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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBEF 135.
COUNCIL HELD VERY
INTERESTING
MEETING,
MANY PETITIONS, COMMUNICA
TIONS AND REPORTS IF DIFFER
ENT COMMITTEES WERE RE
CEIVED.
THE ORDINANCE - ALLOWING
RAILROADS TO LAY SIDE
TRACKS ON EASTERN SIDE OF
BAY ST. ON FIRST READING.
Regular Meeting.
Brunswick Ga., Fob. 27. 1902.
Present —Hon. N. Emanuel, mayor.
Aldermen du Ilignon, Newman, Mc-
Garvey’ Franklin, Cook and Taylor.
Ansent —AUierman Calhoun.
Minutes of meetings Feb. 13, 14, 18
and 19, read and confirmed.
PETITIONS:
From Board of Trade, asking that
the property formerly owned by Mrs.
Frances Habersham, acquired by the
city at tax sales, be advertised and
sold in order to perfect title, said
property being now part of the Bruns
wick Sash and Door company prem
ises and occupied by them under
agreement with Board of Trade. A
motion prevailed that the property be
advertised as requested.
From the Brunswick Library as
sociation, for permission to erect a
wooden sign on the vacant square,
eastern side of Newcastle street be
tween Monk and Gloucester streets.
Granted.
From the Brunswick Library as
sociation, asking that a gas lamp be
located in front of the library building.
Referred to sanitation, light and wa
tr committee.
From W. H. Bowen & Co.,for permis
sion to erect one-story frame single
roof house corner South Wolff and Al
bany streets, also to cover custom
house with slate and copper .roof.
Granted.
From P. W. Fleming. K. E. L.
Burford and other residents in the
vicinity of Wright square, asking Uiat
steps be taken to put said square in
a respectable and tidy condition. Re
ferred to public works committee.
From Rio Hondo -Agar Factory
asking relief from the special license
tax. Refused.
From C. H. Lang, asking that ex
ecution issued against him for taxes
on w % T. C. number 1, year 1901, be
cancelled as said property was re
turned by another and tax paid. Re
ferred to taxes and revenue com
mittee.
From James E. Poore, protesting
again-, t tno laying of a track on A
street by th B. & B railroad. Refer
red to committee on railroads and
harbor and public works.
Application of llanoe Brockington,
icr liquor license at 518 Bay street.
aceo:up',r. ed by anew bond, was, on
motion, granted, provided said ten
dere.. bend l.c completeu.
COMMUNICATIONS:
From R. R. Hopkins, stating that
owners of the hospital property, now
used by the city, will expect $25 per
month, payable monthly. Ordered
filed.
From Board of Health, asking that
a sum not exceeding SSO be appropria
ted for the purpose of making a pre
liminary examination of the sewerage
system to be done under the direction
of he Board of Health. Granted.
From C. W. Deming, enclosing cop
ies of correspondence between Sav
anaii Morning News and himself, rela
tive to bill of SIOO against former city
printer instead of the city, as the
Morning News had claimed. Mr. Dem
ing requested that the papers be filed,
and it was, on motion, so ordered.
REPORTS:
From hospital and charity commit
tee, on bids for coffins, recommend
ing that bid of C. G. Moore be accept
ed as being he most satisfactory.
Adopted.
From police, fire and building per
mit committee, on petition of B. and
D. D. Atkinson, to repair buildings 618
and 620 Bay street, rcommending that
same be granted. Adopted.
From same committee on petition
of W. J. Butts to repair and make ad-
dition to building corner Gloucester
and Newcastle street, recommending
that same be granted. Adopted.
From the same committee, sub
mitting rules and regulations for the
police department. Road and adopt
ed. The clerk of council was direct
ed to secure bids for printing 50 cop
ies of same and refer to police, fire
and building committee with power
to act.
From railroads and harbors and pub
lic works committees, on petitions of
R. E. Briesenick and others: l). D. At
kinson and others for permission to
construct side tracks on the eastern
side of Bay street, recommending tnat
same be granted, subject to the pro
visions of an ordinance, to be passed,
defining the conditions and provisions
of the grant. Adopted.
RECboB. Council took a recess for
fifteen minutes.
