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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19560314CCMeetingSavannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga. March 14, 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 Solms, Jr., Superintendent Reed, Chief McCutchen, Mr. J. W. Lang. Mr. Reed reported that the jetty in front of the Solms Hotel had been completed and requested that some stop signs be requested from the State Highway Department. Chief McCutchen stated that the Office of Civil Defense had funds available to bear half of the expense of two-way radio systems if the Town paid the other half. The minutes of the meeting of February 8th were read and adopted. Councilman Brown called attention to the traffin jam at 16th Street and Ba.tler Avenue last Sunday and asked what could be done, the Mayor named a Committee con - sisting of Councilmen Brown, Hosti and raters to check on the matter as regards p arking and traffin problems. It was moved, seconded and passed that the petition of the Tybee Beach Company, through Mr. B. Taylor Smith, requesting the sub- division of lots west of Venetian Drive and between Twelfth Street and Chatham Avenue be-denied. Bills for the month of February for General Government amounting to $1,489.42 and bills for the Water Department amounting to $654.22 were presented and it alas moved, seconded and passed that they be paid. Councilman Waters stated that the cooperation of the residents be requested in an effort to clean up the island and also that a good garbage can be procured by each resident if necessary; he also called attention to the speed limit on Jones Avenue. Mr. Solms informed Council that he had been contacted again by the Attorney for the Duncan Parking Meter Company as to settling the claim they have against the Town for parking.meters. Mr. Solms suggested that it might be settled for 25 per car. Councilman Meddin moved that the claim be adjusted on the basis of approximately $1,000.00 and the Town to get the meters. The motion was seconded and passed. Councilman Brown moved that the 1955 whiskey license on the Hotel Tybee by H.A. Julian be transferred to Hotel Tybee by Z. A. Zalenski. The motion was seconded and passed upon the proviso that the $25.00 transfer fee be paid. Mr. T. R. Cole requested that a street light be placed in the vicinity of Sixth Street and Butler Avenue. It was moved, seconded and passed that the petition be granted. Councilman Brown discussed the matter of a pension plan or social security for the Town employees. The matter was referred to Councilmen Meddin and Peters. Councilman Brown suggested that the Town employees should be increased effective May 1st, 1956. Referred to the Finance Committee. 1 Councilman Hosti called attention to the need of some of the streets to be re- paired and suggested contacting some of the paving contractors for estimates. The matter was referred to Councilman Hosti to get prices. It was moved, seconded and passed that T. B. McCarroll, Mrs. Annie Mae Daum, and Mrs. Katherine Huggins be appointed Mangers and Mrs. Mary Pelli be ap- pointed Alternate Manager in the election for Mayor_and Councilmen of Savannah Beach to be held on April 2nd, 1956. It was moved, seconded and passed that the floor in the auditorium be covered with several good coats of floor varnish and also that the piano in the audi- torium be tuned. Attention was called to the matter of protecting the female crab as the crabs will soon start coming out of the mud at the approach of warm weather. The matter was referred to Councilman Brown to instruct the Police Depattment to enforce the law. A petition was presented by the T. J. McGinley Realty Company to erect a small sign on property owned by E.M. Carpenter in the vicinity of the entrance to the Town. It was moved, seconded and passed that the petition be granted. The Town having been refunded One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars . by the Salt Vaccine Fund,which the Town had donated to them, several months ago, and the request having been made by the March of Dimes Committee for this One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, it was moved ,seconded and passed that it be given to the March of Dimes Fund. It was moved, seconded and passed that Lots 41 A & B, 42 A & B, 43 A & B, Ward 1, owned by the Estate of C. J. Richards consisting of lots with a frontage of 60 x 78 feet be re— subdivided into lots withaa frontage of 45 x 78 feet. Mayor Strong informed Council that the U. S. Government has declared surplus a tract of land Oceanward of the Tybee Light which will also include several of the abandoned forts and he suggested that if the Town could acquire the property for not over One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars that this be done. It was moved, seconded and passed that the Mayor be authorized to purchase the tract at not over One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars. It was moved, seconded and passed that the following Ordinance be adopted. A ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE SETTING UP AND ESTABLISHING A SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE TO POLICE OFFICERS OF THE1TOWN OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in Council Assembled: Section 1. That it is hereby set up, fixed, established and allowed to each and every Police official of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, a statutory sussistence allowance of $5.00 per diem, which said subsistence allowance is included in the salary as fixed by the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, for such officials. Section 2. That the said subsistence allowance shall commence and 82 become effective immediately upon the passage and approval of this Ordinance. Section 3. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to enable Police Officials to receive for income tax purposes the benefits of the non-exclusion in gross income of subsistence allowances as authorized by Section 120 of the 1954 United States Internal Revenue Code, and to exclude from their gross income the amount received as a statutory subsistence allowance as hereinabove set forth. Section 4. BE IT iuktTHER ORDAINED by the authority aforesaid that all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. It was moved, seconded and passed that the following Resolution on the death of Judge David S. Atkinson be adopted. A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Judge David S. Atkinson, senior judge of the Chatham County Superior Court, and a dedicated and disting4ished citizen of Chatham County, Georgia, departed this life on Wednesday, February 22, 1956; and, WHEREAS, Judge Atkinson was one of the outstanding jurists of the state, bringing an aura of humanity to the judicial bench in such measure as is seldom encountered, and wining the admiration of all who observed it; and, WHEREAS, his record in our State General Assembly has seldom been equalled, Judge Atkinson having rendered notable service both in the Senate and the House of Representatives, leaving numbrous records which attest to his ability as a fair and hard-working legislator, his name being associated with a vast amount of the important legislation which has affected this County and the State of Georgia, one of his outstanding contributions being his service as a member of the Constitutional Committee which crafted the Georgia Constitution of 1945, a document which has excited naticnal envy as a model for government; and, WHEREAS; Judge Atkinson was e man of excepti@nal character, exuding friendliness and inspiration, a man of worm human qualities who counseled wisely and tempered justice with mercy, taking into coasiderstion the protection of the people and the problem of the individual; and, WHEREAS, the character of our departed friend and esteemed citizen is an exemplification of those virtues of friendship, citizenship and trust which shall always shine in the light of making this community and the world greater for mankind. NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED by the Muor and Councilmen of the Town Of Savannah .Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembledl_that in the death of Judge David S. Atkinson, the Town of Savannah Beach has lost a valued friend; and that the sympathy of the Mayor and Councilmen and of the citizens of the Municipality be extended to the family of Judge David S. Atkinson; •1 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the IIIMinutes of Council and a copy thereof be sent to Mrs. Atkinson. 1 A RESOLUTION "WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended by Public Law 616, 80th Congress, approved June 10, 1948; and, WHEREAS, any disposal agency designated pursuant to said Act may, with the approval of the Administrator of the. General Services Administration convey to any State, political subdivision, instrumentalities thereof, or municipality, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any surplus lands (including the improvements and eqdipment located thereon) which, in the determine tion of the Secretary of the Interior, is suitable and desirable for use as a pub- lic park, public receeational area, or historic monument; and WHEREAS, conveyances for public park or ',Ulla recreational purposes shall be made at a price equal to fifty per centum of the fair value of the preperty conveyed, which fair value shall be determined in the light of the highest and best use of the property at the time it is offered for disposal, regardless ef its forner character or use, and shall be determined by the •Administrator; and, WHEREAS, a portion of the property near the Light House at Savannah Beach has been declared surplus property; and, 'WHEREAS, the municipality desired to acquire said property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, that the Mayor of Savannah Beach be authorized to execute any and all necessary documents, and the Clerk to attest said execution, for the purpose of acquiring the property located in Savannah Bench, Tybee Island, Georgia, near the Light House, which has been de- clared surplus property by the General Services Administration, pursuant to the aforesaid laws. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the MayOr. 83