The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-16
COUNCIL MINUTES
(officiaI)
REGULAR MEETING.

| hG0OLAh M liNSs
Brunswick, Ca, Sept. IA, 1914.
Present, Hon. j. Hunter Hopkins,
mayor; Aldermen McKinnon, Nash,
Abrams, Andrews, Boyle, Cook, Dart
and Ludwig.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read.
Reconsideration
On motion of Alderman McKinnon
Section l, of the ordinance to provide
a sinking fund and the interest on
the 100000 Of bonds, AUTHORIZED by
special election ON July %, 1914, as
appearing in the minutes of said
meeting was reconsidered and the
following substituted therefor:
Section /. Now therefore be it or
dained by the mayor and council of
the city of Brunswick, Georgia, in
council assembled, that a sinking
fund, and the assessment and collec-
ton of an annual tax sufficient in
amount to pay the principal and in
terest of said bonded indebt adness
within thirty years be and the same
is hereby levied and assessed and
the annual tax hereby levied and as
sessed shall be sufficient in amount
to raise not less than the sum of
two thousand dollars each year, one
thousand five hundred dollars OF
which to pay the interest thereon,
and five hundred dollars to provide
sinking fund, and to that end the
mayor and council of said city shall
annually, beginning with the year
1915, deposit with the sinking fund
commission of said city an amount
not less than five hundred dollars an.
nually, said amount to be used and
kept by said sinking fund commits
sion, in the manner and form provid-
ed by law, for the purpose of paying
off said bonds g..
The minutes were then confirmed.
Petitions and Communications
From j. M. Hoodenpyle, claim of
$51 for / carload of watermelons CON
demned by sanitary inspector. Refer
red to sanitary committee and city at
torney.
From J. T. Powell, attorney for N.
S. Knight, claim of SIS damages for
COW alleged to have been killed by
falling into open ditch On South Nor
witch street, between First avenue
and the marsh on Aug. II, 1914 Re
fered to committee on public works
ard city attorney.
From j. T. Powell, attorney for
Mrs. Ophelia Jones, claim of $65 dam
ages for COW alleged to have been
killed by falling into open ditch
known as crematory ditch, near the
city crematory, on Aug. 20, 1914. Re-
ferred to committee on public works
and city attorney.
Reports of Special Committees
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. IA, 1914.
Hon. Mayor and Council, Brunswick,
Ga
Gentlemen: The committee of the
whole, to whom was referred the res.
olutlon exempting the creosoting
plant from taxation, beg to recon-
mend that the resolution as amended
and herewith attached, be passed and
adopted Respectfully, J. Hunter
Hopkins, chairman; L. Ludwig, A. H.
Boyle, F. S. Nash, Geo. H. Cook, J. L.
Andrews, Claude Dart, M. B. McKin-
non. Received.
Reports of Standing Committees. .
From cemeteries, parks and squares
committee, ON petition of w. H. Croft
ton to purchase two lots in Palmetto
cemetery, viz: We would recommend
the granting Of these lots be adhered
to in this instance as in the past,
Respectfully, Claude Dart, chairman;
L. Ludwig. Adopted on following aye
and nay vote: Ayes, Aldermen Nc
Kinnon, Nash, Abrams, Boyle, Dart
and Ludwig; nays, Aldermen An
drews and Cook.
Reports of Officers. !
From Marshal A. l.. Owens, report
for month of August, 1914. Ordered
filed.
From W. B. Fain, city treasurer,
report of receipts through Aug. 81,
1914, and from N. ID. Russell, city
clerk, report of expenses same pc
ricd. Ordered published and filed.
From DR.. T. f. Abercrombie, city
physician and health officer, report
for month of August, 1914. Ordered
published and filed. ~
The matter of room for laboratory
of health officer was referred to com
mittee on public buildings with pow
Ell to act.
Resolutions.
| BY the Finance Committee
Whereas, Brunswick Creosoting
company proposes to erect and oper-
ate in the city of Brunswick, Georgia