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7 February 1838
Proceedings of the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
City of Brunswick
Wednesday, February 7th, 1838
At a meeting of the members elect of the
City Council for the City of Brunswick, held this day at 3 o’clock, P.M.,
for the purpose of organizing & electing a Mayor, the following gentlemen
appeared to wit: Urbanus Dart, Chas. Davis, James Moore, John
Franklin, Jr. Henry A. Breed, A.L. King& George Harrington, who
severally took & subscribed the following oath to wit:
“I U. Dart, I, Chas. Davis, I, James Moore,
I, John Franklin, Jr., I, H.A. Breed, I, A.L. King,
I, George Harrington, do solemnly swear that I will well & truly
perform the duties of a member of the Council for the City of Brunswick,
by the adoption and enforcement of such measures as to me appear conducive
to the general welfare and permanent good of the City of Brunswick.”
(Signed)
U. Dart
Chas. Davis
J. Moore
John Franklin, Jr.
H.A. Breed
Geo. Harrington
A.L. King
Sworn & subscribed before me, this
seventh day of February A.D. 1838, Jas. C. Mangham Judge I.C.G.C.
After taking & subscribing the foregoing
oath the Council proceeded to the election of a Mayor, and on counting the
votes it was found that
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A.L. King was unanimously elected Mayor for
the ensuing year.
The Council then proceeded to the
election of a City Clerk, and unanimously elected Chas. Davis to
that office.
On motion, Doctor Frank Gage was appointed health
officer for the city.
The Council then proceeded to the election of officers:
John Franklin, Jr. was elected Sheriff
James Moore was elected City Surveyor
Moses W. Wilson was elected Measurer of Lumber
Doctor Gee Dupree was elected City Treasurer
John Anderson was elected Pilot for the Bar & Harbor of
Brunswick
Peter H. Rowe was elected Pilot for the Bar & Harbor of
Brunswick
J.A.D. Lawrence was elected Pilot for the Bar & Harbor
of Brunswick
An order was passed requesting the City Clerk to notify the
above named persons of their election.
The Council then adjourned to meet in Friday evening next, at
7 o’clock.
Attest:
A.L. King, Mayor
Chas. Davis, City Clerk
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City Council
Friday, February 9, 1838
Met according to adjournment. Present
the whole Board.
The Clerk read a communication from Doctor Gee Dupree
accepting this office of City Treasurer.
Doctor G. Dupree was also elected Collector for the
City.
On motion it was ordered, that Dr. G. Dupree as
Collector & Treasurer, shall give Bond with good security to the Mayor &
Council of the City of Brunswick, in the sum of $7608.38, for the true &
faithful performance of the duties of his said appointments, &c.
And that the said G. Dupree as Collector shall retain
two and a half per cent on all monies by him collected, & that as
Treasurer he shall receive two and a half per cent on all monies by him
paid out, as compensation for his services.
The following ordinance was then passed:
“Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick, & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That the
foregoing shall be the form by which all ordinances hereafter passed and
adopted by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick, shall be
commenced, and that every section after the first of said ordinances,
shall have the following commencement to wit: “And be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid.” And all ordinances & proceedings of the said
Mayor & Council shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk.
A.L. King
Attest:
Chas. Davis, C. Clerk
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At the same meeting the following
ordinance in relation to pilots, was passed:
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick, & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That each
pilot heretofore & that may hereafter be elected for the Bar & Harbor of
Brunswick, shall before he receives his License enter into Bond to the
Mayor & Council in the sum of $1000 with good security for the faithful
performance of his duties according to law, & the ordinances of the said
Mayor & Council; and also take & subscribe the oath prescribed in the 4th
Section of the act of 1799. The security on each Bond to be approved by
the Council after which the Mayor shall issue Licenses to said pilots, to
which he shall sign his name. The License shall also be countersigned by
the City Clerk, who shall affix the City Seal thereto.
A.L. King, Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, C. Clerk
At the same meeting it was Resolved, by
the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick, That James Moore,
Esq. the City Surveyor, be, & he is hereby authorized & requested, to run
and mark distinctly the Northern line of the City to make a plat thereof &
return the same to the City Council.
A.H. Merrian was elected Vendue[?] Master.
An Ordinance respecting Vendue Masters & Licenses.
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick, & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That each
Vendue Master before entering upon the duties of his office shall give a
Bond in the sum of $5000 to the Governor agreeably to the laws of this
State, & shall make quarterly
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returns of his sales to the Mayor & Council, & pay to
the City Treasurer the tax of one per cent required by law.
Sec. 2d. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That all License hereafter granted by the Mayor & Council to
tavern keepers, shall be in & have the following form to wit;
“License”
By authority of the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
___________ is hereby authorized to keep a tavern or public house of
entertainment in said city for the space of one year, to wit from the
______ day of ______________ eighteen hundred and _________ until the
___________ day of _____________ eighteen hundred and _______. And to
sell all kinds of liquor by less measure than one quart, during said
year. This License being subject to be revoked and annulled by the said
Mayor & Council at any time when in their opinion such a measure shall be
necessary.
A.L. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, City Clerk
And that all Licenses hereafter granted
to persons to sell spirituous liquors by less measure than one quart,
shall be in and have the following form to wit:
License
By authority of the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
____________ is hereby authorized to sell and retail spirituous liquors by
Case[?] or small measure in said city for the space of one year, to wit:
from the ____ day of ____________ eighteen hundred and ___________ until
the ______ day of ___________ eighteen hundred and __________ This
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License being subject to be revoked and annulled by
the said Mayor & Council at any time when in their opinion such a measure
shall be necessary.
Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, City Clerk
And that all Licenses to persons who sell
spirituous Liquors by the measure of one quart and more in said city shall
be and have the following form to wit:
License
By authority of the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
___________ is hereby authorized to sell spirituous liquors by the measure
of one quart or my larger measure in said city for the space of one year,
to wit: from the ______ day of _________ eighteen hundred and ______
until the ______ day of ____________ eighteen hundred and _______. This
License being subject to be revoked and annulled by the said Mayor &
Council at any time when in their opinion such a measure shall be
necessary.
Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, C. Clerk
Sec. 3d. And be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That all Licenses shall be signed by the Mayor
and attested by the City Clerk. Whit the blanks in the foregoing forms
shall be filled except signing the name of the Mayor by the City Clerk,
and shall by him be delivered to the persons authorized to receive the
same, for which service he shall demand and receive one dollar and twenty
five cents of each person taking a License. And any License delivered
without the
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consent of the Council first obtained shall be null
and void.
Sec. 4th And be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That all Tavern keepers and all persons who sell
or retail spirituous liquors by less measure than one quart, shall pay for
their License fifteen—dollars a year; and person who sell liquors by the
measure of one quart or by larger measure shall pay ten dollars per year
for their Licenses within the City of Brunswick. And the City Clerk
before delivering any License shall demand and receive the tax and fee
above specified, which said tax the said Clerk shall pay to the City
Treasurer & take his receipt for the same; and the said Clerk shall keep a
record of all the Licenses issued by him, and the amount paid for the same
which he shall submit to the inspection of the Mayor and Council whenever
requested to do so.
Passed Feby. 9th 1838
A.L. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, City Clerk
On motion: John H. Short was
appointed Harbour Master—Also, on Motion, Lieut. J.L. Lock—was
appointed Street Commissioner, and his salary was fixed at four dollars
per day while employed upon the City works.
On Motion: the Council commented that John Franklin, Jr.
should receive a License to keep a Tavern for the present Year.
On Motion: the Clerk was requested by the Council, to procure
at the expense of the City suitable Books for the purpose of Keeping the
record &c.
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and Stationary for the use of the Council.
The following ordinance in relation to hogs and pits was
passed:
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That no hog or
hogs, pig or pigs, shall be permitted to run or go at large, in the
Streets or public Squares, of the City of Brunswick, and that such and
every time, any hog or pig shall be found running at large in said Streets
or public Squares, the owner thereof shall pay a fine of one dollar, to
the Sheriff of said City, whose duty it shall be to confine such hog or
pig, and give information to the owner of such confinement. And in case
the Sheriff shall not know the Owner, he shall put up a notice of such
confinement in tow of the most public places in said City. And if the
owner does not pay the said fine of one dollar and take away his said hog
or pig within forty-eight-hours after he receives notice or after
publications of notice of its confinement, the Sheriff shall expose said
hog or pig at public sale and sell it to the highest bidder, and pay the
money after deducting the fine and ten per cent on the amount of sale into
the City Treasury for the use of the City.
