The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-08
MINUTES COMMISSIONERS CITY
OF BRUNSWICK
Official
Regular Meeting

SoSAiC' 11OH' y. u. OBS3 h"yoI
and Commissioners J. l.. Andrews and
M. B. McKinnon, minutes Of previous
meetings We're read and confirmed.
Mrs. Merritt, county demonstration
appeared before the commissioners
requesting an appropriation of 500
and repairs to the barracks build
ings for the holding of a county fair,
Nov. 29 and Both, Dec. I, 1922.
The matter was taken under ad
visement.
A delegation of colored citizens
with Rev. R. D. Airline as spokes
man appeared before the commission
ers, requesting that the matter OF
the killing of Collin Thomas by po-
lice officers en- Sunday morning Oc
tober goth, 1922 be thoroughly in
vestigated. A signed petition on
he subject was referred to The man
ager for investigation and report.
Petitions and Communications:
Bids were received for the pur
chase from the city Of the three quar-
| ters of Town Commons lot number 1877
between Stonewall and Lee street as
follows: fr
From John H. Brown .............. $4,000
From c. T. Calnan .-................ 325.00
The bid of C. I. Calnan was on
motion accepted.
A communication from the Y. w.
C. A. through it's president, Mrs. M.
L. McKinnon, for financial assistance
In maintaining the Y. w. C. A. was
read. On motion the secretary was
directed to notify the association that
the city's budget for 1922 had been
made up; and that the needs of the
Y. w. C. A. for 1928 would receive
due consideration next year. :
From City Manager Gramling, with
reference to dilapidated condition and
danger as fire hazard of the black
smith shop across the street from
the Carlton hotel.
Filed as information.
From City Manager Granting, at
taching communication from Oscar
G. Hensel asking for payment of doc
tor bills for services to his wife, al
legged to have broken her wrist in
falling into hole in the tarvia road
on Gloucester street.
Referred to City Attorney and City
Manager. s@
Resolutions:
Whereas, at meeting of the Com
nissioners of thesGity of Brunswick
held the first day OF November, nine
teen hundred and twenty-one, Nov.
LIST, 1921, this body did, pursuant to
the desires of a alrge majority of tax
payers and citizens, and by appro-
Pirate resolution transfer to the COM
pany formed to keep the street rail.
way as a going proposition, part Of
the city's claims: to-wit taxes for the
year 1920 due by the City and Sub
urban Street Railway, and also
agreed to donate other claims to be
used in final settlement of their &C
count with the receiver of the said
street railway, and
Whereas, on October 9Th, 1922, n
pursuance of such agreement certain
other executions; to-wit; for taxes
due by said City and Suburban
Street Railway for the year 1919
$1,818.00 and taxes for the year
1921, $1,856.00 were transferred to
the new company. Therefore be ii
resolved by the commissioners of the
City of Brunswick, that this resolu-
ton containing a record thereof, be
spread upon the minutes.
Adopted.
Ordinances:
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, amended,
passed and adopted.
An Ordinance Entitled:
An ordinance to prohibit the blow
ing of whistles of railway locomo-
tives within the corporate limits of
the city of Brunswick, south of s
street and to provide a penalty for
a violation thereof.
1t is hereby ordained by the com
mission of the City of Brunswick in
lawful meeting assembled, that from
and after the passage and adoption
Of this ordinance;
Section J. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to blow the whistle of
any railway locomotive within the
corpsrate limits of the City of Bruins
wick, south of S street.
Section Q: Ii amy person shall
violate any provision of this orli-
nance, such person shall for each
such violation be punished ola corvic-
ton as provided for in Sec5.on II of
the Code of the City Of Brunswick
compiled by Owens johnson.
I Section 3: All ordinances and parts
Of ordinances in conflict with any
provision of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Recessed until Monday, Nov. 10,
1922, at IL a. M.