The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-29
CITY COUNCIL IN
REGULAR MEETING
(Oficia1).

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Adjourned regular meeting from Dec
25, 1916. 1
Brunswick, Ca, Dec. &c, 1916.
Present Hon. ]. Hunter Hopkins,
Mayor; Aid McKinnon, Cook, Dart,
Jones. Leybourn and Roberts.
Absent, Aid. Abrams and Smith.
Minutes of previous meetings were
read and confirmed
| Petitions and Communications. The
| following was received, ordered
spread on the minutes and filed:
STATE OF GEORGIA-County of
Glynn.
City of Brunswick.
We the undersigned, the managers
of the general election held in the city
of Brunswick, Ca, on this the 18th
day of December 1916 under and by
virtue of the Charter of the City of
Brunswick, for the election of mayor
and Four Aldermen to serve for the
years 1917 and 1918, do hereby certi-
fly as follows:
1st. That before beginning the per-
Torrance of our duties as such man.
ages we each of us took and subscrib-
ed the oath prescribed by law; that
before any ballot was received and
Immediately before the opening Of the
polls, We publicly exhibited the ballot
box to be used at said election, there
upon sealed the same except the open
ing to receive ballots and did not open
the same until the close of the elect
ion.
| End. We further certify that we
kept list of the persons voting al
said election, and, after the close OF
the election, did count the votes, keep
ing a tally sheet of such count, and
declared the result. A duly certified
list of voters, and, as well the tally
sheets being hereto attached.
3rd We further certify that sait
election was conducted in each ant
every particular as prescribed by law
and that no ballots were received
, from any voter except ocicial ballots
, furnished by the superintendent o.
election, and that no person voted a
said election except those persons
whose names appeared upon the lis
of registrars, which are herewith en-
), closed F tS E$
4th. We further certify that thu
following persons and the following
measures received the number O
votes set opposite their respectiv
nmes and titles.
For Mayor, ]. Hunter Hopkins, re.
ceived 80 votes.
For Alderman, FRS. Ward, j. Sid.
ney Roberts receivtd 80 votes
For Alderman, Second Ward, M. B
McKinnon received 80 votes.
For Alderman, Third Ward, Claude
Dart received 80 votes
For Alderman, Fourth Ward. A. E
Leybourne received 80 votes.
Witness our hands and official sig.
natures this 18th day, December
1916.
| J. T. Lambright,
Manager.
w. A. Je:er, Jr.,
Manager.
c. F Way,
Manager.
From w. F. Daniel representation
of the Cary Roofing Co., inQuiring
as to whether he was liable for a Ii
| cense. 1t developed that Mr.. Daniels
was fulfilling contracts for putting
on roofs, entered into by the Cary
Roofing Co., and therefore according
to ordinance they were liable for the
| license tax
| From Albert Fendig and Co., an
offer to sell twenty acres of land
north of the cemetery for purpose
| of addition to cemetary, for $500.
Received and referred to incoming
Council.
From United Supply Co., for per-
mission to construct in the center of
Gloucester street between Grant and
Oglethorpe streets an automobile
filling station built of concrete and
Illuminated with large lights on all
sides. Referred to Committee of
the Whole.
From the Davey Tree Expert Co.,
with reference to treatment of the
trees in the city. Filed for informs
ton and consideration of incoming
council
From G. C. Smith, resignation as
Alderman, Third Ward, on account
of enforced absence from city on
business engagements. Accepted with
regret.
From w. B. Fain, treasure report
of receipts through Nov. 80, 1916 and
from N. D. Russell, Clerk report of
expense same period. Ordered pub
lished and filed.
Resolutions. '~s%-a'
By the Finance Committee.
Be it and it is hereby resolved by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council assembled
that, the Mayor be and he is hereby
authorized to borrow on behalf of
the Mayor and Council the sum of
five thousand dollars for the purpose
of paying note for a like sum matur-
ing on the S0th inst, and to execute
a note or notes to the lender or
lenders of such money: such note or
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