The Brunswick news., 1913-05-13
NUMBER OF ROUTINE MATTERS
ARE TAKEN UP BY THE
soLoNs.
slOO TO -COLORED K. OF P.
Finance Committee Assists Local
Lodge in Handling Big State Con
ventlon-Teiesraph Poles to Be
Pained-other Matters Handled.

City council met in regular semi
monthly session last hight with the
full board present and quite large
amount Of routine work was dispos-
ed OF.
Under the head Of petitions and
communications, one was received
from the MoIgan-Gould Lumber com
pany, asking that the firm be exempt
ed from city licenn for the present
year. The petition was refused
A communication was received
from the board Of health. notifying
council of the election Of Dr. Coster
as an additional sanitary inspector
during the summer months.
The communication was received
from the Mutual Light and Water
company, notifying council that the
company had appointed ]. w Ludlow
as it's arbitrator in connection with
the action Of council recently when
the company was notified that it IN
tended exercising its option on the
water plant. The communication
also requested council to appoint an
arbitrator and give his name to the
company.
a petition signed by quite p large
number Of people residing in the VI
cinity OF the snayal stores plant and
that section VI the city, was read
asking council to permit goats to rum
within the city limits. The petltien
was referred TO the mayor and chair
man OF the public works committee.
Under the head Of committee re-
ports. the finance committee reported
fayorably on the petition OF the ladieS
of the Oak Grove Cemetery society,
asking council to pay the insurance
on the little chapel in the cemetery.
The report provided. however, that
the little building be decided to the
city and that hereafter the insurance
would be paid and the repairs kept
up by the city.
Another report from the finance
committee was on the petition Of tho
local colored knights Of Pythias re-
questing an appropriation to assist in
defraying the expenses Of the meeting
OF the grand lodge in this city in July
The report paid local negros a com
pliment. stating that they were al
ways ready to assist in everything
tending to help Brunswick, and, while
it was not intended to establish
precedent, that 500 be voted to the
lodge
The public works committee sub
mitted report on the petition Of w.
H. DeVoe, for permission to erect
an electric sign in front Of his gro
cery store on Mansfield street, grant
ing same.
DR.. T. A. Mann, city physician and
health officer, submitted his report
for the month Of April, showing a to-
tai of II deaths in the city during that
month. three white and eight colored
Eight berths were reported during
the month.
A resolution was introduced by the
finance committee providing that all
tax payers be allowed 5 per cent
reduction If the frs halt of their tax
es is paid on or before July 10.
Alderman Cook introduced a reso-
luton, which was passed, providing
that all telephone, telegraph and 9TH
er companies having poles in the city
be required 10 paint same from the
bottom to height Of II feet as pro-
vided in an ordinanee now in force
In the city.
Two ordinances c9me up for pas
sage. one of which was that fixing the
tax rate for the yearsswhich was pass
ed. After the reading Of accounts,
council adjourned.