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DECEMBER 21st, 1956.
A Regular Meeting of the City Commission was held in the Com-
mission Chambers at 7:30 P. M., with Vice-Mayor Catherine E. Strong,
in the Chair, City Manager W. E. Lawson Jr., and the following Com-
mission Members being ~resent - W. J. Snow and Emory J. Barrow.
The Minutes of the Meetings held on December 10th and 14th were
a0proved as corrected.
City Manager Lawson advised the Commission of having received
BIDS, as shown below, for one (1) Two (2) Ton Truck, 15' Flat Plat-
form Dump Stake Type;
Adams Chevrolet Co., $ 3,366.36
De Marco TraCtor Co., 3,560.00
Earl Wallace Ford Co., 3,225.00
The present Budget includes $2,700.00 for the procurement of
this type of equipment.
Commissioner W. J. Snow moved that award be made to the low
bidder for furnishing said two (2) ton - 15' Flat Platform Dump
Stake ~ype Truck, and that $525°00 be transferred from Unap-
propriated Surplus to provide additional and necessary funds for
the purchase of said Truck. Motion was seconded by Commissioner
Emory J. Barrow and unanimously carried.
The City Manager reported on the matter concerning school
children and pedestrian traffic hazards in the west sector of the
city, and included in suggestions submitted were:
(1) Placing of School Zone Signs on W. Atlantic Avenue
between 4th and 5th, also between llth and 12th Avenues.
(2) Placing of cross walks at 5th, 10th and llth Avenues.
(3) Den. Chief of Police Roddick will again confer with
Carver High School's Princinal Anthony Holliday,
offering to train volunteer adults in handling school
crossing traffic.
(4) At such time as Atlantic Avenue may become widened to
better serve the "Turnpike" traffic, further recom-
mendations will be made with regard to intersections.
Commissioner Barrow moved for acceptance of the Heport from
the City Manager and Chief of Police with regard to School Traffic
Crossings and aid to Carver School's P.T.A. Motion seconded by
Commissioner Snow and unanimously carried.
Co~,issioner Barrow moved that the application for deviation
as requested by Mr. George Talbot, be referred to the Planning/
Zoning Board. Motion seconded by Commissioner Snow and unanimously
carried.
City Manager Lawson exnlained that the abnormal amount of
"Bills for Approval" was due to an item, included therein, repre-
senting Principal and Interest Payment Due on the outstanding He-
funding Bonds - Series 1951, and further mentioned the addition of
$840.90 to the item total appearing on the Agenda, which amount
covers freight oharges on recent carload pipe shipments, due and
payable but received too late to be reflected on the Agenda.
Con~uissioner Barrow moved for payment of said Bills upon ap-
proval of the Finance Committee. Motion was seconded by Commissioner
Snow and unanimously agreed upon.
City Manager W. E. Lawson Jr. presented bound copies of the
Financial Report for the Year 1955-1956 of the City of Delray Beach.
Most favorable comment on its structure and completeness was ex-
pressed by those receiving a Copy of the "Report".
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I)ECEHBER 21st, 1956.
Mayor Strong informed those present that the Annual
Meeting for City Commission organizational nrocedure would
be held on Honday, January 7th, 1957, at 7:30 P.M., in the
City Hall, and further stated that, due to the lack of a
full Commission, only those items directly and solely of
present importance, appearing on tonightfs agenda, had been
acted upon, the remaining items being deferred.
Heeting adjourned.
//S/.. R. D. Worthin~ City Clerk
APPRO VEl):
MAYOR