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Mr Cann spoke of drawing up a contract with The Hotel Co . ,regarding the
lease of the Power Plant to the Town,MrEspy made motion that a committee
of Council be appointed empowered with authority to act in this matter,
and Mr Horovitz seconded same,which was passed, the committee appointed
was Messrs Farr, Logan, Horovitz, wi th the Town attorney Mr Brennan.
There being no furtherbusness Council adjourned subject t o the call of
the Mayor.
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Town of Tybee,Ga.,September 4th 1925.
Theregtilar meeting of Council was held to -day at 4 p.m. and wail attended
by the Mayor,and Councilmen Logan, Horovitz,Parr,Espy,Walthour,and Mr
Brennan.
A petition was made from Mr Lewis A.Mills attorney for Mr Frank Nayor
for remission of fines imposed for violation of ordinance relating to
privies,Mr Mills informed Cou cil that all of the septic tanks required
had been installed except one and that it was being istalled now,he asked
that Council remit the fines imposed and that petition :for certerori
would be dismissed.
A petition was read from George Van Giesen for reimbursement of
for doctors bill for injuries and other expenses amounting to $
entailed by him in assisting in the arrest of Ferguson Wilson-- -
Walthour made•a motion that it be paid which was seconded by Mr
-the motion carried.
costs
97.50
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Horovitz
The Mayor brought up the case of Naylor and Mr Walthour suggested that
the Mayor handle it -- but the Mayor said he wanted Council to bass on
it,he said that Mr Naylor had always been antagonistic to the adminis-
tration,and asked that ouncul sustain him in not remitting the fines
imposed,and that if Mr ayor is due consideration that he wanted Council
to handle it-- Mr Espy aid that he would sustain the Mayor as did Mr
Logan,after some discus ion Mr Espy made a motion that the Mayor be
sustained by Council an that the handling of the case be left to the
judgement of the Mayor - Mr Walthour seconded same -- which was passed.
A petition was read from Mr John G.Butler f«rpermission to move his
cottage from Lovell Station to the South -End -- referred to the Streets
and Lanes Committee with the advise to see the Q'ounty Engineer to see
if the Street will stand the weight of same.
The Mayor told Council that he had written s fleeter toethe C of Ga Ry.
protesting against .the.schedule that they had planned to inaugurate
for the winter months and was in receipt of a letter from Mr J.W.Blount
saying that the 0 R R retain the same winter as they had last year,
A petition was read from J.E.Register,Jr.,asking for reimoursement of
amounts expended causee by damage sustained to his automobile while
assisting in the arrest of Ferguson Wilson Mr Espy mace a motion that
it be left to the Mayor to handle -- Mr Waithour seconded same- -the
motion carried.
A petition for refund on septic tanks was made by Mr Morris Slotin
referred to Mr Horovitz for handling with power to act in the matter,
The Mayor informedCatncil that Dr.Carter had protested against what he
said was the using of Convicts on private woiakk.
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the Mayor.
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The queeicrr of paving Stone
street at Eat i l l e t atd on was brought up
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Town of Tybee,Ga., October 2nd 1925.
The regular meetingof Council was held to -day in Savannah office,at 4 p.m
and was attended by the Mayon° and Councilmen Farr,Cann,Horovitz,Walthour
and. Mr Brennan,aleo a committee consisting of Mrs L.G .Cooper,Mrs Daisy
B.Melntyre,Mrs J.'T.Carter and Mr T.R Jones,Mr '7T36Glover,who appeared
before Council at request of Mayor Harris to ascertain fro ,,them what
they thought adopting a proposed jetty,similar to one that is being
used with unusual success at Virginia Beach,Norfolk,Virginia.
The Mayor remarked that he had been informed by Mr T.Newel West and also
Mr W.C.Goodman that the use of brush at Lovell Station would never remedy
the condition as exists there,he told of someplans that had been given
him by Mrs . C .S. Stewart who had been to Virginia . Beach and saw the work
of the jetty there and had had an Engineer draw a plan of the jetty,
and which she turned over to MayorHarris and he in turn had written
letters to several of the property owners at Lovell station requesting
them to attend to -days meeting to aeeertain froul them what they thought
of this type of protection -- he said that the beach had been eaten into
10 feet on the night of October let by the tides at this point.
The mayor asked for the opinions of some of those present and Mrs McIn-
Ttyre said that she..didnt think much of the proposed jetty as Mr F.E.
Edwards who has a cottage at Lovelis had put this jetty in and that the
tides of the night of October 1st had washls it out -- she said that she
could not afford to pay any money into any plan to protect Lovell Station
as she did not have it she eadd that the convicts were sent to Tybee
to work on Lovell statics and they should be kept there.
Mrs Slater spoke and said that quite a number of posts were sunk on the
beach but that brush was never put in between them as they should have
been, she said that posts sticking up on the beach do no good,but do tend
to make the beach look very unsightly.
The Mayor said that the convicts were put at Tybee not speci,fficaally for
doing work at Lovell station but for work of the whole island where they
were needed -- he said that the property owners at Lovells should get
together and see if the Virginia Beach jetty would not work at their poin
The Mayor said that Senator G eorge, Govenor Wacker and Congressmen Edwards
had all been taken to Tybee and shown the condition as exists there and
that they have all promised to he11.
Mrs McIntyre asked if Council was going to do anything she said she wante
something done and wanted it done right away as her property was being
Owashed away everyday and slae could not afford to sit back and wait.
Mr Cann said that. Senator George had made an effort to get the Goverment
offictials to hell but they had refused.
The Mayor informed these present that the vonviets were working at Lovell
station and that they would be kept as long as they were needed -- wi ±'