REPORTS CONTINUED:
As chairman of the special commit
tee, considering petitions for reduc
tion of license from various parties
the Mayor stated, that the commit
tee had not yet agreed on a report,
and requested further time, whicn
was granted. A motion by Alderman
Franklin, that the city attorney be
instructed to draw an ordinance
amending license ordinance reducing
the license on marine railways and
manufacturers of turpentine stills to
$25 was lost.
The report of the city assessors
for 1902 was received and referred to
the committee on taxes and revenues
for examination and filing with clerk
of council.
From S. A. Burney, city marshal,
u.at he had suspended Policeman
Gill for ten days, was received, and
on motion, referred to the Mayor.
From. S. A. Burney, city marshal,
month of January, showing 109 ar
rests, 26 discharges. Police court
fines, $250.95; marks and brands and
impounding fees, $51.05.
1,400 bushels of shell placed on
streets, ordered published and filed.
A resolution by Alderman Mc-
Garvey, authorizing the purchase of
30,000 bushels of shells to be distrib
uted on the streets as follows: 5,000
bushels Newcastle street south of
Hanover park; 5,000 bushels Mans
field street, between Bay and tTnton
streets; 5,000 bushels for George
3treet, from Bay street to Cochran
avenue; 10,000 bushels E street, from
Gloucester to Palmetto cemetery; 5,-
000 bushels for Gloucester street from
Bayd*> Norwich street, at. a cost not
exceeding lc and 1 l-4c a bushel for
hauling, was lost by the following
vote: Ayes. Aldermen McGarvey and
Franklin. Nays, Aldermen du Bignon,
Newman, Kaiser, Cook and Taylor.
Mayor Rmanuel also voted nay.
The following motions prevailed:
That the finance committee, with pow
er to act investigate the matter of an
appropriation of SIOO by the council
of 1899-1900 to the board of pilot com
missioners, and which the hoard
claims has never been paid.
That the purchasing committee or
der two cars of Augusta gravel for
street improvement and repairs.
The following ordinance was read
the first time:
By the Committee on Railroads and
Harbor, and Public Works.
An ordinance regulating the laying
of side-tracks on the east side of
Bay street anu other streets, lanes
and alleys in the city of Brunswick,
ami for other purposes.
Be it, and it is hereby'ordained, by
the Mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council duly assemb
led, That the railroad company own
ing and controlling the railroad tracn
on the east side of Bay street, be, and
it is hereby authorized and empower
ed to construct side-tracks connect,ng
with such track on the east side of
said street, between Howe and Glou
cester streets, except 27n feet south
of Monk street, under the following
conditions and provisions, to wit:
(a) That the side-tracks be run as
near the sidewalk as practicable, and
that there be at least one switch con
nection with the main line ol the said
railroad in ea h block.
(b) That the ties be sunk below
the grade of the street, so as to make
the rails practically flush with the
street, and that a plank or deal three
inches by -nine inches, he placed on
each side of the rails, and that shells
or other paving materia! approved by
the committee on public works be
laid between the rails.
(c) That such side-tracks be used
exclusively for ,hc receiving and de
livery of freights from and to eon
(Continued on Pago 4.)
BRUNSWICK, GA , SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1902.
SENATORS
CENSURED.
TILLMAN AND M’LAURIN IN
FORMED THAT TREY OUT
RAGED SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 28.—As soon as
the journal was approved in the. sen
ate today Senator Burrows presented
the resolution of censure upon Sena
tors Tillman and McLaurin.
Following is the full text of the r<
olution recommended by the com
mittee:
“That,' in the full text of the sen
ate, the senators from South Carolina,
Benjamin Tillman and John 1,. Me-
Laurin, for disorderly behavior and
flagrant violation of the rules of the
senate during tlio open session of tne
senate on Feb. 22, deserve the cen
sure of the senate, and they are here
by censured tor breach of the privi
leges and dignity of this body: and
from and after the adoption of this
resolution the order adjudging them
in contempt shall be no longer in
force and effect."
The report of the committee read in
the senate says the offense of Till
man is much greater than that of Mc-
Laurin.
Mr. Bailey presennted the report of
the Democrats agreeing to the reso
lution, but dissenting from the major
ity that there was a difference in the
gravity of (he oirense. They also
disagreed from the majority that the
senators might be suspended, 'ino
report or throe dissenting Republi
cans was submitted by Mr. McComas.
