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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1; NUMBER 282.
CITY COUNCIL HELD
VERY BUSY SESSION
MANY MATTERS
DISPOSED OF
— + —
COMMITTEE ON THE FIRE DE
PARTMENT BUILDING ASKS
( FOR MORE TIME.
Attorney Twitty Renders His Report
in a Number of Cases—Of
ficial Proceedings if the
Meeting.
Regular Meeting.
Brunswick. Ga.. August 28, 1902.
Present: Hon. A. L. Franklin. Chair
man of council. Aldermen Newman,
MvOarvev. Kaiser and Cook.
Absent: Mayor Emanuel Aldermen
dnßignon Ca.noun and Taylor.
Minutes of meeting of August 14,
nad and confirmed.
Unfinished business
Ideport of Special Coninijitec on
petition of K. E. Brlesenick was taken
up and after discussion, action on
same deferred until next regular meet
ing of council.
Petitions.
From .1. J. Mansour to have license
issued to O. A. J .arson as retail dealer
ti an si erred to himself, having pur
chased Larsen's business . . G2O Bay
street. Granted.
From J. S. Itaffb for refund of $2.00
street tax paid year 1901, slating that
he was exempt by reason of being over
age. Referred to Taxes and Reven
ue’s Committee.
From J. H. Barnes, for refund of
$2.00 street tax, cnarged in efror on
his taxes for 1902, stating that 'he Is
over age. Referred to same commit
tee. i
From Gnasie Reynolds, for refund
of $4.00 street tax paid by her in
1901 and 1902, for account of her bus
hand. King Reynolds, said being In
cluded in her taxes for said years in
error, her husband having died in
May, 1900. Referred to same commit
tee.
From J. F. Ia:-wls for permission
to have an arbitration, or reconsidera
tion of the assessment, for 1902 on his
property corner F. and Bay streets.
Refused. a i >. x
REPORTS.
Special committee on project ot
converting unfinished market building
into fire department headquarters.
Reported progress and asked for fur
ther time. Granted.
Special committee appointed to con
fer with the Downing Cj, relative to
cancelling tbeir lease on the foot of
Gloucester street, asked for further
time. Granted.
Fr< ui A. V. Wood, sc* wary Board
of. Health, that the $50,110 placed at
the disposal of the Board of Health
for the preliminary work on the saw
ers, had been ordered by them turned
back to the city, as much uf the work
for which it was intended had been
accomplished. Ordered filed.
From Taxes and Revenues Commit
tee ou petition of Dempsey Holmes,
for adjustment of double assessment
on personalty, recommending that pe
tition lie granted and excess tax be
written off the digest. Adopted.
From same committee on petition of
Joshua Copers, for refund of street
tax, $2.00, paid in error, recommend
ing l'nat same be granted, as petitioner
appeared to be over age as stated.
Adopted.
From same committee on petition
of J. W. Dilworth, agent Mrs. Holzen
dorf, recommending settlement of the
execution for year 1890 on the follow
ing terms: On payment of the exe
cution the treasurer to refund on pro
per voucher from clerk’s office ail the
excess over $24.28, which appears to
be the actual tax due. Adopted.
FROM CITY ATTORNEY.
With reference to the claims against
ex-Clerk Bodet and ex-Mnrshal Beach
arising from excess costs on tax sales.
Shortly after reference was made to
me and before the return day of the
next court, the supreme court ren
dered a decision in case of Mayor and
Council of Brunswick vs. H. H. Har
vey aud the U. S. Fidelity Guaranty
Company. Under this decision it is
impossible to recover from the surety
of either of these officers on account
of said claims. In this case the court
hdlds that the discovery of the loss
must have been made within six
months after the expiration of the
bond. By reference to the report of
the clerk, it will be seen that the loss
in both oases in question was not dis
covered for considerably more than
six months after the expiration of the
bonds under which this liability occur
red. For this reason 1 did not insti
tute suits. Should suit be. brought
against ex-Clerg Bodet personally on
this account it would have to be
brought in New Orleans, and the city
would be under the necessity of em*
ploying associate counsel, and the pro
bability it would he out the costs on
this account as well as the court costs.
