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Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga.
April 4, 1960.
A special meeting of Town Council was held today at 6 :30 P.M. in the Council Room in
the Town Hall and was attended by Mayor Brown, who presided, and Councilmen Meddin,
Peters, Lovell, Waters, Powers, Hosti and Town Attorney Solms, Jr.
The meeting was called for the purpose of receiving the returns of the managers
and also adopting a Resolution acknowledging same.
The results of the election held today for Mayor and Councilmen were read to Council
as follows:
TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF
SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND,
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA.
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 the 9th day of March, 1960, and who have conducted said election
held on April 4, 1960, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Wand, and the laws of the State of Georgia applicable thereto, do
hereby certify that said election was held on April 4, 1960, in accordance with the
law, and that the following candidates received the number of votes set forth oppo-
site their names for said office, in said election:
FOR MAYOR
James 1. Brown 431 Votes
W. R. Goodson Votes
FOR COUNCILMEN
Who are residents and domiciled in Chatham
County, outside the corporate limits of the
Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
William S. Lovell 446 Votes
Alexander Meddin 438 Votes
John A. Peters 456 Votes
FOR COUNCILMEN
Who are bona fide residents and domiciled
within the corporate limits of the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
Emory C. Bobo •142 Votes
Robert W. Cook Votes
Henry H. Glisson _! Votes
Paul C. Hernandez 82 Votes
Benno P. Hosti 389 Votes
L. A. McDonough 70 Votes
James H. Powers 3877 — Votes
Stanley F. Stark 80 Votes
Robert L. Waters 366
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WRITE -IN VOTES
J. A. OSLeary 1 Vote
R. L. Schley, Jr. 1 Vote
Sol Kaminsky 1 Vote
We therefore certify that JAMES A. BROWN has received the highest number of votes
cast for any candidate for Mayor of said Town, that WILLIAM S. IOVELL, ALEXANDER
MEDDIN and JOHN A. PETERS have received the highest number of votes cast for any -
candidate 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 on property at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; and that
BENNO P. HOSTI, JAMES H. P0tERS and ROBERT L. WATERS 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 Savgnah Beach,
Tybee Island.
This 4th .day of April, 1960.
ANNIE MAY DAUM
ELIZABETH FARRELL
GERTRUDE VAN TRUMP
T. B. MCCARROLL
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of
April, 1960.
HENRY M. BUCKLEY
Notary Public, Chatham County, Georgia.
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
It was moved, seconded and passed that the following Resolution be adopted.
A RESOLUTION
WHEREKS, 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 9th day of March, 1960, to conduct the election just concluded and held on this
4th day of April 1960, 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 domi-
ciled 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 shall own pro-
perty at Savannah Beach, 'Tybee Island, to hold office until the first Monday in July,
1962 or until their successors have been duly eleotd and qualified, have made the con-
solidated returns and /or results to the Mayor and Councilmen calling said election,
which consolidation was done in the presence of and together with the several managers;
and,
EREAS, it appears that JAMES A. BROWN received the highest number of
votes. for Mayor of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; and
WHEREAS, BENNO P. HOSTI, JAMES H. POWERS and ROBERT L. WATERS 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 corporate limits of the Town of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and WILLIAM S. LOVELL, ALEXANDER MEDDIN and JOHN A.
PETERS received the highest number of votes for Councilmen of the Town of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, who are bona fide residents and domiciled in Chatham Uounty,
outside the corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, and who
own proRerty at Savannah Beach, Tybee Island.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the Towaa of
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled, and it is hereby resolved by the
Authority of thesame, that the result of said election be, and the same is, hereby
declared as electing:
JAMES A. BROWN
BENNO P. HOSTI
JAMES H. POWERS
ROBERT L. WATERS
V111,10 15. LOVELL
ALEXANDER MEDDIN
as Mayor
as Councilman
as Councilman
as Councilman
as Councilman
as Councilman
JOHN A. PETERS as Councilman
for the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, to hold office until the first Monday
in July, 1962, or until their successors are elected and duly qualified; said results
appearing from the returns of said election managers, which said returns are hereby
adopted and made a part hereof.
There being no further business, Council adjourned, subject to the call of the Mayor.
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