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FRIDAY g MORNING
STREET CAR
At its meeting Thursday night, April
10, the city council placed on its
third and iinal reading and adopted
the following ordinance:
An ordinance, entitled an ordinance
to grant unto L. B. Treadwell, Ho
bart C. Fash, and Geo. M. Veacelius,
. their associates and assigns, a right
and franchise for the construction,
maintenance and operation o£ a
street railway system and electric
light and power plant in the city oi
Brunswick, Ga., and for other pur
poses.
Section I. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, Ga., in council lawfully
assembled, That the said Mayor and
council of the city of Brunswick does
give and grant unto L. B. TreadweJ,
Hobart O. Fas'n and eGo. M. Veacelius,
their associates and assigc ud like
wise any corporation winen they m{iy
hereafter organize, tne full power,
easement, rigut and authority to
build, construct, equip* maintain and
operate an electric street railway
over, upon and through the following
named streets 01 the city of Bruns
wick, Ga., the same to be known as
the initial line, that is to say, from
the intersection of Mansfield with
Newcastle, along Mam;Held east to
Union, douth along Union to oart
mobnt, west along Dartmouth
w Bay; north along Bay to
■>we, east along Howe to Newcastle.
Berth along Newcastle to r; east
Bong r to E street, north along' E
Jstreet to uie city limit; land such
|)tuer and further streets as may be
Hgjii’oil and- as may be agreed upon by
and coio- on ig',.
rejmpM of
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-ui-i iiio|„-li, and i
- TLu.er mo: u ;io.i
■'ffjßypartio.? may .;•>
WjjSpP^lpl l ! ovi-d 1,1 tl, • ■
i1 ■ provided no sli am
ho on snj(s
A'*V lU)r shall animal power be
such cars, except
%'r provided. And to that
s. tlo-ii .oirs or
? :aß ;i| :lboiizod to grade -at: I
all necessary sivitci.. *
Place, plant and mam
jiolos and wires and
Hr r material or appliances needrul
operation oi oars by eleotric-
JflF or the mot’ve power aforesaid,
upon, above or beneath the
of the earth over and up n
■id streets; provided, However, that
■ie main tracks shall tie laid in the
■nitre of said streets, except on Bay
■•eet, and on Bay street and said
shall lie laid as near as prac
■ablo to the track of the railroad
Paving the most easterly track on
feaid siti-eet.: and pr vide.! furt he-,
■hat all poles so to bo erected shall
■e so erected as near as practicable
■o the line of the sidewalks. Loca
pion, plans and profiles ot all tracks
and sidings shall be submitted to the
city engineer ai least three days lie
fore work of construction shall begin,
and ail such tracks and sidings and
ail poles shall be constructed and
erected under the direction and super
vision of ~e Mayor, the chairman of
the committee on public works and
the city engineer. All poles, if re
quired, shall he provided with one arm
for the wires connected width tne po
llee and fire aiarm signals, without
cost to the Mayor and council.
Section 2. .He it further ordained,
hy the- authority aforesaid Thai the
anti assigns or any corporation which
said named persons, their associates
they hereafter may .form, (except
w here cars are cnartereu for specia!
purposes) shaii . in no ease collect
from any passengers more than five
cents for one continuous passag
with ordinary hand baggage Detween
any two points within the city limits,
to include transfers at the junction
points: provided that the passenger
or passengers so transferred shall
take the first car leaving after his or
her arrival in the direction in which
he or she wishes to go, and provided
that such passenger or passengers
has sufficient time to transfer to
such first car. (This section is not
to be construed as allowing such pas
senger a round trip, but is simply a
single trip from one point to another
by the. shortest and most direct
route,)
Section 3. Be it furtner ordained.
That the road-bed of said street rail
way shall at all times correspond
with the actual grade of the streets,
and that the top of the rails shall be
so iaid and maintained flush with the
surface or grade of [he streets, so that
carriages and other vehicles can eas
ily anif freely cross sain tracks at
any and all points.
Section 4. Be it further ordain
ed, That the right -and privilege
hereby granted in so far as it affects
Bay street, shall not prevent the May
or and council at any time having and
exercising the. right to permit ali oi
said street to be used by steam rail
roads, and to require the tracks of
said street railway to be removed
therefrom. In such event the actual
cost of removal and re-location of the
line of such street railway shall he
paid by such railroad company or
companies that may be granted such
use of sam Bay street as will require
such removal of t'ne tracks of the
Said street ra,iway.
