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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19400406CCMeeting24 H.Y.Righton, as Mayor - 93 votes Capt John Daniels, as Councilman - 93 votes Wm. W.Henry n n James E.MoMillan n Joseph F.Griffin n u Wm. S.Lovell n " Morris Biotin ro for the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to hold office until the first Monday in April, 1942, or until tneir successors are elected . and duly qualified; said results appearing from the returns of said election managers, which said returns are hereby adopted and made a part hereof. here being o further business Council ad he call of the Mayor. Savannah Beach, Ga. Apriil 6th, 1940. The regular meeting of Council was held to -day at 3 :30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, and was attended by May r Righton, who presided, and Councilmen Lovell, Biotin, Young, May and Haar, and Town Attorney Dutton. The minutes of the meetings of February 2nd, 16th, March let, 15th and April 1st were read and adppted. As this was the last meeting of the old Baadd before it retired frat office very little business was done. Councilman Young moved that 2 old doors and anold bath tub be sold for $7.00 Councilman' Slotin seeonddd and the motion passed. Councilman Slotin moved that the discount on 1939 taxes be allowed to C.R.Holm, Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed. Their_ ,beingrnotfurther business the Mayor called a recess and the old Board retired Mayor Righton then called the new Board, consisting of Councilmen -elect J.E.McMtllan, L.S.Lovell, M. Biotin, J.F.Griffin, Wm. W.Henry and John Daniels, to order, Judge John Rourke then administired the followiing to Mayor Righton; OATH. I, Harry Y.Righton, do solemnly swear that I will faitfuliy and honestly perform the duties of Mayor of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, to hem % t of and ability without favor or affectio �� -, y Ardrerm. 25 Judge Rourke the administered the following oath to J.E.McMillan, W.S.Lovell', M.Slotin, J.F.Griffin, Wm. W.Henry and John Daniels: OATH. We, J.E.MeMillan, W.B.Love11, M.Slotin, J.F.Griffin, Wm. W.Henry, John Daniels, do solemnly swear that we will faithfully and hon- estly perform the duties of Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, to the best of our skill and ability without favor or affection, SO HELD US GOD. s i i-Q col t% /ic 4/ l/a k) W. /. 0 v e_ l c /°!� J!r 6'fr-/ //in yv Wewy `/47 z 2/ /5. The Mayor thanked Judge Rourke for his kindness in coming down and administering the oath of office to himself and the members of Council - Judge Rourke thanked the Mayor for his remarks and wished the new Board the best of luck and the hope for a successful tenure of office. dge Aourj8 . thdn` gas °used himself. The Mayor stated that he was glad to have the new members of Council,he expects to accomplish a great deal working wth them and anticipated very pleasant cooperation. Councilman. Griffin moved that Morris Biotin be made Chairman of Council. Councilman McMillan seconded and the motion passed. CouncilmamLovell moved that the fo lowing ordinance be adopted, Councilman Daniels seconded and the motion:passed; ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO FIX SALARIES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES: Section 1.: Be it enacted by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid that the following salaries shall be paid to the employees for the Town of Savannah Beach Tybee Island: Mayor,$500.00 per year Recorder and Town Attorney, $430.00 per year; Clerk of Council, $175.00 per month; Assistant to the Clerk of Council, $50.00; Chief of Police, $125.00per month; Director of Public Works and Building and Plumbing Inspector, $125.00 per month, the Town to furnish, and7pay= For -hou °rent; Assistant to the Director of Public Works and Building and Plumbing Inspector, $100.00 per month from April lst, 1940 to October 1st, 1940. kt.,14,1 Section 2: All ordiaancez a pgrt's of ordinates conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Councilman McMillan moved that the following resolution be adopted, Councilman Griffin seconded and the motion passed: RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, for the affairs of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to function properly it i.s necessary to have definite rules for Council; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESO,VED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that the following rules be adopted: L. Town Hall office hours: May, June, July, August - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., one hour and a half for lunch - Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Other months - 9 a.m. to 5 :30 p.m., one and one half hour for lunch - Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2. Monthly income and disbursemnt statements to be rendered to the Mayor and a copy to the Chairman of the COmmittedoefItt Finance. 3. All accounts payable to be approved and passed fcr payment by the Board of Councilmen at their monthly meetings and to be paid by the 15th of the month. 4. Minutes of the monthly Board meetings are to be read at every meeting to show all business transactions, including the total amount of the accounts payable approved and passed for payment. 5. Monthly assessments, if any, on new buildings to be assessed by the Committee by person&1 examination of such -new buildings. 6. 