The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-11
ANOTHER LIVELY
SESSION IS HELD
BY CITY COUNCIL
LONG ARGUMENTS CHARACTER
IZED THE MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT.
A fiumber Of Business Matters Were
Disposed of During he Meeting.
Which Proved = Be Cute an In
terestins One.

teTestln9 one
The regular meeting or the city
council was held lass night and with
the exceptions of Aldermen Baker
and Taylor Inc lull beard was pres
ent
During The meeting J4e following
business was transGctad
Under the head oi petitions and
oommunicatiors. Geo II Cook asked
council to relieve him OF a $40 license
assessed il addition to other licenses
paid. Referred 10 committee on taxes
and revenues
The members of the fire department
asked council for vacation of five
days each. The communication oc-
casioned considerable argument and
it was finally ordered filed after a
test vote showing the sentiment OF
council to be against the request
The standing committee on police,
having in charge the request of the
members of the police department,
asking for ten days vacation, sub
mitted their report favoring the re-
quest. Adopted
The committee on taxes and rev
enue reported favorabIy on the re-
quest of J. b. Davis for the granting
of deeds to certain marsh land on the
boulevard. The report was adopted
with certain restrictions.
The city marshal submitted his
report for the month of May. showing
q total in the receipts of the office
of s2.46C.Os.
One of the most interesting reports
of the meeting came from the city
engineer, submitting estimates to
council for various improvements in
his department. The report of the
engineer was ordered published and
will appear with the regular council
proceedings.
The only tilt during the meeting
which, however, was a very long
drawn out one. occurred when Alder
man Leo sent to the clerks desk a
resolution, taking from the mayor the
power to appoint extra policemen and
providing that the city treasurer be
instructed not to pay any amounts
to any employees not elected by coun-
Gil in sums of less than $40 per
month.
The introduction of this resolution
occasioned q very lengthy debate
Mayor Hopkins stated to council that
during an absence of ten days from
the city he had returned to find mos
auitoes all over Brunswick On inves-
tigation he had discovered that the
regular sanitary Inspector who each
year is charged with the task Of dliv-
ing out the mosquitoes, had been de-
tailed to other duties Realizing thu
Importance Of the situation. from 4
sanitary point of view he had named
special officer to assist in the work
OF driving out the mosquito.
President A. v. Wood, of the board
of health, was present and on invita-
ton Of Alderman Goldsmith he al
dressed council on the subject aLc
stated that the mosquito was a dan
aerous proposition and should bc eX-
terminated IL possible. A long colo
ouv between various members Of coun
Gil, The mayor and President Wood
followed. Some heated arguments
were inserted at this stage of the
meeting but the original resolution
as submitted by Alderman Leo, pre-
vailed
Another resolution By Alderman
cainan was also the subject Of a very
tot debate. This resolution provided
that FIVE members Of council be ap-
vo.nted (naming the members to in
yesfigate any additional ordinances
required ard report back to council.
The resolution did not include the
mayor as 4 member of this committee
qrd Alderman Ludwig offered al
amendment providing that the mayol
he made a member Of the commltte'
The amendment was discussed q
length and finally on vote OF coun-
cii resulted in q lie. Alderman Cold
smith Ludwig aud Calnan voting foi
tho amendment, and Aldermen Leo
Cox and McGarvey voting n the neg
at.ve. Mayor Hopkins, castirg the De
cidina..vote voted against the amend
thus refusing to serve on th'
Committee. Alderman Goldsmith thei
announced that he would not serF'
on sthe committee
Under the head Of ordinances, IN
one regulating the use Of flush tank
ana the one on general plumblni
were passed and adopted
All accounts for the month oL MaS
nr5nerly approved and audited, Wer
nlaced in course Of settlement :.
1t was expected that the DOG "ro'