Section 5. Be it furtner ordain
ed, coat in addition to the advaiorem
tax which may oe lawfully levied an<
collected on such street railway and
all the property and franchises of such
persons, their suceesors and assigns,
by said Mayor and council, said Der
ons, their successors or assigns, or
whoever shall control,own and use the
rights and franenises nerein granted,
shall pay to the Mayor and council
each and tor every year after five
years from the passage of this or
dinance, the lollowing percentages
of the gross earnings of 3uch elec
tric railway and electric light and
pdiver plant, to wit: After
five years from the passage of this
ordinance and for five years thereaf
ter, one-half of one par centum of
such gross earnings; for the next suc
ceeding five years, one per centum of
such gross earnings; provided the pop
ulation of said city, according to the
census therm r as taken by the United
States government in the year 1910,
shall be not less man eighteen thous
and, and it such population be less
than eighteen tnousand by such cen
sus, then tor such period of five years
three-fourths of one per centum of
such gross earnings for each year;
thereafter, and until the year 1930,
one and one-haif of one per centum
of such gross earnings provided
that the population of said city, ac
cording to the census thereof first
taken by the United States govern
ment alter the census of 1910. shall be
uot less than thirty thousand, and .
the population by such census be less
than thirty thousand, one per centum
ot such gross earnings, each and ev
ery pear until the year 1930; trom
the year 1930 ana each and every year
thereafter until the expiration ot the
term of this grant, two per centum
of the gross earnings, without regard
to the population of said city, pro
vided that such railway and power
plant and the properties and fran
chises of such grantees, their suc
cessors and assigns, snail be exempt
nun aav advaiorem tax by said city
for ten years from January 1, 1903;
provided mrther, that such persons,
company or corpoatioh shall furnish
in writing to the Mayor and council
by the 31st day of December in each
yar after the first five years from
the date of the passage of this or
dinance, a statement of such gross
earnings. And the Mayor and council
shall have the right to designate some
tit and discreet person to examine the
hooks and records of such persons,
company or corporation to verify such
statements. *
Section ti. Be it further ordained,
That the operation of such street
railway shall be subject to all ordi
nances now in force or which may
hereafter be enacted governing and
regulating the speed and running of
electric cars in said city.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
That the rights, franchises, powers
and privileges herein granted may
be exercised ny the said grantees,
their successors and assigns, tor and
during the term of fifty, years from
the date of the passage of thiß ordi
nance, unless sooner terminated and
foneited under the terms of this or
dinance*
Section S. Be it further ordained,
That the rights, powers, franchises
and privileges Herein granted shall
cease, determine and be forever void
if the said grantees, their successors
or assigns, fail to begin, in good faith,
(he work of constructing such street
railway system within four months
from the passage of this ordinance,
and unless sai,. grantees, their suc
cessors or assigns, shall, within
twelve months from such date, have
constructed and in operation at least
four miles of such electric railway
system within the limits of said city.
Section 9. Be it further ordained,
That the franchise and license grant
ed in this ordinance are. subject to
the ngnt and power of the city gov
ernment to compel the grantees, their
■associates, successors and assigns, to
pay tne cost of paving the portion of
any street or streets, alleys or other
highways in said city used aurl occu
py u by any such tracks includ
ing tl* space between the rails and
eighteen inches from the,- outer side
oi the rails, whenever said Mayry
and o<?lineil shall require the paving of
anY of the streets along winch stte'rr
tracks- shall be laid. The Mayor and
ff ineil shall designate the kind and
quality of paving material to be used,
and such paving shall be done under
ih ■ supervision of tine city engineer,
superintendent, of public works, or
any other agent, or official designated
by the Mayor and council. Whenever
repairs are to be made to said tracks,
or whenever . .0 streets are torn 11a
or paving removed for the purpose
01 inakfng repairs, such grantees,
their associates, successors or assigns
shall make such repairs as promptly
as possible and shall immediately
thereafter put the streets iri as good
order and condition as they were be
fore suc’n repairs were made. In con
structing the initial line on the streets
herein designated, said grantees, their
associates, successors and as-
hlihl I, as soon as prae
ricablo after such tracks are
laiit. put; the portions of the streets
ns.Ml in at least as good condition as
they were before the laying of such
tracks, using the same material on
.-.an! streets, or any other material
which may be satisfactory to the city
authorities, under whose supervision
such work shaii be done.
Section 10. Be it further ordained.