It asserted that the offense of the
South Carolina senators was unequal
and the punishment should not be the
same. The minority report favored
the suspension of McLaurin for five
days and of Tillman for 20 days. Mr.
Pritchard did not concur with Mr.
McComas and Mr. Beveridge as to the
infliction of punishment on McLaurin
and asserted that, he had already been
sufficiently punished.
RAIN AND WIND.
Brunswick Suffered Little Compared
With Other Cities.
A great many Brunswiekiana lay
awake Thursday ilight expecting tne
roofs of their houses to be blown
away, and while no great damage
seems to have been done to any one’s
poperty the wind was blowing hard
enough to cause some uneasiness.
The regular night life of the city was
not seriously interfered with by the
high winds, but many stayed in doors
who would otherwise have been out.
A few of the electric lights were put
out of business temporarily, but
most, of them burned the entire night
through.
The extreme velocity of the wind
recorded was 32 miles an hour. This
occurred at 1:10 yesterday morning.
St. Simon reported a velocity of 50
miles an hour, but the same conditions
prevailed there as in Brusswick. It
is probable teat the wind blew in
gusts as high as 70 miles an hour at
St. M.mon.
The winds were from the south the
entire time the storm lasted, anil
those living in houses facing south
experienced the worst oi the blow.
The rain began to fall a little after
2 o’clock and It. came down steadily
until 4. The rainfall for the night
was .67.
Brunsiek hail a very light rainfall
PAmnaml f r\ cf)up oilioc Ton
nation was excessive over Alabama
and northern Georgia. Montgomery
reports 4.40 inches of rain, Atlanta
3.62, Macon 1.50, Augusta, 1.06, ant’
Charlotte 1.10,
The storm was moving, up to yester
day, Southeast, over Missouri, and
during ail of yesterday it remained
stationary. It then moved north an
is now central over Davenport, la.,
with a remarkable pressure, a shown
by the barometer. The; barometer
registers 28.68 at. Davenport. This is
remarkably low.
Trains Were Late.
All incoming passenger trains over
the Southern were late in arriving
yesterday. The train due at 7:45 a.
m. arrived at 1 p. m. Train hie at
2:35 p. m. arrived at, 6:30 p. m.
Train due at 6:05 p, m. arrived at
10:30 p. m.
Blew Rooofing Off.
The high wind of yesterday morn
ing blew the roofing off the store of
A. Rothschild and his stock was con
siderably damaged. The loss is cov
ered by storm insurance.
WRECK ON
SOUTHERN.
PASSENGER TRAIN ON COLUM
BUS BRANCO WRECKED NEAR
GRIFFIN.
Griffin, Ga., Feb. 28. —The south
bound passenger train on the Colum
bus branen of tho Southern went
through a trestle into a creek at mid
night, near Zetella. Ga.
The following were killed:
A. F. Matthews, engineer, of Co
lumbus; J. 1,. Hill, baggagemaster, of
Columbus; Leo G. Murray, mail clerk,
Atlanta; Isaac McDowell, fireman, of
Columbus.
Several passengers were injured,
but none fatally. The structure had
been weakened by heavy rains am
three bolus of the bridge gave way.
The train was running cautiously and
not making over eight miles an hour.
The first-class coach was the only
ear that u.a not go into the. wash
out .
PRINCE AT ANNAPOLIS.
Made the Trip Despite the Bad
Weather.
Washington, Feb. 28:—The driving
rain ~,it not deter Prince Henry from
going to Annapolis today to visit the
United States Naval Academy. At
9 o'clock when tne prince came to
(.be door of the German embassy the
air was white with mist and rain.
Some of the prince s party sought to
dissuade him from making tne trip,
but, like a true sailor man, he paid
no heed to the elements.
Prince Henry went to Mount Rernon
yesterday and placed two wreaths on
i..e tomb of Washington. A short dis
tance from the tomb he planted a
den tree.
TAX ASSESSORS’ RETURN.
Public Notified to File Complaints if
Any They Have.
The hoard of assessors of tne city
of Brunswick have (his day filed their
return of assessments for the year
1902 in the office of the undersigned,
as required by law. “Twenty days
(20) days, from March 1, are allowed
in which to file complaints against
property so assessed. Such com
plaints must be in writing, on such
complaint being made the assess
ment complained of shall be immedi
ately referred to three arbiters, one
chosen by the Mayor and council, one
by the party eomplaining, the third by
the two so chosen, whose award shall
be conclusive and final" (Extract
from Section GI. Code of City of
Brunswick). N. I). RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
'Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 28, 1902.
