The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-04
UNFORTUNATE

Mayor Hopkins with cOmmendable
spirit Of progress and enterprise,
called special meeting Of the city
council yesterday afternoon for the
purpose Of taking favorable action on
the proposed county bond issue In the
interest OF good roads. He was anx.
ious to have council encourage fhe
county commissioners in securing for
Brunswick another railroad and al The
same time place US on the auto road
from Jacksonville to Savannah. Coun-
Gil met in the afternoon in pursuance
to the call and Alderman Ludwig in
PRODUCED the following resolution:
Whereas, good roads generally are
essential to the welfare and prosper
ity of our citizens, and
Whereas, the building of public
highway across the Altamaha river
may be the means Of enabling another
railroad to enter our port, thereby IN
creasing materially our commerce;
Be it resolved by the mayor and
council of the city of Brunswick. n
council duly assembled, that this bod,-
respectfully urges the board of coun-
| ~ commissioners of Glynn county &c
give to this proposed issue Of bones
| for the purpose named above such ia
yorable consideration as would, in
their judgment. be consistent with
sound business policy.
Resolved further, That the cler.;
Of council be instructed to transmit
copy Of these resolutions to toe
clerk of the board of the county com
missioners at or before their regular
meeting to be held on Tuesday, Ma
4th, 1909"
1t was debated; it was tossed M to
the ceiling and down again and II was
finally voted down.
The News regrets this action of
council. 1t was ill-timed and It is
chargeable, we fear, to political cor
ditions in the council, which are be-
ing daily placed ahead of city or COM
munity growth and development st
the very first of the year. when d.
vision crept into the city council, The
News begged the members Of that
body to forget and cut it OUT for the
sake of municipal pride and city pa
triotism, 1t pointed out the dangar
Of a body divided against its own self.
This IS a sample of the fruit that turns
to ashes on the lips.
Council was not asked to make an
appropriation for this great industrial
movement; it was not asked TO share
a responsibility in the liabilities o;
the project; it was not asked to
shoulder one burden, save that o,
progressive cooperation, and the on
enlargement of a mammoth move
ment, meaning new railroad line an!
great auto speedway connecting
Brunswick with Savannah. JACKSON
Vile and through these two cities with
the entire seaboard. We are sorry
that division in the council has blind
ed such movements to unfayorable
consideration and from the decision ct
council, we appeal to the calm, dsh1
crate, sound and politically unbiased
judgment Of the county commission
ers.
This improvement is needed 10
Brunswick ard Glynn county, W.
may as vel face our condition a.
to dodge it. We are going back
ward. We are not keeping pace with
the march Of progress all over Geor-
gla and it is because we are Ovid
ed among our ourselves.
This is an instance of it!
The members Of council should ponr
der over these troubles before they
vote to turn down such a resolution
as was that of Alderman Ludwig $
There is no way to account for sucn
lack of the proper spirit,
So far as We are concerned, we
regret the situation that could make
such thing possible in the council,
and as we said TO them early in the
year. it's time to cut out these differ
enees and come 10 a stern realization
of obligation Brunswick makes this
call TO duty ard the members Of coun-
Gil should heed it.
IN the meantime, we believe he
county commissioners will, at least.
give the people of the county the
blessed and glorious privilege Of eN-
pressing their own opinions On the
/ matter.
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