The Brunswick times. [volume], April 23, 1897, Image 4

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BRUNSWICK NEWS
BRIEFLY RELATED.
A Teeming Column of Live
Items, Mirroring the Do
• v ings of a Day.
f
THE HAPPENINGS TOLD HAPPILY.
The Times Reporters Catch the Salient
Points of Local Events and Give
Them to the Public.
Dr. G. VV. Blanton is visiting Mi 1-
ledgevilie.
C. M. Tilton left yesterday on a.
business trip to Florida,
- " FOR SAT,E—Did
per hundred. This ofiice.
col. A. D. Gale spent yesterday ir.
Waycross attending Ware superior
court.
Any one desiring the services of a
registered Holstein bull apply to E. F.
Taylor.
Ohue Hall yesterday moved his res
taurant to McElya’s old stand on
Grant street.
An Atlanta party, headed by Clark
Howell, will open up the season at
Hotel St. Simon.
The tug Angie and Nellie is being
scraped and painted on Briesenick’s
marine railway.
Justice Hitch performed the mar
riage ceremony for a colored couple
at his ollice yesterday.
The long distance telephone line
has passed Palmetto cemetery and the
w ires are up as near as E street.
H. Walker Dexter came up la9t
night ftom St Simon, where he is at
work on the electric bell system of the
hotel.
Manager Jack Olancey went to St.
Simon yesterday to take charge of the
work of preparing the hotel for the
summer season.
Tom Turner left at Thk Times of
fice yesterday a curiosity in the shape
of a radish, which is almost an exact
copy of a human form.
The steamer Bache sailed yesterday
for New YorK, and on arrival will re
main in the navy yard until there is
another call for her services.
Both the Riant System and the
Southern have announced a round
trip rate of one fare to Brunswick for
Memorial day and a crowd of visitors
is expected.
The hack driven by Jonas Hall, col
ored, while turning from F into New
castle street last night at 7:30, broke
down, both rear wheels falling to
pieces.
The St. Simon Euchre club was very
pleasantly entertained at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wright, St. Si
nnn, Wednesday evening. Sixteen
guests were present.
Mrs. A. C. Douglass, of Leliaton,
mother of Mr. R. V. Douglass and Mrs.
J. B. Davis, of this city, is quite ill at
her home. Mrs. Davis left Wednesday
evening to attend her.
General Henry R. Jackson contem
plates moving to Atlauta, or at least
spending a large part of his time
there during the next six months, in
connection with the work of the Su
wanee Canal company.
Captaiu Cummings, of the Thelma,
returned yesterday from Asheville,
N. G. Ho will have a preliminary
hearing on the charge of criminal libel
preferred by Dr. A. A. Rowland, in a
few days.
A decision from the supreme court
in the Newman case, testing the slate
law relating to the clftsing of saloons
on election day, is expected shortly.
Judge Whitfield argued the case for
Captain Newman before the supreme
court on Monday.
The entertainment to be given to
night by the Little Laborers of the
King’s Daughters will be a brilliant
and beautiful spectacular perform
ance and will have a very uuique fea
ture in the Lilliputian wedding. It
will be well worth seeing.
In publishing the orders for the
Memorial day parade yesterday morn
ing Thk Times inadvertently made
an error. Lieut. C. A. Taylor should
have been named as adjutant and
Coxswain R. B. Tupper as sergeant
major of the First battalion.
Henley Clears.
The British steamship Henley
cleared yesterday for Bremen. The
llenley has a cargo of 5251 bales cot
ton and 1800 tons pig iron valued at
$208,348, from the Brunswick Ter
minal company, she will probably
sail today.
Shredded aud black codtish at thel
Downing Cos.
COUNCIL DEFERS
CLOCK QUESTION.
Continued from First Page.
that it had checked and verified the
city treasurer’s annual report for 1890
and had found same correct. Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The feilowiug were offered and
adopted :
By Alderman Fendig—
Be it Resolved by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Brunswick, in
council assembled, That the mayor of
said city be authorized and directed to
sign, seat and deliver, in the name
and in behalf of the mayor and coun
cil of the city of Brunswick, quit claim
deed dr deeds to the true and lawful
owner or owners of all property, the
title to which has been derived (and
w.hich same is now owned) by the
mayor and council for upon
the payment by such owner or owners
of the taxes due on the said property
with all costs paid out by the city on
said property, together with interest
at the rate allowed by law on tax sale
property, provided said property is
redeemed within ninety days trom
the date of this resolution.
