The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-12
Ordered published and filed.
Resolution hv Alderman Nc


Whereas, it has become urgent by
reason OF losses sustained, on several
| occasions, by merchants ana store
keepers on Newcastle street. south of
Monk street. lat the Mansfield street
drain is inadequate to meet the re-
quirements of a growing city and to
afford just protection to a large mum
Der Of business men and property own
ers who suffer yearly from overaows
and live in continued fear and anxiety
for the want of sufficient drainage to
carry the surface water, whic. is also
damaging to all otner streets and i'm
Iprovements thereon.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
mayor and aldermen in council as
sembled, that the mayor be and is
..ereby empowered to appoint a special
committee. to consist of himself ana
three members, together with city en-
glneer who viii examine the leasi-
bility of dram to be constructeo on
Monk street or sucn other street as
they may designate. Adopted
The ordinance placed on lis nrst
reading at meeting of August 2S, by
Alderman McGarvey entitled IAN Or
dlnance regulating the painting OF
telegraph. telepnone and electric light
poles over for other purposes" was
withdrawn.
The following ordinance was placed
on it's first reading by A.~erman Nc
Garyey:
An ordinance to regula,e the tele-
graph. telephone, electric light anu
other poles and wires erected and to
be erected on the streets, lanes,
squares and alleys of Brunswick, re
quiring such poles to be painted and
such wires to be hung a certain dis
tance above the pavement or ground,
and for other purposes.
Section BE it and it is hereby or
dained by the mayor and council oi
the city O. Brunswick .n meeting ,.ns
assembled, that all telegraph, tee-
phone, electric ligh, ana other poles
now erected and standing in any OF the
streets, lanes, squares and alleys OF
said city, or which may hereal,er be
erected by any person, firm or cor
poration, snail be painted in the man
ner and with sucn colors as may be
prescribed ana designale by resom-
tion Of the Mayor and council of said
city.
Sec BE it furlDer ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That no wires
shall be strung or maintained on any
sucn streets lanes, squares or al
leys, on any poles erected or to be
! erected thereon, at a height of less
than - feet rom the ground or pave
ment and that air such wires already
strung or fixed on any such poles
which are not at least 35 feet from
I the ground or pavement sail be re
strung, raised and elevated to at least
sucn height as is herein provided from
such ground or payment
sAction 3. BE it furteher ordained
That any person or persons violating
the provisions of this ordinance saa
be summoned to appear before the
police court Of said city, and upon con
viction for such violation shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, or, in the
discretion of the judge of acting Judge
Of said court, may be imprisoned in
the gaurd house ol sand city for not
less than fifteen days nor more than
sixty Gays, or sentenced to work on
the public strets of said city not less
than Is days nor more tnan sixty
days; Or, in the discretion Of the judge
or acting judge of said court, either
one or all three o. said penalties may
be imposed upon sucn person or per
sons so convicted
Sec. 4-Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordinances in
t&onfiict herewith hawsnd the same are
EAreby III and annulled
Bill<SSN42>count properly approved
and audited. read and ordefeu placed
in course of settlement Adjourned
N. d. RUSSELL,
Clerk Of Council