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Entitled to credit for $S2.63 for fees
electrical engineer and sale of m. t.
tax and junk.
Liqht and Water Department.
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CHARITIES.

la Lne e..u. part OIL me year 1t be-
e H. -. -.v,1 % yUur committee that
{, CO>.n~ committee could not prop
cry IUoA al-er the duues that We're
<Apec,e0 III ,ais department. The COM
nlttee IeIt sure that the city was
beng imposed On anu decided to make
a chanse ia the handling OF these
mat-ers. We secured the services or
the Rev. Nj. G. Austin, and mis- hearty
cooperation in the work, as Charity
Commissioner, at compensation that
perhaps about paid for the feed of his
horse. The wisdom of the change is
apparent in the result shown by this
years work, the total expenses of the
department this year being $2546.79,
against $2797.17 for last year, a say
ing of about two hundred and fifty
dollars ($250.00D, notwithstanding
that the expenses this year for con.
tagious diseases were $2SO.O5 against
$11166 last year, so that the Com
missioner has saved his salary, saved
the city atc-'t > per cen. Of the en-
pense Of the spaItm"nt. md actual
ly relieved IoIe wvrthy charity than
heretofore
Respectfully submitted,
j. II. Leo, Chairman,
Geo. n. Cook,
a. J. Nicholson,
Committee.
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HOSPITAL.

BrunSWlch, ga:
Gentlemen:
HOSPITAL.
This institution, as you are well
aware, is managed entirely by a
Board of Trustees. Prior to 1911 we
had been appropriating about three
thousand (s3OO0.OO) dollars year to
them. In 1909 an appropriation Of
one thousand (s1OOO.OW dollars was
made TO assist in the installation OF
a steam heater, with the understand
ing that it was TO be refunded. They
were unable to make this refund, and
in order to get the amount charged
of the city's books where it was beyilg
carried as an asset, we increased the
appropriation this year by one thou
sand (s10O0.00) dollars, and dedncs-
ed ne one thousand t$1000.00) dol
larr in monthly installments, which
made a practical gift 10 the hospital
OF this $1,000.
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-. 80. -. E. P9,o4o'fo
Entitled to credit for $41SO for sale
of horse, M. T. tax and engineer S
fees.
Cemeteries, Parks and Squares.
Appropriation $4,000, and Keepers
House $500.
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dead shell were laid on
ManGseld street from New
castle TO Bay. at use.
Cost Observation-Disclosures. 1887
Approximately 15,24S bush
els dead shell were used in
repairing and filling in holes
Oh Union, First avenue,
Reynolds and few other
streets where work was
needed, at 238c per bushel
Cost Observation-Disclosures. 1921
$40 bushel factory shell used
at 11ac ............ So
: Street
l. street was graded and
she'll laid, with a palmetto
foundation for 1900 feet
west of Boulevard on the
south side of the car track
and $500 feet west of the
Boulevard on the north side.
This w~s q ne with the city
fee sd county convicts
and some hired team. The
shell used were factory
shell, 42,131 bushels at &c
cost 1895
Hired team cost ........, 1880
Total cost of shell and team
hire az 7O ST
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hire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$3,470.57
PAVED STREETS.
Bay Street.
Paving material of q kind of
clay from near Abbeville.
Ga, was put down on Bay
street about Is feet in width
and six inches deep. be-
tween Mansfield and Monk.
There were 377 tons at $500
per ton. Cost ........$ 754.00
Estimating carts at $500,
wagons at $500 and labor
at $1.50 per day and the
cost of 1880 square yards,
equal to 377 tons, was soc
per square yard or $2.52 per
ton for labor and material,
exclusive of steam roller.
There were 1927 tons laid
on Bay street, between Howe
and Mansfield at $500 per
ton. Cost ........ 165.4O
OgIethorpe Street
The same kind of paving as
that used on Bay was laid
on OglethOrpe street. be-
tween Monk and Gloucester.
1t averaged about five inch
es thick and 26 feet wide.
There were used 245.25
tons at $500 per ton -. 490,50
This cost, as estimated
above. Al cents per square
yard or $25S per ton.
