The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-10


From Marshal Owens. report 10
: March. 1903. record closing March p
Ordered filed
Resolutions.
(By the Mayor.)
4 Whereas It is necessary for healtl
and the convenience of our citizen
that our sewerage system be extended
} therefore be it resolved. That tn
: city engineer be instructed at once
10 prepare plans and estimates Of TN
cost of the work required in the e.
] tension OF the system through the fol
lowing streets:
South Wolfe street. south Of IN,
/ present sewerage system.
London and George streets in Dix
vile.
| L. n, y and o streets in New Town
Adopted.
(By the Mayor)
/ Resolved. That the city electrician
be instructed 10 change the firm alarm
boxes in the city, so as to denote the
number of the ward ii which they are
located, in the following manner. Al.
boxes situated in Ward No l to ring
numbers between 10 and 20; all boxes
situated in Ward No. TO ring num-
beers between 20 and 80; all boxes sit
uate in Ward No. to ring numbers
between 30 and 40; all boxes situated
In Ward No. 4 to ring numbers be-
tween 40 and 80 Adopted
The following resolution, offered by
Alderman Calnan, was referred to the
committee on public works, cemeter-
les, parks and squares:
Whereas, on the Sd day Of Sep
tcmber, 1890, a resolution was adopt
ed by the mayor and council of the
city of Brunswick, Ga, defeating a
portion of that tract of land then
known as Magnolia cemetery (now
Palmetto cemetery to the Roman
Catholic congregation of Brunswick
Ga. TO be used by them solely for
cemetery purposes. aud on the 9Th day
of January. 1891 deed was duly ex
ecuted and delivered by said mayor
and council OF Brunsw'ck unto Thomas
/ A. Becker, as bishop Of the Roman
| Catholic diocese of Savannah. and to
! his successor in said office. conveying
a tract two hundred ten by three hun
dred fifty t2t0 $500 feet IN said
cemetery under the uses therein men
toned, which deed was duly record
ed on the records of the superior
court Of Glynn county. Georgia. book
II, page 3S5. on February 9Th, 1891,
and
Where's. said grantee after enter
ing upon and taking possession oil
Isaid premises and expanding a con-
| siderable sum in placing an iron fence
laround the same, has otherwise failed
to utilize said tract for cemetery eur-
poses, but has expressed a desire &c
reconyey said tract to the city OF
Brunswick conditionally.
Now therefore, be it resolved Ev the
mayor and aldermen of the city OF
Brunswick, Ga, in council assembled
That the tender of return Of said land
be accepted under the following con-
ditions,
First That Ri Rev. Benz J. Kelly
as bishop OF the Roman Catholic do
cese at Savannah. as successor in of.
flee to Bishop Thomas A. Becker shall
execute a deed of reconveyance in
form satisfactory 10 the city attor
ney whereby the same property above
mentioned and heretofore conveyed in
the aforesaid deed of January 9Th,
1891, shah be reconveyed anto tbs
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick. Ga, under their official
designation,
Second. That the plan Of survey and
laying off into lots of said area and
the additional space which this bod
does add thereto of seventy by two
hundred ten (70 2l0) feet so as to
extend the reserved area to the south
ern boundary of Palmetto cemetery,
and equal the space by this body
heretofore reserved ior the Hebrew
cemetery, as rendered by Bishop Kelly
TO be spprcyed, and the same shall be
observed hereafter in the utilization OF
the said space for cemetery pm-
poses.
Third, That the said area mention
ed in said deed of conveyance ana
| so to be reconycyed. ard the addi-
ticnal space which tbs body does add
thereto of seventy by two hundred
ten 60 210) feet. so as to extend
| the reserved area TO the southen,
boundary line of Palmetto cemetery
and equal the space by this body
heretofore reserved for the Hebrew
cemetery, shall be perpetually dedi
Gated IS the burial place of the mem
hers Of the Roman Catholic faith re-
siding in Brunswick. Ga. and vic 4
ity, and other persons dying in SAID
faith for whom burial in said plot shall
be requested, and that the same price
shall be charged and collected by The
city of Brunswick as for lots of sim
/, liar size located in the remaining por-
i, ton of Palmetto cemetery. but tha
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