Merita
Presbytery
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Fahnestock
Algestrical
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Columbia
National Carbon Company, Inc
Columbia Eveready
Nash
Nash Motors Company
Martin-Nash Motor Coo
R. H. Martin
Jacksonville
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