07-01-59SpMtg JULY iST, 1959.
A Special Meeting of .the City Council, was called to order by
Mayor George Talbot Jr., w~th City Manager W. E. Lawson Jr., City At-
torney Harry T. Newett and Commissioners J. LeRoy Croft, Charles H.
Harbison, Fred B. McNeece and George V. Warren being present.
City Manager Lawson submitted the "SIB~MARY" of Votes cast at the
SPECIAL (REFERENDUM) ELECTION, held on Tuesday, June SOth, 1959, and
being as follows:
SUMMARY OF ALL VOTES CAST ~ "SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD ON JUNE SOTH, 1959.
SHALL T~tERE BE GRANTED TO THE FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMPANY A THIRTY YEAR FRANCHISE PERMITTING SAID COMPANY
TO USE THE CITY STREETS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF A NATURAL GAS SYSTEM AS PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE
G-S16 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 25TH
DAY OF MAY, 1959.
FOR THE ORDINANCE 182
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE 9
VOID 1
TOTAL VOTES CAST 192
Certified to By .... FRITZ H. FRIBERG Clerk
C. C. TURNER Asst, "
R. D. WORTHING- - - City Clerk
On motion of Commlssi.oner Harbison and seconded by Commissioner
McNeece, the Council unanimously approved and accepted the Canvass of
Election Returns as submitted by the City Manager.
The followin~ request from 'CARVER HIGH SCHOOL', submitted by Mr.
Anthony H. Holli~ay (Principal), was presente.d, by City Manager Lawson:
"Last year the City of Delray Beach was kind .enough to make a one
hundred dollar contribution to the summer recreational program which
we conducted. I am again as$i.ng if it will be possible to contribute
the same amount to the five (5) units which we are carrying on this
Hoping.to hear .from you as soon as p.ossible and assuring you
that your k~ndness will be greatly appreciated by all parties con-
cerned, I am"
/S/ ANTHONY H. HOLLIDAY Prin.
Commissioner.Harbison moved that Carver High School be granted a
contribution of $1..07.00 for aid in conducting the .summer recreational
program of Carver Hxgh School for 1959, and authorized transfer of
necessary funds for .sai.d purpose from Unappropriated Surplus; Motion
was seconded by Commissioner Warren and unanimously approved.
The City Manage_r then read the following 'Report' from the Plan-
ning Board, dated June 29th:
"At its regular meeting on June 26th, 1959, the Planning Board
considered the deviation.request .of Mm, Arthur R. Sprott for side
set-bakcs to permit the xnstallat~on of a swimming pool. This re-
quest was dated June 19, 1989.
gOL¥ 1st, i~9
Lot 10 and S 1S ft of Lot 11, Block 1, l~orth~i.dge S/D is bound'
ed on three sides by streets, Swinton Avenue and Swxnton Circle
the West, Sou~h and ~st sides..
~is appears as a true hardship case. ~e B~P~ vote~ ~i-
mously to approve the construction of the sw~ng pool accord~g
~he attache~ sketch."
/S/ PA~ S.
~ motion of 0?~ssi~e~ ~arren a~ seconded by C~ssione~
McNeece,.the Co~cxl ~an~ously approved granting
Sprott, ~ sustai~ng the reco~enaati~ of the Pla~
subject to berg ~ ~ccor~nce with the p~ns sub~t%ed.
C~ty ~ger ~wson then rea~ the followi~ '~port' fr~ the
Pla~l~ Boara, dated J~e 29th, 1959:
"At it~ regular ~eting on J~e 26th, 1959, ~e P~a~~Zoni~
Boar~ ~xmously voted to de~ the side set .back devxatxon request
sub~tted ~y S~uel Ogren J~., ~ted J~e 22nd, 1959, fo~ the N. E.
corner of Seabreeze Avenue ~d L~ Street.
~e siz? of the prop?t~ ann. the ~eea restrictions in this area
offe~ no basxs for hardsRxp ~ th~s case."
/s/ S.
.... ......
~ ~tion of Co~ssioner McNeece and seconded by C~ssioner
Warren, the Co, oil ~~ously agree~ on denial of ~. Ogren'~ de-
viation request, in sustaining the reco~en~ation of the Pla~
Boar~.
~ motion of C~ssioner ~rbison and seco~ed by Co~ssione~.
~r~en, the Co~cil ~imou~ly approved authorizin~ the ~yor and
Cxty Clerk to execute an ass~g~ent of the "~ase" o the City Boat
Docks fr~ J. C. ~H & SONF~, INC., to ~YON J. ~ITH ann
AGeS C. ~ITH, approval of which having been rode by the City Attor-
ney.