This ordinance shall take effect on or after the first day of
March next. Feby. 9th 1838.
A.L. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis, C.C.
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On Motion.
Resolved that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to call
a meeting of the Council at any time he may think it expedient, by
requesting the Clerk to notify each member of the time, and place, of
meeting.
A.L. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On Motion. Resolved the salary of the City Clerk
should be four hundred dollars, for the present year—That the City
Surveyor shall be paid for services under the City—the amount to be fixed
to charge, and receive, from individuals, two dollars for each and every
lot, by him surveyed and staked off.
A.L. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council March 1st 1838
The Council met according to adjournment. Present the Mayor,
H.A. Breed, U. Dart, and Geo. Harrington. There not being a
quorum the council adjourned to Monday March 8th.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council March 8th 1838
Met pursuant to adjournment. Present the Mayor, C. Davis,
Geo. Harrington, and James Moore—there not being a quorum
present, they adjourned until they should be called together by the Mayor.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council March 23rd 1838
The Council met in pursuance of notice—given by the Clerk at
the request of the Mayor.
Present the whole Board.
Resolved by the Mayor and Council &c. That officers elected
by the Council on the 7th & 9th of February last be and they are here by
reelected. And that the Clerk notify all officers who are required to
give Bond, that they must comply with the conditions their appointments,
on or before the 15th April next.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On Motion James Moore Esq. was appointed
measurer of Corn, Salt, Coal, &c. for said City.
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At Same Meeting March 26th 1838
On Motion; Resolved; That the committee appointed to
superintend the building of a Guard House, be and they and they are hereby
requested to consult and unite with the Judges of the Inferior Court of
Glynn County, in the erection of a Jail for the City and county.
On Motion; Resolved; That the Mayor and Council will hereafter
meet on the first Monday in every month, at 3 o.c. P.M.
Council then Adjourned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
Monday April 30th 1838
Special Meeting called by the Mayor. Present the Mayor,
H.A. Breed, John Franklin, Jr., U. Dart, Charles Davis, Geo. Harrington
and Jas. Moore.
On Motion; Resolved; That the Jail for the City and County,
shall be erected on Hillsborough Square, and that the building Committee
shall select the part of said square, on which said Jail shall be erected.
The Bond of Thomas P. Moody Povst.[?] was accepted.
On Motion; Resolved; that the Clerk have ten quires[?] Blank
Tax Bills printed for the use of the City.
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At the same Meeting April 30th 1838
Ordinance
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick; and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That a
pole Tax of one dollar shall be assessed and levied upon all white male
inhabitants over twenty one, and under sixty years of age, who were
residing in this City on the first day of April last. And that the City
Collector be and he is hereby authorized and required to collect the same.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On Motion; Resolved; That the street
Commissioner be and he is hereby directed and required; to keep all the
drains, within the limits of the City; open and clear from obstructions
and that he employ labours at the expense of the City to perform the work.
On Motion: Jas. Moore Esq. was appointed to take the
Census of the City.
Council Adjourned to May 7th
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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Monday May 7th 1838
Council met according to adjournment.
Present The Mayor, U. Dart, H.A. Breed, Jno. Franklin, Jr.
and C. Davis.
The Clerk having read the minutes of the last meeting; a
communication was received from J.S. Locke Esqr., resigning the
office of street commissioner, which was read and accepted and ordered to
be filed.
On Motion. A.L. King Esq. unanimously elected street
commissioner; to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of J.L.
Locke.
On Motion; Resolved; by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick That the street commissioner be and he is hereby requested to
have Bay Street opened forthwith and the necessary briges [sic] built.
And that he have G Street opened between A & B Sts.
Immediately.
An Ordinance to name the Squares in the addition.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That
the Square between G and H Streets be and the same is hereby named
“Magnolia Square”—that the Square between L and M Street be and the same
is hereby named “Orange Square” and that the Square between L[?] and R
Streets be and the same is hereby named “Palmetto Square”. The said
squares all being between B and D Streets.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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Same Meeting May 7th
On Motion: James Moore and A.L. King Esqs.—were
appointed a Committee to select two places for burying Ground, and
negotiate with the owners of the land thereof.
Council Adjourned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
May 30th 1838 Special Meeting called by the Mayor.
Present, the Mayor, U. Dart, H.A. Breed, Jno. Franklin,
Jr., Jas. Moore and Chs. Davis.
The Clerk read the proceedings of the last meeting.
On Motion; Resolved; That the Street Commissioner be and he is
hereby directed to have steps built at the wharf on Monk Street
immediately, at the expense of the City, and draw an order on the City
Treasurer for the payment of the same.
Council Adjourned
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council Friday Evening June 1st 1838.
Special Meeting Called by the Mayor.
Present, The Mayor, Jno. Franklin Jr., H.A. Breed, Jas.
Moore, and Charles Davis.
A.H. Meriam Vandue Master; offered as his Security
Jos. Bancroft and J.L. Locke, who are approved of and accepted
by Council.
The following Ordinance in relation to the issue of Change
Bills or Small Notes was then passed.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor of said City be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to
issue any amount of Change Bills, or small notes, not exceeding five
thousand dollars. No one of said notes to be over one dollar, nor less
than twelve and a half cents—Said notes to be issued in the name of the
“Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick,” payable on demand and signed
by the Mayor.
Sec. 2nd. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid: The faith, and all the property of the City, is hereby
pledged, for the redemption of said notes.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council June 14th 1838
Special meeting called by the Mayor.
Present, the Mayor, H.A. Breed, James Moore, Jno. Franklin,
Jr. and U. Dart.
On Motion; Resolved; by the Mayor, and Council, of the City of
Brunswick, that six hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
to purchase a fire engine and five hundred feet of hose, for the use of
the City, and that H.A. Breed Esq. be, and he is hereby authorized,
to purchase the same at the North, to be paid for, our of the City funds,
by an order drawn on the City Treasurer.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On Motion; Mr. Joseph Bancroft
was duly elected Port Warden in and for the City of Brunswick.
The following Ordinance to vacate part of Z[?] Street was
passed.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That Z
Street between J and K Streets be, and the same is, hereby vacated and
abolished and ordered to be closed, for the benefit of the Lot-holders on
said Z Street, and the title to the land of said Z Street is hereby
vested, in the Said Lot holders.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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Same Meeting June 14, 1838
H.A. Breed Esq. having retired.
On Motion; Resolved; by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick; That the following expression of their sentiments in relation
to H.A. Breed Esq. a member of the Board, be entered among the
proceedings of this meeting and a Copy thereof signed by the Mayor in the
name of the Council and attested by the Clerk be transmitted to him.
To H.A. Breed Esq.
Dear Sir—We cannot permit you to leave us, although we hope
your absence will be but brief, without expressing to you our thanks for
you services as a member of this Board, and for the improvements you have
made in, and the benefits you have conferred upon this place. It afford
us pleasure to say, that in our opinion, no individual residing among us
has done so much, to promote the interests and improve the appearance of
our City as yourself.
You have our most cordial wishes for your posterity and we are
fully of the opinion that your untiring industry, strict economy and
perseverance in your business will be crowned with success.
We remain your friends &c.
By order of the Council.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On Motion, Council Adjourned.
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City Council Monday July 2nd 1838
Regular Meeting
Present, the Mayor, Jas. Moore, John
Franklin, Jr., U. Dart and Chls. Davis.
The Clerk read a communication for Wm. M. Miller
requesting the appointment of Notary Public for the City of Brunswick and
Motion; he was duly elected to that office and the Clerk requested to
notify him of his appointment.
On Motion; Resolved; that John Franklin, Jr., P. McGuire,
John R. Hazzard and George Harrington shall receive their
licenses the present year for ten dollars each they having already paid
the sum of five dollars to the County.
The following ordinances were passed and ordered to be
published.
