The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-07-25
LIVELY SESSION
HELDLAST NIGHT
BY CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON COMMISSION GOV.
EMINENT SUBMITTED REPORT,
4 BUT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
This Means That the Matter will Go
over for a Year as Bill Can't Now
Be Passed by Leeislature-other
Matters Disposed Of.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night after several unsuc-
cessful efforts to hold a recessed
meeting to consider batch of charter
amendments to be passed at the pres
ent session of the legislature.
Those present were Mayor Butts
and Aldermen McKinnon, Leo, Lud-
When the last council adjourned it
was discussing the report of the spe-
cial committee looking to the enact
ment of a law to empower the city
to sell leases to Towns Commons,
therefore this was the first subject
taken up last night. The amended re-
port of the committee was read, in
order to get the matter sQuarely be-
fore council. The amendments were
not material to the general bill, which
was published a week or ten days ago
and after considerable discussion, Sec
ton by section, the report was adopt
ed In this bill was also included
clause providing for the abolition of
the present civil service law in the
police department There was not
a dissenting vote in that clause and
it is believed that the change will do
much to perfect the service in that de-
partment. After disposing of this mat
ter council reverted to the regular or
der of business and the following COM
munications were received:
From several citizens living in that
section, asking for the abolition of L
street park. Referred to police COM
mittee.
From the special committee appoint
ed to formulate a commission form
of government for the city, reporting
favorably and submitting a draft Of a
bill to be introduced in the legisla-
ture, providing for the new system of
city government. The bill is long
one and is patterned after the pro-
posed law in Atlanta.
Mayor Butts and Alderman Calnan,
who were on the committee but did
not sign the bill, made short state
ments. Both said they favored the
bill, but had not looked into the pro-
posed law, and thought more time was
needed.
Alderman McKinnon said he fav-
ored the change, but he also wanted
more time and moved that the report
be received and the whole council be
named as a committee to investigate
the situation. The bill provides for
the referendum and the recall, and
Mayor Butts said he could not give
it official or personal support as he
did not believe in those theries of gov
ernment. He also said that he did not
believe the city council should give
it's official endorsement to any such
bill, as he did not know what the peo-
pie really want.
Alderman Hopkins asked the mayor
views. The mayor stated that he had
always held them. Alderman Hopkins
said he had given deep thought to
the question and lots of work, which
he would not have done had he known
it would have been in vain.
The motion of Alderman McKinnon
that the whole council be named as
a committee to go over the bill and
submit it to the people, after amend
ments to meet the view of council
was again stated. Alderman Ludwig
said he could not see the wisdom OF
naming a committee to do what one
: committee had already done. He said
council should reject or adopt the re
port. The mayor stated that only
three members of the committee had
signed the report, and Alderman Lu1
wig suggested that he should then rule
the report out of order. Alderman
Calnan here seconded the motion o1
Alderman McKinnon Alderman Cook
said he favored the commission form
but had not seen the bill and he of
fered substitute to the effect that
the whole matter go over until the
next regular meeting An aye and nay
vote was called for on the substitute
which was carried by the following
vote: Ayes, Calnan, McKinnon. Boyle
Cook: nays, Leo, Ludwig and Hopkins
So the report was received, but tit
commission form of government goes
eli7nering for a. le:.st wear. as Tx
next regular meeting will be too Late
70" the PRESENT session Of the legis
ture to acr on any such bill.
From the committee on sanitation
light and water, denying the reques