The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-24
A BUSY MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT
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Hospital Committee Also
Rendered Council a
Report
TO COMPLfIE FIRST FLOOR
The A. & B. Question Brought on
Quite ana Argument-Motion to
Postpone Action on Matter
Was Lost

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the city council was held last night
ana considerable business. largely oi
a routine nature vas taken UP and
disposed Of The two most important
matters before council was the ques-
ton Of extending certain b & 3.
leases to The a - aud the special
report OF tl,%@5spital committee
Those present were Mayor Crovatt
and Aldermen 'Cupper Newman, Dart,
Aiken ana Downing ana Robinson.
Under tbs head Of communications
the following were taken up and dis
posed Of.
From Mrs T + Winter, protesting
ag gsinst recent action OF council. re
quiring her to move certain obsrue.
tiors from her Union street residence.
Referred to city attorney
From Il # Dunwody. on same sub.
. 5ect, given same directions
From Thomas oliver. asking for a
transfer Of Nhislsey license from 3g5
0glethorpe street TO i25 Monk street.
Il was made to appeal that oliver
mad complied With all legal require
lnents and the request was granted.
From adoses Daniel, asking for per,
nit 70 replace certain wooden sheds
on the property Of A. Borchardt ON
Grant street with galyonized iron. Re
fHrrcd to committee on police, fire
and building permits.
The special committee consisting O,
Alderman Dart Downing ana rupper,
here uade tiieff report win reference
10 transfer oil certain properties deed
Cd by The city TO the 3. & b. IN
which cases transfer Of deeds have
been asked BY the A. & 3D. The re.
port OF the committee was quite d
lengthy enc, but carried with it a reso
lation complying with The A. & b, re
quest, viz That the property be Civ
ca to them and that they be given five
years IN which to make certain con
tfaeted improvements This report
evoked considerable discussion on the
part Of the members Of council. Al
aerman Newman moved that the mat
ter Be referred until the next meeting.
Alderman Aiken seconded the motion
Aldrman Dart was opposed to it and
made a very strong plea in favor oi
the adoption Of the report He said
that tie a. & 2. was not asking for
any more than had already been Civ
en to the b. & B.; that when the pro
perty was decided TO ,be B & 3. the
railroad was merely theory and that
today a practical railroad, operating
about S3s niles was asking for ne
more than was originally accorded
through a theoretical line Alderman
Downing agreed with Alderman Dart
ana sad he thought it would be
breach Of good viii If The city council
did not grant ,he A. & b the request.
Attorney + u Twitty Of the old B
b. was present aad suggested to
the council that the A. & B. was anx-
iaus far thia matter 10 pass in order
tnat the company might al once begin
plan for thah improvement The
motion Of Alderman Newman was fl
nally defeated by The following vote
Aye Aldermen Newman ana Aiken;
nay. Aldermen Downing. Dart upper
and Robinssa.
Alderman Aiken here offered an
amendment 10 the report providing
that inc 1ne given for making the
improvements be changed from five
u Two ears. This caHed for a rehash
ng thc olG argument and the motion
10 amend was finally lost on an aye
aAd nay vote lied by Alderman Ak
en mdenneai With the vote to post
pone. On motion Of Alderman Robin
son, the report Of the committee was
tben adopted as read.
The committee on taxes and reye-
nues submitted a report on the request
OF 4. G Clark asking for reopening
Of certain arbtrated properties. The
committee recommended that the re
port be not granted Adopted.
Police, fire and building permits com
mittee reported on the old case OF GER