The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-07-24
COUNCIL MINUTES
fficiaI
REGULAR MEETING.

UTILITIES VI previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications.
From B. S. Church, for refund o.
street tax cor 1912 paid in error. Re
f11ed to taxes and revenues ;clnntt :.
tee.
From Willard M. Thompson, keeper
Palmetto cemetery, for increase in
pay. Referred to committee on can
eteries, parks and squares
From j. L. Zachry, city engineer
for two weeks leave of absen ,e. Re-
ferred to public works committee with
power to act.
From Bennett, Twitty and Reese,
attorneys for the owners, transmit Ting
deed to portion of the Mayhem tract
occupied by l. street. Referred to
city attorney for examination and
record on Glynn county records.
The following applications for quit
claim deeds to Town Commons were
received, and referred to the special
committee having jurisdiction there
Of: No. $50, J. J. Vickers, 1871, Wick
ers and Mann, 1872 Mrs. Mary A Floyd,
1873, Mrs. c. P. Harris, 1874, Missouri
Troup, 1S5, George Troup, 1856, C. HUI
go Johnson, 1877, Ellen Reid, 1888, Clara
Dennison.
From Albert Fendig, chairman citi-
zens committee, requesting the pas
sage as agreed of resolutions exempt
ing property of the Georgia Coast &
Piedmont R. R. Co., from taxation for
period of ten Yeas beginning JAN
l, 1913, and the reintroduction of the
ordinance granting said railroad COM
pany franchise rights on certain
streets. Received
Reports of Special Committees.
Brunswick, Ga, July %, 1912
Hon. Mayor and Council,
Brunswick, Ga.
Gentlemen: Your special committee
on conversions of Town Commons to
fee simple, beg to report favorably
on the following applications made at
the last meeting of council, and rec
ommend that the conveyances be
made: No. 172, A. o. Anderson; 173,
Mrs Ella Winter;174, Mrs. E. B. Mer-
Ger; IT'S, c. H. Wimberly and daugh-
ter; 176, Lawrence Jackson: 1T, Sam
Heller; IT'S, Mrs. NJ. E. Miller.
Respectfully,
F. S. Nash, Chairman,
A. j. Nicholson,
Adopted. Special Committee
Reports of Standing Committees.
From standing committees on fl
nance and public works, on petition
Of residents in vicinity of Second ave.
nue. between Norwich and Unior
streets, for sewerage extension in
said locality, viz; Favorably. recon
mending that it be installed as soor
as possible. Respectfully,
J. n. Leo,
c. T. cainan,
L. Ludwig.
Adopted.
Reports of Officers.
From w. B. Fain, city treasurer
statement of receipts from January
1, 1912, to June 80, 1912. Ordered
published and filed.
Resolutions.
| By the Finance Committee.
Be it and it is hereby resolved : by
the mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, Georgia, in regular coun-
Gil meeting assembled, that all of the
property, real and personal, of every
kind and character, including fran
chise rights, of Georgia Coast & Pied
mont Railroad company, its success
sors and assigns, which it or they
may acquire or own within the limits
of this city and used for railroad pur-
poses, shall be exempt from taxation
and the collection of taxes thereon
by the mayor and council of the city
of Brunswick, Georgia, for a term of
ten years from January /, 1913. Adop-
ted.
(By the Mayor
AN ORDINANCE to give and grant
unto Georgia Coast & Piedmont Rail-
road company, its success RS and as
signs, the right to construct Its tracks
along Cochran avenue, Bay street,
Oglethorpe street and over, a:ong and
across other public streets in said
city, with the right to operate trains
thereon, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it and it is hereby
ordained by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Brunswick in council
assembled, that the Georgia Coast e
Piedmont Railroad company, a rail
road corporation created and existing
under the laws of Georgia (ani here
| matter referred to as the railrc ad
company be given and granted thu
right to lay and construct a mainline
track on streets in said city Oh
| Brunswick as follows: Along tie east
side of Cochran avenue from a point
between 7 streets and First ST. eet in
southerly direction to a pc-nt be-
tween L street and K street, and
with the right to cross Cochran ave-
nue. to it's western side at some point