The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-03
Number of Routine Mat
/. ters Handled by Council
Last Night
MANY REPORTS RENDERED
Contracts Submitted for Additional
Work on HospitaI--Lively Discus
sion over Releasing of Wharf
ProResaS Foot of Streets.

The fegular weekly meeting of the
city council occurred last night with
Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen Wood.
Robinson, Downing, Newmap, Aiken.
upper and " atkins present
1t might be described as dark ses-
on. The OH gas lights refused to
give the usual service and the contract
cd electric lights were rot fortheom-
ing. As matter Of Iact it was 50
dence in the council chamber that it
vas quite impossible to tell whether
the gray mustache Of Alderman rup
Iei was IN place or whether Alderman
nawninas handsome gotee was there
or not. However. the members group
al in the darkness and finally settled
Gown TO business without TIE use of
candles which would have been wa m,
Is welcomed.
Under the lead of communications
tic following matters were transact
od.
Petition OF Chris Shar. asking for
iiauor license ON OslethorG c street.
tin otion same was referred 10 the us.
pa committee
IRON E A. Silyera. pc'atng out
tat ne held lease ON the Central
to,ei property or Newcastle street
and that by reason oi o certain dsh
feuse couduce ed on he first loor Of
said building property was being seris
e4ssly damaged Mr. silvera intr9duc-
"a afidavits 9f a number Of Witnesses
Vho testified that the odors coming
rom the FISH house were injurious .
The properly Referred to committee
on sanitation. light and water
From p. ]. Lucliie. OF st .Joseph's
convent. porting out ,hat severe
pressure on the school necessltated
certain infringements on the agree
Esent whereby said Institution was
granted tax exemptions. and praying
That the usual exemption be graniee
Referred to committee on taxes and
revenues.
From w l. Stone, Graham Ga, -.
vising council that he was ia posses
sion OF five, Z per cent bonds Of the
city Of Bruins gick due in 1909. asking
council If some arrangement could not
be reached wi ereby he could realize
On same Referred to committee on
taxes and revenues.
Under the head Of reports the com
niuee on railroads and harbors con
tributed considerably to the interest OF
tie meeting. This committee had In
charge the application Of J. e. du-
Bignon for a ,e-lease t othe wharf pro
rerty at the foot Of George street. The
committee, through its chairman Al
German C. Downing, reported that the
= after had been discussed IN various
foims and had finally agreed to make
a new lease, but to vary from the old
one in the rlatter Of compensation
ahe report recommended the new
lease on the following conditions For
the first five years an annual pasa' n'
cf Sl0C per year; for the next five
years ar annual payment OF SIPS pei
year, and for the succeeding ten years
an amount to be arbitrated Alder
nan Aiken asked ii this lease made
any provision for improvement Alder
an Downing explained at length. May
or Hopkins in putting tho motion warl
ec council against such leases; he salt
that Brunswick could not afford j
the ever expected to be a city, to thu
vote away valuable water properti
without suitable return. He pointei
cui that at the present time two small
streets were the only public highway
70 tho water traflc and suggested
that council ghould 80 very slow Il
The way Of making new leases at twer
q years on water property. The re
fqrt. OF the committee was adopte
"a Mr.. duBignon was granted ne'
B irase for twerty years,
from the committee on sanitation
Isht and water. having in charge IN
request Of Mrs. T. f. Smith for ne'
gas lamp at the corner OF Albemarl
end Grant streets reporting adyersel!
Adopted
From the committee on hospital
fnd charity submitting contracts frol
Ecwen and Thomas and Gilmore an
Mood respectively. for repair work q
the city hosrital. The contract
Iowen and Thomas carries s3560 f
general work aud that OF Gilmore az
Mood s4s7 for plumbing work. a
report was adopted with motion