The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-03
A BUSY SESSION
Of CITY COUNCIL
Efforts VIII Be Made to
Get the Baptist
School
CITY Will DONATE A SITE
Several Petitions, Communications,
Etc, Were ReceiVed.-Some In
teresting Reports Made by
Different officials.
CITY WILL DONATE A SIZE
Adjourned Regular Meeting.


Brunswick, Ga, July 2, 1908.
Present Hon. A. j. Crovatt, mayor;
Aldermen Kaiser, du Bignon, Cook and
Dart.
Absent, Aldermen Newman Taylor,
Smith and Robinson.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and confirmed.
Petitions.
From Noble and Parker, to be per
mEtted to tRle out half years Ii
cense for their planning MILL stating
that in March, 1903, they had pur-
chased the Torras planning mill, dis
mantled it, removed machinery and
had constructed a new mill in New
Town doing no business practically to
July first Referred to committee on
taxes and revenues.
From Thos Foley, for permission to
transfer liquor license to retail at
4O4 Bay to new location, SIG Bay
street, petition accompanied by con-
sent of nearest neighbors. Petition
granted.
Sire a members fire department, ask
I ilR anption from street tax. Re
.ferEe9 to committee on police, fire and
building permits.
From property owners and residents
in vicinity of Cochran avenue and
Gloucester street, complaining of nui-
sances existing at said location by
reason of it's use as a station by the
B. & B. railroad, such as hackmen,
blocking the streets, noisy assemblage
of people awaiting arrival and depart
ure of trains, boisterOut conduct and
profane language of the hackmen and
the crowds, engines blowing Off
steam, freight and passenger trains
blockading the boulevard, etc ayno
for the passage of an order prohibit
7ng the use of said location as I.
station. Referred to committee on
police, fire and building permits and
marshal.
Communications.
From John Washington and Frank
H. Harris, with regard to an assault
by Assistant Chief of Police Robert
that same be Investigated and charges
preferred against said officer. Refer.
red to police, fire and building per
init committee and the mayor to re
port at next regular meeting of coun
Gil.
eo>1e'~ Committee Reports.
From committee on education. or
communication from John w. Bennett
corresponding secretary, regarding in
ducements to be offered certain Bap
tist association for the establishment
of denominational school in this city;
Your committee begs to recommen,
tnat the city offer an eligible site fol
the establishment OF the above men
toned school, same to be selected
from the lands now owned by the city
adopted.
From taxes and revenues committee
'on petition of Mrs. E. Briesenick, fol
refund of taxes paid on "Houstol
lease lot. 1t appearing that saio
lots in question are part of the lands
leased to T. e. Davenport, trustee fol
the wife and children of James Hous
ton, and not liable for taxes, we rec
ommenG that amount collected in err
ror be refunded and the clerk instruct
ed to issue voucher for the prope
amount. Adopted.
From committee on sanitation. ligh
and water, that two mules in the de
partment, one unfit for service. rec
ommending that same be disposed o
to best advantage, and the hire o
suitable ones until more favorabl,
season of the yeear for the purchas,
of new stock. Adopted and th,
committee instructed to refer back t,
council at next meeting all bids re
ceived for said mules.
From same committee That tn
eight hand boiler in the pumping sta