The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-29
(oFFIcIAL.)
REGULAR MEETING.

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Petitions and commu nicstions.
From j. H. Gilmore. complaint Of
obstruction of the alley behind Ur-
lana lots IS and 50. by adjacent prop
erty owners: requesting that the mar
shall be instructed 10 have such d.
struction and encroachment removed.
Referred to committee OH public
works.
From City Attorney Whitfield, mott
fication of the result Of the case IN
Giynn superior court OF Levy VS.. ths
mayor and council for the recover
Of land in the southern portion of tl z
city, IN favor Of Levy for the Land
and approximately $1,30O in taxes in
favor of the city, stating that a me
tion had been made by him for new
trial and asking further directions. On
motion the city attorney was directed
TO carry the case on up.
From citizens and taxpayers in Vi
entity asking that street lights be ex-
tended TO corner L street and Cochran
avenue
Referred to committee on sanitation,
light and water.
Reports Of Standing Committees.
From standing committee on ordi-
nances, on ordinance by Alderman Cox
to regulate and prescribe license for
persons temporarily engaged in bus
mess in the city Of Brunswick, etc,
viz: We frd no existing ordinance
covering the subject Of this, or con
ficting with It. We advice that It be
amended az per the words we have in
re4.ed therein +. Ludwig, Chairman;
NJ a. Baker
IN my opinion it will be valid or
dinance II adopted, unless the price
Axed IL prohibitiqe. b. Whitfield, City
Attorney. Received.
From sanitation, light and water
committee. viz: Your standing COM
mittee on sanitation, light and water
20 which was referred the communi-
cation of the board Of health, It's sub
3ect being the passage Of an ordinance
providing for d more thorough cleans
ing and disinfecting Of public and
private stables and, the compilation
Of vital statistics and the employment
Of some person to keep them in the
future, begs to submit the following
report; We recommend that the city
attorney be directed to prepare at
the request of the BOARD of health,
such an ordinance for introduction and
massage. as meets the views OF the
board with respect TO such cleansing
and disinfecting of the stables IN
the matter Of vital statistics, we ina
that according to the duties prescribed
in the code, and especially sections
223 and 362, for tne city physician ana
health officer, his records shouiu nave
been kept, and should continue TO De
bent So that the desired information
ran he readily accessible from the
mortuary records required to be KEEP.
IA that office. AS the compilation OF
hack data, however, is not In our 1uos.
ment one of the ordinary duties q
maj office. we recommend that the
snm az $40 be appropriated for me
purpose of compiling the data asNeu
for Respectfully
w. R. cox, Chairman,
chas. H. Taylor.
Adopted
From Finance Committee; VIZ
Your standing committee ON hnanee
TO which was referred the resolution
offered at last meeting by Mayor
Hopkins, to authorize the mayor 70
execute a note to the board of edu-
cation for $4,000 for unpaid appropri-
ations, begs 10 submit the following
report thereon;
AS the result of a conference had
with the finance committee of the
board of education on May goth, we
have paid the board in cash $l,05650,
being the total amount due them on
collections from December l to May
/. and for which no request for pay
ment has been made since January
Have also paid them N cash the fur
Their sum of $1,000, being the balance
Of the 1907 appropriation, o. rather,
in lieu of and in communication OF the
tax levy of ls10 Of ! per cent. in 1907;
$4,000 having seen previously paid
thereon. We have further agreed
10 nay them in cash, $I1S4,S0 (beins
the amount Of taxes now included III
executions from the COS digest, and
which will probably all be collected
by tndl NiiuH3 vi " pSAoAN July -
1909 The special appropriation Of
5.oo0 for 1908, as well as the $4,000
for 1909. we regard as extraordinary
appropriations. 10 be paid, according
to past custom. at the convenience o
the city; We have assured the Fl.
nance committee of the board tina
Just as soon as city finances will per
NIT payments thereon viii be mad'
in cash. The eity's capacity TO
floating notes is very limited, and il
view of the probability of our havin'
need temporarily of the eitys credi
TO the full limit in that direction il
order to meet current expenses, am
other engagements of higher impor
tance;>we regard the issue of cit
mites for any other nurnose than alb