The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-01
COUNCIL MEETING
Brunswick, Ga. Feb. 26. 1917

Present: Hon. j Hunter Hopkins.
mayor; Aldermen Cook McKinnon.
Abrams, Bourne, Jones. Leybourne
and Roberts. Absent. Alderman Dart.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and confirmed.
Petitions and communications:
From r. H. Branham, to have re-
moved two oak trees on Wolf street.
north of NJ; referred to public works
committee.
From F. H. Mallard for reduction
of license on forwarding agents from
$50 to S25 per annum. Referred to
committee Of the whole
From j. J. Edge, for permission to
transfer lot 5, section 5. Palmetto
cemetery, to Chas. E. Rathburn.
Granted, provided the consideration
be the same price that was paid for
the lot.
Reports of special co mmittees.
Brunswick, Ga, Feb. 16. 1917.
Hon. Mayor and Council, Brunswick,
Georgia.
Gentlemen: The co mmittee of the
whole, to whom was referred the mat
ter of petition from the Board of
Trade, for an increase in the annual
appropriation from $1,000 per annum
to $4,000, beg to report favorably
thereon, recommending that provision
be made therefor in making up the
budget for 1917.
Signed by j. Hunter Hopkins, chair
man; j. Sidney Roberts, Geo II.
Cook, j. B. Abrams, Is. f. Jones, A.
= E. Leybourne, NJ B. McKinnon, V.
C. Bourne
Adopted
From the committee of the whole
on petition of G. f. Ellis to hang metal
sign fog advertising purposes in front
of his place Of business, the Ellis
Garage, 1873 Newcastle street, viz,
unfavorable, recommending that the
petition be denied.
Signed by J. Hunter Hopkins, chair
man, Geo. H. Cook, J. B. Abrams,
B. T.. Jones, A. E. Lcybourne, M B.
McKinnon, V. c. Bourne, j. Sidney
Roberts.
Adopted
Reports of standing committees:
Brunswick, Ga, Feb. "a, 1917.
Hon. Mayor and Council, Brunswick
Georgia:
Gentlemen: Your standing com
mittee on finance to whom was re-
ferred the report of Messrs. Charles
Neville and company, certified public
accountants on the result of their au-
dit of the city biiks for the year 1916,
beg to recommend that it be publish
ed.
T Signed by j. Sidney Roberts, chair
man, j. ,B. Abrams, A. E. Leybourne
Adopted
From standing committee on pub
lie works. on petition of J. c. Stiles,
its subject being for permission to
remove Elm tree from in front of the
Wylly residence, viz, recommending,
that petition be denied, but recon-
mended that two limbs on the north
side of the tree in question be re-
moved in the proper manner.
M. B. McKinnon, chairman; Geo
H. Cook. Adopted.
From standing committee on hos
pital and charity on communication
of Baldwin Edge Co., requesting that
bids be advertised for for furnishing
pauper collins and burias, viz, IA
vorably, recommending that same be
done
}. B. Abrams, chairman, V. c..
Bourne, B. f. Jones. Adopted.
ReSolutionS
BY the Finance Committee:
Be it, and it is hereby, resolved
by the mayor and aldermen. of the
city of Brunswick, in council assem-
blem, that the clerk be- directed to
prepare a list of all persons, firms
and corporations in default for 1917
license and present to council at the
next REGULAR meeting on March -,
and the marshal be directed to docket
all in default on said date in police
court for L violation of the ordinance.
Adopted.
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 marshal be directed to levy
on March 2 and advertise March 3
for April sales, all tax executions I'M
settled Oh said March 2, 1917.
Adopted
BY the Finance Committee
Be it ana it is hereby resolved bv
the mayor and eldermen 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 o. ten