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S P vin nnah Beech, Tybee Island, r�a.
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The r =gulflr meeting of Town Council wns held today et
4 P.M., in the Council Room, and was attended by ?ayor Dutton, who
presided rnd Councilmen young, Brown, Hosti, Slotin and Lovell rnd
Town Attorney Alexander.
adopted.
The minutes of the meeting of November 12, were read and
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Tne Yryor reported thpt the meeting of the Georgie. Muni-
cipal Association, held in 3r:vennr h was very successful and instruc-
tive to a11. That he h'-e discussed W '•s and means with some of those
attending,of raising funds for bench protection and it was .suggested
that the Georgia Legislature be requested to pass a law permitting
the issuance of bonds to taeke cre of the project. Thomas P- Hutton
re Sorted on tie First 5t. groin end eo roved same, and $5000 had
been Arid to the Contractors on recount. The pipe for the storm sewer
to be placed on the eaetern Fie of Putter Ave. and dreining through
-Sixth St. to the marsh he been received. This work is to be done
by tea c,t to Highway Dept. The *'nror also stated gnat he terra endeavor-
ing to get the ! ew Talmadge Admini stra- t' on to take over the Jones
Ave. *.-ork. The Veyor informed Councilmen Slotin that he and the other
members of Council Were happy to have him back end on the job again.
Councilman Slotin :moved tert the Clerk be authorized to
transfer to the rYroin e. "eawall account 76 of the taxes collected
through November 30, Councilmen young seconded and the motion was
carried.
Councilman Slotin wanted to know the stftus of those who
- had not connected to the sewerage system, the V yor informed him
that subpoenas were issued ngai net those who hpd not connected and
that they were brought.; into Court end each was fined 1100 and a
sentence wes susnended uoon condition that they would connect to the
sewerage system not later than ,April 1, 1949.
Councilmnn Slotin stated that since the Town could not
increase its taxes by 25 %, thrt it might be possible to use the
annual Groin Pc seawall collection which would amount to about $4500,
add to this $4000 from the Parking Sprees and then put on a garbage
collection tr:x which should bring in rbout 11500, this would ma =ke
r total of :$10,000, which could be used in paying off any obligation
incurred by the Town to repair the groins. He requested Yr. Alexander
to check on the isCuence of Revenue certificates •nd niso to discuss
the matter with Johnson Lane rnd Space. Councilman Lovell moved that
a Committee consisting of the Mayor, Town Attorney and. the Chairman
of the Finance Committee be appointed to investigate ways and means
of financing beach protection, also issuing Revenue certificates, if
legal, =nd with authority to act. Councilman t ?osti seconded end the
motion gassed.
The Mayor informed Council that he had an offer° of $2500
for the large electric crane in the Towns ! chine Shop, the Buyer
to remove same. It wrr decided to defer action until next meeting.
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Councilman Biotin str ued t it t he had hrd numerous com-
-:l.,i_nts from property owners end residents, r o_uesting tit t some -
thing be done towryrd s cutting weeds, he w informed thp t the
mowing machine hid been broken for come time due to t'4e inability
to get pnrte. Fe w <ps Plso informed that some sections the mowing
machine cound not get into
Councilman Slotin moved t'in't bills for the month. of Novem-
ble, `
r -, amounting to 1528.42 2 be pr id, 0ouncilm^n *grown seconder? and
the motion nassed
",r. Lovell offered to r urchase the Engineer's transit
owned by t he Town, the mr tter was referred to Councilman Slotin for •
hePri n`.,
Counci.l.rnon Young etrted th :.t in connection with the pro -
roeer'; new effluent Tine of the d _o osel pl»nt, thrt he re,euested
the Clerk to check on the occtbilities of Trrnsite nine.
