1917-1920
October 16th 1917 City of Perry Council minutes
Town Council met this day in regular session with the following members present. Mr. President, Messes Callicutt, Seales, William and Hingson.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved
Standing Committees made verbal reports, which were accepted.
Matter of opening up sewer mains discussed and Mr. Williams authorized to wire for necessary equipment to clear them out.
Mr. Parrish representing the Seagrave Fire Truck Company and Mr. Stewart the American-LaFrance Fire Truck Company were present and presented bids for proposal for truck. The matter of purchasing Fire Truck was deferred until next regular meeting.
Upon motion Council adjourned until Tuesday night Oct. 23rd.
L. B. Clark
Clerk
(Transcriber note - The council met twice without any mention of the fire truck)
November 16th 1917 City of Perry Council minutes
Town Council met this day by Order of the Mayor with the following members present. Mr. President, Messes Callicutt, Seales, William and Hingson
Minutes of last regular meeting read and adopted.
Upon motion, Order was placed with Auka Fire Hose Mfg. Co. for 1,000 ft fire hose at $1.00 per foot.
Upon motion Council placed an order with American-LaFrance Fire Truck Co. for one Triple Combination Rotary Gear pump Fire Engine, and President of Council and Clerk ordered to make contract to that effect.
May 8th 1918 City of Perry Council minutes
Town Council met this day in call session with the following members present, Mr. President, Messe' Callicutt, Williams, Seales and Hingson.
The purpose of the meeting as stated by the President was to select a Chief of the Fire Department and other members of a Fire Company.
Application of Oscar Whiddon for the position of Chief of Fire Department was received and after due consideration was referred to Water and Fire Committee.
Upon motion duly made and carried Council adjourned, Subject to call.
D. M. Blanton L. B. Clark
Pres. Council Clerk
May 21st 1918 of Perry Council minutes
Town Council met this day in regular session. The following members answered roll call, Mr. President, Messer' Callicutt, Hingson, and Williams. Absent J. H. Seales.
Upon motion duly made and carried that L. E. Cobb was appointed caretaker of Fire Engine at a salary of fifty dollars a month.
Motion made and carried that Fire Engine be accepted and President of Council and Clerk authorized to execute notes with American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. as follows:
One note of $1450.00 due May 10th 1919
One note of $1700.00 due May 10th 1920
One note of $1700.00 due May 10th 1921
One note of $1700.00 due May 10th 1922
One note of $1700.00 due May 10th 1923
All of them due at Perry, Florida and bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum.
August 20th 1918 City of Perry Council minutes
Council met this date in regular session. The roll was called and the following
were present: Mr. President, Messrs G. O. Hingson, C. M. Callicutt, D. F. Blanton and A. C. Kerley.
Minutes of the last regular meeting read and adopted as read.
Special committee appointed at called meeting of the 16th inst. Reported that Mr. Drew Hendry had been employed as night Policeman for the Town at a salary of $70.00 per month, the said night policeman in connection with his regular duties is to look after the Fire Truck and equipment, keep same clean and ready to operate; he is also to help operate same in case of fire.
Chairman of the Water and Fire Committee reported that the Town well needed repairing and received permission from Council to have same done.
Ordinance No. 123 an Ordinance entitled an Ordinance giving the Fire Truck the right of way on the streets of the Town of Perry, Florida over all vehicles and persons was introduced by the Chairman of the Ordinance Committee and on motion was placed on first reading and read in full.
On motion the rules were waived and Ordinance No. 123 was placed on second reading and read by title only.
On motion Ordinance No. 123 was placed on third and final reading and read in full. A vote was then taken and recorded as follows Yeas: J. H. Scales, C. M. Callicutt, G. O. Hingson, A. C. Kerby and D. F. Blanton. Nays: none
Ordinance No. 123 was declared passed by Council as read. There being no further business Council adjourned subject to call.
