The Brunswick news., 1909-07-23
THIS MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
APLEAsAAT ONE
BUSINESS WAS DISPOSED oE
LAST NIGHT WITHOUT a
SINGLE CLASH.
Number Of Routine Matters Were
Taken Up During the Meet
ins-Petitions, Reports, Etc, Re.
ceived by the Council.

All was as merry as wedding bell
down at the council meeting last
| night. The storm of the last meet
ing had no echo in the session. and
the council got right down to bust
ness without any fuss and feathers.
With the exception of Alderman
Taylor, the full board was present
and during the evening the following
business was transacted:
Petitions were received as follows:
From Feeting & Moon, asking for
refund of moving picture license,
paid to the city. Referred to the
committee on taxes and revenue.
From the city attorney, reporting an
enforced absence from the city and
suggesting the proper course in Ger
tain legal matters. From the League
of American Municipalities, inviting
Brunswick to send representatives to
the 18th annual convention to be held
at Montreal this year. From the To-
cal chapter, Daughters of the Revo-
luton, asking for an appropriation OF
$50 to entertain visiting chapters to
meet here in November. Granted.
President A. V. Wood, Of the board
of education. sent a long communi-
cation to council on the finances of
the board, etc. Ordered filed
The council devoted fully an hour
to the report of the committee Oh
public works, to whom was referred
the petition of J. d. H.rsch, asking
for a permit to erect an electric sign
across the sidewalk on Newcastle
street. The committee did not think
1t had power to pass on the request.
Council did not agree with it and
nearly every member took a long line
of talk on the subject A motion
finally prevailed that the ordinance
on the question be suspended aud
that Mr.. Hirsch be permitted to turn
on the light"
The city physician submitted his
report for the past month, showing
a total number of deaths for the
month amounting to thirteen. Sani-
tary conditions were reported to be
in good shape.
A resolution by Alderman Leo, pro-
FiuIliG iCl tiiC pun NId5C VI u uOi st
for the impounding officer, was read
and under the rules was passed over
TO the next meeting.
The following ordinance amending
certain portions of ordinance No. l73,
was placed on its second and third
reading and was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to amend section !
of an ordinance numbered 173 and
entitled IAN Ordinance to estab-
lish widths for sidewalks, roadways,
streets, rarks and center of street
grass plats on the various streets
Of the city of Bruins wick, Georgia,
and for other purposes" adopted
April 25th, 997. so far as said sec
ton of sad ordinance applies to
grass plats IN the center of that
portion of Union street lying south
of Mansfield street
Section !. Be 1t and it is hereby or
dained by the mayor and council OF
the city of Brunswick, Georgia, in
council assembled, That from and
after the passage of this ordinance,
section ! of ordinance No. 173, adopt
ed April 25th, 1907, and entitled can
Ordinance to establish widths for
sidewalks, roadways, street parks
and center of street grass plats in
the various streets of the city OF
Brunswick, Georgia, and for other
purposes" be and the same is hereby
amended, by adding to said section
/, at the conclusion thereof, the fol-
lowing words to-wit:
Provided that the grass plats in
the center of that portion of Union
street lying south Of Mansfield street
shall be twelve 02) feet in width,
and the width of the parks or grass
plats upon each side Of said portion
Of said street shall be eight 81 feet,
respectively, as heretofore provided,
but the width of the roadway upon
each side of the grass plat in the
center Of said portion of said Union
|. street shall be reduced by two (2)
feet upon each side so that each such
roadway shall be Of the width OF
twenty-three t29) feet.
Oec. Z. BE II, ana IL is uereDy III
like manner further ordained that
? all ordinances and parts Of ordinances
J in conflict with or initiating against
5 this ordinance, are to that extent
Z hereby repealed.
Accounts properly approved and au-
dited were placed in course of set
2 tlement. after which council adj
jourred.