The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-12
COUNCIL HELD
A BUSY SESSION
Number of Matters Hand
led at Meeting
Last Night.
MOSTLY ROUTINE BUSINESS
Several Petitions, Communications.
and Reports Were Received. Mo
Census to Be Taken
At Present.
Regular Meeting.


Brunswick, Ga, Ju1.e II, 1905.
Present, A. j. Crovatt, magyar, Alder
men Newman, du Bgnon, Cook, Smith
Robinson and Dart
Absent, Aldermen Kaiser and Taylor.
Minutes Of previous meetings read
and confir1 ed.
Petitions.
From the pcii"3 force. asking for
ten days vacation each during the
sumner months. Granted
From proI erty owners and residents
in territory viz: Norwich between F
and Gloucester, Carpenter between F
and Gloucester and Gloucester from
Wolf to Norwich streets, to remedy
impaired surface drainage in said To-
cality. Referred to city engineer to
report next meeting of council the
cost and plan to remedy same.
From property owners and residents
in vicinity of Stonewall street between
+ and G streets, to drain said street
at location named, present condition
being detrimental to health. Referred
to city engineer with same instruct
ions as foregoing.
Communications.
From ladies of Oak Grove cemetery
association, requesting the passage of
an c'Liaance prohibiting the running
at large Of all fowls, ducks, turkeys,
aoosG and goats, stating that they have
been and are destroying plants and
flowers in the cemetery, in few min
utas the labor of weeks and months~
Referred to city attorney, with in
s4s.ss q fsrs 1, 81 epsl ] ordnance for n4.se
reading at next meeting of council.
From Ernest Dart, attorney for
Lewis Gill, asking for the payment of
$4,000, amount paid by him for uni
forms when member of the police
force 1901 and 1902. Referred to city
attorney.
A communication addressed to the
mayor from the mayor of Macon, Ga,
on the subject of the League of Geor-
gia municipalities, was read. mo-
ton prevailed that the city of Bruins
wick join the league and the mayor
requested to so notify the officials.
Reports.
From taxes and revenues committee
e Eo1n
refund of $685. amount of taxes paid
twice in 1900 On investigation, we
find that petitioner paid taxes on
same property twice, we therefore
recommend that the proper amount
be refunded. Adopted.
From finance committee, on com
munication from Mess Griffith and
Mann. with reference to an appropria-
ton of 500 for taking city census:
Inasmuch as our present financial
condition demands strict economy to
keep our expenditures within the in
come for the present year, we do not
feel warranted in recommending the
!. appropriation, but refer the commun-
ication back to council. Mr. Griffith
being present was extended the priv
ilege of the floor, and explained the
purposes of himself and associate with
regard to the project. 1t was the
sense of council, however, that the
proposition, as at present named, be
not accepted and motion prevailed
to that effect.
The following report from the fl
nance committee was filed for infor-
formation: 81
Brunswick, Ga, June II, 1903.
To the Mayor and Council:
City of Brunswick
Gentlemen: Referring TO the GA
bonds of the denomination of $1,000
each, numbered from 237 to 300, both
inclusive, bearing interest at per
cent. held in escrow for the redempt-
ion of the per cent. bonds, maturing
in 1909, amounting to $62 100 Your
committee begs to report that the cou-
pons from such bonds have al hcCn
clipped up to and including January
1st., 1908, and the same have been
cancelled by perforation and filed in
the coupoA EspE. I.cs6tc fully SUI
m.ttod for inf nation.
j. {. da hignon, Cheifrlan.. :.
w. 3. Cook.
Finance Com-;i;tee
Reports.
From S. A. Burney, marshal, for the
month Of May, showing 81 arrests OF