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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19300407SCMeeting (2)130 Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., .April 7, 1930. A special meeting was held today at 5:15 p.m. in the Town Hall to receive the report of the election managers and was attended by the Mayor, who presided, and. Councilmen Horovitz, Logan and Farr and Town Attorney McIntyre and the three (3) election managers,- Yrs. J. T. Collins, J. A. Logan and. Allen T. Gannon. The report of the managers of an election held today between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 o.m. for a Mayor and six (6) Council- men of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., to serve for a perod of two (2) years commencing the first rbnday ir May 1930 was read as follows: Wel the undersigned duly apinted Managers of the election held at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia, upon the 7th day of April, 1930, for the purpose of eleCting a Mayor and six Councilmen, do each hereby certify. under oath that the said election was held in the manner and at the time contained in the notice calling said electi:.;n and that the laws of the State of Georgia and of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, were in all respects fully complied with and that said election was faithfully and impart- ially conducted and that the results of said election were as follows, to-wit:- Total Number of votes cast Total Number of votes cash; For Thomas Gamble - Mayor 4 5" J. Ferris Cann. Councilman ouncilman " CaKLIAA2 Councilman " Wrn. M. Farr. Councilman " H. Horovitz. Councilman " W. G. Logan. Henry C. Walthour. Councilman We, therefore, declare the result of said election to be as follows:- For Mayor - Thomas Gamble. For Councilmen:---- J. Ferris Cann Carl Espy. Wm. M. Farr. H. Horovitz. W. G. Logan. Henry C Walthour. INA RESOLUTION. RESOLVED that the report of the Comlittee on Assessments of valuations of Real Estate and Improvements thereon in Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., for the year commencing May 1st, 1930, be received and the valuations as thereon assessed be adopted as the basis of Assessment for taxation c)f Real Estate and Improvements in said Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., for the year ending April 30th, 1931. There being no further business Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. 41Ple Clergy" of Council. / Mayor. 129 Savannah Beach, Tybee Island,a., April 7, 1930. 411 A special meeting was held in the Town Hall at 12 :00 M. and was attended by the Mayor who presided and Councilmen Horowitz, Logan, Farr and Town Attorney McIntyre. As it was necessary to ayopoint a new manager due to the unexpected illness of Mr. J. A. Samuels, I'; r. Allen T. Gannon was appointed to take the place of h "r. Samuels. There being no further business Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor, Clerk of Council. Mayor. 131. We, db.further certify that J. A. Samuels one of the Managers selected ley, Council as prescribed by law was absent because of pro - vidential reasons, and Allan T. Gannon who was selected at a special meeting of Council, qualified and served as Manager. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 7th day of April, 1930. 570/. RESOLI TION. RESOLVED at a meeting held at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, on the 7th day of April, 1930 by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Ty ee Island and with all of the several managers named tb con - duct the lection just concluded and held in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, upon the 7th day of April, 1930 (election man - ager J. A Samuels being absent for providential causes) for the purpose of electing a Mayor and six Councilmen for the next ensuing term and after return of said election had been made to the officers calling the election, and after said returns had been consolidated and the result of said election declared, which was done in the presence of and together with the several managers, that the result of said election be declared as electing:- Thomas Gamble. as Mayor. J. Ferris Cann. Carl Espy. Wha M.' Farr. H. Horovitz. 3m G. Logan. Henry C. Walthour. as Councilman. as Councilman. as Councilman. as Councilman. as Councilman. as Councilman.. for Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the next ensuing term. It appearing from the returns of said managers, which said returns are 132 hereby adopted and made a part hereof that all of the votes cast in said election were cast in favor of the above named Mayor and the six above named Councilmen. STATE OF GEORGIA ( CHATHAM COUNTY ) I, Henry M. Buckley, Clerk of Council of the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee. Island, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true.and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island in meeting assembled upon the 7th day of April, 1930, as appears from the minutes of said meeting and of record and file in my office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said. Savannah Beach, Tybee Island upon this 7th day of April, 1930. Clerk o/ Council, Savanna Tybee Islan each A special meeting of Council was held today at 4:00 p.m. and was . attended by the Mayor kho presided, and Councilmen Logan, Horovitz, Espy and Farr. The Mayor informed Council that his reason for calling this special meeting was to take Up. with Council the matter of a letter he had received from Congressman Charles G. Edwards in which the suggestion was made that the Fort Screven reservation be turned over to the State of Georgia, to be used as a National Guard Camp, the Mayor said that.he did not think this a wise policy and that the matter was also being handled by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and the City of Savannah protesting against this move, he said if necessary it would be much better to have Fort Screven _conferred into either a Submarine. or Coast Guard base, he asked the opinion of Council on these lines,. Mr. Horovitz made a motion that a resolution be drawn up expressing the views of the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., are opposed to the transfer of the Fort Screven reservation to the State of Georgia, this was seconded by Mr. Espy and motion passed. RESOLUTION. RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that this body, representing the residents and property owners of Tybee Island, are opposed to the transfer of the Fort Screven Reservation by;.the War Department to the State of Georgia as an encampment site for the State Militia, preferring that this Reservation be continued by the War Department as a Military Post of the United States Government, and as the encampment ground for Citizens Military Training and for the Officers Reserve Corps.