The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-10
AT REGULAR MEETING HELD BY
THE soEoNs LAST
NIGHT.
ORDINANCES ARE PASSED
Two or Three Reports Submitted,
Resolutions Passed and Various
Other Matters Were disposed Of by
the Solons.

The city council met in regular ses,
sion last night Those present were
Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen Cook,
Ludwig, Newman, McKinnon, Nasa.
Dart, Andrews. Quite a batch of nat
tiers, largely, however, of routine ma.
lture, were handled.
During the evening the following >s-
ltitions were received:
From H. S. MeCrary, stating tlat
he is willing to do certain drayAge
work, etc, at such sum as It is now
costing the city. Referred to council
as a whole.
From Bennett, Twitty & Reese, as
attorneys for Carrie Sheffield, asking
for tax refunds, etc., for their clieat.
Referred to committee. on taxes and
revenues.
The following committee reports
were, received from the committee cf
the whole, reporting favorably on the
ordinance as amended, extending he
present fire limits, reporting favo. ably
on pending gasoline ordinance, re.
porting favorably on the, ord'nal ce
forcing beer dealers, etc, to permit
samples of their wares for test pur.
poses, ETC., etc; all Of these reports
were filed
From special. committee submit.
lting report on Towns Commons pre-.
pared by the city clerk and max .ng
various recommendations with refer
ence to various applications for leyei.
sions ordered filed. at
From committee on public. works.
reporting adversely on petition o. ].
D. Hill, asking for $25 because q the
death Of a COW alleged to be d lie 10
city. Adopted.
From the board Of fotax assessors,
submitting their annual report. The
report was not totalled and the figures
were not given. However a number
Of rather important recommendations s
were made. ag
Alderman .Ludwi- said he thought
the report was worthy of serious cu,i-
sideration and moved it be referred to
the committee on taxes and revenue.
A report was received from DR.. J. I.
Abercombie on the surface closet .ys-
tenn in various Southern cities. Ds.
Abercomble finally recommended a
:imilar system for Brunswick as now
exists in Jacksonville. He also sub
mitted his regular monthly report,
showing the operations of the health
department for the month. The city
marshal submitted his reports for
January and February. The reports
OF the city treasurer for the month
OF February was received and was or
dered published
The following resolutions were in
troduced, passed and adopted:
By Alderman McKinnon, providing
for the cancellation Of lease-hold in
terest in several cases, where the tax.
es have not been paid. Adopted.
By the finance committee, empow-
ering the city to borrow the sum of
$4,000. Adopted.
By the fire committee, ratifying
the contract with the LaFrance com
pany for the purchase of two fire auto
trucks.
The following ordinances were pac-
ed on second and third reading and
were passed and adopted:
No. 1, extending the fire limits; No.
| 2, to regulate the keeping OF gasoline
on Monk and other streets; No. 3, reg
Fulating the sale Of beer, etc, so as
to provide for samples for test pur.
poses, etc, to force such dealers to
open their safes, etc, on order from
the police department, etc.
| A new surface closet ordinance was
placed on it's first reading, made to
conform to the views OF the city physi
clan. The ordinance was referred to
the committee of the whole.
This concluded the business of the
meeting and after reading approved
accounts, council adjourned.
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