Total cost of material for
paved streets .....s...t.$1 ,409.90
Streets, General f
Pavement cleaning on New
castle street, G street to
Hanover park, 1880 square
yards, cost S BLOC per SO.
yd per annum ........... 982.SO
Removing dead trees and
stumps, grading and prepar-
ing sub-grade for shell
streets and general street
work .......+......... 2,O59.SO
Repairs to road roller -. 1924
An experiment is being
made with Glutrin, a prepa-
ration used as a dust re-
Queer and road builder,
around Hanover Park, aver
age Is feet wide and 1000
feet long. This was mixed
in the proportion of about
half Glutrin and half water, t
and spread OH with the
street sprinkler IT was put
down about the middle Of
November on trial for six
months Thlrty-two bar
reIs, about 1,G0O gallons,
were used, leaving % bar
rels still on hand for other
I experiments. Total cost Of
general street work ...-$3,475.O4
Stable Expenses Ell
Feed for 8 head mo. and
head mo-, 1858 per head
per month .........,.. 972.4S
Horseshoeing and repairs. 24S.0s
Transfers, including the
sprinkler and card drivers 2,3S5.OC
Care OF stock (stableman) 1884
Pair mules mer..,,,...... 1890
Total stable expenses $4,326.5O
Approximate distribution of
stable expenses-
Hauling cinders from Light
and Water company and
other places for repairing
roads ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $40 90
Street sprinkler ......,., $4,000
Hauling dirt for filling in
sidewalks, open drains after
pipe is laid, hauling sewer
pipe, stone, sand, brick, and
general repair work to the
drains ........ $1,000
Hauling shell and paving
material stumps, dead trees,
brickbat and refuse not
handled by sanitary carts. $1,000
DRAINS AND cULVERTe.
Boulevard, near the intersection Of
Dartmouth street.
The old 24-inch corrugated
iron pipe that was under
the Boulevard at this point,
was crushed in 80 badly it
had to be taken out, and
was replaced by a concrete
cuivert IS feet long, equiv
alent to i8-inch pipe. This
was done by city force and
=
cost for material ........ $500
Approximate cost for team
end labor was $104.00.
G Street
From Cochran to Lee on
the south side Of G street
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Jht and Water DepaTtFh01t.
Appropriation $11,500.

The amount charged to this depart
ment is for SO hydrants until Sep
TENDER 10, 1910, when one was adj
ded, making "a hydrants; IA drink
ing fountains; 1873 gas lamps and So
arc lamps until February rs, 1910,
when the gas lamps were discontin-
ued, LOO 32-c.p incandescent lamps
substituted and three additional arcs
placed in service Since this reds
tribution, two additional incandes-
cents were added, making So arcs and
1877 incandescents; also for lighting
band stands in the parks. The cost
was $11,281.2O. ..
City hall and clock, Jail, pumpin@
station and fire departments are in
addition to the above and distributed
to their respective departments.
Hospital and Charity-Appropria
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Decrease z'Voo'fA
Note: Uncollected taxes on digest
Of 1910 amounted to $2O,437.S9; for
1909 they amounted to $29,41O.4.
Departmental Expenses.
: The ordinary departmental operat-
ing expenses and extraordinary ex'
penditures for 1910 were
Paid vouchers - $4,000 o
Proportion of unpaid
vouchers 80. 1902 o'oHoo. .-
Unpaid bills -. -. ..;.' I,ooyV'4A
rF adm +e & 81 .9471O
-. -. 80. =. '''P
Note: Credited by Zoo''O
See various departments
Distributed as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation $500.
Salaries and pay rolls .Hez9.'o
once sundries and city hali
expenses -. .....'.. "a ~ nv
Fuel. light and water 1883"
Printing, books and station
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sald trals Tt c4-se
Ell and 100 feet of S-.ncl
lateral on Stonewau was
laid. This was done by city
force and cost for material,
exclusive OF labor, approx
imately ...... 15C
Mansfield Street
Pipe has been purchased for
laying in the open ditch on
the south side of Mansfield
between Bay and Newcas-
tie, but has not yet been
laid. Cost .........,.. 357
A portion of the double "a
inch pipe in Mansfield street
was taken out from Bay to
Grant by the county con-
victs. Only about 25 % was
fit to use again, being
crushed and broken so
badly. The balance should
be removed as soon as con-
venient.