My information is that ivir. Bodet is
working on salary as book-keeper.
There are unsatisfied judgments of re
cord in this county against Mr. Beach,
t know of no property that he holds in
his own name. Suit could he prosecu
ted against Mr. Beach without 4 Incur
ring any cost except court costs. 1
will ask your further, direction as to
both these claims, neceived, and
action on report deferred until next
meeting. '
From City Attorney, on opinion that
the Mayor and council would he justi
fied in
From City Attorney with reference
to old Baptist church property. Ills
opinion that Mayor and Council are
justified in making disposition of same
a' private sale. Ordered filed. See
resolution by Alderman Newman.
From Dr. J. A. Butts, city Physician
and Health officer, report for month
of July, accompanied by mortuary re
port. Ordered filed.
From City Treasurer, Geo. H. Smith,
report for month of July. Ordered
published and tiled.
Resolution by Alderman Kaiser.
Be it Resolved, by the Mayor and
Alderman of the City of Brunswick in
council assembled that the Mayor br
and he is hereby authorized to bor
row in behalf of the Mayor and Coun
cil, tIKMPum of Five Thousand Dollars,
and to execute a note therefor to the
lender, such note to be payable with
in six months from date, or a shorter
perlon, and to bear interest at a rate
not greater than eight per centum per
annum.
Be it further Resolved, That the
Mayor bo and he is hereby authorized
to renew raid note in whole or In part,
if the original be made lor a shorter
period than six months, provided the
entire amount shall he repaid within
six months from date. Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Newman.
Be it and it is hereby Resolved, by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Brunswick in council assembled,
that the - Chairman of Council, the
Mayor being absent from the state, he
and he is nereby authorized and em
powered to execute a deed conveying
to the trustees of the Second Advent
Church of Brunswick, now town lots
1244, 1245 and 124 G, and the improve
ments thereon Upon the payment of
the sum of four hundred dollars, the
agreed purchase price of said prop
erty. Adopted.
resolution of Alderman McGarvey.
Be it, and it is hereby, Resolved, by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Brunswick in Council assembled,
that the Cnairman of the Public
Works Committee be and he is Here
by empowered to use shells in street
improvement without any crushing and
that ail prior resolutions in conflict
are hereby repealed. Adopted.
Ordinance by Alderman McGarvey.
An ordinance regulating the paint
ing of telegraph, telephone and Elec
tric Light poles, and for other pur
poses was placed on its first reading.
This ordinance in full will appear
in a subsequent issue.
Bills and accounts ap
proved and audited, read and ordered
e.l placeu in course of settlement.
Adjourned. N. D. RUSSELL.
Clerk of Council.
Excursion to Atlanta.
A large excursion will leave the
city, via the Southern Railway, to
morrow morning at 9:30 o clock. The
fare for the round trip is only $3.50.
Special scats have been reserved for
the white people who desire to go.
Spalding County Cattle.
Aug. 28.—Today John H.
Moore of Carroll county passed
through the city with a carload of
beef cattle that will bring him upon
the market 5 3-4 cents net. They
are fat and good enough to show just
what Georgia can do.
BRUNSWICK; GA)|, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1902.
WHITE MEN ARRESTED EOR
STEALING WATERMELONS
ALEX LEGLER AND HIS SON AND
JOE JEFFERSON IN
TROUBLE.
A icy Legler, Alex Legler, Jr., and
Joe Jefferson, all white, were ai res
ted yesteruay on a warrant sworn out
lieforf- Justice Lam bright by August
Filbert, charging them fith stealing
watermelons from his farm.a few miles
froiA the city. The men ?l\ gave bond
and the preliminary hearing will take
place tomorrow morning.
Filbert asserts that. }pe men de
liberately went to his farm at night
and'loaded a wagon brim full of his
watermelons and proceeded to their
homes. Hq| says thieyj nave stolen
melons several times.
The three men. however, tell a dif
ferent' story, gml* say they are all
innocent of the, charge preferred
against them, and claim that Filbert
had them arrested for the simple rea
son that lie had a quarrel with them
some time ago and was taking this
step to get even.
