The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-12
OFFICERS HERE
TO DECIDE UPON
A.,B.8A. VALUES
ARsITRAToRs HELD UNUSUALLY
u BUSY DAY OF IT HERE
YESTERDAY.
Visited All Property Owned by the
/ Road in This City, Held Confer
7 ence and Adjourned to Meet Again
! in Atlanta.
in Atlanta.

Ii
In an effort to arrive at the value
of the property Of the Atlanta, Birm-
ingham and Atlantic railroad in
Brunswick, the board of arbiuators,
together with a number OF the Off
cials of the railroad company, met in
Brunswick yesterday, inspected all of
the roads property, heard evidence
during the afternoon at the city hall,
and then adjourned until September
%, when the hearing Will be resumed
in Atlanta
The arbitrators are Hon. Murphy
Gambler, a member of the Georgia
railroad commission, appointed to rep
resent the state, Preston Arkwright,
formerly a co-receiyer of the A., Z. &
A., appointed to represent the rail-
road, and Col. j D. fitzpatrick, a we'll
known Atlanta attorney, who was Sc
lected by the two arbitrators to act
as umpire. Upon these three men
win fall the duty of fixing the yalua-
tion OF the roads property in Bruns-
wick and the company will pay their
state taxes accordingly.
Others who we're present at the
meeting yesterday were: Representing
the A., B. & A.. Alex Bonnyman, gen
eral manager, Luther Rosser, general
counsel. B. Whitfield, Of this city,
division counsel; w. H. Hammet, pur-
chasing agent; G. H. Smith, superm
tendent, and J. L. Hamer, auditor.
Representing the city Of Brunswick
We're Mayor Butts and City Attorney
j. T. Colson.
The party arrived in Brunswick
early yesterday morning and got to
work as soon as possible. All of tne
morning was devoted to an inspection
of the roads property in this city.
The arbitrators visited the passenger
and freight depots at the foot of 6
stree, he companys property on F
aLd Oglethorpe street, the shop prop
erty, known as the old fair grounds,
the property on which is located the
plant OF tne Brunswick Planning and
Forwarding CT tmpany, and then Tie
South End terminals, which is the
most important and about which Ihere
is a vide difference as to the value.
The arbitrators carefully inspec I'D
all of this l,operty and during the
atterno, Z o meeting was held at the
city nall, at which was present, be-
sides these ah eady mentioned, MN
Der CT Witnesses, including various
peopt9 who cwn property along The
rirer front. They were summone for
the ruil ose OF testifying as to the
value OF their property in order 10
give the arF TRAITORS an idea as to the
real value of river front property.
TIE difference between the state
and the ra.lrc ad as to the value of the
Brunswick terminals is widely DIFF
ferent che company returned their
property in this city at valuation Of
100000 These figures were refused
by Comptroller General Wright, who
agreed to accept the city figures as a
settlement. The city assesses the
property at a valuation of 100000,
but the road considered that sum too
high and consequently no agreement
could be arrived at and it was necas-
sary to name a board of arbitrators.
That the property Of the company
in Brunswick is worth considerably
more than 100000, there is not the
least doubt The South End terminals
as is well known, were erected at a
cost, it is understood, of more than a
million dollars.
Neither Of the arbitrators or the
umpire would express an opinion yes
terday afternoon after the days pro
ceedings. The work was not con-
pleted and it was announced that the
hearing would be continued in Atlanta
on September p, at which time other
evidence will be introduced and the
board of arbitrators will then end y
vor to settle the matter.
The amount of money that the A., B.
& A. is to pay to the state of Georgia,
not only for the past year, but for
two or three years. is involved, and,
of course the road is endeavoring to
get the property returned at the low
est possible figure.
The arbitrators and road officials
returned to their respective homes
last night.