12-01-53SpMtg December 1st, 1953
A Soecial meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray Beach was held in
the City Manager's Office at 8:00 P.M. to canvas the returns of the General Election
held on this day and for any other necessary business, with Mayor R.J. Holland
in the Chair, Acting City Attorney Harry Newett, and City Manager Robert Lovelace,
and the following Councilmen present: John N. Kabler, J. L. Saunders, and ?,~s.
Alma K. Woehle, a quorom being present.
Certification of votes cast ~t the General Election, as filed by the Election
Boards, were submitted as follows:
CIVIC C~TER
S. E. 4th Avenue CERTIFICATION OF VOTES C~ST AT G~ERAL
ELECTION HELD DECE~ER 1ST, 1953.
Mayor and City Council
Delray Beach
Florida
We, The Clerk and Inspectors of today's General Election certify to the
following results:
For Two Year Term Absentee Mac.h. ine No, 686~6 Machine No, 686~7 Total
W. Cottingham Allen 6 272 283 561
James R. Nieder 8 336 326 670
R.O. (Buddy) Priest 7 205 189 401
Catherine E. Strong 8 427 401 836
Glenn B. Sundy 11 369 381 761
For One Year Term
R. J. Holland 8 299 288 595
Thirty Year Franchise
to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Absentee
For 153 - 178 331 9 340
Against 24 - 40 64 3 67
TOTAL VOTES CAST 1221 15 1236
Clerk: Joseph K. Gwynn /S/
Inspectors: Frances R. Heald /S/
/S/ Mrs. Ellis (Blanche) Lamb
/ W. E. Wilcox
/ Robert Fleming
CIVIC
S. E. 4th Avenue
Machine Nos. 68636 and 6~637 were inspected
on o~ening and all Candidates Counters wereO.
M~ch.i. ne No. ~_~otective Counter Public Counter Seal
On Opening 68636 1769 000 130037
On Closing 68636 2383 614 314621
Total Voters 68636 614 614
On Opening 68637 4798 000 130038
On Closing 68637 5405 607 314668
Total Voters 68637 607 607
GRAND TOTAL 68636 and 68637 1221
Absentee 15
Total 1236 Clerk: /S/ Joseph K. Gwynn
Inspectors: /S/ Frances R. Heald
/S/Mrs. Ellis (Blanche) Lamb
/S/ W. E. Wilcox
/S/ Robert Fleming
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December 1st, 1953
PRECINCT NO. 27
415 N. W. 1st Street
CERTIFICATION OF VOTES CAST AT GENERAL
ELECTION HELD DECaL, ER 1st. 1953,
Mayor and City Council
Delray Beach
Florida
We, the Clerk and Inspectors of today's General Election certify to the
following results:
For Two Y~a~ Te~m Ab~entee~ Machine No. 68638 Total
W. Cottingham Allen 315 315
James R. Nieder 33 33
R.O. (Buddy) Priest 65 65 ~,
Catherine E. Strong I 351 352
Glenn B. Sundy I 364 365
For One Year Term L~
R. J. Holland 26 26
Thirty Year Franchise
to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
For 1
Against
TOTAL VOTES CAST z~.~4 Clerk: /S/ O. F. Youngblood
Inpsectors :/S/ Alberta Palmer
/~S~ Rosa Williams
L.L. Youngblood
Machine No. 68638 was inspected on opening and
all Candidates Counters were 0
Machine No, Protective Counter ~P~blic Counter Seal
On Opening 68638 4214 000 13OO39
On Closing 68638 4627 413 314680
Total Voters 68638 413 413
Absentees 1
Grand Total 414
Clerk: /S/ O. F. Youngblood
i!// Alberta Palmer
Rosa Williams
/ L. L. Youngblood
Upon motion of Councilman Kabler, seconded by Mrs. Woehle, and unanimously
carried, the election~turns were certified as reported.
As Mrs. Georgia Lapham questioned the hum er of absentee ballots as reported
by the Election Board, Councilman Kabler moved that all machines and absentee
ballots be rechecked for verification by the City Clerk., The motion was seconded
by Councilman Suanders, And c~rried unanimously.
City Manager Lovelace advised the Council that proposed plat of a
Subdivision to be kno~.n~ as Paradise Heights, had been referred to the Planning
Board and had been approved by that Board. He recommended that it be
approved by the Council, and uDon motion of Councilman K~bler, seconded by ~s.
D~Yoehle, and unanimously carried, s~id Plat was approved as submitted.
The Council was the~ sdvised that contract to nurchase Lot 14, Block A,
Palm Beach Shore Acres had been signed by the owners, Paul and Irene Clark of
Detroit, Michigan.
After discussion a motion was made by Mrs. ~oehle, and seconded by
Councilman Kabler, authorizing a change in the countract whereby full payment would
be made for the land in c~sh, using ~21,000.00 accumulated in ~ ikuud for acquiring
s~im~ning facilities for ~olored citizens, and $9,000.00 from the Contingency
December 1st, 1953
Fund. Upon call of roll the motion carried unanimously.
A motion was then made by Councilman Kabler, that the Mayor and City
Clerk be~.authori~ed to execute contract for the purchase of Lot li~ Block ~.,
Palm Beach Shore Acres, on behalf of the City~ subject to the aoproval of
the City Manager and City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Woehle, and
upon call of roll carried unanimously.
~he meeting then adjourned.
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor