The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-16
COUNCIL MINUTES
(oFFiClAL)
REGULAR Meeting.

Present-HOn, j. Hunter HOPKINS
mayor; Aldermen Cook, Dart, Jones'
Leybourne, Roberts Smith Absent
Aldermen McKinnon and Abrams.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed
Petitions and Communications.
From Postal Telegraph company,
petition asking for the consideration
of a graduated license on telegraph
companies; referred to taxes and reve-
nues committee From Mutual Light
& Water company, confirming the pro-
visional offer of their general mana
ger, Mr.. Mendes, to light the present
white way system, renew globes and
lamps when necessary and paint the
pC'es once in two years, forth the sum
If $500 per annum, provided the city
agrees to permit the company to re-
place the present are lights i'll service
with 500 candle power hydrogen filled
incandescent lamps like the one in
stalled at corner of Mansfield ana
Newcastle streets; referred to COM
mittec of the whole. From Mrs. K. &.
Walker, requesting the removal OF an
oak tree in front of residence at cor
ner or Howe and Grant streets; re-
ferred to committee on public works.
From Standard Oil company, to erect
| OH old town water lot No. Al a station
airy steel gasoline storage tank of
about 10000 gallons capacity. From
j. H. Leo asking for an appropriation
Of 5000 to cover the land rental for
site on which to build a sailing vessel
| to cost approximately $4,000, of
which between $4,000 and 100000
will be expended for labor, said ap-
preparation TO be payable when the
vessel is launched; referred to COM
mittee of the whole. From A. Fend1g
& Comply, agents, for refund of taxes
collected on improvements on new
town lots 1869 and 1870, alleging over
assessment; referred to taxes and rev.
| anues committee.
Alderman Cook was excused from
| the meeting.
/ Reports of Special Committees.
Hon. Mayor and Council:
| Conference.-The committee of the
| whole, to whom was referred three pc
titions bearing two hundred and fifty
seven signatures requesting the may
I 81 81. ffael4d-eeupeil- take over and Oper-
ate the plant of the Brunswick White
| Way association, begs tC make The
| following report: Recommending that
| the mayor and council tawe over the
! white way and provide ways and
means to operate it as they may deem
necessary; on condition that the asso-
;iation deed over to said mayor and
council, title to the plant, and the
5ifer of the Mutul Light & Water
company to maintain and operate the
system for $500 per annum be ratified
by the proper officials and operative
IS of date of Janury 1, 1916. Respect
ully, j. Hunter Hopkins, chairman;
!. S, Roberts, G.. G. Smith, A. E. Ley
bourne, b. F. Jones, Claude Dart, Geo.
|. Cook. Adopted.
Report of Standing Committees.
From standing committee on pub
lie works on petition of the Civic lea
que and civic improvement committee
of the Board of Trade, for special
appropriation of $500, payable month
iy, for the purpose of identifying the
parks, squares and streets of the city,
payable in monthly installments, viz:
Recommending that the petition be
granted, and the clerk be directed to
ssue monthly vouchers therefor to the
association. Respectfully, Claude
Dart, chairman; A. 4. Leyb0urne, b. f.,
Tones. Adopted.
From standing committee on taxes
and revenues on petition of Frank M,
Grady, for refund of $50 difference
alleged to be due on license deposit
If $50 in December, 1915, pending de-
termination of the specific license he
vas liable for, viz: 1t appears that
Mr.. Grady, with an office in this city,
was acting as agent for Nnaniga &
Co., exporters and forwarders of Sa-
vannah, Ca, who we're loading vessels