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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES-CALL VOLUME XI. NUMBER 372 DENTOMYRH. Tooth Powder, Tooth Paste, Tooth Wash, Tooth Soap. All 25c Each. I. J. BUTTS, Tie Druggist Huylo's Candy Fresh Every Week. H S. Syrup White Pine, a Safe and Sore Cur- for al Throat and Lung Affliction. HUNTER-SALE ir DRUG COMPANY. LOWNEY CANDIES. Y y p saved you jnoi:ey last year in buying \A / L Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, etc. lAI P . and we can save you money ibis year, Ml Li so when you need anything in our line dou’t purchase elsewhere until you have called on us We carry a complete line of ladies wear in all the latest styles and pricis to suit Pee our ready made underwear specials in gowns at 39c Waists in all styles, sz rts from $1 95 to $5 <>o. Give us yair measure and have one made to order. All of our Capes Collarettfp, Jackets and Furs are marked out cheap if you nted one give us a call. Hosi ry, jdioes and ch’Rren s ready made dresses- Clothing shoes, ha f s, etc Watch for <>ur circular anno'incif’g our cut price rale for Mcndey, Tuesday, WgTpfs day, Jan, 6th, 7th anfrlTh. Mrs M, Isaac, 208 -208* Newcastle Street. It was a maxim wi’h tfce diplomats of the An cient Reginn that a srn fT hex was man’s ben allay hi 1 hat work ot “concealing h's thought*" in which i'allyrand mainnined, the usefo ness of speech chiefly consisted. But ibe man of today cares not to con ceal but ratlin to collect his thong! ts, and his best llav is Chase & Sanborn’s b>eal Brand Coffee. It snarpens his wits, quickens his perception; and maKes him twice as clever. Mir;y a man dates his popu larity in conversation from the day he began lining ■eal Brand coffee. Had only at THOMAS KEANY’S, . Fancy Grocery- Kewcast e St M Brunswick, (la, EVENING SL PPER^ In Patent LeamelPand Kid, plain straps and beaded. The most select line in the city. LEVY’S. BRUNSWICK. -GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1902 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. New Aldermen Sworn In. Mayor’s Annual Address. A Full Report of the Year’s Work. ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING- Brunswick, Ga., January 6, 1902. I’raeent—Hon, N Emanuel, mayor; Aldermen dußiguon, Nswrnao, Cox, Smith and McGarvey. Abent-Aldermen Blood worth, Calhoun and Briesenlck. Keport from chairman of Purchasing •ommlttee, report, log tost mule bttlonglng to Sanitary department had been disposed of (or $25 and the money turned Into the treasury. Adop ed and ordered died. REPORT FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE. Brunswick, Ga., January a, 1802, To the Honable Mayor and Oounoil of tbeCity'of Brunswick, Ga, Gentltmen.—lt is with a sense of gratification to your committee, and of congratulation to this body and to the otitzeos of Brunswioit that wo submit this, our annual ri port (or the year ending Deoember 81, 1801, snowing snob •> improved oondition of the finances of ihe city. VVbeu this administration assumed control o( tbe city in January, 1801, Its financial coedition was exceedingly de pressing. Blue o( longstanding were unrwid; cotes aggro gating #81,600 were seamed oy nouds held in crust and ma turing with a (ew month., the interest on outstanding bonds amouoiiug to $3,075.25, tor the last six months or 1900, was uupaid aud id,provided for, and other notes un secured wero due aud pressing, Your committeVs report, dated May 9, 1901, showing an estimated deflvienoy, (r a, could be saoartaiced at that time, ot #57.119 73, as against $14,632 47,as published by the on<going aamtntSiia.ii>D,bas re , uited in an txoeedlngly close estuaatr. Toe disotepanoy be tween these tv o statements is largely aoc oci. and for by reison of tbe (aot tbut the outgoing admlnistraiioo oredited itself j with, and reiuroed to the new administration as an asset, the exutreaearsr’s shortage of #21,000, wbiob, as yot, is un collected; and $15,000. which they estimated as doe and un paid from taxes and executions, out whio.i after diligent ef fort on She part of this administration, has realized only #8,184,04, a little over one half. Also the coupons due for tne last si* months of the year 1900, $8 075.26, and the amount due the Board of Ednoation as per agreement en tered into bet veen said board and tbe City Council of 1899, #4 132.38 ,To i claim for shortage of the ex-treasurer thai was turned over to this administration in January, 1901, as an asset, has not only proven no asset- at all, bur a liaollity, s# this administration alter making every effort to prose cute tide claim, has so far boon unable to oolleot a dollar of tbe amount due, and has paid out $1,998 61 in acceunttooe ftos, attorney’! fees, oourt ooits eto. This oaae ia still in litigation, Tbe exact ststus as ascertained is shown tbat.so Jannary I, 1901 there eas doe by the oity: Outstanding lotee #46,911 18 Dae Board of Kdooation 4.275 86 January ooupnna ;* 8,2#7 90 Outstanding tooounts 7,329 70 * $66 592 09 Leas the following amounts oollected accounts of 1901: Aotual cash on hand $ #2 60 Cash items 378 12 Taxes oelleoted 3,491 80 Exeutiona colleoted 4,692 24 Other items ... 