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TUESDAY, APRIL IS, 1924.
CITY ELECTION
A special election will be held on
May 14, 1924, between 7 a. m. and
6 p. in., at the City Hall of Bruns¬
wick, Ga., at which will bo submitted
to the qualified registered voters of
the city of Brunswcik the question of
authorising the Commission of said
city, for and in the name of The City
of Brunswick, to enter into a contract
■with Brunswick and Interurban Rail¬
way Company for the leasing of its
street railway system in said city (with
the option to the City of Brunswick
of purchasing the same. The follow¬
ing is the form of the proposed con¬
tract, dates and signatures to be sup¬
plied when and if the contract is rat¬
ified and executtll: ,*
GEORGIA—Gly County.
This Contract, made and entered
into in duplicate on this............day of
..................................., 1924, by and be¬
tween Brunswick and Interurban
Railway Company, a corporation of
said State having its principal office
and place of business in the city of
Brunswick, in said County, as the first
party, and The City of Brunswick, a
municipal corporation of said state,
as the second party, Witnesses:
1. The first party is the owner of
and engaged in operating an electric
street railway system in said city, it
being the only street railway system
jn said city;
2. The first party finds that it is
losing money in the operation of said
street railway and will not be able
much longer to continue the opera¬
tion of the same;
3. The premises considered, it is
hereby agreed between the parties
hereto as follows;
4. The first party will lease to the
second party and the second party
will hire from the first party, said
railway system, including tracks,
cars, over-head equipment and all oth¬
er equipment air'd property fur a pe¬
riod not exceeding five (5) years, at
an annual rental of one dollar, to he
paid annually in advance;
5. The second party shall also as¬
sume payment of al outstanding in¬
debtedness of the first party, amount¬
ing to approximately Sixty-Five Hun¬
dred Dollars ($9,500.00), but what¬
ever the amount may be at the time of
taking over the operation, to assume
the payment of such amount and to
pay the same, provided such amount
shall not be in excess of Eight Thou¬
sand Dollars ($8,000.00). The second
party shall also become liable for and
shall adjust or pay all taxes to be¬
come owing on said property by the
first party to the State of Georgia,
County of Glynn and the City of
Brunswick while said properties are
being operated by the second party
under this contract;
6. The second party shall also put
said street railway system in good
operating condition, and shal provide
additional equipment, if necessary for
such purpose;
■7. The second party shall have the
right while it is so operating said
properties under this contract, to take
up tracks now on any street in said
city and to relay the same on anoth¬
er location or locations, but in case
of the termination of this lease and
of the failure of the second party to
purchase said railway system, the
second party shall return to the first
parly the same amount of track as
taken over and equipment equal to
and in as good condition as when
taken over, for operation by the sec¬
ond party; and if there shall be any
increase in the cost of removing track
or equipment by reason of the second
parly having re-laid any part of said
track on any other location or loca¬
tions (in case the first party shall
decide to remove such track and
equipment from said streets), such
increased cost shall be paid by the
second party to the first party;
8. The second party shall have the
right, at any time during said five
yact period to cancel said lease and
to return the property to the first
party, provided it shall give thirty
days’ written notice of its intention so
to do, without further cost or charge
to the second party, other than is
hereinbefore provided for. In such
event, all new track or equipment in
excess of that turned over to the sec¬
ond party at the beginning of the
lease shall be and remain the proper¬
ty of the second party, to be disposed
of as it may see fit;
9. The second party shall have the
right, at any time during said five
year period, to purchase all of said
street railway system from the first
party for a consideration of Twenty
Thousand, Two Hundred, Fifty-Four
and 5b-lU0 Dollars ($20,254.55),
which may, at the option of the sec¬
ond party, bo paid in cash or in legal
obligations of the second party to bo
paid either five (5), ten (10), fifteen
(15) or twenty (20) years after that
date, or payable in instalments dur¬
ing any such period, at the option of
the second party; all such obligations
to bear interest at the rate of five
(5) per cent per annum from their
date until paid. In the event said
railway is returned to owners and
same is junked or sold the second par¬
ty shall riot participate in receipts
therefrom until after stockholders
have been paid in full without inter¬
est. the parties
In Witness Whereof,
hereto have hereunto interchangea¬
bly set their corporate names and
seals and delivered these presents, the
day first before written, the first par¬
ty’acting under duly adopted and by by virtue its of
resolution Dircctlrs stockholders
of and by its
lawful meetings thereof, and the
ond party tv-ting under and by
of the authority conferred on its
erning bocy by an election duly
and held in said city to vote on the
ratification or rejection ol this con¬
tract, at which election, held on the
14th day of May, 1924, the requisite
number of qualified registered voters
voted in favor of the adoption and
ratification of this contract.
Brunswick and Interurban
Company,
By ........................................................
Its President.
Attest:
Its Secretary.
The City of Brunswick,
Commissioner.
Commissioner.
Commissioner.
Attest:
Secretary of the Commission.
