The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-17
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
BY MAYOR HOPKINS:
WON'T BE CANDIDATE

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circumstances l can hardly be held
responsible for conditions resulting
from thhe action of such self-consti-
tuted authority. | may be pardon
ed for stating in this connection that
| did not cause, neither could | pre-
vent, the strife and division among
the members of council. but have
only to point to the official minutes
to shcw that the majority of the 1909
council, guided My the same spirit
brought about this condition. owing
to the fact that | refused to be gov
of the clerk or anybC dy else, prefer
ring to follow my own judgment
and conscience.
Friction in council dates from Aug.
%, 1908, at which time | was instru-
mental in having submitted to the
vote of the people the contract with
the Mutual Light & Water Co., which
made possible the construction of
the electric car line, this not being
satisfactory to CLERK n. D. Russell.
whose dream of years had been to
SO manipulate a street car franchise
through council as would put him in
control of the company owning it,
and he, with a few of the aldermen
w'hc voted against the contract,
seems tO have constituted them
selves board of obstruction.
Tie following letter from the
chairman of the d card of education,
Mr.. A. V. Wood. is in my opinion a
sufficient reply to that portion of y
Butts card on public schools, and
also reIutes the editorial of the Jour
nal Of Sept. 13:
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. u, 1910.
Hon R. R. Hopkins, mayor City of
Brunswick, Ga.
Dear Sir: 1t has been intimated
tAat the present administration of
the city was not dealing fairly with
the board of education relative TO the
support Of the public schools and
as it has actually paid during the
past eight months mere than any
ot@er administration during the past
three years has done for the entire
year, it is due to you that it should
lie SO stated.
During 1908 we received from
appropriation -. . ..52, 100 90
During 1909 we received from
appropriation :. 3. $4,000. 90
during eight (S) months of
1909 we received from ap-
DrOnriatioD ao ma, a..
me payment for town commons
taxes will approximate $4,000 each
year and is in addition to az owe
| consider that the present adj
mln1stration has been very fayorably
disposed towards the support of the
SCHOOLS, and have aided them all in
their power. Yours very truly
ALFRED V. WOOD.
President Board of Education.
Mr. Butts claims in his ann unce-
ment his intention OF making a thor
oug'h study of the commission form
OF government. must admit that
although this is rather a new form
VI government, | have given it con-
SIDERABLE thought and study and am
Iuliy convinced that the adoption of
1t under careful preparation. would
De a saving to the city of at least
S2o'00O per year. To do this how
ever, the charter Of Brunswick would
nave to be amended or entirely re.
modelled
| think that our people are ready
for this form of government ANA
that no one should e elected as
mayor CT alderman VINO mas not
studied tie question and is fully
committed to its adoption through
enactment by the next legislature.
have had the honor of filling the
chief executive office of the civ ro,.
the years 1905-G-S-9 and 10 and
nave endearored to advance the in.
terests of the city at all times. and
nave given my active supp0u to
every movement that tended to So
cure any enterprise or create = new
eN ehue or income FIR our people /
heallZlnS some time ago that il
would be impossible in Justice to nv
BUSINESS to make a further sacrifice
had endeavored some months AGO
ana prltr to any agitation of the
present municipal campaign to GET
the consent of such successful bnsi. |
ness men as l.. r. Akin or Albert /
ehalg tc make the race for MAYOR
1t mas Qeen quite a difficult prop. !
osIIioh to finance the city's affairs
lake care Of the floating indeDfeG |
ness and provide for the laree
amount of public improvements and
'he proposition will become much
more difficult one, in my cpi1ion
SINCE the published attack on thn
city's finances.
desire to thank the people of
brunswick most sincerely for tho
"onor bestowed upon me m the mast
ana appreciate most highly the Of. '
Lort on the part of a number of NV
lrlehds to have me. again offer for
che position of mayor. and fee, also
tnat the opposition to myself from
'Ae men discharged from office for
Sralt' the prosecution of tlind tigers