The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-08
SUCCEEDS Ills FATHER.
LATE W. r. TOWNSEND
Duties Of Purchasing Agent Will
Also Go to Auditor As Also
Will Task of Getting Up q
Map OF All City and County
Lands.

Scma months ago A. o. Townsend.
who has been clerk to the Board Of
County commissioners for some eigh-
teen years. notified the board that
he would be obliged to give up the
cfiGe by the first Of 1919. and re
Quested the commissioners to be look
ing out for a successor. For some time
the board and the clark have realized
the importance Of having county
suditor who would nst9ll agd main
tain q complete system OF accounts
and records that would enable the com
missioners to have record of all
funds paid into the county treasury.
the sources frcm which the revenue
is Geriveyi. and that would show how
each department with reference to
expenditures. It is also proposed that
the auditor shall be the purchasing
agent of the county under the super
vision Of the chairman. All depart
ments will be required TO make writ
ten acquisitions for purchases, q rec
ord of these viii be Kept ana all bills
will be checked by these acquisitions.
With this system it is expected that
considerable saving viii heb made in
making purchases on competitive bids
1t will also be the duty Ct the auditor
to make up a complete list Of all prop
critics in the entire county. including
the City Of brunswick. AMI to show
the names Of each property owner
and this list will be furnished thu re-
Ceiver of tax returns Sc that parties
failing to return or to place fair
valuation on their properties can have
their attention called to TIC emission.
The commissioners are of the opin-
ion that tire valuations of properties
in the entire county including the
city should be increased. This same
information will be given to the board
Of equalizers s that they have this
Guide 1t is we'll known that property
values in GlyDn county and Bruins
wick have been steadily advancing for
some years, and the expenses Ct op
Grating the county departments hove
also very greatly increased, but the
valuations placed by owrarF on their
properties in q great majority of in
stances have net beben increased in
proportion The commissioners are
of the opinion that by putting this.
system into. effect the county revenues
will DO increased from $4,000 to 500
600 over what they were in 1918
The auditor will also be the clerk
Of the board. and will have an office
in the court house, with the hours so
arranged that he will be in his of
flee eight hours each day for the
transaction Of county business. The
making up OF the schedule Of each
cepsrate tract O" lot of land in the
county. including the city, will re
ouire much time. and in order to get
this for TIE benefit of the tax Off
GERS for the present ye7r extra help
viii be obtained.
At their last meeting the county
commissioners offered the position of
clerk and auditc~ to Paul F. Twittv
well known in Brunswick and who re
sided here for a number of years. be-
! iDg assistant cashier of the Bruins.
wick Bank and Trust company. He
removed to Jacksonville to accent the
position of assistant cashier Of TIE
Fourth National bank Of that city. and
of which q. ID. Water also a Bruins
wick man, was cashier Datar Mr.
Walter resigned and Mr.. Twittv was
made cashier. When the United
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