The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-07
County Commissioners Held a
\ Very Important Meeting
and So Decided,
TO USE MODERN MATERIAL
Many Matters of Vital interest
to the Taxpayers Generally
Were Handled at This Inter-
esting Session.

The county commissioners held an
interesting and important session yes
terday
Salaries were fixed for the year
and various appropriations were acted
upon, except the appropriation to the
hospital, action on which was deferred
until the next meeting.
= President George H Smith, Secre
tary Albert M. Smith, Mayor Hopkins,
and Messrs. Albert Fendig and r. L
Philips appeared as delegation on
behalf of the Board of Trade regard
ing the appropriation 10 that organ
izatiOn for 1917 President Smith pre-
sented very interesting review OF
the enterprises that have been locat-
ed in Brunswick since 1910 through
the instrumentality of the Brunswick
Advancement association and the
Board Of Trade The report showed
that the properties of these companies
were assessed considerably in excess
of one million dollars, but that their
actual value far exceeded this amount
and is probably two million dollars
and thus demonstrating that the coun-
ty is getting very largely increased
revenue from taxation on these prop
critics.
The voters recommended to the
county commissioners by vote at 3
Arimary election that they make an
annual appropriation to the Board OF
Trade of $4,000. 1t is conceded that
the county has never made better
investment. Upon consideration OF
this matter, the commissioners unani
mously voted to appropriate to the
board $4,000, beginning Feb. 1, in
stead of $1,000, which was the amount
given last year,
The latest industry located through
the Board of Trade is the Georgia
Satsuma company. This directly con-
Germs the development of the county
and incidentally of the city.
A contract was authorized with Don
McCaskill to put the shell roads of
st. Simons Island in good condition
and to keep the same in repair during
1917, this making it unnecessary for
the convicts to be assigned to this
week, as they are badly needed else
where.
]. J. Lott and F. E. Twitty were
elected as directors Of the Board of
Trade to represent the county, and
w. R. Townsend was elected as trus-
tee of the city hospital.
A resolution that the following
standing committees each to be COM
posed of three members of the board
were appointed: Buildings and
grounds, purchasing, finance and char.
ity.
Chairman Miller made the follow.
ing appointment of chairmen of the
committees: Finance ]. J. Lott; char.
ity, w R. Townsend; buildings and
grounds, F. E. Twitty; purchasing, J
B. Wright.
The committee on buildings and
gorunds was authorized to take steps
to improve the court house square,
including the necessary filling to
bring the ground up to proper grade.
The matter of greatest importance
to the general public was the adop
ton of the following resolution:
g Whereas, the question of the proper
construction and maintenance of the
public roads of the county is the most
important problem confronting the
commissioners of roads and revenues
at this time and
Whereas, there have been numer
Gus requests for the laying out and
construction of new roads, all of
which must be acted upon after prop
er investigation and;
Whereas, it is impossible to main
tain the existing roads in proper
condition. and to construct any new
roads with the limited number of con-
viets available unless our most in