Councilla n Slotin ; cked wh ^t t: <_ f-1.0 str tue of the Tybri-
se pavilion, thrt he felt thr =t it wPs needed rind th^ t it should be
re - ired . Councilman Young ,t ter. t t it - .,Yr,e esttm' ted thrt t
co ,t t p_-t,.1 t - ''2•'4-,
� � .. "CO 1= c.or to put it b , ci
-in y i rs t .; ;', condition, o,� 4-j- f. t if the 1 would ti.. r ' O. j 4 i s
�,�nd� t.�.,a., �1.- � i� :r .own oald : , t :.n t.,
_?resent condition, on, the Tybri E,. Co, would 'i.ve t .r Town `' '3000 to--
•.,rde repririn..' it, that if the Town wants to purchase Pc is, that
t:ire ;: r.ri ers be r ,l:,ointec to -rive r`t a fir v; lurtion, one
for the Tybrise Co., one for the Town r_nd n third nrrrty. Oounciimnn
", .tin suggested t.rt t' e Tybri. c Co. sell to the Town for 31.00
£e is "�d. t "e T^l, r ne-oz- it it. He Iso 2:e`ueeted Town ,_ttorney Alex-
ander to ,eak to i r. Johnson of Johnson, Lire, Spice & Co. to es-
certrin i' Revenue oert'_.ficetef "e. L;:,ed in fin:'"ncing it. Coun-
cilmen Young suggested tb, t r Conn ittee be . -pointed to confer with
E. J. H e r ref. t'=_ve to -o, r Ic ttt er. Oo nc'l i r' ^ 3io tin moved thrt e
ComA,ittee consisting of L.ie ::ryor rnr. Tovn Attorney confer with
E. J. Hair to see Chet could be done, Councilman Lovell seconded and
f.'s motion passed.
0ouncil .an Slotin - moved thrt the following resolution be
donted , 0o'in_ci1:n`'n young seconded Pnd t'' e motion passed.
4 RESOLUTION
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: ^rH R�a, -iJ', On T''17 ?0, 104,g t,�e 70.4n of 4r'"nnqh PE'r^.Crl,
Tvbee Island, entered into p contrpct with R. L. r'orrison :r Sons:
of *'cOlellrnv.ille, South Or rolins, for the construction of a groin
at or ne r i.'r ;e eastern terminus of First street in said Town;
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A Y ' , �', .EAS, said Town hr: c now been ^dvi 4 ed in writing
by Thozi?r's a T ?'?-tton, Engineers in charge of said wore, th "t: said
work hrs been completed in accnr epee vith the rrovisions of s i '.
contr,ect and: within the time limit provided in said contract and
that Said work has been insnected_ and approved by them;
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BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by t'ze *.Favor and Councilmen
of Savannah peach, mvhee Island, in Council assembled, that said
work be, s'n;7 t e SP!.,(' iG, here b7, accepted es being in Pccorcence
with the provisions of said contract.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of Council of said
Town be, and he 1s Tiere^y, authorized and directed to issue a. check
or checks on the groin end sea wall account of said town in favor
of R. L. Morrison & Sons in the amount of Ten mhous^nd Three Hundred
Fifty ($10,350.00) Dollars, constituting payruent in full of the amount
due R. L. Morrison & Sons in r;cc-rdrnce with said contract.
Council authorized the purchase of cigarettes and tobacco
for the guards and prisoners at the public ? °dorks camp for Christmas.
Town r,ttorney Alexander called Council's attention to the
September report of the Grand Jury-showing the bad conditions ex-
isting apt the Tybee school. Councilman grown moved that the following
resolution be adopted, Councilman Biotin seconded ?nd the motion
passed.
A RIISOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Reach, Tybee
Island, h:-ve had their attention called to the report, of the Septem-
ber, 1948, CTrand Jury of this county, concerning the condition of
the Elementary-School et savannah ??each;
AND, WHEREAS, weld !Wand. Jury has found, in its opinion,
the present method of heating said school with wood stoves consti-
tutes a fire hazard;
BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Councilmen
of Savannah 'Reach, Tvbee Island, that the Board of Education of
Chatham County, be reruested to take immediate steps to eliminate
this hazard in accordance with the recommendations of the Grand Jury,
so that the lives rand nronerty of the children and teachers at said
school may not be endangered.
BE IT FURT TP RESOIV D that the attention of said ?hoard'
of Education be ar.in called to the :deplorable condition existing
at Savannah Reach where during the last school year over one hundred
pupils were a_ccor,mn.dated in three clays rooms in a school building
built r proxim tely thirty years a ~o said building no longer being
adequate as <a school building because of the -rent increase in the
number of children now attending said school over the number for
which. it was originally planned., cad to recuest said poa.rd to ;-give
its serious and earnest consideration to the matter of building e
new and adequate building ^s P. school house P.t Savannah peach.
There being-; no further bus.nera, Council adjourned sub-
ject to 'une call of the Mayor.