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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CALLED MEETING.
Brunswick, Ca., March. 6,1888.
CSuncil met at 10;30 a. m. Pres
ent: His Hi>nor, D. T. Dunn, Mayor,
and members of Council Madden,
Penniinun, Cook, Fulton, Crovatt and
Bostwick (absent, Atkinson and Bcr-
rie.
Alderman Crovatt, Chairman com
mittee on streets, drains and bridges,
stated that Hazlehurst & Mason bad
not complied with their contract to
furnish the city 300,000 bushels clean
oyster shells. Matter was referred to
the streets, drains and bridges com
mittee to make such arrangements
as they thought proper.
Communication read from J. S.
Boss, of Rome, Ga., Secretary nud
Treasurer of the Southern Society of
Immigration and Development, stat
ing that a movement was on foot to
induce immigration and money seek
ing investment to the South, and that
Brunswick should furnish $25 of the
amount needed for such movement.
The Clerk was instructed to forward
said amount.
Committee on streets, drains and
bridges was ordered to put a gas
lamp at the foot of F street, and one
midway between F and Gloucester,
on Bay street.
The Marshal was instructed to
have all signs torn off trees and tele
phone poles within the city limits.
Motion by Alderman Madden that
the committee on streets, drains and
bridges put an iron fence around
Lovers’ Oak, with gate, and that the
same be kept locked, and the key left
at the Council room with the Clerk.
Carried.
Col. E. W. Bowditch, of Boston.
Mass., appeared before Council, and
gave them some information in re
gard to sewerage. On motion. Coun
cil returned thanks to Co), Bowditch
for tfie information.
Council then adjourned.
Attest, E. A. Nelson,
Clerk of Council.
A petition read from Rosendo Tor-
ras. stating that the Harbor Mas
ter's fees for foreign vessels is ex
travagant and unreasonable and ask
ed that said fees be reduced SO per
cent of their present arao.unts, was
received and ordered turned over to
the Harbor Comittee to confer with
the Pilot Commissioners.
E. A. Penniman. city surveyor, ask
ed Council what was to be done with
trespassers upon the streets and al
leys of the city. On motion the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
streets, drains and bridges.
The Clerk was ordered to send
Mr. A. H. Bluei Road-Master of the
E. T., V. <fc G. R’y, a copy of the
Marshal’s notice to W. M. Berryman,
agent of said railway, in regam to
having the crossings (within the
city limits) placed in good condition
and to have said notice complied
with.
An ordinance, to define what shall
constitute fire-proof buildings, with
in the meaning .of sections 324-325
of the code of ordinances of the city
of Brunswick, was read the first time
and by unanimous consent was
placed upon its second reading and
adopted.
An ordinance, to amend section
359 of the code of the city of Bruns
wick, was read the first time and ta
bled.
Accounts approved by the Finance
Committee were ordered paid.
On motion B. FI. Houston’s bill for
$75 was ordered paid, Alderman
Madden voting nay.
The proposition of 51 r. E. W. Bow-
dich, to make plans, specifications,
etc., for sewerage was taken up. On
motion a committee consisting of
Penniman, Cook and Madden was
appointed to examine into creden
tials and references of Mr; Bowditch
and to report back to Council at ear
best possible date.
Council then adjourned to 11
o’clock to morrow (Thursday morn
'"S-)
E. A. Nelson,
Clerk of Cocncil.
AIMOlllSKO MEETING.
Brunswick. March 7, 1888.
Council met. Present, His Honor,
D. T. Dunn, Mayor, and members of
Council Madden, Penniman,Bostwick
Atkinson, Fulton, Cook and Crovatt;
absent. Alderman Berrie.
Minutes of last regular, called and
adjourned meetings were read and
confirmed.
Communication read from J. D.
Easterlin, Superintendent telephone
company, stating that if Council
would erect poles from quarantine
station to juncture with poles of the
company at McCullough’s dock, and
string the wire on same and on the
poles of the company to the central
office, lie would place an instrument
at the quarantine station and in the
office of the Health Officer, for the
sum of $120 per year. Communica
tion received, and motion to table
was lost, Aldermen Crovatt, Madden,
and Cook voting yea. Moved by Al
derman Penniman that the commu
nication be referred to a special com
mittee, to be held under advisement
for teu days. Carried, and commit
tee appointed as follows: Penniman,
Madden and Cook.
