The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-04
ELECTION WILL
Be CALLED ON
PROPOSITION
Public Mass Meetings. Most
Conservative Demands Are
Conceded To.
$50,000 FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Upkeep of Repairs on All Main
County Highways Also Ar
ranged for by Regular Road
Gang.
$4,000 FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

With unanimous endorsement and
recommendation of the people, coun-
ty commissioners yesterday morning
decided and ordered that an election
be called to decide upon a bond
issue of $250,000 for road extension
and improvement in Giynn county.
The call will! also state the bond is
sue of $4,000 for school purposes,
$4,000 of which is to be devoted to
an institute of technology in Bruins
wick and $4,000 to an additional
community school. The date for the
election will be set after inquiry as
to the most advisable time is made
The action was taken following
public mass meeting arranged to as
certain the consensus OF public opin.
ion upon the question. This meeting
not only recommended the amount
for the bond issue, but also gave a
vote OF thanks and commentator to
the commissioners for calling in the
public and further recommended that
the matter of improvements and ma
terials used, as we'll as routing, be,
left to their judgment. Many express
ed themselves in favor of half mil
lion dollar bond issue, while others
were at first in favor OF the original
recommendation made at previous
public mass meeting that $450,000 be
named the sum for Improvements
Finally compromise was reached with
the few most conservative expressers
of opinion.
A feature of the commissioners ses-
sion was the instructions given Chair
man G.. Miller to purchase and keep
on hand sufficient shell for repair
work. They have also authorized Su-
perintendent Higginbotham to use the
recently organized regular repair
gang and keep all main highways
throughout the county constantly ir
repair.
Speaking for the resolution at the
ildSo IHCOt1iiS nOiC' ouu6O i1ShiSS'
l.. R. Akin, A. L. Church, w. H. Shad
man, of St. Simons; A. l.. Radcliff
of the 9th district Robert Arnett.
of the 1899 district; E. L. Stephens,
B. F. Manu. J. H. Leo, G. Gignilliat
and others.
In report, read to the mass meet
ing and submitted by Chairman Miller
of the commissioners, after giving the
estimates and specifications recon-
mended by H. c. Wells, the govern
ment engineer, was stated.
I'VE have all these reports and es-
Inmates on file. We consider it OF
the highest importance that the citi-
.zens OF the various districts including
khe city of Brunswick should appoint
committee of citizens from each
district and from the city to act as
an advisory committee with this
board. such committee to advise with
and this board to determine what
roads shall be improved and the
method OF improving. we earnestly
request that you take immediate ac-
tion to appoint such committee. This
need not delay the calling of the cleo
tion for bonds if it can now be de-
cided the maximum amount of bonds
that will be voted upon"
The report gave also a report on
the stafiding of finances. showing the
excellent condition of the county in
thfs respect and its ability to take
ARE OF the pressing needs of roads
and even other improvements. The
report also stated:
Certainly, these splendid high