The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-29
Andreas Saxlehne
MASON TO THE COUNCIL.
He Retires Urging Brunswick to Buy
the Light and Water Plants.

Brunswick, Ca, May 28.-The retirement
of Hon. Z. II. Mason from the mayoralty
chair is very generally regretted. The
resolutions of regret offered by Alderman
Fendig and passed by council, voiced the
sentiments of a large number selec-
ton of his successor will devolve upon
council at its next meeting.
A vast amount of speculation has been
INDUCED in recently as to whether Mr..
f. II. Mason would continue his fight
through the courts for the mayOralty or
accept the verdict of the supreme court
and relinquish his hold on the office. Many
of his friends have requested him to fight
the case on, and thereby delay the appoint
ment of a successor until the time expired
for which he was disqualified. 1t was
hoped by some that he would adopt this
plan, and If he had the result, would have
been his perpetuation in Office He gave
no intimation of his intentions to anyone
until last night, when his address to coun-
Gil was read. In it he calls councils at
tention to some matters of vital import
ance to every tax payer in Brunswick.
After reviewing the history of the nay
orally contest and its final result in the
courts. Mr.. Mason said
'fThe highest tribunal in our state has
said that | am now ineligible to the may
orally. and l believe that / should at
once bow in submission to this decree,
for ! hold that no man is worthy to adj
minister the law unto others and exact
obedience thereto. who does not by his
own precept and example observe a like
obedience unto the mandates of those
clad in authority above him. 1 there
fore beg to announce that with this ses-
sion of council l shall cease to perform
any of the duties of the mayoralty and
cease to bear any of its responsibilities,
1t is perhaps unnecessary for me to ten
der my formal resignation, but if such is
deemed necessary. the same will be ten
dered. In pursuing this course the chief
regret is the severance of my official re-
lations with this board, which have been
uniformly pleasant and agreeable, and I
can have no better wish for my success
sor than that his relations with you viii
be as pleasant and cordial as mine have
been.
Il cannot finally take leave of you with
out directing your attention to certain
matters which | believe of great interest
to your city, and which I would have been
glad to have aided you in determining.
Denied this privilege, however, / feel i'm
PEELED to give you my views and sugges-
tons leaving you to take such action as
your own good Judgment and patriotism
may dictate l wish to call your attention
to the fact that the Brunswick Light and
Water Comnany 5 property will, in all
probability ID SOLD at receivers sale at
an early date and it is necessary that
the city should own it. / consider the
contract which sadded this imposition
upon an unsuspecting public one of the
worst that was ever signed by a public
official. The reason why the city should
own this plant are too numerous to mem
ton in detail, but it is enough to say
that our citizens, as well as our city,
should be released from the letters OF this
blood-sapping corporation, if it is possible
to do so within the bounds of reason. 1
trust that you will not let this matter
sleep, and that your efforts in endeavoring
to secure this plant in the name of the
city may be crowned with success"