The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-10-23
City Policemen Were Ali Given
An Increase of $40 Per
Month in Salary.
LEO GETS DEED TO SITE
Browns Greater Shows Given
License TO Show Thanksgiving
Week--City Hospital TO Get
$500 out of Proceeds.

The City Council met in reguia,
session last night. Those present
were Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen
Dart, Abrams, Jones. Roberts, Bourne
Leybourne, McKinuCn. After the rad.
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting. Which were duly 9ppro! ed
Council proceeded with the regular
order OF business.
Under the head OF petitions anu
communications, the following were
+ for permit to remove tne trees from
certain property III Urbana, on which
he is about to erect some houses
l"The request was referred to the Publ"
Works committee with power to act
! From n. Zelmenovitz asking to put in
d side track on Bay street. Refer
red to committee on Public Works
f'rom Albert Fendig and Co, asking
to redeem 101 tax sale lot. Re-
ferred to committee on Taxes and
Revenue. From the members Of thG
Police force. asking for an increase
in salary on account Of the present
high cost OF living. The matter was
discussed by several members of Coun
Gil and finally Alderman Abrams
moved that the request be granted and
| that the men be given an increase OF
J. $40 2ler month eaaaa@2s from November
| l. The motion prevailed, by an over
O1i11i a,
and some twenty-five other citizens
, asking that the city deed to them GER
/ tain land on Terry Creek for ship
| building purposes. The petition was
| unanimously granted. From Dixie
! Amusement! Company asking for ie2sa
of city property at the East end CT
| Gloucester street at rental OF $10t
per year. Referred to Cimmittee OF
the whole.
i The monthly report Of Health Com
missioner Greer for September was
! submi ted to take the usual course.
| A resolution was adopted providing
| for the construction OF new sidewalks
, on all OF the streets on which the
Mansfield street schools are located,
! A resolution was also adopted pro
yi9ing for the renewal of certain city
notes maturing in the next few days
From the w, 3. Hess Tailoring Co.
asking for a permit to erect electric
signs at his place of business on New
, castle St Referred to Fire CimmiItee
with power to act. r. s. PyleG was
reelected city registrar, for the period
OF two years.
Ike Friedman, representing the
Browns Greater Shows, asking for
4 license to bring his. carnival tC
Brunswick the last week in Noveni
ber Both of the managers OF local
movie picture houses, A. j. Who'd and
H. M. King appeared in opposition to
the granting Of the license. +. Lud
wig, treasurer of the City Hospita!
urged council to grant the license, it
being stated by Manager Friedman
that the City Hospital would receive
$500 out of the proceeds Of the fund
20 be applied to the elevator and X-ray
fund of that institution. On motion
Of Alderman Abrams, who discussed
the situation freely. Alderman Abrams
moved that the license be granted
providing that the City Hospital be
protected in proper Contract to the e.
tent of $500, The motion prevailed
without q dissenting vote.
Mr. J. a. Sullivan, representing tne
Great American Shows appeared be
fore Council with proposition &c
place his shows in winter quarters
here. giving performances during
Christmas week.
He was given coroful hearing D!
Council and stared that he would sub
nit a proposition at The next meeting
After passing current accounts for
payment Council adjourned.