1947-08-19 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MTGL, -T V E,: LJ -, .-' -:: J .J ^�� V L i_ I J.J ,1. S.i ART �11Y
CITY COL C.LL ' Gp i
SST. I TIM 7 AUUULT ln i . p . 1047 AT r1lzl
CITY IL,LL A 8:00 'P.I:.
The meetinL lva,s called to order by ' -res.. Clark; %vith Thor:?-Pson,
and Councilmen .;hafcr7 1,4arrovil Pressley and Clark resr;ondanL to roll
call.
L'inutes of the reuula2 neetinE of :yuUust and of the special meetin
of } u�ust 12 v erc respectively react and z_arrovcd
Couiicilr:!an Barrow reported that he hau just been notified of a bad
septic c ; on at the 6unset �apartnent- s , 109 -11 Sunset Drive 7
and the Clerk- condition i istructc4 to contact the o%gicr and the County
Health Li the i.iarni g-
A delegation of colored residents, headed l)y John rryar7 carne, to ask
hat the Council had been aLle to do al. out therz 7_alld for the
developmbnt Off." homes of their o;;n. It Yjas c:;.plained to tilers that
even if tho• property imnodiute'ly adjacent to the present colored
section were re -zoned the o�,iners •,:ould not sell it but erould put up
houses for rental purposes, so that nothinZ ;could be aired in their
search for property they coulci ovin for therasel.ves. It vas also
pointed out that the County is t:opking on a plan for colored settle-
ments in ,which- they *viould probably qo able to own their homes and
they arced to await those devclopments.
Zi.th only a small Council prescist� Comcil.;an rressley, seconded by
Councilman Shafer, moved that the meetin�E, be adjourned until luesday,
August 26, -�.'D. 1047 at 8 p.r:. I:otion Carried and meeting adjourned
at 8 :45
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President, City Council
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