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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1951

Page

8

Decatur Alabama approves Beach Street paving plan 1951

Improvement Ordinance No. 613 adopts paving of Beach Street and adjacent avenues with double bituminous surface, plant mix seal and concrete curbs. Costs estimate is 36 772 34 dollars and hearings set for July 2 1951 at 7 00 PM at City Hall.

Decatur Alabama Beach Street 18Th Avenue 19Th Avenue Eighth Street Seventh Street Locust Street Wadsworth Street Tower Avenue State of Nolur Daily

City of Decatur approves improvements on taxed properties

The city grants public works with hearings set at least two weeks before July 2 1951 and directs the city clerk to mail copies of the ordinance to last assessed taxpayers at least ten days before the council meeting. The document, adopted June 4 1951, outlines protest rights and method of construction per filed plans.

Decatur City of Alabama Decatur Daily

City of Decatur approves improvements under Ordinance 611

City Council meeting held June 18 1951 finds no objections to improvements under Ordinance 611 and confirms the ordinance. Improvements to be built with no bids and costs assessed to property benefited. City Engineer to supervise. adopted June 18 1951. Mayor H R Summer.

City OF Decatur Alabama Joe Pettey H. R. Summer

Decatur Alabama approves streets paving ordinance 615

North Avenue Cain Street Willow Street Cherry Street and Chestnut Street in Decatur Alabama to be paved with double bituminous surface treatment and base. Public hearing set July 16 1951 at City Hall. Ordinance 614 fixes grades and references engineers blueprints on file. Mayor H R Summer signs.

Decatur Alabama Fairview Somerville Road First Street Cain Street Well Street Alabama Street Cherry Street Ferry Street Willow Street Sixth Avenue Davis Street Chestnut Street Sixteenth Avenue 18Th Avenue Boma North Avenue

Local Visits and Family News From Center Springs Area

A weekend of visits and health notes from the Center Springs area includes Decatur guests Hoyte Grizzard and family, Rev J C Whitten party from Town Creek, and Sandra Sivley recovering from virus pneumonia. Local ties feature Rudolph Sivley and kin at multiple gatherings, a birthday dinner for Debby and Lottie, and Rev A E Doyle delivering sermons Sunday. The Corcoran Gallery of Art, established 1869 in Washington DC, is noted in reference to American art.

Hoyte Grizzard Vernie Faye Lara Grizzard Decatur J. C. Whitten Town Creek Sandra Sivley Rudolph Sivley Nell Buddie Lois McGee Warren McGee John Herman Turney Air Force Biloxi Mississippi Leonart Turney William Lemmond Gloyce McCutcheon Debby Lottie Talucah Center Springs A. E. Doyle Hazel Black Hartselle Troy McCutcheon Nadine Corcoran Gallery of Washington, D. C

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