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COUNCIL MINUTES.
OFFICIAL COUNCIL MINUTES.
REGULAR MEETING.
Brunswick, Ga., June 10, 1909.
Present: Hon. R. R. Hopkins,
uMyor; Aldermen Ludwig, Calnan,
Cox, Goldsmith, Leo and MeGarvey.
Absent: Aldermen Baker and Tay
lor.
Minutes of previous meetings were
read and confirmed.
The privilege of the floor was ex
tended to President A. V. Wood of the
bcatd of health, who addressed coun
cil, urging that the ordinance provid
ing for the muzzling of dogs running
at large on the streets be not repealed
as contemplated.
Petitions and Communications.
From Geo. H. Cook, petition for
reduction of license on broker in
machinery, mill supplies, etc., from
$lO t# $lO.
Referred to taxes and revenues
committee and city attorney.
From members of the fire depart
ment, petition for five days’ vacation
each on full pay. A motion to refer
to the fire committee with power to
act was lost and by direction of the
mayor the petition was ordered filed.
Reports of Standing Committees.
From police committee on petition
of officers and members of the police
force to grant them each a vacation of
ten days, viz.: Having been empower
ed to ad, granted petition.
Respectfully,
J. H. Leo, Chairman,
C. T. Calnan,
Adopted. Committee.
From ordinance committee with ref- f
erence to ordinance to amend sec
tion 522 of the city code, hereto at
tached. viz.: We find that sections
424 and 430 of the city code refer to
and probably cover the same subject
as this ordinance, but we see no con
flict between the two, and recommend
the passage of the ordinance if the
mayor and council desire otherwise
to adopt, it. Respectfully,
L. Ludwig, Chairman,
L. Ludwig,
Received. Committee.
From ordinance committee with
refernce to ordinance to amend ord
inance No. 128, adopted December 22,
1904, pertaining to sewerage and san
itation, viz.: We find that so far ns
there's any existing ordinance touch
Jag the subject matter of this one,
that the present ordinance is amend
atory thereof, and more full, and that
no reason exists why this ordinance
should net he adopted if the mayor
and eotincil desire to do so.
Respectfully,
L-, Ludwig, Chairman,
L. Goldsmith.
Received. Committee.
From taxes and revenues commit
tee on application of David Davis for
a lease to four acres of Town Com
mons marsh land for a term of 99
years: said marsh land to be used in
developing an Industry in oysters,
shrimp, etc., beg to make the follow
ing report: Wj recommend that a
lease be made to petitioner for four
acres ot Towns Commons marsh land,
lying immediately south of a line ex
tending in an easterly direction from
a point on the eastern side of the
boulevard where it intersects the
southern boundary of Ocean avenue,
to the eastern line of Town Com
mons. for a period of ninety-nine years
upon the following conditions: Lessee
to pay the sum of SI.OO per annum
per acre during continuance of the
lease; payable annually in advance;
and all city taxes that may be assess
ed against the land and improvements
thereon. The right reserved to the
mayor and council to cancel the lease
at any time the land may lie desired,
in which event the lessee is to re
move the buildings without expense
to the city or claim for reimburse
ment for improvements.
Respectfully,
L. Goldsmith,
L. Ludwig,
Adopted. Committee.
Reports o* Officers.
From Marshal Owens, for period
beginning May 1 to May .9, 1909. Or
der* and filed.
From City Engineer High, reporting
an estimate of cost of extension ot
the sewerage system through certain
ecctiens of the city, viz.: South Wolf
street extension, $300; Dtxville ex
tension. $2500. and a separate system
for New Tov n north of L and Nor
wich and M and Wolf, estimated at
$33,000.00. The report in full was
ordered published. (Will appear later.
Ed.)
Resolutions.
By Alderman I.eo: Be it. and it is
hereby resolved by the anavor and
council of the city of Brunswick, That
the treasurer of said city be, and he
is hereby instructed that from and
after the passage of this resolution:
Ist.—He shall make no payment of
any alleged salary or other compen
sation at a rate by the day, week
or month exceeding forty t $40,001 dol
lars per month, to any alleged officer
or employe of the mayor and council
of the city of Brunswick, except to
such employes or officers of said city
as have been elected to office by the
lawful voters of said city or have
been elected or appointed by the
mayor and council of said city in,
council assembled, and the fact of
such election or appointment entered
of record upon the minutes of said
mayor and council.
