The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
COUNCIL MINUTES.
(oHiciaI Regular Meeting.)

Abrams, Dart. Jones, LeybOurIIe and
| Roberts. Absent, Alderman Bourne. !
The meeting was organized by the
| election of Alderman Abrams as
chairman. Minutes of previous meet
| ing read and confirmed.
| Unfinished Business.
| Under this head, City Engineer
High reported orally that nothing as
yet had been done by cthe A. c. l..
| II. X. Co. in the matter of installing
crossing at Prince and Bay streets,
although the attorneys and superin-
teDdent of the road had been duly
notified by the city attorney. Further
action in the premises was on motion
left to the mayor and city engineer.
| Mayor Hopkins appeared in the
| council chamber and occupied the
| chair, relieving Alderman Abrams.
| Petitions and Communications.
| From a committee of colored citi-
zens, to-wit: 7. j. Lewis, w. E. High
tower, E. G. Williams, H. p Pinkney,
r. N. Watts, w. Williams and j. B.
Phillips, representing six local lodges
of the colored knights of Pythias, a
| petition requesting the mayor and
| council to invite the state knights
| of PythiaS, colored, to hold their next
, annual convention in Brunswick III
July, 1913. Alderman MCkinnon ap.
peared in the council chamber and
occupied his chair during the read
ing of the petition. A motion pre-
vailed that the petition be granted
and the clerk directed to write the
committee extending the invitation
on behalf of the mayor and council
Alderman Cook appeared in the
council chamber and occupied his
chair.
Reports of Standing Committees.
From standing committee on pub
lie works and buildings: A petition
of G. a. H. Jennings, agent to recon
Struct an awning across sidewalk at
corner OF Mansfield and Albany
streets, viz: that a permit be granted
for the construction of sheds attached
to building above the door and Win
dows, not to extend more than three
feet over the sidewalk.
| Respectfully: NJ L. McKinnon,
chairman; Claude Dart, Geo. II. Cook.
Adopted
Resolutions.
By the committee of the whole:
Be it and it is hereby resolved bv
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
that:
| Whereas, DR. T. F. Abercrombie.
who for several years has had charge
OF the health work of this city and
county, first as city health officer and
for the past year or more as commits
| sloner of health for the county of
Glynn, has rendered his resignation
TO the Glynn County Board of Health
for the purpose Of accepting the i'm
! portant office of secretary of the
Georgia State Board of health, and
! Whereas, the services of DR.. Aber-
crombie have come directly under the
| observation of this body and there
! fore the vital work rendered by him
| IN conserving the health of this com
munity and the efficient and success
full education of the people in all mat
ters OF sanitation, and the promotion
of health are fully known to the
| mayor of this city and its aldermen;
therefore, it is a pleasure to this body
to give this public expression to its
appreciation of the services of this
faithful and efficient public servant,
and to extend to him it's best wishes
III his larger sphere of usefulness.
| BE it further resolved, that this |
resolution be spread upon it's minutes
copy furnished the press of the |
| city, and that the clerk of this body
| do certify copy Of the same and for |
ward to DR.. Abercrombie. Adopted. |
BY the finance committees:
Be it and it is hereby resolved by |
| IiiC iluyOl anu dlueIulGH OIL the CITY |
of Brunswick in council assembled. |
! That the mayor bea nd he is hereby |
authorized to borrow on behalf of the |
mayor and council the sum of ten |
thousand dollars, and to execute a F,
note or notes to the lender or lenders
OF such money; such note or notes
! to be paid in full out of the revenues |
of the year 1917; such note or notes |
to bear interest at rate not greater
than eight percentum per annum.
Further resolyed, That the MAYOR |
be authorized to renew said note or
notes for the whole or any part of
said sum, if the originals be made
for period maturing before Dec. 81.
1917. Adopted.
New Business.
Under this head, motion nv AL
derman Mckinnon was adopted refer
ring the matter of purchasing addi.
tional motor trucks for the sanitation