The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-28
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF CITY COUNCIL
CIRCULAR MEETING1

| La uAo "ANhy VA aug 4OlZs
Presentation. E. c. Butts, Mayor;
Aldermen Ludwig, Cook, Calvan, Lee,
McKinnon, Nicholson and Nash.
Acknowledgement Hopkins.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
| Petitions and communications:
From Board of Trade for use OF
mayors office in city hall and to make
alterations in the building so as to
connect said office with the adjoin-
ing office at present used by the
board. Referred to entire council as
committee of the whole with power
10 act.
From H. S. McCrary, for refund
of $40 street tax alleged to have been
paid in error in the years 1903-4-5-6-7.
Deferred to committee on taxes and
revenues.
From J. c. Calhoun, for $1.25 cost Of
repairing closet connection alleged to
have been damaged by defective sewer
belonging to city. Referred to COM
mittee on sanitation.
rum III. w. d. DulIOuSiS dQN
that the next state reunion of Con-
federate Veterans would probably be
held in Brunswick if an invitation
was extended by the municipality.
On motion the mayor was requested
to invite them to hold the 1913 re-
union in this city.
The following applications for quit
claim deeds to Town Commons were
received and referred to the special
committee having jurisdiction there
of: No 1919, A. E. Leybourne; No
200, Mrs l.. R. Wilson; No. POI, Mamie
A. Brown; No. 202, Z. G. Cohen; No,
203, C. T. Calnan; No. 204, Mrs. Ella
Winter; No. 205, T. J. Jackson; No.
206, Mrs. L. c. Chilean; No. 207, Julia
Hull; No. 2OS, S. A. Hull; No. 2O9,
Fred Lane.
Reports of Special Committees.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. 26, 1912.
Hon. Mayor and Council, Brunswick,
Ga:
Gentlemen-Your special commit
| tee on conversion of Town Common
to fee simple, beg to report favorably
on the following applications made
at the last meeting of council and
recomend that the conveyances be
made:
No. 191, Anna Thompson; No. 1872
Sally Dennis; No. 1913, Julia Scarlet;
No 1874, Chris Short; No. 1875, Phyllis
Sullivan; No. 1856, Richard Everett;
No 1877, Mrs. ]. R. Barfield No. 1873
Glynn Lodge No. 1923 G. U. U. o o. F
Also No. 81, Roxanna Jenkins, and
179, L. A. Miller, filed previously but
held for further investigation.
Respectfully,
F. S. NASH, Chairman.
A. j. MITCHELSON,
Special Committee.
Adopted.
Reports of Standing Committees.
From railroads and harbor com.
mittee, with reference to alteration O.
side track of the A. 3. & A. r. r. OF
the east side of Bay street between
Monk and Gloucester, requesting tina
same be referred to entire council al
committee of the whole. Granted.
From standing committee on ligh
and water, on petition of w. H. Har
ris, for light at Carpenter street ant
Oak Place. The location most suit
able for a light is at hte intersection
of Norwich street and Oak Place, ant
we recommend that an incandescen
lamp be installed there when the trees
at that point are properly trimmed.
Respectfully,
F. S. NASH, Chairman.
G. T. CALNAN.
Adopted.
able for a light is at the intersection
on communication of the Board q
Trade, being request for payment o
the first monthly installment on tht
annual appropriation OF $4,000 as o
date August /, viz; Favorably, recon
mending that the clerk be directed Il
issue voucher to them for $166.66.
Respectfully,
NJ. B. M'KINNON, Ch'mn.
c. T. CALNAN.
j. H. LEO.
Adopted.
From standing committee on finance
ON petition OF w. b. Fain, City Treas
urer, for ten days leave of absence or
full pay, viz: Your committee having
been empowered to act, granted the
request. Respectfully,
NJ B. M'KINNON, Ch'm4.
c. T. CALNAN.
j. II. LEO.
Adopted.
From standing committee on taxes
and revenues on petition Of Fred S
Higgins. for duplicate deed to Ev-
ansville lot Ga purchased at marshaPs
sales in 1907, the original deed al
legged to have burned befone record
ing on county records, w: The city
records confirm the statements in the
petition as to purchase at marshals
sales, and payment OF taxes thereon