Petition read from A. D. Gale and
others, asking that that portion of E
street running through five acre
range 37x38 be opened and also that
an alley be opened on D. and E. sts.
Pctitition referred to the committee
on streets, drains and bridges.
His Honor, the Mayor, made ap
plication for parties for license to
sell an article to prevent explosion of
kcrosine lamps On motion the
Clerk was instructed to issue one
week’s license for $5.
■A communication read from Mrs.
F. E. Habersham acknowledging re
ceipt of plot made by the city sur
veyor through her lands, where the
city desires to put a shell road to
connect with Prince street, and ask
ed for indulgence for a few days so
she could look into the matter. The
petition was received, and request
granted.
The Ice Question.
Editors AdviAtiskr-APPEAL.
“Consumer’’ appears to be in a ter
rible mistake about what appears to
his unsophisticated apprehension the
terrible advance in the price of fbe
for the coming season. It would be
well for him to make himself familiar
with the facts before he sets up a
growl. In the first place, how does
he know that it paid either one of
the ice concerns to sell ice at half a
cent per pound? Common sense
comes to the rescue and fully ex
plains that if it did, one of said ice
establishments: would never have
censed to retail!
Now for the satisfaction of “Con
sumer” we wilt state that to large
customers wo deliver ice as before at
half a cent per pound, and in small
quantities from live, pounds on, with
free delivery, one hundred pounds
in ice tickets for 75c, which is : j of a
cent. Haywood, Gage <fc Co.
Ciias. Fiieund, Agt.
More Light Wanted.
Our attention lias been called to
the fact that the wharf and street
around the union passenger depot is
not properly lighted. Persons land
ing by boat find'some difficulty in
getting off and passengers by train
are somewhat perplexed to know how
to walk. The oil lamps are insuffi
cient. We roako this suggestion:
That the city fathers extend a gas
main down F street and erect a light
there, and that wharf owners extend
same on.to the dock, and there erect
others. Whilst we are saving to the
outside world “come,” we should
"light their way” when they do come.
We understand the city is looking
the field over. Let the dock owners
consult with them.
Dog Ordinanee.
Eniro its A dvkbtisek - A ri'KAL,
While the city Council arc sup
pressing nuisances, such ns cows, etc.,
suppose they try their hapds on the
greatest of all nuisances in this town
—the dogs. „ 4 ow.
THE GREAT LETT.
Manager Glover deserves the
thanks and commendation of every
one who attended The concert Monday
evening. From the moment the cur
tain rose until the last sweet note of
“Home, Sweet Home” breathed itself
into silence, the interest was sustain
ed, and we believe we are warranted
in saying that never in the history
of the “City by the Sea” has so rich
and rare a musical feast been spread
for its citizens. The following is a
brief resume of the program:
The opening number was. a fantasie
for piano by Mr. Downey. Mr. Dow
ney’s technique was superb, and es
pecially did it display itself in his
repeated notes and scale passages-
He at once won the appreciation of
bis audience and held it both as so
loist and accompanist through the
entire program. We predict for him
a bright future as a pianist.
Miss Torbett was an exquisite de
monstration of tfie sympathetic tie
that binds the musician to his music.
Her andante was fine, but the Scherzo
movement won more applause. For
an encore she played a charming ser
enade by Moskowski.
31 r, Gustave Thalberg sang
finely, Deuza’s “Star of My Heart,”
in which piece, as well as in Ins en
core be made and sustained an im
pression which lasted all the evening,
that lie had most perfect control of a
highly cultivated voice.
Mine. Levy’s distinct enunciation
was thrown into sharp contrast with
Thaiberg's deficiency in that respect,
and was a decided relief from the the
traditional mode of mouthing and
swallowing the King's English,” so
common with concert singers. No
fault could he found with her line
rendition of “Waiting,” and tier en
core “I Wouldn’t. Would You?” was
one of the choice gems of the enter
tainment.
