The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-13
A BUSY SESSION
HELD LAST NIGHT
BY CITY COUNCIL
NUMBER OF ROUTINE MATTERS
WERE DISPOSED OF BY
THE SOLoNS.
Contract for Sidewalk Paving on Nor
wieh Street Awarded to Logan Coal
and Supply Co., Of Jacksonville.-
. Other Matters Handled.

City council met in regular session
last night and for the first time In
several meetings the full board was
present. The meeting lasted for
two hours or more and considerable
business CT routine nature was dis
posed Of.
Alderman Baker started something
with resolution ito do away with the
office of city electrician and consol-
idate it with that of the assistant chief
of the fire department, which, after
a long debate, was killed on a tie
vote, the mayor casting the deciding
vote against the resolution. Tom Sud-
low, formrly of Atlanta, and who
comes splendidly endorsed, was the!
elected to the position.
The First Regiment band asked
council for an appropriation of $500
for summer colcerts in the parks
which was referred to the finance
committed
john T. Stack, former city electri-
clan, sent a communication to coun-
Gil, asking for payment of salary for
thirty days, alleging that he was en-
ployed under that condition. Referred
to city attorney.
The Philathea Society asked coun-
Gil for an appropriation for the pu
pose of entertaining its state conven-
tion which meets in this city in June.
Referred to finance committee.
An mt ron0rt oorn0 in, fYorl
the public works committee, report
ing that it had awarded the contract
for the Norwich sidewalk paving to
the Logan Coal and Supply Company
cf Jacksonville, that concern having
been the successful bidder. The bid
accepted reads as follows: "On side
walk 94 cents per square yard, on four
by eight curbing 19 1-2 cents per lin
cal foot and on three by eight curbing
9 1-2 cents per lineal foot. The en-
tire contract amounts to about $4,000
and the company is prepared to COM
mence the work at once.
The city marshal submitted his re-
port for April, which showed IS ar
rests during the month, with a total
collection in the Office amounting to
$1,340,09
During the meeting the following
resolutions were introduced:
The following ordinances We're in
troduced, all of which were placed c"
their first reading:
By Alderman Baker, providing for
the purchase of 1000 feet of hose for
the fire department. Passed under
rules.
BY the finance committee, instruct
ing the mayor to borrow on behalf of
the city $4,000 to pay the board of ed
ucation Adopted.
By Alderman Baker, to consolidate
the offices of city electrician and as
sistant chief of the fire department.
Lost.
BY Alderman Baker, instructing the
city engineer to fill in certain lots
owned by the board of education at
the expense of that organization.
Adopted.
By Alderman Baker, fixing the pay
of sanitary inspectors.
BY Alderman Bowen, TO cOnSOllQate
the Offices CT city electrician and
plumbing inspector.
BY Alderman Boyle, requiring prop
erty owners and others to remove the
ater advertisements from their win
dows and doors within twenty-four
hours after the performance so adver-
tised.
The question Of the park and tre" !
commission was again discussed. A. !
V. Wood, who was present, took the
floor at the invitation of council and
made some appreciated remarks on
the subject. He urged council to
name commission of men anxiouF
to aid in the work and stated that h
would be pleased to accept a place or
such board and would do his full
share of work.