The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-01-05
MAYOR HOPKINS
MAKES ADDRESS
TO OLD COUNCIL
HE WENT OVER The WORK THAT
WAS DONE DURING Ta6
PAST YEAR.
Touches Upon All tie Various De-
partments OF the City and Points
Out What Has Seen Accom-
plished During the Year.

The old city administrator passed
into history YESTERDAYS at noon, when
the new council took over the affairs
OF the city at an organization meet
ing held at noon totiei1l proceeding.
OF which appear elsewhere III The
News this mornins)
One of the features OF the orsani-
zation meeting was the very strong
inaugural address OF Mayor Hopkins.
1t is replete VITA some very valuable
information on The subject Of city af-
fairs and makes some very strong sug-
gestions and recommendations %
council just before the council fol-
1909 sot down to business the mayor
addressed the bcdy as follows:
Gentemen Entering upon oar du-
ties as mayor and council OF the city
OF Brunswick for 1903, / think it ap-
propriate that | should call attention
to some of the problems which call
for solution, at least for earnest ef-
fort at solution during the year.
Sanitation.
@The health condition Of city
should be the first and most vital
consideration for the mayor and coun-
ell and it's citizens Constant vigi-
lance is the price OF satisfactory
health conditions.
In 1894 we adopted the Waring
system OF sewerage-prlo to that, ar
tesian water supply. Prior to its in
stallation. our death rate was as great
as that for any seaport city upon the
Atlantic or Gulf coasts. Our death
rate has been steadily reduced. The
lowest death rate at other seaports
of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, is
New York city, with death rate OF
IS per 1000 per year, ranging from
that to 26 per 1000 per year at yari-
ious ports.
Cur death rate has fallen as low
as II and not higher than II per
1906 per year since the sewerage sys-
tenn was installed, and does not now
exceed l2 per 1000 per year, while
the rural death rate Of the country is
= IL per 1900 per year Not only
is this far lower than the rate for
an sea port, but there is but one
CIR in the south with population rang
ing from 5000 to 100000 which has
an equally low death rate
This is without regard to its hu-
manitarian report most important
CITY asset.
The drst question asked by intend
ing settlers is, What are your health
conditions?
1t is OF vital importance that our
present most satisfactory health con-
ditions shall be maintained and if pos
sible improved. and it is possible to
improve them.
The city has grown beyond the
present sewerage limits since 1894
Tie inhabitants outside these limits
are entitled to the conveniences from
the sewerage system.
THE testimony OF our physicians is
THAI the greater per cent. Of sickness
occurs outside Of sewerage limits, and
to maintain cur most satisfactory
health record. it is a necessity that
our sewerage system be speedily ex-
tended.
Schools.
Second in Importance to santa
tioa is our public school system We
may properly congratulate ourselves
as people upon our system of pub
lie schools. They are not exeelled by
ary in the state. 1t IS further cause
of congratulation that the fixed .eve-
nue. Of the public schools increases
with the growth of the city.
"The board OF education is TO be
congratulated upon the steps il has
taken to procure the erection Of a
hig't school building, which will give
roorf for the steady increase of schoI-
ars and be an ornament to the city.
1T is cause for congratulation also
that council has always responded by
appropriation for this most important
factor. The second question asked
by intending settlers is. What are
your school facilities?
Hospital.
THE city hospital is justly claimed
to be equal in efficiency with many
institutions of like character, which
are far better provided with funds.
and it is source Of congratulation
that it is being steadily maintained.
Its work has been most effective
Among other things it needs badly is
a heating apparatus. I express the
confident belief that council viii con
tinue the spirit Of liberalitF toward
this institution WHICH has character