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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19370711SCMeeting10 Kr. Al.Coatsworth petitioned for permission to operate a loud- speaker on Tybrisa Pavilion, offered to give the Town advertising, and pay 2.50 per week license. No action was taken at this time. Councilman Tant moved that the following persons be appointed managers for the election to be held on Monday, July llth, Councilman `Mayer seconded and the motion passed unanamously; Mitchell R.Young, Mrs. Margaret Southard, Mrs. 'Sarah L.Oirry. Councilman Tant moved that the following resolution be adopted, • Councilman Mayer seconded and the motion passed unanamously; RESOLJTION WHEREAS, on the tenth (10th) day of June, 1938, an election was called bybthe Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the issuance of bonds. 6aid election to be held on the eleventh (11th) day of July, July, 1938, and WHEREAS, Charter of Town of Savannah "Beach, Tybee Island, requires said election be supervised and managed by three (3) freehcilders, all of whom must be duly qualified voters of said Town and shall be named by the Mayor and Councilmen of said Town at least ten (10) days prior to date of election. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same that the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, does now name the three freeholders, Mitchell R.Young, Mrs. Margaret Southard, Mrs Sarah L. Cu rry, all of whom are duly qualified voters of Said Town to manage and su- pervise the bond election, which will be held on the eleventh (11th) day of July, 1938, between the hours of ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon and five(5) o'clock in the afternoon. A comparative statement of finances of the Town showed that for the same period, 1938 was behind 1937, $ 2678.00, it was suggested back licenses and taxes be collected, Councilman Haar suggested reducing the license on trade vending machines. It was decided to take a recess until 5:00 p.m. July llth on motion made by Councils Mayer, seconded by Councilman Tant, and passed. Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, July llth, 1938. The recessed meeting of July 6th was resumed to -day at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, and cgs attended by Mayor McMillan, who presided, and Councilman Kreitzer, May, Myer, Farrell, Haar, Tant, Town Attorney Dutton, and the the three managers of the election Mitchell R.'oung, Mrs. Margaret Southard, Mrs. Sarah L. Curry. 0 1 1 107 Councilman'Kreitzer moved that the following resolution be adopted, Councilman Haar;deconded, and the motion passed unanambusly; RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, on the 10th day of June, 1938, the Town Council of the Mayor and Councilman of the Town of Savannah ijeach, Tybee island, passed a resolution and an order ordering an election to be held in the Town of Savarnah Beach, Tybee Iclaand for the purpose of submitting to the qualifed voters of the said munici:: ality on the llth day of July, 1938, the question of determining whether or not bonds in the tbtal sum of thirty thousand (30,000) dollars should be issued by said municipality, and WHEREAS, on the llth day of July, 1938, said election was held in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in accordance with provisions of the constitution of Georgia and in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, of the Town of Savannah Beach, Ty- bee Island controlling and regu,1ating;said election and, WHEREAS, the returns odr said election show prima facie that said election was in favor of incurring such debt by issue of bonds. The results of said election Ming as follows: For Against Void Total 1. Public Improvement Bonds in the sum of 28,000.00 144 1 -- 145 2. Town Hall Bonds in the sum of 2,000.00 143 2 -- 145 and; WHEREAS, on the 12th day of July, 1938, in accordance with a resolution', passed and adopted by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island the Honorable Samuel A. Cann, Solicitor General of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, was notified to bring a petition as required by law in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia, fLr the validation of said bonds, and, ;WHEREAS, the Honorable Samuel A.Cann, Solicitor General of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia was served with said notice and he prepared and tendered to the Honorable John Rourke, jr., Judge of the Superior Court, Chatham County, Georgia, two separate petie tions for the validation of said bonds, one petition for bonds in the sum of twenty -eight thousand 1 28,000) dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Town of Savannas. Beach, Tybee Island to correct and prevent erosion to be used for the improvement of the beach and to stop erosion; second petition for bonds in the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars the proceeds of which are to be used by the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island for the erection of new Town Hall, and, WHEREAS, the Honorable John Rourke, jr., Judge of Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia, has the said validation proceedings un- der consideration, and, WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the Town of Savannah `each, Tybee Island, to have the proceeds form said bonds immediately in order that they can match funds with the Works Progress Administration in beginning the work as outlined in the Notice to the public the election, which was passed by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savanah Beach, Tybee Island, on the 10th day of June, 1938. 