Ellis Street 4is
223 feet of 24-inch and 221
feet of 20-inch terra Gotta
pipe was laid in the open
ditch on west side of Ellis.
between H and I. Three
sand traps were built with
cast iron covers and 30 feet
OF S-inch lateral laid. Some
OF this 24-inch pipe Is that
taken out of Mansfield
street. The approximate o4
cost for the new pipe and
material is ....... ........ "a
johnson Street @jtH#
The old wooden structures
were taken out and drain
pipe laid on Johnson street
at the crossing of ], K and
M streets, and the 15-inch
pipe at l. street crossing be-
ing too low, was raised to
the proper grade and ex-
tended. There was in all
116 feet of S-inch, 20 feet of
1S-inch, 80 feet Of t5-inch,
and rs feet of 20-inch terra
Gotta pipe used, costing ap-
proximately ...... 4
Drainage General
80 feet of 20-inch and SO
feet of 6-inch pipe was used
on road crossing to colored
cemetery No. / and a small
amount of pipe was used on
Albany, Bay and several
other streets, cost approx
imately ............... 5
Pipe, lumber, cement, brick,
for general work and on
hand ..........,....... 1903
Cleaning cutters and sand
traps ........-..... 90
Cleaning open bitches, H
street drain and general
drainage work ......s.. 7S
54t l EN
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1888
Entitled to credit for $112.SS ior
sale of stock and M. T. Tax.
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REPORT or THE HOSPITAL AND
CHARITIES COMMITTEE.

Brunswick, Ca, Dee. 80, 1911.
Mayor and Council OF
Brunswick, Ga:
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Total cost of drainage !, a$3, l49.9o
Monk Street Slip As;kE.
Monk street slip VASES
deepened about 2h feetAafit
the stone steps were repair
ed with cnocrete. This was
let by contract for =. y. y, $4,000
SO pine piles were driven in
front of the steps and along
the north side to depth of
Is or 18 feet for the pur
pose of dredging deeper the
piling was let by contract
at $500 each and cost 80. 212.0O
The piles in front of the steps
Were cut off SO as to make
another step, and covered in
concrete to a depth of four
inches, the concrete extend
ing to depth of about four
ieet below the top Of pile to
preserve them, and addition
al small steps We're con-
structed in center. This was
. done by city force and cost
for material ..... $500
Dredging Slip the second
time was let by contract and
cost ..... l..!...... ..r,,., 25O.0O
Total cost not including the
labor furnished by city $4,000
This is now deep enough for
small boats to reach the steps
al moan low fihnL
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-01-05
The Story OF the
Wax I'm pression-
Al fpisode inthe career of Thomas :Byrnes
the Great Inspectorof Police
COPYRIGHT 1911 BY MccHApnAn.

that the one-time expert of the safe
company and the audacious safe break
er we're one and the same person, the
company found it practically impos-
sible to dispose of any more of their
products.
One of S%hinburn's most brilliant
achievements-if disreputable business
can be mentioned in this manner
was his robbery Of the vaults of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company
at White Haven, Pa, in 1867. He
broke into the Office at night and with
a twist of the wrist managed to open
the safe. There was, however, less
than six thousand dollars in money
there at the time. Shinburn expected
to make a big haul and he was so
thoroughly disgusted that he only took
balance of money in the safe. The
effect of this may be imagined. The
officers of the coal company promptly
suspected that some Of their clerks
had been stealing, and 1t is said that
one of the men was finally dismissed.
Shinburn made a second visit and this
time there was a still smaller amount
of money in the safe. His disgust vas
in proportion to his disappointment
and he left without taking a penny.
On the third and last visit, however,
he made a big haul. There was some
thing like 100000 in money In the
safe, besides a large quantity Of ne
go!iable bonds and other securities.
This time he took everything in sight.
The Pinkertons were put on the case,
but the clever crook managed TO elude
them.
One year before the White Haven
affair he broke into the Walpole Saw
ings bank OF Walpole, N. H., and stole
a large sum Of money and bonds. He
was arrested at Saratoga with v
or eight bonds in his possession. The
evidence was conclusive. He was
promptly convicted and sentenced to
ten years in the New Hampshire state
prison. He accepted the verdict sub
missively. but on his way to prison he
Slipped away from his captors and no
trace of him was obtained for a long
while afterwards. The White Haven
affair was just one year old when the
Pinkertons took sshinburn on Broad
way.
