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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19320208SCMeeting.11r) is4 „, • Savannah 7each, '.Cybee Island, Ga. 110 February 5, 19:52 The regular meetin o Council watt held today at 1;b.m. and was attended by Mayor Gamble. who :presided and Councilmen Cann, Logan ,Horovitz, 3rooks and Tbwn Attorney McIntyre. Yr. Lo7an called attention that Mr. A. P. Solomon Jr., !....ad objected to Mr. Roiler our 21amin._:. ins)ector, dain2 outside work, Mr. Solomon con- teLds that if L. -1obiler was the official reDresentive of the Town he should not compete witr1 other plumsing contracts, the matter was discussed quite freely s.nd it was the opinion of Council that Mr. Rooider would not desire to obtain the position of ,luf_.(;ihs_.: iLs:e.tor, preferrin7 doing contract work, that, he be permitLed to resi:?n, the the event he would, the Mayor was embowed on motion of Mr. horovitz, seconded by Yr. Cann to Lpoint a new plumbing ins)ector on the same terms and conditions as Mr. .Robider was employed, the motion was passel. There being no further business Council adjoUrned subject to the call of the Mayor. • 7ayor Sa-vannah teach, Tybee Island, Ga. T.Pebraary A sJecial meetim: of CoJrcil was held todLy ,t •1; p.m. and was attended by :-ayor Camole -ho pr,sidel nj Councilmen Walthoar, 1;spy, Log-n, Cann and Horovitz, Llso T3wn Attorney McIntyre. -1. A. P. Solo-on jr, and "I.. J. 7. Rogers. Mr. Cann. asked why it was tne service ,charge or tapping fee of ...p15.00, was Si high--Mr. Solomon said that materials for each cock cost his ••coMpany • The Mayor suggested that as to tie pararaph on rules and regulations • that was embodied in the new aggreement be adopted, this areement was dated. February 8th, The matter of• rating to be charged as embodied in exihibit "B" of the franchaise was adopted, subjected to rules ((.3) being adopted between Yr. Cann and. Mr. Solomon Jr. Tr. Rogers wanted a new section to vover the old franchaise that is that 410 pa,t pertainin2 to whatever riL;nts the T. W. d. now had and would not be lost in the new franchaise--Mr. ,Ispy said that he dilent see the necessity for it--Mayor Gamble asked what Council th.)u._-ht of that section about the right of the old T. j.'1.--Mr. ..;ers said he couldent se,q,,amy objection of the Town to this clause, noLhihg was done relative to this. There being no further business Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. 196 • Clerk of r bouncil J,I.ayor Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., March 3, 1932. A meeting was held today at 4; p.m., consisting of Mayor Gamble, Mr. M. W. Liooitt, Ti E. G. Butler, representing the Mayor and Council- men and Mr". P. S. Jillkins, Yr. J. K. Hyington and Mr. S. Y. Harris, comp-osin the committee representing the People's Committee. Vr. 'Harris said that his idea was th::t an orderly plan shodld be arrived at to go int...) details—Mayor Gamble. told him on the back page of the documents he .had the regular source of income. for the past sixr years was shown, he said the only incpme of the Town was• from Real • Est -be taxes, licenses, and police court -fines .and forfeits. He called .. attention to the fact thah the income from licenses and police coart were considerbly lower than the Inc . 'e of former years, he said that part of the method of accounting was defective and that a new system had been . recently installed, as regarding the item of salaries shown in the •auditors reoort of the toll abcount that it , that it represented salaries .paid to he toll collector to the foreman and labor construct- ing-the boardwalks and jetties and to the yon; lady who furnishes music for the boardwalks—Mr.•3yinp.:ton said every item should be abcouni 0. ed for—Col.Butler, refering to Yr. Byington, said you cant expect people to work for notninE.7 and ',vhen work is required it is necessary to have it done and when it is one , you have to pay for it-Mayor Gamble said another item that was included in the salaries waa the salary of •the police department during the summer months which was chid to the toll. account--Mr. Harris, the best way to :':;et at things is to take each department, in other words how 'as each deoartment paid and how was salary paid, etc.--The audit by _Laton Saussy & Co.,. does not agree with the Mlayors fiures, as a very lost motion in the police department.-- • Mayor Gamble said that t pol1 ce. department i0 ooerated by two men .•••• as reular officers—Yr. Harris, at a coat of about $2700.00 a year, various items for the police department such as unif3rms, raw motor- cycle .when needed, new autoDbile -when .reeded and gasoline and oil, and small incidental iterns composing cxpenditares of the .police department, tne• recorder ets a salary 3f )600.00 Tper year, the question of salaries heJdi.d hot think the men paid too high—Mayor Gamble said the Mayors salary was 600.00. per year, his secretaty :..5240.00 -per year, clerk of council '2400.00 per year of which had •300.00 was paid Mr. Euckley as supervisor of lie-guards, tha, Mayor said his plans waa to cut Mr. • Buckleys salary to ;1600.00. as clerk Of council and 71:50;00 as supervisor of life-guards-Col.Butler said that he .did not think that Mr. Buckley salary should be cat as he was not over paid and further as Mr. EuckleyA k. had to spend the summer at Tybee in connection with the Town work, he felt that he should be compensated for it—Yr. Eyington asked if the Town hired any life-guards?--Mayor Gamble said only on Sundays and holidays when tie beach .was crowded, he said the Town Attorney LT,:et a feeof .250.00 per year—Mr. Harris suggested consolidating the Town Attorney and recorder . and let•the same be handled by one man, he also asked if the Town • .