The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-10-29
ROUTINE WORK
IS DISPOSED OF
BY CITY COUNCIL
44>SmBE2 oF MATTERS UP FOR
ACTION BEFORE THE soLONs
LAST NIGHT.
L. A. Robinson Was Elected City
Registrar-SeveraI Petitions, Com
munications, Etc, Received at the
Meeting.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night. Those present were:
Mayor Hopkins, and Aldermen Lud-
wig, Taylor, McGarvey, Calnan, Ba-
ker, Cox. Goldsmith and Leo
During the meeting the following
petitions and communications were
received
From board of trade, through c. D.
Ogg, secretary, asking that the city
appropriate $25 per month rental for
the Santa Clara Cigar company build
ing. Referred TO finance committee.
From seventy five citizens general
ly asking that electric light tie
placed at intersection of Gloucester
street and the Boulevard. Referred
60 sanitation light and water COM
.1ittes.
The following reports were submit
ted during the evening:
From the ordinance committee re
porting fayorably upon pending ordi-
nance extending fire alarm boxes.
Adopted
The city plumbing inspector sub
mitted his report for the month of
September Filed.
The report of the city treasurer for
the month of September was submit
ted and ordered filed and Published
as usual.
The joint committees on finance and
taxes and revenue, having in charge
the bill of W E. Recknagle in the
sum of $3.50 for work done for city,
reporting adversely on same, was
adopted. Mr.. Recknagle claims to
have done this work for the city as
SCISSORS on the theory that he was to
receive extra pay for it. The aye and
nay vote was called and resulted as
follows: For the report denying the
payment to Recknagle: Aldermen
Cox, Calnan, McGaryey, Taylor and
Leo; against the report, Aldermen
GolvSmith, Ludwig and Baker.
T committee on police reported
adversely on request of Policeman ].
H. King for reimbursement of $29
expended for uniform, Adopted.
The finance committee reported ad-
versely on the request that the city
join the tuberculosis committee of
the State Medical Society. Adopt
ed.
The mayor said he regretted this
action of council and had hoped that
Brunswick would join in this fight
against the white plague
RpoTao oOp9 mi boo
porting favorably on petition of N.
S. Deaver for refund of $500 account
street tax paid in error.
The following resolutions were
introduced and adopted:
BY Alderman Goldsmith, extending
invitation to the promoters Of the
Southern Handicap Gun contest, toi
hold their 1910 shoot in this city, as
follows:
Whereas, the Brunswick Gun club
has invited the Interstate Association
to hold its annual Southern Handicap
in Brunswick in 1910,
And, whereas the local club has dis
played much enterprise in so doing,
as such shoot will mean much to
Brunswick and VIII bring Il tnis cityS
for full week u large number oil
visitors,
Therefore, be it and it is hereby
resolved, by the mayor and council
of the city OF Brunswick, in council
assembled That this body join with
the Brunswick Gun club in extending
this invitation to the Interstate As /
sociation 10 hold the said Southern
Handicap in Brunswick.
Resolved, further, that a copy Of
this resolution be mailed to the var
ious members of said Interstate AS
sociation
By Alderman McGaryey, providing
for four new ballot boxes to be used
in city elections in future.
by tbe finance committee, proyid- ,
ing tha. mayer execute note in the
sum oIs5,oOo to take up note for a ,
like aESbant maturing on October 30.
Said note TO be made for six months. {
Ine ordinance changing the fire
liuits was placed on its second and /.
third reading and adopted. /
Council then went into the election
OF city registrar Alderman Cold I
smith nominated w. J. Way and Aid
erman Calnan nominated L. a. Rob- {
insen. Mr.. Robinson was elected on
the usual party vote of to 3.
After the reading OF accounts coun- /
eli adjourned