The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-12

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CT owner; it also appears that she
paid from that date until this time
| taxes on the southern half of 1868,
which she does not own; we recon-
mend that the taxes paid since the
sale on the lot in error be treated
as an Offset against the half lot in
question, and that a quit claim deed
be made to her as provided by law,
upon payment OF the original tax sale
costs and interest to date.
Respectfully: A. e. Leybourne,
| chairman; j. Sidney Roberts. Adopt
ed.
| Reports o. officers:
| From A. l.. Owens, marshal, report
for month of March. 1917. Ordered
filed.
| From L. Ludwig city treasurer, re.
liport of receipts through March 81,
/ 1877, and from N. d. Russell, city
| clerk, report of expenses for same
period, Ordered published and fled
Alderman Jones was excused from
the meeting ig,
Resolutions:
BY the railroads and harbor COM
mittee:
| Be 1t and It is hereby resolved by
the mayor and aldermen OF the city
OF Brunswick In council assembled
that the lease to the Downing COM
pany, to the southern one-half of the
foot of Gloucester street, which ex-
PRED on the fifth day of March, 1917
be and the same is hereby renewed
for Il period of five years from said
expiring date, for consideration of
$l75 annually, otherwise upon the
same terms and conditions as set out
In said expired lease Adopted.
Ordinances:
The following ordinances were
the second and third time, passed
and adopted;
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to levy and assess
tax for the support of the govern
ment OF the city of Brunswick, Ga,
for the year nineteen hundred and
seventeen Q9lD. and for the pay
ment of the ordinary and extraordi-
nary expenses of said city for said
year, including the support of the
public schools, providing how and
when said taxes shall be paid and
collected, and for other purposes.
Section |, Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick Ga. in council assembled,
that for the support OF the govern.
ment of the city of Brunswick for
the year nineteen hundred and seven.
teen tt9l0, for the payment of the
ordinary and extraordinary expenses
of said city for said year, including
the support of the public schools. an
ad valorem tax OF one and eighty
hundi|6shs of one per centum C01S0l
be, and the same Is hereby levied and
! assessed upon all real and personal
estate in said city and subject to
taxation. whether owned by individ.
uals or corporations, resident or nom
resident, said rate to be divided and
applied as follows:
One half of one per centum (.005)
be levied and collected for the pur.
! pose of paying the ordinary current
/ expenses of said city for said year.
Twenty seven hundredths of one
per eentum C0027) to be levied and
collected for the payment of the in
terest upon the public debt of said
city.
Thirty eighth hmdredths OF one
per centum t,0o3S) to be levied and
collected for the payment of the prin
cipal of the public debt of said city
Thirty five hundredths of one per
centum (.00S0l to be levied and col
lected for the paying and macadamiz
| ing of the streets of said city.
Thirty hundredths of one per cent
um t.oS0) TO be levied and collected
tol educational purposes to be paid
to aud disbursed by the board of ed
ueation of Ghnn county. Georgia
Section IL BE it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid. that said
tax shah be paid in two equal pay,
ments, one en- or before the thirtieth
day of June, 1917, and the other on
or before the thir,ieth day of Novem-
hen ia&7; provided, however. that
any nayel snea have the right