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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19420303CCMeeting1.83 SECTI0'11 3. Any .ordinance or parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. There .being no further.business Council adjourned subject to call of the Mayor. Savannah Beach, Georgia March 3, 19+2 The regular meeting of Council was held today at 8 :00 P.M. at the Town Hall, and was attended by Mayor Jones, who presided, and Councilmen Walsh, Henry, Slotin, and Leopold.- The minutes of Feb- ruary 1 were read and approved. Mr. Thomas F. Lynch, the newly-elected member of the Board, was present and accepted the following oath: I, S do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and honestly perform the duties of Councilman of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, to the best of my skill and ability without favor or affection, S0 HELP ME GOD. The Mayor informed Council that he had checked up and found that approximately sixteen of the convicts were not being properly worked and that there were numerous jobs that required attention but had not been touched. He also stated that he had sold the old G.M.C. trailer for $200, that he had also been requested to locate a first aid station site and that he had contacted Mr. D. D. Hankins with the view of getting the old.j .il and that this could be gotten for a rental of $15 per month; that he had also offered the Town Hall as a first aid station in the event an emergency 184 should occur. Councilman Lynch requested to be informed what his duties would be. He was told that he was chairman of the Public Works Committee. The Mayor informed Council that Mrs. Louise B. Opper had recently sold her property on Second and Chatham Avenues but that it developed that when the sale was to be consummated it was discovered that they had also included a portion of Second Avenue west of Seventeenth Street, which is unopened, and as they were unable to make delivery of their property without this portion of Second Avenue, it was requested that the Town sell that portion of the street. Councilman Slotin moved that the Town ask $750 for this and that they take no less than 8500. Councilman Lynch seconded and the motion passed. The finance committee was to handle the matter. Councilman Henry moved that the following resolution be passed. Councilman Lynch seconded and the motion passed. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act of the Assembly of the State of Georgia creating the municipal corporation of the Town of Tybee Island, Georgia, passed by the General Assembly of Georgia and apT- proved on August 19, 1922, by His Excellency, Thomas W. Hardwick, Governor of Georgia, it is provided that an election shall be held for the office of Mayor and six (6) Councilmen on the first Monday 1' in April, 1942; and, WHEREAS, Section 5 of the aforementioned Act provides that said election shall be supervised and managed by three (3) freeholders, all of whom must be duly qualified voters of said Town, and shall be named by the Mayor and Councilmen at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that 1.8 W. J. Fitzpatrick, W. J. Moore, and Joel T. Farrell, and one (1) alternate Mrs. Sarah L. Curry, be and they are hereby named as mana- gers to supervise ana manage the election for Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to be held at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, on the first Monday in April, to wit: April 6, 1942, between the legal hours of voting from seven (7) a.m. to six (6) p +m• RESOLVED FURTHER that said election shall be held in the Town Hall of the Town of Savannah Beach,. Tybee Island. Councilman Slotin moved that the next meeting° of Council be held at 400 P.M.daftsAalletm instead of 8 :00 P.M. Councilman Walsh seconded and the motion passed. Councilman Slotin informed Council that to finish the year 1941 °'ao with which to carry on the operations the Town had borrowed X75,. y p of the Town government for the remainder of the year, and also to build a Jail and fire station and that in preparing the new budget for 1942 extreme care be used in not requesting any more than is absolutely necessary and that all committees make an effort to stay within the budget. Councilman Slotin requested to be informed if it was necessary for the secretary of the Publicity Bureau to be retained for the forth- coming year. The Mayor stated that she had served well and had helped considerably in getting Army peoply located in homes on the island Councilman Walsh informed Council that on a recent inspection of the jail he found that rain had been leaking in one of the windows. Councilman Slotin moved.that bills be:paid for the following accounts: General Government 7 , Jail and Fire Station qz 1. 3 Sewage Account 6 8V.7. . Councilman Henry seconded and the motion passed.. 186 Councilman Henry moved that the Town buy oyster shells,, from . Mrs. Tommie Figg at 6 cents per bushel at the pile located on the island. Councilman Siotin seconded and the motion passed. As the agreements with the Globe Dredging Company, Tybee Beach Company, and the Logan and Paulsen interest covering the assessments LAM in Venetian Terrace are about to expire, the matter be referred to the Finance Committee for handling. Councilman Walsh moved that.the following resolution be adopted. Councilman Siotin seconded and the motion passed. RESOLUTTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Executive Committee of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, That the following named candidates of the Democratic Party for the offices of Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and as members of the Town Executive Committee of Sa- vannah Beach, Tybee Island, who received the highest number of votes in the Town Primary, held in Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, on the 2m5. day of March, 1942, be ant9 they are hereby declared to be the nominees (candidates) of the Democratic Party for the offices named, to wit: For the office of Mayor: Roland R. Jones For Councimen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island: William S. Lovell Morris Siotin Charles V. Walsh W. W. Henry Frank W. Leopold Thomas F. Lynch For the Town Executive Committee: 'Sam Blumenthal Oertell Collins J. Milledge Cummings Norton Frierson Frank J. Hahne Sarah-L. Curry Elizabeth Farrell George A. Furguson Troy P. Meeks Cromer Z. Waldhour BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman of this Committee be instructed to follow the usual practice and furnish proper certifi- cation hereof to the Clerk of Council of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, forthwith. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above named ten candidates, as members of the Town Executive Committee, be and they are hereby de- clared duly elected. There being no further business Council adjourned subject to call the igitia . . (fir 2avor' 187 Jerk of 'ouncil Savannah Beach, Georgia April 6, 1942 A special meeting of Council was held today at 7 :00 P.M. in the Council chamber of the Town Hall for the purpose of consolidating and certi*ng the returns of the election and to handle any and /or all of the matters brought up, and was attended by.Mayor Jones, who presided, Councilmen Biotin, Lovell, Walsh, Henry, and Lynch. Councilman Slotin moved that bills for the following accounts be paid when in funds. Councilman Walsh seconded and the motion passed: General Government r j4.4 , Jail and Fire Station 7'//, 2 4 Sewage Account4 Councilman Walsh moved that the following resolution be adopted, Councilman Lynch seconded and the motion passed. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the managers duly named by Resolution passed by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, on the 3rd day of March, 1942, to conduct the election just concluded and held on this the 6th day of April, 1942, at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the purpose of electing a Mayor