They proceeded to convey their pris-
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birth and had come to the United
States during the Civil a He was
= good mechanic and secured employ
ment with M of the leading safe
manufacturers of this country. He re-
rtnained with the concern for several
years and in that time became q most
expert safe man. He had. especially,
- perfect knowledge Of the mechanism
-of combination locks.
Thus equipped, he left the company
and began his career Of crime. At
that time the safes made by the con-
teern with which he had been en-
iployed e in s in every part of
lAmerica. With an ingenuity that was
Almost dfabolical, he began operations
hon the safes of his company. His
pals had the greatest admiration for
s8hinburn and we're fond of saying that
he had elevated burglary from a trade
10 q profession. 1t might have been
added that he was n of the few
burglars who actually learned his
trade. He had served an apprentice
ship with the safe company and took
i4he knowledge thus acquired and I'M
gratefully used. It against his bene-
factors.
One Of the curious side lights in
this connection was the failure Of the
safe company. Shinburn's success In
lreaking into their safes drove the
1oncern out Of business. He knew the
hanks and financial institutions that
ma purchased safes from his old com.
Dany, and in committing his burgla.
rs no aiways gIimly. gave thsse III
a rsfersoce. Whsa & became knovl
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N the night Of the fifteenth
of April, 1896, the First
National Bank of Middle
burg, N. Y. was entered
and robbed of a large sum
of money. 1t was the eli

Ol ulOl0y. ~ WIG thO I'LL
~ ~ max to a series of audact-
lous bank burglaries committed under
|eirc instances that led the authorities
Ito believe that all of them the
work Of an especially successful gang
|of bank thieves.
Thomas F. Byrnes, the greatest
lehief inspector Of police that New
York has ever known was in author.
ljty at that time and all of the facts in
tthe cas- were laid before him. In
hhe meantime complaints were coming
bn from other quarters. Robberies had
been successfully pulled OIL at the
phoenix bank of Phoenix, N. y; the
National Bank of Pawling, Pawling. N.
~: the st. Hyacinth bank Of West
lTarnham, Ontario, and the Thomaston
National bank of Thomaston, Conn.
Superintendent Byrnes probably
knew the methods Of bank burglars
better than any man In the United
States, with the possible exception of
William A. Pinkerton, and he began
h study of the evidence In hand with
tlhe hope Of determining the identity
tOf the man who was directly con-
eerned in this series of bold burglaries.
Most bank crooks depend upon the
use of dynamite and nitroglycerine to
break open safes and vaults. The
master hand In the cases under in
Nestigation used mor refined means
6f accomplishing his purr Ga The
kobberies had evidently been ensi-
kneered. II not accomplished, personal
by by a man who had the brain and
hhe touch to beat all known combina.
Hons.
That man. it was finally determined.
WAS Max Shinburn. n of the most
notorious and most successful GRIM
hnals the world has ever known. The
problem now was to catch Shtnburn
land directly connect him with n OF
hhe b%urglaries. The resources of thief
takers fortunately are greater than
Those of the thieves. The life and adj
ventures of this famous burglar was
soon compiled and laid before the au-
fhorities for their guidance.
Max Shinburn was a German by
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Simple Wills
the Strongest

Until there IL q better mode of COM
munication with those who have
stepped into another existence. or un-
til the law legalizes the clairvoyant
shops, last Wills and testaments will
continue to be matters Of moment in
human affairs. Just why the docu-
ment called a will should be 80 diff
ferent from the other written form OF
expression is not clear. but q consid-
cradle literature of swan songs at
tests that will writing belongs to q
distinct school of letters.
From the dark-age conception OF
death, probably. grew the idea that a
mans will should smack Of the mys-
terry and ,abseMrity.:o Of the passing on.
And souse huftsreds OF years later rec
'ofds show that man has lost little CT
the early notion of the use and pur-
poses OF a will. In this age OF SIM
pli1ied spelling. short skirts and gen.
eral ideals of utility, n of the most
archaic things ia a recorded wish of a
tcstat0r.
