The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-03
6. Downing, Geo. Krauss,
Duncan Wright and
j. B. Davis
A PLATFORM WAS ADOPTED
Despite the lncIement Weather a Nnm
Der Of the Members and Friends
Of the Club were at
Meeting.

q large QumpSr OF CnS members anu
the friends of the Citizens club met
at the city hall last night and nomina-
ted four candidates for aldermen to
be voted for at the city election to
be hejd Tuesday next.
The ticket nominated was as fol.
lows:
c. Downing.
Duncan Wright.
G. r. Krauss.
j. Basil Davis.
All of these are we'll known Bruins
wickians, and as they were in turn
nominated by the various members
of the club, their names were greeted
with tumultuous applause by those
present. ixi
President KrauSs, of the Citizens
club, was in the chair, and in the
absence Of Secretary Montgomery, w.
IC. Brobston was elected temporary
sn: etary, : Ars.-.-sazS.
The first work Of the Ei2et ns was
the appointment If ! G .a1pittee on
platform, which retired and sub
mitted the following platform. which
was, by rising vote, unanimously
ratifed.
Whtreas, the Citizens club has been
organized and is in existence as op-
posed to partisan politics in the city
Of Brunswick, and whereas, this mass
meeting off citizens and voters OF
Brunswick in convention assembled,
is opposed to such political meth
ols and before nominating an alder
manic ticket, pledging the efforts ofall
good citizens to the faithful perform
ance and keeping of the pledge here
made to the people:
l. This mass meeting of citizens
is unalterably opposed to the domina-
ton and control of the affairs of the
city by any spirit other than to pro
mote the welfare and uplifting OF our
fair city by the sea.
Q. We condemn the unfair and op-
nressige treatment the present city
administration has heaped upon the
mayor OF cur city, taking from him
through petty partisan politics, the
power of appointing the engineer OF
sewerage pumping station, which po-
sition involves the very life and health
Of our community and should never
be a reward for serice rendered to
any political supporter, taking from
him also the appointing of the keeper
OF the park and even the cow catcher
and city hall janitor.
8. We commend the mayor OF the
city and the chairman of the commit
tee on public works for the marked i'm
proyement and betterment of our
streets, particularly Newcastle street.
We point with pride to the redeem
lag of the pledges made last year
With reference to the securement of
the new kuhlic school for New Town
portion CT the city of Brunswick. We
believe and pledge our support to the
declaration of the principle that more
should be done for the schools; and
that if necessary special tax, by
charter amendment, be levied to sup
,AcfY lta cnh
to a better standard than now.
4. And to that end, we favor an
amendment Of the present city char
ter enabling all persons holding Town
Commons leases for property in the
city upca many CT which lots homes
Of or people have been erected, te
renew tnelr leases at any time dur
ing tie lie OF their respective leases
for = like term Of ninety-nine years;
the lease money, as now, tot go to the
educ atio.ai Lund OF the city, ana II
this manner S-.2 10 the holders o1
Town Commons lots their improve
ments thereon. which would other
wise revert to the city at tne eXpiI
alton Of the present lease.
5. We heartily favor the reduction
materially OF the annual expenses o
the city government and especial!
recommend that the assessments o
property for taxation be based upoI
its real value and not fixed at an imas
mary and fictitious sum as is nov