The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-14
S0LONS HELD 4
BUSY SESSION
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Committee on Charter
Amendments Render
Interesting Report 4s
CIIl RECORDER IS CRl4IfD
There Was Some objection to the
Adoption Of the Report But i was
Passed-Many Other Matters
Were Handled.
ClIl RECORDER IS CRf4IfD

Tile city council met in adjourned
session last night ana quite bunch
of r01 ne and unusual matters were
transacted These present We're Act.
is Newman anu Aldermen
Ba 3oiAson Tupper, Aiken. wood
ana 4u aoA Absent Mayor Croyatt
ana a aan Downing.
l.n ls,sly after tssembling OF
council mmumteSons we're read
ro. mmiuee ON taxes ana rev.
enae reference 70 refund 70
" nagle for taxes laid ca
sev IA ndsor park lots, for 1901
1e ana 1893. Ihe- communication
us recommended TO the committee
w l9uJ action.
8plieaGons for places on the police
folcs wsre read from j. D. Brown, ..
II 8a9is 4nd 3. |, Moody, and Dn mo
t.oa laey we're tabled until such tlne
DIS All eeeuon may be held ior a yaean-
ii eH the force.
ng Maor Newman presented a
conan enscatlan 10 couueIi annoane4na
.-sa Ge haa 81 sAandeli ln'paaitessssa
aaY Aef from daty tor 9
oa 81 IL days. because OF the use
,ss5s improper language TO a lady anu
because of tne unnecessary arrest OF
one seabrooR -rne acting mayor an.
uouneed that The conduct OF Turner
was lery reprehensible and after con
siderable argument the acrlon Vi Tie
acting mayor was endorsed and TIC
suspension OF Oncef Turner was IN
crea ~ lrom ten 10 thirty days. il
Was moved and carried that the matter
To nvesligated al the next regular
snCaaae
Alderman duBignon presented a
communication to council. in which he
declined 70 accept the position as
chairman Of the dnance committee,
lie said he had not acted in the capsc.
ity for several months and was not
nov IN touch with the finances OF tne
clty aid would prefer that some one
else serve il that capacity Several
mcmbers Of council including Alder
men Tupper. Aihen and Dart, urged
Alderman duBigHon 10 accept tho 10
siuon, Dot ne addressed die chair and
~ lovely refused He said dat lie
was TOO short 10 serve in capacity
winch meant friction and lack of tar
mony. Things are going wrong witt
tnia lty. slid Alderman auEignon
ana il L act as chairman OF the finance
committee w6aid correct th6m ana
eal thc attention ot this council 70
tnem lie Was positive ia his decIaT
atioa not 10 serve as chairman Of tnis
committee and nominated Alderm d
Aiken for the place Alderman Aikea
here addressed council and tooh Qcca
sion 70 core Mayor Croyatt. lie SAID
that the mayor had rendered him this
position the first Of the year, ha. iat
ing been convinced that the ma %
refused TO appoint Alderman duBiguoa
for purely personal reasons, 10 naL
declined 70 serve # council lHsis,~a
on BIS election to this positicI u
would serve. for he would feel sasl ht
Was snirhing a responsibility IL he
faaea = refused 70 accept the posi-
tieA when il was offered by the may
3 AlaerRan Aiken, but If thii
81 calls me to it WI acceaf
I'll ponsibi.ity.7 After cousiaera
bic M nt 10 which various uiembef
psgle ea Aldermen Aiken wal
cleo &c airman OF the finance com
mltree
5e head Of reports the mos
a. matter transacted was
ri % the special committee o.
rter amendments. This commit
proposes TO make number 9
important changes in the presen
code, and the question was al
ed last night by various aldermen
Among lie change contemplated ma
DO mentioned the creation offthe ofiic
of a city recorder, at salary Of s7i
per month the payment Of member
cI council Of salary Of 800 pc
year esch, minus two dollars for saci