An Ordinance to prevent vice and immorality on the Sabbath.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That, from and after the
passing of this Ordinance, each and every person who shall do or perform
any labor, business, or work on the Lord’s day commonly called Sunday,
(works of necessity or charity excepted) shall for every such offence be
subject to pay a fine not less than three nor more than ten dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That each and every person who shall aid, assist promote or
abet any horse racing, boat racing, hunting, fishing, bowling, billiard
playing, or other public game or sport of any kind in this City on Sunday
shall for every such offense be subject to pay a fine of not less than
five nor more than one hundred dollars;
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and each and every person who shall hereafter be
guilty of, or commit any riotous or disorderly act in this City on Sunday,
shall be subject to pay the penalty aforesaid.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That each and every person who opens or causes or permits to be
opened, his, her or their store, grog shop, or barroom (unless such
barroom be attached to a licensed tavern or eating house) on Sunday, or
keeps or permits the same to be kept open on that day, for the purpose of
selling liquor or merchandize, shall for every such offense be subject to
pay a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and each and
every tavern keeper, hotel keeper, or public house keeper who suffers or
permits disorderly conduct in his or her house on Sunday shall be subject
to pay the penalty last aforesaid.
Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That one half of all the fines collected under the provisions
of this Ordinance shall go and be paid to the informer, and the other half
shall be paid into the City Treasury for the benefit of the City. And it
is hereby declared to be the duty of the City Sheriff, Constable and other
officers of said city; to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.
AL. King Mayor
Attest: Passed July 2, 1838
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
An Ordinance To Prescribe the mode of
Enforcing the City Laws.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City
of Brunswick and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That
it shall be and it is hereby declared to be the duty of each and every
member of the City Council of said city, to arrest, or order and direct
the Sheriff or some Constable of said City to arrest, each and every
person who in his presence or to his knowledge violates or has violated
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any ordinance of said city, and the offender so
arrested shall be brought forthwith before the Mayor or some member of
Council other than the one making or causing the arrest, when a trial
shall immediately be had; unless the defendant requests a postponement of
the same in which case a reasonable time shall be allowed him to prepare
for his trial, on his entering into bond with good security to the said
Mayor and Council, for his appearance at the time required, and in case of
his not appearing the sureties shall be answerable, &c.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Mayor and each member of the
City Council on complaint being made under oath or affirmation, that any
ordinance of said city has been or is then being violated, setting forth
the particulars, so far as known; of such violation, to issue a summons or
warrant to cause the offender to appear or be brought before him at a
certain time and place, or forthwith as he may think proper to answer the
charge of the complaint, when a trial shall immediately be had, unless the
said defendant requests a continuance which may be granted in the mode
prescribed in the first section hereof. And in all cases in which the
amount of the fine or penalty is not absolutely fixed by the ordinance
imposing the same, the amount of it shall be determined by the Mayor or
member of Council before whom the offender is tried.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That the law of evidence as in force in this State, shall be
adopted in all trials before the Mayor or any member of Council.
Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That is any defendant shall be dissatisfied with the decision
of the Mayor, or member of
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Council, before whom he was tried, he may, before he
leaves the office where his trial took place, demand and appeal to the
Mayor and Council, which shall be granted on his giving security as
directed in the first section of this ordinance. And all appeals so taken
shall be tried, if possible, at the first meeting of the Mayor and Council
thereafter. And in case the defendant should be convicted, the Mayor
shall immediately proceed to carry into effect the decision of the
Council.
Sec. 5. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That every person brought before the Mayor or any member of
Council charged with having committed an offence, shall have a fair and
impartial trial. And the said Mayor or member of Council shall, on
request, issue a subpoena for defendant’s witnesses, and also for
witnesses on the part of the prosecution, if necessary. And in all cases
of conviction or default before the Mayor or any member of Council, unless
the fine or fines and costs be forthwith paid, the Mayor or such member of
Council shall immediately (except in cases of appeal) issue a warrant of
distress against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the
defendant for the amount of the fine or fines and costs, which he has been
adjudged to pay; and the sheriff or Constable to whom any such warrant may
be directed, shall first take in execution sufficient of the defendant’s
goods and chattels to satisfy the same, if to be found; if not, then the
lands and tenements of said defendant shall be levied upon, and such an
amount sold as will satisfy said execution. All sales of real property by
virtue of this ordinance shall be advertised and held in such manner as
Sheriff’s sales of real estate are directed to be advertised and held in
this State. And all sales of personal property by virtue hereof, shall be
held at the most convenient place for
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holding the same, and notice thereof containing a
description of the property to be sold, shall be published three times in
some newspaper printed in said city, giving at least twenty days notice of
the time and place of sale. And if the property offered for sale shall
sell for more than enough to satisfy the execution or executions against
the defendant, such overplus shall be returned to said defendant.
Sec. 6. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That in case sufficient personal or real estate can not be
found to satisfy such executions as may be issued by virtue of this
ordinance, then and in every such case the Mayor or member of Council who
issued the warrant of distress shall issue a capias ad satisfaciendum for
the capture and detention of the defendant the number of days therein
specified, not to exceed the number of dollars said defendant has been
fined.
Sec. 7. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That all writs, summonses, warrants, subpoenas and other
processes issued by the Mayor or nay member of Council, shall, issue in
the name of “The Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick,” and shall be
signed by the Mayor or some member of Council and directed to the sheriff
or some constable of said city, whose duty it shall be to execute the
same. And the fees of the sheriff and constable of said City shall be the
same as the fees allowed to the sheriff and constables of the County of
Glynn. And the fees for issuing the processes, hearing the trial, &c.,
shall be the same that Justices of the Peace receive for like services.
Passed July 2, 1838.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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An Ordinance
To prevent Nuisances, &c. &c.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passing of this Ordinance, any person or persons,
within the limits of this City, who shall permit or suffer the carcass of
any animal that was owned by, or in the possession or keeping of him, her
or them previous to its death, to remain above, upon, or so near the
surface of the ground as to cause any disagreeable smell, shall be subject
to a fine not of less than five dollars, nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That any person or persons who shall hereafter place, put, or
throw, or cause, or direct to be placed, put, or thrown, any carrion,
offal, nauseous or offensive matter or thing, into or upon any public
square, street, drain, or other place, or into or upon the property of any
person or persons, shall be subject to a fine of not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars. And any person who shall hereafter permit or
suffer any carrion, offal, or other nauseous or offensive matter or thing,
to be, or remain upon or within the premises, lot, or piece of ground,
owned or occupied by or in the possession of him, her, or them shall be
subject to the penalty aforesaid.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That any person or persons who shall kill, or cause to be
killed, any animal or animals, in this City, and permit and suffer the
same, or any part thereof, to remain above, upon, or so near the surface
of the ground, as to produce or cause any disagreeable or offensive smell,
shall be subject to a fine not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars.
Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the
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authority aforesaid, That any person or persons who
shall put, place, or throw, or shall cause or procure to be put, placed,
or thrown, any dirt, mud, logs, sticks, brush, or other matter, into any
ditch, drain, or sewer, in this city, shall, for every such offence, pay a
fine not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, together with the
expences [sic] of removing the same.
Sec. 5. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff and all the Constables
and other officers of this City to carry the provisions of this ordinance
into effect. Passed July 2, 1838.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
Council Adjourned
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City Council,
July 14th 1838
Special meeting. Present the Mayor,
John Franklin, Jr., James Moore, U. Dart and Chas. Davis.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting.
The following Resolution respecting Buoys at the Bar of
Brunswick Harbor, addressed to the Hon. Levi Woodbury, was passed,
and it was requested that a copy, signed by the Mayor and attested by the
City Clerk, be transmitted to him.
To the Hon. Levi Woodbury.
Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S.
Whereas an appropriation has been made by
Congress for placing Buoys on the Brunswick Bar, and whereas the rapid
increase of the city of Brunswick, has rendered it a place of much
importance to the commerce of the Country—Therefore, Resolved, by the
Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick That the Hon. Levi Woodbury,
Secretary of the Treasury of the U. States, be and he is hereby most
respectfully requested to have Buoys placed on the Brunswick Bar, and
along the channel in such places as may be necessary.
And be it further Resolved, That tin the opinion of the said
Mayor & Council, Captain Wm. A. Howard, of the U.S. Revine[?]
Cutter Madison, is a gentleman well qualified to place said Buoys; he
having recently visited this place and become acquainted with the Bar.
The Mayor & Council also beg leave to state that the Light
House on St. Simons Island
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at the entrance of this harbor, is very, badly kept,
and that the lamps therein are entirely too small for a Light House on the
Southern Coast.
