The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03
GOODYEAR PAYING OUT CASH.
GOVERNMENT STILL OWES HIM A
GOOD BALANCE.

He is Seeking Further LEGISLATION
for Brunswick Bar-Republican
Politics in Brunswick-Broyvn
Wants to he Postmnster-Dunn
Way Continue Collector of GUS
toms-Hrunswick's New Aldermen
sworn in-Brunswick's Good Sys-
tenn of Sewerage.
Brunswick. Ga, Jan. 2.-Since Col. Good
year got his last payment of $4,000 for
work on the outer ocean bar he has sent
out number of checks in payment for
various items of expense incurred in deep
ening the bar and in consequence consid-
cradle money has been turned loose on the
local business world that has pushed trade
along considerably.
As the account now stands between Col
Goodyear and the government, the last
payment of 100000 squares him for the
work he has done, with one exception.
This exception is the payment of $4,000
for having secured an excess width over
what his contract called for as follows:
Fifty feet at the narrowest point of the
channel of twenty-four feet and fifty feet
at the narrowest point of twenty five feet
Col Goodyear win remain In Washington
this winter to secure this payment for
work done, and when this payment is Sc
cured he will begin work TO secure iegis-
lation for additional work on the bar
amounting to $4,000 for a twenty foot
channel and S30,00O for maintenance
Republican Politics.
in national politics, so far as they af-
feet local officeholders. the ball has opened
and the applicants for plums to be dis
tributed by President Mckinley have gone
TO work. With the beginning of the new
year Mr. f. Nice. Brown has announced
his candidacy for the Brunswick pos tmas-
tership plum, a position that pays about
81, 400 per year, and has been ably filled
for the past three and half years by
Capt. w. f. Symons. former representa-
tive from Gfynn, and one of the best
known Democrats in this section. Fol-
lowing the precedent set by President
Cleveland in allowing former postmasters
to remain out their term of four years.
Capt. Symons has not been disturbed, but
his four years Will end about six months
from date, and Mr.. Brown wants it, He
has been local postmaster before, and
gave universal satisfaction 1t is now I'M
derstood that he has the party indorse-
ment, and is regarded as a winner
The local Republican Committee meets
the first week in February to select dele
gates to the district convention and in
dorse candidates, and the district conven-
ton meets the second Wednesday in Feb
ruary, 10 select delegates to the national
convention. The state committee meets
on March II, to elect delegates at large.
As far as the local custom house is con-
cerned it is generally understood that Col.
H. T. Dunn will have no opposition for
reappointment, IT, of course. the Repubh-
cans win out Col Dunn is in line with
his party, both local and state, and he
has made too good collector to think
of changing The business element of
Brunswick, irrespective of party, Endorses
him in every way.
New Aldermen Sworn In.
The four new aldermen-elect were
sworn in to-day and Brunswiek's city
government for 1900 starts off in good
shape. Hon. d. ID. Atkinson is Mayor,
Mr.. L. c. Bodet, clerk, and Mr.. II. IL
Harvey treasurer of the city, while the
other officers to be elected will be named
at a caucus to come, and then later will
be voted on In open meeting of Council.
There are rumors of contests in several OF
the important jobs that Council has to
give out.
Brunswick's aldermen for the new year
are Aldermen H. II. mason, ID. w. krduSs,
u. Dart, J. M. Bloodworth, r. F.. Brels-
neck, j. B. Abrams, J. w. Thomas and
H. M. Branham.
The new year promises fairly well for
Brunswick, and while there is a pretty
heavy debt on hand for the people to
pay it was incurred from the sale CT
bonds for a sewerage system and other
public improvements, and the people have
derived so much benefit from them that
the debt is being carried without much
protest. So famous has the Brunswick
sewerage system, which was built by
these debt bonds, become that Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hospital
service will refer to its good work in his
government report