The Brunswick news., 1909-10-06
f11OUCH URGED BY
IMANY CITIZENS
REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE OF
BUSINESS MEN APPEALED
FOR AN INCREASE.
But the Commissioners Stood Pat and
Refused to econsider-Election for
issuance of $4,000 in Bonds Will
Be Held This Month.

The board of Glynn county COM
miasioners, failing to profit by past
experience, took a decided step
against the true spirit of progress yes
teTday and by very decisive vote,
sustained it's action in calling fer a
bond election in the sum of $4,000
instead Of in the original amount leg
islated for and devoutly desired by
an overwhelming majority of the peo-
pie of the county.
AS is we'll known, the original plan
was to devote $4,000 of the S10O 900
to the Altamaha river bridge, thus
1nsuring the coming CT the G.. G. & P.
to Brunswick, the money to be return
ed TO the county by that line and to
pay for the use of the bridge, on some
equitable trackage basis. The residue
Of the sum, $4,000, was to be spent
on the improvements of the county
roads, with such drainage as was con-
temporary with good roads.
At the meeting held on September
p the board, with two members short
very arbitrarily fixed the issue at
$4,000. Since that time a generals
protest has come from every section
OF the county and yesterday a com
mittee of business men waited on the
board and asked to be heard on the
question of reconsidering its action.
with view of restoring the original
1, G. 4.
ton now being advertised This dele-
cation consisting of a very represent
taNve gathering of business men as
fo4 ws-R. R. Hopkins, NJ. A. Baker,
J. 7. Colson, E. G. Butts, Austin Hol-
comb, 3. L. Stevens, H. F. Dunwody,
e. H. Mason F. D. Aiken, George II.
Smith, E. c. Bruce, c. H. Leavy, IT.
G. Peerson, w. J. Way, A. j. Crovatt, |
G. P. Thornton J. M Burnett, c. A.
Taylor and R. H. Parker-were on
hand at the meeting and We're per-
mitted to be heard. F. D. Aiken, pres
ident of the Brunswick Bank and
Trust company, acted as spokesman
for the delegation He wen care
fully into the subject, pointing out
the manifold reasons why the amount
should be increased to the larger
amount He told of the final depart
ing of the lumber traffic, Of neces- |
sity for tilling the soil and encour-
aging farming and agricultural in
terests generally He spoke Of the
fact that better roads would mean
more taxable values and less taxes,
and urged the people to get together
in the proper spirit and push for :
Brunswick.
Other talks on this and similar
lines were made by Hon. H. :. Dun
wody, Col. F.. E. Twitty anil Vice
President E. H. Mason, of the Ma
tional Bank of Brunswick, and 9th
ers. The commissioners had very
little to say and finally Captain Aiken
asked them if they would be kiud
enough to give their reasons in cr-
der that the members of the delega-
tion might answer them with sound
argument. Mr. Aiken also pointed
out the fact that the $4,000 to build
the bridge would not be in the nature
of a debt, but was simply loan to
the G. C. & P. who was not only to
return the entire amount but was
also to leave the title of the bridge |
in the county and pay to it a reason
able trackage fee for each car hauled.
thus making it an asset and rev.
enue-maker fer the country. Commits
sioner McKinnon said, "The more
people had the more they spent" and
said he would not vote for the larger
amoNnf until he knew specifically
what ives to be done with the money.
Commissioner Ratcliff, overlooking
what Mr.. Aiken had said about the
brfdge-earning proposition, said ne
did not want to see the county go
further in debt Commissioners Ogg
and Lott drummed the table for pas
time. while Chairman Wright indi-
Gated his willingness to vote for the
s10O. 900 plan and tried to argue the I
fact with his fellow-commissioners.
Cant W. R. Townsend manfully cham
nioned the cause of the progressive {
movement and tried by every possi-
HE means to convince the other mem
hers of the board Of the wisdom q his /
olan But there was no use the fate