The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-15
REGULAR MEETING.

BrunsWlck,e Ga, March 13, 1911.
| Present: Hon. Eustace c. Butts.
mayor; Aldermen CaInan, McKinnou.
Boyle, Cook, Hopkins, Leo, Ludwig
and Nicholson.
Minutes of previous meeting Were
read and confirmed.
Petitions ard Commu
From Mrs. y. c. Young. for refund
OF $l.93 excess taxes paid for year
1910. Referred to taxes and reyos
| nues committee.
From Benjamin Gibts, for refund %
$3.50 excess taxes paid for year 1910.
Referred to same committee.
From Joseph Mack. for refund of
street tax paid in error, 1906 TO 1910
inclusive. Referred to same coar nit
tee.
Alderman Ludwig appeared in
council chamber and occupied lis
chair
From i've Brunswick Advancement
association, for s9-year lease OF addi-
tional lands required hy them under
their contract with the Southern NA-
val Stores Construction company.
and the Southeastern Yaryan Naval
Stores company, in the construction
of their plant, the additional land
being located east OF du 3igno1
OF l. street, up to 2 point wher 30
northern boundary line Of the Town
Commons intersects said line oi \
street and extending thence in an
easteriy direction to Dupree's creek.
saving and excepting there from :
| street and tie Boulevard, which are
| to remain open as streets. fur ae,'
| requesting that the necessary legisl;-
| tion be procured to convey such OF
| said property as is town commons 10
them in fee simple. Referred TO spe-
ciai committee in charge of previous
! communications Of the subject
communication to Mayor Butts
from the Wiregras3 m g3zine, re-
Questins a continuation Of the adver-
| tising Of Brunswick in said magazine,
was read and referred to the finance
committee.
i Reports CT Special Committees,
The following was received anu Or
dered published and fled:
Brunswick. Ca March -, t9tt-
To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men, Brunswick. Georgia
Your committee, to WhoIl was re
ferred the application of THE Rruns
wick Advancement association for a
ninety-nine year lease on all that
property belonging to the city ly
ing within the boundaries, to-wit:
east of the eastern line OF duBign0r
street and the Mayhem tract, inciud
ing the triangular 'hlock between the
boulevard and what would be The
eastern line of Cleveland street if
Cleveland street should be extended
and thence extending easterly to Du
pree's creek, and ali of which prop
erty is fully shown on the lease con
tract and map thereto attached, Whici]
is herewith submitted, and said lease
contract to Ce made subject to exist
ing leases on certain small tracts in
said area, tO-With: Lots lG9, III and
1871 lying Immediately east of Stacy
street, and lots 129 and 131 between
| ColsOn and duBignon streets, and
W'ich existing leases expire January
1879, and a tract of about two acres
leased to RosendO Torras for a term
expiring January !, in the year 1000
and all of which existing leases said
Advancement association represents
it has acquired, beg to report as fol
lows
We have conferred with the officers
and directors Of the Advancement as
sociation and find mat company pro
poses to enter into a written contract
with said association to erect plant
for the manufacture of urpentine and
ether BY products Of wood, and to
eXpend in improvements Jhere0a with
in q period Of Twelve months from
March l.. 1911, NOT less tran $50,
e0o.00. and it is fclieyed that the in
yoetment will be much larger thar
this amount. and it is the ysup"s-
Of the Advancement assocsiatiou ~
acquire all Of ire land With said r,Gt
and also that portion Of the Ma}1
now tract lyiue casts or duBignon
street and north Of l. street, as vel
aa such portion OF the Town Com
mons Within the larger ract above
descstiacd NJ are not owned 5 t1e
ely, and tfta convey the same to
said company upon the condition tha'
such improvements shall tc made on
said property within said term Of
twelve months. The officers OF s1io
company expect the payroll Of Off
GERS and employees connected with
said plant will amount to about $1,000
per month, and they expect 0 increase
the capacity Of the plant and conse
cuently the pay-rool We believe thal
t0e mayor aud council should coop
crate as far as they can and encour
age the establishment Of such enter
prises in building up our city and tht
consequent increase in property val
ues within the area Of the corporate
: limits, and as tle mayor and council