"Brevity's the soul of wit" Shakes
lsare said. But few who contemplate
death do it in hilarious mood and
many persons miss their one chance
to be = humorist; and their Wills are
perfect exhibitions Of how not to
communicate a few intelligent facts
on paper to intelligent people. It is
. rule Of physics that to multiply
methods is to multiply tho chances of
error. The same could be said Of
will making. The simpler the will
the less the chance for making . mis-
take that might invalidate the docu-
ment. Many have just missed for
tunes on account Of technicalities that
would not admit the Wills to probate.
Litigation and those who live on 1t,
thrive on the Wills that have been so
drawn as to admit Of finding q nav.
Any law student can quote the cor
rect legal form Of . will. but the law
yer Of today will tell you that a will
a be correctly drawn by any one Of
sound mind II a few points are needed.
Make the will concise and as brief
as possible, they say. State clearly
the property to be bequeathed and de-
vised and the Observation-Disclosures to
whom the property is to be given.
Herewiths, a%foresaids, towits. etc,
usually are more decorative than nee
essary. Simple diction should be the
ideal in viii making.
J. p. Guinotte. Judge Of the probate
court, In . lecture before the Kansas
City School of Law, read ! will that
he said was remarkable for Its brevity
and directness. It was 40 follows:
kansas City, Mo-. Sept. IL, 1855
l start for Crystal. Colo, today 1t
1920. In ease / should die or be
killed OF In other words switched for
the ;0ther Shore. heaven ] bope. I wapt
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oner to Pennsylvania where he could
be tried for the White Haven offense.
They knew that they had IN ingenu-
u and desperate criminal on their
hands and that it would be unsafe to
take any chances with him. To make
assurance doubly sure he was hand
cnffed to two detectives. He was
guarded every minute of the day and
night. Among other things. he was
compelled to sleep handcuffed to his
guards. Each night his clothing was
taken from him and locked In q sep
arate room which was used by q Pink
erton man. The detectives were in
no haste to turn him over to the au-
thorities. They were anxious to OBJ
tain enough evidence against him to
put. him in prison for the remainder Of
his life. Accordingly he was kept at =
hotel where the third degree and
various other methods used by the
police were utilized with more or less
effect.
Shinburn was almost childlike In
his demeanor toward his captors. He
had a charming personality and talked
engagingly. In other words, he pos
sessed that quality which, for want Of
q better name, we call magnetism.
This made the relations between the
criminal and his captors rather agree.
able. They liked MIN, but they did
not relax any Of their precautions.
One night. however. just before he
was handcu6ed to his detective guard,
0hinbuYn secretly inserted the point
g IL plain gold scarf pin In the
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all my deposits In Clay and Funk.
houser's bank 100000 Five thousand
dollars and all in the Citizen National
Bank to be paid over to my wife Lucy
B. Bowly- this l doc for hur proteo.
ton Is We have no children.
81. W. BOWLEY,
.'sWitness-Ed. X. Stell. John g.
Longdon." s
OF course, the judge says. the fore
going might be improved upon in the
matter of diction and punctuation.
After making your disposition Of
your property sign the document in
the presence Of two witnesses. These
witnesses must then sign the paper
in the presence Of the testator and in
the presence of each other. Three
witnesses are better than two. No
beneficiary in, the will Is, q legal Wit
ness.
Adam Long, who died last Deem
Der, left an estate of q million dol
lars to I'VE heifs: Mr.. Lone, dnaw. -
his will. but neglected to sign 1t. In
spite of this defect the will was id.
mitted to probate, the court holding
that as the testator had written the
will in his own hand. his intention
was clear.
One day possessed of a fortune, the
next almost penniless. was the expert
ence of Lon M. Bales. who missed
riches because his be~nefactress had
but one witness to her will. Bales
was employed by Mrs. Mary Al. Brega,
proprietor of the Canadian Hotel and
Employment agency, 1888 Grand ave:
nue.. He was engaged to be married.
to Mrs. Brega at the time of her
death last January. In her will she
left to Bales a farm of 200 acres -
Kansas. six diamonds, one pair Of
earrings. three race horses and $500.
A brother.in.law of Mrs. Brega, Rich
ard q. Brsga, and other relatives.
sued for her possessions. Witnessed
testified that they had heard NrsI
Bresa say she had bequsathed her
property to Bales. But her viii was|
witnessed by only one person. ana
the court refused to admit Il Tor pro
bate. Bales was permitted to kssp .
watch that had been given him BY ~
hances before her death.