The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-14
Number Of Small Matters
We're Disposed of Last
Night
AN ORDINANCE REPEALED
AFTER LIVELY DISCUSSION oRDl.
NANCE PROHIBITING D.sTRl
BUTTON OF HANDBlLLS WAS
KNOCKED OUT.

The city council Held its regular
semi-monthly meeting at the city hall
: last night and quite a batch of ro,.
. tine matters were disposed of. Thoss
present were Mayor, Hopkins, and AL
dermen Wood, Golden, Cook, Wright
and Gale.
Under the head of petitions and
communications fhe following were
received:
From W. H. Matthews. colored, pro,
testing against 5the impounding of a
horse and asking fora refund of the
fee of $1,OO cpllezted from him by
the impounding ofhc& The request
was in the nature bf a long letter
and its length and general set up
occasioned considerable mirth among
the members of council. It was re
ferred to the committee on police
fire and building permits.
From Smith Bros, asking for a
liquor license at No. 206 Monk street,
rendering necessary bond. Granted.
Rev. NJ. c. Austin here appeared
before council and asked for a va
cation for Lewis Gill, Sr, for twenty
years employed in the sanitary de-
partment and who was suffering from
hard work and needed a rest. Coun,
Gil granted EMr Gill a vacation OF
thirty days with full pay.
From Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company, stating that the
company was ready to go to work tO
place the scentral energy system in
this city, 4 council would grant them
the right TO makes the necessary ex.-
cavations In the streets. The matter
was referred to The board of health
after SOME discussion.
The city marshal made his report
for the MONTH Of August, showing =
total of 1f6- arrests, of which "a were
discharged, one bound over to the
state court and the others paying
fines. The report also showed the
following receipts for the month:
Police fines ..............$3 $685., 81
Impounding fees ....... 24,Ot
Marks and brands. -. 1876
Executions scollected 80. 1872
Cost on executions. ... :. 1871
Cutting weeds.... ....... 5.7(
J.
Total s575.2I
The city physician reported for thu
month and indicated that the genera
health of the city is in a splendid
condition. Burial permits issued fo
the month were 13, or which were
for colored and five for white people
The report of the city treasurer wa
received and ordered published ant
filed.
Several resolutions were passed du
ring the meeting, among them beinI
the following:
BY Alderman Cook, empowering tn
mayor to borrow the sum of $4,000 o.
the part Of the city to take up not
for a like amount maturing Sept
smber Il.
By Alderman Wood, providing 70
the purchase OF another mule or nors
for the use of the sanitary depart
ment to take the place of a hors
now unfit for servics.
BY Alderman Cook, empowering tn
mayor to borrow another $4,000 fo
the city to take up outstanding pape
maturing before the next meeting.
The only real live matter handle
during the evening came when Ma.
= or Hopkins offered an ordinance t
reueal an ordinance prohibiting tn
scattering handbills and other tras
IN the streets and In the yards
nrivate houses In the city, and als
prohibiting this class OF trash frol
being posted on telegraph and teie
nhone poles. Alderman Wright ol
nosed the repeal of the ordinanf
and thought 1t ought 20 stand. i
said be had only heard three col
plaints against it and those can
from parties who printed handbii
and merchants who distributed ther
He said there had been only w
CAGES docketed for violating the la
he being one and A. Kaiser &Br
the other and that while hundre'
had yiolstea the ordinance and wnl
the chief Of police and the mayor 2