1.4censes of any kind for doing business on the island are to be paid direct to the Clerk's office by not later than June 15th. The Police Department is to checkup on the correctness of such, licenses, making docket cases if necessary by not making any collections. Councilmen Slotin moved that bills totaling $387.19 be paid, Councilman Griffin seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Lovell nominated Edward A.Dutton for Town Attorney and Recorder. Councilman Griffin seconded and the motion passed. Judge Rourke administered the oathof office to Mr. Dutton. Councilman Griffin nominated Henry M.Buckley for Clerk of Council and ex- offico Treasurer, to be employed by the month effective May lst, 1940. Councilman McMillan seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Griffin nominated W.J.Moore for Chief of Police and ex- officio Tax Collector, toube .bmployedlb stheemodtR, effeetivenMkraht, ol940;edputiail iagoDanielsdscondTed.r; no? ., err'outtbIlma.nCboy.ellmobjbete J.tadaim;..4.And.ffo dafd,r, the'anomin r atiop ofcW.Wo,dEdwards, Councilman Henry seconded - the Mayor called for a vote by ballot - Mo.ore reoellrednbh majgrity of the votes - 4 to 2, which appointed him Chief of Police and ex- officio Tax Collector. Councilman vreMillanixtbmihated W.J.Bryan for Director of Public 27 Works, Building and Plumbing Inspector to be employeed by the month, effective May 1st, 1940, Councilman Griffin seconded - Councilman Biotin Nominated Thomas Reed, Councilman Henry seconded, the Mayor called for a vote by ballot, which re- sulted in a tie vote - Mayor Righton casting the e 1ding vote in favor of Reed. Thomas Reed was appointed Director of Public Works, Building and anitary Inspector, to be employed by the month, effective May lst, 1940. The Savannah Beach Public Library petitioned for an appropriation of 0300.00 for the year 1940. Received as information. The Savannah Beach Chamber of Commerce petitioned for an appro- priation of 03000.00 for the year 1940. Referred to Finance Committee. Petitions were received from the Gulf Oil Corpn, Standard Oil Co., and the Sincalir Refining Co., regesting that gasoline -oil license be reduced to 015.00. Referred to Dinanee Committee. Councilman Griffin moved that in the matter of purchasing oyster shells, the matter be referred to the Finance Committee with power to act. Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed. The residents in the vicinity of Campbell St., petitioned for a fire plug in that section. Referred to Fire Committee. Councilman Griffin moved that the matter of purchasing a street workin4 machine be referred to Councilman Lovell to get bids and with authority to purchase. Councilman Henry seconded and the motion.passed. Councilman Griffin moved that the•@lerk be authorized to pur- chase supplies and material for the WPA where used in connection with the construction of the new sea -wall, entotal cbst pot to exceed *15000iO0tiddrthg theidnrptiondof the project. Councilman Henry seoonded'and the motion passed. Councilman Slotin moved that the following ordinance be adopted Councilman Lovell seconded and the motion passed; 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 lst, 1940, and to provide for the rate of license for doing business in said Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1940, fixing 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, Georgia, in Council assembled andAt 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, Georgia, for the fiscal year commencing May lst, 1940, 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 personal property to be ascertained 28 from the returns of the owners thereof in p}psuance of the scheme and plan contained in Sections One, Two, Three and Four of the Ordinance to provide for the assessment of taxable property in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, and the mode of valuing such property for taxation and to carry into effect the provisions of the Act of General Assembly of the State of Georgia approved August 19, 1922, Section 21, pasted in Council assembled October 13, 1922, and it is further or,ailed that if any person or persons should refuse or neglect to pay the tax required by this Ordinance within thirty days, (30) after the same shall become due, or shall fail or refuse to pay any DOUBLE 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 of Savannah Beach, shall issue execution therefor and the further sum of One Dollar ( $1.00) for costs, the Chief of Police and' Ex- officio Tax Collector shall proceed with such execution in the same manner as now provided by law in such cases of execution lodged with the Sheriff of Chatham County. Section 2. Be it further ordained that any property, including new improvements upon completion and installation, will become taxable after May 1, 1940, 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 the tax required by this Ordinance as the time left for the taxable year shall bear to the whole, except that any improvement completed after July lst, shall not be taxed for the remainder of the fiscal year through April 30th. Section 3. And every person who shall pay his taxes on or before the 1st day of June, 1940, shall be entitled to a deduction of ten (10) per cent on account thereof, and the Clerk of Council and Ex- officio Treasurer of said Town is hereby authorized to make such deduction upon receipt of tax. The provision of this Section shall not apply to licence for doing business in said Town-, the rate for such license being NET. - Section 4. The license for doing business in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1941, payable on or before commencing of business shall be as follows: Any person, firm or corporation selling, offering for sale or giving away beer- $50.00 Section 5. In the event any business or calling not specifically mentioned in the above list set forth shall be established in the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, the Mayor and Councilmen reserve the right to establish a license fee for same by Ordinance, which fee is to be of equal dignity as the license specifically Mentioned in the above Section, provided,however, that such license thall not be less than $2.50 and not more than the sum of $100.00 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 lst, 1940, should it be deemed advisable and no such amendment or repeal shall be construed to impair the 1 1 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 Section shall upon conviction before the Police Court of said Town be subject to be fined in the sum of not more than *100.00 or be imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, either or both or any pert of either or both in the discretion of the Court. .Section 8. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, providing, nevertheless, that so much and such parts of Ordinances passed 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 assessments shall be fully paid. There being no further business Council adjourned, subject to the call of the Mayor. �' 411111► %I Mayor 29 30 1 1 1