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hospitality extended by them to the Mayor and Councilmen of
Ravannah Beach at the recent oyster roast at the island.
There being no further business Council adjourned subject to
the call of the Mayor.
Clerk of Council
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Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, ua.
April 2nd, 1937.
The regular meeting of Council was held today at 4:00 P. M. and
was attended by Mayor Bright, who presided, and Councilmen Logan,
Sharpley, Solomon, Righton, Lovell and Cann. Also Messrs.
Geo. W. Hunt, Kinard and Coatsworth. Mr. Coatsworth requested
permission to use his loud speaker equipment on the Island on the
Fourth of July, Labor Day or any day preceeding any holiday, sub-
ject to Police regulation. The matter was referred to the
Assessment Committee.
The committee appointed to investigate the matter of purchasing a
new fire engine submitted estimates that they had received from
several representatives of fire equipments. The lowest bid being
the Darley International Fire Truck which figure was $ 2,711.06.
It was moved and seconded and passed that the Darley International
Equipment be purchased and that the matter be referred to Council-
men Lovell and Soloman to conclude negotiations and then referred
to the Finance Committee to arrange payment. ... "See resolution on
opposite page.
Mr. Hunt appearing for the Union Society requested information as
to the status of the work that was to be done on the Bethesda
Track. Mr. aunt was informed that as to the paving of three streets
requested by him, if he will furnish material the Ton will pave
the three streets, 20 feet wide, and as each lot in this sub- division
is soli. the Town will grade it when the purchaser makes arrange-
ments to build. Also the Town is to have the right to remove any
surplus sand.
The minutes of the meetings of February 5th, and March 12th, were
read and adopted.
Application having been made by a Carnival operator for license for
operating various rides etc. The matter was referred to the
License Committee.
It having been decided to issue a new booklet advertising Tybee,
it requiring new pictures, etc., the matter was referred to the
Mayor to handle with the Savannah Beach Chamber of Cormnerce with a
view of getting up an attractive folden ottilo Clae:e , ale end
seconded:, ` .d_. pasaed: authorizing_ : the.: Mayor to:,=vend the monies
necessary to have the booklets printed.
It was moved and seconded and passed tha t the Tomn would contri-
bute not over $1.50 per month towards the electric service bill in
the Town Library but would not be responsible for the electric bills®
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RSOLUTION
BE IT RESOOBED by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in meeting assembled, that,
there now existing a casual deficiency in the revenue of said
municipality, the seidimunicipality do borrow from such bank
or banks in the City of Savannah, as may be determined by the
Finance Committee of the Mayor and Councilmen of Sayan -rah Leach,
Tybee Island, Georgia, the sumo of THREE THOUSAND $3000.00;
DOLLARS, upon such terms anl conditions as shall be agreed upon
by the Mayor of Savannah Teach, . Tybee Island, and the bank with
whom said loan is negotiated with the right in s,d municipality
upon maturities of said loan to reduce the same from time to time
until said loan, together with all interest thereon has been goth-
pletely discharged.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the smme of $000.00 so borrod
shall be evidenced by the note of said municipality, executed in
its name by the Mayor of said municipality, attested by its
Clerk of Council, and similarly all renewal notes shall be so
executed.
BE IT FUR Xi' RESOLVED hat ffQ general funds of said
municiplity there is hereby appropriated sums of money to pay
said loan or several instaliments.thereof as the same becomes
due until the said loan in completely discharged with all
interest.
This resolution covers the purchase of a new fire engine.
O. E. BRIGHT.
MAYOR
HENRY M. BUCKLEY.
CLERK OF COUNCIL
WILLIAM G. LOGAN.
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
H. F. SHARPLEY.
VICE CHAIRMAN cIF COUNCIL
SAVANNAH BEACH
TYBEE ISLAND, GA.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
205 EAST BAY STREET
SAVANNAH. GA.
