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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19540310CCMeeting16 -C 16 -C Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga. March 10, 1954 The regular meeting of Town Council was held today at 4 P M. in the Council_ Room and was attended by Mayor Dutton, who presided, Councilmen Peters, Brown, Meddin, Lovell, Strong, Town Attorney Solms, Chief McCutchen, Supt. Reed, Mr. J. W. Lang, Mr. Stanley Stark, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, Mrs. E. M. Carpenter, and Mrs. Eula Stark. Mr. Stark was one of the Committee protesting against the new location of the garbage dump to be located just west of the Ft. Sc-reven line in Bay Ward, Mrs. Hunter asked what the Town was going to do, stating that the Health Officer had condemned the previouc location near the old incinerator, she stated that they will fight any effort to dump the garbage at the present location, she also asked if raw sewerage was being dumped into South Channel. She was informed that it was not. Councilmen Strong informed the Committee that Council did not anticipate any objection to the Bay Ward location as the area to be used is now low swampy land that could be improved by filling in with garbage and covering over with sand which is known as "the dig and fill method", the - Committee was excuse -ed. The minutes of the meetings of January 13th and February 10th were read and adopted. Supt. Reed stated that the work on the jetties on let St. is now completed, the guard rails are being put up on the Board Walks in front of the parking areas, also 6th St. is now open to Camp Hammock. The Mayor called attention to the need of having water to the 4 H Club by May 1st, he was informed that it would be there in time. The Mayor informed Council that Chief McCutchen would be away from March 19th thru June 14th attending F. B. I. School in Washington, D. C., and that Lt. J. N. Durden would be Acting Chief of Police for that time. Chief McCutchen requested that two ploice cars be furnish- ed the Police Department for use in Police work. The Mayor asked if the Police Department needed two cars, Chief McCutchen stated that if he could not ge the second car then trade in the present car on a new one, Councilmen Lovell asked what was to be done with the motorcycle. The Chief suggested selling it. It was moved, seconded and passed that the new survey and map made by S. P. Kehoe, C. E., of Camp Hammock be adopted as the official map. 17 Councilman Lovell stated that as Supt. Reed does not heve time to read the water meters each month that the Town employ some one else to do it, it was suggested that 0. S. Blair be employed aside from his other duties. It was moved, seconded and passed that he be paid $10.00 per month, effective April 1, 1954 for doing this work aside from his other work. A petition of A. R. Levenson for permission to operate a Liquor Store at 15th St. and the Strand was denied. Mr. Solms stated that Mr. T. B. McCerroll wanted a War- ranty Deed from the Town for one lot on Camp Hammock on which the model house is to be located, he understood that all of the lots were to be sold to the same party. Councilman Brown called attention to the Town charging for prorated improvements for the last half of the fiscal year on improvements thPt have been finished up to that time and stat- ed that this half years tax should be eliminated. No action was taken at this time. It was moved, seconded and passed that bills of General Government for the month of February amounting to $3,822.25 and bills of the Water Dept. for $1034.51 and for Groin & Seawall amounting to $1,060.73 be paid. 18 18 -A l8 -A It was moved, seconded and passed that the following Resolution be adopted. A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Chatham County Commissioners have recently loaned to the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, a drag - line for the opening and development of Sixth Street, which leads to 4 -H Club, and the use of said dragline has been of great service to said Town and has saved it considerable expense; BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in council assembled, that the thanks of the Mayor and Councilmen be extended to the Chatham County Commissioners for the loan of said dragline. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Chatham County Commissioners. 1 1 1 1 1 -B A RESOLUTION 18 -B WHEREAS, Section 5 of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved by His Excellency, the Governor of said State, on the 19th day of August, 1922 (Georgia Laws, 1922, page 988) and the laws amendatory thereof require that the General Election provided for under the Charter of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, shall be conducted and held under the jurisdiction and authority of three(3).impartial and disinterested freeholders, who shall act as election managers,and who shall be selected by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach then in office, and who shall further arrange and provide under the laws aforesaid the impartial operation of said election and declare the result of said elec- tion to their best skill and power; and, WHEREAS, the said Charter and Ammendments of the same hereinabove mentioned require that the general election of a Mayor and six (8) Council- men shall be held on the first Monday in April, 1954; and, WHEREAS, said Municipality now desires to name our (4) impartial and disinterested free- holders, three (3) of whom shall act as managers of said election, and one of whom shall act as an alternate manager, as afore- said} NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah. Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in Council assembled, that T. B. McCarroll, Mrs. Maude McGinn, and J. G. Burke be and the, same are hereby named as impartial and disinterested managers who shall arrange, provide, conduct and declare the results of the General Election to be held on the first Monday in April, 1954, for the election of Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Mrs. Mary Reed be and she is hereby named as an alternate manager in_the event of a failure to act by one of the above named managers; and she is hereby empowered with all the authority hereinabove set forth for a manager of the said General Election to be held on the first Monday in April, 1954, for the election of Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia.