The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-24
COUNCIL MINUTES.
(officiaI.)
nDITTV a NIL IlNrINTAIr
Brunswick. Ga, May %. 1915

(OilCiIsD n
REGULAR MEETING
Brunswick, ia, May %, 1916.
Present, Hon. vi. Is. Mchinnoh,
chairman of council; Aldermen Cook,
Abrams, Dart. Jones. Leybourne and
Roberts. Absent, Mayor Hopkins and
Alderman Smith. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications:
From Jno. II. Trant, Jr, petition
for light on west side of Bay street
at foot of First avenue. Referred to
Light and Water committee.
From B. r. Harley, manager Pas
time theatre for refund of $25 on &C
count of license paid for year 1916,
of $4,000 for Pastime theatre which
will be discontinued after May %.
Referred to, Committee of Whole.
Reports of Special Committee:
From Committee of the Whole on
petition of American Shipping com
pany, for tax exemption of sailing
vessel, viz: In view of the attached
opinion of the city attorney to the
effect that said vessel would not be
subject to municipal taxes under the
conditions set out in the petition,
therefore we beg to report that an ex-
empion is unnecessary.
Respectfully,
GEO. H. COOK,
B. F.. JONES,
CLAUDE DART,
II LVnnTTDNEt
J.. SIDNEY ROBERTS.
Nj. b. McKINNON,
]. B. ABRAMS.
Adopted
Reports Of officers:
From DR.. r. r. Aoercrombe, COM
Of April, 1916. Ordered published and
filed.
Ordinances:
The following ordinances were read
the first time and referred to the
Ordinance committee by Alderman
McKinnon:
An ordinance prohibiting the use
or setting out of certain kinds of poi
sons in the city of Brunswick, Geor-
gia; providing punishment for a
violation of the same; and for other
purposes.
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, Georgia, in council assem-
bled, that it shall be illegal and UNI
lawful for any person, firm or corpora
ton to have, use or set out within
the corporate limits of said city any
poison for the purpose of killing any
stray or wandering dog, cat, chicken,
bird, domestic fowl or any oher do
nestle animal, or any other animal
Section H. Be it further ordained
that any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance upon con
viction thereof in the police court of
said city shall be punished as provid-
ed in Section Seventy-One CID of
Johnson's code of said city.
Section III. Be it further ordained
that all ordinances or parts thereof
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
BY Alderman McKinnon:
An ordinance to prohibit the cree
ton or use of tile, terracotta, cement
block, breckenridge or metal flues.
in the city of Brunse,ck, Georgia; to
provide punishment for the violation
Of the same, and for cher purposes.
Section |. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, Georgia, in council assem-.
bled that it shall be illegal and UNI
lawful for any person, firm or corpo-
ration to erect or use in or on any
building within the corporate limits
If said city any tile. terra Gotta, hol.
ow cement block, brick-on-edge or
metal chimney.
Section II. BE it further ordained
oy the authority aforesaid that 1t |
shall be Illegal and unlawful to erect |
or maintain or have in use any chin. |
ney, smokestack or other structure for |
the escape Of smoke, heat or gases |
in such condition as to cndanger prop
erty. /
Sectin Ill. BE 1t further ordained |
that any person violating any Of the |
provisions Of this ordinance shall upon
conviction in the police court of said
city, be punished as provided in Sec
ton Seventy-One (7D of Johnson's |
code Of said city.
Section Nv. BE il further ordained /
that all ordinances or parts thereof |
IN conflict with this ordinance be and |