The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-29
Adjourned Regular Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga. Dec. %, 1903


Present, Hon. A. j. CroNatt, mayor
Aldermen Newman, du Bignon, Cook
Smith. Robinson and Dart.
Absent, Aldermen Kaiser and Taylol
Minutes of previous meetings reat
and confirmed.
Petitions.
From R. N. Watts, for refund oi
$500 street tax paid twice in error
Referred to committee On taxes and
revenues.
From E. J. Hamilton, for refund o1
$2,0O street tax paid twice in error
Referred to same committee.
From Gus Turner, for refund OF
$11.OOi mpounding fees ON eleven head
of small pigs. Referred to committee
on police, fire and building permits.
communications.
Certificate of election.
State OF Georgia,
County of Glynn.
CITY of Brunswick.
The undersigned, j. T. Lambright.
J. P, w. J. Way, manager, and W. Il.
Cox, manager, duly appointed super
lntendents OF an erection held on the
Sth dav Of December A. D. 1908, for
foa1r aldermen OF the city of Bruins
wick, Georgia, for the ensuing term
do certify that the total number OF bal
lots c2y at sad election is 9l5, anu
that D. Aiken, candidate for alder
naa, received ss4 votes, and that G:
ID snln candidate for alderman
ss2 xstass and that ] Z .Sv.
81 n 81, caaG.date Tor alderman re-
cei4sd 6o6 votes, and that w N.
Tupps-, candidate for alderman, re-
ceived Isl votes, and taat Duncan
Wright, i candidate fer alderman, re-
ceived 300 votes, and that George r.
Krauss, a candidate for alderman, re-
ceived 30S votes, and that John Basil
Davis, a candidate for alderman, re-
ceiyed 316 votes, and that c. l.. Par
ker. a candidate for alderman, re-
ceiyed l vote, and that Max Isaac, a
candidate fCr aldermn, received 1 vote,
and that no ballote were thrown out
for Irregularities, 'fdnd we, as superin-
tendents of said election, hereby de-
clare that T. D. Aiken, c. Downing, j..
W. Wood ard w. M. Tupper are duly
elected aldermen of the city Of Bruins
wick, Georgia, for the ensuing term,
having received the highest number of
votes cast at said election, December
5, 1903.
J. T Lambright,
A freeholder of Brunswick, Ga.
W. J. Way
A freeholder Of Brunswick, Ga.
w. r. Cox,
A freeholder of Brunswick, Ga,
Superirtendents of election
Ordered spread on the minutes, pub
lished and filed.
From F. E. Twitty, city attorney,
recommending the appointment of a
special committee to assist in formu'
lating a report to council regarding
forfeiture of Town Commons for ar
rears in rental. On motion, the recon
|mendatica was adopted and the follow
ing committee appointed by the mayor
Aldermen Gu Bignon, Robinson and
Newman.
Reports.
From Special Committee:
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. %, 1903
To the Honorable Mayor and CCunci
OF the City of Brunswick
|Gentlemen: The undersigned, com
mittee appointed to pass upon tht
question whether members of counci
NOu1Q lSSdAiJ oSli SOOuo VI SuIST Ill
contracts Of any character with tn,
mayor and council of the city o.
Brunswick, beg leave to report tha
in our opinion all such sales are lille
gal under the charter of the city 0
Brunswick, whether made directly b,
a member of council or indirectly b.
a firm Of which member of councl
is a member, Or a corporation 0
which a member of council is an exec
utive officer
We have examined the records @
the mayor and council for considel
liable number Of years, and find tina
it has been the custom to purchas
from individuals who were member
of council, and from firms and corpor;
tions Of which members Of counc
lwere partners or executive onicsr