The early attention of the Honorable Secretary to this
application will be extremely gratifying to the citizens of this part of
Georgia.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
The following Ordinance in relation to
selling spirituous liquors without license was passed, and ordered to be
published:
An Ordinance
To prohibit the sale of spirituous Liquors without License.
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick, & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from
and after the passing of this ordinance, each and every person, who offers
for sale, sells or authorizes or permits to be sold, spirituous Liquors of
any kind in this city, without a License from the Mayor & Council of the
City of Brunswick, shall be subject to pay a fine of not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars, for each offence; one half to go & be paid to
the informer, & the other half to the City Treasurer, for the benefit of
the City. And no License granted by the said Mayor & Council, shall be
transferred or assigned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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At the same Meeting July 14, 1838.
On Motion, Joseph P. Miller was duly elected Constable
for the City, & it was resolved by the Mayor & Council that he should be
paid a salary of fifty dollars per annum.
The following ordinance was passed, authorizing the Mayor to
issue change bills or small notes.
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
& it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That the Mayor of
said city be & he is hereby authorized to issue change bills or small
notes of six and a quarter cents each.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
July 17th 1838
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
James Moore, U. Dart, John Franklin, Jr. and Chas. Davis.
The following amendment to an ordinance to prevent vice &
immorality on the Sabbath, was passed and ordered to be printed.
An Ordinance
To amend and Ordinance to prevent vice and immorality on the
Sabbath, passed July 2, 1838.
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick, & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from
and after the passing of this ordinance, each & every person, who owns,
has in possession, or keeps any Billiard Table or Bowling Alley, and
allows or permits the same to be used, or played upon, on Sunday, within
said City, shall be subject to pay a fine of not less than twenty, nor
more than one hundred dollars; and the owner or owners, keeper or keepers
of every Billiard Table or Bowling Alley, which shall or may be hereafter
played upon, or used on Sunday, within said City, shall each be subject to
pay the penalty aforesaid: one half of said fine to go & be paid to the
informer, the other half to the City Treasurer for the benefit of the
City.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
Mr. J.P. Miller having refused to
receive the office of Constable on the terms offered at the last meeting
of the City Council, it is
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therefore Resolved, That he be paid one hundred
dollars per annum for his services, the city to receive all the fines &
fees that he would be otherwise entitled to. Said Miller is
required to give Bond in the sum of $500 & be qualified before entering on
the duties of this office.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
Council Adjourned.
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City Council
July 21st 1838.
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
U. Dart, John Franklin, Jr., James Moore, and Chas. Davis.
On Motion; Resolved, That J.P. Miller, as City
Constable, shall be allowed to retain all fees that may accrue from his
office, instead of paying them to the city.
The following Ordinance was passed:
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance to authorize the Mayor to
borrow money, &c. passed March 23, 1838.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City
of Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That
so much of the Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance to authorize the Mayor to
borrow money, &c.” as requires the notes to be signed by the City
Treasurer and prescribed the form of the notes, wherein the Treasurer of
the City of Brunswick is authorized and required to give said notes, shall
be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That the note given by the said Mayor to Col. Henry Dubignon
for five hundred dollars, in the name of the Mayor and Council of the City
of Brunswick, dated July 18, 1838, be and the same is hereby declared to
be valid, legal and binding upon the said Mayor and Council, according to
the promise expressed in said not; the money for which said note was given
being for the use of said City. And all notes hereafter given for money
borrowed by the
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said Mayor for the Mayor and Council, or for labor
done for them, shall express that the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick promise to pay, &c. and shall be signed by the Mayor as Mayor of
said City.
Passed July 21, 1838. Adj.
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Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Monday Octo. 29, 1838
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
Jas. Moore, Geo. Harrington, John Franklin, Jr. and Chas. Davis.
The application of Mr. R.D. Laporte[?], for license to
retail spirituous liquors, was laid before the Council by the Mayor. The
application was refused, & the City Clerk requested to notify him of the
same.
On motion, the City Clerk was authorized to issue a license to
James Moore to keep a public house and retail spirituous liquors of
any quantity.
Rice, Parker & Co. were authorized to sell liquor by
the quart or larger measure.
J.W. Pettigrew was licensed to keep a public house and
sell liquors in any quantity.
Dart, Barrett & Co. were licensed to sell liquors by
the quart or larger measure.
On Motion, the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas Tho. Butler King, Esq. in the year 1836, laid
his headright upon, and had surveyed, certain vacant lands commonly called
Commons land, adjoining the old town of Brunswick, which were granted to
him under the laws regulation headrights; and the fact having been
satisfactorily ascertained by the Mayor and Council that this land did not
& never did belong to the town or city of Brunswick, but that it was
vacant and subject to be run under the law regulating headrights. And
Mr. King, notwithstanding he had in the opinion of our legal advisers,
a perfect right to retain this
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land and use it for his own benefit, has most
generously given it to the Brunswick and Florida Rail Road Company to aid
them in constructing one of the most magnificent works in the country.
Therefore
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick,
and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, That in
consequence of having been informed on good authority, that certain
Trustees of the Glynn County Academy are about to draw up a petition,
praying the Legislature to cause scifacias[?] to issue or some other
proceedings to be instituted against Thomas Butler King, Esq. to
set aside or annul his grant for the aforesaid land, that the Mayor and
Council of the City of Brunswick hereby disclaim any right or title to
said land. And the said Mayor and Council most respectfully request the
Hon. The Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in
General Assembly met, not to interfere in any way with the grant to
Thomas Butler King, Esq. for the aforesaid land, commonly called
Commons land.
And be it further Resolved by the authority aforesaid, That
the Mayor and Council, and in their opinion all the citizens of Brunswick,
are perfectly satisfied with and give them full sanction to, the
proceedings of Thomas Butler King Esq. in laying his headrights on
the aforesaid vacant land commonly called Commons, & in obtaining a grant
for the same. And the Mayor and Council hereby tender their thanks to
Mr. King for his unremitted [sic] exertions in form of our young and
growing city.
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And be it further Resolved, That
certified copies of the foregoing be forwarded to our Representatives at
Milledgeville.
On Motion, the Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Saturday Nov. 1838
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
George Harrington, James Moore, John Franklin, Jr. & Chas. Davis.
On motion, George Harrington was elected Vendue Master
for the City of Brunswick.
On Motion the Council adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Monday Evening Dec. 17 1838.
Met according to adjournment. Present
the Mayor, James Moore, Geo. Harrington, John Franklin, Jr. and
Chas. Davis.
The following Ordinance was passed & ordered to be published
six weeks in the Brunswick Advocate:
An Ordinance to prevent Peddling at the wharves, &c.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passing of this Ordinance any person who offers for
sale, or sells any goods, wares or merchandize, on board any vessel or
boat, or on or near any Wharf or landing in this city, without license for
that purpose, from the Mayor & Council, shall be subject to pay a fine of
not less than thirty nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every
offence; one half of said fine to go to the informer and the other half to
be paid into the City Treasury for the benefit of the city.
And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That
the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to grant licenses to persons
wishing to sell goods, wares or merchandize, on board any vessel or boat,
or at or upon the wharves or landings in this city; and that for each of
said licenses said Clerk shall ask and receive the sum of thirty dollars,
which he
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shall pay into the city treasury for the benefit of
the city and one dollar and twenty five cents for his fees for making out
the same. And no license shall be granted for a longer time than six days
from the date thereof.
On motion of Ald. Harrington—
Resolved, That there be purchased for the use of the city
Patrol, twelve dark lanterns and twenty-four raw hide whips, & that Ald.
Harrington be authorized to attend to the purchasing of the same.
On motion, the Mayor and Aldermen Moore & Breed
were appointed a standing committee on accounts.
Alderman Moore was appointed to ascertain and procure
the names of all persons in this city liable to do patrol duty.
The bill of F.L. Smith was presented and referred to
the committee on accounts.
The Council then adj. to meet next evening at 7 o’clock.
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Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Tuesday Evening. Dec. 18, 1838
Met according to adj. Present the Mayor,
John Franklin, Jr., Geo. Harrington, James Moore and Chas. Davis.
The following Resolution in relation to the appointment of a
Board of Pilotage was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That
Capt. W.A. Howard, J. Bancroft and E.L. Pierce, be and
they are hereby appointed a committee to examine persons who apply for a
pilot’s License for the Bar and Harbor of Brunswick, & report to the Mayor
& Council.
On Motion, the Mayor was requested to borrow a sum of money
not exceeding five hundred dollars, on the credit of the city.
The Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
February 1st, 1839
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
H.A. Breed, George Harrington, John Franklin, Jr. and Chas. Davis.
On motion, Henry A. Breed and John Franklin, Jr.
were appointed a Committee to examine the Mayor’s Street Commissioners and
Treasurer’s accounts.
On motion adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening next at 7
o’clock.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Tuesday Evening Feb. 5, 1839
Met according to adjournment. Present
the Mayor, John Franklin, Jr., Henry A. Breed and Chas. Davis.
There not being a quorum present, adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at
ten o’clock .
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Tuesday [sic] Morning, Feb. 6, 1839.
Met according to adjournment. Present
the Mayor & Aldermen Moore, Franklin, Breed and Chas. Davis.
On motion, the Mayor was ordered to pay four dollars for
patrol on Saturday night last.
Resolved, That the City Clerk be paid two hundred dollars for
his services for the past year.
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be paid two hundred and
fifty dollars for his services for the past year.
Resolved, That the Mayor be paid six hundred dollars for his
services for the past year.
On motion, the Mayor was ordered to draw an order on the City
Treasurer in his favor for six dollars & 95 100, ballance [sic] due
herein on account.
Resolved, That Aldermen Breed and Franklin, be
paid ten dollars each for services as auditors, &c.
On motion, ordered, that the accounts of the Mayor & Council
as audited by the auditing committee be published in the Brunswick
Advocate.
On motion the Council then adjourned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1839
At a meeting of the members elect of the
City Council of the City of Brunswick held at the Oglethorpe House, for
the purpose of organizing and electing a Mayor, the following gentlemen
appeared, to wit: A.L. King, N. Ballard, Gee Dupree, James Moore, John
R. Hazzard, John Franklin, ,Jr. and U. Dart, who severally took
and subscribed the following oath, to wit: I, A.L. King, I N.
Ballard, I Gee Dupree, I James Moore, I John R.
Hazzard, I John Franklin, Jr., I U. Dart, do solemnly
swear that I will well and truly perform the duties of a member of Council
for the City of Brunswick, by the adoption and enforcement of such
measures as to me appear conducive to the general welfare and permanent
good of the City of Brunswick.
[Signed]
A.L. King
Nathan Ballard
Gee Dupree
Jas. Moore
J.R. Hazzard
John Franklin, Jr.
U. Dart
Sworn and subscribed before me this sixth day of
February 1839. Chas. Davis J.P.
After taking and subscribing the
aforegoing oath, the Council proceeded to the election of a Mayor and on
counting the votes it appeared that A.L. King, Esq. had 5—Dr.
Gee Dupree 2. Mr. King having received a majority was duly
elected Mayor for the ensuing year.
Doct. Gee Dupree laid before the Board his resignation
as Councillor [sic] for the ensuing year, which on motion was accepted.
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The Council then proceeded to the
election of a Councillor [sic] to supply the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Doct. Gee Dupree & unanimously elected George
Harrington, Esq. to fill said vacancy, who appeared and took and
subscribed the following oath, to wit: I George Harrington do
solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform the duties of a member
of Council for the City of Brunswick, by the adoption and enforcement of
such measures as to me appear conducive to the general welfare and
permanent good of the City of Brunswick.
[signed]
Geo. Harrington
Sworn & subscribed before me, this sixth day of Feb.
1839. A.L. King Mayor
The Council then adjourned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
March 4, 1839
Regular meeting. Present the Mayor and
Aldermen Dart, Ballard, Franklin, Moore and Harrington.
The Council proceeded to elect offices for the ensuing year.
Chas. Davis was unanimously re-elected City Clerk & Clerk of
Council.
Doct. Frank Gage was re-elected Health Officer
John Franklin, Jr. was re-elected City Sheriff
James Moore was re-elected City Surveyor
Moses W. Wilson was elected Lumber Measurer
E.C.P. Dart was elected City Treasurer & Collector
Benj. Talbot was elected City Constable
Robert Walsh and Geo. Harrington were appointed
Auctioneers and are required to give the necessary bonds before entering
upon the duties of their appointment.
On motion of Alderman Dart, Charles Davis was
appointed to take a census of all able persons residing in this city in
the month of March, liable to pay a poll tax.
The Mayor and Aldermen Dart and Moore were
appointed a Committee to value all the property real & personal in the
City, & report to the City Council.
On motion of Alderman Moore, the Mayor was authorized
to pay one dollar each to nineteen men who were employed to watch the city
on the night of the 3d. inst.
On motion of Alderman Ballard, the poll tax paid by
Wm. Manley[?] the past year be refunded.
On motion of Alderman Dart, the Mayor was appointed a
committee to hire two men to watch the city at a sum not exceeding fifteen
dollars each, per month, for one month.
On motion of Alderman Franklin, Alderman Dart
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was appointed a committee to build a Guard House at
the expense of the city immediately—said House to be 20 feet long & 10
feet wide.
On motion the Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
April 4th, 1839
Special meeting. Present the Mayor and
Aldermen Moore, Franklin, Ballard, and Hazzard.
On motion ordered, that a poll tax of one dollar be assessed
on all male person over the age of twenty-one, residing in the city of
Brunswick on the first of March last past.
On motion of Alderman Franklin, Resolved that the city
pay twenty dollars per month to the two Watchmen employed to watch the
city for the past month & that the watch be discontinued.
The following Ordinance in relation to the opening of F & King
Street was passed: Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of
Brunswick & it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That F
Street running between the old town and the addition thereto, be & the
same is hereby extended along the Eastern Boundary and one hundred feet
beyond the North Eastern corner of said old town, forty five feet in
width.
And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That a
street one hundred feet wide shall be laid out & opened from the North
East end of F Street along the Eastern Boundary or line of said Old town
running the whole length of said old town to the South Eastern corner
thereof. And the Mayor is hereby directed to cause said street to be
opened as
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soon as funds can be collected for that purpose. And
the street last aforesaid shall be called “King” street, in compliments to
the Hon. Thos. Butler King.
Re[?] application of Trustees of Glynn County Academy for the
conveyance to them of “Hillsborough Square” on which to exact an Academy
was postponed till next meeting.
Adjourned
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Saturday Evening, April 24, 1839
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor,
Aldermen Franklin, Harrington, Hazzard and Moore.
The Committee appointed to make a valuation of the property,
real & personal, in the city of Brunswick, made a report under oath, which
was accepted & approved by the Council & ordered to placed on file.
On Motion of Alderman Harrington, Resolved, that a tax
of 3/16 of one per cent be assessed and levied on each and every dollar of
property in the city of Brunswick, according to the valuation of the
Committee presented & adopted as above.
On motion of Alderman Harrington, Resolved, That the
Cashier of the Bank of Brunswick testify upon oath the amount of capital
used in the Bank in this city & that it be taxed accordingly.
On motion of Alderman Franklin, Resolved, That all free
negroes, of the age of 18 years & over, residing in this city, be
compelled to pay a tax of five dollars.
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On motion of Alderman Moore,
Resolved, That all negroes employed in this city & owned by now residents,
be taxed according to their valuation.
Robert Walsh was authorized to retail spirituous
liquors by large or small measure.
On motion of Alderman Moore, Resolved, that a tax of
two dollars be assessed on all Doctors & Lawyers residing in this city.
On motion of the Mayor, Resolved, that the Mayor be & he is
hereby requested to draw up a Deed conveying “Hillsborough Square” to the
trustees of Glynn County Academy & submit the same for the consideration
of Council at next meeting.
On motion of Alderman Moore, Resolved, That the
ordinance appointing a Committee to examine applicants for pilots for the
Bar & Harbor of Brunswick, passed Dec. 18, 1838 be 7 it is hereby
repealed. The yeas & nays being called for, were as follows: Yeas,
Moore, Franklin & Hazzard—3. Nays, Harrington—1.
On motion of Alderman Harrington, Resolved, That so
much of the Ordinance passed Dec. 11, 1838, in relation to paying a salary
of $50 per month to James A.D. Lawrence as pilot for the Bar &
Harbor of Brunswick, be & the same is hereby repealed. Lost. The yeas on
motion of Alderman Harrington were ordered to be recorded & were as
follows: Yeas Harrington—1. Nays Moore, Franklin and
Hazzard.
