The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-11-11
COUNTY SOlONS
URGED TO CALL
BOND ELECTION
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT MEET
ING or BOARD OF TRADE
YESTERDAY.
want an Issue Of S1Oo,ooo for Better
Roads in Gynn Courty--Confnittee
Erecting Bridge Across Altamaha.

An important meeting Of brunswick
sssiness men was held at the card
OF trade rooms at the city hall yeSter-
day morning for the purpose OF dis
SHSSlng various questions of vital in
aerest to Brunswick just at this time,
principally a bond issue of 100000
for the Improvement of roads
throughout Glynn county. The meet
sng was a very representative one,
and a large number of prominent
AHsiness men was present.
The first matter taken up was
verbal report from the committee ap-
isointed last week to look into the eX-
mont railroad to the city. This COM
mittee, which is composed OF f. f.
'Ywitty, c. D. Ogg and F. D. Aiken,
seported that they were in cores
pondence with the officials of the read
and that they would likely &c able
TO make a full report at the next
meeting.
For Big BOND issue.
The special committee appointed at
khe last meeting, composed OF J. w.
Bennet, c. S. TAFT, It. J. Wright and
O. H. Leavy, to prepare resolutions
10 be submitted to the board of coun-
ay commissioners, requesting that
body to call a special bond election
3n the sum of 100000, to be used in
the improvement of the roads Of
&lynn county, submitted their relcrt
aR the form of a resolution to be sent
10 the commissioners. This report
was as follows, and was unanimously
adopted:
To the Beard of Trade of the City of
Brunswick, and Citizens Of Glynn
County:
The undersigned, the committee ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions to lie
submitted to the county commission
ers of Glynn county with reference
;so the necessity of action being taken
by them for the purpose OF establish
sng, constructing, grading, paving and
maintaining a system of public roads
I'm said county, beg to submit the
following as their report:
Whereas, the demand for firsl-cle IS
subtle highways in this age of ad-
yancement and progress is universal,
ANd
Whereas, such demand is being rec
agnized and favorably consi Iered and
acted upon by almost every county
and city in this state, as we'll as in
other states in the south and else
where, resulting in the construction,
grading, paving and maintaining of
good roads throughout the country.
and
Whereas, in order for GlvDn county
and the city of Brunswick to preserve
xAefr reputation and standing for
progress, advancement and develop
Ment, and to demonstrate &c the out
side world their capacity to compre-
hend and appreciate the demands Of
abe age and their purpose II keep up
with the procession of progress, It is
Necessary for a system of Scadad and
saved public roads throughout the
county to be established, constructed
and maintained by the proper county
authority, and
Whereas, the construction and
saaintainance of such a system Of
roads is essential 10 the agricultural
and industrial development Of our
county, and also TO place rs or the
shrough line of travel on such niGtl-
ways;
therefore, Be it, and it is, hereby
resolved by the Board of Trade OF the
city of Brunswick, acting jointly and
eenCurrently with the cij2cns Cf
Glynn county in meeting assembled,
That the county commissioners of
said Glynn county be, and they are,
hereby requested to Immediately con-
sieer the propriety and necessity OF
taking active steps and proceeding
promptly to lay out, establish, con-
struct, grade and pave q cninp!ete
system of public roads in and through
Glynn county, taking into considera-
.tlen their proper connection with the
public roads of adjoining counties.
Further Resolved, That said com
nissioners are urgently requested TO
immediately consider the wisdom ana
sropriety of submitting to the voters
Of said county the advisability of is
ssing bonds in the sum OF not less
than 100000 for the purpose of u.s.
Ing the proceeds from the sale there
OF to establish, construct, grade, pave
and maintain such system ri public
reads in and through said county, as
will be for the convenience of the
nshIic and q credit TO her citizens.