The form of the ballot to be used
at said election shall be as follows:
Authorized ballot to be used at elec¬
tion called and ordered by the Ccunv
missioners of the City of Brunswick,
to be held May Hth, 1924, to deter¬
mine whether the City of Brunswick
shall make and carry out the propos¬
ed contract with Brunswick and In¬
terurban Railway Company for the
leasing of its street railway system
in said city, witlf option to purchase
as sot out in the proposed contract,
the terms of which arc set out in the
notice for this election. Each voter
shall strike the proposition to which
lie is opposed, the propositions being:
For proposed contract for leasing
with option to purchase the street
railway system:
A gin st proposed contract for leas¬
ing with option to purchase the street
railway system.
Election May 14vri, 1924.”
This March 29, 1924.
THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK,
By Malcolm B. McKinnon,
Mayor.
Attest: N. D. Russell, Secretary of
the Com mission.
NOTICE OF SALE OF CITY LAND
Scaled bids for the purchase of the
following real estate belonging to the
City of Brunswick will. be received
until eleven o’clock a. in., Monday,
April 21, such bids to be in writing
and sealed and delivered to the Sec¬
retary of the City Commission; such
sale to be subject to the following
conditions:
The final title to such real estate
shall not pass until the purchaser
shall have erected thereon a properly
equipped packing house for vegeta¬
bles grown and produced on lands in
Glynn County, Georgia, with a min¬
imum daily capacity of six (G) freight
car loads; and in the event of failure
of the purchaser, at uny time within
the period of ten (10) consecutive
years from the date of such deed, to
operate such plant on a scale com¬
mensurate with the reasonable limits
of such plant, and with the reason¬
able requirements and limitations of
crop production, market demand and
transportation facilities, then the ti¬
tle to such real estate, with the im¬
provements placed hereon shall re¬
vel- to the City of Brunswick; and
further, during the ten year period
aforesaid, the title to said real estate
shall not be transferred by the pur¬
chaser from The City of Brunswick
without the written assent of the
City of Brunswick, to such transfer,
and this provision shall apply to all
other attempted 'transfers of title
during such ten year period.
Said land being described as fol¬
lows:
Beginning at the intersection of
the cast line of the certain tract
known as the “Maritime City” tract
with the north line of the right of
way of the St. Simon’s Island High¬
way, now in course of construction,
and from said beginning puint fol¬
lowing tile north line of said right of
way easterly one hundred (100) feet,
thence northwardly on a lino paral¬
lel to the east line of said “Maritime
City” tract a distance of two hun¬
dred (200) feet, thence weatwardly
and parallel to the north line of the
right of way of St. Simon’s Island
Highway a distance of one hundred
(100) feet to the east line of said
‘Maritime City” tract, and thence
southwardly along the east line of
said “Maritime City” tract two hun¬
dred (200) feet to the point of be¬
ginning'; the said real estate being
apart of the marsh lands belonging
to the City of Brunswick, and con¬
taining approximately forty-four one
hundredths (.44) of an acre.
The City of Brunswick reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated this seventh day of April,
1924.
The City of Brunswick,
By George L. Kinkliff,
4-13 City Manager.
Brunswick News suDscrihers not re¬
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by carrier, phone 188, Circulation
Manager.
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: PERSONALS:
Marcus C. Sterling, of Tampa, is
among the visitors to the city today.
Greenwood Sage,, of (Atlanta, is
among the visitors to the city today.
C. F. hinders, of Tampa, is spend¬
ing several days in the city.
W. J. Butts is in Atlanta cn a bus¬
iness trip.
Vassa Cate spent yesterday in
Jacksonville.
A. J. Gordon is spending a day or
two in Savannah.
W. F. Gaskins, of Douglas, is
among the visitor;; to the city today.
F. L. Feeley, (well known Atlanta
business man, is among the visitors
to the city.
E. C. Robinson, of Atlanta, passed
through the city today enrouto to Sa¬
vannah.
John W. Bennett, Jr., iwho came
over with the Wayeross golf team, is
the guest of Edwin Fendig.
W. C. Dugger, formerly with the
Brunswick Marine Construction Cor¬
poration, has accepted a position with
the Florida East Coast railroad, at
St. Augustine, Fla.
After a visit to B. E. Estridge, R.
C. Thompson has returned to has
home in Augusta. lie is associated
with the state’s child welfare de¬
partment and in that part of it that
serves crippled little boys and girls
and prepares them for making their
own living. He will return here in a
few weeks and put in some work
among those afflicted in this commun¬
ity. This department of the state,
while a new one, is doing valuable
'work.
Mario Syrup now on sale. Made
by Brunswick Candy Co. Ask your
grocer for it.
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a noted skin specialist. Be¬
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this sulphur preparation instantly brings
ease from skin irritation, soothes and
heals the eczema tight up and leaves
the skin clear and smooth.
It seldom fails to relieve the torment
without delay. Sufferers from skin
trouble should obtain a small jar of
Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any
good druggist and use it like cold
cream.
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