The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-12
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deed from Kaiser Bros, ct al, dated
Sept. l, 1897, to the Southern p inc
Co. Deed record book @ @. $50 m UGH
Of London street in said city of
Brunswick, Glynn county, as lies vest
of the western line of Bay street in
said city, the leasehold interest here
by conveyed, being that made by the
mayor and council of the city of Bruins
wick to Cook Bros & Co., in the year
1878 for 30 years or until the year
1909; upon the terms following: For
the first five years $40 per annum;
for the next Is years at $50 per an
mum, and for the remaining 10 years
at price to be fixed by arbitration
as set forth in said lease" The min
utes OF council for 1878 and 1877 do
not contain any reference to such a
lease, and If such lease was recorded
in the Office of the clerk of the super
ior court. such record is lost, as the
books for those years were burned,
according to Clerk du Bignon.
Council minutes of Sept. 2, 1897, re.
cites: Petition from Kaiser Bros,
and others, to adjust back lease on
foot OF London street; referred to
! taxes and revenues committee with
power to act" No report of the com
mittee is recorded on the minutes,
but the stub of lease book receipts
shows payment on Sept 8, 1897, OF
| $3.50 by Kaiser Bros. as compromise
settlement of lease ON foot of London
street to April /. 1898 per authority
- na1
tes Oct. q, 1897 recites: petition
from Southern Pine Co, asking that
last 10 years rental 4 foot of London
street be adjusted. Referred to har
Dor committee, who reported as pei
minutes of November IL, 1897,
las follows: Fixing the an
Inual rental for the last 10 years
of the present lease of the foot Of
London street at the rate Of $75 pei
annum Adopted" l am advised by
Mr.. A. G. Banks. the agent, and w
f. Kay, Esq, attorney for the South
ern Pine CO... that the original lease
to Cook Bros. & Co. was not deliver
ed to the company by Mess. Kaiser
ct al at the time Of the transfer. II
would appear from the foregoing thai
the council of 1897 recognized the
lease expiring April /, 1908, but as
there " no copy of either lease Oh
file in this office it is impossible tt
know anything of the conditions ant
provisions thereof.
Foot of Prince street-Leased OF
January 10, 1866, to John b. Gordon
for 80 years, 500 for first five years
I $50 for next Is, remaining 10 by al
bitration. The assessors fixed renta
| for last 10 years at $50. Lease wa
subsequently transferred to- Littlehei
q yison. Was leased again on lStE
day OF January, 1896, to James
Wright for 20 years, at 500 per yea
! for first 10 years. improvements
be kept up and maintained, and SUI
D iect to taxation improvements
revert to city upon termination
. lease. or by forfeiture or abandon
inent. The remaining 10 years of tn
? lease to be fixed by arbitration, a
! bitrators TO be chosen 30 days PRO
to January 1S, lS9e.
\ 1t appears from the records tina
lyAttlefeld G. Tison never paid on
, Irentaa for the last ten years on thi
| lease and the $500 in arrears, whel
I LEASED to Jas. s. Wrighth, was neve
) Ipaid.
Foot OF Albermasls street-No
leased.
Foot of Dartmouth street-Lease,
; February 23, 1866, to Coppernoll
, Scott & Co. for 80 years, $40 for tn
first five years, $50 next Is, remainin
) 10 to be fixed by arbitration. Leas
was transferred to- John B. Gordon
land George Shorter, subsequent.
transferred to Mrs Ida NJ Dexter
The aTbitrators in 1886, assessed rent
al for remaining 10 years at SIS pc
year. and also assessed the value 0
the wharf on the premises at $1,000
(Under original lease. city was to- pa,
for wharf on premises at expiration
On December 20, 1894, the prOpert,
was leased to Brunswick boundary
Machine & Mfg Co., transferrees o
the Original lease, for 20 years from
November rs, 1894. at SIS for frs
FIVE years, 500 for second five, $12
for third five. fourth five to be tixe'
by arbitration.
Conditions: Construct marine Tai'
way of not less than 800 tons caps
city, that is to say. capacity to aS
commodate q vessel of not less thai
800 tons.
Cancellation OF Original Lease.
To pay taxes on leasehold interes
and improvements thereon.
Rental to be paid semi-annuaaly
Upon failure to comply with term
OF lease and with each and every con
dition. lease can be declared void ant
possession OF said premises taken will
out resort to- legal process.
No stipulation as to- whether ian
proyements shall revert to city On
lessee shall be reimbursed.
On August Is. 1902, new contrac
of lease was drawn up but never ex
ecuted on part of lessee, r. e. Briese
nick The conditions named were:
Term VI so years, at $100 per yea
! for first rs years, other 25 years Il
TO be fixed by arbitration.