The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-12-07
COUNCIL MAY MAKE SMALL IN
GREASE TO HELP MAKE UP {
DEFICIENCY.
MONEY WILL Sc VERY SCARCE
g 7y Starts OF the Year With pc.
ficiency OF Twenty Thousand poi-
lars Caused BY Prohibition
In the state,

80 AG~'s s~Nsa@~s
Brunswick business people and
professional men may have to pay
], little higher city license next year.
While no definite steps along tbs
sine has yet been taken, it il known
shat such step has been discussed
~ members of council as wen as the
new aldermen-elect and It may be
that q slight increase viii be made
ia 4 number Of Instances. which will
add q considerable amount to the
sity's exchequer
One Of the aldermen in discussing
the matter with q News repc j,
stated that he did not favor a gener
III increase in the license ordinance,
but was Of the opinion that q number
If increases could easily be made,
hAch would work but little hard
ship on the business men and at the
same time would help the city con-
ssderably.
There are many people in Brans-
rick at present who escape licenses
altogether,e be said, and think We
hould set all Of They figure
ut some way or another to keep
srom paying the city license. and
ou have no idea how many who
should pay a license are escaping.
think If we could set all Of these
sad MAKE one or two increases the
atsp would be amply Talt by the clfs
next year.
While this IS only one vi the plans
suggested to ra,se the deficit that
viii be caused by prohibition, it is
evident that something VII have to
he done TO make up the $4,000 here,
ofore paid in liquor licenses. Those
fa charge of the cltys affairs arc
quick TO state that with this h:s de-
sicit tiio city will be in a Dad fix fl
financially and something will have to
Do done.
1t Is almost impossible to leyy a
higher tax rate. as this city already
Aas a rate about as high if not higher
ban any city in tine state and it ap-
pears impossible to raise any money
Dy special taxes.
However. as the aldermen states,
tAeTe are many who escape paying
be city q license and II all Of these
n be made to come II. and one or
two small increases made quite q
arge sum can be realized from II
censes a!9na and there arc many
/ ways in which the city can
monev
solons VII have > tnbborn
4 solve when they begin to
u The $4,000 is to be made
a1. almost impossible % re-
auce the expenses Of the city to any
great amount. There are ono or two
oHxArs whose salaries may be re
d, II one or two Offices which
boIished. but only small
a an be saved IN this way.
Tae principal question is, however.
where is the money coming from to
make city improveme ents. It IS a well
Known fact that our streets are in
deploraBle condition ara Q large
amount of money will have to be ex-
pended bqs them next year If any Inn
$50 Iss::sszt at all is made. There is
4leeded Improvement work IN
ay. but from this distant it
seaH:s that very little win be done
as the city will not be able to spend
very much money along thes ines.
{ Council may, however solve the
problem il some way and succeed in
securing more money tban hereto
lore from other SOURCES than the
liquor cealers. 1t IS 10 ,l5e hoped tbat
somthing will be dona 70 that our
streetg can Il least be improved