PHONE 8308
ALDERMANIG BOARD:
J. FERRIS CANN
W. G. LOGAN
W. S. LOVELL
DR. H. Y. RIGHTON
H. F. SHARPLEY
A. P. SOLOMON. JR.
It was mved and seconded and passed that the rest -room be torn
down and that the material in it be salvaged and used for repairs
elsewherem.
It was m Fed and seconded and passed that the chairman of the Police
Committee be authorized to have the 16th Street booth repaired at
a nominal expense.
The Mayor informed Council that relative to his letter to the Beard
of Education requesting that they maintain the building occupied
by the school teacher, that he had received no reply.
The folldwing amendrnen-b to the Town charter were adopted at the
last session of the Georgia Legislation:
SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of
the same that the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Tybee, now
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, be,, and they are hereby authorized,
in their discretion, to close that part of the southern end of
Chatham Avenue south of the present asphalt pavement, and that
part of Butler Avenue southward of the present asphald pavement,
as the said Mayor and Councilmen may seem proper, The Mayor and
Councilmen, in their discretion, may reopen said portions of said
dtreets permanently or from time to time as they may deem best.
Providedp.o house or edifice shall be erected thereon for commer-
cial purposes, or occupied or used for commercial purposes.
And provided further that an adequdte walkway shall be
maintained for the use of residents of the municipal corporation,
and their visitors giving ingress and egress at all reasonable
times to the Beach and Ocean from Butler Avenue and Chatham Avenue
of said Town.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted that no person shall
be qualified for election as Mayor or Alderman of the said town
of Savannah Beach unless he has been a bona fide resident of said
town for a period of at least one month during the year immediate-
ly preceding the election, nor after the present term shall any
person elected to such office be qualified to hold such office
who doesinot during his term of office, bona fire reside within
the corporate limits of said town for a period of one month,during
the first nine months of each calendar year of his service.
SECTION 3. Be it further enacted that the Provisions
of Part Vil, Chapter 34 -33 of the Code of Georgia, relating to
voting by mail shall be extended to the elections for the Mayor
and Alderman of the town of Savannah Beach, and -that the Clerk of
Council of said town, having charge of the voters' lists and
registration of voters for each elections, shall perform as to
such town elections the same duties required of the County reg-
istrars in said Code Chapter for State and County election m.
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts
of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
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It was moved and seconded and passed that the following ordinance
be adopted:
ORDINANCE
An Ordinance to be entitled An Ordinance to establish further rules
and regulations governing the parking of automobiles and other ve-
hicles within a certain area in Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and
to change and modigy heretofore existing rules governing the park-
ing of automobiles or other vehicles and for other purposes.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, in regular meeting assembled that Section ',even
of that certain ordinance adopted upon the 2 day of -'//%
be and the same is hereby repealed and that the same is how changed
so as to provide that any person leaving the parkway after having
obtained a parking ticket, or permit to use and occupy said parkway,
shall only be permitted to return to said parkway upon the purchase
of a new ticket, the price of which shall be the same as that paid
for the original ticket.
SECTION a. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the gown
of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, that parking tickets for
automobiles and other vehicles permitted to occupy the parking area
provided in said° Town, as set for h and provided in the ordinance
adopted upon the o day of Yi - , uha11 run from aay
1st to April 30th each year and that anytting.in` said °_
above described ordinance, or any other ordinance in conflict here-
with is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the May= and Councilmen of
Savannah Beach, Tybee island, that parking of automobiles and other .
vehicles within that area on Butler Avenue north of First Street is
hereby forbidden.
SECTION 4. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the authority aforesaid that
all the rules and regulations for the parking of automobiles and
vehicles within the corporate limits of Savannah Beach, Tybee island,
remain in full force and virtue except as herein modified and re-
pealed and that any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance as well as of the ordinance which this is amendatory there-
of shall for each offence upon conviction before the Police Court of
said Towh be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred 0100.00)
Dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding Thirty (30) gays,
anyone or both, or portions of one or both in the discretion of the
presiding judge.
BEING NO FURTHER business Council adj. rned subject to the.
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