The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-25
ROBINSON MADE
STRONG FIGHT
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Session of the SOlOns
Last Night an Inter-
esting One
THE DU BlGNON ltASE
WAS ALSO SETTLED
No improvements to be Made on the
Hospital Until Court Can Pass
on the Title in December
Otter Business Handled.

With the exceptions of Alderman
Kaiser, who is out of the city, there
was al full board present at last
nights council meeting.
After the reading of the minutes,
the first thing up for consideration
was the report of the committee ON
public works, recommending the cut
ting down of the trees near the gov
ernment building, and the minority
report of Alderman Robinson, pro
testing against it. The privilege Of
the floor was extended to Col. ]. f.
Dart, who feelingly and eloquently,
addressed the council, pleading that
the trd9s be spared Aside from
then majestic beauty the colonel re-
called the memories and associations
clus 5eripg around the old Burk trees,
and legged that for the sake Of these
meme ies, tender td the older Bruins
wiek'5-s. that they be allowed to
stand
The minority report was unani-
mously adopted.
The resignation of Policeman A. j.
Burney was read and accepted.
Reports were read and adopted from
special committees, to-wit; On the
hospital but ing, recommending no
Improvement until court could pass
on title in Decem' er. On petition of
B. & B. railroad, for extentiCm of
time ON which to place Improvements
on cotton factory and Dennis Folly
sites, recommending nine months ex-
tenton Of time.
On the foot of George street recon-
mending that city pay J. e. du Big
non for improvements according to
provisions of expired lease. The
committee also recommended the ap-
pointment CT w. C. Anderson as the
city's appraiser. but an adverse re-
port Alderman Cook of the com
mittee, was sustained, that the res
olution creating the committee did
not call for such recommendation.
The arbitratorS will be named later.
The finance committee reported ad-
Yerslv ON the petition of the employ
es in the sanitary and public works
department for an increase of %
cents per day in pay.
Three reports were received from
the police, fire and building commit
tee. One on the petition OF police
officers Carroll and Coins for pay for
clothes ruined at the Adderley fire
which was recQmmitted for furthal
recommendation. The other two
were for building permits from Nor
gan & Davis and George Lyons which
were granted.
The city physician and health OF
ficer's report for August was reao
and ordered filed
a resolution from Alderman Rob
inson prohibiting the cutting aow
Of trees by any of the com
mittees OF council was lost, it al
ready being provided Tor ard rrohlD
tied by ordinance. A motion WET a.
opted permitting the committee o
public works to cut down dead tres
and dead limbs from live trees.
Alderman du Bisnon introduced
resolution. which was adopted, orde.
ing a refund of monies collected 10
rep2iring Unicn street sidewalks ane
stopping the further collection OF tEe
same.
Tie ordinance by Mayor Crovatt
granting the Tennessee District
Telephone Co, the use OF streets q
install the messenger or signal ser
vice was placed on its second read
ing but before the third reading i
was ordered referred to a special COM
mittee for further information IA5
mayor appointed ais the committee
Aldermen du Bignon, Newman ana
r. 5insorN
The ordinance by Aldermen Dart
and Robinson to further regulate ana
co1tld the disposition of cattle 81