Adopted. Yeas, Fendig, Butts, At
kinson, Downing, Abrams, Morris
Nays, Ivrauss.
By Alderman Fendig—
Be it, and it Is hereby
Resolved, by the mayor and aider
men of the city of Brunswickin council
assembled, That the mayor is hereby
authorized to sign the following notes
in favor of J. 1,. Beach in payment for
25,685 bushels of shells: One noteat
four (4) months time for $32106; and
one note at eight (8) months time for
$321.06, each bearing 8 per cent, in
terest from date.
By Alderman Butts —
Be it, and it is hereby
Resolved by the mayor and aider
men of the city of Brunswick, in
council assembled, That the following
property, buildings Nos. 108)4, 603,
505 Gloucester street, and Nos. 326
and 328 Oglethorpe street, and No. 218
Grant street, Nos. 314 and 606 Rich
mond street, and Nos, 602. 606, 920, 922,
and 924 on Bay street and No. 220 A
and timber on Bay lot No. 18, re
ported in au unsanitary condition by
sanitary inspector, and the same is
referred to committee on sanitation
for delluite action, in regard to the
condemnation of said properly.
By Alderman Abrams—
Resolved by the mayor and aider
men of the city of Brunswick in coun
cil assembled, That the mayor of said
city be, and lie is, hereby authorized
and directed to execute and deliver to
the county of Glynn in said state a
deed of lease of and for that part of
Queen square in said city lying north
of Mansfield street and between Rich
mond street on the east and Newcas
tle street on the west, for a term of
ninety-nine (99) years ;t lie said county
to erect and maintain thereon a public
court house, and tj pay into the treas
ury of said city a yearly rental of ten
dollars per year therefor.
ORDINANCES
On first reading, the following or
dinances Nos. 50 and 51.
ACCOUNT
Ol J. L. Beach for shells being prop
erly approved and audited was placed
in course of settlement.
Adjourned L. C. Bodkt,
Clerk of Council.
CITY ORDINANCE, NO. 50-
An ordinance to assess, lew and collect taxes
and jaise revenues for the support of the gov
ernmcnt of the city of Brunswick for the year
1897, and to provide thereby means for the pay
ment of the public debt of said city; to prescribe
a penally for the violation of said ordinance
and lor other purposes:
Section 1. Beit, audit is hereby ordained by
the mayor and council of the city of Brunswick,
in council assembled, that for the purposes
above recited,eaob and every person, firm or
corporation, who owns within the corporate
Hunts of the city ol' Brunswick any pioperty,
whether real or personal, subject to taxation,
under the laws of the slate of Georgia and ol
said citv,shall make return theieof for taxa
tion for'the year 1897, and pay the tax as here
inafter provided.
Section 2. Be it, and it is hereby in like man
ner further ordained, that each and every per
son. firm or corporation owning any property,
whether real or personal, within the corporate
limits of the city of Brunswick, including house
hold or kitchen furniture, goods, wares, mer
chandise, clocks, jewelry, plaie, musical instru
ments, slocks in any corporation, bonds prom
is-oty notes and other evidences of debt,
money, solvent debts, machinery, shipping (in
cluding steamboats) and every kind of personal
property whatsoever, except such, whether real
or personal, as may he exenrpt from taxation
under the laws of the state of Georgia, shall
make return thereof at the value of said prop
erty, as it existed upon the first day of March,
1897, which said return .shall he made on or be
fore the first dav of Ma w 1897, and under the
oath prescribed in such cases by the laws of
said citv. and may lie made in person by the
owner of the property to he returned, or by his
a rent or attorney, and in the making of said re
turn the real estate iuciuded therein shall he
valued at the value placed thereupon by the as
sessment and return of the assessors of said
citv, provided for by section 14. of‘the charter
■ f said city, approved November 12, 1889, aud
heretofore’ chosen as such by the mayor and 1
council of said city, ami made for the year 1897
THE TIMES: BRUNSWICK, GA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1897.
