The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-06-27
BUSY MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
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MATTERS OF PUBLIC VEAL or
WOE DISPOSED OF LAST
NIGHT.
Special Session to be Held Saturday
to Receive Committee
Reports.
Regular Meeting


Present-Hon. b. L. Franklin
chairman of council; AID. Newman
du Bignon, McGarvey. Calhoun. Kai-
ser ana Cook.
Absent-Mayor Emanuel. and AID.
Taylor.
Minutes of meeting June -. II, and
19 read and approved.
Petitions.
From l.. r. Aiken for permission to
erect onestory frame dwelling on
OLD Town lot number $50. Granted
From Bowen & Thomas, contract
ors, for permission to erect for A
Kaiser & Bro. a one-story brick, gray
el-roofed store building and shed room
on Old Town lot No. 8. Granted.
From Luke Dawson for permission
TO transfer license for one barber
chair from his shop at No 101 Monk
street to 200 Monk street Refused
From Thos. Keany. for permission
to have an advertisement OF his gro
Gerry business printed on one of the
hose wagons. Refused. A motion
prevailed that the advertisement on
the sprinklng cart be painted out
and Mr. Harper reimbursed the
amount epended by him in painting
the cart
From McClure's Ten-Cent store, for
correction of assessment on stock OF
merchandise, alleging error on part
Of assessor Referred to committee
on taxes and revenues
From w. E. Kay, attorney South.
ern Pine Co, asking permission to
pay taxes on real estate and imnrover
ments and otner property except Ium-
ber leaving that question to be ie-
cided by litigation. If not satisfactori-
ly arranged. Referred to city attor-
ney for opinion as to whether treas
urer can issue receipt without preju.
dice to city rignts, tne treasurer to
act on his opinion
From G Downing, for Patterson.
Downing & Co., protesting against the
collection of a tax on the gravel
streets owned by said corporation.
stating his belief in the iIegality Of
same, and asking a reconsideration on
the ground of prejudice. Referred to
city attorney
Reports.
Special committees on returns of
S. f. & w r, !, on investigation of
alleged Irregularities of sanitary su-
perintendent, and finance committee
on matter of Gloucester street sewer,
all reported progress, and were grant
ed further time
Repoots Continued.
Public works and building commit
toe on petition OF board of education
for the material for the unfinished
market building. recommending that
same be not granted Adopted
Reports
From taxes and revenues commit
tee on petition Of Hitch & Brantley
for refund of excess tax paid by rea-
son of double return of n E. quar-
ter of town common lot No. 1856 be-
tween Wolf and Albany streets, year
1899, 1900 and 1901. recommending
tnat eeess tax of $1,000 be refunded.
Adopted
From same committee on petition of
w e. Kay, trustees for refund Of
excess tax paid by reason of double
return Of Windsor Park lots q, 16,
"A, 81, 81, rs AMI SO for years 1900 and
1901. and for refund of tax paid by
Alice Monroe in 1901 on a certain
Dixville lot by reason Of erroneous
return, recommending that excess tax Of
$2480 be refunded to w. e. Kay, trus-
tee. and s2114 be refunded to Alice
Monroe Adopted.
Reports.
From Committee on police, fire and
building permits, on petition of c. l..
Davenport for permission to build
shed at 300 Monk street, recommend
ing that same be granted, provided
same is constructed according to fire
ordinance. Adopted.
Froom same committee on petition
of J. J. Lissner to erect brick stable
on lot on Grant street opposite Ma
tional Bank, Recommending that same
be granted provided same Is con
From same committee an petition of
Chas Baumgartner, for permission to
erect platform and roof side Of his ice
factory recommending that same
be granted, provided same is con-
structed in conformity with fire oTdi-