The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-14
COUNCIL MINUTES.
Adjourned Regular Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga, June 10. 1871

Abrams, Bourne, Dart, Jones and Ley
bourne. Absent, Alderman Roberts.
! Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and communications:
From the Woman's club: Notice
| that it is the successor of the Civic
association and will continue the
work of the association in beautify-
ing parks and squares with the
monthly appropriation previously
made for that purpose.
| Received as information.
From T. w. Edwards, for refund
of $3.50 street tax paid in error ac-
count of being over age Referred
to tax and revenue committee.
| From B. S. Wallace, asking for a
portion of the horseshoeing and
blacksmithing work of the city de-
partments. Referred to public works
committee.
Report of standing committee on
i.
Cullough, subject being complaint of
dangerous condition of building on
Old Town lot No. Is, viz: In the
judgment of your committee, the
building is capable of being repaired
and we recommend that the neces-
sary resolution be passed ordering
the owner to place it in sanitary con-
dition and repair
Respectfully: NJ B. McKinnon.
chairman; Geo. H. Cook, Claude Dart.
Adopted.
From standing committee on pub
lie works, on petition of residents on
Gloucester street to improve street
with oil preparations and for frequent
use of street sprinkler to abate dust
nuisance, viz: We are testing differ
ent oils and hope to find something
practical in the near future. In the
meantime, the street sprinkler is on
Gloucester street as much as possible
Respectfully: M. B. McKinnon,
chairman; Geo. II. Cook. Claude Dart.
Adopted
Alderman Bourne appeared in the
council chamber and occupied his
chair. isHf'fF =, a.ff.
From taxes and revenues commit
tee on petition of r. G. Jackson, |
agent, to refund license paid second
time for Fidelity and Deposit Co. in |
error, viz: Find that petitioners con-
tention is true and recommend that
amount of $25 paid by him be re-
funded on surrender of the license
Respectfully: A. E. Leybourne,
chairman; B. F. Jones, Geo. H. Cook |
From ordinance committee on Or
dinance by the sanitation committee |
To require all common carriers and
their agents to report to the food |
inspector the arrival of all shipments |
of fresh meats in the city, etc, viz:
we frd that there are no ordinances
or charter provisions of force cover
ing the subject matter of the pro-
posed ordinance.
Respectfully: A. E. Leybourne,
chairman; B.. F. Jones, Geo. H. Cook.
Received
From ordinance committee on or
dinance by the sanitation committee
To amend the ordinance defining
sausage and meat food products, etc.
viz: We find that there are no or
dinances or charter provisions of
force covering the subject matter of
the proposed ordinance.
Respectfully: A. E. Leybourne,
chairman; B. f. Jones, Geo. H. Cook.
Received.
Reports of officers:
From l.. Ludwig, city treasurer, re-
port of receipts through May 81, 1917,
and from N. d. Russell, clerk, report
OF expenses same period. Ordered
published and fled
From A. l.. Owens, marshal, report
for month of May, 1917. Ordered
filed.
| Resolutions:
| By the public works committees:
| Be it resolved by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Brunswick
in council assembled, That the fol
| towing building located within the
limits of said city, towit: That GER
| tain tWo-story frame building located
on Old Town lot No 10 and known
as No. 1872 Bay street, is hereby de-
| clared to be nuisance and is here
! by condemned for the same is dilapi-
dated, unsanitary and decayed, and
| in the judgment of the said mayor
and council is dangerous to the health
and proper sanitary conditions of the
city, and the citizens thereof. And
said building, in the said judgment of
| the mayor and council, is reasonably
| capable of repair. Whereupon it is
considered and ordered that said
building be repaired and placed in
| proper sanitary condition in the man
ner and form provided by law.