I’d —That for a v'c'-iion bv sa'd
treasurer ot tils resolution, he shall
be held liable along with the sureties
upca his official bond for the repay
ment of any sums of money that rnayi
be laid bv him (o any person or per-1
sens in violation of the terms of this
resolution.
Id.— Provided that nothing in this
resolution contained snail apply to
compensation to be paid to the sub
ordinate employes of the fire-depart
ment the public works department or
the sanitary department.
A motion to table was lost on the
following aye and nay vote: Ayes,
Aldermen Ludwig and Goldsmith:
nays, Aldermen Calnan, Cox, Gold
smith and MeGarvey.
The resolution was then adopted.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Alderman Calnan:
Be it, and it is hereby resolved, by
the mayor and council of the city of'
Brunswick, that a special committee
composed of five members of this
body, to-wit: Cox, Goldsmith, Taylor.
Baker and Leo, be, and it is hereby
appointed, whose duty it shall be to
ascertain what, if any, revision of
tile existing ordinances of the mayor
and council of the city of Brunswick
is desirable to be made, and what,
if ary, additional ordinances, in the
Judgment of said committee, ought to
be adopted by this body, and make
report both of such ordinances as it
may desire revised, and of such new
ordinances as it may recommend to
council to be adopttd, and shall have
su;h revising and new ordinances re
spectively drawn and attached to the
report of said committee, as a part I
i reof. and make such report of all'
their findings and recommendation;]
to the present or any adjourned meet -1
ing, or to the next regular meeting of,
the mayor and council of the city o!I
Brunswick, as said committee may i
find most convenient."
A motion to add the mayor to the: j
committee wag lost on aye and nay
vote, viz,: Ayes, Aldermen Ludwig j
Calnan and Goldsmith; nays, Alder-1
m n Cox, Leo and McGarvey. Tie'
vote, mayor voting no; motion lost I
The resolution was then adopted. Akl- j
erman GnidsmiSi declined m serve on I
the committee.
Ordinances.
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, passed and
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to amend section
522 of/the cod* of ordinances of tin
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick so as to prohibit the ob
struction by any person or persons,
of any water pipe, sewn ror other
fixture connected with and pertain
ing to the sources from which water
is supplied to the mayor and coun
cil and the citizens of said city.
Section 1. Be it and it is hereby
ordained by the mayor and council of
the city of Brunswick, in council as
enabled. That from and after the pas-
sago of this ordinance, section 522 of
the code of ordinances of the mayor
and council of the city of Brunswick
now in force, is hereby amended by
inserting after the words "or to tap
any of the same,” in he seventh lire
of said section, the following words:
"Or to close or obstruct any b >wl
basin, water-closet, urinal, water-pipi
sewer, or other fixture connected with
or pertaining to the sources from
which water is supplied to the mayoi
and council and the citizens of said
city.” So that section, when
thus amended, shall read and be as
follows;
"522. It shall be unlawful for am
person who shall not have been au
thorized so to do to meddle with, al
ter or injure any machinery, pipe, me
ter, wire or other fixture, apparatus
or property used about the business
of furnishing gas. water or electricity
to the public; or to make any connec
tion with any gas or \vater pipe cr
electric wire, or to tap any of the
same; or to close or obstruct any
bowl, basin, water-closet, urinal, wa
ter-pipe, sewer, or other fixture con
nected with or pertaining to the sour
ces from which water is supplied to
the mayor and council and the citi
zens of said' city, and every person so
offending, on conviction in the police
court shall be punished as prescribed
in section Tt of this code.”
Sec. 2. Be it, pu:l it is hereby 1n
like manner ordained, that all ordi
nances and parts of ordinances in con
flict herewith, he and the same are
hereby repealed.
Alderman Cal nan. was excused from
the meeting.