72 87 8,657 48 Defloit $66,934 66 Your oomnaittse is gratified to ta) that tbe outstanding indebitness January 1, 1902, Is as follows; Notes, without security acd bearing 6 par cent in terest with the exception of $6 000 which bears 0 per cent , $30,000 00 Due Board of Ziluoatiou r. 4,401 67 Estimated from taxes on improvements on Town Commons, doe Board of Ednoation 2,000 00 Unpaid vouchers for 1991 (Not called for ) * Unpaid vouch! rs for 1900 “ “ Outstanding accoontafor 1900 - J# • “ 1901 for Deoember (1,662 29 $38,140 04 A redaction of. .. ..$18,794 5? Cah in treasury 3i 6 °7 88 A total reduction of the public debt for 1!X)1 $21,301 01 If thie administration bad not been burdened wWb the expense ot the Harvey litigation, a furtker reduction of $1,998.51, the coet to date of eald oaee, might bare bean made and winch would have made a total reduotton in tbe public debt for the year 1901 *23 800,72, Our increase revenue in license, taxee, police Ones, etc , ia due largely to tbe efficiency of oqr official* pjlioeoflloers,and tbe diligent effort on the part of our oleric and treasurer . When It is considered that tbe debt of the olty has praotl calif been fended, and that done without aecnrlty and at a rate of interest of 5 per oent on $26,000 and 3 per cent on $5,000 against 0 per oent, with trust bonds ae security at 8o on tbe dollar, the balance ot the debt at 7 and 8 per oent, wa have mnob to be gratified at. It is tbe desire of this committee that a special committee from tbe inoomiog council be appointed for the purpose of veryfying the state* meat whioh we submit as to the flnanoial condition of the city, and to report their finding as early ae practicable. We desire tbis on account of the unfortunate difference between the statement of tbe outgoing and incoming oouncils ot January, 1901, The ooupoos (Interest on the bonded debt) due January I, 1902, are provided for and will be paid promptly on preientation. Tbe bonded indebtedness of toe city is ae follow*: $62,160 of 7 per cent bondr, maturing in 1906, $236,000 of 6 per oent bonds, maturing in 1921. The coupon book shows that many of tbe poapons, both of the 7 ted 5 per oent bonds are missing, ai will be seen by the tt taobed list. These misting ooupona are supposed to be burned; that is tbe idformetiou that your oommittee has received from foimer officials ol the oity. Tbe praotloe that has heretofore existed of burning paid ooupona cannot too forcibly be condemned. All ooupons paid should be can celled by perforation, stamped paid with the date of pay moot, and filed sway io tbe coupon book. The report of tbe cleik of tui* body give* fall details as to reoeipitand expenditures of all monies, the ooet of each department of toe olty, tbe aggregation of tbe several department!, tbe total amount reoeived for licenses, taxes, eto. This report 1 very full and givra all the information that ft is possibla to give. It is the earnest desire of your committee that tbe flnaos olal polioy of tbi* council In eo far at It la poetible so to do, he carried ont. If this polioy is oarned our, It le tbe firm belief of poor committee tbet within the next two year* the olty will be entirely ont of floating debt, and on January 1, 1904 tbe oity will not owe one dollar of floating debt that it has not the money In the treasury to meet promptly when bill* are approved. In dosing oar report, It Is a pleasure to us to be able to reoommend oor efficient olerk, N. D. ROssell sod Treasurer Oeo. H. Health and City Attorney F. E. Twitty for their oompe-ent service*, rendered to this oity daring their in* oombsocy, and muob ot the good work aooompliehed by tbi* council has been made possible by their good service*. Kespeetfnlly, Higned, J E. dnBIGNON, Chairman, T. NEWMAN, - W. RrUOX. JM I (Tbe coupon list referred to will be published IjUaaM Adopted. Ordered published and filed yjßj REPORTS, The following reports were read and adopted, and ordered published aud filed; IJGHT AND W ATER COMMUTE*, Brunswick, Ga., January 8,1901. To the Mayor and Council, City ot ilrunswiok. Gentlemen i—'Your cetmulttoe on Bight aud Water submits herewith its annua! report for tli year 1941, ending December SI. The reduollou made In this department Is not so large as your commute• hoped it would be, but still the showing it satisfactory, being less than tot the year eudmg December .IJ. 1900. During the year the flro department, police headquarters and pump ing station have been equipped with electric lights lor all night service ala greatly rednaed price, and giving better attislaotion la each tleparv mani than ! hogas lights hetofore used. The eight (8) lights in the clock sosting Jhcts per month each instead of 41.00, the former price. Tin chaugc in these item.