On motion Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Monday Apr. 29, 1839
Special Meeting. Present Aldermen
Harrington, Hazzard, Ballard, Franklin & Moore.
On motion, Alderman Harrington was chosen Mayor pro
tem.
The Bond of J.A.D. Lawrence appointed a pilot for the
Bar & Harbor of Brunswick was presented & approved by the Board.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved that the rates &
rules of Bar pilotage for the Bar of Brunswick, be the same as those of
Savannah; & that the River pilotage be hereafter regulated by the Council.
On motion of Ald. Franklin, Resolved that a notice of
the appointment of Capt. Lawrence as pilot of this port be
published in the Brunswick Advocate 4 weeks.
On motion Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
Monday Eveng.
July 29, 1839
Council met according to appointment. A
quorum not being present, adjourned to meet tomorrow afternoon at 4
o’clock. Present King, Harrington & Dart.
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Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Tuesday afternoon, July 30
Met agreeable to adjournment. Present
the Mayor and Aldermen Dart, Franklin, Hazzard and Harrington.
The following Resolution was passed: Resolved by the Mayor &
Council of the City of Brunswick & it is hereby Resolved by the authority
of the same, That the improvements which the Mayor has had made in the
streets & ditches are hereby sanctioned and approved, & that he is hereby
appointed Street Commissioner from & after the 24th day of June last. And
he is hereby requested to proceed in having the ditches cleared and the
streets improved. (The above Resolution was offered by the Mayor.)
The following Ordinance was passed & ordered to be published
in the Brunswick Advocate:
Be it ordained by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick
& it is hereby ordained by the Authority of the same, That any person or
persons who shall hereafter destroy, cut, deface or injure, any tree or
sapling preserved, set out or growing in any street or public square in
this city, shall be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars for each offence.
Resolved, That the offer of J. Franklin to build a City
Hog Pen for the sum of five dollars be accepted, & he is hereby requested
to attend to the same immediately.
The following was offered by the Mayor & passed:
Resolved, that the Mayor and Alderman
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Dart be & they are hereby appointed a
Committee to consult & act with the Justices of the Inferior Court of
Glynn Co. in building a Jail for the city & county, & that one half of the
expense be paid out of the city funds. Said Jail to be erected on “Queen
Square”.
Resolved, That the Trustees of Glynn Co. Academy, be & they
are hereby authorized to erect an Academy on any Public Square they may
think proper in this city.
The following proceedings took place in relation to the
appointment in April last of a pilot: Whereas the appointment of a pilot
during the Summer with a Salary is thought by the Council to be
inexpedient in consequence of there not being sufficient business to
warrant the same; & whereas no pilot has yet received a License from said
Council it is
Resolved by the Mayor & Council aforesaid, that the Resolution
in relation to the appointment of J.A.D. Lawrence as pilot for the
Bar & Harbor of Brunswick, passed December 11th 1838, be & the same is
hereby repealed & annulled.
Resolved, That the Council hereafter meet on the first Monday
in each month at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
On motion, Council, then adj.
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Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
August 28th 1839.
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor, &
Ald. U. Dart, John Franklin, Jr., John R. Hazzard, George Harrington
and James Moore Esq.
The Clerk of the City Council being absent, on motion,
James Moore was appointed Clerk pro tem.
The following ordinance was passed:
Resolved by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick & it
is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, That a Hospital be
immediately prepared for indigent sick persons in this city; and that
Maj. U. Dart, James Moore & Geo. Harrington be a
Committee to prepare & furnish said building and to admit into the same
such persons as may in their opinion be in need of medical attendance &
public charity.
And be it further Resolved, That said Committee be & they are
hereby authorized to furnish the necessary food, medicine, medical
attendance & nurses & the same to be paid out of the City funds.
And be it further Resolved, That each and every person nursed
& taken care of in said Hospital, shall if able, pay four dollars per
week; and for any time less than one week such person shall pay one dollar
per day, & all physicians bills for medicine & attendance.
And be it further Resolved, That the Mayor or any member of
Council shall have the power to admit into said Hospital such persons as
he may think proper.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
At the same meeting the following
Ordinance
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was passed: Resolved, That the Mayor and Ald.
Harrington be a Committee to purchase ten acres of Land from the
Brunswick Land Company for a Burial Ground. And the City Surveyor be & he
is hereby requested to survey and lay out the same into one six acre Lot
and one four acre Lot & present the plan to Council.
And be it further Resolved, That said six acre Lot be & it is
hereby appropriated for a city Burial Ground for the citizens; & the four
acre Lot be appropriated for a Public Burial Ground or Pottersfield.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
On motion of Ald. Dart, Resolved,
That the Mayor be & he is hereby requested to contract for a public
Well—to be dug in Bay at the crossing of Monk Street. Said Well to be
five feet in diameter & walled up with brick, with from four to five
water. The same to be covered and a pump put into it.
On motion, Resolved, That F Street be & the same is extended
to Maj. U. Dart’s Southern Landing in the Eastern Marsh, forty-five
feet wide. And the Mayor is requested to have the same opened
immediately.
Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council, Monday Sept. 2, 1839
Regular Meeting. Present the Mayor and
Aldermen Moore, Harrington, Hazzard and Harrington.
On motion the Sheriff was requested to notify R.F. Perkins
that unless he takes out his license for selling spirituous liquors within
five days from date he will
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be proceeded against according to the City Law in
such cases made & provided. And the Clerk is hereby authorized to grant
said license when called for.
Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Friday, Oct. 18, 1839
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor &
Aldermen Harrington, Franklin, Moore & Dart.
The application of R. Halligan to retail spirituous
liquors by large & small measure, was granted.
On motion of Alderman Harrington, Resolved, That the
Mayor be a Committee to ascertain the cost of printing two hundred copies
of the City Charter & report at the next meeting of Council. Also what
additional expense the printing of the City Ordinances may be to the
present time.
The following Resolution was likewise adopted: Resolved, That
an equal proportion of the amount paid by the Lot holders over & above the
expenses of advertising lots for sale for taxes 3 1/2 months, be refunded
to paid lot holders as soon as that proportion can be ascertained—provided
the same be called for within six months from that time; & that the Mayor
be authorized to draw on the Treasurer for the same; and that Alderman
Moore be & he is hereby appointed
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Auditor to ascertain the amount to be refunded.
On Motion, it is ordered, that E.C.P. Dart, Esq. as
Treasurer & Collector, be required to give good & sufficient Bond in the
sum of Eight Thousand Dollars to the Mayor & Council for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office.
On motion the Council then adjourned.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Tuesday Jan. 28 1840
Special meeting. Present the Mayor and
Aldermen Dart, Moore, Franklin & Harrington.
The following Resolution was offered by the Mayor & passed:
Resolved by the Mayor & Council of the City of Brunswick & it
is hereby Resolved by the authority aforesaid, That in consideration of
A.L. King clearing & improving Carpenter, Norwich, and Egmont Streets
north of Gloucester Street, he shall have the use of said streets until
the same shall be wanted for public use; at which time he is to deliver
the possession thereof on receiving three months notice from the Mayor &
Council to that effect.
On motion of the Mayor Messr. Joseph Bancroft &
Theodore Dart were appointed a committee to examine the accounts of
the Treasurer & the Mayor & Council; the
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expense for the same to be paid out of the City
Treasury.
Resolved, That the further sum of Five dollars be allowed the
Sheriff for building Hog pen; & that it become the property of the City.
On motion of Alderman Dart, Resolved, that the vacancy
in the City Council occasioned by the death of J.R. Hazzard, Esq.
be filled; Chas. Davis was elected to fill said vacancy, who took &
subscribed the following oath; “I Charles Davis, do solemnly swear
that I will well & truly perform the duties of a member of Council for the
City of Brunswick, by the adoption & enforcement of such measures as to me
appear conducive to the general welfare & permanent good of the city of
Brunswick.”
[signed]
Chas. Davis
Sworn & subscribed before me, this 28th Jan. 1840.
A.L. King, Mayor C.B.
On motion of Ald. Franklin,
Resolved, that the Street Commissioner, A.L. King, Esq. be paid
four hundred dollars for his services for the past year.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved that George Clary
be paid eighty-two dollars for loss sustained in opening New Castle &
George Streets.
On motion of Ald. Dart, Resolved, that the Hospital be
closed from & after this date; & that the building be let & the rent money
paid into the City Treasury.
