The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-29
Resignation of Alderman
du Bignon Accepted
by Council
BUTTS WANTS fXERA salary
The City solons Transact a Whole
Bunch Of Matters Of Deep Interest
to the Public Weal-ilew
Side Walk Resolution.

The regular seni-monthly meeting
Of city council occurred last night
Those present we're Mayor Crovatt
Alderman Aiken, Tupper Dart, New.
man
The meeting was quite lengthy
one and a large amount Of routine
bu mess was transacted.
immediately following the conhrma-
tion Of the minutes and .aaser the
head Of new busines.ssasg resignation
Of Alderman j. f. duBignon was
brought up and on motion Of Alder.
man Aiken seconded by Alderman
Dart The resignation in question was
accepted
Council did not go into an election
of a successor 20 Alderman duBignon
but will probably do SO at the next
meeting.
Uuder his head unfinished bust
ness the matter Of the request Of
Moses Daniel. to repair the Borchard,
awning, was brought up. but as same
vas in conflict with fire ordinance
is could not he acted upon without
full council end went over until next
meeting
During the meeting the following
petitions were acted upon
FROM Mrs Kate McKinnon, asking
fir an extension of time 10 make sew.
eage connections with her premises
an Gloucester street Referred to
committee on sanitation, light and
water
From Jackie White. sexton colored
cemetery calling attention t. the bad
candtua of he stock fence al the
cemetery aaj aaEing Tor repairs there
o. sc.eIel lo committee on building
permits.
ang communication was received
from city Physician J. A. Butts, asking
t9r extra compensation because Of
unusual services performed during
tae year de called attention 10 the
hct tHat he had yacclnated 150 chill
dren in The public schools and by rea.
son Of bis close attention to matters
connected with the office Of city ply
sician, nc had lost to himself a GER
tain class Of patients, and for this and
otiIcr reasons he asked for such ex-
ira compensation as council thought
consistent.
He pointed out precedents for this
action Of council in previous eases
here in Brunswick The petition was
referred 10 the committee on hospi,
tals aud charity.
From the Southern railway, through
e. II Housemau, general agent. ask
ing TOR the return Of certain pictures
loaned to the city several years ago.
On motion the petition was granted.
Under the head Of reports the fol
lowing matters were disposed 70.
From the committee on taxes and
revenues, with reference to the petit
ton Of Mrs. Monroe Fleming, asking
9or refund 81 certain taxes, recommend
ing tht the petition be not granted,
but that the petitioner be allowed to
arbitTate the taxes for the year 1904
Adopted
From the same committee. reporting
fayorably on the petition Of w II.
Harris. asking for a refund Of Sc be,
cause Of street tx paid after he had
reached the age limit. Adopted
From the same committee, having
in charge the petition Of " E. Reck-
nasle, asking for refund because Of
certain taxes paid twice for four or
five years past The committee re-
Ported that an examination showed
that Mr Recknsgle was correct and
instructed the city clerk to make a
voucher in bis favor for the amount.
Adopted.
From the committee on sanitation,
light and water, recommending that
the petition Of the Mutual Light and
Water Company with reference to plac
ing switch in the city hall clock tow
er be granted Adopted.
The committee showed that the cost
Of purchasing new electric light globes
would in 2 very few months pay for
the cost Of the switch and for this
reason deemed it advisable to have