The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-12
Matters of Importance Trans
acted at the Meeting
Held Last Night.
A new ARBITRATOR NAMED.
Buildings Ordered DemoIished-CIer and
Treasurer Submit Their Annual Re-
ports-Church Wants City's Stone.

The city council met in regular
weekly session last night and handled
various matters of Importance.
The petition to reduce the COW linn
its, which was presented at the last
meeting of council, was brought up
again for action. Action was again
deferred until the next meeting.
A petition from Rev. j. J. P. Perry,
pastor of Sc. Athanasius' church, which
was wrecked by the tornado and Is
now being rebuilt, was read. The pc
titiOn asked the CITY to donate to the
church the stone which was pur-
chased for use in the construction of
the market building, but. which. ow-
ing TO the fact that the building was
unfinished, is lying, unused, in the
incomplete structure, The petition
was referred to the committee on
taxes and revenues.
Council instructed the city marshal
to have the dllapidated buildings on
new town lots 1880 and 1881 demol-
lshed at once.
A communication from Hon. Harry
F.. Dunwody, declining to serve as
city arbitrator, was read and accepted.
Mr.. James NJ. Calnan, jr., was unan-
imously elected to the position thus
made vacant.
The committee on taxes and reven-
ues reported, cn the application of the
Western Union Telegraph company
for reduction of license from 500 to
$5O, that more time was desired for
getting at the merits of the question,
The extension of time asked for was
granted.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on purchasing, w. J. Butts was
given the contract for furnishing the
city physician with drugs,I at ,$12.5O
per month, his bid being the best and
lowest submitted.
Alderman Atkinson reported to the
council that it had been found impos-
slble to carry out the instructions of
council IN regard to Smelling L street
to the boulevard, there being consider
able difficulty about obtaining the nec-
essary rights Of way.
City Treasurer Harvey submitted his
annual report of receipts and disburse-
ments for the year ending January 81,
1897. The report was a comprehens1ve
one, and showed that the balance IN
the treasury at the end of the year was
$560.l3.
City Clerk l.. G. Bodet..read his an
nual report. 1t was compiled in book
form and was both exhaustive and
thorough, showing every detail of mu-
nicipal transaction for the year.
Council voted its thanks to the clerk
and ordered the report published. The
figures showed that the expense of
conducting the city government was
$326.73 less for 1896 than for 1895.
Alderman Atkinson introduced a
resolution lnstructing the marshal to
have the frame shed In the rear of the
saloon of M. and,A. Marks. torn down.
Permission was granted to build shed
for the convenience of customers at a
previous meeting of council. Alder
man Atkinson said the Messrs. Marks
had not complied with the terms of
their petition, but had made a regular
store out of the shed, renting 1t to a
barber shop. The resolution to have
it removed prevailed.
The various city accounts were an
proved and ordered paid.
Council then adjourned until next
| Thursday night,