The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-16
COUNCIL MINUTES,
(oHiciaI-ReguIar Meeting)
Brunswick. Ga. LnIv IL

tOnicIa'-Regular Meeting)
Brunswick, Ga, July IA, 1915
Present, Hon. r. R. Hopkins, may
CT, Aldermen Ludwig, Cook, Baker
Boyle, Cox, Goldsmith and Leo.
Absent: Alderman Bowen.
Minutes OF previous meeting wer
read and confirmed.
From Fire Chief Taylor, rerortin
test q hose recently purchased. tire
section or 80 feet proving defectiv
under 250-lb. pressure.
Referred to the fire committee.
From The Downing Co. asking re
consideration Of action on their De
tition in the matter Of y. w. 1-6 Ok
Town Bay lot No So and, that tn.
difference between valuation on
water lot and a bay Let paid by then
1896 1893 inclusive. be refunded. Re
ferrei TO taxes and revenue commit
tee.
Aldermen Baker and Cox appeared
in the coucil chamber and occupied
their seats.
From Thos Sudlow, city electric
ian, reporting the fire alarm bell tow.
er to be in a dangerous and unsIe
conditi n, and sub hitting figures
installation OF a steel tower RefN
ed to fire committee with power t.
act.
From NJ. \. Baker, rendering res
ignation as chairman sanitation, light
and water committee. On motion
the reeisnation was not accepted.
Applications for positions as DO
licemen from E. R. Matthews and NJ
r. Morch were read and ordered fl
ed for reference.
From residents and property own
ers on Union street above court
house asking that said street be i'm
proved with some kind Of road BED
as that beI-w the court house. Re
ferred to committee on public works
From the Mayor.
To the Council OF the City of Eruns
wick
Gentlemen A out the middle Of
June in an effort to detect the lille
gal sale Of liquors within the corpc
rate limits, in connection with the
Police Committee, we had a number
OF places searched and in each in
stance failed TO find intoxicants upor
the premises.
Prompted by rumors that some
member of the police force haG
tipped OF" or NOTED the violators
of the law that the raid would be
made, l employed the services OF Mr.
w II. MizeH, about the Doth of Iast
month to ascertain if possible, the
correctness of this rumor. which re-
suited in a cost to the city Of $1,000
Through his efforts a number d
cases were brought into Police Court
for violation OF the Ordinance pro
hibiting the keeping within the cit>
limits intoXicants and in several in.
stances convictions We're obtained.
AS a further result Of his work
several indictments have been found
ty the grand jury for violation of The
prohibition law.
Yours respectfully,
r. r. Hopkins, Moyo1
On motion, the communication was
ordered fled and the bill for $500
ord red paid.
T. The Council Of the City Of Bruins
wick:
Centlemon:-For some time past
l have heard rumurs to the effect
that a portion OF the police force OF
th= E.-y OF brunswick, were protect
iag lram prosecution certain violat-
o.s i tie law, and on the 25th day
OF June il came to my knowledge, as
3er the copy Of Affidavit hereto at
+ached that Officers J. A. Lowe, R. B
Hurney, f. A. Brockinton and Harold
Morgan were implicated.
therefore thought it my duty to
suspend each of these officers from
further performance OF duty as such
and have accordingly made such sus-
pension, and now make this report
thereto to you as required by law.
Yours respectfully
2. r. Hopkins, Mayor
Ordered filed.
Report of Standing Committee