C. L. Brandon
Clerk
November 9th 1918 City of Perry Council minutes
The Town Council of the town of Perry, Florida met in special called session at the office of W. B. Davis in Perry Florida on this date. The roll was called and the following members were present namely:
Messrs J. H. Scales, G. O. Hingson and A. C. Kerby.
J. H. Scales Pres. of the Town Council, called the meeting to order and A. C. Kerby was appointed Clerk and Secretary of the meetings.
Honorable W. T. Hendry, Mayor of the Town of Perry, Florida was present and stated the purpose of the meeting and the purpose of calling the meeting to be to discuss and determine upon some means and method of relieving the water situation in the Town of Perry, Florida.
J. D. Scruggs President of the Perry Electric Company with whom the town has a contract for furnishing water for the town, was present and stated that the well of the Perry Electric Company had caved in and gone bad and that it was impossible to get water from the Perry Electric Company well; that there is another well near the well of the Perry Electric Company could make arrangements with the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida to connect the well of Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida with the pipe line and maines of the Town of Perry, providing the proper arrangements could be made.
W. B. Davis representing the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida was present and stated that an analysis of the water of the well of the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company showed that this water was not fit for drinking purposes and that the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida is willing to accommodate the Perry Electric Company and the patrons of the Perry Electric Company and also to accommodate the town by making connection of the pump and well of the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company with the pipe lines and mains of the town of Perry, providing the Perry Electric Company and the town of Perry will protect the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida against any claims or actions on account of furnishing this un-pure water.
Thereupon Mr. Kerby offered the following resolution:
Whereas: it appears that the water situation of the Town of Perry, Florida is such that it is impossible to pump water from the well of the Perry Electric Company with which company the town has a contract for supplying water to the citizens and to the town for city purposes, and it appears that arrangements can be made to connect the well of the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida, with the pipe lines and mains of the town of Perry Florida but that the water of the well of the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company is not pure and is not fit for drinking purposes and that the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida will not make this connection unless protection and guarantees is given to it on the part of the town of Perry, Florida.
Therefore Be it resolved: That the Town Council in special session assembled, and the town of Perry, by and through its town Council does hereby release and relieve the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida, from any and all liabilities on account of the furnishing of un-pure water from the well of the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida, to the town of Perry, Florida and the citizens of the town of Perry, Florida and the said town of Perry Florida does hereby agree to protect the said Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida against all suits, claims, actions, loss, damages, liabilities or otherwise on behalf of the town of Perry Florida or the citizens of the town of Perry or the subscribers using the water of the town of Perry Florida so to be furnished by the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida and pumped in to the pipes, pipe lines and mains of the town of Perry Florida by the said Bruton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida, and on account of any sickness, disease or otherwise that result or is claimed to result from the said use of the unpure water so to be furnished by the said Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida, to the Perry Electric Company for the subscribers of the said Perry Electric Company.
Be it further resolved:
That the Mayor of the Town of Perry Florida be, and is hereby authorized directed and empowered to execute the contract for and on behalf and in the name of the Town of Perry Florida with the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida carrying out the purposes and provisions of this resolution and action, on the part of the town of Perry, Florida to protect the Burton-Swartz Cypress Company of Florida as provided in this resolution.
Upon motion the said resolution was duly passed and adopted.
There being no further business before this meeting of the town council, upon motion the meeting adjourned.
Approved: President Council A. C. Kerby
Clerk pro tem
December 3rd 1918 City of Perry Council minutes
Council met this date in regular session. The meeting was called to order the Pres pro tem.
The roll was called and the following members were present Mr. President Messrs C. M. Callicutt, G. O. Hingson, D. F. Blanton and A. C. Kerby.
Minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and adopted as read.
The Mayor was present and urged Council to place the Fire Dept. on an operative basis at once.
On motion duly made and carried G. O. Hingson was employed to act temporarily as Fire Chief and to employ four (4) others as firemen, said Fire Department to hold practice not less than one time each week. The chief and members to receive $5.00 each for each fire and $2.00 each for each practice to which they render service.
