The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-14
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Of CITY COUNCIL
Brunswick, Ga, Jan. II, 1914.

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. u, 1914.
Present, Hon. J. Hunter Hopkins.
mayor; Aldermen McKinnon, Nash,
Abrams. Andrews, Cock, Dart, Ludwig
and Newman.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications.
The mayor reported verbal re
quest made to him by committee OF
ladies of st Marks church for the use
of the Icouncll chamber Tor few
nights 20 practice a play. On motion
the request was granted.
Resolutions.
BY Alderman Nash
Be it and it is hereby resolved by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
OF Brunswick in council assembled,
that the next regular meeting of Thu
body be held Monday, Jan. 26, 1914, a.
1880 o'clock p. m. Adopted
Ordinances.
The following ordinance was placed
on its first reading and referred to
the ordinance committee:
BY Alderman Cook
An ordinance regulating the use of
all buggies, carriages, wagons or SINH
lar vehicles in the city of Brunswick,
recurring the carrying of a light there
On, to provide a penalty for a viola
tion Of the same, and for other pur-
poses.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldcrmea of the city OF
Brunswick, in council assembled, tha:
it shall be the duty of every owner or
driver of every buggy, carriage, wagon
or similar vehicle, driving or standing
In or on any street, lane, alley, rark
or square within the corporate limits
of said city, between the tim of thir-
ty minutes after sunset and sunrise,
to have thereon one or more lighted
lamps or lanterns CT such character
and 50 displayed as to be plainly Wis
lble from all four sides of said vehi-
Gle
Section IL. Be it further ordained
that upon the conviction in tic police
court of said city Of any owner or driv-
er for violation of this ordinance, he
shall be punished as prescribed in
section seventy-one (7D of the code
of said city.
Section Ill. Be It further ordained
that the provisions of this ordinance
shall net effect or apply to the. exist
ing ordinances of said city regarding
the use Of lights on any public hack, Or
public conveyance or any omobile
Or motor vehicle.
Section ". Be it further ordained
that all ordinances or parts OF ordIn-
ances in conflict with this ordinance,
be and the same are hereby repealed
New Business.
Election Of Officers
An election was held for officers.
the following being declared elected
4or their respective terms:
Marshal, A. L. Owens
Deputy marshal, Jerre Wilchar.
City engineer, j. l.. Zachry.
City attorney, j. T. Colson.
Chief fire department, J. II. Harri-
son. #sMBHw7x
Tax assessor, three years, G. P.
Goodyear.
Member board of equalizers, three
years, J. r. Morton
City printer, c. H. Leavy.
Sexton white cemetery, Willard
Thompson.
Sexton colored cemetery, John Byrd.
Electrical engineer, J. M. Armstrong
Pilot commissioner, seven years, w
B. Cook.
Port wardens, three years, H. O.
Tolnas, H. G. Dent, j. II. Leo.
Member board of education. three
years, A. V. Wood
Members board of heath, A. V.
Wood, R. L. Fox, R. r. Hopkins, J. w.
H. M. Branham.
After two ballots for engineer pump
ing station, resulting in a tie, a mo-
ton prevailed that the election for
said Office be deferred until next reg1-
lar meeting, Jan 26, 1914. Adjourned.
~ d. RUSSELL, Clerk of Council.