The following ordinance was read
the second and third time, amended,
passed and adopted, viz.:
AN ORDINANCE to amend ordinance
No, 12S. entitled “An ordinance en
titled an ordinance to amend sec
tions of the code of the city of
Brunswick compiled hv Owens
Johnson, and approved by the
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, as the code of said city,
as to certain sections pertaining to
sewerage and sanitation in the city
of Brunswick, by repealing certain
of sßid sections, amending others
and by adding certain sections"
adopted December 22, 1904, and for
other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained
by said authority, ihat said ordi
nance. the title of which is above set
out, and said code sections pertain
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ing to sewerage and sanitation in the
city of Brunswick, be, and the same
are hereby amended so that, the code
sections hereinafter named, amended
by said ordinance No. 128, and such
sections as are hereby amended, shall,
when amended by this ordinance, be,
read and appear in words as follows:
"Section 371. If any owner or agent
of real estate fails or refuses to con
nect any closet, urinal or privey, up
on any real estate or in any building
thereon when ordered so to do, after
ten days’ written notice, then the
mayor and council shall cause the
same to be connected; and execution
issue against said owner or agent and
the property for the cost of making
such connections, and be enforced as
provided in section 60 of the code;
and such delinquent owner or a e -kit
shall be prosecuted for so failing, in
the police court.
■•Sec : < n 284. No brick, sheet-metal,
earthenware or chimney flue shall oe j
used as a sewer ventilator, nor to i
vtntilate any trap, drain, soil or waste
pipes.
“Section 385. Every vertical pipe
and waste pipe must be of east iron
and unless they are branches of lim
ited length connected to a vent iated
line as hereinafter provided Lr they ,
shall be extended above the roof of I
undiminlshed siz r , at least two feet 1
higher tthe point they pass]
through or above it, and if alongside
a coping to at least two feet above
p. They shall not terminate in any
case lower than the top of any win
dow or ventilating opening which is
within 25 feet. j
t'lon 359. Every connection of
a water closet, s'nk, basui or other |
vessel connected with a soil pipe or,
drain must be separated from i- I v
a trap offering an obstacle f o the
passage of air equal to not less than |
one and one-half Inch depth of wa- '
ter \
Section .189, Paragraph B. Hereaf
ter wife > v sewer coun-.c turns a.-
mad .', or where they have already i
been mad-: and only a closet has been!
put in, either a sink !r. the house or*
a slop sink in the yard shall be pro- i
vided for I Ik- disposal of wa,;. water.
Where a slop sink i:: the y:;:d is used!
and b bit of non-a- -atT in in.-ter al;
and whore terra coda is used a ..
slop suit, it not be b , i ;..itui
twelve inches iu diameter or twelve]
inches in depth, with r trap not less
than four Indus, and th* opening in-]
i tile trap shall be prol-eled by al
neavy iron mating fart, i• nl into it
tight. Where a branch line for a
slop sink does not exceed fifteen fe< ti
in length for the main-house line,
reventtng nifty he omitted. Grease
traps shall be put in when ordered by
'lie city engineer or plum,ing inspec
tor.
••S'-ot’on 390. Al! pipes must be
sound and free from any imperfec
tions. Cast iron pipe must not be
lighter than one grade known in com
merce as standard and must weigh,
including hubs, not less than the fol
lowing per lineal foot, 2 inches 3 1-2
pounds; 3 inch 4 3-4 pounds; 4 inch
1 1-2 pounds. All cast iron pipe must
>e tar coated or asphalted inside- and
intside. Lead pipe must not be light
er than "D” pip*.
"Section 392. All connections of lead
pipe with iron pipe must be made with
a brass sleeve or ferrule of the same
size as the lead pipe put in the heel
of the branch of the iryn pipe and
caulked with lead. The lead pipes
must be attached to the ferrule by a
wiped joint. No cup or bolt joints al
lowed.
"Section 397. Every trap construc
ted which is situated as to be sub
ject to siphonage by momentum or by
suction, shall be of a kind that cannot
have its water seal broken by siphon
age or it shall have an effectual me
chanical sea! or a revent.
"Section 399. A branch frefrn a ven
tilated pipe line may be 10 feet long
where it serves but one fixture or 5
feet long if it serves more than one
fixture. Where these lengths are ex
ceeded the branch must be extended,
of undiminlshed size through the roof.
No trap shall be placed in any soil
pipe, waste pipe or vent, but each fix
ture connected thereto shall have its
own separate trap.
“Section 401. Traps must be placed
as near the fixture as practicable and
in no case shall a trap le more than
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“Section 402. All openings, except
from water closets, must be provided
with strong metallic strainers.
