Church of Our Father – Meeting Minutes Jul 7, 1900 (Reviewed Bid to Build New Church)

Jul 7, 1900 8 PM

Meeting of the Committee on Real Estate and Building at residence of Mr. J.C. Peck.

Present: Messrs. Peck, Spencer, Moore, St. Amand, Lederle and Langston.

Minutes of last meeting read and approved.

Mr. St. Amand explained Mr. Chaney’s letter referred to in the minutes of previous meeting.  Moved and voted that bides on new church building be opened and read. The only bid received was on from L.P. Hunerkopf agency to build the church of $4,525.00.

It was noted that the next meeting be held on the night of the 14th instance, at Mr. St. Amand’s residence.  The members of the committee requested to see contractors and to ask for further bids.

It was voted that the architects be requested to turn over plans and specification with all bids received in time for the next meeting.

Discussion then followed on Mr. Eliot’s (Archivist Note: Eliot is president of the American Unitarian Association) letter about extra contributions to the church fund. Upon motion by Mr. Langston it was voted that Mr. Eliot be informed that a representative of the church would come to Boston in the fall to solicit subscriptions to the amount of $750.00 for the furnishings of the church.

Adjourned, 9:30 pm

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Frank Lederle, Clerk

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26 Folder: 02 Book: 02 Pages: 154
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA