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Home My Public Portal About19400426SCMeetingApril 26, 1940 A special meeting of Council was held today at 3 p.m. in the Council Chamber and was attended by Mayor Righton, who presided, and Councilmen Slotin, Lovell, Daniels, Griffin, MacMillan and Henry, Towh Attorney Dutton, and Merritt W. Dixon and John C. Wylly. The meeting was called for the purpose of 1: To hear the request of Mr. Dixon to be permitted to remove some sand from the beach adjacent to his property. 2: To adopt the 1940 budget. 3: To adopt 4—amendments to the 1940 Tax Ordinance. Mr. Dixon requested that he be permitted to take sand off the beach on part of the stand and East of the strand adjacent to some low property owned by him in this section After some discussion Councilman Lovell moved that the Town givetits consent provided Mr. Dixon obtained permission from property . owners on 12th and 14th Streets, and also that he indemnify ' the Town against any damage that might occur. Councilman Griffin seconded and the motion passed. (Mr. Dixon agreed to wait until next Friday to give Council an opportunity of hearing from any protesting property owners.) Mr. Dixon and Mr. Wylly were excused. Mr. Middlebrook of the Standard 0i1 Company-requested that the license of $25.00 now charged gas and oil dealers be reduced to $15.00. Mr. Middlebrook was excused. Councilman Lovell moved that the motion previously adopted granting M.W. Dixon permission to take sand off the beach be rescinded, and that a substitute motion be made that a meeting be called for next Friday and that property owners be notified in writing to appear at this meeting if they were interested in protesting against the removal of sand from the beach adjacent their property. Councilman Griffin seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Lovell moved that the budget for 1940 be adopted and Councilman Griffin seconded. BUDGET FOR SAVANNAH BEACH, GEORGIA, FROM MAY 1, 1940 TO APRIL 31, 1941...TO.BE APPROVED OR AMENDED AT THE MEETING OF COUNCIL FRIDAY, APRIL 26th, 1940 EXPECTED INCOME Taxes for current year and prior years,-Net $23,000.00 Police Court 1,000.00 Licenses, 19+0 1200.00 Parking Space collections 5,000.00 Miscellaneous Collections ::500.00 Sale of Jail 41,500.00 43,000.00 BROUGHT FORWARD ANTICIPATED DISBURSEMENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Mayor's Salary 500.00 Clerk's Salary 2,100.00 Assistant for Office 600.00 Printing & Postage 125.00 Office Telephone 150.00 Insurance, including Bond- 550.00 Auditing 200.00 Interest to Banks on Notes Pay. 100.00 Advertising 1,100.00 Town Attorney 250.00 Additional Furniture for Office 75.00 Other Office Expenditures 100.00 5,880.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief of Police 1,500.00 Policemen (2) 2,400.00 Motorcycle Officer (4 Months) 300.00 Extra Officer (4 Months) 300.00 Jail. Telephone 35.00 Feeding Prisoners 25.00 Uniforms 150.00 Gas & Oil for Police Cars 350.00 Garage Supplies 5.00 Electric Lights 65.00 Recorder -_, 180.00 Life Guards 100.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 250.00 54 730.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Gas -011 & General Operations 150.00 Fire Hose 225.00 , 375.00 PARKING SPACE Collectors (2) 600.00 Extra Collector (1) 100.00 Electric Service 15.00 Supplies 100.00 815.00 CONVICT CAMP Electr e S rvice Transf�g Convicts Incidentals SANITARY DEPARTMENT Inspector, assistant to superintendent of Public Works - -6 Months at $100.00 Wagon Drivers • Mosquite Control Maintenance Equipment Gas and Oil 125.0o 60.00 240.00 425.00 $43,000.00 600.00 200.00 150.00 150.00 100.00 1.600.00 14,425.00 3.3 34 BROUGHT FORWARD SANITARY DEPARTMENT Feeding Mules PUBLIC WORKS 500.00 Superintendent's Salary 1,500.00 Gas & Oil 375.00 Street Scraper 50.00 Tires & Supplies 400.00 Sewer Pipes 300.00 Maintaining Streets 1,500.00 Electric Lights 2,640.00 Water 175.00 Repair to Property 2200.00 Emergency Expenditures 300.00 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Town Cost of Sea Wall 1,650.00 Chairs for Auditorium 175.00 Finishing Stage & Curtains 100.00 Benches for Walk 175.00 City's Cost of Jail 800.00 Repairing & Transferring Library 500.00 Rest Rooms & Fountain on Board -walk 250.00 Moving Camp & Fixing Park , 1,500.00 PUBLIC DEBT Notes Payable Principal Payment Bonds Interest on Bonds 3,000 5,35g $14,425.00 $43,000.00 500.00 7,911-0 .00 5,150.00 .00 .t0 .00 14,858.00 Total Income over Expendi Public Library - Monthly Payments Councilman Slotin Moved that the amended as follows:' AN ORDINANCE 42,873.00 tures 127.00 $43,000.00 $10.00 120.00 Tax Ordinance for 1940 be An Ordinance to amend that certain ordinance entitled "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 lst 1940 and to provide for the rate of licenses for doing business in said Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1941, fixing penalty for the violation, and for other purposes," passed by the Mayor and Aldermen on the 5th day of April, 14 40, by aAAAng° the following licenses at the end of Sec ion and for other purposes. Section 1: Be it enacted by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid that that certain Ordinance entitled .uAn,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 1, 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, 191+1,° passed by the mayor and Councilmen on the 5th day of April, 1940, be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following licenses at the end of Section 4: Every Keeper or keepers of a hotel or rooming house that contains 10 rooms or less Every keeper or keepers of a hotel or rooming house that contains over 10 rooms, each room Every owner or keeper of a rifle range, gun or ball game, each game Every owner, operator or lessee -of a billiard or pool room $10.00 1.00 25.00 25.00 Every keeper or owner of a motion picture show 25.00 Every keeper or owner of a Bowling alley, each alley 10.00 Every owner or keeper of a photograph gallery Each and every fortune teller or palmist Every:awner or keeper of a skating rink Each and every owner of a souvenir stand or gift shop Each and every owner of a pinwheel or prize table, each Each and every.owner or keeper of a grocery store or provision store, including soft drinks Every owner or keeper of a place selling soft drinks, including ice cream, candy, hot doge„ hot coffee and groceries Every owner or keeper of a reatuarant or eating place Every owner or keeper of a tailor shop Every person or corporation operating a restuarant in connection with a pavilion Every pavilion and /or place of business used for dancing and charging a fee and/or music charge to patrons for using same 10.00 100.00 59,QQ 15.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 50.00 Every dry goods merchant, peddler or dealer in second hand clothing Every junk dealer Passenger vehicles for hire where passengers are solicited from Savannah Beach, each Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering gasoline, oil, provided, however, X if oil trucks sell retail except fuel oil ant additional $25.00 Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering soft drinks, etc, each, provided, however, if said trucks wholesale or retail to any person, firm or corporation other than licensed dealers therein an additional $25.00 Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering bakery products, each Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering ice cream, etc., each Any person, firm or corporation soliciting, selling and delivering meats and groceries except regular licensed merchants of Savannah Beach, Georgia Every dealer selling and delivering vegetables and /or fruit from vehicles Garages where automobiles or motor vehicles are repaired and /or stored Automobile parking spaces for hire, each Any person, firm or corporation operating a filling station, selling gasoline, oil etc, who change automobile tires, lubricate and /or grease automobiles, change and repair tires and /or wash or repair automobiles Gasoline dealers, each pump Laundries soliciting and delivering by truck, per truck 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 ", that contains 50 seats or less: all over 50 seats "2.00 per seat. Each and every owner or keeper of a recreational game known as "Japanese Ball Game ", "Penny Pitch ", "Mickey Mouse ", or similar games of chance 25.00 25.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 15.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 100.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 100.00 50.00 Each and every owner or keeper of a recreational game known as "Skee Ball Game or similar game Every owner or keeper of a soda fountain in connection with'business Every owner or keeper of a place making and selling iced sweets under trade names such as "Frozen Custard" or similar trade naves Each and every owner or keeper of a roller coaster, each Each and every dealer in baloons and /or novelties on streets Each and every keeper of a minature golf course Each and every distributor of peanuts, soliciting and delivering to stands, stores, etc. Each and every dealer'selling peanuts from auto truck or stand and using vendors on streets Each and every merchandise vending maching Each and every automatic muse machine Each and every operator of a drug store Any person, firm or corporation selling and delivering dairy produetsi Any person, firm or corporation soliciting and delivering to stores, stands, etc., beer Each and every owner of a beauty shop or barber shop, each chair Any person, firm or corporation selling, offering for sale or giving away intoxicating liquors Any person, firm or corporation selling, offering for sale or giving away intoxicating liquors, beer and selling loft drinks therewith shall be altogether Any person, firm or corporation, selling offering for sale or giving away any dry goods and/or notions Any person, firm or corporation selling, offering for sale or giving away any fire arms, explosives and /or fire works Each and every ice cream company Each and every owner of an electric lighting or power plant 5.00 10.00 15.00 75.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 250.00 310.00 10.00 100.00 50.00 ' 100.00 38 Each and every owner of a telegraph company 25.00 Each and every owner of a telephone company 50.00 Each and every owner or keeper of a public bathhouse, each room .25 Every owner or keeper of vehicles for hire, automobile jitney- ez7, 6 veh 'e 10.00 Every owner or operator of flying horses or similar equipment, each 10.00 Any person, firm or corporation doing a contracting business shall pay a specific license fee 10.00 Penny cigaret venging machines, each 10.00 Any person, firm or corporation operating a "Penny Arcade, wherein penny machines are used solely for amusement, each machine $3.00: and where 5¢ machines are used solely for amusement - etc „, 10.00 Section: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. There being no further business the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. 4.