The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-26
COUNCIL MINUTES
(oHicial.)

mayor; Aldermen McKinnon, Cook,
Abrams. Jones. Leybourne and Rob
erts. Absent, Aldermen Dart and
Smith.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications
From B. S. Wallace for a share of
horse shoeing and repair work of the
various city departments.
Referred to Public Works commit
tee.
Reports of Standing Committees
Brunswick, Ga, July 20, 1916.
! Hon. Mayor and Council. Brunswick,
Ga,
Gentlemen: Referring to the petit
ton of b. Borchardt and company,
requesting an opportunity to bid on
city supplies. which was referred to
me for investigation and report, beg
to say:
| When | became chairman of the
Purchasing committee, Mr. Borchardt
with. the other merchants, was asked
for bids on city supplies in his line.
| He stated to me at the outset that
unless | could guarantee the payment
of his little bills promptly on the first
of the month, he didn't want any OF
the city's business. Under our Gus
tom of handling bills, this was i'm
| practical; bills incurred i'll any one
month are vouchered, the succeeding
month when properly approved and au-
dited and besides, it is not always
convenient to pay every bill on demand
the moment it is vouchered, as the city
| treasury like that of other business
concerns. has its lean periods. If the
people don't pay what they owe the
city, the city can't always pay what
it owes. 1t has been the custom for
| the mayor and council to buy every
thing it can from home merchants
and dealers, and when in funds to pay
them, and if not, the VOUCHERS accu-
mulate and are applied to the payment
of taxes; this is peculiarly so among
the merchants in Mr. BOrchardt's line.
| Mr.. Borchardt had previously present
ed a bill to council for interest on ana
| over due account which was refused,
and remembering his attitude in the
PREMISES, | have not felt like thrust
ing any of the city business upon him
that he is unwilling to handle like 9th
err city merchants. If as | take 1t,
Mr.. Borchardt has experienced a
change Of heart | will be pleased to in
wife bids from him, subject to the
usual custom prevailing in the settle
ment of bills.
Respectfully,
J. SIDNEY ROBERTS,
Chairman Purchasing Committee.
Received.
REPORTS of Officers
From Marshal A. l.. Owens report
for month of June, 1916.
Ordered filed.
From w. B. Fain treasurer, report
of receipts through June 80, 1916, and
from N. D. Russell, city clerk, report
of expenses same period.
Ordered published and filed.
Resolutions
The following resolutions, read at
last meeting and laid on the table I'M
| til the meeting was taken from the
table and after substituting 81" street
| for ~ street, was passed and adopt
| ed.
| "Whereas, it appears that recently
| there have been prepared a bill to be
| Introduced in the present session of
| the state legislature, amending the
general fish an prawn act passed in
| 1915;
And. whereas, Chas. S. Arrow the
! state game and fish commissioner, al
| ter a study and examination of the
proposed measure, has, in the press
! of the state. most emphatically declar-
| ed that the same was unwise, unjust
| and detrimental to the rapidly grow
| ing prawn industry, and that he would
| actively seek to defeat the bill;
"And whereas, the press of this
| city. announce that it is now the pur-
| pose of those favoring the measure,
| to seek to introduce and pass the
| same at the present session as a
local bill, applying only to this coun-
| ty;
| "And whereas, if, in the opinion OF
| the state game and fish commissioner,
such legislation is Objectionable to
| The best interests of the state as
whole, it would doubtless be equally
Objectionable to the interests of this
| city and county;
"And whereas, the provisions OF
| This measure have never been publish
ed in full;
wherefore, be it resolved by the
/ Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
| Brunswick in council assembled, that
| Hon. L. r. Akin, senator from this
district, and Hon. J. e. Dart, repre-
! sentative from Glynn county, are here
| by requested not to introduce the pro
posed measure until the legal require
I ments as to notice Of local legislation
has been complied with; and until
the press of this city has been fur
Lnished with full text Of the bill for
publication.
sResolvea further that a certified
| copy of this resolution be sent by the
| clerk of this body, to both the Hon.