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Home My Public Portal About19270530SCMeeting70 before contracting_ any - unnecessary- new ones the .question was put to a vote and Mr Horovitz mace_ a mation that the Mayor he empowered to negotiate with the other managers. and pay $ 300.00 towards the Towns portion of the expense of havng these concerts at Tybee,Mr Farr, seconded same an the motion carried. 4 , l��P� a / [cam. ¢' 4 �� G coz, a �.E i �r ,�`y � r' E Th *Cited to know if the Town should_furnieh electric service to the Chiefs ,Lieutenants,Schoolteachers cottages and the opinion of Council was that it should not. The Mayor was instructed to have the public wharf repaired as, in its present condition it was very daniterous. The report of the auditors_ T.J .O'Brien & Co for the period from May 1 1926 thru to April 30,1927 was, read and a copy_ of same was turned over to the Finance Committee. There being no furthr business_ Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor /Clerk of Council* Mayor. Town of Tyb a e, Ga., May 3 0th,1927. A special meeting of. Town Council purpose or receiving bids, for the and was attended by the Mayor and Town. Attorney McIntyre and. Messrs Citizens and Southern Co. was .held today at 12:00 M•for the $ 22,000.00 of Electric Plant Bonds Councilmen Walthour, Farr, and Horov i tz Wood,Glover and Carter of the The Mayor, called for bids. and Mr Wood submitted the bid of the Citizens and. ,S outher 00 which was as, follows; "For your $ 22,000.00,Bonds,issued for Lighting System purposes,Denominations t 1.000.00., dated June 1,1927, due $ 1.000.00. June 1,1936 /1957•,interest 5 %,payable semi - annually,June and Decemberl, Both principal and interest payable At some _Benk: inkAtw aYork City, based on financial statement submitted to us and Bonds delivered Lo us in Savanna;, Georgia- We will pay you; Twenty Two . Thousand_ Three Hundred _ Fifty Four Dollars and Twenty Cents ($ 2.2,354.20 )and accrued interest from date of bonds to date of delivery to us. In addition to the abwire,we will _furnish the blank bones free, have _t.thern prepared free, under the supervision_ of our Attorneys but prior to delivery, you are to furnish us promptly within 30 days and without expense to us,lawfully certified copies of all legal proceedings,.including the election and validqtion proceedings and such oter proofs suggested or required by our attorneys relative to the. issuance and sale of the above bonds,from all of which our attorneys will render an unqualified approving legal opinion that On motion of Councilman Horovitz,Henry N.Buckley was re-elected Clerk of C ouncil and ex-officio Treasurer for one year at a salary of $ 200.00 per month. On motion of Councilman Espy,Dennis Lyeaught was re-e;ected Chief of Police and exiofficio Lax Collector for one year at a salary of $ 125.00. io • the bonds are valid and binding obligations of Tybee,Georgia, issued • in conformity with the Constitutation_ and Laws of Said State, including ei a tax levy on all property therein, both real and peraonal,as provid €d by law. Our attorneys opinion shall be .conclusive. Your attorney also 0 is to cooperate with our attorneys without expense to us, As eveidence of good faith,�te enclose Cashiers Check 24817 of the Citizens & Southrnn'at i onal: Bank, in the sum of $ 2,200.00 to be held as evidence of good .faith pending delivery of Bonds, it this bid is accepted,othewrise to be returned promptly. Yours Very truly Citizen & Southern Company by O.B.Wood, Vice President This was the only bid received and as it was a very good offer Mr- Watthour...made a motion that it be accepted.,wrich was seconded by Mr Farr and. the {notion passed unanam usly.The Mayor notified Lessrs.. Wood. and .Glover that the bid of their company had been. accepted and thanked them for coming to the meeting, the Clerk of Council was instructed .. to write a letter to the C & S Co notifying. them_of the acceptance of their bid. It was decided by Council to send a floral design to Hotel Tybee on its opening. A petition . was made by Dr _ Morrison for a remission of part of the fines of _ Morrison and. Walter Rivers Ihho were fined $ 50.00 each in the Mayors Court Tuesday May 31st, Council granted authority for a remission of $ 12.50 in each case. On Sunday May 29,1927 the Hearst Sunday American of Atlanta had a fullpage write -up wth pictures_ of Tybee which was very attrgctive and on motion_ of Mr._Horovitz that a resolution ox thanks be sent to this paper, seconded by Mr Farr, the,motion carried unanamously,and is as follows; RESOLUTION At a meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Tybee,held this 30th day of May, the following resolutions were introduced and unanamoulsy adopted; RESOLVED: that in behlaf of the Town of Tybee, Georgia, its Town Council desires to give official expression to its appre- ciation of the spirit of good will, liberality,and. encouragement, displayed by Hearts Sunday American in its beautifully illustrated, carefully prepared and et tectively written complimentary story of the charms,attractions,and advantages of Tybee Island as one of the great seaside resorts of the South. Atlantic Coast, and be it RESOLVED FURTHER: that this body officially extend its °thanks to Heartts Sunday. Americln for the spirit of co- operation it has shown in this magnificent publicity for Tybee _Island, it being fully realized that great advantages .must accrue to this resort form such an alluring presentation of the pleasures ..an c'. accomodations that Tybee offers to miliions. of Georgians and South Carolinians who are in position to avail themselves of them for holiday purposes. 72 There being no, further business Council adjourned subject to the call .or, the Mayor. t. Cl r._ of Counci . Town of Tybee,Ga. June 3rd,1927. The regular meeting of Town Council was held tO -day and was attended by the Mayor and Councilmen Espy,Logan,VValthour and Horovitz and Town Attorney McIntyre, A representtive of the "SPURlimagazine,Mr Knoll,appeared before the meeting at the request of the Mayor,for the purpose of inter- esting Council in taking some space in a special edition coming out next November, in which Tybee ansd Savannah will be featured, he quoted a rate of $ 400.00 per page,and asked, that Tybee take at least a quarter page, the reprints from this ad can be purchased for 2% each,Mr Knoll excused and Mr Waithour made a motion the Mayor empowered to make a contract with Mr Knoll for an ad not exceeding $ 100.00, this was seconded by Yr Horovitz and t le mit on carried. Since the new street lighting system has been in use, it has developed that additional lights are needed on 15th, l6th,and 18th streets near the strand,and several other places,Mr Espy made a motion that the Mayor be authorized to have installed not over 6 additional lights where needed,which was seconded by i':r Horovitz and passed. The Mayor informed Council that he had received another letter from the Citizens Bank & Trust Co requesting that the Town make a reduction on its loans with the Bank. A petieticn was read from the Tybee Hotel & Imp.Co, °equesting permission to extend a sewer line from the Hotel(6 inch line), to the catch basin on the corner of 14th street and Second ave., to take care of surplus water from the Hotel,permission granted. A petition from Property owners at Estill Station to widen McKenzie street was read and The Mayor said that he would see Judge West and ask him if he could do this work. The follwtng agreement covering streeting lighting between the Mayor and Councilmen of the Tcwn of Tybee and The Savannah Electric & Power Co was read and on motionz of Mr Horovitz that the Mayor be empowered to sign same seconded by Mr Espy, the motion passed. AGREEMENT (see next page)