The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-10
IMPORTANT
ROUTINE WORK
Or. Il. N. Branham Resigned
as Member Of Board Of
Health
CONSTANCE MILLER ELECTED
C. D. ogg, Arbitrator, Rendered an
Interesting Report Concerning
Foot of Streets-Other Mat
ters Disposed of.
CONSTANCE MILLER ELECTED

City council, the entire board being
present, held it's regular semi-month,
ly meeting last night Outside of the
trolley proposition very little bust
nes of an important nature was trans
acted.
j. H. Neff officially advised coun-
Gil of the transfer of the franchise
to the General Construction Company
of Atlanta.
DR.. H. M. Branham rendered his
resignation as a member of the board
of health, which was accepted and
Mr. Constant Miller, the well known
furniture man, was elected to fill the
vacancy.
A communication was received front
the Southern Cement Company,
through Col. J. E. duBignon, president
asking for a ten year lease of Ger.
tain marsh property, which was to
be improved in the sum of $1,000 Re-
ferred to committee on taxes and reye-
nueS.
Rev. c. G. Bradley, wEo at the
last session rendered his resignation
as a member of the board of health
nj response to a request from coun-
Gil, withdrew same.
Mayor Hopkins made verbal report
to the effect that the city hospital
had been put in thorough condition
by the contractor without additional
cost to the city.
The committee on taxes and r3ye-
nues, having in hand the petition oil
p. HQran. for refund of one months
liquor license, reported favorahly and
also reported to grant Mr.. Horan IL
ouor license to do business on Bay
street.
The city marshal rendered his re-
port for the month of July showing
a total OF $721.11 collected during the
month.
The city attorney reported on the
amount of taxes due, $117,60, by Mrs
NJ Isaac, stating that Mrs. Isaac re-
fused to pay for the entire year, but
was willing to pay for six months.
having left the city. A motion pre-
vailed that the amount be prorated
for the time she remained in the city.
G. D. Ogg, appointed city arbi-
traitor in the matter of fixing the
amount for leases at the foot OF
Prince, Mansfield and Glouceste,
streets, made an interesting report.
The property at the foot of Prince
street, for which the city has been
receiving S100 per annum, will for
the next ten years be leased for $20J
per year Mr.. Ogg reported that tt
was impossible to arhitrate with the
Southern railway an the Mansfield
street property the Southern having
refused to name an arbitrator. A
motion prevailed that the city take
the matter up with the authern lock-
ing to a forfeiture of their lease un:
less the matter was arbitrated speed
lily. The most interesting report was
in reference to the foot OF Gloucester
street leased to the Downing Company
The city is anxious to open this
street for the accommodation OF the
country people and others who do bus
mess by water The Downing Com
pany agreed to give the city thirty
feet of this street provided council
would relieve the lessees of all rel
tails for the next ten years and ex
tend the lease to 1926. The matter
was freely discussed by council and
1t was finally agreed to return the re
port to the arbitrator with the re
quest that the extension feature bt
eliminated
A resolution intrduced by Mayo
Hopkins was adopted, for the construc'
ion of a band stand in Orange park
New Town.
After the transaction of other smai
and uninteresting matters. councl
finally adjourned.
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