On motion of the Mayor, Resolved, That the payments made by
the Mayor
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for sending paupers to Savannah be approved.
Ald. Moore presented a bill in favor of Dr. Wm. P.
Wilson for attendance upon indigent men[?] in this city previous to
the opening of the Hospital, which was refused a passage by the following
vote: Yeas: Ald. Moore. Nays: Ald. Dart, Franklin, Harringt
& Davis.
On motion of Ald. Dart, Resolved, that the Treasurer be
requested to retain in his hand all monies paid by the Lot Holders for
advertising lots for sale for taxes over & above the sum of three hundred
& ninety dollars; & that he refund the overplus after deducting the above
sum in equal proportions to each person who paid it.
The Council then adj. to Friday next at 3 o’clock P.M.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
City Council
Friday Jan. 31st 1840
Met according to adjournment. Present
the Mayor & Aldermen Harrington, Franklin & Dart.
The following Resolution offered by Ald. Dart was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the City Treasurer by authorized & required to
account to Mr. Charles Davis Attorney for Wm. B. Davis & to
U. Dart for all monies in his hand arising from the sale of lots
sold & redeemed by then ex-
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cept a sufficiency to defray the taxes assessed &
advertisement of sale.
On motion of Ald. Harrington, it was Resolved that
Mrs. Harris be paid strictly according to her agreement with the
Hospital Committee.
On motion of Ald. Dart Resolved, That 100 copies of the
Mayor’s & Council & Treasurer’s Reports be printed in hand bill form.
It was voted, that the Auditors receive twenty dollars each
for fixing & examining the above reports.
The Council then adj.
AL. King Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C. Clerk
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City Council
Wednesday Feb. 5, 1840
At a meeting of the members elect of the
City Council of the City of Brunswick held at the Oglethorpe House, for
the purpose of organizing & electing a Mayor, the following gentlemen
appeared, to wit: William P. Wilson, James Moore, Moses W. Wilson,
Joseph Bancroft, George Stockwell, & Alexr. Scranton, who
personally took & subscribed the following oath, to wit; “ I William
P. Wilson, I J. James Moore, I Moses Wilson, I Joseph
Bancroft, I George Stockwell, I Alexr. Scranton, do
solemnly swear that I will well & truly perform the duties of a member of
the Council for the City of Brunswick, by the adoption & enforcement of
such measures as to me appear conducive to the general welfare & permanent
good of the city of Brunswick.”
[signed]
Wm. P. Wilson
J. Moore
Moses W. Wilson
Jos. Bancroft
George Stockwell
Alexr. Scranton
Sworn & subscribed before me, this fifth day of Feb.
1840. Gee Dupree J.I.C.G.C.
After taking & subscribing the aforegoing
oath, the Council proceeded to the election of a Mayor & on counting the
votes, it appeared that Doct. Wm. P. Wilson had five & Jas.
Moore Esq. one. Dr. Wilson having received a majority was duly
elected Mayor for the ensuing year.
The Council then adj. to Saturday Evening next at 7 o’clock.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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City Council
Saturday, Feb. 8th 1840
Council met according to adjournment.
Present the Mayor and Ald. Moore, Scranton, Stockwell, Wilson &
Bancroft.
Maj. U. Dart, a member elect of the Council for the
ensuing year, appeared & after taking & subscribing the following oath,
took his seat at the Council Board: I Urbanus Dart, do solemnly
swear that I will well & truly perform the duties of a member of the
Council for the City of Brunswick, by the adoption & enforcement of such
measures as to me appear conducive to the general welfare & permanent good
of the City of Brunswick.
[signed]
U. Dart
Sworn & subscribed before me, this eighth day of Feb.
A.D. 1840. Wm. P. Wilson Mayor.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft the
following Committees were appointed, viz: Health—Ald. Moore &
Scranton. Finance—Ald. Bancroft, Dart, & Moore.
Streets &c.—Ald. Dart, Bancroft & M.W. Wilson. City Patrol—Ald.
Stockwell & Scranton. Wharves, Public Landings & Navigable
Waters of the City—Ald. Moore, Stockwell & M.W. Wilson.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the Mayor be
added to the committee on Health & City Patrol.
Ald. Dart, Moore & Wilson were appointed a
Committee to examine into the unsettled affairs of the Hospital & report
at the next meeting of Council.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That
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the Treasurer be requested to furnish to this Board
at their next meeting a particular account of all taxes remaining unpaid.
And the City Clerk be requested to notify him of this Resolution.
On motion of Ald. Dart, Resolved, That the Mayor be
requested to authorize the City Clerk to call upon the Ex-Mayor for all
Books, Papers, &c. belonging to the city which may be in his possession.
The committee on streets, &c. were requested to examine as to
the opening of Mansfield Street from the Bay to the Academy & report to
the next meeting of Council.
The Council then adj. to the 22d. inst. At 4 o’clock.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
City Council
Saturday Feb. 22d 1840
Council met according to adjournment.
Present, Ald. Dart, Moore, Bancroft, Scranton, and Stockwell.
The Mayor not being present, Ald. Dart was elected Mayor pro tem.
The following Resolutions offered by Ald. Bancroft was
adopted: Resolved, That so much of the Ordinances passed Dec. 17, 1838
respecting Licenses for peddling at Wharves, &c. or restricting the time
for which said License is granted to six days, be repealed & that the same
be extended to one year.
On motion of Ald. Scranton, Resolved, That Mrs. B.L.
Harris be paid two hundred dollars in full for board, nursing & other
services con-
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nected with the Hospital for 1839.
The committee on Health were requested to take charge of the
building used as a Hospital together with the furniture &c. belonging to
the city.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved, That the City
Treasurer be authorized to call on Robt. Walsh Esq. for all amounts
due to the city for State tax for property sold as auctioned by him; &
report the amount received at next meeting of Council.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the
Committee on Finance be instructed to enquire & report at next meeting
where, & at what rate the sum of $2000 can be hired, for the term of 4
months for City use.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the Mayor be
requested to advertise for sale on the first day of April next, all
property in the Corporate limits of this city, on which taxes are then
unpaid for the years 1838 & 1839; & that the treasurer & collector be
requested to serve a written notice to this effect on all person who are
indebted for said taxes to a sum over over [sic] $400.
The committee on streets &c. to whom was refereed at the last
meeting of Council the subject of opening Mansfield Street, requested
leave to defer their report until next meeting of Council.
Adj. to next regular meeting at 4 o’clock P.M.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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City Council
Monday March 2d 1840
Regular meeting. Present, Ald.
Bancroft, Moore, Scranton, Stockwell & Wilson. The Mayor not
being present, Ald. Bancroft was elected Mayor pro tem.
The application of Barney Duffy for License to retail
spirituous liquors was rejected.
The treasurer & collector reports that owing to the absence of
Robt. Walsh eh has not been able to collect the amount of State tax
called for by a Resolution of last meeting of Council.
The Finance Committee to whom was referred at the last
meeting of Council the subject to enquire about hiring $2000 for city use,
had leave to defer their report until the next meeting of Council.
The Council then proceeded to the choice of officers for the
coming year. Chas. Davis was elected City Clerk. E.C.P. Dart
Treasurer & Collector. Moses W. Wilson Surveyor of Lumber with
authority to appoint Deputies. Thos. H. Wood, Wood Measurer.
James Moore, City Surveyor. James Moore Vendue Master. Dr.
Wm. P. Wilson, Health Officer. Benj. Wilson City Sheriff.
Horace B. Harris, City Constable. George Stockwell Harbor
Master. Thos. H. Wood Measurer of Grains. Alexr. Scranton
Street & Drain Commissioner with a salary of $100 per annum. Henry A.
Breed, Wm. P. Wilson & Chas Davis Assesors.
On motion of the Mayor pro tem, Resolved, That the committee
on Streets be requested to put up in several public places in the city
advertisements for proposals to open Mansfield Street from Bay Street to
the Academy of such width as they may deem
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best; such notice to be kept up at least ten days.
Mr. George Stockwell was elected Captain of the city
patrol.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved, That a poll tax of
one dollar be assessed on all male persons of the age of 21 & upwards
residing in the city, on the first of March; & that the Treasurer &
Collector be requested to take a census of all such persons; for which
services he shall be paid the sum of $5.00.
The Council then adj.
