The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-27
SLOW MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
Only a Few Matters were
Up for Action Last
Night
NO IMPORTANT REPORTS
Several Petitions, Communications
ETC., We're Received-Two ordi-
nances Read the Last Time
and ADOPTED.

and ADOPTED.
The meeting of the city council last
night was rather a tame one, and
only a few matters of interest were
disposed of, No reports were read
although one or more were expected
A full council was present. Alderman
Robinson being excused shortly after
council assembled.
Immediately after reading the min
utes OF the last regular meeting Alder.
man Dart moved that before they
were confirmed the charter amend.
ments be amended, so that the para
graph which creates recorder for the
city be stricken. After considerable
discussion the motion was carried.
Under the head of petitions one
was received from the Mutual Light
and Water Company, asking permis,
sion to cut a trench from the corner
OF E and streets to the water sta.
ton, stating that the company intend
ed boring a new well as soon as pos
sible and 1t would be necessary to
dig this trench in order to lay a pipe
to carry the water to the station. The
petition was granted.
Another was received from Brobston
Fendig & Co, asking permission TO
make some repairs on house in the
fire limits owned by Mrs. Mary e.
Clay, which was referred to the com.
mittee on police, fire and building
permits.
Another petition sAsm Oscar Won
Begiebeg, asking for the refund OF
$1.75 paid in for taxes in error. Re.
ferred to committee on taxes and rev
enues.
A communication was received from
the Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House, asking that some special ar
! rangement be made for license for
the company to sell musical ar
ticles in tie city by canvassing, The
clerk was instructed to notify the com
pany that the license ordinance provid.
ed for same.
Applications for the place of i'm
pounding Office were received from
A. c. Strickland, S. Hendricks and
Jesse Taylor. They were ordered filed
for future reference.
The mayor reported that charges
had been brought to him against Pc
lice Oficer Sam Coins and formally
preferred the charges to council. The
matter was referred to the committee
on police, fire and building permits.
The committee on sanitation, light
and water, reported that there was
no fire plug which could be removed
from another portion Of the city tc
the corner of f and Gordon streets,
the people of that vicinity having pc
titioned some time ago for fire pro
lection A new plug will be placed at
the corner Of the streets named.
The report of Health Officer and
City Physician Butts, was read which
showed that Il burial permits had
been issued during the month of April
20 colored and one white.
Two ordinances were passed, one
by Alderman Dart regulating the
width of sidewalks on the different
streets as follows: In streets of 80
feet width sidewalks to be u uniform
Of l2 feet; 60 feet width sidewalks
to be 10 feet; As feet width sidewalks
to be 8 feet and for other sidewalks
regulations.
Another creating The Office Of electri-
cal engineer, whose duty it shall be to
see that the telephone, telegraph, elec
ltric, and other companies erecting
poles, bars, etc, comply strictly with
the ordinance governing same.
All bills and accounts properly aud.
tied and approved were ordered placed
in course of settlement