The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-26
BRUNSWICK HAS A SENSATION.
Another Piece of ROttenness I'm Mu-
nicipaI Affairs to BE shown Up.

Another Piece of ROttenness I'm Mu-
nicipaI Affairs to BE shown Up.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 25.-There is a
well-defined rumor afloat to the effect
that the big Hilton and Dodge Lumber
Company intend to erect, at an early
date, an immense cypress mill on st.
Simons Island. This mill, it is said,
will be much larger than the one
burned a few years ago, and its erec-
tion will be in line with the progress
iveness OF the firm. They now control
a big cypress mill on the outskirts of
Brunswick and run it night and day.
1t is ruInored, on good authority, that
new game and pleasure club has
been organized and will shortly be in
corporated under the title of the est
Smon's Club" This institution will
buy five acres of ground on st. Simons
and spend much money in club build
ings and identifying it. The club has
wealthy men at its back and a we'll
known local attorney is looking up the
titles.
City Council meeting tomorrow night
will be an especially interesting one
because of a report that is slated to
be read. Details of this report have
been unknown to the public but a ru-
NOR that a live one was to be read has
gotten out, and the public is on the
qui Vive of interest. The report, in
substance, is said to embrace some
discoveries that has been recently
made by Attorney James T. Colson, in
relation to some property that was
sold and resold by the city and fees
collected and recollected by officials on
same. and in addition to what Attor-
ney Colson found, subsequent develop
ments by City Clerk Russell will show
alleged over-payments in fees of about
$1,000. These fees were collected by
various officers on the strength of tax
sales lists prepared by former city
clerks and the detailed report will be
read with interest. The former city
clerk is not now a resident of Georgia,
and his statement in reference to the
report cannot now be OBJ
tanned. He has friends here
who will very promptly send him
copy of the report when II appears,
and get his side of the case.
The Brunswick and Birmingham
people began to-day laying track on
Bay street and rumor has II that they
will run trains all around the city be-
fore the end of this week. They have
completed track laying to their deep
water frontage and are gradually draw
ing the lines between themselves and
the union depot.
The steam tup Neptune, of Darien
and Sapelo will go on the ways at
Jacksonville shortly, and after being
thoroughly oyerhauled will return to
do business at this port. The Neptune
has been in opposition to the South At
lantic Towing Companys feet, and the
arrival of the powerful addition to that
fleet in the way of the Vigilant, calls
for an overhauling and sprucing up OF
the Neptune. The rivalry is good ma
tured as no one has been hurt by ii
so far.
Prof. N. H. Ballard, the newly elected
superintendent of Glynn's public
schools, arrived to-day. and was at
once shown through the buildings by
former Supt. Orr, who resigned TO ac-
cept a position in the Savannah
schools. Prof. Ballard comes from Lex
ington. and after nine years spent sue
cessfully in handling public school sys-
TENS. He brings with him the highest
recommendations of the people whom
he has served heretofore and of prom
inent educators who Know of his work.
Prof. Orr and family will leave for
Savannah tomorrow and they carry
with them the best wishes of a host OF
friends. The people of Savannah will
find Prof. Orr a valuable addition "a
their school and church work.