The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-29
MANY MATTERS
DISPOSED OF
COMMITTEE ON THE FIRE DE-
PARTMENT BUILDING ASKS
FOR MORE TIME.
Attorney Twitty Renders His Report
ia Number of cases-of "
fetal Proceedings 6f the
Meeting.
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga. August 2S, 1902.
Present. Hon. A. l.. Franklin, Chair
man of council, Aldermen Newman,
McGaryey Kaiser and Cook.
Absent. Mayor Emanuel Aldermen
duBignon Ca.noun and Taylor.
Minutes Of meeting Of August IA,
read ana confirmed.
Unfinished business.
Report of Special Comm4ttee on
petition of r. e. Briesenick was taken
up and after discussion, action on
same deferred until next regular meet
ing OF council.
Petitions.
From ]. j. Mansour to have license
issued to 0. A. Larsen as retail dealer
transferred to himself having pur
chased Larsens business 81 620 Bay
street Granted.
From J S. Raffo for refund OF $500
street tax paid year 1901, stating that
he was exempt by reason Of being over
age. Referred to Taxes and Reven-
ue's Committee.
From ] H. Barnes, for refund Of
$500 street tax, charged in error on
his taxes for 1902, stating that ne Is
over age. Referred to same commit
tee.
From Gussie Reynolds, for refund
Of $400 street tax paid by her in
1901 and 1902, for account of her nus
band King Reynolds, said being in
eluded in her taxes for said years in
error her husband having died in
May, 1900 Referred to same commit
tee.
From J. F. Lewis for permission
to have an arbitration, or reconsidera-
tion of the assessment for 1902 on his
property corner F. and Bay streets.
Refused. a.
REPORTS.
Special committee on project OF
converting unfinished market building
into fire department headquarters.
Reported progress and asked for fur
ther time. Granted.
Special committee appointed to con
fer with the Downing Co, relative to
cancelling their lease on the foot Of
Gloucester street, asi-ed for further
Time. Granted.
Fre m A. V. wood, Sc 're-dry Board
Of Health, that the $4,000 placed at
the disposal Of the Board of Health
for the preliminary work on the sew
ers, had been ordered by them turned
back to the city, as much q the work
for which it was intended had been
accomplished. Ordered filed.
From Taxes and Revenues Commit
tee on petition of Dempsey Holmes,
for adjustment Of double assessment
on personally, recommending that pc
tition be granted and excess tax be
written off tae digest Adopted
From same committee on petition Of
Joshua Copers, for refund of street
tax, 50 100, paid in error, recommend
ing rnat same be granted, as petitioner
appeared to be over age as stated.
Adopted
From same committee on petition
of J. w. Dilworth, agent Mrs. Holzen-
dorf, recommending settlement of the
execution for year 1899 on the follow
ing terms On payment of the exc
cution the treasurer to refund on pro
per voucher from clerks Office all the
excess over $2428, which appears to
be the actual tax due. Adopted.
FROM CITY ATTORNEY.
With reference to the claims against
ex-Clerk Bodet and ex-Marshal Beach
arising from excess costs on tax sales
Shortly after reference was made to
me and before the return day of the
next court. the supreme court rem
dered decision in case of Mayor and
Council Of Brunswick VS.. H. H. Har
vey and the T. S. Fidelity Guaranty
Company. Under this decision it isl
impossible to recover from the surety