That the said Mayor and council of
the city of Brunswick does grant and
give unto said parties, their associ
ate.-f, succetfeor* and assigns,
and likewise! any corporation
win 1) they may hereafter or
ganize, the fuii right and author
ity to build.', construct, purchase,
equip, maintain and operate an elec
tric light plant, for the purpose oT
furnishing and supplying to the said
city of Brunswick and the inhabi
tants thereof and to other people
electric light and electrical power,
in such quantity and such po-wer as
may be desired, and to that end they
are hereby authorized to plant, erect
and maintain all necessary poles and
to lay or stretch and ma
terials or appliances necessary to
the delivery or furnishing of lights
and power by electricity from their
electric plant or plants to the city
or Inhabitants thereof or other peo
ple, over and'upon any and all of the
streets alleys, squares and greens of
said city, either under or above
ground or both, as the said persons'
may cesire; provided, however, that
too rights, privileges and powers set
out, and granted by this section shall
be subject to all ordinances now in
force or which may hereafter bet
adopted regulating and controlling
the use of such streets, lanes, alleys
squares and greens, and the erection
of poles and electric wires. This li
cense and power shall extend for the
full end and term of fifty years from
the date of the passage of this ordi
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY'. NEWS
nance; but it is provided, however,
that in so' laying the wires and con
structing the poles for fno purposes
above named, the licensee’s'shall not
build any obstruction over the said
highways, squares <y greens of said
citjl which will interfere with tiie
public in its use of the same as a
highway for vehicle or pedestrian.
Section 11. Be it furtner ordained,
That should the said grantees, their
successors or assigns, fail or refuse
to perform the conditions or comply
with the terms and provisions herein
set out and imposed upon and assumed
by them under this ordinance, then,
in such event, the said Mayor and
council may, at its option, annul and
revoke, this franchise and all of the
rights, powers and privileges herein
granted.
Section 12. Before said grantees,
their successors or assigus, shall have
the right or authority to exercise any
of the rights or privileges herein
granted, they, or one of their num
ber duly authorized*by them in writ
ing, shal! signify the acceptance of
this ordinance and the terms and con
ditions herein set out, in writing,
whicn acceptance shall be spread on
the minutes of council, and such ac
ceptance shall give this ordinance and
all its terms and conditions not only
the force of law, but also the full
force of a contract between the
Mayor and council and said grantees,
their successors or assigns.
Section 13. Be it further ordained.
That should said grantees, their suc
cessors or assigns, or the persons or
corporation owning and controlling
such street railway, after once be
ginning the operation of tile ■ same,
fail or cease to operate such railway
in such manner and with such sched
ules as will afford the public fit and
reasonable transportation facilities
for a term oi four mouus, then, in
that event, the Mayor and council
shall have the right to revoke anil
annul this ordinance and the lights
and privileges herein gran tea.
Section 14. Be it further ordained,
That said grantees, t.heir associates,
suecesors nor assigus, shall never
have the right, to be allowed to trans
fer, sell or lease the rights, fran
chises and privileges hereby granted,
or such railway property, power plant
and other property connected with
such street ailway, to any person,
firm or corporation which may here
after be permitted to lay, control,
own, and operate a street railway
within the incorporate limits of said
city, nor to consolidate with any such
person, firm or corporation, without
the consent of the Mayor and cunci!
of said city evidenced by a duly en
acted ordinance.
Section 15. In constructing and lay
ing such railway tracks an . such oth
er tracks as may hereafter be permit
ted, and in the running and operation
of cars theeon. said grantees, their
associates, successors and assigns,
shall gioid the Mayor and council of
said city harmless for any and all
damages and injuries to persons /and
property; and if the said Mayor and
council snail ever bo. held liable in
any court for damages in any such
injury or damage to persons or prop
erty, caused by the laying of said
tracks, excavations in the streets in
and about the construction qr repair
ing of such railway, or the running
and operation of said cars, <* by any
act or deed of said grantees, their as
sociates, successors and assigns, or by
the perons constructing and operat
ing such railway, then ami in such
event, tue said grantees, or the per
son or company owning and operat
ing such railway, shall immediately
pay to the Mayor and council such
amount for which verdict or judgment
may be rend ere-., and upon failure so
to do, the Mayor and council shall
have the authority to revoke the fran
chises, privileges and rights herein
granted and given.
Section 16. tie it further ordained,
That such persons, their associates,
successors or assigns, shall he re
quired to pay all costs of repairs ii'
any, to the public ewers and to the
water and gas mains as now laid on
any of said streets, caused by the
construction of such tracks, and
should it at any time in the future
become necessary to repair- any of
the public sewers, or to lay any new
sewers, along any portion of any of
said streets where such tracks may
be so constructed, suen persons, com
pany or corpoation snail Be eqHired
to pay any extra cost which it may
'no necessary to incur in making such
repairs, by the erection or placing
of studding or braces to hold up such
trails while such repairs are being
made.