A storm of applause grceelcd th
great Levy, and as^ie sang through
his wonderful instrument the beau
tiful “Lost Chord,” the Sound of the
Great Amen" seemed to be realized,
and back from the u1\ f st*e Yonims-wf*
the music thought world seemed to
come and linger for a moment on our
ears that wonderful lost chord which
Sir Arthur Sullivan sought to
re-produce for the poet. An Aria
with variations of intricate technique
followed as an encore, the triple
tongueing of the fourth variation be
ing particularly fine. Enthusiasti
cally called out again, he gave “Way
Down Upon the Swannee Hi her,” the
repetition with the mute calling
forth a salvo of appreciative applause,
and followed by “Kilarney,”
Balfe’s beautiful song-picture. The
high note in the last measure blit
one Was a revelation to amateur eor-
netists; for nearly one minute its
clear, unbroken current flowed from
tlm golden mouth of the cornet, and
the applause and cheers which greet
ed its termination told of another
triumph scored by America’s Great
est Cornetist.
j voice under good control, but didn’t
sing with such entire abandon as at
first.
Then Miss Torbett rendered beau
tifully a movement from a Concerto
by Beriot. As an encore she played a
Mozurka by that most poetic of com
posers, Chopin, and in reply to a sec
ond recall,a beautiful Bercense which
may be entitled one of the gems of
e evening.
Mr. Thalberg sang “Thee” in a fine
manner and gave in response to a
hearty encore “Under the Rose.”
Mr. Levy substituted for the
Grand Waltz, of the program, his
brilliant “Lcvyathan” Polka, which
written by (lie master and played by
its comggser, was probably the best
possible'illustrntion of the capacity
of the cornet for dificult and intri
cate passages. ,'As an encore “The
Last Rose of Summer,” played by re
quest, held the audience spell
bound, and then came “Yankee
Doodle,” and in reponse to a
universal call, that grand old war-
chant, “Dixie.” A storm of patriot
ic, enthusiastic applause greeted this
concession to the wish of the audi
ence, and Mr. Levy made his how to
a company of Brunswick’s host citi
zen, leaving everyone an enthusiastic
admirer.
Then foil oil a recitation which
carried many a brave heart back to
the days when, either as “boys in
gray” or “boys in bine,” they gal
lantlv fought for what they esteemed
the right, and tears came unbidden
to many an eye as the soldier boy’s
lungiug for “Home, Sweet Home”
was pathetically described by Miss
Pond, and with the beautiful strnins
of the sweet old tunc ringing in their
cars, the delighted audience dis
persed. * * *
“lh* Spectability oh tie Lord’s
Her bant.”
There dwell a goodly number of
people in the Land of Flowers who
live by getting what they can out of
Northern tourists, by different de
vices. Among these the colored
preachers form a part. One of these
met Commodore Hutchinson, now a
guest of the Oglethorpe, last week
on a stroll from the Ponce de Leon,
in St. Augustine, to the sea wall,
when the following conversation took
place, and which the Commodore
tells with great enjoyment:
Preacher: “Good rnornin’ boss—
stoppin’ at dc Pons Leon, is you?”
Commodore: “Yes.”
P: “Mighty good place to stop,
boss, mighty good place. Well, boss,
you coinin’ round to our church sum
time ain’t you?”
Com: “Yes—guess so.”
P. (Presentinga subscription list)
“Say, boss, couldn’t you gib us a lift
on our church?”
Com: “Maybe I will before I get
away.”
P: (Somewhat taken back and
fearing to lose his game) “Well, boss
you kin help us to-day ou dis paper,
can’t you?” (Subscription to parson
age. )
The first part of the program elosed
with Miss Pond’s unique recitation
to piano nccompnniament. Her ges
tures was the most finished and grace
ful it has ever been our good fortune
to observe in any elocutionist. A
whole bevy of ancient dames passed
before our mind’s eye as she told
how “Grand-mu danced the Minuet
so long ago,” and not content with
telling us, she gave a beautiful occu-
lar demonstration of this stately old
dance, and then with the slightest
taste of a brogue, she gave as an en
core the “Low Backed Car,” and you
agreed with her when she told of the
pleasures of riding with Kitty in her
low backed conveyance.
51 r. Downey opened the second
part with a beautiful “Tarantella”
by Lorentz. He was encored and
played a composition which display
ed his fine execution to good advan
tage.
Mine. Levy sang “Tit for Tat”
which as well as the Italian aria
song tor an encore, were not as high
ly appreciated apparently as were
her first numbers. She lias a fine
Com: “Don’t know—may before I
get away.”