THE SHOW LAST NIGHT.
“The Casino Girl” Presented at The
Grand.
A medium sized audience was at
the Grand last nignt to see Samuel
E. Rork present the musical extrava
ganza, ‘"i ho Casino Girl."
While 'the performance was full ol
pretty songs and catchy music anu
had many pretty girls, nimble of boot
and adorned in gorgeous costumes,
the price charged for admission was
most too much.
The scenery was all very pretty and
appropriate, and some, parts of the
performance were well received while
the greater part of the last act was
ratner tiresome
Lama Lee, in the title roll, was
very pretty and graceful and made
quite a hit, while Grace Gannon and
Lena Wilson were good in t.,eir
special parks.
Frank Bernard, as Pilsner Pasha,
Ben F. Grineil and several others fur
nished the comic part of the perform
ance very creditably.
IMPORTANT TO TAX PAYERS.
Clerk Must Be Furnished With Re
turns of All Property.
“All persons claiming or owning
property, both real and personal of
every or any nature or sort in the
limits of the city of Brunswick or
who are engaged in any sort of bus
iness, shall furnish the clerk with a
return under oiath of ail property
both real and personal in said city,
owned or controlled by him, her or
them on the day designated by the
law of the city.” * *
“Any person making a return ol
real property, may at the time of
making such return with the con
sent of the Mayor and council, direct
in writing that his return as to par
cels of real estate included therein
shall stand and be his return of the
same for every years thereafter and
until he shall alter such his return
by adding other parcels thereto or
striking therefrom, some oi’ the par
cels included in the same.” * * *
"All persons transferring or acquir
ing real property shall notify the
clerk in writing of the fact of such
transfer, and the names of the trans
ferrers and transferees before the
nrst day of April, and in case trans
fers of real property shall not be so
notified to the clerk then the same
may be taxed as the property of th
poison last returning same, and shall
be subject in like manner as if no
transfer had been made.” * * *
“If there is any real estate not so
returned by the first day of May it
shall lie the duty of the clerk to is
sue execution against suen real es
tate as unreturned property.” * * *
Referring to the above extracts from
Sections til and 336 of the City Code,
1 beg to notify the public that the re
turn book will be opened March 1.
Notice of transfers must be in by
April 1, and all property must be re
turned by May 1, on which day t
books will lie closed.
N. D. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
Brunswick, Ga.. Feb. 28, 1902.
DRAU OPERA COMPANY COMING.
Will Give Three Perormances Here
Next Week.
Matt Drau, representing the Drau
Opera Company, is in the city arrang
ing for the appearance of his com
pany. whicn will play here next Fri
day and Saturday matinee and night.
Tliis is said to he one of the best
opera companies on the road, nnd will
sing some new operas. The list will
be circulated by Mr. Drau today.
DIED AT THE OGLETHORPE.
Visiting Physician Passed Away Ear
ly Yesterday Morning.
Dr. D. C. Calebraith, of Franklin,
Pa., died in his room at the Ogle
thorpe hotel at 4 o’clock yesterday
morning, and his body was shipped
over i: 35 Southern to be burled in
the above city.
Dr. Galebraith came to Brunswick
about two months ago. He had been
ill for some time, and came here with
the hope of recovering, but his case
was a severe one. and it wan seen
some time ago that he would only
live a short time. He was accom
panied here by Dr. Brown, also of
Franklin, who did everything pos
sible to save his patient. He was also
attended by Dr. Hugh Burford, of this
city.
Dr. Galebraith, up to the time of
his illness, was a leading physician
of his city, and was one of the most
prominent men of Franklin.
Dr. Jameson to Preach.
Rev. S. Y, Jameson, D. D., of At
lanta was unavoidably hindered somo
time ago from filling an engagement
here blit he will preach at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. at the First Baptist
i nurch Sunday. Dr. Jameson is a
very forcible speaker, and the congre
gation of this church is rejoicing over
bis coming.
Wind at Thomasville.
Tliomasville, Feb. 28.—A severe
wind storm, followed by neavy rain,
passed over this section early last
night, doing considerable damage.
