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Town of Tybee, Ga.. , February 4th 1927.
The regular meeting of Town. Council was held to -day and was attended
by Mayor Gamble and Councilmen Horovitz, Cann,Espy,Farr 'Town Attorney
McIntyre and A.P.Solomon, jr.
The Mayor called to the attention of Councdl present condition of
the finances of the Town,the anticipated expenditures for the next
three imonthe will amount to about $ 2400.00,t to outstanding indebt-
ednesgnee.aiBA $ 1650.00 of which approximately $ 400.00 is collect-
able,t...ereby making it necessary to borrow money; ir.Horovitz made
a .motion that the Mayor be empowered to borrow $ 2000.00 to take
care of this expected deficit and Mr.Espy seconded same and the
motion was passed.
In the matter of the indebtedness due by "The Breakers" for electric
service furnished them last eilmmer,the Clerk of Council informed
Council that it a difficult matter to arrive at a difinite under-
standing with Mr McNamara,the Manager of The Breakers,as to just
wven payment could be expected,Mr Horofitz said he waou ld see Mr.
J .F. -> 'Bri en and try and have him handle the matter, Mr McIntyre called
attention to the fact that there is no Ordinance toprotectthe Tcwn for
eletric service turn:ished consumers on the island .
Contract to put the jail in first class condition was awared to the
Tybee Contracting Co. for the sum of $ 697.52 on motion of Mr Espy
to empower the mayor have this work done, giving the Tybee Contracting
Co the Towns note payable June 15th 1927, at interest not exceeding
8per cent,when the work is completed,seconded by Mr Horovitz and
passed.
The Mayor informed Council that he was again in conference with Mr
H.C.Foss of the S.1;.& P.Co.,relative to their extending their lines
to Tybee, rind that suggestion was made him that if the property owners
of Tybee would underwrite $ 20, 000.00 to take care of part of the
expense of extending the lines to the island until such time as bonds
co ;rering this amount could be issued,he believed the S.E.&.P.Co.,
would be interested - - the Mayor said that he would call a meeting
of property owners just as quickly as possible and put the matter
before them.
The water reports coming out of Atlanta issued by the State Board of
He&ith show Tybee as not giving any cooperation in the matter of
having monthly inspections made of the watbr supply, so it was decided
to have Dr Bassett the County Health Officer look after this.
The Town Attorney was requested to draft an Ordinance covering
rates,chs;gesiimethods of collections,ect.,relative to the electric
service furnished consumers on the Island.
It was decided to ask the Chatham County legislators to have the
Towns Charter amended,at the next meeting of State legislature,so
that The Mayor and Councilmen can appoint a Recorder to take care
the Courts and also to establish a drainage dis .rict.
Several bills were passed for payment.
b zn6t1 no Led with regret of the passing of Mr Armin B.Palmer,a
former Councilman of Tybee,on January 1927 and passed the following
resolution;