Joseph Bancroft Mayor pro tem
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
City Council
Tuesday March 17th 1840
Special meeting. Present the Mayor, &
Ald. Bancroft, Stockwell, Scranton, Dart & Moore.
The Mayor resigned his appointment of Street Commissioner
Assessor, & Ald. Moore was appointed in his stead.|
The following Resolution was offered by the Mayor, adopted &
referred to the Committee on Finance: Resolved, That the Bank of
Brunswick be called upon to return all the due bills issued by the Mayor &
Council of said city of 1838; for which they have signed a receipt, or in
lieu thereof to place the amount of said due bills to the credit of the
city, with power to draw for the same.
Resolved, That Mr. Andrew L. King the late Mayor of
this city, be called upon to furnish a statement of all bills issued
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by him in pursuance of a Resolution passed by the
Council of the City of Brunswick, dated June 1st, 1838.
The Committee on Streets report that they have received
proposals from five individuals offering for the opening of Mansfield
Street & find that James Moore and B. Duffy are the lowest
bidders, both offering to do the same for $300. They submit to Council
that one or the other be accepted & beg leave to refer it to the Council
which of the two proposals shall be taken. On this subject the following
Resolution was adopted. Resolved, That the lowest bidder of the two
parties whose offers are the same, shall be entitled to the contract.
The following was offered by Ald. Dart & adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Health be instructed to take the subject
matter contained in a letter of the Hon. Thos. Butler King, dated
5th inst. relative to the health of this city into consideration; & that
they be requested to report their proceedings to the next Council.
Te petition of James Wilson & Peter H. Rowe to
be appointed pilots for the Bar & Harbor of Brunswick was granted under
the specifications of the act relating thereto.
The application of James Moore for License to retail
spirituous liquors was granted.
The Council then adj. to Saturday, 21st inst. at 4 o’clock
P.M.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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City Council
Saturday March 21st, 1840
Council met according to adjournment.
Present the Mayor & Ald. Dart, Bancroft, Stockwell, Moore &
Scranton.
The following in relation to change bills was passed & ordered
to be published in the Brunswick Advocate. All persons holding change
bills of the city of Brunswick signed by A.L. King Esq. Mayor, are
hereby requested to present them for payment to I.C. Plant, cashier
of the Bank of Brunswick, where funds have been lodged by the Council for
their redemption.
In pursuance of a Resolution adopted by the Council at the
last meeting, in reference to a communication from the Hon. Thomas
Butler King, the Committee on Health beg to report that they have
obtained several certificates relative to the salubrity of thee city,
which are hereby presented.
On the above subject the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the Committee on Health be accepted & the
same together with accompanying documents be forwarded forthwith to the
Hon. Thos. B. King, M.C. & the said Mayor & Council hereby certify
that the persons from when certificates have been procured are personally
well known to them; & that they are person of good character &
respectability & that full credit ought to be given to said certificates.
Be it
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further resolved that the foregoing be signed by the
Mayor & Council & countersigned by the Clerk & affix the City seal
thereto.
The following Resolution offered by Ald. Moore was
adopted. Resolved, That before any retail license shall be granted in
this city, the applicants shall give a Bond & at least one good security
to the City Clerk in the sum of five hundred dollars for keeping an
orderly house & be of good behavior directing[?] the continuance of said
license. Said bonds to be made payable to the Mayor & Council & their
processors in office.
Wm. H. Hazzard, Barney Duffy & A.O. Segue were
authorized to be licensed to retail spirituous liquors.
The following Resolution was adopted, Resolved, That the City
Clerk be authorized to compile & print in pamphlet form to the number of
100 copies, the City Charter & all amendments, together with the several
ordinances of Mayor & Council now in force; & that the sum of $50 be
appointed for publishing the same.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the Report
of the Assessors be accepted & that the tax on Real Estate be assessed at
3/16 of one per cent; & that the tax on personal property be assessed at
one quarter per cent, except the capital stock of the Bank of Brunswick,
which shall be assessed at 1/8th per cent.
Adj. to regular meeting.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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City Council
Saturday April 18th 1840
Special meeting. Present, the Mayor &
Ald. Bancroft, Moore, Stockwell & Scranton.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That so much of
the resolution passed at the last meeting of Council as assessed at tax of
1/4 of one per cent on all personal property be so amended as to read 3/16
of 1 per cent; & that said 3/16 be only levied on personal property.
On motion of Ald. Scranton, Resolved, That the Mayor &
Council of the City of Brunswick be authorized to issue change bills for
the benefit of said town not to exceed $2000 in amount, redeemable in one
year, & that said bills be of any denomination from 6 1/4 cts. to $1.00,
as may appear necessary.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the
collector of Taxes be authorized to obtain[?] immediately for all Poll
taxes unpaid after this date.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved, That the Committee
on Finance call on the City Treasurer & request him to furnish a statement
of all the available funds now in the treasury at the next meeting of
Council on Thursday 23d inst. in order that it may be drawn for
immediately in payment of debts due by the city.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the sum of
five dollars be paid to each of the Assessors of the last taxes for
services rendered.
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On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved,
That the resolution passed at this meeting authorizing the Mayor & Council
to issue change bills be amended so as to read payable on demand instead
of “redeemable in one year.”
On motion of the Mayor, Resolved, That the following
proposition of Mr. James Moore in relation to issuing change bills
was accepted.
“I propose to pay the city 8 per cent per annum for the use of
all the city change bills issued during one year & give a Bond for the
redemption of the same & keep a quarterly account of all bills issued; &
pay the interest on the amount put in circulation during each quarter at
the rate of 8 p ct. per annum; & I will give good & ample security to the
Mayor & Council in bonds of two thousand dollars for the redemption of any
& all bills issued as they may be presented with the understanding that no
more bills be issued than that amount, viz: two thousand dollars.
(Signed) Jas. Moore.
On motion of Ald. Bancroft, Resolved, That the Street
Commissioner be authorized to erect a plain railing on the large bridge on
A Street.
On motion of the same, Resolved, That the street commissioner
be authorized to dispose of the old plank removed from the large[?] bridge
on A street.
Adj. to 23d. inst. at 4 o’clock P.M.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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City Council
April 23d, 1840
Met according to adjournment. Present,
Ald. Bancroft, Wilson, Dart, Stockwell, Scranton & Moore.
The Mayor not being present Ald. Bancroft was called to
the Chair.
On motion of Ald. Scranton, Resolved, That the
Committee on Health be authorized to have surveyed & laid out in some
suitable place adjoining the city of Brunswick, six acres of ground for a
city Burying Ground; the same to be centrally located as possible; & that
said committee be further authorized to have erected around said ground a
suitable fence with gates.
The committee on Finance in accordance with a resolution
requesting them to call on the City Treasurer in order to ascertain the
available funds belonging to the City beg leave to report that the City
Treasurer has a fund of about $537, that being the amount that was ordered
to be retained by his hands for the payment of overcharges in advertising
the lots during the past years.
On motion of the Mayor pro tem, Resolved, That the Mayor be
requested to advertise for public sale, without any delay, the lands &
lots of all delinquent in taxes for the year 1838 & 1839.
On motion of Ald. Dart, Resolved, That so much of the
proposition of Mr. Moore accepted at the last meeting of Council
authorizing him to issue the city change bills, be so amended as to
restrict the amount of bills to be issued to him to a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
On motion, Resolved, That the Clerk be au-
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thorized to allow to Mr. F.M. Hall the sum of
Ten Dollars, allowance on his license granted him the present year.
Resolved that F.M. Hall be allowed the sum of five
dollars for use of room & lights for Council up to date.
The Council then adj. to next regular meeting.
Joseph Bancroft Mayor pro tem
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
City Council
Monday July 13, 1840
Special meeting. Present, the Mayor &
Aldermen Bancroft, Scranton, Moore & Stockwell.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved, That the River
Pilotage for the harbor of Brunswick be the same as that of that [sic]
Savannah.
The Clerk of Council laid before the Board his resignation as
Clerk, which was accepted & the thanks of the Board tendered to him for
the satisfactory performance of his duties.
On motion the Mayor, Resolved, That the Clerk be paid at the
rate of $200 per year for his services the past year.
On motion of Ald. Moore, Resolved, That the Clerk pass
over to the Treasurer all Books, papers, &c. belonging to the City. Adj.
to Thursday next 12 1/2 clock.
Wm. P. Wilson Mayor
Attest:
Chas. Davis C.C.
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