HomeMy Public PortalAbout19380517SCMeetingSavannah Beach,
T[bee Island, Ga.
May 17, 1938
A. special meeting was held to -day at 3 P.M., called for the purpose of;
adopting rulr for operation of the several departments of the Munici-
pality; repealing Tax Ordinance for the year commencing May 1, 1938,
dated April 29, 1938; adopting the Tax Ordinance for the year commenc-
ing May 1, 1938; authorize the Mayor to grant discounts to tax payers
after May 15, 1938, and for other purposes, and was attended by Mayor
McMillan, who presided, and Councilmen Farrell, Haar, Mayer, Tant and
May.
Councilman Haar moved that the fixing of salaries be withheld until -
a report from the Finance Committee was heard. Councilman Mayer
seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The Mayor informed the Council that, at the present time there was no
office provided for the Mayor or place for Council meetings. He sug-
gested that the Town Hall (now used by Mr. Thomas Reed for his home
be utilized and that he was very much in need of office equipment,
particularly a typewriter. The Mayor was authorizedto see what a re-
built typewriter would cost.
The Town Clerk was instructed under what arrangements Mrs. Willis,
the school teacher, was occupying the building owned by the Town.
The Mayor read a letter from a Mr. W. H. Young, protesting against
male bathers going without tops on their bathing suits. The opinion of
Council was that, since this is being indulged in on the majority of
beaches around the country, that it be permitted at Savannah Beach.
A letter was read from the company negotiating with the Town for the
purchase of an artificial leg for Mr. W. L. Lingenfelser. The position
of this company was that it could not deliver the leg to Mr. Lingenfelser
unless they had some assurance that whatever balance was to be paid
be him could be collected by them. No action was taken on this.
A letter was read from Mr. G. A. Gordon, as agent for Mrs. Gordon, en-
closing his check for 439.00, as payment on taxes due May 1, 1938, Mr.
Gordon contending that this amount was all that was due on the property,
although he had been sent a tax notice showing a net amount for taxes
of 461.20. The Clerk was instructed to write him, notifying him that,
as the tax books for the current year had been closed and no adjustments
could be made at this time, that he remit the full amount of taxes due.
A bill of materials was presented to Council for work to be done on
the bulkheadi7i in the vicinity of MTh Street and it was authorized
that the purchases be made.
Councilman Haar moved that the following street lights be installed;
this was seconded by Councilman Mayer and the motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Tant was requested to inform the electric Company as to
the locations: 1 - NW Corner 16th Street & Butler Ave., 2 - 16th St.,
1st pole West of Strand, 3 - Atlantic Ave., 2nd pole .Gast of Butler Ave., 4
Atlantic Ave & Strand. 5 - 15th St., 1st pole East of Butler Ave., 6 -
14th Street, 1st pole East of Butler.
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Councilman Haar moved that the Mayor be authorized to grant dis-
counts•beyond May 15, 1938 to tax payers for taxes due the Town at
his discretion.
ir.. Y. A. Taylor requested that he be given until Thursday to pay
his whiskey license. It was the opinion of Council that this be
granted.'
Councilman Haar moved the adoption of rules for the operation of
the Department of Streets and Public, Works and the Department of
Sanitation and Drainage. Councilman Mayer seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN METHOD OF OPERATING THE DEPARTMENTS
OF THE MUNICIPALITY
First: There shall be two departments, one to be known as the
Department of Streets & Public Works and one to be known as the
Department. of Sanitation & Drainage. Each of these departments
to have a superintendent at the head of it. The department of
Sanitation & Drainage to have at its disnosal at all times a
gang of men consisting of not less than eight nor more than ten
men, with a guard furnished by the County. These men ar to be
utilized on sanitation and drainage at all times, except in cases
of emergency, and to be under the supervision of the Supt. of
Drainage & Sanitation.
The Department of Streets & Public Works to have the
remainder of the convicts, divided in convenient gangs of 8 to
10 men, under a guard. These men are to•be employed on street
and public work and to be under the supervision of the Supt. of
Streets & Public Works. As nearly as possible, a gang should be
employed on street work at all times, keeping the streets in good
condition.
Second: All material belinging to the Municipality should be
stored in one place. There should be a suitable fence enclosing
the present city lot, with a gate and lock and key. The key should
be kept by the store- keeper, who shall be responsible for all the
supplies of the numicipality kept within said enclosure, which in-
cludes all material kept within the present shop or warehouse, There
should be only one person with a key to each the warehouse and gate
to enclosure, and that person should be.the storekeeper. All mat-
erial should be checked in by the storekeeper and checked out by
him and proper records made on each checking in or out.
No material to be delivered except on requisition. All
requisitions to have the O.K. of the Chairman of the Committee, or
in his absence the next member of the committee, or in the absence
of both, then mist bear the O.K. of the Mayor, the Chairman being
in charge of the committee under which the work is to be done.
Third: No gas and oil is to be delivered to automobiles or trucks
except by the storekeeper. Regular times for the deliveryof gas
and oil must be established. Receipt for the gas and oil must be
signed by the party getting same and the mileage on the speedometer
must be shown. Reports of the monthly consumption of gas and oil
must be made to the Clerk of Council and copies furnished the Mayor
and Chairman of the Finance Committee.
No one but storekeeper to have key to gas and oil tanks.
No gas and oil furnished by the m.uriicipality to be used except on
work of the Municipality. No employee to leave the town during work-
ing hours except by permission of the Chairman of the Committee
under which he works.
Fourth The Chief of Police to establish working hours for the reg-
ular and extra policemen. Also for the ticket sellers. Also to re-
gulate hours for meals and relief for policemen and ticket sellers.
The selling of tickets to parking spaces to be done by
the ticket sellers between June 1st and Labor Day, and regular
policemen not to be used in ticket selling between June 1st and
Labor Day, except in the wpy of relief for meals, should it become
necessary. Ticket sellers not to be employed on a monthly basis
until June 1st, but extra ticket sellers may be employed from day
to day until needed.
A policeman must be kept at police headquarters during
the entire day and until the close of activities on the Strand
at night, or in the business section. A policeman to be kept on
duty at North End on Saturdays & Sundays or whenever necessary.
Once a week the Supts. of Public Works and of Sanitation
& Drainage must meet with the Chairman of the Committee under which
they work aid get instructions as to the kind and nature of work to
be done the following week, No work to be done which is not
authorized either by the Committee or Mayor. In case &change of
working schedule is necessary report must be made to the Chairman
of the Committee in charge of the work.
Fifth: No purchases to be made for account of the Municipality
for an amount in excess of $50.00, unless authorized by Council.
A11 requisitions for supplies must first be approved by
the Chairman of the Committee, or Mayor, having supervision of
the work on which the material is to be used. Requisitions for
materials to be purchased *gust be sufficient time in advance to
enable Clerk of Council to make the purchases and assemble the mat -
erials in time for their use.
Storeroom to be checked once each month. Town Clerk to
check, materials in storeroom.
Councilman Haar moved that the Ordinance to provide for the taxes
on real and personal property for the fiscal year commencing May 1,
1938 and passed April 29, 1938, be repealed. Councilman Mayer
senonded and the motion passed unamiously.
AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO R EAL
THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE DATED APRIL 29, 193137 ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAXATION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN
OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBF H, ISLAND, GA . , FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
MAY 1, 1938, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RATE OF LICENSES FOR DOING BUSINESS
IN SAID TOWN OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GA., FOR THE FISCAL.
YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1939, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Mayor and Aldermen of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., in Council assembled, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid that that certain ordinance
dated April 29, 1938, within the above stated caption, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted by the authority afore-
said that all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflick with
this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed.
Concilman Haar moved that an Ordinance to provide for the taxation
of real and personal property and also tm rate the licenses for
the fiscal year commencing May 1, 1938 be adopted. This was seconded
by Councilman Tant and the motion passed unanimously.
AN ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE for the taxation of real and personal property
in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for the
fiscal year commencing May 1st, 1938 and to provide for the rate of
licenses for doing business in said Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee
Island, Ga., for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1939, T ixi;ng
penalties for the violation and for other purposes."
SeCTION 1. Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of
the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., in Council assembled
and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same that the rate
of taxation upon real estate and personal property within the limits
of the said Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., for the fiscal
year commencing May let, 1938, shall be ONE AND ONE- QUARTER PER CENT
upon the assessed or returned value of same, the value of real estate
improvements to be ascertained from the returns of the Committee on
Assessments of said Mayor and Councilmen and the valuation of per-
sonal property to be ascertained from the returns of the owners
thereof in pursuance -of the scheme and plan contained in sections
One, Two, Three and Four of the Ordinance to provide for the assess-
ment of taxable property in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island,
Ga., and the mode of valuing such property for taxation and to
carry into effect the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia approved August 19, 1922, Section 21, passed
in Council assembled October 13, 1922, and it is further ordained
that if any person or persons should refuse or neglect to pay the
tart required by this Ordinance within Thirty (30) DAYS after same
shall become due, or shall fail or refuse to pay any ROUBLE TAX
assessed as above provided within THIRTY (30) DAYS after same shall
become due, the Clerk of Council as Ex- officio Treasurer of said
Town dull issue execution therefore and the further sum of ONE DOLLAR
(01.00) for costs, the Chief of Police and Ex- officio Tax Collector
shall proceed with such execution in the same manner as now provided
by the law in such cases of execution lodged with the Sheriff of
Chatham County.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained that any property, includ-
ing new improvements upon completion and installation, will become
taxable after May 1, 1938, and shall be subject to taxation from the
first day of the month immediately succeeding the time when the same
becomes taxable and the owner or owners shall pay such proportion of
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'the tax required by this Ordinance as the time left for the taxable year r
shall bear to the whole, Except that any emporvement completed after
July 1st shall not be taxed for the remainder of the fiscal year through
April 30th.
SECTION 3. And every person who shall pay his taxes within
FIFTEEN (15) DAYS after same shall become due shall be entitled to
a deduction of TWENTY(20) PER -CENT on account thereof, and the Clerk
of Council and Ex- officio Treasurer of said Town id hereby authorized
to make such deduction upon receipt of tax. The provision of this
section shall not apply to licenses for doing business in said Town,
the rate for such licenses being NET.
SECTION 4. The licenses for doing business in the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., for the fiscal year ending April 30,
1939, payable on or before commencing of business shall be as follows:
Every Keeper or keepers of a hotel
that contains 10 rooms or less -
Every keepre of keepers of a hotel
that contains over ten rooms, each
or rooming house
or rooming house
room -
every owner, operator or lesses of a billiard or pool
table other than those used in private dwellings, each -
Every owner or keeper of a rifle range, gun or ball
game, each game
Every keeper of a show place of amusement -
Every keeper or owner of a motion picture show -
Every keeper or owner of a bowling alley, eaoh alley -
Every owner or keeper of a photograpy gallery -
Every owner or keeper of a skating rink -
Each and every fortune teller or palmist
Each and every owner of a souvenir stand -
Each and every owner of a pinwheel or prize tale, each
Each and every owner or keeper of a grocery store
or provision store, including soft drinks -
Each and every owner or
or icecream stand, each
Each and every owner
or cake shop -
Each and every owner
Each and every owner
Each and every owner
power company -
Each and every owner
Each and every owner
Each and every owner
house, each room -
Each and every owner
for hire -
keeper of a lunch, candy
or keeper of a bakery,
of a water works -
of an ice company -
bread
of an electric lighting or
of a telegraph company -
of a telephone company -
of keeper of a public bath-
of horse drawn vehicles, hauling
10.00
1.00
5.00
25.00
10.00
25.00
10.00
10.00
50.00
100.00
10.00
25.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
100.00
50.00
100.00
25.00
25.00
.25
5.00
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Every owner or keeper of vehicles for hire, automobile
jitney, fare not over ten (10X) cents per person, each
way from Fort Screven to Inlet - 10.00
Every owner or operatorof flying horses or similar
euipment, each - 10.00
Every owner or keeper of a place selling soft drinks,
including ice - cream, candy, hotdogs, hot coffee and
groceries - 50.00
Every owner or keeper of a milk dairy - 7.50
Every owner or keeper of a restaurant or eating place - 25.00
Every owner or keeper of a tailor shop - 10.00
Every person or corporation operating a restaurant in
connection with a pavilion - 25.00
Every pavilion or hall used for dancing and charging
a fee to patrons for using same - 50.00
Every dry -goods merchant, pedIler or dealer in second
hand clothing - 25.00
Every junk dealer - 25.00
Passenger vehicles for hire where passengers are solic-
ited from Savannah Beach, each - 25.00
Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering
gasoline, oil, provided, however, if oil trucks sell
ret &il except fuel oil an additional $25.00 25.00
Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering
soft drinks, etc., each, provided, however if said trucks
wholesale and /or retail soft drinks to any person, firm
or corporation other than licensed dealers therein an
additional $25.00 - 25.00
Any person,firm or corporation selling and delivering
bakery products, each - 7.50
Any person,firm or corporation selling and delivering
ice - cream, etc., each - 25.00
Any person, firm or corporation soliciting, selling
and delivering meats and groceries except regular
licensed merchants of Savannah Beach, Ga. 25.00
Every dealer selling and delivering vegetables from
vehicles -
Autamobile garages for hire, each -
Automobile parking spaces for hire, each -
Automobile supply houses, each
Gasoline dealers, each pump -
Laundries soliciting and delivering by truck -
15.00
10.00
100.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
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Each and every owner of a store selling mild in
connection therewith - $ $ 7.50
Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering
any commodities by auto truck not specified in this
Ordinance -
Each and every owner or keeper of a recreational game
known as "BINGO", PENNY HEARTS", MICKEY MOUSE ", or
similar games of chance -
Every dealer selling and delivering fruits from
vehicles -
Each and every owner or keeper of a recreational
g.me known as "JAPANESE BALL GAME" or similar games -
Each and every owner or keeper of a recreational
game known as "SK EE BALL GAME" or similar game -
Every owner or keeper of a place selling soft drinks,
including ice - cream, candy, hotdogs, :or hot coffee
where hot lunch or meals are served in connection therewith 75.00
15.00
100.00
15.00
50.00
5.00
Every owner or keeper of a place making and selling
iced sweets under trade names such a s "FROZEN CUSTARD"
or similar trade names -
Each and every owner or keeper of a roller coaster
each -
Each and every dealer in balloons and/or novelties on
streets
Each and every owner or keeper of a minature golf course
Each and every distributor of peanuts soliciting and
delivering to stands, stores, etc. -
E'achaid every dealer selling peanuts from auto truck
or stand and using venders on streets -
Each and every merchandise vending machine -
Each and every automatic music machines -
Each and every operator of a drug store -
Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering
dairy products, each -
Any person, firm or corporation within the corporate
limits of said town, selling, offering for sale or giving
away, for the purpose of inducing business any non -in-
tixicating beverages not forbidden by the laws of Georgia
or of the United States and not included within the license
imposed for the sale of soft drinks, including ice - cream,
candy, etc. -
Any person, firm or corporation
to stores and stands, etc. beer
Each and every owner of a beauty
soliciting and delivering
shop or barber shop
25.00
75.00
10.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
7.50
50.00
25.00
10.00
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SECTION 5. In the event any business or calling not spec-
ifically mentioned in the above list set forth shall be established
ih the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga., The Mayor and Council-
men reserve the right to establish a license fee for same by resolution
which fee is to :be of equal dignity as the license specifically
mentioned in the above section, provided, however, that such license
shall not be less than 32.50 and not more than the sum of 3100.00.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be subject to alterations
or repeal in whole or in part at any time during the fiscal year,
beginning May 1st, 1938, should it be deemed advisable and no such
amendment or repeal shall be construed to impair the right of Council
tO assess or levy tax for the whole of such year whenever made.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction beftre the
Police Court of said Town be subject to be fined in the sum not more
than 4100.00 or be imprisoned not more than 30 days, eith or both,
or any part of either or bothin the discretion of the court.
SECTION 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances,confliet-
ing with provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, providing
nevertheless that so much and such parts of ordinances passes as
provided for the execution for any tax assessment, or part of shall
continue and remain in force so as to authorize the Clerk of Council,
and Ex- Officio Treasurer, to issue executions and the Chief of Police
and Ex- Officio Tax Collector, to collect same until taxes or assess-
ments shall be fully paid.
There being no furt- :r buns Council adjourned subject to the
call .f the,Mayor
•f Counci, .
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