The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-24
COUNCIL MEETING

| resolution be sent TO the agent OF the
above named railroads with the re-
quest that they forward same to the
proper officials at once. Adopted.
Ordinances.
The following ordinances were read
the second and third time, passed and
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the
levying and collection of an annual
tax for the purpose of paying the
Indebtedness due and to become due
to the Mutual Light & Water com
pany during a term of ten years
from October /, 1908, in accordance
with contract authorized by vote of
the people September 26, 1903, and
for othe; purposes.
| WHEREAS, the mayor and council
| of the city of Brunswick have been
authorized by vote of the people at an
election duly held on September 26,
1908, to enter into a contract with the
Mutual Light & Water company,
corporation with its domicile In sad
| city. by the terms of which the said
| mayor and council were authorized to
enter into a contract with said com
pany to take from said company water,
gas and electricity for municipal pur-
poses for a term OF ten years from
| October J. 1908, In quantities and for
purposes and considerations as fol-
| lows, to-wit: Water for SO MIGRANTS
for FIRE purposes, 1875 each per
annum water for 13 fountains for
drinking purposes, $500 each per
annum; 1873 street gas lamps for light
ing purposes at $500 each per an
nun: IS arc electric lights, $50 watts
capacity, for lighting streets CT said
city at $500 each per annum.
AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to
provide for 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
property within the corporate limits
of said city, a tax sufficient TO pay
to the Mutual Light & Water com
pany the sum of $10,630.75 per annum
for 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
be and the same are hereby repealed
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, passed and
adopted. The ayes and nays having
, been called for on section /, which
, was adopted III the following vote
, | Ayes Aldermen Calnan, Dart, Mann
and Robinson; nays, Aldermen Taylor
AN ORDINANCE TO amend AN Or
dinance entitled an Ordinance TO
grant unto +. ID. NJ Strachan, his
associates, successors and assigns,
right and franchise for the opera
ton of street railway system,
electric lighting plants and gas
plants in the city of Brunswick, Ca,
and for other purposes" 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
uon, and for other purposes.
SECTION l, Be it ordained by the
mayer and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, Georgia, in council regu-
larly assembled. that section 3 of the
above recited Act be amended by in
terlining between the words shall not
exceed five cents" and the words and
free transfer tickets" the following
words in parenthesis except as here
matter provided" and by adding at
the end of said section the following
words; An additional five cents CD
charge 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 so that when SO amended said
| section shall read as follows:
Sec. ). Be it further ordained that
| the fare to be charged by said f. d.
NJ Strachan. his associates, success
sors and assigns, for a 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
after provided, and free transfer tic
kets shall be given to each passenger
paying a five cent fare at intersect-
ing points on the said lines of street
railway for the purpose of enabling
them to make one continuous mas
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
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