Section 17, Be it further ordained,
That all ordinance® and parts of or
dinances in conflict herewith he and
the same are hereby repealed.
Adjourned. N. D. RUSSEI.L,
. Clerk of Council.
‘Busted” the Trust
I have succeeded in bursting the
Plumbing Trust that existed for so
many years, and have brought the
prices down. My prices are the low
est. My work first-class. You can
find me all tlfe year round at 508 Monk
street. - ,
COLSON HOYT
COAL
AND
WOOD,
■ CONEY & PARKER.
Wields a Sharp Ax.
Millions marvel at the multitude of
maladies cut off oy Dr. King’s New
Life Pills—toe most distressing too.
Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles,
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Fever, Malaria, all fall
before these wonder workers. 25c at
all druggists.
PERSONAL
MENTION.
SHORT NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO COME AND GO AM-<
WHO 1 HEY V.SI
Interesting Item Gatehred Here and
There By News Reporters.
Notec of Interest.
Insui ance—Montgomery & Good
year.
J. B. Tait has returned from a visit
to the Charleston exposition.
Drink lithia water. 30 cents per
gallon at Smith’s pharmacy.
Judge Conolly held an interesting
session ot liia court yesterday.
Full line of building material at L.
A. Miller’s.
A. Ullman, of Uiman & Cos., Cin
cinnati. is in the city for a few days.
C. L.. Colgan, of Waverly, was
among the visitors to the city yester
day.
The best'salt mackerel in Bruns
wick, just'receivCd at Burns & Curtis’.
’Phone itifi.
E. R. Balter and Chas. D. Smith
have returned from a few days’ visit
to the Charleston exposition.
C. I). Mallory and H. H. Raymond,
of the Mallory steamship .line, are
spending a few days in the city.
Fifteen different styles of Page
woven wire fencing for sale by C. \V.
Doming.
Jim Carter is always prepared to
take care of all me work that is
sent to him. bend in your clothes
now.
New England peopiA like New Eng
land food. Call up Burns & Curtis’.
’Phone 165, for Newfoundland salt
cod, salt mackerel, cods tongues and
sounds, canned clams. Also a full
line of staple groceries, fresh on liv
ery steamer.
WE CUY POOR PLUMBING
—have no mercy on it beaouse it
doesn't deserve any.
Thoroughly good plumbing work—
the kind we and worth every cent
of ils cost,' and even if tliaf cost was
greater than that charged for the in
ferior kind if would siill be worth it.
Our work lias strength, beauty,
finish and durability.
Repairs are executed with care and
skill.
A. H. BAKER,
205 Gloucester, Street.
DR, SCHWAB’S
EYE LOTION
It is a tonic for Weak I'\(a, a remedy
for Diseased Eye Lids, It relieves and
cures Soreness, Itching, Burning, Inflam
mation, Granulation, Watering. Ulcera
tion Blurring, Weakness and Seales on
Kye Bids. Is a soothing application t<
Eves that feel dry and smart.
PREPARED by
CR. M. SGHWAR & SON,
SAVANNAH, GA.
For Sale by \V. .1. Butts. Newcastle St,
IT’S BOARD BY BOARD.
that builds the house; it's saving
pei. nv bv penny that builds a for
tune, ar. i it’s deal'ug here that gives
yon a chance to start your house
and y'our Brtune. We w 1 s II von
the best 'umber at rhe lowest price
for the beat, and if you i nil I your
hoaie w' 'i 0,.r lumber you are sav
ing money n> the same *'me. Get our
esl;rr.a‘e bffore you Build,
Lang & Wood.
PLANING MILL.
'Phone 197.
: stop,
: LOOK, THINK! ;
¥
¥ Can you afford to be without "
¥ Life Insuance? Your good health "
► today may be gone tomorrow and "
r your life nia.v go out at any mo- "
, ment. One goes out at every tick *
of the watch. * *. .
► The Phoenix ;
l Mutual Life'
►
the Old Reliable, is repesented by *
[ Montipmerii '
► 4& 'Secduear. ;
Insure while you are in good -
‘ health, when you are sick you .
1" cannot, .-vlso for the best Fire,
b biorm and Accident insurance
b ring plicae 134-3. P. O. Box 142.
¥
P'A,
If' >
IF YOU ARE WORN OUT—
run down, nervous and lack ambition
it is a pretty Mii’e indication that some
part of the system needs toning up
Perhaps the blood is 1104 in good
condition, •
Then take Hmith’s Blood Remedy,
Perhaps the liver is torpid and needs
Stirl ing up ?