-, alone has been a saving to tbe city of about SSOo.itC- for the past year. Although the servtco rendered to the elty by tho Light and Watei company has not been and is not now up to the standard that yout committee would like to see it, still it has been greatly improved during the past year, and your committee uoU'.s a disposition on the partoi tbt officials to do what they can to satisfy any demand# mutt upon them by the city. There has been a proposition pending bet ween the city and the bond holders for some time, which your committee had hoped to have in sat isfactory bliape to submit Jq this report (or final action, but which has odly reached this stage. Ist,. The Brunswick Light A Water company will consent that the flushing tanks now in use by the city in connection with it# sewerage system and located upon its present mains, mar he used for the purpose of hushing said sewers no more than twice daily, the number of said tanks being sixty-four *64), ami that for the water furnished for that purpose no charge will be made by this company against the city. 1c this conneotlon this company will further, upon the acceptance and final agreement, bet,wean this company and the city of Brunswick, aba a don and forever withdraw the claim heretofore held and made by It against the city for water furnished by it. and used by the city in flush ing its sewers heretofore and in sprinkling its streets. 2nd. This company w ill furnish the city not to exceed throe million gel'on* of water per year for use in sprinkling its streets without charge therefor, provided tt.c city will keep daily an accurate account of the quantity of w ater go lifted and make report thereof %o this company, and provided further, that if more than three million gallons per Tear art so used, then the city bhall pay to this company ten cent.* per thousand gallons for the excess so used over and above the quantity aforesaid. 3rd. IHfs company will accept forty-five (#45 ()0) per aunnm for each hydrant, 4th. Thin company w ill allow and make a discount of three (I) pci cent from the face thereof upan all sums tiecoming due to it by the city of Brunswick monthly to: light and water furnished by It said city, pro vided, and not otherwise, that said city shall make payment of such hills Mf< re the 15th day of the succeeding mouth and ensuing after the maturity of such bill or hills. ftth. Kncli and evciy portion of this letter is subject to am! condi tioned upon the proviso that tho city of Brunswick shall renew vli existing or make and entor into a contract w ith this company for th jmpplyof electric iigh s to cover the unexpired terib of the contract! now existing between said city and this company for tha furnishing of gas and water, so that said city shall he furnished with electric lights and gas and water under contracts expiring simultaneously. - Although tho. proposition as far as it goes Is quite a move lu tho right direction, slid your committee does not think it quite satisfactory enough, and wißh the following further ooneestioiiH made; let. A further redaction of lfr.oo on each hydrant. 2nd. A reduction of #4.to on each arc light. 3rd. A discount of .= per cent., Instead of a per cent,, on all bills paid by the 15th of each month for sums failing due for light and water for the month previous, Of course it Is thoroughly and distinctly under stood t hat the city oan only he bound so far as the law provides. Your committee would recommend this proposition as amended, as It ballaves it would conduce to the best inteaest of all concerned, and would further aid to remove any partible of frierton that might be existing between the 14tthkjtud.W.at4itcompany and the city. It Is the desire of your committee thaf all relations with this com piny should he pleasant, and so long aa the city receives good service at mUr prices, on tne one hand,and the company receives what Is due them.pn the other hand, the relations must prove satisfactory. There are now being furnished by the Light and Water company, to the eity lli'o following: 8b fire hydrants ® 150.00 per annum or H.lfltf cts per month, each 13 drinking fountains <& #27.00 * “ * $2.08 •* - “ I spigot fa#l2 psr annum or 11.00 pevtuonth each. 47 are lights fa $84.00 per annum or $7.00 per month each. k electric lights in clock $O-00 per annum ar 7ficts per month each* 3 elect ric lights In purnp’g Sta’n <3, $9.00 per annum or 75ets per mo. each ft electric lights In police headq'ra fa $9 00 per annum or 76c per mo. each 4 electric lights in tiro department fa $.OOO per annum or 750 per mo. each 1 tH gas lights % $20.00 per annum or II.W hetn per inoath each. Water at pumping station $12.00 per annum or IJ.OO per month. Was at city hall by meter Your commute© would recewipend a thorough investigation of the position of the diffeient gas lights, lights add hydrants with a ylow of making such changes lit the placing of the same as may give better results, and possibly reducing the numbelr df each* Respect fully, etc., J. B. duBIGNOM, Chairman, W. R. VOX, POLICE AND FIRE COMMIT EE, Brunswick, Ga., December 91, 1901. To the Mayor and Aldermen, City of Brunswick, Ga. Gentlemen: Your committee on Police and Fire, respect fully submits annual report for these departments. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The force consists of chief foreman and six firemen, eight In all, pay roll of $305.00 per month. The engine has recently been put in thorough repair and anew horse has been purchased. Buildings in goodorder. The fire truck does'not apswer all of the demands and we would recommend the immediate purchase of a truck suitable for the city’s purposes. The property belonging to the city in this department is Inventoried in the chief’s report; also attendance at fires and the saving from loss by the depart ment. The employees have rendered effecient service and dis charged their duties satisfactorily. There are no complaints against the present force. Owing to the purchase of the new horse and the repair to steamer, the average expense per month for 1901 is slightly in excess of 1900, but will compare favorably with that year and shows a reduction over 1999, as will be seen by the comparative statement: 1899, per month, $5OO 15 (Six months average,) estimated 1900, per month, 434 18 1901,'pir month, 481 09 The present chief, John C. Green, has managed the de partment witli Ills usual skill and ability, adding another year of faithful service to the city. We do not think any further reduction can be made in the running of this department without endan gering the efficiency of same and the safety of the city. POLICE DEPARTMENT. Present force—Chief, assistant chief, six patrolmen, one special, one Impounding officer, one jailor; eleven men in all. Monthly payroll, $O7B 33. Inventory of city property In de partment hands Is contained in chief’s annual report. The ex penditures of this department show a very satisfactory condition and reflects credit on every officer and man connected with it. The expenses this year show material reduction: f 1901, per month, $ 737 *1 The average for- 1900, per month, 994 85 11899, per month, 1090 09 The efficiency of the force Is best demonstrated by the revenme turned into the city treasury. Police Fines. In 1899 there was collected and turned In $2,221 00 In 1900 there was collected and turned in 2,186 45 In 1899 and 1900, collected and turned over to treasurer bu never credited to city... 1,868 20 Covering 23 months and 10 days a total of $6,275 65 Average per month of $268 95. In 1901 covering eleven months and twenty days they were $4,315 55, an average of $369 90—an Increase of $100,95 per month. • The jail department under the faithful management of Jailor Brown deserves special mention. His management has proven economical, and through hls-efforts a big saving has been effected. , By referring to thepald vouchers for 1900 we find that under theAjr system Jailor Randolph received $2,378 16 for turnkeys a£Eparding the prisoners—the excess over the cost et feeding in reality hi* salary. / total cost of the Jail department In 1901 as will be ■Hrhy the clerk’s itemized statement is as follows; mV contiMean on jtuckth i-aoh. CENTS. A few Specials Epps Cos oa For invalid l ?. Grape-Ndfs, A Brain Food. Shredded Wheat Biscuits. A Breakfast Food. Poslrnn Cereal Coffee No headache after drinking it Anything new and fresh in the Grocery line, we have it, Mmm r ; !'i! ’PHONE 168. Mice In addition to affording every facility to our oustomera consistent with safe banking, wa are prepared to sot as Administrator or Executor ot Estates, Guardians of property ot minora, and to make bonds In Judicial and other matters —Generally to oxer cise all our powers as a Trust Company Brunswick Bask & Trust Cos. B, W, Sals. Cashier The number drawing China Closet DeVoe’s 2451.