Coney & Parker,
-DEALERS IN
COAL AND WOOD,
Rosendale and Portland Cements, Ci imon and Facing Brick,
Rock Lime, Plaster, Hair. Shingles and Laths, Sewer Pipe,
Chimney Flue Pipe and Fittings, lire BrmV and F : re Cl-.y.
Telephone 18 KAY STItJERT
Hotel St. Simon...
ST. SIMON ISLAND, GA.
Season of 1897, May 15 to Sept. Ist.
Steamers leave Brunswick for Hotel four
times each day, connecting with all trains.
JACK 53!. CX< Y, Slgr.
by said assessors; and it shall he the duty of
said clerk to administer to the persons making
the returns of said property for taxation tlie
oath prescribed by section 300 of the code of or
dinances of Raid city, which said oath the said
clerk is hereby authorized to administer for the
purposes of this ordinance.
Section 3. Be it. and it i- hereby in like man
ner further ordained, that for ttie purposes
mentioned in the caption of this ordinance,
there shall be paid by each owner of the prop
erty hereinbefore rciei red to. an ad valorem tax
for the year 1897 of per centum upon the
value of such property as the same was owned
and worth upon ttie tirst day of March, 197,
which said tax may he collected in two e<|iiai
payments; the first of said payments to be
made or paid on or before the Seth day of .tune.
1897, the second to be made and paid" on or be
fore the :!oth duy of November, 1897, but nothing
he’ein shall he construed to pvohibit the tax
prycr from paying his entire tax when the first
payment .8 rna ie.
Provided, nevertheless, that if any taxpayer
refu-cs or fads to pay the first payment of tax
as hereinbefore provided, then, and in that
event the whole amount of such taxpayers
taxes shall become due and payable immedi
atelv, and it shall he the duty of thecleik of
council to issue execution against such person
so tailing to pay as atoresaid for the entire
amount of taxes which may then he owing bv
such taxpayer, and unpaid for the yeai 1897.
and that if sal 1 taxpayer shall tail to pay the
second pavment oi taxes hereinbefore provided,
then and in that event it shall he the duty of
the clerk of council to issue execution against
such person so failing to pay, as aforesaid, for
such taxes remaiuunr unpaid for the year 1897.
Section 4. Be it, and it is hereby in like man
ner further ordained by the mayoi aud council
of the city of Brunswick, in council lawfully
assembled, and it is hereby so ordained by said
authority, that upon all taxes be, and
Wly Is It Necessary to Tlnrst—^
Those who are wise will never thirst
while the Old Reliable Adams Drug
Company make their world-renowned
Soda. If you suffer with any ill other
than thirst, tell them your troubles and
be relieved at once. There is only
one place in the city to find them.
112 Newcastle Street is that place
WIII?NT YOITP Aii<l tlie steak is Goo(1
* * X U Xl> You may be sure tliat it came from
HONORIS CHARLES
A T V BAUMGARTNER & Cos.
AX IO 1 XLAiV Western meats from Swift.
GAME IN SEASON, FINEST SAUSAGE,
/ —— HAMS, BREAKFAST BACON.
305 Grant Street, and 213 Newcastle.
Official Inspect
or of Watchem
for the 1?. and
W. and So. liy.
IF YOU WANT A NICE
WEDDING PRESENT
Call and look at our fine line
and >ou will be pleased. . .
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS
SPECTACLES FITTED,
ENGRAVING, Etc.
o-0-o
KENNON MOTT.
Tb© . . .
JEWELER.
PI fTII R P aC * e *° orc * er - Largest and most
** i' it 6oni line of Wank books and
HIAMiiS school books
11, T. DUNN,
- . 219 Newcastle street.