December 17th 1918 City of Perry Council minutes
Council met this date in regular session; the roll was called and the following were present - Messrs C. M. Callicutt, D. F. Blanton, G. O. Hingson and A. C. Kerby.
The meeting was called to order by the Pres pro tem.
The minutes of the last regular meeting was read and adopted as read.
On motion duly made and carried Oscar Whiddon was employed to serve the town as night Police and Fireman at a salary of $100.00 per month
(transcriber note: We begin to see the men being paid for the Fire Dept. in January 1919)
January 7th 1919 City of Perry Council minutes
The following bills were audited and ordered paid:
Perry Motor Co. bill 12.15
Wm Cooper Garage trip to Madison for J. Burnette 10.00
Whiddon & Marshall Coffin for Mrs. Hands dec 6.00
J. M. Chancy rent on mule to Dec. 22 30.00
Taylor County Herald prt tax notice 1.20
J. C. Hurst B. S. work 12.40
O'Quinn Drug Co. Dec. bill .75
E. P. Parker Dec. Salary 110.00
Oscar Whiddon Dec. Salary 42.00
L. L. Parker Dec. Salary 25.00
G. O. Hingson Fireman 8.00
L. E. Cobb Fireman 4.00
E. P. Parker Fireman 4.00
W. S. Whiddon Fireman 6.00
J. D. Baisden Fireman 6.00
W. S. Whiddon Fighting fire 5.00
Perry Foley Machine Co. bill 4.00
March 13th 1919 City of Perry Council minutes
On motion duly made and carried that the Town of Perry purchase a mule from A. J. Johnson for the sum of $250.00.
An audit performed by the Town of Perry on August 6th 1919 shows a note paid to American LaFrance Fire Engine Company in the amount of $1,537.00.
Some other businesses that were mentioned in the audit were:
Perry Banking Co.
First National Bank
Standard Lumber Co.
April 6th 1920 City of Perry Council minutes
(transcriber note - I am only transcribing select parts of the meetings. Namely the parts that interest me.)
The following assaults were examined and ordered paid from the General Revenue Fund.
J. C. Hurst shoeing mules and horses & repairs for City 60.50
Perry Grocery Co. feed and supplies 86.08
American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. something for fire truck (can't made out) 6.30
American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. drive chain repaired 40.51
Cason & Hutcheson 1/2 cord wood for City Hall 4.00
Smith Fleming Co. 5 batteries for fire truck 57.80
Cason & Hutcheson hauling lumber for city .75
American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. 25 gallon motor oil 20.03
Perry Electric Co. lights and water for Mar. 213.49
S. H. Peacock Jr. & Co. 4.00
O'Quinn Drug Co. .25
Perry Motor Co. trip & work 1.00
Bloodworth Drug Co. medicine for city dogs 1.42
D. Mickelson & Co. supplies for fire truck 3.50
Gulf Telephone Co. telephone rent for April 1920 3.50
Callicutt & Hogan gas for fire truck 7.14
L. E. Cobb 1 fire practice Peacock Store 2.00
J. D. Baisden 1 fire practice Peacock Store 2.00
Walter Wright 1 fire practice Peacock Store 2.00
G. O. Hingson 1 fire practice Peacock Store 2.00
L. E. Cobb 1 fire W. A. Hendry Res. 5.00
J. D. Baisden 1 fire W. A. Hendry Res. 5.00
Walter Wright 1 fire W. A. Hendry Res. 5.00
Wiley Wright 1 fire W. A. Hendry Res. 5.00
G. O. Hingson 1 fire W. A. Hendry Res. 5.00
G. O. Hingson 1 inspection W. A. Hendry Res. 1.00
W. Sullivan 3 days Police duty 12.50
G. O. Hingson express and charges on batteries 17.24
E. P. Parker one month salary Chief of Police 125.00
E. P. Parker watering streets, flushing mains, catching hogs & cows 9.30
Oscar Whiddon one month salary Night Police 115.00