The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-14
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Of CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING.

hllcHelsOn ana NdSn. ABSENT AID
ermen Hopkins and McKinnon.
Minutes OF previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and communications.
From Bennet, Twitty & Reese, at
| torneys for G. c. & P. r. R, notifi-
cation that passage of the f~2ending
ordinance granting the railroa >~om-
pany franchise rights over Ger. IN
streets, will not be necessary at ii s
time, owing to traffic arrangement
about to be made with the A., B. &
r. R. Co., and suggesting the temx
porary withdrawal of the ordinance.
Received and fled.
From the Downing Co., request
ing a resurvey at their expense OF the
Town Commons property known as
the Mccullough Dock property, pre-
paratory to their purchase of a quit
claim thereto. Referred to special
committee on Town Commons CONVEX
sions.
From the board of trade, notice of
the election of Mr.. ]. G. Weatherly
as secretary and requesting the pay
ment Of the first monthly appropria-
ton as of date August /. Referred to-
finance committee.
From w. B. Fain, city treasurer, for
leave of absence on full pay for ten
days beginning August 10. Referred
to finance committee with power to
act.
From League of American Munich
palities, invitation to send delegates
to convention to be held at Buffalo,
September IS, 10 and 20. Ordered
filed
From Ralph Newton, tenderinfi res
ignation as member of the board Of
health Accepted with regrets.
From W. H. Harris for installation
of small light at Oak Place and
Carpenter street. Referred to light
and water committee.
From Fred S Higgins, to establish
deed TO lot 81, Evansville, purchased
by him at marshal's sales June 4,
1907, marshals deed having been de-
stroyed by fire before he had an OPP
Uortunity to have it recorded on coun-
ty record. Referred to taxes and rev.
enues committee.
The following applications for quit
claim deeds to Town Commons were
received and referred to the special
committee having jurisdiction thereof:
No. 1879, J. E. B. Manor; 100, Alice
Martin; 1911, Anna Thompson; 1872,
Sally Dennis; 1873, Julia Scarlet; 1874,
Chris Short; 1876, Phyllis Sullivan; 1856,
Richard Everett; 1877, Mrs. J. r. Bar
field; 1873, Glynn Lodge No. 1923, G..
U. L. o. o. F.
Reports of Special Committees.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. II, 1912.
| ron. .uey or and council,
Brunswick, Ga.
Gentlemen: Your special committee
on conversions of Town Commons to
fee simple, beg to report fayorably on
the following applications made at the
iast meeting OF council, and recon-
mend that the conVeyances be mo
No. $50, j. j. Vickers; ISL, Vickers
and Mann; 1S2, Mrs Mary A Floyd !;
1873, Mrs. c. P. Harris; 1874, Missouri
Troup; 1855, George Troup; 1S6, G.
Hugo Johnson; 1877, Ellen Reid.
Respectfully.
F. S. NASH, Chairman,
A. J. NICHOLSON,
| Adopted. Special Committee.
Reports of Standing Committees.
From standing committee On taxes
and revenues on petition of B. S.
Church for refund of 81 street tax for
1912, paid in error, viz: According
to the information before the commit.
tee, the payment OF the tax was err
roneous, and we recommend its re-
fund. Respectfully,
L. LUDWIG, Chrm,
F. S. NASH,
GEO. II. COOK
Adopted. So
From standing committee on public
works on petition of City Engineer J.
j.. Zachry for two weeks leave Of ah-
senee, viz: Your committee having
been empowered to act, granted tht
request. Respectfully.
]. H. LEO, Chrm,
l. LUDWIG,
c. T. CALNAN.
Adopted.
From standing committee on GENE.
teries, parks and squares on petition
Of w. NJ. Thompson for increase O.
pay as keeper Of Palmetto cemetery
viz: Favorably, recommending that fol
increasing duties, and satisfact0r!
performance thereof, the pay be in
creased from $3.50 per week to $500
Respectfully,
]. H. LEO, Vice. chairman,
F. 8. NASH.
Adopted.
From standing committee on ordi
nance on ordinance introduced at las
meeting by the mayor, granting fran.
chise rights over certain city streets
to the G. C. & P. r. r. Co., viz: Tha'
the said railroad company has made
traffic arrangements with the A., B
& A r r Co that will preclude the