The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-27
FINAL ACTION
WAS DEFERRED
ON ORDINANCE
coukcM SEEMS DIVIDED OVER
PROPOSITION TO PAVE ThlR.
TEEN BUSINESS BLOCKS.
Matter Postponed Until Next Monday
Night-Routine Work Was Disposed
of by City soions at Their Regular
Meeting.

The city council met in regular ses-
son last night. Those present were
Mayor Butts and Aldermen Ludwig,
Leo, Nash, Nicholson, Cook, Calnan
and Hopkins.
Under the head of petitions and
communications the following were
received From J. B. Wright, protest
ing against proposed street paving.
Ordered filed.
From Mrs. r. Meyers, protesting
against paving Oglethorpe street. Or
dered filed.
From l.. R. Akin, protesting against
tie paving of Gloucester street. Or
dered filed.
The clerk announced that he had a
letter addressed to the editor of The
News, but on motion it was not read,
council holding that it should have
been addressed to the council.
The following committee reports
were received:
From the committee on taxes and
revenue, reporting favorably on petit
ton of Brunswick Lighterage com
pany for reduction in amount of tax
execution, certain property being as
sessed against them, and having been
sold to the Jacksonville Lighterage Co.
Adopted.
From the committee OH light and
water, reporting favorably on resolu-
ton by Alderman Ludwig, providing
for new incandescent light at the
corner of Richmond and F streets.
Adopted.
From same committee, reporting
adversely on resolution of Alderman
Hopkins providing for new light at
the corner of Union street and Sec
ond avenue. The report was tabled
on an aye and nay vote.
The following resolutions were then
passed.:
By the finance committee, providing
that the finance committee publish
the auditors report at the lowest pos
sible cost. Adopted.
BY Alderman Hopkins, providing
for the purchasing of wire fence for
Palmetto cemetery. Adopted
By Alderman Hopkins, granting the
A, 3. & A. the right to make certain
changes in the sidetracks on Ogle-
thorpe and other streets. Referred to
committee on railroads and harbor.
Three Or four ordinances were
passed during the evening, as follows:
By Alderman Leo giving the city the
right to condemn unsightly buildings
after thirty days notice to owners.
Adopted.
By Alderman Calnan, providing to
amend the ordinance as to paving
sidewalks on F street as to material,
etc. Adopted.
By Alderman Leo, making it unlaw-
ful to shut off any city water supply
without giving the city immediate no.
tice, which is an amendment to the
present city code. Adopted.
The ordinance providing for the
paving of thirteen business blocks
with vitrified brick, was next taken
up. The ordinance occassioned con-
siderable discussion Alderman Cook
finally introduced a resolution to post
pone action for one week in order
that the city might look to the ques-
ton Of material other than vitri-
fed brick, named in the ordinance
Moved that the resolution be referred
to the committee of the whole, to be
reported at a special recessed meet
ing TO be held Monday night, March
4. Adopted
Mayor Butts appointed Aldermen
Nash, McKinnon and Nicholson as a
committee on Towns Commons.
After the reading of accounts, coun-
ell recessed until Monday night March
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