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5.4.2010
City Hall:
City Jail:
6.9.1879 - “Mayor was authorized to confer with County officials in regard to renting the Old Jail and to rent same if it can be procured for $4.00 per month”
Police Department:
City Offices & Visitor Info. Center:
Fire Department:
Ordinance Regulating Fire Department
Facility updates to Council in March, June, September, and December
Other Notes of Interest:
“Owners of property or land immediately around the Public Square are hereby required to erect sidewalks in front of their premises said sidewalks to be eight feet wide and raised at
least six inches above the level of the streets and to be either paved with rock or made of planks.
“a resolution...setting part the water South Gabriel River as a public bathing place”
“Ordinance authorizing mayor and city secretary to enter into a contract with the Texas Water and Gas Company of Tyler, Texas to build a system of water works for the city of Georgetown”
FIND:
***1911 – transfer of ownership of electric system**find documents*
- sold bonds to fund power plant
-between city and New York power company/electric company or New York Pennsylvania
*City passed debt to build power plant
-look for bonds, bond ordinances, ordinance,
Ordinance Log Book:
Notation found for Minutes P. 71
10/18/1910
Authorizing the issue of $32,000.00 in general obligation bonds to fund the construction of a waterworks
Notation found for Minutes P. 74
10/18/1910
Authorizing the issue of $13,000.00 in general obligation bonds to fund the construction of an electric light plant
Notation found for Minutes P. 116
2/12/1912
Authorizing the Mayor to borrow $6000.00 (encumbering the water and light plant)
Notation found for Minutes P. 179
11/24/1913
Authorizing the issue of $13,500.00 general obligation bonds to fund waterworks completion
*1945 – plant shut down
- look into WilCo Sun
-look into Brazos Electric Power 1945
-Taylor Press – articles on shutting down power plant
Georgetown Water and Light Plant
12/17/1883 – An Ordinance entitled a lease the water works proposed to be built by said city. Provides for entering into a contract.
Smaller Minutes Book – thicker one:
Amendment to COG Ordinance (passed 12/8/1883) authorizing mayor to enter into a contract with the Texas Water and Gas Company for the construction of a system of water works for the
City. Texas Water and Gas Company of Tyler Texas – 10/10/1884
3/9/1886 – Ordinance in relation to bonds of lessees of water works
- lease to Taylor and Kelly dated February 16, 1884
LOOKING FOR: confirmation of when the Utilities (Electric & Water) became Georgetown Utilities.