The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-11-12
COUNCIL MINUTES-OfficiaI
Regular Meeting.

en-.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications.
From n. H. Ballard, secretary board
of education of Glynn county, trans
hitting petition from more than one
fourth of the registered voters of the
city Of Brunswick, asking tina. an
election be called to submit to the
voters of said city, the question of
local taxation for public schools IN
der an act to allow municipalities to
hold local elections, approved Aug.
10. 1910. Received and ordered
fled
From City Attorney Whitfield, viz:
At the request of Alderman Ludwig
have prepared a resolution for adop-
ton by your body, providing for a
municipal election at which the ques-
ton of local taxation for school pur-
poses shall be submitted to the vot-
ers of the city of Brunswick.
The object of this communication
now, upon my part, is simply to put
upon record the fact that l do not in
tend by that resolution to render any
opinion whatever. either expressed or
implied, as TO whether or not the city
has charter or other lawful power to
order such election or levy such tax
as is contemplated by that resolu-
ton. Very truly yours,
pOl yIIIJTLNJLNI n
City Attorney.
Received and ordered filed, and the
oity attorney requested to file writ
ten opinion ON the subject.
From H. NJ. Atkinson, receiver At
anita, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
Dad company, for permission to lay
sour track to the proposed plant OF
| the Georgia Veneer & Package Co.
| rom their track leading into the
! >yster factory and beginning at OIL
| near the intersection of Carrie street
| nd Kaiser avenue upon said spun
| track and running thence, Lurvins
| across an alley, Lewis street, another
| alley and the intervening lands an(
nto upon and along the Boulevard
sometimes called Beardsley street, il
The direction and general name
shown therefor upon the plat thereo
hereto attached and made part o
this petition. Granted.
From J. B. C. Bitch, agent, A,
& A. Ry. Co, for refund of $25S74
paid in error on Newcastle street pay
ng icing the difference between tn
bill of $71S.5S paid as rendered, an
he correct amount of $459.S4. Re
ferred to taxes and revenue commi
ZEE.
Reports of Officers.
From Dr.. J. A. Butts, city physical
nd health officer, report for mont
of October. 1910. Ordered filed.
l From Robert Levison, marshal, fc
] month of October, 1910 Ordere
filled.
Resolutions.
BY Alderman Leo-Be it, and it
thereby resolved, by the mayor an
| aldermen of the city of Brunswick
in council assembled, That regula
Injecting of this body be held on FIR
day, Nov. 25. 1910, at 1880 o'clock, il
stead of the regular meeting schedu
FED for Thursday, Nov. "a, which fal
on Thanksgiving day. Adopted.
The following resolution was rea
and under the rule, laid on the t
BILE until next regular meeting, viz
By the police Communicable i
and it is hereby resolved, by tn
mayor and aldermen of the city {
Brunswick, in council assemble,
That the committee on police an
committee on hospital and cnarit
re authorized to purchase a combin
ton ambulance and police patr1
wagon, the cost not to exceed 1925
Il BY Alderman Ludwig-Whereas
7 petition signed by one-fourth or MOI
of the qualified voters of the city (
Brunswick has been presented to tn
mayor and council of said CITY, base
upon Section 2, of that act of tn
legislature OF Georgia entitled, "A
act to be entitled an act to authori7
a certain class of municipalities [
hold an election to determine tn
question of taxation for the suppol
and maintenance of public schools
the proper qualification of electors fc
such elections and for other purpo
es;" approved Aug. 10. 1910, prayin
that said mayor and council shall O.
der an election to lie held in sal
city on the question Of local taxatio
for school purposes, and submittin
the question of local tax for publ
school to the qualified voters of tn
municipality in conformity with tn
I provisions of the act aforesaid.
Now, therefore be it, and it is here
by resolved by the mayor ana council
of the city Of Brunswick, in council
assembled
4 1. That an election is hereby or
dered to be held by the qualified elec
tors of said city, at the usual place
Of holding elections therein, and with
in the hours prescribed BY law FOL
| the holding of municipal elections
within said city, and upon the 18th
| dny of Dacan,har 1910 and undar anC