The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-13
NUMBER OF ROUTINE MATTERS
DISPOSED OF BY
THE soLoNs.
PETITIONS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
Professor Newton, Who is to Leave
City, Resigns as Member of Board
of Health.-committee and Officers
Reports Rendered.

City council met in regular session
last night and disposed of a large
number of routine matters, but moth
ing of unusual interest came up. Those
present at the meeting were Mayor
Butts and Aldermen Cook, Leo, Lud-
wig, Calnan, Nash and Nicholson.
One or two petitions of minor i'm
portance were received, including one
from General Manager Mendes of the
G. c. C P. in reference to the ordi-
nance pending before council granting
the railroad franchises on certain
streets in the city. No action has
been taken on this ordinance, as an
agreement has been reached between
the G. G. & P. and the other lines en-
tering the city.
The board of trade, through Presi-
dent Haym,s notified council of the
election of Secretary Weatherly and
announced that he would be here to
assume the duties of the office about
August Is or 20 and council was re-
by the solons for the maintenance of
the board begin August 1 as there has
already been considerable expense
attached to the work of the board. The
request was referred to the finance
committee.
w. B. Fain, city treasurer, asked
for a leave of absence of ten days on
his annual vacation. Referred to f.
nance committee.
Prof, Ralph Newton rendered his
resignation as a member of the board
of health, which was accepted. with
regrets. Mr.. Newton is resigning as
a member of the board owing to the
fact that he is shortly to remove to
Fort Valley.
W. H. Harris petitioned council for
the installation of a small light near
his residence on Carpenter street,
which was referred to the committee
on light and water.
Petitions for quit claim deeds to
Town Commons property were receiv-
ed from eight or ten people, all of
which were referred to the special
committee handling the matter.
The taxes and revenues committee,
to which was referred the petition of
F. w. Church, for refund of street tax
paid in error, reported favorably on
same.
The public works department re-
ported favorably on the petition of
City Engineer Zachry for a leave of
absence for ten days.
The committee on cemeteries, parks
and squares, having in charge the
petition of w. L. Thompson, keeper of
the cemetery, for an increase in pay,
reported favorably Recommending that
hereafter he be paid the sum of 50
instead of $3.50 per week.
The quarterly statements of Clerk
Russell and Treasurer Fain were re-
ceived and ordered published and
filed.
Chief Owens submitted his report
for the month of July showing a total
collection of $491.9O in his office.
Health Officer Mann submitted his
mortuary report for the month of
July, showing a total of nineteen |
deaths, four whites and fifteen COL
ored. The officer included in his re-
port two ordinances which he recon-
mended for passage which will serve
to better the health condition OF the
city One of these ordinances pro-
vides for the report of child birth to
the health department. DR.. Mann also
recommended the draining OF certain
streets in the city, which he thinks
will not only improve the health con-
dition of the streets mentioned, but
will be the means OF driving away |
many mosquitoes.
A resolution was introduced by the
finance committee, authorizing the
mayor to borrow $4,000 to take up a
note for like sum maturing short
ly.
Alderman Leo introduced a resolu |
tion for the appropriation Of 5000
with which to purchase a mule for
the city and another for $3.50 for
dredging at the foot OF Monk street, |
both OF which went over, under the
rules, until the next meeting.
After the reading Of accounts, which |
were apDOoVed and 0rderaf daced in '