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Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga.
September 29 1932.
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The Regular meeting of Council was held to -day at 4 :00 p.m. and was
attended by Mayor Gambia:1 who presided, and Councilmen Bharpley,Dr.Righto
Logan and Blumenthal, Town Attorney McIntyre and Mr. A.F.Solms.
St- s Mr. Solms was requested to present his petition and he informed Coun-
Trc5e4pil that he was desirous of presenting it to the whole board, when
he built his hotel was informed that it would be assessed for about
� 60% of the that of building, but when he received notice last May
C —0 "Pre noticed that he had been assessed full value, what he is appear -
ow,` ,Sing before Council now for, though, is about the charge for the
m\e„cks liscense on the soda fountain in the hotel „he was informed that the
--- Hotel,Tybee does not pay a liscense on their soda fothi ain and if
such was the case, he did not'feel that he should be made to pay,
does not think that town should be imposing on him,he has built a
creditable hotel on the island and should be given some co -oper-
ation, he said that he did not like the tone of the Mayor's letter
to him - he was informed by the Mayor that he had written the same
form of letter to other delinquents - Mr. Solms said that he was told
t hat when he built t h o hotel th a t he would not have to pay a liscense
for the soda fountain, if he paid the'liscense what would he be
assessed next - the Mayor said that he could not say - Dr. ttighton
said that for the benefit of Mr. Solms, all businesses must pay a
liscense, no discrimination should be made - Mr. Solms said that
he did not expect relidf as .it appeared that he was being assessed
for everything that came up, he does nottreeli that h is;• -tae ig ,i r.
treated fair - Dr. Righton asked if new buildings were assessed
when they were completed, he felt. that Mr. Solms was entitled to
some refund, his taxes should be reduced `, 50.00 to offset the
liscense - Mr Cann said that it was againstbthe law to do this.-
Mr. Solms was then excused.
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qicelNs g uggested that all places that have bot paid their
liscenses by Saturday night Septmber 3rd, be closed..
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Ter'«?Jr. Righton said that he hd.di been informed that some of the cottage
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occupants had been permitting the use of their places for people
A° `` to go bathing and were asking onations for same to be used for
Ida asul some charitable purpose and g
he felt that this practice should dis-
. continued.
1 1'&. *‘+ '1 e Mayor asked what was to be done relative to Mr. Solms liscense
Hto ,G'-,,and it was the opinion of Council that he should be required to pay
'Isx us-Discussion of the waterworks system came up and the opinion of Coun-
S0"" cil was that the T.W.W. should he approached on the subject of their
V A selling their plant to the Town.
Mr. Blumenthal made a motion that the recomenadation of the water
committee that the Mayor be empowered to sign a contract with the
(ao,r4 *J.B.McC.Co/., passed at their meeting September 1st, be adopted,
'u` 7' .3'this was seconded by Mr. Sharpley and the motion passed.. The Mayor
��'° h directed to have the Town AtDorney prepare the contract.to be
.submitted at a special meeting 'Council..
Dr. Righton informed Council that the boat -house of the Est. H.P.
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Howard is a nusiance and should be torn down.
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nrelimina•y
Th, Mayor requested authority to file a/ application with the R.F.C. �0 a
for a loan for a water ;orks system and for extension of parking areas 0., k ,C
Yr. Logan made that the Mayor be given authority to file the appli- ti4,,r,,..
cation this was seconded by Mr. Sharpley and the motion passed;
RLSOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, BY TH T AYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN
OF SAVAITNAH BEAOH,TY TuTAI'77, GA., in Council assembled, that the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to file with the
Reconstruction ,Finance Corporation, t Washington,D.0., this prelim -
inary application for loansfor self - liquidating waterworks system,
with fire protection, and for extension of parking area in the Town
of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, these public utility im-
provrments to be paid for, interest and liquidating costs, out of
the income of the said water works and parking area. For this pur-
pose the following loans are requested :
1 - For water works system and fire protection $ 65,000.00
2 - For extension of parking area 20,000.00
85,000.00
Contra is have been authorized for complete engineering
operations, and plans, specifications and eetimatee will be filed
with the formal acplic ation for ',:hese loans at as early a date as
possible.
It is intsnde:d to make these public improvementsof a self-
liquidating c a eicte.r, to provide relief for unemployment, to begin
work as euickly as possible, and to conform in every way to the reg-
ulations established by the Reconstruction Finance 'Corporation.
These public improvements will meet grave and pressing
pablic needs-and are aut_ori zed by Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Georgia.
It is requested that information be furnished as it is
issued by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, with the necessary
forms for the official final application for suet loans.
There teing no further business Council adjourned ed subject t¢ `;he call
of the Mayor.
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1erk of Council. Mayor.