Time by Wire
from Washing
ton Received
I)ai’y.
is hereby appropriated to the payment of the
ordinary current expenses of said city, and
that the remaining poition of all taxes col
lected be appropriated to the payment of the
extraordinary expenses of the city, to-wit: 'file
payment of the princionl and interest that may
become due during the year 1897 on the bonds
Issued on tile compromise of ihe indebtedness
of the city, and of 81,000 set apart as a sinking
fund for the tedemption of said compromise
bonds and to the pavment of tire principal and
interest, as Provided bv ordnance adopled for
that purpose on May 1893, upon t lie bonds for
Sewerage and surface drainage, issued by said
city under (be authority of an ordinance for
that purpose, passed ad adopted in council on
the 2. tb day ol February, 1891, and to the pro
viding of a sinking fund for the retirement of
sad In,mis m accordam 3 with the ordinances
ti r tliai purpose passed and adopted in council
on the 27th oa/ of March, 1892, and May 3. 1893,
respectively: to educational purposes, improve
ments of street-, sidewalks. Hie purposes r.nl
public buildings.
Section 5 Be ii further ordained by the m: yor
and council oi the city of Brunswick, in coun
cil assembled, and it is hereby ordained by said
authority, that this ordinance shall be subject
to amendment or repeal, in whole or in part,
at anv time during the year 1897, should it he
considered advisable to do so, and ib> such
amendment or repeal shall in any particular
nor shall this ordinance be so construed or con
sidered as to impair, affect or deny the right of
the mayor and council to levy a fuither adili
tional ad valorem tax for the year 1897, when
soever made and done.
Section G. Be it further ordained by tbe
mayor and council of the city of Brunswick, in
council lawfully assembled, and it is hereby
ordained by the authority aforesaid, that all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance, be and the same are here
by repealed.
DOWNING, Pieaidi i.t. E. D. WALTER. Us* . . ' it ( v > r r , ■ • („
The National of^jfj&runswick
CASH CAPITA?.
Deals Liberally With Its Patrons and Friends
BURGLAR PROOF SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
215
NEWCASTLE
ST.
Livery Draying
* ND . Stables.
Feed Sale
Morris & Lee,
Mansfield Street. Old Street Gar Stabi es.
Do You Use Dusters ? *
What sort ? Feathers ? They are out of
date. We are introducing the new patent,
Made of Paper,
Last longer, are cheaper, catch every speck of dust.
- All colors. Come and see them.
Fleming iz> Waff.
J. J. LISSNER.
—wnoLESALE-
Groceries, Tobacco, Flour, Bacon
and Provisions,
Grain, Hay and Bran A Specialty.
28° GRANT I St?eets C ! “ BfUllSwick, Ga.
See Here^s*^
For every dollar you spend with us you get a
chance on the Sterling Bicycle which we will
give to the holder of the lucky number on
July 4th. It w.’ll pay you to make your pur
chases, rent your wheels and have yotir repair
work done at our store.
The Brunswick Cycle Company,
505 Gloucester Street.
J. M.Maddkv, a. H. Lane, w. 13. cook. v . ntfshaum.
President. V-ce-President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier.
MERCHANTS & TRADERS BANK
OF BRUNSWICK
CAriTAL, SIOO,OOO. -Cv SI ISUI.US, $10,0( 0.
DIRECTORS:
James L. Foster, ,T. H. \\ right, u. P. Ogg, M . liaise”,
Jioses Isaac, A. H. Lane, J. M. Madden, A. G. I’. Dodge, jr.
. Accounts of All Solvent Institutions Are Minted.
A Savings Department Is Maintained in This Bank
and Accounts of Women and Miners Are Solicited.
Galifornia Restaurant
„ GOOD EATING.
CHTJE HALL, Manager.
MEATS SEKVEI)
BEST IN BRUNSWICK IO ORDER.
KS-ORDERSITAKEN FOR O K. LAUNDRY. NEWCaSTTEST.
THE light in our windows points out the
way to a good, honest grocery store.
We think that the things we sell are bet
ter than others because we fully see that we
must sell only the purest foods in order to
keep oer success. Everything else you’d ex
pect to find in a first class grocery store is
here at its best. We solicit your kind pa
tronage.
KEANY & BAILEY, GROCERS,
Telephone No. 11. 312 Newcaslle Street.
NICE THINGS TO EAT C R
g YOU CAN GET THEM NEW
AT W. H. DeVoe’s,
HOWE.
MAPLE SYUITP PLAIN FRESH
PICKLES A'D VEGETABLES
JELLIES FANCY RECEIVED
JAMS CRACKERS DAILY