HomeMy Public PortalAbout19540405SCMeetingSavannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga.
April 5, 195+.
A special meeting of Town Council was held today at 7 P.M.
in the Council Room and was attended by Mayor Dutton, who presided,
Councilmen Peters, Hosti, Strong and Lovell.
The meeting was called for the purpose of receiving from
the Election Managers the certificate of the election for Mayor
and Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, held on April 5,
1954.
It was moved, seconded and passed that the following report
be adopted.:
We, the undersigned, who were duly appointed as Managers
of the election -for Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah
Beach, by,resolution adopted by Council at a meeting held. on..
March 10, 1954, and who have conducted said election held on April
5, 1954, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter ofPSavani-
nah Beach, Tybee Island, and the laws of the State of Georgia ap--
plicable thereto, do hereby certify that said election was held
on April 5, 195+, in accordance with the law,. and that the follow-
• ing candidates received the number of votes set forth opposite
their names for said offices, in said election: •
For Mayor
Edward A. Dutton 310 Votes
Gordon Miller 3 it
S. R. Kent • 1 n
Mary B. Peters 1 "
For Councilmen who are residents and
domiciled in Chatham County, outside
the corporate limits of the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and own
property at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
William S. Lovell 302 Votes
Alexander Meddin 301 "
John A. Peters 313 0;
For Councilmen who are bona fide
residents and domiciled within the
corporate limits of the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
James A. Brown
Benno P. Hosts
John L. Strong
312 Votes
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We therefore certify that EDWARD A. DUTTON has received
► the highest number of votes cast for any candidate for Mayor
of said Town; that WILLIAM 3. LOVELL, ALEXANDER MEDDIN,.and
JOHN A. PETERS have received the highest number of votes cast
for any candidates for the office of Councilmen of said Town
who are bona fide residents and domiciled in Chatham County,
outside of the corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island; and that JAMES A. BROWN, BENNO P. HOSTI, and
JOHN L. STRONG have received the highest number of votes
cast for any candidates for the office of Councilmen of said
Town who are bona fide residents and domiciled within the
corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
This fifth day of April, 1951..
/s/ T. B. McCarroll, Manager
/s/ J. G. Burite, Manager
/s/ Mary F. Reed, Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this fifth day of April, 195•
/s/ Henry M. Buckley
Notary Public, Chatham County, Georgia
It was moved, seconded and passed that the Resolution
on Page 20.4, be adopted.
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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the managers duly named by Resolution passed by the Mayor
and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in
Council assembled, on the fifth day of April, 1954, to conduct the
election just concluded and held on this the fifth day of -APIA , 1954, ,
at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, for the purpose of electing_ a Mayor
and six (6) Councilmen, Three (3) of whom shall be bona fide residents
and domiciled within the corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, and three (3) of whom shall be bona fide residents and
domiciled in Chatham County, outside the Corporate limits of the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and who shall own property at Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, to hold office until the first Monday in iP2.41, 1956,
or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, have made
the consolidated returns and/or results to the Mayor and Councilmen call-
ing said election, which consolidation was done in the presence of and
together with the several managers; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that Edward A. Dutton received the highest num-
ber of votes for Mayor of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; and,
WHEREAS,. James A. Brown, Benno P. Hosti and John L. Strong received
the highest number of votes for Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, who are bona fide residents and domiciled within the cor-
porate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and William
S. Lovell, Alexander Meddin and John A. Peters received the highest num-
ber of votes for Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island,
who are bona fide residents and domiciled in Chatham County, outside the
corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee island, and who
own property at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the
Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, and it is
hereby resolved by the authority of the same that the result of said
election be and the same is hereby declared as electing:
Edward A. Dutton
James A. Brown
Benno P. Hosti
William S. Lovell
Alexander Meddin
John A. Peters
As Mayor
As Councilman
As Councilman
As Councilman
As Councilman
As Councilman
John L. Strong As Councilman
for the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to hold office until the
first Monday in .'yuly, 1956, or until their successors are elected and
duly qualified; said results appearing from the returns of said elec-
tion managers, which said returns are hereby adopted and made a part
hereof.
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There being no further business, Council adjourned.,
subect to the call of the Mayor.
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Clerk-of Council
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Savannah Beach, Tybee island, tea.
April 14, 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 Meddin,. Peters, Lovell, Strong, Hosti, Brown,
Town Attorney Bolms, Supt. Reed, Lt. Durden and Mgr. Lang.
The minutes of the meetings held March 10th and April 5,
1954 were read and adopted.
The Mayor informed Council that the FHA had given a firm
committment for the erection of thirty (30) houses in Palm Ter- .
race to the Paim Terrace Company.
It was moved, seconded and passed that the Department of
Public Works proceed with the work that was planned for Paim Terr-
ace.
Councilman Strong stated that quite a number of streets
need to be repaired and that the present asphalt mixing machine
is not large enough and suggested that the Town acquire a larger
machine, he also stated that the parking areas should be repaved
entirely but that this work should be done by a private contract-
or, it was moved, seconded and passed that the Mayor and Council-
men Meddin and Strong be appointed a Committee with power to act
to have the parking areas repaved.
It was decided that the H. D. Motorcycle used by the
Police Department be sold. The Clerk was instructed to advertise
it for sale in the newspapers.
It was moved, seconded and passed that the Surf Club,
located in Ft. Screven be granted a whiskey and beer license for
1954.
The Mayor instructed Lt. Durden that ifany of the whiskey
licenses had not been paid by the 17th of April that the place be
closed and the Owner and /or Operator be placed on the docket.
Supt. Reed stated that the water consumption was getting
high and that a new pump is needed. It was moved, seconded and
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