The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-09-14
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The progressive element Of the
people Of Brunswick, the sturdy bus
mess men and the best character OF
the citizenship Of the community
must have been thunder struck yes
terday morning. when they read in
the News. that the present city coun-
Gil was seriously considering the ad-
visibility Of reSoking the franchise
OF the A. b. & A., railroad to do bust
ness in The city.
More indeed must have been their
wonderment, wheHmphey learnd that
the cause Of this threatened action
ION the part of the presenLaGty coun-
Iii was due to the fact Mat the A.
b & A. railroad company has been
guilty Of the great and henious crime
Of allowing It's tracks on upper a
street to project few inches above
the standard rule as fixed by the pub
lie works department of the city.
What a calamity!
The idea of a corporation engaged
in the thankless Job Of spending two
millions Of dollars in Brunswick, en-,
croaching upon the municipal author
ity to such an extnt as to allow its
tracks on A street to project above
the line fixed by the city engineer.
That two in the face of the fact that
the city engineer of Brunswick, in
high and mighty authority has stated
to Alderman Wright; that it would
benefit the A. b. & A. people to Tow.
er these track grades.
Revoke the franchisei
What does 1t matter? Has not the
A. b. & A.. come among us and kept
grass from growing in our streets? Is
not her future indeiibhy linked to
that of Brunswick? And forsooth is
not this a good chance to compel the
line TO once again stand and deliver?
In all seriousness. we have never
heard of such proceeding and as
a Brunswick enterprise, engaged in
an effort to upbuild Brunswick. we
are ashamed of It.
The question of revoking this fran,
chise ought never to have been men
toned in the council proceedings. It
indicates a spirit in that body danger
Gus to the progress and ne growth OF
Brunswick and it ought to be bitter
ly condemned by the people of
Brunswick. who realize and know
what factor the A. B. & A aud its
kindred interests have been in the
development of this city
If the A. b. & A people are In VIC,
lation of any city ordinance and ii
the matter be called TO the attention
of the proper officials, We know the
evil will be remedied, but this talk
of reyoking the franchise of that
company in Brunswick, ought to be
laughed to scorn, By the better think
ing and genuine citizens Of the COM
munity.
Ask us why Brunswick does not
grow as She should, why Jacksonville
and other cities have outsripped us
in development Ask us why we
are paying the largest taxes of any
city in the state, why with our match
less harbor and our natural advan-
tages we do not grow and assume
that place for which nature so wen
fashioned us and we refer you to
such action as this upon the part of
cur city council.
Is there need for other answers7
The News knows that such conduct
on the part of the city council does
not represent the sentiment of the
citizens of Brunswick aud in the
name Of the progressive people of
the city. it insists that council aban.
don such methods, which are daile
and weekly and hourly rebounding to
the disadvantage of this CITY.