The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-16
Official Council Minutes

1OA edASS doSCoStu dSdlllsL SOME DTdc-
dcally worthless machinery junk, rep
fesenting several thousand dollars
sunk by the investors in an effort to
establish an industrial plant, and as
e has been the policy of council to
exempt from taxation for a reasona-
Bile time enterprises CT this character
and as it also appears that the petit
toner's did not ask for this exemption
when they began operations, your
committee recommends that the pc
tition be granted and that the remain
ing tax executions be cancelled and
the item carried on the assessors rec
ord for this junk be stricken from the
list. Respectfully,
J. /. Andrews, Vice Chairman.
Claude Dart.
Adopted.
From police committee, on petition
| of Cummings, Jenkins, Afford and 9TH
ers, for permit to give social en-
ltertainments in TONERS Hall, cor
ner Monk and Amherst streets, from
time to time, viz: In the opinion of
the committee it is not deemed adyis-
able to give a standing permission,
and recommend that the granting Of
permits, when it is desired to have
an entertainment, be left a matter of
discretion with the chief of police,
subject to such regulations as he may
prescribe in each instance.
Respectfully,
r. S. Nash, Chairman,
L. Ludwig
Geo. n. Cook,
Adopted.
Report of Officers
From DR.. T. f. AbercromEit, city
for month of March, 1914. The re-
port was ordered published and filed
and motion prevailed that $25 be APP
propriated towards the expenses of
the health officer to the convention to
be held in New Orleans. La, April
24-25, to discuss the subject of bet
terment of health conditions among
the negroes, provided like sum be
appropriated by the county commits
sioners.
| Resolutions
! The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted by rising vote:
BY Mayor Hopkins:
! Whereas, Tobias Newman was at
the time Of his recent death, serving
a two years term as an alderman OF
the city of Brunswick, elected from
the Fourth ward
And whereas he had previous y
Iserved as an alderman for three
terms; and during such service had
filled many important positions in the
administration of the affairs Of the
city, particularly the supervision OF
the public works department. in the
administration of which department it
was always his pleasure to devote 70
1t the most active zeal, painstakiEg
effort, and the same hard and labor
Iious physical labor, without compen-
sation, as a successful business ma
would devote to his private affairs;
And whereas in his long residence
in Brunswick he was always
ready to devote his time and money
and labor to all public enterprises,
and by his works, as we'll as by his
words, was loyal and efficient citi
zen;
Therefore be it resolved by the May
or and Council of the city OF Bruins
wick that his death is regretted, and
that his life of public activity is com
mended; that this resolution be made
a part of the official records of This
Eeouncil, and copy of the same be
forwarded by the clerk of this nody
to the members Of his family.
Ordinances
The following ordnance as placed
on its first reading and referred to
the ordinance committee and the com
mittee Of the whole and a motion
prevailed that the pros" and ants"
on the ordinance who have field pc
titions be represented at the meeting
OF said committee at the city hall on
Thursday, April 16. 1914, at 4 O'Clock
each by a committee of three.
By Alderman Abrams:
An ordinance regulating the run
ming at large of all domestic fou"-
footed animals, except eats and dogs
and all chickens and domestic fowls,
in the city of Brunswick, Georgia,
and for other purposes.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayer and Aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, that
1t shall be unlawful for any domestic
lfour-footed animal, except cats and
dogs, and it shall be unlawful 70.
any chicken and domestic fowl to