The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-01-14
NUMeER OF MATTERS DISPOSED
T OF AT REGULAR MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
New Council is Now in Good Working
Of With Rapidity-Nething impcr-
tant Up Last Night.


real business last night, when the
first regular session for the handling
Of routine matters was held. Busi-
ness was dispatched with rapidity
and the machinery slipped along as
easily and as gracefully as possible.
The full board with the single excep-
ton of Alderman Goldsmith, who IS
ill, was present.
During the meeting the following
matters were handled:
The board of county commission
ers, through A. o. Townsend, its clerk,
sent a petition to council asking that
L. T. McKinnon be named as a mem
Der of the board of managers of the
city hospital. The communication was
filed and will receive attention at a
later meeting. ~
Correspondence was submitted from
Tampa parties, showing that certain
prc perty in that city owned by the
city hospital, was worth more than
the price named by parties desiring
to purchase it. Filed.
L. R. Akin asked permit to re-
move a frame building from Grant
street to the corner of Oglethorpe and
Gloucester to be used as offices, etc.,
during the construction of new
building. To expedite the matter the
communication was referred to the
committee of fire and building per
mits with power to act. &@x -.
w. l.. Williamson. vice president for
Georgia of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, submitted a COM
munication showing that the national
association had put Georgia down for
$4,000 for expense purposes this year
and asked Brunswick to contribute the
sum of 5000 towards the amount. The
matter was referred jointly to the
finance committee and the committee
on railroads and harbor.
DIR. }. A. Butts, city physician, Pc
the hookworm convention to be held
in Atlanta January 18, showing the
real merits in the movement. On mo-
tion the city physician was requested
to go and represent the city for the
two days session of the convention,
the sum of $50 being appropriated for
that, purpose.
The Gulf Refining company, through
Mr.. Beach, one of its representatives,
appeared before council to renew the
request for a permit to erect ware
houses and tanks on the carnival
lots ON Gloucester street. After
some discussion of the matter. the re-
port of the committee on fire and
building permits adverse to the
granting of the permit, was adopted.
The company will probably ask for
another site net so close to the bust
ness districts, and in that event coun-
Gil would perhaps grant the permit.
The request OF the lal.es of the Oak
Grove Cemetery Society. asking that
Josh Clark be reappointed caretaker
of the cemetery, was granted.
The finance committee reported ia
vorably on the request of H. w. Gale
& Co., looking tc the prorating OF the
bond of the city engineer.
The following resolutions were in
troduced during the evening: BY Aid
erman Baker, providing for the pur-
chasing of 1000 feet of new hose for
The city fire department. Passed un-
der rules of council By Alderman
Ludwig, naming The News as official
organ of the city for the year 1910
Adopted. BY Alderman Ludwig, to in
crease the number OF members of the
board of managers Of the city hos
pital from Z to 8. Adopted.
Bonds of all city officials for the
wear we're approved by council and
current accounts were passed for pay
ment. after which council adjourned.