The Commodore started off, and
the preacher thought he would make
one more desperate effort; so hurry
ing after him, and thinking he had
overshot the mark and asked for too
much, lowered his sights and after
overtaking the Commodore and dis
cussing some general subjects, such
as the weather, suddenly halted in
front of him, and standing on one
foot, planted the other one on an era
inencc near by, anil thus delivered
himself:
"Say, boss, purty hard ting fur a
feller to keep up dc spectability of de
Lord’s serbants wid sieli a pair ob
shoes as dat, ain't it?”
This was more than the Commo
dore could stand, so taking the fel
low into an adjacent store, clothed
the feet of “de Lord’s serbant in a
more spectable” shoe.
The commodore tells the story in
good style, and gives the dialect
quite perfect.
SHILOH’S CURE will immediate
ly relieve croup, whooping cough and
bronchitis. Hodges <fe McCauley.
The Y. M. tV A. Social
Wednesday night passed off pleasant
ly. The attendance was larger than
at the first of the series, and it can
be expected that at the next the
small room now in use will prove en
tirely inadequate to accommodate the
audience.
The feature of the occasion was
the music of the newly organized
Arion Glee Club, who contributed
several selections by Messrs. Brag-
gins, Tupper, Harris, Branham, Lud
wig and Lane and also solos by
Messrs. Harris and Lonsberg. Prof.
Steele presided at the piano.
Mr. Minter Ed wards and Miss Bes
sie Spear recited selections. Miss
Spear especially pleased her hearers,
aud the applause that followed the
last words of-“Kentucky Belle” was
not less hearty than it was deserved.
Secretary Balcli pressed, during
the intermission, the organization of
a Ladies’ Auxilliary, which was ef
fected with thirty-eight members.—
The work of the Auxilliary is to as
sist the Associ-iion by superintend
ing arrangement of rooms, taking
chargo of entertainments, etc. Their
first meeting will be held on Friday,
March ICth, and every lady in Bruns
wick is invited to attend.
Considerable merriment was cre
ated during the intermission by the
Committee on Refreshments produc
ing sundry paper bags, which proved
to be well filled with plain, old-fash
ioned, undignified pea nuts, to which
all were invited to “help themselves,
and drop the shells on the floor.”—
This was done with avidity, and for
a short while the chatter of busy
tongues and the pop of “goober”
shells made a lively chorns.
The Sewer Question.
The Council .“burned the midnight
lamp” last meeting seeking to solve
the sewer question, or rather to get
started on it. They appreciate the
fact that time is passing and some
thing must be done, but they want
more light on the subject. They com
prehend fully that they must have a
syste'm that will do for years to come;,
that a misstep means a tremendous-
outlay to no purpose, and that we
can’t afford to make mistakes. They
are necessarily golhg slow, picking
their path every step. They are now
considering a proposition from en
gineer Bowditch to make all surveys,
draw all plans, and do everything
that is necessary beforo giving out
the contract for the sum of $1,026; he
to guarantee that his system will
work. A committee „was appointed
to investigate and report. First, on
the standing of the engineer, and
second, ns to the character of the
guarantee he puts up, and should
theso all be found satisfactory, he
will probably do the work.
Honored Guests.
The city of Brunswick has as her
honored guests Judges F. E.Bleckly,
of Atlanta, 51. II. Blantford, of Co
lumbus, aud and T. J. Simmons, of
5Iacon—the Supreme Bench of Geor
gia. They come not in their official
capacity to sit in judgment upon us,
but as friends tojudgefor themselves
if all they have heard of us be true.
They come to taste of our health-
giving waters, to see our magnificent
harbor, to talk with our hospitable
people; and to enjoy the. comforts of
our “Oglethorpe,” and we are glad
to state that they “reverso” not. the
“decision of tbo court below,” but
like the Queen of Sheba, l^ave to ac
knowledge, “the half was never told.”
In short, they are delighted with
Brunswick, her growth and her pros
pects. They have been shown around
the city to-day by Mr. W. E. Kay
and Collector J. E. Dart.
Oglethorpe Vs. Fouee de Leon.
A gentleman of means, now stop
ping at the Oglethorpe, bnt who has
been stopping at the great Ponce dc
Leon of St. Augustine, says that if
he had his choice between the two
lying side by side and at the same
price he would prefer the Oglethorpe.
This speaks volumes for the Ogle
thorpe and its manager 5Ir. Critten
den. *