108 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and Councilmen of the ° Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that bids be advertised Once a week for two weeks in the Savannah :evening Press, a newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are inserted and published for the sale of tine said bonds, subject to the vali- dation by the Judge of the Superior Court, and that the bids be sealed and opened in the presence of the I Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah 'each, Tybee Island, on the 26th day of July, B1938, at the Council Chamber at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and the bonds be sold to the highest bidder. The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah 'leach, Tybee Island, reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Councilman Mayer moved that the following resolution be adopted, Councilman Kreitzer seconded and the motion passed unanamously; REOLUTION. (Ecibit A) RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that the follwing notice be sent to the Soliciter Genenral of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, notifying him officially in behalf of the Mayor ani Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island of the results of an election held by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah "each, Tybee Islam , an the llth day of July, 1938, in accordancewith law, to determine whether or not the said Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savanah Beach, Tybee Island should incur a bonded indebtedness,a nd requesting him to prepare and file an appropriate proceeding in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia, for the valid<, Lion of such bonds: NOTICE TO THE SOLICTTOR GENERAL. STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. r21FO TAE HONORABLE SAMUEL A. CANE, SOLICTTOR GENERAL OF THE EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF GEORGIA. The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, a municipal corporation in Chatham County, Georgia, and of the State of Georgia desiring to incur a bonded debt, as prescribed in paioragraphs One and Two of Section 7, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, held an election on the llth day of July, 1938, in accordance with.the pro- visions of the Constitution of Georgia and in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia and of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, controlling and regulating such election, add the return of said election show prima facie that such election was in favor of incurring such debt by issuing bonds. NOW, THEREFORE, The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, being the officers of said Town, charged by law with the duty of declaring the result of the election, with - it twenty (20) days after so declaring the result of said election, 1OTIFY you as Solictor General of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, in which said Town lies, in writing of thefact that an election was held for the issuance of bonds as aforesaid, on the llth day of July, 1938, in said Town and that said election was 1 1 in favor of the issuance of said bonds, namely: LEGAL N014ICES NOTICE TO QV D VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF S.41V AH BEACH. TYBEE ISLAND, FAN ELECTION FOR THE ISSII CE OF BONDS WhIt as, the erosion at Savannah Bee,ciFtrfryheis Island,! has washed away large areas of public and private prOP- erty and Jeopardizes`16d threatens a large area Of nubile and Private MVPs exits; and Whereas, the erosldlln of said beach will cause insanitary an nhealthy condi -. trot on the island, aff sting the general well»el aiiii Si a Vt hr :e r order to stop said erosion it is nece to dii d and construct groins, retaining wal,A, I fixtures and bulk- heads within the it of this munlet- palityr and '' Whereas. the dan er of further erosion is imminent; and 'Whereas, the To has' not sufficient funds from current taxes to do the neces I nary work to preven a d correct the said j erosion; and Whereas. under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Borgia, the, Mayor and Councilmen of th Town of Savan- nah Bach. Tybee Isl nd, a municipal :corporation. is authors ed to Issue bonds of said municipal. co ooration for- any and all the several ¢poses and in the amount of for eada urpose hereinafter set out, and desisna ed and described ,respectively as 1st. Bonds. the proceeds of which shall be used by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee' Island, to correct and prevent erosion. to be used for the improvement of the beach and to stop erosion in the sum of 028,- 000.00, to be known, designated, and de- scribed as Public Imp' ovement Bonds. 2nd. Bonds. in the amount of 92 000,00. proceeds oP which. sh ^tl be used iy the_, I Mayor and Councilme of the Town of l ,Savannah Bench, fort a purpose of erect - Aug a new Town Hall, , o he known. desig- ' nated. and described a T.wn Hall Bonds. Provided. the reaui, lie assent of thee, Iqualified voters of t Town of Beach, Tybee Isl d to the Issuance' iof said Bonds is firs obtained. as pre- scribed by law. Therefore. Notice is 1 ereby given by the said Ma i Mayor and Coun lmen of the Town of Savaniiala Beach: bee Island, as fol- low That AGRAPH ONE said requisite a assent a of the 1 qualified' voters of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia In such eases made and provided. the Mayor and Coun- cilmen of 'the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island hereby ewe notice, to the qualified voters of said Town of'.