Large trees were uprooted in all por
tions of the town and one wall of a
large, brick building in the course of
construction, near the Plant depot,
was blown down. Several serious
washouts are reported between here
and Montgomery. ~o trains arrived
irom the west last night, and none are
expected until late Inis afternoon.
Wires are prostrated in all direc
tions .
Removed Preacher’s Brain.
New York, Feb. 28.—1 none of the
most remakable operations known to
surgery, says a Baltimore special to
The World, the brain of the Rev.
William A. Stark, pastor of the
Broadway German Metnodist Bplsco
pal church of this city, has been ac
tually lifted from its bed and the roots
of certain nerves that had caused the
clergyman excessive neuralgia were
extracted. The patient is said to
have stood the operation well and
few doubts of his recovery are enter
tained. The operation was per
formed at the Johns Hopkins hospi
tal.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FLOODS IN SOUTH
DOING GREAT
DAMAGE.
WATERS OF THE CHATTAHOO
CHEE, ALABAMA, OCMULGEE
AND SAVANNAH RIVERS HIGH
AND STILL RISING.
SEVERAL RAILROAD WRECKS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND
ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WERE
KILLED.
Atlanta, Feb. 28. —The storm which
swept over the soutnaastera gulf
stated yesterday and last night ap
parently passed north and out to sea.
Charleston feeling its force at 4
o’clock this morning, when the wind
there registered 43 mites an hour.
Heavy rains have raised the water to
flood height in the Chattahoochee,
Alabama, Ocmulgee, and Savannah
rivers, and considerable damage is
reported in Georgia and Alabama.
Four lives were lost as a result of
the wreck caused by a washout near
McDonough. Numerous freight
wrecks occurred from the same cause.
At Columbus, Ga„ the wagon
bridge was carried away and the
Chattanoochee river is higher than in
20 years. Nearly all the manufac
turing plants of Columbus, Phenix
City, and Garrard have closed down.
The regular water main supplying
Columbus was washeu away and the
old main, which was brought into use,
burst this morning. The city is with
out water.
Washouts are reported on all the
railroads and miles of track are un
der water. All the trains of the At
lanta and West point railroad ait*
held at West Point, Ga„ since last
night on account of a washout near
Gabbettsville.
Cyclone In Oglethorpe.
The early warning sent out by the
weather bureau officials gave the peo
ple at West Point ample time to
move their stocks of goods and cot
ton to places of salety. Although
the river continues to rise it has as
yet done no damage there.
High winds last night damaged the
residence ot Edward Strickland, near
Concord, Ga„ and blew down houses
of several tenants on his plantation.
Farm lands are badly washed. The
damage in Lee county, Alabama, is
reported at $50,000.
Telegraph wires are washed away
In many places, interfering with the
regular channels ot communication.
All the bridges over Mulberry and
Standingboy creeks, in south Geor
gia, are gone.
A cyclone passed over portions of
Oglethorpe county late last night. No
loss of nfe is reported. On the plan
tation of Macon Johnson, near Craw
ford, the houses of eight tenants wera
blown away and several occupants
had their arms and legs broken aad
were otherwise injured.
At Athens the waters of the Oco
nee river are in the second story of
some or the buildings. The Seaboard
Air Line bridge there is threatened,
Athens is without water for domestic
purposes.
Cyclone in Dawson.
Six washouts are reported on the
Southern between Williamson and
Columbus and no trains passed over
that line after noon yesterday. It is
also reported that the Oak Mountain
tunnel has caved in at both ends. Su
perintendent Vaughan said this morn
ing iuat the water was so nigh on
the iine between Atlanta and Macon
that the operator 20 miles this aide
of Macon had to leave his post of duty
or ee washed away.
A negro woman was killed, anotiier
fatally injured, and several negroes
badly hurt by a cyclone which passed
over Dawson, Ga„ last night.
Henley’s Roller Mills, the Barnett
Mills, and Kinnard s sawmill were
washed awy near Jackson, Ga., last
night by the flood. The railroad
tracks near Jackson are retorted five
feet under water.
A wreck is reported near Marshall,
n. (J. It is said one man was killed
and tree injured.
A portion of the new south wing
of the state capitol at Tallahassee,
Fla., was leveled to the ground by*
the gale last night.