Alex Hegler is the man who came
here some time ago at tlie head of
the German colony, the other Hegler
is his son afid Jefferson also came
here with the Germans.
TO LEAVE FOR MOBILE.
Mr. J. S. Raymond Goes to That City
*' minday.
Mr. .1. S. njaSmitd. local agent of
the Mallory steatßßi&Hnc. who has
been transferred to thtWlobilo agency
leaves for taat city Sunday morning
to assume his new post of duty.
Messrs. W. M. Tupper & Company,
who have been appointed agents here
to succeed Mr. Kayniond, will take
charge of the loral office.
Mr. Raymond and his family, during
their residence here, have made a
large circle of friends. Who regret to
sc. them leave, but who will wish j
them much success in their new home. ]
TO SELL DEALERS ONLY.
Retail Grocers Force Wholesalers
Into Agreement.
Some Jays since the Retail Grocers'
Association met and among other
things agreed to ask the wholesale
grocers to discontinue selling feed to
consumers and an agreement was
signed by all the wholesale men.
It is said that the produce dealers
will also be asked not to sell any
thing to consumers and a number who
have been buying butter by Die tub
and other tilings in proportion say
they will send away from Brunswick
and buy the usual quantity of gro
ceries, etc.; in fact some have already
purchased their cow feed in oavannalt.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
Remains of Mr. W. W. Hardy Laid to
Rest.
The remains of Mr. W. W. Hardy,
who died Wednesday night, were laid
to rest yesterday afternoon at 3:30 in
Oak Grove cemetery, the funeral ser
vices being conducted from the resi
dence.
The funeral contege was quite a
large one, as Mr. Hardy, lias resided
in Brunswick for a number of years j
and had many friends in -no city.
SANTOS-DUMONT SAYS
WE ARE BSG BLUFFS
Baris, Aug. 28. —Santos-Dumont con
fesses that he is bitterly disappointed
with the reception accorded him in
the United States. The total lack of
financial sympathy with the aronaut’s
aims is the "greatest disappointment
of his life.” Although he means to
return to experiment at the St. Louis
exposition, he has given up the hope
tuat America would be bold enough
to take the lead in the development
of the romantic science of air loco
motion.
“in fact,” says Santos-Dumont, "1
might have known in the first place
that France is tne only nation posses
sing sufficient imagination and faith
to enter seriously and confidently on
such a field. My experience in Eng
land and the United States proves that
the Anglo-Saxons have not the neces
sary temperament and that therefore
r ranee must remain t.ie scene of the
aeronaut’s future struggles with me
JURY COMMISSIONERS
COMPLEIE THEIR WORk
HAVE REVISED THE JURY LIST
AND NEW JURORS WERE
DRAWN.
The jury commissioners of Glynn
county have completed the work of
revising the jury list, and have
drawn a jury for the next session of
the superior court.
The work of revising the list, which
is done every two years, is quite a
difficult, one, and takes considerable
time. The commissioners began work
Monday morning and finished their job
yesterday.
Every two years the jury list is
revised and many new names are
added. Tile names are taken from
tlie tax book of the collector of tax re
ceipts.
me present board of jury commis
sioners is composed of the following
gentlemen: J. R. Mason, A. Fendig,
Mark Vordery, E. F. Coney, Harry
Gignilliat.
BATTEAUS HAD A LIVELY RACE.
Six of the Little Craft Sailed Around
Marsh Island.
The batteau race yesterday after
noon was a very interesting one, ami
was witnessed by quite a number of
people.
Six of the little crafts appeared op
posite the A. C. L. wnarf at 3 o’clock
to compete for the prize. They all
started off in a bunch and stayed
close to each otner for over an hour.
Finally, when about half the course
had been sailed, three of the boats
gained on the others. Burns Pear
son's swift batteau was the first to
cross the line, Will Cook second and
Thompson third.
The boats made exceedingly quick
time, sailing the course in about
three hours.
REV. TUCKER NOT GUILTY.
Court Clears Him of Charge of As
sault.
