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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19560211CCMeeting78 Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga. February 11, 1956. The regular meeting of Town Council was held today at 4 P.M. in the Council Room and was attended by Mayor Strong, who presided, Councilmen Peters, Lovell, Meddin, Hosti, brown, Waters, Town Attorney Solos, Jr.,Superintendent Reed, Chief McCutchen, Manager Water Dept. J. W. Lang, Harry G. Butler, Dr. Louis Hohenstein, Walter Simmons, Frank Aliotta, Chas, H. Walsh, B. Taylor Smith, Ralph J. Baldwin, Kurt Appel, Mark Hardison and Mr. Golden. Mr. Baldwin represented a group protesting against the Town granting a sub- division to the Tybee Beach Company. This Sub-division consists of a mud flat in Horse Pen Creek in front of their property which they propose to subdivide into lots. Mr. Baldwin contended that the property values in this section would be materially lowered as their property would cease to be water front property in the sense that it is now, Mr. Miller asked what the=dize of a lot would be and was informed that it would be 100 x 150 feet. Dr.,Hohenstein stated that when he purchased his property he was informed at the time that it was water front property with the exception of Venetian Drive which is a street running in front of his holdings. Mr. Smith stated that he had requests to sell some of this land beyond Venetian Drive and that the only way he could sell it would be to subdivide it, to conform to lots in Venetian Terrace, he intended to offer it to the property owners fronting on Venetian Drive and that if they did not buy it someone else would. Councilman Hosti asked if the property owner's deed in'this section called for water front property. Mr. Selo: stated that when Mr. Smith presented the map of the proposed subdivision to Council at a previous meeting the matter was referred to the Planning Board and that he had read the recommendations of the Planning Board, he asked if a survey had been made of Venetian Drive. After some discussion the,Committee was excused. Mr. Charles H. Walsh requested that. Tenth Street West of Jones Avenue, and in the area of Fourth Avenue, be repaired as in its present condition he finds it diffi- cult getting into his property. Referred to Councilman Hosti. A petition was presented by Mr. Ben Forgasch to hand an 18" x 5' Neon Sign on Sisteenth Street over the sidewalk at his place of business. It was moved, seconded and passed that the petition be granted. Mr. Hardison fromthe County Health Department informed Council of some of the proposed activities of the Health Department at Tybee this summer and requested the cooperation of the town particularly relating to eating and drinking places. He extended the cooperation of his department and informed Council that he would be very glad to assist in any problem that the Town would have. He was excused. W. Lang reported that he had the plans for the new school and noted that the school will be laid over one of the town's sewer mains. He also stated that he would not permit them to tap into the force mains: Superintendent Reed stated that last July 4th he informed the Engineers from the Hoard of Education that the sewer main ran down Second Avenue and also that it was an 8 inch main that had a large enough flow. The engineer informed Mr. Reed that he would move the building away from the sewer. Referred to Councilman Lovell. Superintendent Reed reported that the new jetty being built on the beach in front of the Solos Hotel is proceeding along all right. 1" 1 79 The minutes of the meeting of January 11th were read and adopted. The Mayor stated that the Town had been invited to place a float in the Thunderbolt Centennial and that he had made arrangements to borrow a truck for the occasion and asked what was Council's pleasure. It was moved, seconded and passed that the station of the Mayor be approved. It was moved, seconded and passed that the Town take a membership in the National Resources Conference at a cost of Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars. In the matter of the proposed sub- division of the Tybee Beach Company, West of Venetian Drive, it was decided to postpone any action until a survey had been made. It 'was moved, seconded and passed that bills for General Government for the month of January amounting to $1114.21; bills for the Water Department amounting to $227.52 and for the Groin and Seawall Account amounting to $106.59 be paid. Mr. Solms stated that he had received the information he had written for in connec- tion'with the proposed pension plan for town employees and that he had left the papers with -thee Naror. He also stated that the Duncan Parking Mater Bompany had filed suit against the town in connection with the cancelling of the Town's con - tract with them. It was moved, seconded and passed that the 1955 licenses to sell beer and operate a soda shop, known as the Strand Soda Shop by Peter Bairas, be transferred to the Strand Soda Shop by T.S. Chu. Councilman Hosti stated that a meat packaging plant is in process of locating on First Street and Jones Avenue, property leased from Edmund J. Solomon to A.P. Smith, and that a wholesale license should be charted these people. It was de- aided that he probably would not be open for business until the new year and that the License Committee would create a license fee for the operation of this plant. Councilman Waters was extended a cordial welcome by Mayor Strong and the Board and he thanked them expressing the wish that he will be able to render good service. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned,' subject to the call of the Mayor.