The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-11
ROUTINE WORK
DISPOSED OF BY
c | 7 ! COUNCIL
NUM3ER OF MATTERS UP FOR
ACTION AT REGULAR MEET
tn ING LAST NIGHT.
Various Reports Rendered, Reso,u.
tions Passed and Other Matters
Handled-A Resume of the Work
Disposed of BY the Solons.

The city council met in regular ses-
SIGN last night, these present were
Mayor Butts and Aldermen McKin-
non, Cook. Hopkins, Ludwig, Boyle,
Nicholson, Calnan and Leo.
Under t2e head of petitions and
communications the following were
received:
From A. V Wood, president Ioard
of health. inviting the city council to
have Brunswick represented at the
coming meeting of the state board of
health in Rome. Mayor Butts sug-
gested that Brunswick should be rep.
resented 1t was moved and uuAni-
moGsly carried G,at President Wood
attend said meeting at the expense of
the city.
From William NJ. Puryis, complain.
ing Of tax assessments for 1909. Re
ferred to committee On taxes and
revenues.
From Bennett, TWitty and Reese
(&ttorneys). reporting the final set,
tlement of the old Levy case and sug.
costing an adjustment Of the question
OF taxes still open between the city
and their clients. The firn also made
a proposition to deed certain prop
erty TO the city in payment OF taxes.
Referred to committee on taxes and
revemues ana the city attorney cor.
jointly.
From tie committee on sanitation.
light and water, reporting favorably
on the installment of two new electric
lights at the corners CT l. and Ellis
and and Reynolds streets. Adopted
From the committee on taxes and
revenue, reporting fayoratly on ap.
piication of Thompson Higgins Furn-
itnre Company for cancellation of tax
execution. Adopted
From the committee on cemeteries.
parks and squares, having in charge
the claim Of the Davey Tree Expert
company, reporting it's inability TO
make an adjustment of tie matter.
Adopted.
The city physician sent in lis report
FOR March. showing only : deaths, l
white and 6 colored. Ordered filed.
The report Of the city marshal was
received, Showing total collection
for Mardl of $4l1.20. Ordered filed.
From the city attorney, reporting
that the city was not liable for the
claim of G. F. Anderson for house
hold goods destroyed by the health
department. Ordered filed.
The following resolutions were Of
fered:
By Alderman Ludwig. providing
that TIE city pay officer J. l.. Lamb
the sum of $32 per month, this po-
iceman icing in bad health and hav-
ing served 20 years on the police
force. Adopted by unanimous con
sent.
By Alderman Ludwig, authorizing
the city to advertise for bids for an
automobile fire truck. Adopted
The ordinance of Alderman Leo
making it illegal to pen any cattle
in any open lot in any portion of ti1at
section of the CITY bound on the north
fYY-P street, on the east by Union
street. on the south by Prince street,
and on the west by Oglethorpe street,
was placed on it's second and third
reading.
Alderman Ludwig pointed out that
the city stable was located in Ule
territory named Mayor Butts stated
that he had requested Alderman Leo
10 introduce the ordinance and he
was willing to have the city move its
stables in order to remove these eve
sores from the heart of the city,
which he asserted would not lie toll
Grated in any other city. The ordl.
nance was adopted.
Reverting to unfinished business,
Alderman Hopkins moved that G. +.
Anderson be reimbursed $3.50 for
household goods destroyed by the
health department.
Considerable discussion followed
and the motion was lost, the city at
torney having reported that the city
was not liable for the claim.
IN the matter Of the Davey tree
claim, it was agreed that 500 be paid
the concern for the work done here.
Adopted
Current accounts for the previous
month were read and placed in course
Of settlement, after which council ad-
iourned.