The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-15
COUNCIL MINUTES


Of this body, and approved by the act
ing mayor Of the city of BrunswicJ
upon the Sth day Of March 1908. con
tended and intended 10 indemnity anC
secure the mayor and council OF the
| city Of brunswick against all court
costs and other expenses incident t.
the proposed valuation at the instance
Of said Townsend, Scott & Son, Of
sixty-four (6D bonds of said mayor
and council sold by it to and held BY
said Townsend Scott & Son, sought
to be made in behalf Of said Town
send, Scott & Son. be now cancelle5
and surrendered to said Townsend
Scott & Son, the conditions of said
bond having been fully performed by
said Townsend, Scott & Son.
And it is further hereby resolved
That the clerk OF this body be. and
he Is hereby authorized to mark said
bond as satisfied and cancelled and
then to deliver the same to the said
Townsend Scott & son. upon then
request therefore. Adopted.
Resolution by the committee en-
sanitation, light and water:
Resolved by the mayor and alder
men OF the city Of Brunswick, Ga. in
council assembled That the gas lamps
now in use on the city streets fol
lighting purposes be discontinued.
Further resolved, That pursuant to
provision o. existing contract with the
Mutual Light and Water company, in
candescent electric lamps of 32-can-
die power. 1863 IN number be subsi-
tuted Tor and IN lieu of said gas lamps
Further resolved, That three addi-
tional arc lights of $50 watts capacity.
be added 20 the number of arc lights
now III use, and that all of said in
candescent lamps, 163 in number. and
all OF said arc lights, being SO in num-
Der, be located ar the points designa.-
ted on the map hereto attached; that
said company be furnished with copy
of said map, and be requested to make
the necessary changes and additions
conforming thereto at the earliest pos
sible moment, ami TO inform this body
at its next regular meeting on May
27th. when and ty what date such
changes will have been effected: pro-
yided that nothink herein contained
shall afiec. the existing conditional
contract between the city and the
Mutual Light and Water company, or
alter the same Otherwise than is
herein expressed ara shall be so ac-
cepted by said COMPANY. Adopted.
BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
BE It, and T. is hereby resolved. by
the mayor and aldermen Of the citT
Of Brunswick. in council assembled
That the mayor be and he is herehg
authorized to borrow on behalf o. the
mayor and council the sum Of twenty
| five hundred dollars for the purpose
| Of paying note for a like sum matur-
ing on the 25th inst. and to execut-
a note or notes to the lenders OF suct
| money; such note or notes 20 be pay
| able within six months from date o.
| shorter period, and TO bear Interest
at rate not greater than s per cen
tum per annum.
BE it further resolved, That tie
mayor be authorized to renew said
! note or notes for the whole or ans
part Of said sum if the original be
made for shorter period than SIS
months from the date OF the Original
note or notes. Adopted
A resolution offered by Mayor Iiep-
kins, to authorize the mayor TO exc
cute note to the board OF education
for $4,000, balance due ON special ap-
preparations Tor the years 1897 ana
1908. was referred e the finance com
mittee
Ordinances.