The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-23
EFFORT MADE
TO BLOCK MOVE
But MAJORITY OF THE ALDER
MEN VOTED TO SUBMIT THE.
QUESTION TO PEOPLE.
Alderman Mann introduced Resolu-
ton Calling First for a Bond
Election, But the Majority
Were Against 1t.

- City council met in adjourned S6S-
sion yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
for the purpose of passing a resolu-
ton calling for an election for the ra-
tifcation of the contract with the Mu-
tual Light and Water company and to
transact a few other matters. The
full board was present and number
of citizens were also in the council
chamber.
AS soon as Mayor Hopkins called
the council to order, Alderman Mann
introduced a resolution which came as
a surprise to the members of council,
that is to those who did not know
that it was coming. The resolution
provided that the election for the
ratification of the contract be deferred
until an election could be held author
izing the issuance of bonds in the sum
of $175,000 with which to secure or
build a water plant and for other inn
provements.
After some little discussion, the
aye and nay vote was called for and
the resolution was lost on the follow
ing vote: Aye: Aldermen Mann, Nc
@yey and Taylor; Nay: Aldermen
80 EddTigajcalman, Dart and Rob
inson
The resolution in question was as
follows:
Resolved, That the voting on the
proposed light water and gas con-
tract be deferred until an election be
called for issuing bonds to the amount
of $175, 100000 withawhich to secure or
build water plant and the balance
to the extension of sewerage and per-
manent paving If such bonds are
carried then the proposed contract be
submitted to vote of the people,
with all reference to water eliminated,
but if bonds are not carried then sub
nit contract as now proposed to the
people
A communication from the Mutual
+ Lighs and Water company, rendering
form of the proposed agreement for
contract, was, on agre cement, read and
on motion received.
The resolution, introduced by Alder
man Cox fixing September 26 as the
day for holding the election and re-
ferring the matter to the qualified
voters of the city was then introduced
and was adopted on the following
vote: Aye, Aldermen Cox, Ludwig, Cal
nan. Dart, Mann and Robinson; Nays,
Aldermen Taylor and McGarvey.
The resolution includes the call for
the election, the contract on which
the people of the city will vote, and
fixes the date of the election. In all
it will take up a space Of eight or
ten columns and will be published in
The News Tuesday morning.
The contract, as stated is incorpor-
Grated in the call for the election and
the voters of the city will be given
until September 26 to read it and fig
ure whether OF not they think the city
should enter into the contract with
the Light and Water company.
Another Resolution Failed.
The following resolution, by Alder
man McGarvey, failed of adoption on
ave and nay vote, viz: Ayes, Alder
men McGarvey and Taylor. Nays, AL
dermen Cox, Ludwig, Calnan, Dart and
Robinson. Aldermen Mann was not
present, having been excused from
the meeting.
The following is the defeated reso-
luton:
eBe it and it is hereby resolved by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council assembled
that the word public ownership of
light and water be left as an option
for the people to vote on instead of
the Strachan contract; that is, that
they may register their wishes either
way in the coming election"
The following resolution by Alder
man Cox was adopted on aye and nay
vote as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Cox, Ludwig, Cal
nan, Dart and Robinson; Nays, Alder
men McGarvey and Taylor.
"Be it and it is hereby resolved by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council assembled
that the mayor be and he is hereby
directed to sign the asreement this
dav subrpatted. between the Mutual
IL and Water company and the
saig mayor and council according tc
1au< for the signing OF a light and