Then take Smith s Liver Pills.
Perhaps the nerves a.ie shattered and
need blueing?
Then take Palnto Tablets.
These are a few of the good tbifigs in
our sloek of drugs and medicim s.
iSMa’d PHARMACY,
Corner Monk ud Newcastle Streets
RECEIVER DUBBERLY’S ROUNDS.
i will De at the following places on
the following dates for the purpose ot
receiving slate and county tax returns
for 1902:
Sterling—April :t, and 20, May 17.
St. Simon Mins —April 4, JViav 3 and
16.
Ryles' Crossing—April 10, May 2
and 23.
Jamaica—April 11, 24, and May 24.
Brunswick—April 11, 18, 10, May is
9, 10, 29, 30, 31.
JOHN E. DUBBERLY,
Receiver ot Tax Returns for Oiynn Cos.
Pipes! P’pesl Pipes! ana smokers
articles. 1 carry the largest assort*
ment ir ‘lie <i y, tod r.n suit evv
body. Sig Levison, agent, 310 Bay
street.
Pure California Tokay, Sherry, Ca
tawba, Port Muscated or Blackberry
Wine, 25 cnets per large bottle. These
wines are absolutely guaranteed to he
as good as any so-called imported
wines, Bold for more than double the
price. A trial will convince you.
Telephone 130, Sig Levis in, agent,
510 Bay stTeet.
Why Pay Rent When the Same Mon
ey Will Purchase a Home.
The following property will not De
on the market long. First come
first served:
The old Fulton home, 90x206 feet,
with good two story house. Price
11,250, terms SIOO cash, balance
monthly payments, with interest at
6 per cent. Monthly payment in
cludiifg interest $14.37. House corner
Richmond street and First avenue,
SI,OOO, terms SIOO cash, $11.25 per
month, which include interest. Three
other two-story houses immediately
oast of above. Price $720 each, SBO
cash and SB.OO per month, which in
cludes interest. Brobston, Fendig &
Cos.
FAMILY
LIQUOR HQUSt
Not every liquor dealer caters to
the family trade, but I do. You must
be as careful in buying liquors for
family use ps you are in buying med
icine. We never make a mistake—
best awlays.
R. UVISON, flgi.
Comer Monk and Grer.i "Streets
" W. K porteT
10U7 G Street
painter and paper hanger. Signs of
any description, Agent for wall-paper
iniljs. Drop me a postal.
Call ’Phone 289-3
* .STEINWAY AND
MATHUSEK PIANOS
• .The Best Piano and Organ Now
On the Market
k
For the Money—
FOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS.
B. J. OLEWINE, Agent.
The Hot Weather
Is Right On Us
Bear In Mind
that on can get anything to drink that
’ may want, to be had at an up-to
date fountain and as cold as iee can
make it. Druggist to the People.
Hunter-Sale
Drug Cos.
’PHONE 37.
Birth Place of Pure Drugs.
RESTAURANT,
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Where you will be properly served
with the best the market affords, at
reasonable prices. Oysters in any
style. Everything new and clean.
OPEN TILL 12 O’CLOCK AT NIGHT
ERNEST
ARNHEITER,
217 NEWCASTLE STREET.
MOSES DANIEL
Sanitary Plumber
AND
Gas Fitter,
PRICES AC i-OW AS GOOD WORK
CAN BE DONE...WE G’JAR
NTEE EVERY JOB.
BELEVUE HOSPITAL TONIC.
A MINE Mr DICtINE.
This tonic has been in daliy use
at Bellevue hospital for fifty years*
and is worthy of trial by all sufferers
from palor, indigestion, or any other
bodily derangement needing a tonlo
For sale by
W. J, B U TTS,
The Druggist,
Price, SI.OO per bottle.
blotopbyeT
Absolutely the best whiskey In
Brunswick... lt is pure. For sale only
by me.
All kinds California wines 25 cents
per quart. Family trade a specialty.
S. D. LEVADAS,
206 MONK STREET.
l Whiskey.
Distilled
especially
[for us. IMs the
[best whiskey in
[Brunswick; call
[for it. For sale
[only at our bar.
fIOEWENSTEIN’S
t -OO -IVlonk St.
£ fREMONJ WhifSKEY I 3 FINE, T©o,
P. DEVARRIS.
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.
MONK STREET.
Free delivery.
Parched wheat, tiie best chicken
fO ’d, at Biraett's.,
MFJL