Moultrie, Ga., August 28. —Rev. An
sel Tucker, of tuis city, against whom
was preferred charges of assault in
Berrien county, he having been ar
rested on a warrant, sworn out by
Mrs. George Alexander, of Lenox,
stood his commitment trial at Nash
ville, the county site of Berrien
county, and was cleared of the charge.
His friends in this county, while at
no time believed the charges, are still
glad that he has been cleared.
REWIRING MANY BUILDINGS.
Southeastern Tariff Association In
spector Condemns Many.
Recently an inspector of the South
eastern Tariff Association visited
Brunswick for the purpose of inspect
ing the electric wires in buildings
insured and as a result-many who had
I the wiring condemned have been com
polled to have the services of an elec
trician or have their insurance rates
i
raised.
Youthful Couple Marry.
Columbus, Da., August 82. —Miss Ed
die Jordan and Clifford Milam were
married tills afternoon. The groom
. is 15 years old and the bride 18. The
I license was procured ,jy the boy’s
[ father.
air until the problem is solved.
"New Yorkers will be willing to put
up money only when millionaires pro
mise to take up airshipping as a fad.
Chicago’s talk has proved to be merely
hot. air. In short, America’s entire at
titude toward the matter is one pure,
gigantic bluff. 1 lost time and fur
nished food for the comic papers.
That was all my trip to the United
States amounted to.”
Many of Santos-Dumont’s former
friends and fellow workers think the
notoriety he has gained has greatly
harmed the courageous young Brazil
ian, whose talk about sailing in two
days from New York to London, if
the money were forthcoming to build
an airship is regarded as moonshine.
Moreover, the managed to
get od bad terms with the Aero club’s
most prominent members and is not
j.xcly to get much co-operation front
that quarter in re-establishing Baris as
’queen of the aerouatic world.
CARPENTERS MAY GO
ON A STRIKE MONDAY
BURGLARS ROB POSTOFFICE.
Safe Blown and $370 Secured at
Zettella Station.
Griffin, Ga., August 28. A daring
burglary was committed at Zetella, a
station on the Southern railway about
(5 miles west of Griffin, last night.
The store of Ellis P. Maynard was
broken open and his safe, which con
tained about $340 of his own money
and about $32 of money belonging to
me postoffice at Zetella was rifled.
The safe was drilled by an expert
and when blown open the money
drawer was carried by two or more
persons to the railroad track where
it was divided. In their haste the rob
bers left $1.92 in stiver and some
valuable papers. A posse is now
after the robbers. This is the second
affair of this sort in the last week and
the third in a month, all occurring on
the Southern railway between Griffin
and Columbus. Every will be
made to apprehend me evildoers,
JELKS MAJORITY INCREASES.
Second Primary for Other Offices in
Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., August 28.
There is nothing new tonight in the
election situation excepting some ad
ditional majorities for Jeiks, which
will run nis majority well above 20,-
000.
It will require the official counts to
morrow to determine whether the con
tests for secretary of state, attorney
general and superintendent of educa
tion must bo run over. Heflin, Garber
and Cory, the favorites in these races,
have good leads over their opponents,
but it looks now like none of them
have quite enough votes to constitute
a majority.
WANTS DAMAGES. ' I
Old Brunswick Boy Sues an Atlanta
Concern.
The Atlanta Constitution of yester
day says:
A. Hargrove yesterday Instituted
suit against the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company for $2,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries and mali
cious arrest. Ho claims that alter be
ing injured on one of the company’s
ears they had him arrested for being
drunk, but that the ease against him
was dismissed.
The petition states that on August
22, Hargrove boarded a car on Decatur
street to go to the Southern railway
crossing, but that the conductor in
formed him the car did not go tnat far
on Decatur street. He says that the
conductor demanded that he get off the
car, hut did not give any signal for it
to stop; that when he attempted to
alight he received painful injuries.
The plaintiff alleges that he was
sent to the Grady hospital by the de
fendant company and that later In the
evening they caused his arrest on the
charge that he was drunk. It Is
maimed that when the case was tried
no witnesses appeared against him
and the case was dismissed. The suit
was filed by Attorneys Burton Smith
and George Gordon.
