The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-09
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election duly held on September 26.
1905, to enter into a contract with the
Mutual Light & Water company.
corporation with its domicile in said
city, by the terms of which the said
mayor and council were authorized to
enter into contract with said COM
pany to take from said company water.
gas and electricity for municipal pur-
p~ses for a term of ten years from
October /, 1908, in quantities and for
purposes and considerations as fol-
lows, to-wit: Water for SO hydrants
for fire purposes, $39.75 each per
annum water for l3 fountains for
drinking purposes, $500 each per
annum; 1873 street gas lamps for light
ing purposes at $500 each per an
mum; So are electric lights, 450 watts
capacity, for lighrrHg streets cf said
city, at $500 each per annum.
AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to
provide for a levy and collection of
an annual tax sufficient to pay such
Indebtedness, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick in council lawfully assem-
bled, that there shall be annually lev
led and collected upon all taxable
properly within the corporate limits
of said city, tax sufficient to pay
to the Mutual Light & Water com
pany the sum of $40 0.630.75 per annum,
for a term of ten years beginning Oc-
tober /, 1908.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that all ordinances
and parts of ordinances, and all res
olutions in conflict with this ordinance
he and the same are hereby repealed
(By Alderman LudwigD
AN ORDINANCE to amend AN Or
dinance entitled an Ordinance to
grant unto f. D. M. Strachan, his
assoc ates, successors and assigns
a right and franchise for the opera
tion of a street railway system,
electric lighting plants and gas
plants in the city of Brunswick, Ga,
and for other purpcs ses, passed and
adopted July 3 1907, so as to pro-
vide for an extension of the time
within which such street railway
may be constructed and in opera
ton, and for other purposes.
SECTION i. BE it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city Of
Brunswick, Georgia, in council regu-
larly assembled, that section 3 of the
above rected Act be amended by iu-
terlining between the words shall not
exceed five cents" and the words "and
free transfer tickets" the following
words in parcnthesis except as here
matter provided" and by adding at
the end of said section the following
words; AN additional FIVE cents (5)
charSe for passenger fares over the
electric railway on lines constructed
on marsh lands may be charged max
ing the fare ten cents for continuous
passage on such lines having termi-
nus on the marsh or water front on
same 50 that when so amended said
section 3 shall read as fellows:
Sec. g. Be it further ordained that
the fare to be charged by said f. D.
NJ. Strachan, his associates, success
sors and assigns, for continuous
passage on said street railway with
ordinary hand baggage from any point
within the city limits to any other
point within the city limits on the
line Of said street railway shall not
exceed five cents Except as herein
aIteG. .Qroyided) and free transfer tic
Zen to each passenger
p fare at intersect-
said lines of street
RAM me purpose of. enabling
them 70 make one continuous pas
sage, and for such purpose only, from
any point within the city limits to
any other point within the city limits
as herein provided A reasonable
reduction in rates shall be granted to
school children going to and from
school, provided that not less than
one dollars ($1.00J worth of tickets
shall be sold to any one child, and
provided further that such tickets can
be used only during public school
hours and 45 minutes preceding and
succeeding such school hours. The
persons holding and entitled to such
tickets shall be granted transfers as
in this section provided for passen-
gers paying five cent fares. An ad-
dltional five cents charge for passen-
ger fares over the electric railway
on lines constructed on marsh lands
may be charged, making the fare ten
cents for continuous passage on such
lines having terminus on the marsh
or water front on same"
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained bv
the authority aforesaid that section 8
OF the above recited ordinance be
amended by striking the words
thereafter, saying 18 months after
this ordinance shall become effective"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
following: from the 26th day of Sep
tember, 1908,' so that said section
as so amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that
the rights, powers, franchises and
privileges granted by this ordinance