Barnesville City Council 1898 Budget and Reform Plan
Barnesville mayor and aldermen met on September 8 1898 to review quarterly finances and approve salaries and refunds. Mayor Smith urged a bond issue of 5000 and proposed meters for water use plus street and water system improvements with new officers and committees appointed. He warned of low tax rates over six years, discussed the electric light plant and the need for better record keeping, jail, and building permits.
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Council
Barnesville
W. B. Smith
Smith
J. F. Stallings
W. A. Prout
E. L. Rogers
J. W. Hanson
D. L. Anderson
H. H. Gray
PD. L. Anderson
W. C. Stocks
S. N. Woodward
Marvin Middle Brooks
C. E. Stocks
W. H. Willis
E. R. Carswell
Robert Holmes
J. B. Bankston
Sexton
John Banks
Prout, Rogers
Ander
Cook Hill
Thomaston Street
Forsyth Street
Treasury
Brown Avenue
John F. Taylor
Elm Street
Holmes Street
Gordon Institute
Stafford Hill
Pike County
Spalding County
Griffin
Central Railroad
Recorders Court
Zebulon
Mayors Court
General Treasury
City council approves dispensation room and several allocations
The council orders a room secured for the dispensary and approves payments including 4 per month to Jeff Davis Hose Co for use of the firehouse, 1920 to Gordon Institute, 80 to colored union schools, 2.50 per quarter to Hook and Ladder Co, and 10 per month to the military company. The mayor's address is to be published in the Barnesville Gazette and minutes. Gordon Institute auditorium request is referred to committee. uncollected electric and water bills are to be turned over to the electrician. Minutes approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Starrorp
Clinn
Finance Com
A. O. Murphey
W. A. Prout
Electric Light and Waterworks
Garland Seaman
J. J. Kennedy
RE. J. Murphey
W. B. Suiry
Tee
Jeff Davis Hose Co
Gordon Institute
Colored Union Schools
Hook and Ladder Co
Military Company
Barnesville Gazettte
Electrician
W. B. Smith
J. Murpney
Episcopal Rector To Lead Evening Service In Barnesville
Rev. G. A. Whitney of St. George's Griffin will conduct a Sunday evening service on September 18 at 7 30 in the Presbyterian church. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
G. A. Whitney
St. George’s Episcopal Church of
Griffin
Presbyterian Church
Pitts Carminative Recommended for Teething Relief
The advertisement asserts Pitts Carminative is pleasant tasting and prompt with dependable results. It claims to ease teething discomfort for children and reassure anxious mothers, with testimonials from E. H. Dorsey of Athens Georgia praising its efficacy and claiming it does all that is claimed.
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Pitts
E. H. Dorsey
Athens
Cemetery Driveways Need Weed Control Warns Undertaker
In a letter to city officials G. L. Summers, an undertaker, complains that cemetery driveways are overgrown with weeds, making passage difficult for hearses. He urges the city to address the poor upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Summers
Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles
Texas testimonial reports a cure from Hall's Great Discovery by E. W. Hart. Frank Porter says bedbound seven weeks, relief in four days, kidneys acting 42 times a night. Sold via mail for one cent after small bottle purchase. Waco manufacturer and W A Wright of Barnesville and Cameron, Texas listed.
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Hall
E. W. Hart
P. O. Box
Waco
Texas
W. A. Wright
Barnesville
Cameron
Frank Porter
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Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Goungil
Amt
Ces Estees
E. J. Murphery
E. J. Murpney
Anderson
Gray
Hanson
Rogers
Prout
Stallings
Water and Light Board
Dun and Bradstreet
Ft. Wayne Electric Co
Marshall
South Eastern Tariff Association
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
World’s Dispensary Medical
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Stee
S. M. Marshburn
V. O. Marshburn
Barnesville, GA
J. B. P. Milner
Episcopal Service
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