$gavan- nab Be is ;, Tybee Island. that an election of the cid qualificci voters iias been duly called and'- ordered by the said Mayor and Councilmen of the, Town of Bavan- nab Beach, Tybee Islam, and will be held on the eleventh day, or July, 1938 to de- termine the question 'of whether the said bonde'or any of them shall be issued bs the Mayor and Councilmen pf the Town of Savannah Beaeha'Tybee Island, said bonds being sever.slk designated and de -, willed as follows, last. (a) Public �fiat)rovement Bonds, the Proceeds M whi nil• he used bs the j Mayor and Couce,i,ar' Of the Town of Savannah Beach, 1:.,cee Island, to correct. and Preterit erosion, to b0 'uaedr.1P1 the lmprevenient of 'the Beach and to st0P erosion in the euw of 129,000,00..1ro be known. designated, and described as Pub - lie Improvement Byonds. day Said August. 1938. dated o bear the the rate of four (4) peer cent., payable semi - annually on the lst days of February and August of each year, covered by in- , terest coupons attached. thereto, principal And inters -t, in be paid in lawful cur -. rency of Inc. United States: 20 of said 'bonds to be Ip ricna;nlnations of $1,000.00 each and le r ernom1natfons of $500.00 each rL 5',,.d of said bonds shall men.i:P be paid and retired as follow "` ',ds In denominations of $1,000.00 be retired at the rate o 01,000.00 !m is eaeb year, consecu- tively. beB.ru ,,,e. August 1 1939, and the — "said bones n denominations of $500.00 , shall be retired 9800.00 each year, con- ' secutively, beginning August 1. 1943, the t interest to be paid annually on all of said bonds being four per cent. on the amount 1 of the bonds outstanding each year 1st. (b) Town Hall Bonds, Proceeds of '' which shall be used by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Torn of Savannah Beach. for the purno a of erecting a new %Town Hall. to be kit } designated. and describers as Town 1 Bonds. Bain bonds to be ,_,.red of the 1st, day •of August 1938. and to bear interest at the rate of four (4) per cent.• Payable semi- annually on the 1st days of February and August of each year, covered by in- , terest coupons attached thereto, principals and Interest to be pp td In legal currency !I of the United States- a d bonds shall be in denomination,.. 0^.00 each. and t shall mature and and retired In 1 four annual instals, n 1900.00 each, �0 beginning August 1. il.e interest to ,•be'paid annually being -441 per cent. 1 • l on the amount of Fonds c.nrrs,, ,ding each 1 ( -The._ proceeds arising from the sale of 1 said bonds. If authorized and assented to 1 b9 said voters shall be used for the Pus -1 1 poses respectively as enumerated: The !form and manner in which all of said , ; described bonds And interest coupons at., tached theretq shall be eseeri , and how, !said bonds may .the re rts1, ct .f. snit other questions and c a 1, inlet i� -the law -', , ful, issuance . sir and p) went, of said 1 bonds sal he determined and fixed by ,the said Mayor and Councilmen of the 1 Town of Savannah Beach. Tybee Island, , or their successors in office. in conformity( with the laws for such cases made and I provided. PARAGRAPH TWO That said election for the issuance of I Said bonds as set forth in Paragraph One 1 of this Notice shall be held h at the voting j and election precincts within the limits of the Town of Savannah Beach Tybee 1 Island, established -bv,- Mr,- and tae held by the same der ,us,, and. in the same ' manner and under the same Rules and' 'Regulations that Elections tor the Mayor I and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island are held, and the returns of said Election shall be made to, Said Mayor and Councilmen of the Town' of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, who; shall in the presence of and together with, the .several managers who shall bring uP1 the returns) • consolidate said returns and! declare the result. Due provision shall be made in the'' holding of said Election for the separate! vote uPon ea h of the propositl'ons sub matted. so that each of the voters at said' Election may vote for or aainst any or all of the bonds in quetsion, as set forth in Paragraph One of this Notice. Voters tavoring the issuance of said Public Improvement Bonds, shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words— "Far PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ' BONDS, in the sum of 928.000.00." Voters opposing the issuance of said Public Improvement Bonds, shall have written or _printed upon their ballots the words ' AGAINST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT', BONDS, in the sum of $28,000.00." 2, Voters favoring the issuance of said Town Hall - Bonds, shall have written - on I Printed upon their ballots the words — FOR TOWN BALL BONDS. in the sum Of 92,000.00." Voters oPnoslne she ' .i,s ss se of said TOWN HALL BONDS, - all have written for printed upon. their ballots the wOrds- "AGAINST TOWN HALL BONDS, in the sum of 82,000.00," i Witness the official signature of the I Mayor and the official signature of the Clerk of Council. under the Seal of the Town of Savannah Beach Tybee Island , • !and under a Resolution of Co tncil of the Town of Savannah be , s. Tvoee Is- nit this '^`h dat o 7,.'n,. . 1,18. 1. E '`'IcMIt '.N- Mayor. HEN 50. BIICKT,FY. Clei's RY of Council i, (Seal) 1 YOU ARE THEREFORE requested hereby to prepare and file in the officeof the Clerk of tthe Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia, a petition, as required by law, providing for the valid - ation of said bonds, and you are further requested to file a sep- arate petition for each separate issue therefor. (aligned (signed (signed (signed (signed) (signed) (signed) J.E.McMillan, Mayor Joel T.Farrell, Councilman W.H.Haar, Councilman William C.Kreitzer, Councilman R.D .Mayer, Councilman Lazar May, Councilman James E.Tant, Councilman Councilman Haar moved that the following resolution be adopted, Councilman Kreitzer seconded and the motion passed unanamously; RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, on the 10th day of June, 1938, the Mayor and Councilmen of the town: of ,Sava° nah Beach, Tybee Island, they being the of- ficers charged by law with levying taxes, contracting debts, and 110 managing the affairs of the Mayor and Councilmen of the town of Savannah Beach, Tybee. Island, a municipal corporation in Chatham County, Georgia, passed a resolution and order calling for an election to be held in said town of Savannah Peach, Tybee Island, as provided by law, on the llth day of July, 1938, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said town of Savannah 3each, 'ybee Island, the questionof determining whether or not the Mayor and " ouncilmen of the town of'- avannah Beach, Tybee Island,would issue bonds as fouls; 1. BONDS, the proceeds of nhich shall be used by the town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to correct and prevent erosion, to be used for the improvement of the beach and to s` erosion in the sum of .$28,000.00. 2. BONDS, the proceeds of Thich shall be used by the town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the erection of a new town hall in the sure of $2,000.00. AND WHEREAS, the said Mayor and Councilmen of the town of Sav- annah Beach, Tybe Island, published .74 jotice of said election in the Savannah Evening Press on June 11, 18, 25, and on July 2, 1938, a space of thirty (30) days next preceeding the date of said election, that being the newspaper published in Chatham County, Georgia in which the Sheriff's advertisements are pub - lished, notifying the qualified voters of the said town that on the day arced, to -wit; Julyp.11, 1938, an election was held to determine the question of whetter the said bonds should be issued by said town, the said notice dontaining all the specifies cations and information required by law. AND WHEREAS, said election was held on the said llth day of July, 1938, in accordance with said resolution and order and notice, as required by law, each proposed issue of bonds being voted upon separately; AND WHEREAS, the several managers of said election brought in the returne from the precinct„ as required by law, which returns have been made to the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, they being the officers calling and ordering said election; and IT APPEARING to the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island and to the managers of said election who brought up said returns, as provided by law, in joint assembled, who in the presence of andttogether wfth each other canvassed and conso- lidated said returns, that said election was in the regulare voting presinct in said town and that said election was held by the same persons and in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations that elections for officers of said town are held: AND WHEREAS, the said Mayor and Councilmen of the town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island and the several managers in said election who brought in the returns in the presence of together with each other, consolidated said returns and the said result of the said election to be as follows: 1. Public Improvement Bonds in the sum of $28,000.00 FOR AGAINST VOIDD TOTAL 2. Town Hall bonds in the sum of $2,000.00: 1 111 Total AND IT FURTHER APPEARING, from the registration list of said town ascertified by the Clerk of Council and as furnishbd to and used by the managers of said election, which registration list was filed with said returns of said managers that the total number of registered voters of said town are • b r AND IT FURTHER APPEARING from said returns consolidated, as aforesaid that bore than two- thirds of the registered voters of said town voting at said election voted for said bonds and each issue thereof, and that two - thirds of those so voting were a majority of all the registered voters of said town: • I 6 ff,� AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that said officers calling and ordering said electign,namesly, the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savanah Bea h, Tybee Island, in the presence of and together with the said several managers of said election did declare the said election to be in favor of issuing said bonds, to -wit: 1. BONDS, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE USED BY THE Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to correct and prevent ero- sion, to be used fo the improvement of the beach and to stop erosion in the sum of $ 28,000.00. 2. BONDS, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the erection of a new Town Hall in the sum of $ 2,000.00. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that said election is in favor of the issuance of said bonds and each issue thereof. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the consolidated returndsof the said election and this resolutio# be entered upon the minutes of Council of the mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island. GIVEN under our hands and official signatures, this llth day of July, 1938. Signed J.E.McMillan, Mayor Signed Joel T.Farrell, Councilan Signed Lazar May, Councilman Signed W.H.Haar, Councilman Signed R.D.Mayer, Councilman Signed William C.Kreitzer, Councilman Signed James 2,.Tant, Councilman Councilman Kreitzer introduced a resolution creating the position of Purchasing Agent. But it was decided that no action be taken at this time. Councilman Haar moved that Council recess until Friday, July 15th, Councilman.Tant senonded and the motionnpassed.