The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-11
SPEARS LANDS IN
CITY POSITION
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CITY COUNCIL ELECTED HIM
CHIEF OF SANITARY UE.
PARTMENT.
The soIons Held Quite a Busy Session
Disposed of Considerable
Routine Business.
Regular Meeting.

Present.-Hon. N. Emanuel, mayor;
Aldermen Franklin, duBignon, McGar-
Fey Calhoun, Cook and Taylor
Absent-Aldermen Newman and
Kaiser.
Minutes of meeting June 20, 2S and
July 3, read and confirmed. after re-
consideration and striking from the
minutes of the meeting of June 26
the resolution by Alderman duBignon
adopted at said meeting, to-wit: BE
it, and it is hereby resolved by the
mayor and council of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
Tnat from and after the passage of
this resolution no permit be granted
for the erection OF buildings, sheds or
fences until the certificate OF the city
engineer is filed in the office OF the
clerk, showing that he has located the
lines of the lot or fraction of lot on
which said building or fence Is to be
erected
Resolved further, That tne marshal
be instructed to place on the docket
all persons found engaged in the cree
ton of buildings, sheds. or fences
without having first obtained the per
mission of council.9
Petitions.
From Brobston, Fendig & Co., for
refund of $19S7 excess tax pand on
Dixyille lot No Z, east side of Stone
wall street, between George and Lon
don streets. by reason OF double re-
turns for years 1897. 1898, 1899, 1900,
1901 and 1902 Referred to committee
on taxes and revenues.
From Mrs M J. Colson, for refund
Of $G8 90, amount paid to Marshal
Beach in June, 1900, on execution is
sued in June, 1900, for 1894 taxes, at
taching to petition copy of execution
receipted by Marshall Lewis w
Beach, issued January, 1898, for 1894
taxes, and marked paid in 1897, in
same amount. Referred to committee
on taxes and revenues
From S. Marks. with city engineers
certificate attached, for permission to
erect shed on New town lot No. 1871.
Referred to committee on police. fire
and building permits and sanitation.
From the police force for ten days
vacation. On motion a vacation OF
five days eacn, in rotation. with pay.
was granted to the regular force.
Election.
An election was held for the of
fee of superintendent of sanitation and
sanitary inspector for unexpired term
Applications were read from T. w
Bolt and J. j. Spears. J. j. Spears
was unanimously elected
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Reports.
From sanitation, lignC and water
committee on petition of residents in
vicinity of and Albany streets for
installation Of electric arc light at in
tersection of said streets; that the
amount of travel at this point at night
does not warrant the expenditure on
the part of the city of the cost Of an
arc light. recommending that the pc
tition be not granted Adopted.
From taxes and revenues committee
on petition of w. E. Thomas for cor
rection of alleged error in taxes paid
for 1900; tnat no error appears from
records in clerks office, recommend
ing that papers be returned to petition !
er by clerk with explanations. Adopt
ed.
From same committee, with refer 4
ence to city title to New Town lot No |
2,509, showing same to have been pur-
chased by city twice at marshall sales
as unreturned property-once in 1895
and once in 1896. Ordered filed.
From Or. ]. A Butts, city physician
for month of June, accompanied by3
mortuary report ordered filed.
From S. A. Burney, marshall, for
month Of June, showing 65 arrests, |
discharged, 81 cases docketed vio-
lation sanitary ordinance.
Police fines, s280.O5 collected; ex- |
ecutions collected, $339,33; costs on
same, $11OO; impounding fees, s30.00, /
marks and brands, $2455. Ordere, !
published and filed.
From city engineer, a plan to remedy /
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