Mr. Hargrove was formerly a citi
zen of Brunswick and has a large
circle of friends in this city.
THE SPEAKERSHIP RACE.
Communications from Friends of
Mitchell and George*
Yesterday’s Atlanta Constitution
says:
The Constitution is in receipt of the
following telegram which comes from
Thomasville and tbhich does not bear
any other signature than that of "Con
servative.” The telegram reads;
"Thomasville, Ga., August 27.—At
lanta Constitution: From northeast,
west and south Georgia, the friends
of Fondren Mitchell are satisfied and
Jubilant over his prospects for elec
tion as next speaker of the house of
representatives. Mr. Steed’s with
drawal helps him, as every man in
Georgia knows who is posted in the
policies of the state.
"CONSERVATIVE.’’
George in the Race.
Hon. Emerson George, of Morgan
county, denies emphatically that he
has ever contemplated retiring from
the race for speaker in favor of Mr.
Mitchell and says that he is in the
race to stay. He claims that While
he will not have enough votes to elect
him on the first ballot, he will cer
tainly be elected on the second or
third ballot.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ASK FOR NINE
HOURSJ Djy
—-f
CONTRACTORS ARE WILLING TO
GRANT THE REQUEST, BUT
NOT AT PRESENT
Say They Have Too Many Con
tracts on Hand, and Have Told
Carpenters They Would
Adopt Pjtan Later. ;
A strike among the carpenters of
Brunswick is liable to occur next week
unless their concessions are granted
by the different Contractors of the
city.
Early in June, at a meeting of the
carpenters union, it was decided to
ask for a nine-hour a day system, in
stead of ten hours, as the carpen
ters are working now. A committee
from the union was appointed to con
fer with the contractors and see if
such a system could he arranged.
It seems t.hai several of the con
tractors had large contracts on at
that time and the committee from
the union was told that the plan;
would he adopted when these con
tracts were finished. J
Nothing more was heard of the af
fair until a few days ago, when tho
carpenters again took up the mat
ter, and at a meeting held Wednos
jday night it was decided to have tho
nine-hour a day system and the car
penters will demand it Monday.
Just what the result will be cun not
be foretold, although a strike is evi
dent. it id understood that some of
the contractors will not agree to the
new plan just at present, in fact they
have stated that they would adopt
ttie nine-hour a day system just at
his time.
J. I. Waite, president, of the car
penters’ union, was seen by a repre
sentative of The News yesterday, anil
when questioned on the subject, 'he
stated that he did not think a strike
would occur. "1 understand that all
of the contractors have agreed to the
nine-hour a day system except one,”
said Mr. Waite, "and I tl#nk he will
also decide; to. adopt itiie plan by
Monday, and the matter will lie set
tled then and there.”
Mr. Waite further stated that the
carpenters in nearly every city in tlio
country were working nine hours a
day, and thinks the same should pre
vail in Brunswick.
W. H. Bowen, one of the leading
oontraetors of the city, was also seen
by a News reporter yesterday, and
he said;
"A committee from the carpenter's
union came to me some months ago
and requested that I adopt the nine
hour a day system with my employes.
I toid them at that time that I had
a large number of contracts on hand,
and as soon as they were finished I
would gladly agree to the plan, anil
1 will, but not until then, as I have
too much work on hand at present.”
Just what steps will be taken by the
carpenters is not known, but they state
that, beginning Monday, they will re
fuse to work longer than nine hours a
day. At present they begin work at
G:3O in the morning and work until
5:30 in Lie afternoon, taking one hour
for dinner, and they will on Monday
go to work at 7 in the morning anil
quit at 5 in the afternoon.
Tne Nows sincerely hopes that the
matter will lie amicably settled before
Monday, as a strike will mean a draw
back to both tne carpenters and the
contractors.
NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15.
Stores Will All Close at Six Until That
Date.
There seems to be an impres
sion among people generally that the
merchants entered upon a contract to
close their stores at six o’clock until
September first, but this is a mistake.
The agreement was made to last Until*
September 15, and the stores will con
tinue to close at six until that date.