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Savannah. Beach, Ga.,
July 1, 1968.
A meeting of Council was held today at 7 :30 P.M., in the Auditorium
and was attended by Mayor -elect Counihan and Councilmen -elect
Jones, Cary, Daniels, Hohenstein, Schwarz, Jung, Judge Heery,
Joseph Petty.
The meeting was for the purpose of swearing in the newly elected
Board for the ensuing term.
The Resdlution showing the results of the election held on April
1, 1968,and Which was adopted at the meeting of Council held on
April 1, 1968, was raed, after which Judge B.B.Heery administered
the following oath: "I, Michael J.Counihan, do solemnly swear
that I will faithfully and hinestly perform tye duties of the
Mayor of the Town of bavannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, to
thebest of my skill and ability, without favor or affection,
so help me God.
Further, I, Michael J.Counihan, citizen of Savannah Beach, Tybee
Island, Georgia, andnbeing an employee of the Town of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, and the recipient o pub c funds
for services rendered as such employee, do hereb l ��' Knd
affirm that I will support the Constitutiln of a United States
and the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and that I am_ Not
a member of the Communist Party and that I have no sympathy for
the doctines of eommu nisim and will not lend my aid, my support,
my advise, my counsel, nor my i nflurmce, to the Communist Party
or to the teachings of communism.
Signed Michael J.Counihan.
Judge Heery then extended well wishes to Mayor Counihan and the
Mayor thanked Judge Heery for his courtesy in coming down to
administer the oath to him and his Board. He also thanked Mr.
Joe Petty for acting as Master of Ceremonies.
Judge Heery then administered the following oath to the six
Councilmen - elect;:
"We, Robert F.Cary, John H.Daniels,Jr.,
C.Louis Hohenstein, Millege C.Jones, Edward Jung and George
C.Schwarz, do solemnly swear that we will fathfully perform
the duties of Councilmen of the Town of Savannah Beach, Tybee
Island, Georgia, to the best of our skill and ability, without
favor or _affection, so help God.
We, Robert F.Cary, John H. Daniels, Jr., C.Louis
Hohenstein, Millege C.Jones, Edward 'Jung, and George C. Schwarz,
citizens of Chatham County, Georgia, and being employees of the
2pwnof Savannah Beach, and the recipients of public Funds for
services rendered as such employees, do hereby solemnly swear
and affirm that we will support the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and that
we hre -gnat EO!De Yof the Communist Party and that we have no
sympathy for the doctrines of communism and will not lend our
&id, our support, our advice, our counsel, nor our influence
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to the Communist Party or to the teachings of comminism.
Signed Milledge C.Jones
Robert F.Cary
John H.Daniels, Jr
C. Louis Hohenstein
George C. Schwarz
Edward Jung
The Mayor nominated John H.Daniels, Jr., Chairman of Council;
Joseph J.Hutton, Town Engineer; Thomas O'Brien, Auditor;
Bart Shea, Town Attorney and Recorder; Henry M.Buckley, Clerk
of Council and ex- officio Treasurer; James W. :rice, Sr., Chief
of Police and ex- officio Tax Collector; Dr. Lundquist, Health
Officer; Dr. Walter Otto, Asst Health Officer; C.J.Herb,
Electrical Advisor; Edmund J.Solomo n, Chief of Fire Dept,(temporary)
Councilman Cary Moved that the nominations be approved,
Councilman Jones, seconded, the motion passed.
Councilman Schwarz moved that the regular monthly meetings
of Council be held on the third Wednesday of the month at 3 :00 P.M.,
Councilman Daniels seconded, those voting YES: Schwarz, Hohenstein,
Jung, Daniels - voting NO; Cary, Jones, the motion carried.
Councilman Cary moved Resolutions authorizing Mayor Counihan,
Chairman of Councils Daniels and Treasurer Buckley, to sign
checks and ether documents with the Savannah Bank & Trust Com iany
and the Liberty National Bank & Trust Company, be adopted -
Councilman Jones seconded and the motion passed.
The Mayor called for a special meeting of Council for Wednesday,
July 10th, at 7r00 P.M.
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