The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-27
NEW ALDERMAN
WAS ELECTED
-
John P. Golden was Nam
ed to Fill Vacancy on
the Board
A REPORT ON HOSPITAL
Submits Proposition to Council as to
How Money is to be Paid for
Completion of Building-oth-
er Matters Handled.

The called meeting of city council,
which was scheduled TO occur at 3
CLOCK yesterday afternoon. occurred
at 1890 o'clock yesterday morning
No one was advised OF the change,
however and number of parties who
had business before the Meeting viii
be surprised that it was called of
rye or six hours in advance of the
hour named. However. it "~"hahly
pleased some officials SO apparently
il makes no difference to the public
veal.
Those present were: Hon A. j.
Clovatt. mayor: and Aldermen Dart.
Robinson. Newman. Tupper and Aiken
Absent. Aldermen Downing and Wood.
AS soon as council assembled there
was a hitch between the mayor and
Clerk Russell as to the reading OF
minutes at called meeting Five
Or ten minutes We're wasted and the
minute swere not reau.
The first matter transacted. under
the head of unfinished business, was
the election Of a new member OF com-
ell to ill a vacancy on the board,
and after the call for the action was
announced by the mayor, uly five
IaifIares elapsed before any action
vas taken. Alderman Newman giauc-
e.. askant at Alderman Tupper, and
alderman Tupper, knowingly, looked
al Alderman Aiken. They all seemed
t. be afraid to announce the slate
Ent finally Alderman Aiken placed IN
nt mination the name of John Colleen
and incidentally asked if he had a
middle name Council paused for an
other minute. and the mayor finally
advised him that he thought his name
was John r Golden. Alderman Dart
here took the floor and placed in nom
iration the name OF Frank n. Wrencn.
The ballot showed the following re
suit: For Golden, four, as follows:
Aiken. Tupper, Robinson aud New
man; for Wrench, two, Mayor Croyatt
and Alderman Dart. In the language
OF the house journal at Washington,
this seemed to be strictly party vote
end Mr.. Golden was declared elected
a member of council.
The newly elected alderman IS an
engineer on the Atlantic Coast Line
and has been for many years. lie
was a candidate at the recent primary
and was overwhelmingly defeated for
the position lie is well known
among the railroad men ard others
- the city.
other Matters.
Under the head OF petitions. the mat
ter OF the Southland magazine was
taken up, and on motion OF Alderman
Aiken, it was decided to purchase
100 copies of the magizine at ten cents
per copy.
Jen Perry, a hackman, letitioned
council for refund of $3.50 because
cf damages sustained to his hack on
Mansfield street Referred TO the com
ndttee on public works.
w r. Joiner, of Atlanta, president
OF the International Association OF
Ere Chiefs, petitioned council to send
its chief of ire department 20 the an
rual meeting to occur ia Chattanooga
September 10. On motion so was ap-
pIoprlaled and the CHIEF was instruct
81 TO make the trip.
A communication was read from ii.
". Washington, assistant commission
er of Georgia at ,de world lalr, ASK
ing the city to furnish certain litcra-
ture for the Georgia building at ST
Louis. Referred to Col. c. 2. Good
year.
The long looked for report OF the
hospital committee was here made
and it vas probably the most inter
esting incident Of the entire meeting
The report points out that the city
is not now in financial condition tc
nav cut Of its current revenues foi
this work, and recommended that the
money be raised for the completion
OF the building in the following fash
ion:
Twenty per cent Of the total amount
20 be appropriated at once, and Y
FER cent TO be paid each year for the
next four years, the city in the mean