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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19371007SCMeeting52 Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, ua. October lst, 1937. A regular meeting of Council was held to -clay at 4 :00 p.m. and was attended by Mayor Bright, who presided, and Council- men Logan, Cann, Lovell, Sharpley and Solomon. The minutes of the meetings of September 3rd and 13th were read and. approved. A communication from the Lions Club was read requesting the Town to endorse the movement to have the bridge over the Wilmington River at Thunderbolt raised. It was moved, seconded and passed that the Town go on record as endorsing t: -e movement. Councilman Righton called attention to the apparent excessive amouht of gasoline used and recommended that one marl have the key to the gasoline storage tank, also that dailey reports be . made by the several departments as to their activities; also that telephone calls were made too often. Councilman- -Lighton sated that he was informed that convicts —were doing work,an private property he was under the impression that this had been stopped. The Ma? r, informing Council asto the condition of the .Leach which was damaged considerably at the South end due to the hirghtide s and northeasterly winds, w at the shoreline from Lovell Station to Fifteenth Street holding up good but that from 10th Street south erosion was noticed and between 17th and 19th Streets there was quite a bit of damage due to the bulkhead and several groins giving away and being washed out, he stated that an effort will be made to get `PA aid. It was moved,seconded and passed tkat the Mayor be authorized to appint the necessary committees needed to endeavor to get ' federal aid. Chairman Sharpley of the License Committee recommended that the 1937 license of T.S.Chu & Co., be reduced from 50.00 to $ 25.00; of the So1ms Hotel that it be reduced 4 25.00, Tt was moved, seconded and passed that the recommendations as made be approved. :here being no further business Council adj ou:'ed ,�u� j ect to e call of t Mayor. Savannah Beac h, Tybee island, ua. October 7th„ 1937. A Special meeting of Council was held to -day at 12:00 noon, in Mayor Brights office, and asattended by him, also by councilmen Cann, Sharpley, Logan, Solomon and : .H.Abrahams and A.B.Lovett. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the damage done to the beach,and ways and means for getting assistance to repair and protect t$le shoreline. r. Abrahams informed Council that he had been informed that the President had a fund available '-under_,t the Flood Control Act that could be used by him at his discretion, Mr. Abrahms suggested that representative citizens committee be appointed to go to Washington to see tge President and that Senators Russell and George and Congressman Petersen be requested to arrange an appointment with him so that the committee can present the matter and show how serious the damage is and regaest that he render aid under the above mentioned act or any other authority that he may have. It was moved and seconded and passed that this be done and the Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee to handle the matter. He appointed .r. 4,brahams as Chairman, Mr. Lovett, as Vice- Chairman, and Ir. _udley, as Secretary. Br. Abrahams called a meeting of all the property owners of Savannah each and others interested, to be held at the ...otel Savannah on Friday October 8th, at 4:00 p.m. Th re being no further business Council adjourned subject to call of tr - Mayor. erk of Conn 'il . Savannah Beach, Tybee island, Ga. November 5th, 1937. The regular meeting of Council was held to -day at 4:00 p.m. and was attended,by Mayor Bright, who presided, and Councilmen 6harpley, Lovell, bolomon, Logan and Cann and Town Attorney McIntire;. The minutes of the m,etings of October lst, and 7th, were read and approved. A`.communica,tion-_from =LTr..Charles?. N.Elliotti LDitector, of the D:vision of State Parks, was read, this also enclosed a report recommending that the State appropriate funds to match a V'P4 project, for the protection of the beach. Councilman Solomon reported that he had been in touch with several concession operators with a view to having them come to Savannah Bgelch for the season. There being no fur 'her business Council adjourned subject the call of" e Mayor. AP i4 cle o' Counci � r M1or.