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T o w n n o f T y b e e , G a . , D e c e m b e r 4 t h 1 9 2 5 .
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a t t e n d e d b y t h e M a y o r a n d C o u n c i l m e n E s p y - H o r o v i t z - W a l t h o u r a n d
F a r r .
T h e M a y o r s i a d t h a t h e h a d r e c e i v - d a l e t t e r f r o m f i r s L o u i s e 0 .
O p p e r r e l a t i v e t o t h e b a d c o n d i t i o n o f h e r s e p t i c t a n k a n d t h a t h e
w o u l d h a v e : P e r r y " : o l o m o n r e p a i d s a m e .
A s s o m e o f t h e p r o p e t y o w n e r s w e r e d e l i n q u e n t i m p a y i n g u p , t h e i r
t a x e s , t h a t a , r e n e w p a s t d u e , t h e C l e r k o f C o u n c i l w a s i n s t r u c t e d t o
n o t i f y t h o s e d e l i n q u e n t t o p a y u p a t o n c e .
T h e M a y o r r e p o r t e d t h - t h e h a d 4 o n e t o t h e i s l a n d o n D e c e m b e r 3 r d
a n d f o u r ! o n e o f t h e s t a c k s a t t h e P o w e r P l a n t h a d b l o w n d o w n , a l s o
t h a t t h e w a s h a t L o v e l l S t a t i o n h a d m a d e i n r o a d s i n t o t h e b e a c h t o
s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t t h e c o t t a g e o f o r s R . L . C o �%p e r w o u l d h a v e t o b e
m o v e d a t o n c e - - - a t t h e S o u t h E n d t h e b e a c h o n t h e I n l e t R i v e r
i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e c o l o n y h a d w a s h e d a b o u t 1 0 f e e t , a n d t h a t
h e h a d i n s t r u c t e d M r . G o o d m a n t o p u t s o m e b r u s h a t t h i s p o i n t j u s t
a s s o o n a s h e g o t t h r o u h w i t h o t h e r w o r k h e w a s d o i n g .
M r . G o o d m a n a s k e d f o r 1 5 r o l l s r o o f i n g p a p e r t o r e p a i s i t h e r o o f s
o f s o m e o f t h e b u i l d i n g s a t t h e c o n v i c t c a m p - - - t h e m a t t e r w a s r e 4 '
f e r r e d t o m r H o r o v i t z f o r h a n d l i n g .
T h e r e p o r t e d h a v i n g h a d a l e t t e r f r o m U r . S m i t h o f t h e C i t i z e n s
T r u s t C o r e l a t i v e t o t h e d e m a n d l o a n o f t h e T o w n a n d t h a t h e w o u l d
w r i t e i v i r S m i t h a l e t t e r r e g a r d i n g s D . m e .
T h e e l e c t i o n o f M r . J . P , H o u l i h a n a - : 1 a C o m m i s s i o n e r o f C h a t h a m C o u n t y
v a s n o t e d b y C o u n c i l a n d t h e C l e r k w a s i n s t r u c t e d t o c o n v e y t o h i m
i t s w e l l w i s h e d .
T h e M a y o r c a l l e d a t t e n t i o n t o t h e a r r i v a l a t P o r t S c r e v e n o f t h e
n e w C o l r _ : , . a n d i n g O f f i c e r , C o l o n e l ' 1 e y n o l d s J . B u r t a n d s u g g e s t e d t h a t ,
a s i n d i v i d u a l s , C o u n c i t t e n d e r X t m a d i n n e r a t B a n n o n L o d g e t o h i m -
s e l f a n d h i s o f f i c e r s , w
T h e r e b e i n g n o f u r t h e r b u s I n e s c C o u n c i l a d j o u r n e d s u b j e c t t o t h e
c a l l o f t h e a y o r . .
T o w n o f T b e e 4 G a . , D e c e m b e r 2 9 t h 1 9 2 6 .
A s p e c i a l m e e t i n g w a s h e l d t p - d a y a t 4 ; 0 f ` p . m . a n d w a d a t t e n d e d b y t h e
M a y o r a n d C o u n c i l m e n L s p y , H o r c v i t z , L o g a n , w a l t h o u r a n d M r B r e n n a n , t h e
s p e c i a l m e e t i n g b e i n g h e l d f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f h e a r i n g , t h e a p p e a l o f
' v v i l l i a n H a r r i s f r o m t h e f i n d i n g s o f t h e M a y o r t o t h e C o u n c i l o f t h e
M a y o r a n d ' o u n c i l r n e n , i t w , s a l s o d e c i d e d t h a t a . s t h e J a n u a r y m e e t i n g
" a l l m o s t d u e t h a t i t b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h i s m e t t i n g .
T h e M a y o r i n f o r m e d C o u n c i l t h a t h e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m t h e C i t i -
z e n s T r u s t C o r e g a r d i n g t h e l o a n s t h a t t h e y h a d m a d e t h e T o w n , t h e y
r e q u e s t i n g n , w r e s o l u t i o n s , e n m o t i o n o f U r E s p y
, s e c o n d e d b y 1 r H o r o -
v i t z a n d w h i c h w a s p a s s e d t h e M a y o r w a s g i v e n a u t h o r i t / t o h a n d l e
t h i s m a t t e r t h a t i t w o u l d b e s a t i s f a c t o r y t t h e b a n k .
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The offer made by ,a .F.Solomons for the salvaging of the A?ational guard
cap was refused it was decided to tear the buildings down and store the
materials and dispose of it as demand was made fo r it.
The Mayor sent a telegram to Senator =eorte thanking him in behalf of the
Town for his efforts in halving Fort Screven retained as a military post,
and sc informed Council of his actions.
