The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-18
A Humber of Matters We're
Handled By the City
SOIOas.
SEVERAL PETITIONS WERE READ
communioations Received, Reports
Flied and a Number of Other
Matters Handled at the
Busy Meeting.


meeting at the city han last night
Those present were Mayor Symons
and Aldermen Wood, Dart Mann,
Robinson. Cox and Cook
Uader the head Of petitions and
communication the following bust
ness was transacted:
The citizens residing in the vicin-
itv oil the pumping station asked
council to have the sink wells OF the
station made odorless as the stencil
from them was annoying and I'M
pleasant. The communication was
referred to the committee on santa
tion. light and water
H. s. McCrary requested the city
to refund one dollar because of a
COW recently mpounded and the
usual fee attaching thereto Referred
to the mayor with power to act.
The clerk announced that an
anonymous communication had been
received and asked for direction as
reading it. The mayor asked to
it, and after so doing said it
hged in the waste basket It
- consigned there
The Brunswick Rifemen sent an
interesting memorial to council ask
ing TOR an appropriation of $25 per
month for the general expense ac-
count Of the command The com
munication pointed ont the fact that
ir Atlanta. Macon. Athens, Rome and
other cities the local military was
better cared for than was the case
mere ia Brunswick, and urged that
the city assist its MALTA in more
substantial manner. The petition
was referred to the committees on
nnance and police
3D. j. Carroll, manager Of The Ogle-
thorre hotel. peuboned council for a
uernit 10 retail liquors in The hotel
building. Alderman Robinson made
tho point that the place where the
bar was located was out Of the whis-
ke district and asked for informa-
uca. There was silence and under
the rules the petition went over until
nezt meeting
Davis & CO. filed a similar petition
for permit to sell whiskey at 2o6
Bav street and it was likewise passed
over until the next meeting of the
council. In this connection it ought
TO be stated that all petitions to re-
ten liquors have. TO 90 over under
the general rules Of council for one
week
The trustees Of the city hospital,
through their chairman, f e. Twitty
submitted set OF bylaws recently
prepared which were fled for ref.
erence.
Alderman Robinson, chairman Of
The special committee appointed to
draft resolutions OF the death Of ex-
Navor Colson. asked for more time.
lt was granted lie also made
similar request in the matter Of the
srecial water committee.
The chief of police submitted his
rs-nar monthly report which
e-9wed a total Of collections in that
once for the month q May 70 amount
10 81 $685.. The report was ordered
uublished as usual
transcripts from the books oil uls
civ treasurer were read and were
also ordered to take their usual
course OF publication, ETC.
The committee on taxes anc rev.
ernes. having in charge the petition
n, Dr +. A. Dnlingham for feauc-
tion Of the city license on sel'lns
pa+ent medicines. reported adYefael''
The report was adopted
Alderman Cook, from the comnHg
tee on taxes and revenues reported
that he had misplaced the papers - -
-ba cases of B. Padrosa ana H. =
erown asking for refunds on accoun. ',lus
=, overplus tax scales and asked Una, Una,
"a bn nroduced in OFuel ehe''