The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-07-08
BOARD TAKES A
HAND IN MATTER
ASK REPRESENTATIVES, IN LEG.
ISLATURE TO HAVE AMEND
MENTS PASSED.
Board CT Education Wants Title to
Land on Which New School Has
! Been Erected-9esoIu.ions Passed
/ at Yesterdays Meeting.

The board Of education met in reg,
ular monthly session yesterday morn
ing and disposed Of number of rou-
tine matters.
The board took action on the re-
cent charter amendment endorsed by
a citizens meeting, conveying to the
board the lots on which the new high
school has been erected. 1t will be
remembered that council, at a meet
ing held after the public meeting,
passed a resolution urging our SEN
ator and representative not to have
the amendment passed. Council ar
gued that the board had not asked
for the land and that there was no
necessity of deciding it over to the
board, but the board takes a differ
ent view of it and the following res
olution, introduced by N. Emanuel,
was passed at the meeting:
Whereas, at the regular meeting of
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, of June oath, 1909, and
upon yea and nay vote, as follows:
Ayes, Aldermen Taylor, Calnan, Cox,
Leo and McGarvey; Nays, Aldermen
Ludwig, Baker and Goldsmith, the
following report was adopted:
Hon. Mayor and Council Brunswick,
Georgia.:
Gentlemen: Your standing com
mjttee On public works, buildings and
squares, which, il conjunction with
the city attorney, was directed in
terms OF a resolution offered by the
mayor and adopted by council on
April 22d, 1909, to prepare a bill to
be introduced at the approaching ses-
sion Of the legislature, authoriZ ng
and empowering the mayor and coun-
ell to convey by quit claim deed to
the board of educat4on of Glynn coun-
ty, the parcel Of land known as Hills
boro square, which bill when drawn,
and approved by said committee, was
st0 be advertised as required by law
and delivered to our representative,
Hon. Millard Reese, with request that
he procure the passage of said bill,
begs to report that we have never
requested the city attorney to pre-
pare the bill for the reason that the
board of education has never reques-
ted deed to the property; on the
contrary, in oren council meeting
during February or March of the
present year when the construction
Of the school house building was un-
der discussion the board Of educa-
ton through their representa- at
the meeting, stated that they did not
want a deed to it. We therefore see
no necessity Of making a Gee1 at this
time The city attorneys written
opinion is of file with this body, to the
effect that the city holds the title to
it, and we see no good reason why
the city should voluntarily relinquish
any further rights in and to the prop
erty than that permitted in allow
ing the construction Of the high school
building in the southern half of the
square. If the board of education
would formally request a deed to the
half whereon stands the new school
building, we see no reason why it
should not be given, but in cur judg-
merit the subject is not of enough
Importance to be rushed through the
present session of the legislature,
there being ample time in the fu-
tuIe, if indeed it is necessary at all
We therefore recommend that further
action be deferred until the board
takes formal action.
Respectfully,
c. T. CaInan, Chairman,
j. n. Leo,
Chas. n. Taylor,
Committee on Pub. Wks., Bldgs., Gem,
Parks and Squares.
And whereas, This board by it's ac-
credited representative did appear
before council and request the deed
ing of the property, upon which the
new high school is now located, to
the board of education and in COM
pliance with this request the mayor
and aldermen adopted on the 22d of
April, 1909, a resolution referring the
matter to the public works commit
tee, and ,ity attorney, for the pur-
pose of preparing bill to be intro
duced at the approaching session OF
the leg gslature, authorizing and en-
p0wering the mayor and council to
convey the said property by quit
claim deed to the board of education
of Glynn county and in accordance
with the laws providing for such en-
actment had posted on the court
house doors a notice to Amend the
Charter of the City of Brunswick, and
had published in the official organ of
council. the necessary notice OF in
tartion TO amend the charter.
Therefore be it resolved. That So. q
report adopted b. council, I"9c Path