The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
ALDERMAN COOK AGAIN INTRO
DUcEs HIS NEAR-sEER
SCREEN ORDINANCE
Police Department to Have Two
5loodhounds--chief Of Fire De-
parment viii Again Have His
Horse and Buggy.

City council met in regular. session
last night with the full board present,
and quite number of routine mat
ters we're disposed of.
Under the head of petitions and
communications one was received
from Mamie Bugs, asking that the
sewer main on Cochran avenue be
tween J and X streets, be altered, so
as 10 admit connection from eastern
side Of Cochran avenue. Referred
to committee on sanitation.
DR. E. c. Bruce sent in his resigna-
tion as a member of the board of
health, which was accepted, and lat.
er, under the head of new business,
Prot Ralph Newton was elected to
succeed him.
a petition was received from the
Brunswick Philathea Union request
ing the mayor and council to order all
whiskey advertisements removed from
the billboards and also requesting
that al of the near-teer saloons be
ordered to remove the screen in the
front Of the places. The petition was
filed
Under the head Of reports, City
Treasurer Fain submitted his state
ment for the month OF April, which
was ordered published and filed
Two or three resolutions were intro.
duced during the meeting, but the
most important was one by Alderman
Boyle. providing for the purchase of
a pair OF bloodhounds to be used by
the police department. The resolution
was passed, which means that the
city viii soon haye the dogs and they
VIII be kept at the city jail
Alderman Hopkins introduced res.
olution authorizing the mayor to
either procure horse and buggy for
the chief of the fire department or
abolish that office The resolution
was passed on the aye and nay vote,
as follows: Ayes. Aldermen Boyle,
Cook, Hopkins, and Ludwig; nays. AL
derman Leo and Calnan. Mayor Butts
did not arrive at the meeting until it
was nearly over, therefore Alderman
McKinnon, who was presiding, did
not express himself on the resolution.
1t will be remembered that the
horse and buggy used by the fire chief
for many years was recently taken
away from him, and since that time
he has been responding to fires by
catching one of the hose wagons.
Alderman Hopkins also introduced
a resolution providing for fire dy-
drant at the corner of J and Lee
streets, which was referred to the fire
committee.
Alderman Cook introduced on its
first reading an ordinance prohibiting
the use of screens, etc, in near-beer
saloons. the ordinance being on the
same line as a former one introduced
by him, with an additional proyiso
that any near-beer dealer should have
the option of surrendering his Ii.
license and receiving the pro rata un.
earned portion of it, The ordinance
was referred to the committee on or
dinances and police FIRE and building
permits
Mayor Butts here appeared IN the
meeting and took the chair
The ordinance Of Alderman Boyle
prohibiting the discharge of fireworks
or hearms anywhere within the city
limits. was placed on its second and
third reading, passed and adopted
Chairman Calnan, of the police
committee reported to council the sus
pension Of Offcer Richardson, giving
the reasons therefor, and the matter
was referred to the police committe.
Bills and accounts properly approx
ed and audited, We're read and ordered
TO take the usual course, after which
council recessed until Friday night
at o'clock
COMMITTEE FAILS TO MEET.