The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-29
COUNCIL MINUTES
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Adopted.
Resolutions.
BY Alderman Roberts:
Whereas, the mayor and aldermen
Of the city OF Brunswick IN council
assembled on September IA, 1914,
passed and adopted a resolution ex-
empting the property of the Bruins
wick Creosoting company, its success
sors and assigns, from the payment of
taxes for a term of ten years begin
iniug January /, 1916; ana
/ Whereas. said resolution contained
a condition and provision that the
exemption should become,null and void
+ if the plant erected by sud company
should cease to be operated as creo-
setting plant for as much as u con
( secutive months during said term of
! ten years unless the taxes which
would otherwise nave been due for
said II months should be paid; and
! Whereas, said Brunswick Creosot-
/ Ing company in good faith purchased
a location and erected a creosoting
plant in this city; which was complet-
J ed about March /, 1915, but was I'M
able 10 operate the same because it
was impossible to secure the required
crcosoting oil by reason of existence
Of the European war-a condition en-
| tirely beyond its control; and
| Whereas. said company has sold its
manufacturing plant to the Georgia
/ Greosoting company, which corpora
! To to
plant as soon as it can make certain
alterations, changes and additions in
and to the plant; and
Whereas, the operation of said
riant will be of great financial bene-
tit to the people of this city:
/ Therefore be it and it is hereby re
solved by the mayor and aldermen OF
| the city of Brunswick in council as
sembled, that for the reasons stated
in the foregoing preamble the failure
OF the Brunswick CTeosoting company
to operate its Creosoting plant in this
city during the past II months shall
not have the effect to avoid the ex
emption from taxation granted TO said
corporation, its successors and as
signs by the resolution passed and
/ adopted by this body on September
IA, 1914,
. Further resolved that said exemp.
ton shall continue and remain in full
force and effect for said term Of ten
years from January / 1915, upon the
terms and conditions stated in said
! ofiginal resolutions as follows. to wit :
That if said plant shall hereafter
cease TO be operated as a creosoting
| plant for as much as II consecutive
month during the remainder of said
term of ten years then this exemption
shall cease to be operative from and
after the expiration of said Il months
unless said company shall within so
days after the expiration of said u
months pay to said mayor and council
the amount of taxes which, except
for this exemption, would be payable
ON said property during the year in
which the greater portion Of said II
months cessation occurs, and said
payment if so made shall operate as a
reviver of this exemption for the bal
ance of said term of ten years, and
if said plant should again cease to be
operated for as much as 70 consecll-
tive months during said term of ten
years then this exemption shall fin
ally cease to be operative. 1t being
understood that mere temporary or
spasmodlc operation of said plant for
the purpose OF technically avoiding
the effect of the suspension of opera
tons for II consecutive months shall
be deemed and treated as no opera
ton. Adopted.
BY committee of the whole:
Resolved that the property owned
or to be owned by the Georgia Rosin
Products company, its successors or
assigns, in the conduct of and opera
lion OF its business of manufacturing
rosin oil and other oils from rosin
and such other similar manufacturing
to be established by said corporation,
be exempt from municipal taxation by
the city OF Brunswick for a period of
years expiring on the first day of
January, 1916. said exemption to ap-
ply TO only such property as is actual
ly used in said manufacturing enter
prise; provided that said exemption
herein granted shall automatically
terminate and end in the event that
said company shall fail to- in good
faith, operate the said enterprise for
a period OF any "a consecutive months.
Said plapt to be located on M street
near the eastern end thereof. Adopt
ed.
BY committee of the whole:
Resolved that the property owned
or to be owned by j. H. Trant, Jr.,
his associates or assigns in the con
duct and operation of the sawmill bus.
mess to he established by him be ex-
empt for a period of years expiring
on the first day of January, 1921, said
exemption TO apply to only such prop
erty as is actually used in said enter
prise; provided that said exemption
shall automatically terminate and end
in the event that the said j. H. Trant
or assigns shall fail to, in good faith,
operate the said enterprise for pc
Rod of any - consecutive months.
Said plant to be located on or near the