The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-24
COUNCIL MINUTES
Official
REGULAR MEETING
Brunswick, Ga, June %, 1914.


read and confirmed.
Mayer Hopkins appeared in council
chamber and occupied the chair, re-
lieving ViceChairman of Council Al
derman Nash, presiding.
Alderman McKinnon appeared in
the council chamber and occupied his
chair.
Petitions and Communication
From IL A. Bleach, principal Sci
den Institute for issue of half year
ly contractors license for the contract
or who is to erect the buildings on the
Day tract to eb used by the institute
and for the extension of the sewerage
system to connect with said institute.
Referred to committee of the whole.
From The Baldwin, Edge Undertak-
city's charity order for pauper cot
fins or that bids for furnishing same
be asked for.
Received as information.
From Bennett, Twitty & Reese, at
tOrneys for the Downing company and
Albert Fendig, enclosing deed, dedi-
eating a tract of land 1913 1-2x500 feet
below First avenue as an extension of
Bay street.
Referred to committee of the whole.
Reports of Special Committees
Brunswick, Ga, June is, 1914.
Hon. Mayor and Council,
Brunswick, Ca,
Gentlemen: The committee Of the
whole, to whom was referred the yer.
bal request of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad company, through its agent,
Mr. 4. j. Wright, for APPLICATION to eX-
tend its spur track on the western
side of Bay street from point be
tween Dartmouth and Albemarle St,
to the southern line of Albemarle St,
to serve Industries, beg to report as
follows;
We recommend that permission be
granted to extend the present spur
track from It's present terminus at a
point between Dartmouth and Abe
marie streets, to the southern line of
Albemarle street a distance of approx.
imately four hundred feet, subject to
the provision that the Mayor and
Council shall have use of said track
in handling any material for its own
use at the switching tariff charge and
that said company through the proper
official signing in writing it's accept
ance of said grant md provision there
with.
Respectfully,
J. HUNTER HOPKINS, Chm.
J. b. ABRAMS,
GEORGE II. COOK,
L. LUDWIG,
A. II. BOYLE,
CLAUDE DART,
Adopted.
Report of officers
From A. l.. owens, Marshal report
for month of May, 1914; ordered filed.
From Treasurer w. b. Fain, report
of receipts through May 80, 1914, and
from ~ D. Russell, City Clerk, report
of expenditures for same period; or
dered published and fled
Resolutions
A resolution by the Mayor, appro
priating two hundred dollars for the
construction Of public bath house
at the foot Of Gloucester street was
read and, under the rule, laid on the
table until next regular meeting.
The privilege of the floor was ex
tended to David Davis, who stated that
as there was matter OF several thou
sand dollars involved in the extension
CT his prawn business and establish
ment of cannery, he would request
that the matter OF his application for
four acres of marsh land east of the
Boulevard near the eastern foot of Al
bemarIe street upon which to install
said enterprise be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Recessed for five minutes.
Resolutions Cont'd.
BY Alderman Ludwig
BE it and it is hereby, received,
by the Mayor and Aldermen Of the
CITY Of Brunswick, in council assem-.
bled, that the Mayor of said city j.
itltUy duluOl lLsu u thttult IL 1tdbt
upon four acres of Town Commons
and other lands Of the City Of Bruins
wick lying In the marsh directly east
Of the boulevard near the eastern end
Of Albemarle street or Ocean avenue
to David Davis for priod Of 20
years at an annual rental of fifty 500
dollars PEI year; said lease to con.
tain the same general conditions and
provisions except as to tax exemptions
as set out in that certain lease to the
foot Of Albemarle street to VIM. Go
rcn1o, Sr., heretofore executed, June
18th, 1914.
Adopted.
Bills and accounts properly approx
ed and audited amounting to $143.51,
were read and ordered placed in the
course of settlement.
Adjourned.
n. ID. RUSSELL,
Clerk Of Council.
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