11-17-53SpMtg November 17th, 1953
A Special Meetin~ of bhe City Council of the ~ity of Delray Beach was
held in the City Manager's Office at 8'o'clock P.M. with Mayor Holland in
the Chair, and City Attorney Nell ~d4illan, City ~,~nager Robert Lovelace, and
the followinf Councilmen present: John N. Kabler, J. L. Saunders, ~nd Mrs.
Alma K. Uoehle, ~ quorom being oresent.
The purpose of bhe meeting was to canvas returns of the ?rimary Election
held this day.
Certification of votes cast at the ~o Polling Places 15 SE 4th Avenue
and 415 N. ~. 1st Street, si~ned by the Election Boards, were read as follows~
Civic Center - S.E. 4th Avenue
Certific~tlon of Votes Cast At Primary. Election
Held November 17th. 195~.
Mayor and City Council
Delr~y Beach
Florida
We~ the Clerk and Inspectors of today's Prims. ry Election certify to the
followin~ results:
For Two Year Term _Mach'%ne No. 686~ Absentee Machine No, 686~7 TO.tel
W. Cottin~h~m ~llen 196 2 200
W. A. Jacobs 79 84 163
Roland J. Joyal 47 67 ll4
James R. Nieder 248 2 234 484
R. O. (Buddy) Priest 102 I ll8 221
Fred D. Sellers 102 I 100 203
Catherine E. Strong 338 2 3~8 678
Glenn B. Sundy 287 3 264 554
W. C. Williams, Jr. 137 3 119 259
For One Year Term
R. J. Holland 302 3 325 630
TOTAL VOTES CAST ~*.*. 1129 ,,,
1 sooiled ballot Clerk /S/ C.C. Turner
Inspectors:/S/ Frances Heald
/'.~ A. Blanche Lamb
~RobertFleming
W. E. Wilcox
Machine Nos. 68636 and 68637 were inspected on opening and all Candidates
Counters were O.
Machine No, Protective Counter Public Coun~ter Sea~.
On Opening 68636 1208 0OO 130048
On Closing 68636 1768 560 314936
Total Voters 68636 560 560
On Opening 68637 4245 0OO 130042
On Closing 68637 4797 552 314987
Total Voters 68637 552 552
GRAND TOTAL 68636 and 68637 1112
Absentee 17 1 spoiled ballot
TOTAL 1129
Clerk: C.C. Turner /S/
Inspectors: /S/ Frances Heald
//~// A. Blanche Lamb
Robert Fleming
/S/ W. E. Wilcox
PRECINCT NO. 27
415 N. W. 1st Street
CERTIFICATION OF VOTES CAST AT PRIMARY
ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 17th., 1953,
221
November l?th, 1953
Mayor and City Council
Delray Beach
Florida
We, the Clerk and Inspector's of today's Primary Election certify to
the following results;
For Two Year Term Absente~ Machine No. 68658 Total
W. Cottingh~m Allen 201
W. A. Jacobs 7
Roland J. Joyal 5
James R. Nieder 19
R. O. (Buddy) Priest 29 ~
Fred Sellers 6
Catherine E. Strong 242
Glenn B. Sundy 254
W. C. Williams, Jr. 12
For One Year Term
R. J. Holland 36
Total Votes Cast 273
Clerk: /S/ 0. F. Youngblood
Inspectors: /S/~ Alberta Palmer
//~ Rosa Williams
Leroy Baine
Machine No. 68638 was inspected
on opening and all candidates Counters were O.
Machine No. Protector Counter P~blic Seal
Counter
On Opening 68638 3939 000 130044
On Closing 68638 4212 273 314981
Total Voters 68638 273
GRAND TOTAL- Machine NO. 68638
Clerk: /S/ O. F. Youngblood
Inspectors: /S/ Rosa Williams
//sS// Alberta P~mer
Leroy Baine
Upon motion of Councilman Kabler, seconded by Councilman Saunders,~ and
unanimously carried, the election returns were ~ccepted as read.
A motion was then made by Councilman K~bler and seconded by Councilman
Saunders, that the same Election Boards be appointed to serve at the General
Election to be held on December 1st, 1953. Upon call of roll the motion carried
unanimously.
City Manager Lovelace advised the Council that he had received an offer
from ~. Paul Clark of Detroit to sell 1OO' of ocean frontage to the City,
lying just south of the Town of OceAn Ridge, for $30,000.00. Mr. Lovelace
was instructed to try and get an option to buy this l~nd, providing it is
outside of any incorporated town, and call a soecial meeting to consider the
offer further.
~l~ne meeting then adjourned.
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor