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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19391201CCMeeting1 1 Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga. December 1, 1939. The regular meeting of. Council was held to -day at -l-t00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the new Town Hall, and was attended by Mayor Righton, who presided, and Councilmen Lovell, Logan, Slotin, Young, May, Haar, Town Attorney Dutton. Councilman Sotin moved that a letter be written to Col. Barton, Commanding officer, at Fort Screven, requesting that he write to 4 Washington for authority to participate in the. proposed extension of the sea -wall, as regards the four beach lots owned by the U.S. government, Councilman:Logan seconded and the motion passed. The Mayor informed Council that he had received aletter from O.E:Brightrelative to Mrs. H.L.Thomas renewing her suit against the. Town in connection with the death of her husband, Mr. Bright informing him that additional fees would be necessary if his firm handled the case further. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to notify Mr,. Bright that the Town would pay no further fee. i Councilman Slotin moved that the action of the Mayor be approved, Councilman-Logan secOnded and the motion passed: Councilman Haar moved that M.L.Arnau be allowed 20% discount on his.193£9 taxes, provided.that they are paid wtthih thirty days, Councilman Logan secondad and the motion passed. Councilman Haar moved that the new Town Hall located at 4th street and Butler Avenue be designated as the official headquarters of the Tin, govenment 'and that all meetings of Council be held there, Councilman Young seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Slotinstated that the Tybrisa. Company and several ASS members of the Haar family are indebted to the Town for tees I- te, amounting to about $1300.00, and that the Tybee Amusement owes Od on anote, that was due May 1,1939, $552.67, Councilman:4logan moved tha i,f _•'they pair: a11.taxes due by them, being allowed the 20% discount, by January 1,1940, that the note for x$552.67 be canceled, Councilman Young seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Haar was out of the room when the above rnotiOn was acted upon. Mayor Righton aPpointed a committee consisting of Councilmen Slotin, Young and Lovell to check the assessemnnts of all prop- erty on the island with e, view to equalizing the assessments for 1940. A request had been made'by the Trinity Chapel to assist in beautifying the grouns around the church, the Mayan stated that he would have the work doen if there were no objections. Councilman Slotin stated that a book should be purchased for the keeping of the record of all licenses collected, Councilman Haar moved that the Finance Committee be authorized to purchase the'necessary book for the purpose, Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed. The -Mayor informed Council that he had instructed the Clerk to notify those property owners on the Inlet having fences on the street that if they were not down by January lst, 19,_they would be takne down by the Town at the expense of the owner. 1 Councilman Haar moved that the hour_fo.r the.meetingsof Council be changed to 3:00 p.m., Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Young moved that-following resolution, quit claiming. the Strand to the property owners,lbe adopted, Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed; RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the 'erosion of the beach along the eastern front of Tybee Leland has caused remendous damage to that portion of the beach known as the Strand u!_>on the official map of. the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and additional damage in certain instances to the property abu Ming thereon in private ownership so the Strand, as it now: exists, contains only a very sman part of that originally delineated on the said map; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in cooperation wih the owners of the property; abutting on said Strand are now endeavoring to sponsor a pro lect with the Works Progress Administration of the United Staten Government for the ereetion of a permanent bulkhead constructed':' of concrete and bteel to be erected along And upon what remains, of said Strand andnin and upon the property privately owned where water erosion has destroyed the original Strand, the costs thereo'f to be paid at street intersections by the municipality and the: balance thereof to be paid by the owners of the property abutting on said Strand or said bulkhead or sea -wall; and, WHEREAS, the work to be - performed is a public necessity which swill behefit all of the citizens and owners of property loc^ted, on Tybee Island and protect the island from further ravages fi°om beach erosion, whether by water or wind; and, WHEREAS, the cost as gforesaid.is being brarne at the rate of N Two Dollarsand Fifty Cents ($2.50) per lineal foot as a contri -, bution by -the said property owners; - NOW,THERFORE,BE.IT..RESOLVEB by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of SaVatina: Beach, Tvree Island, in CoSncil,assembled, that in the event the said project as aforesaid be undertaken by the property owners in conjunction with Mayor and Councilmen and carried to completion on their part, the the Le- gislature of the State of Georgia and the Represnetatives from Chatham-County and the Senator from the First Senatorial District of Georgia be and each of them is hereby requested to introduce and have passed by the Legialature a bill to authorize the Mayor and Councilmen of•the Town of Savannah Beach,Tybee Island, to transfer and quit claim to each property owner, from the norther corner of Second Street to the norther corner of Fourteenth Street who has contributed an aliquot part of the cost of the erection of said sea -wall all of the right, title and interest of the said municipality an and to that portion of the Strand respectively which remains abutting on the property owned by him; or thatbsuch other steps be taken by said Representatives and Senator as may be necessary through legislative enactment to vest a fee simple title of said Strand. in said property owners respectively. Counncilman Haar moved that the Building code be amended to re- quire that electrical work be done be certified electricians,• Councilman Young seconded and the motion passed; ORDINANCE. PLe 4.-L,1;c1J- tt(-• CC"- LC- itArC70,,, ' 1,4 " e 1 1 1 13