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June
~oll Call:
1945, the 19th.
Mayor
~. ounc ilmen:
Clerk
sent:
~,. W. Vickers
Y. M. Middleton
~.. G. H.~rdee
B.E. Shaw
~rchie Smith~
~. W. ~ose
C.~ Mitchell Attorney.
~ouncllman R.A. Tillis
V~sitors: Mr. Harry Bohannon: Mrs. Fields ; Mrs.Florida Rembert;
Mrm~ Mrs Roberts ,L.M. Shafor,C.W. Sembler,A. Foster.
Minutes of the regular meeting of J~e 5,i945,were read and approved as
reid. ~ ~/'
Mrs. Florida Rembert, of st~e~,aSked~/~ permission to l:ake the floor~at the
opening of ~he meeting to i~rotest at the excessive taxes on her property.
SLe based her pro,est on the ground~ that the sta~e had taken 200it.for
highw~-~y usc,le~ving a mere strip of s~nd on the river front.
Mrs. Rembe~t's tax was declared as $253. 25 for the years· 194&-1935. ~L~61
fer to settle for $1.50 was taken under advi~emenl: ~until the ne.x~ meeting.
Councilman Hardee , seconded by 8ouncilma~:smith, moved that the Chair ap-
point a committee':of three to draw up a list of City ,~ owned property and
fix price for same. The motion was carried unanimously.
Chair ~reupon appointed the f~llowIng:
'?he
Councilman B.~. Shaw
Councilman Archie Smith
Councilman M. G. Hardee.
Councilman Hardee resigned in,favor of Mr. Harry Bohannon.
Mayor E.W. Vickers and Chairman J. R. Middleton were appointed members ex-
officio.
Councilman Shaw moved to pay the Fire insurance on the CityHall. On second
by Councilma~mith,the motion was carried unanimously.
On a motion by Councilman Shaw, second by Oouncllman Hardee,it was moved to ::,~:,:::.
insure the contents owned by the City and located in the City Hall,against
fire,to the amount of $1,000, an~storm insurance to the amount of $500.
Carried unanimously.
Two committees volunteered to assist on records in the office,consisting of
Er. Harry Bohamnan and Mr. L. ~. Shafo.r, who were to check tax receipt books.
Mr. R. B. Letchworth and Councilman E B. Shaw ,to~.~$heek receipt books with
the tax rolls.
On a motion by Councilman Smith the meeting adJounned at 10:30 P.M.