The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-28
ROUTINE WORK
OCCUPIED TIME
OF CITY SOLQNS
QUITE AN INTERESTING MEET.
ING OF COUNCIL WAS HELD
LAST NIGHT.
yariolLj reports Rendere5, Several
Resolutions introduced and vari-
Gus Other Routine Matters Were
Disposed Cf.

The city council met IN regular ses-
sion last nig2t. Those present were:
Mayor Butts and Aldermen Cook,
Calnan, Hopkins, Ludwig, McKinnon
Leo and Nicholson.
Under the head of petitions aad
cominunications, the following were
received:
From Thompson Il Higgins Furni-
ture company, complaining aahinst
certain tax executions against them.
Referred to committee on taxes ard
revenue.
From A. NJ. Way, complaining Of
condition of old town lot No. 24S,
asking that same be filled in. Re
ferred to committee on sanitation.
light and water
From H. F. Harris, secretary OF
state board of health, advising that
the annual meeting or the state
Eeard OF health meets in Rome on
April Sth; asking local / oard to az
teEd. Referred to board OF health
From the board OF trustees Of tie
city hospital, submitting q report Of
the operations Of the hospital for
tire year 1919, Ordered filed.
During the evening the folloWiYg
committee reports were received:
From i e committee on taxes and
revtlde. reporting favorally on re-
| ftna OF $40 too ice Mack over taxes
9Rid Adopted.
From committee on taxes and ie.,.
enEe. reporting fayoratly on refund
OF $l.30 over tax. Adopted.
From the same committee. relor.-
| ing adversely on request of Mrs. e..
| Young for refund Of s195 on account
Of over assessment Of valuation on
| property Adopted.
| From committee on finance. 70.
porting adversely on petition cP G.
F. Anderson for refund of s22.50 cn
| account of property destroyed by
city on account OF contagious disease
in his h0moe Referred to the CITY
| attorney for opinion rs tc legality OF
| the city
from- finance ccmmittee reporting
farorably on petition OF ,giregra5s
Magazine for continuance OF adyer.
Using contract at $i2-" rer month.
! Adopted.
From the finance committee. re-
| porting tnat it was unable to agree
On report in tie matter Of W. 1.
Ways petition for $35 extra pay fer
making up books of the tax assessors
and asking full council to act or
! same.
Alderman Ludwig moved tlat Mr..
Way ne paid the additional sZ5. The
motion prevailed.
From the committee On public
works, reporting its recommenda
tions as to public mp1ovemcnt5.
Adopted.
From the city treasurer, suhmitt'ne
ais ianpary repeort. Ordered fiji I'd
md published
Toe mayor announced tnat he had
! appointed special committees ~ luah
into the subjects Of selling fec sim
rle titles to towns commons property
ard 70 i;~estlsate tie question O; .
'rsion form of government.
The following resolutions woe IA.
troduced.
BY the finance committee, providing
! for the making of note by ne May.
/ or for $4,000 to take up n similar
note outstanding.
/ ~ the same committee. providing
for new note for $4,500 to take
M note in that sum now due Adopt
ed.
BY the finance committee urogiG-
ing for various pubic improvements,
including extension of Wolf street
sewerage. Adopted.
BY Alderman Leo. providing for
new 30 power lights az the corner
Of N K Ellis streets and at the cor
ner Of J and l. streets. Referred
to committee on sanitation, light
and water
Alderman Leo introduced an ordi
nance TO prohibit the penning OF
stock in the limits bounded by G
street, east of Union street and west
by Oglethrope street, which was
paced on its first reading.
The resolution Of Alderman Mitch
eson providing for the paving Of +
street from Newcastle TO Bay wa;
placed on the second and third read
ing and was passed and adopted.
! After reading accounts council ad
journed.