The Brunswick news., 1908-08-29
COUNCIL MINUTES (oFFIcIAL). F..
REGULAR MEETING.
BRUNSWICK, Ca. Aug. 27. 1908

son and Taylor
Minutes of previous meetings were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications.
From the League Of American Mu-
inequalities extending fan initiation
to send delegates to their 18th annual
to be held in Des Moines,
Iowa, September 80 to October ,. (Re-
ceived)
From residents in vicinity request
for investigation of the sewer main
on First avenue, with view of laying
a larger-sized main Referred to
sanitation. light and water commit
tee.
From Ernest Dart and f. w Dart,
attorneys for Amanda Pierson, and st.
Andrews NJ f. church, for redemp-
tion of eastern one-half of town com
mons lot No. 140, between Wolf and
Albany streets, acquired by city at tax
sales, 1895 and 1898, asking for quit
claim from the city upon the payment
of all taxes and COSTS Referred TO
the taxes and revenues committee.
Reports Of Standing Committees.
From ordinance committee, report
ing that there are no charter provls.
ions or ordinances of force covering
the subject matter of the proposed
ordinances to prohibit the running at
large of dogs within the corporate
limits without being severely muzzled
and to provide for the impounding of
such dogs, etc. (Receiyed0
From sanitation, light and water
committee on communication from
Mrs. Belle Mcdonald, viz: I'VE find
on investigation that the original
house connection was Improperly
made and recommend that the bill be
paid by the city" (Adopted)
From railroads and harbor commit
tee. viz.
"Your standing committee on rail
roads and barber, to which was re.
ferred the petition of residents and
property owners on A street and vi.
cinity for the removal of Instructions
and encroachments in said street, so
as to permit the use of the eastern
half thereof. beg to report as follows
Petitioners allege that the side tracks
of the A. C. L. r. r. Co.. are in said
street without authority and that
the use Of half the street could be en-
ioyed by the people if the road be
directed to remove their sidetracks to
their own property adjacent, thus per
mitting their main track and the main
track e the A., B. G. A. r. R. Co, to
be moved further west This petition
was referred by your committee to the
city attorney, and his report thereon
at length Is hereto attached and made
part of this report AS it appears
that the city has the right of control
we therefore recommend that the
prayers of the petition be granted
and that the city attorney be directed
to take the necessary steps to have
the obstruction removed"
On motion the report was tabled
until next regular meeting, in order
that the attorneys for the roads might
appear before council.
Reports of Officers.
From Dr. j. A. Butts, city phyisic
ian and health officer. report for July
1908 (Ordered filed.)
From w b. Fain, city treasurer:
Transcript from his books of receipts
and disbursements for July, 1908
| checked and verified by examiners fol
the finance committee. Ordered pub
lished and filed)
! Ordinances
The following ordinance was reat
the second and third time, passed ant
adopted: A motion to change the i'm
pounding fee from $500 to $500 was
lost on aye and nay vote, viz: Ayes
Aldermen McGarvey and Robinson
nays. Aldermen Cox, Ludwig, Calnan
Dart, Mann and Taylor
A call was made for the ayes and
nays on section 3 1t was adopted by
the follc~ehg vote: Ayes. Aldermen
Cox, Calnan, Dart, Mann and Robin
son; nays, Aldermen Ludwig, McGar-
vey and Taylor
call was also made for the ayes
and nays on the ordinance as a whole.
Adopted by the following vote: Ayes,
Aldermen Cox, Calnan, Dart, Mann
and Robinson; nays. Aldermen Lud
wig, McGaryey and Taylor.
An ordinance to prohibit tie
running at large of dogs with
in the corporate limits of the city
r Brunswick without being securely
muzzled; to declare such running at
large to be unlawful; to provide for
the impounding of such dogs unlaw-
fully running at large; to prescribe
the impounding fees in such cases,
and how such dog may be redeemed,
and for other purposes.
SECTION ]. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen Of the city Of
Brunswick in council lawfully Assem-
bled, and It is hereby ordained by said
that from and after the pas
sage and publication Of this ordinance,
it shall be and Is hereby declared to
be unlawful, for any owner, or Gus
todian OF any dog, to permit the same