The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-24

Ssisg ccancil met IN regular session
sssf nisht- MayoS Symons was alb
tsst. but the ~entire board Of alder
men Kcre il Nee. Alderman
"a presiding aignation OF
Nayaf he first bust
ans / sins read by
se ese slenee OF sev-
ess2 as finally brok.
raylor. who moved
motion was second
a by Ala man McGa-vey ana in
sse vote. caly one alderman. Mr.
gaslor. voted IN the affirmative
4 v.4lie none OF them voted in the neg
've. Chairman Cox announced that
be heard but ono vote bat did not
ga.n cali the vote and declared the
esignatlon accepted It IS likely
Eat n successor to Mayor Symons
Ai Be elected next Thursday night
The Brunewick Directory Company
rho ere taking the census and com
eiiag a directory. asked council to
appropriate s25 for the work Refer,
ID TO finance committee.
The Colsoa Hardware Company
etlticned council for the payment
II d bill dated December Is. 1906.
napproved b. the public works de
-aFtraent. Referred 10 finance com.
a,ittee.
A petition was read from the Au-
austa city council, embodying a res
I1tioa adopted By that body. asking
ihe railroad commissioners 20 re.
zeal It's recent act prohibiting the
issuance Of free passes on the troll
sey lines to city employees. The An
-asta council asked that the Bruins.
sick council take similar acton, Re
erred to committee on railroads and
aarsor. With request TO concur.
The committee on public wo. ks
. whom was referred petition of l5o
5eople in. New Town. asking for a
change In tne COW ordinance, re
aortcd favorably. recommending that
he ordinance be so changed as to
make J street the limit instead OF
. street. as Is the case at present.
The police committee reported with
reference 10 pending applications Tor
places on the police force. The re
port recommended 70 changes at
present Adopted.
At the last meeting OF council tpe
committee on sanitation. light add
water was authorized TO advertise for
bids for the work in that department
for the year The committee submit
ted bids last night frorl II. s. Nc
Crazy at $500 and Davis & Ttylor
IL $500. The committee shows that
ii costs the city only s54o0 10 do the
work in 1907. and recommended that
neither OF the bids be accepted and
that the city continue to do the
work. Adopted
City Attorney Harris reported that
the case Of Mrs. Mallie r. Davenport
against the city of brunswick had
been tried before Judge Parker some
time ago and resulted adversely 70
the city. He recommended the pay
nent Of costs. amounting TO 5000
and an appeal OF the case to the su-
preme court. rendering esupersedas
bond for the signature OF the mayor.
The suit in question IS brought to
restore to the plaintiff certain lands
nov used for street purposes by the
city. The matter was referred to
the finance committee with authority
to act.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
BY Alderman Cos. providing that
the mayor execute a note in the sum
OF $1,000 to take up note OF a Ike
amount maturing January %.
By Alderman McGarvey. instruct
ing the city engineer TO submit est
mates at the next meeting Of coun,
ell and the probable cost of . new
set Of neat signs for the city streets,
BY Alderman Taylor calling upon
the city physician to Include in his
monthly reports in future the numb
or Of charity visits made by him and
the number OF prescriptions issued
for that purpose.
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