At .,ent ion was called to the fact thkt the semi-annual interest due on
p .ving bonds would be due on February 1st 1926,which wi 11 be taken care
of at that time.
Council then went into session to take up the app -al of Harris.
Thdse present being Councilmen Lspy ,Horovitz,Lcgan,tialthour,Mr Brennan,
Chief Lysau ht,Lieut.Hildreth, Milton Cliett,Iar i orrisey, and william Harri
The mayor having; been excused.
Cculc ilrnan Loan was elected to sit on the bench and Council proceeded
with the case.
Mr Brennan called the Chief to testify regarding the arrest of Harris --
he t:slified to his giding along Third aveshtle on the night of Dec.11
1925 about 8 :3r p.m. and zra,s attracted by a machine coming toward him
without any lights,as the machine drew closer the driver turned on his
lights and then only one li.ht wa.o burnin:4,he got out of his car and
co anded the 'river of the other car to halt, instead of halting the
car was deserted by the o-_cupants who jumped out and ran away efforts
were :made tc a,pirehend the but in the darkness ;,, ej escaper_`. -- .-
r 3rennan °a,skkd if he had seen -arris on the Island before and the
Chief said he had seen hi u in Smiths store that very afternoon about
5:35 p "
r Iior rdscy Laid that 'his client denied being on Tybee.
Lieut. Ilildreth was called and he testifed that on the ni?ght•of December
llth 1 25 about 8 :3r p.m.while in the vicinity of Tvvelvths,st and Third
avverue, ri-;king one of his rounds Lh•at. '10 1,4s at r.r,Ixt.ed by a machine corning
out e.f Twelveth st without any lights burning as the machine got closer
the driver three on his lig is and only one light was ,urnin :,he 1 anedi-
ately got cut of is car and he and the Chief commanded the driver of the
carto stop but instead of stopping they tried to get away and did jump
from their car to rdn -Iway leaving their car where it had s topped,the
lieu t said that he had s-en Harris in Smiths store that afte ynocn around
5:30 p.m.
The Court room wascleardi and Council went into session.
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..`r Logan asked for t1e pleasure of Council and Mr `ialthour made motion to
1K proceeded with the c :se - -- so it was ecided to hear the case.
~ All witnes ^es were called back into the rocm.and the--,case
N proceeded.
Harris was called and he said that he had loaned his car to another _party
' by the name of San,said he was asked !'a fishing but was sick and could
or not ge,on Friday nig t he left on Thunderbolt car from East Broad and
'winnett sts at 8 :1r p. n.to go to choir practice at Thunderbolt.
Logan asked im what t me he was on Tybee,Harris said he was not on
Tybee.
Label Lewis was called, en December llth 1925 s'^e wa.s living at 1 Bast
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Jwinnctt st she saw .illiarn "arris from 3:30 to B :r(' p.m.on that day he .
went to chair practice on that day about 8:r0 p.m.- - - Mr i crrisey
asked r er when was Har-is arresj:ed,she said on Dec.l2th,she saw Harris
on night of December llth went to church with him on night of llth to
Thunderbolt at B :Cn P.I.he was in her sight all of the time,Frid y aft -
ernoon sloe saw im from '':(1° P to time of going to churcU -- - -
Mr Brenxsan asked Chief when wa6 tiarris`arrested,the Chief said he had .
gene to Police ?arra.cks an'd identified him on Saturday a t u
rda Y fo lloaing the
stopping of the car on Tybee said he recognized hire as soon =ts he saw
him as the ran he had seen in Smiths store on the day pre -rious- - -
%:r Igiorrisey asked if it was not so that Arthur Thomas was the person
whom held told the Chief to look out for this man.
i4ayor Harris testified that he had one with the Chief to the Pclice
Barracks and aftea having had eix or eight ,risoners linedup,asked the
chief to identify the man he had seen on Tybee and that the Chief picked
Harris out, the first one.- - - I, : :r 3rert ti.n in suarning up the case said
the testimony shows that Harris was on the island, that he has brought
up no disin.rerested parties to to testify in his behalf and that Council
could increase or decrease the fine as they saw fit,- - - Mr Lorrisey
Oaid in conclusion that no case had been :jade against the efendent.
The Room was cleared a-d ;_ouncil went into session - - - Tyr Walthour
made a motion to fine him 25.rr or 3l' days in jail,which was
seconded by Mr Espy and the mot on carried unanamously.
There being no furt'ier business ^cuncil adjourned subject to the call
of the ayor.
Town of 'rybee,Ga. February 9th 1926.
The -re ular neeting of Town Council was held to-day at 4:00 p.m. and was
attended tended by the Mayor and Councilmen Lspy, Cann, Horevi tz and Mr .Brennan.
A petition was read from ;.H.Sea,y for reimbursement to him for the loss
of pistol loaned by him to Officer Whalley last surer sualmer and which was
never returned, the Mayors opin ian was that the Town shau1': not be liable
for the act- of this offices as he had acted. withaut authority and on
metier. of Mr Espy -- seconded by Mr Horovitz,that Mr Seay be notififd
that the Town could not not assume tae liability for the loss of this
istol,the Clerk was instructed to write a letter to dir. Seay to this
ffect, - -- the motion passed.
A bill from the J.C.Lewis :actor Co amountir to $ 3'.3r fc r' epairs
to a 7 ord cupe the property of ..ar J.E.Register, jr was presented- -this
damage resulting from Mr ; ;egister assisting in arresting yergusor
'Wilson is t summer-- o_n motion of Mt Espy that the bill be paid and
seconded by Mr Horovitz it was passed.