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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
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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.
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that we urge an expansion of the uses
of the Fort Screven Reservation in every possible military way by
the United States Government, and that we especially endorse the
efforts to establish a submarine base and a coast guard base in
connection with the Fort Screven Reservation.
MAYOR & ALDERMEN TOWN OF SAVANNAH BEACH,
It was decided by Council to purchase fifteen thousand (15,000) new
folders.
A representative of the State Firemans association of South Carolina
requesting that the Town take an add in the annual addition of this
association, the convention of which will be held June 9th, 10th, and
llth, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he contending that there will be
quite a number of these people coming to Tybee during their stay in
Beaufort, on motion of Mr. Horovitz that a half page add costing
$20.00 be taken, seconded by Mr. Espy, the motion passed,
The Mayor informed Council that it was possible that Tybee would have
its own paper published on the Island this year, he said he had
been approached on the subject and he had given same his O.K.
There being no further business Council adjourned subject to the
call of the Mayor.
Mayor.