The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-12-29
COUNCIL MINUTES
Official
REGULAR MEETING

Brunswick, Ga, Dec q, 1911.
Present: Hon. E. c. Butts, mayor;
AID rmen Calnan, McKinnon, Boyle,
Cook, Hopkins, Leo, Ludwig and Nit
chelson.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed
Petitions and Communication.
The following was read, ordered
spread on the minutes and filed:
State of Georgia,
County of Glynn,
City of Brunswick.
We, the undersigned managers of
the general election held in the city
of Brunswick on this the 18th day of
December, 1911 under and by virtue
of the charter of the city of Bruins
wick for the election of four alder
men to serve for the years 1912 and
1913, do certify as follows:
First, That before beginning the
performance of our duties as such
managers, we and each of us took and
subscribed the oath prescribed by law,
that before any ballot was received
and Immediately before the opening
of the polls, we publicly exhibited the
ballot box to be used at said election
and thereupon sealed the same except
the opening to receive ballots and did
not open the same again until the
close of the election.
Second, We further certify that we
kept a list of the persons voting at
said election and, after the close OF
the election did count the votes, keep
ing tally sheet of such count and
declared the result, duly certified list
of voters and as we'll the tally sheets
being hereto attached.
Third, We further certify that said
election was conducted in each and
every particular as prescribed by law
and that no ballots were received
from any voter except the official bal
lots furnished by the superintendent
of election, and that no person voted
at said election except those persons
whose names appeared upon the list
of registered voters furnished us by
the board of registrars which are
herewith enclosed.
Fourth, We further certify that the
following persons and the following
measures received the number OF
votes set opposite their respective
names and title:
For alderman, First ward-Geo. H
Cook; received 221 votes;
For alderman, Second ward-A. j.
Nicholson; received 221 votes;
For alderman, Third ward-L. Lud
wig; received 224 votes.
For alderman, Fourth ward-F. S
Nash; received 220 votes;
For the provisions Of sections one
~, two (2), three CO and four (4)
of the act of 1911 approved August
10, 1911, including the levy of the
special tax therein indicated, received
100 votes against the provisions Of
sections one ID, two (2), three (3)
and four (4) of the act of 1911 ap-
proved August 10, 1911, including the
levy of the special tax therein indi-
Gated, received 80 votes.
Witness our hands and official sig
natures this 18th day of December
1911.
w. 3. Burroughs, Manager.
A. N. Haywood, Manager.
J. T. Lambright, Manager.
From F. S. Nash, resignation as pi
lot commissioner, effective December
81, 1911. Accepted.
From Albert Houston, asking relief
from taxes on improvements assessed
on certain Town Commons lot by the
assessors, but burned before purchase
by him of the lot. Referred to taxes
and revenues committee.
Alderman McKinnon appeared in
council and occupied his chair
Reports of Standing Committees.
From ordinance committee, on 1912
license ordinance, to-wit: We find that
there are no charter provisions OF
ordinances of force covering the sub
ject matter of the proposed ordinance.
Respectfully,
A. u. Nicholson, Chrm,
Geo. n. Cook,
C. T. CaInan.
Received.
Reports of Special Committees.
The special committee on the IL
cense ordinance for 1912, consisting
of each member of council, filed their
report of amendments suggested, as
information only. Each amendment
being acted upon separately on final
passage of the ordinance.
Alderman Nicholson was excused
from the meeting.
Ordinances.
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, amended
passed and adopted:
An amendment offered by Alderman
Cook to the section, regulating the
places where brewed beverages are
kept for sale, to-wit: Provided fur
Their that such places where brewec
beverages are sold shall not have
screens, blinds or anything that
might obstruct the view from the
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