“Section 405. Bvery safe under a
wash basin, bath or urinal water clos
et, or other fixture must be drained
by a special pipe cot directly connect
ed with any soil or waste pipe, drain
or sewer, but shall be discharged into
an open sink upon cellar floor or out
side the house. The waste pipes from
the refrigerators shall not be directly
connected with the waste or soil pipes
or with the drain or sewer or be dis
charged into the soil pipe. It shall be
discharged into an open sink. Such
waste pipes shall be so arranged as to
admit of frequent flushing and shall be
as short as possible, and disconnected
with the refrigerator.
"Section 409. Tanks for drinking
water are objectionable, if indispen
sable, they must never be lined with
lead, galvanized iron or zinc. They
must be constructed of iron or woed
lined with tinned and planished cop
per. The overflow must be discharg
ed upon the roof or trapped and dis
charged into an open sink, never into
any soil or waste pipe or water closet
trap, nor into the drain or sewer.
“Section 416. Front a point five feet
outside the foundation walls of a
building, no material may be used,
vith.n the building, for soil, waste
;r vent pipes, other than wrought iron
or cast iron pipes with wiped joints.
Cement or putty joints, tin or sheet
(ton pipes, whether galvanized or not,
shall not be used.
"Section 42t.f. The sanitary inspec
tor or inspectors of said city shall,
In connection with their house-to
house inspection of the sanitary con
ditions of tin premises, report an;
in Julies to the plumbing connections
with the sewerage system, to breakage
of piping or other serious deteriora
tion, as well as the condition of the
water closets and other fixtures in
regard to cleanliness; such report to
! -e marl-- to the city engineer, and the
attention of owners or tenants called
to such conditions mid the matter
followed up until tectifled.
Sec;ion 429, Paragraph B. Provide.l
that -,vh never it is required by this
ordinance or by either of sections
367 to 430, both Inclusive, of the
Code of Ordinances of the city of
any act or thing shall be
done y the city surveyor, now
known as the qj’;. engineer, or to be
ate.roved by li: i:i, the ame may be
done by or approval by the plumbing
inspector if there is one then in of
fi< e, , . i! with the same fori e and ef
fect as if it had teen done by said
surveyor or engineer.
"Section 425. Paragraph C. Any
owner or agent, failing to remedy any
defects :n the plumbing of any prem
ises according to this ordinance, with
ihi the time specified in any written
notice front the city engineer or the
plumbing inspector to remedy such
defect, shall upon conviction thereo:
in the police court of this city, subject
such owner or agent to punishment
for a violation of this ordinance, as
prescribed in section 71 of the city
code.’’
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
BilD and accounts properly approv
ed and audited were read end ordered
placed in course of settlement.
Adjourned. N. D. Russell,
Clerk of Council.
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SELL.
Georgia.—Glynn Coun; y.
Notice is given to whom it con
cerns that the undersigned adminis
trators have applied to the under
signed ordinary tor leave to sell th--
lands belonging to the estate of Rob
ert Moses Sawyer, late of said county,
deceased, and which real estate is de
scribed in said application now of file
in the office of said ordinary, and
said application will be heard at the
next t> vru of the court of ordinary of
said county. This June 9th, 1909.
Allen Frankiin,
William C. Cain,
Administrators of the Estate of Said
Robert Moses Sawyer, Deceased.
Horace Dart.
Ord'nary, Glynn County, Georgia.
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SCHEDULES. EFFECTIVE MAY 9TH, 1909,
FOR ATLANTA AND ~ " *
Leave Brunswick 6.30 am
Arrive Fitzcerald msr ' ' "90 p.n,
' Cordele
" Oglethorpe , rn P ' ! f' 12.55 a.m,
“ Atlanta ’ -o r P ' L “ 210 a.m.
" p m ’ 7.35 a.m
(Pullman Electric Lighted Sleeper, Fitzgerald to Aslant*
lac,a ’ on Mght Train)
Arrive Lagrange r,„ „
" Talladega '. n'm 5 -25 a.m.
Birmingham " ' &-20 a.m.
* _.. 12.20 p.m.
to Florida! ‘ —— __
Arrive Thaimann Q '
“ Jacksonville ajB ’ 2.4^Sgj|
— • I—o P.m. 5. 00
TO SAVANNAH AND THE EAST
Leave Brunswick „ 0 ,
Arrive Thaimann . u \ n am- 8.45 p.m
“ Savannah 9.25 p, m .
“ Washington ", ~ ' p m H-40 p.m.
“ New York if. 8.35 p.m
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