07-09-51 JULY 9TH, 1951
Regular meeting of the C~ty Council of the City of Delray
Beach was held in the Council Chambers at 7:30 i:~.'''. with ~layor
J. L. Saunders in the Chair, and City Attorney Jolm Moore, City
Manager I(obert Lovelace, and the following ~ouncilm~ present:
}{. J. Holland, ~4. A. Jacobs, John N. Kabler, and Walter A.
a quorum being present.
Minutes of the meetings of the Council held June 25th and
27th were apnroved as written.
Col. E. F. Altman, Director of Civil Defense for Palm
Beach County, addressed the Council, end explained the law re-
cently passed by the State Legislature, which provides that
the City Council shall constitute the Civil Defense Council for
each Municipality. The Mayor of the City shall be the local
Civil Defense Director, who may ap:~oint any citizen, ~ holds
an appointive of Cice, to aid him in the I)rogram. He stated that
he had asked the State for funds for equipment, such as medical,
fire £ighting equipment, etc., which would be needed in an emer-
gency, for which the Federal Government will furnish 50% of the
cost, and the Cities will pay the other 50~0. He suggested that
the City furnish him with a list of such equipment as they will
need.
Col. Altman asked the Council to adopt a Resolution at
this meeting creating a Civil Defense Council and Director, to
conform to the State law as it now exists.
Upon motion of Councilman t'{oth, seconded by Councilman
Kabler, and unanimously cad-Pied, the City Attorney was instruct-
ed to draw up such a Resolution, to be presented at a Special
Meeting within a few (lays for adoption.
The following letter from Attorneys Gringle, Gezelschap
~ Grand, representing Zook i-'alm Nurseries, with reference to
payment of delinquent City taxes on Lots 23 through 35, in-
clusive, Block 89, was read by the City )ianager:
"July 3rd, 1951
City Co~mcil
Cityof Delray Beach, Florida
Gent lemen:
~4e represent Zook Palm Nurseries, owners of Lots 23 through 35,
inclusive, Block 89, City of Delray Beach, Florida.
Taxes for the years 1929 through 1939, inclusive, plus penal-
ties, amount tn $582.14. We ask that your body consider abate-
ment of these taxes and i)enalties for the following reasons:
1.This property fronts on the Florida East Coast Railroad
tracks, and on the west there is a 25 foot street which is not
accessible at the present t~e. This 25 foot right-of-way was
accepted by the City of Delray Beach at the time the Pl~t was
recorded and accor,~ing to the information which I can gather,
it has never been improved or made accessible to the adjoining
property owners or the ~ublic at ~rge.
2. The Zook Palm Nurseries have owned this property since
the boom days and are entitled to some consideration for the fail-
ure of the municipality to maintain this right-of-way.
3. The Zook Palm Nurserie are forced to offer this property
for sale at a reduced price because of its inaccessibility, as
ment ion ed above.
Therefore, we ask your body to abate these taxes so that the tax-
payer is treated equitably. I.t is to the advantage of the City of
Delray Beach to make it possible for the present owners to sell
this property to someone who has ~he ability to develop it, and
we believe by th§ abatement of taxes this may be accomplished.
We should also like to formally request the opening of this 25
foot right-of-way, so that the property may be accessible to the
owners thereof,
RespectfUlly yours,
GRINGLE, GEZELSCHAP & GPJ~ND
BY: /S/ Paul E. Gringle
Attorneys for Zook Palm Nurseries"
M~. Lovelace reconnnended that no further abatement of taxes
be made on this ~roperty, as the amount billed represented a
compromise in line with the policy of the Council. He a/so re-
cnmmended that the alley through this block be opened, as it was
a dedicated alley, hut not improved.
After consideration, a motion was made by Councilman Kabler,
seconded by Councilman Holland, that the recommendation of the
City Manager be accepted, and upon call of roll carried unani-
mo us ly.
A plat of a proposed ~ubdivision, lying between 5.%~. 8th and
loth Avenues, and between 1st and 2nd Streets, filed by Leo Rosen,
as President of the Boca Raton Housing Corporation, %o be known as
Lincoln Park, was presented by the City ~anager for approval. The
size of the lots, and width of alleys 8nd streets were all in
order as shown, Mr. Lovelace advised, and he reconm]ended accept-
ance of the plat.
A motion was made by Councilman Roth, and seconded by Coun-
cilmm~ Holland, that the plat be accepted on the reconnnefldation
of the City Manager, and upon call of roll carried unanimoUsly.
The following [{esolution was then introduced:
RESOLUTION NO. 804
A RESOLUTION OF THeE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF Db~RAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
REQUIRING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS Ahl)
ESTIMATE OF COST OF INSTALLING STORM
DRAINS ON SEA SPRAY AVENUE, FROM NORTH
OCEAN BOULEVARD, WEST TO THE CANAL.
WHEREAS, owners of property liable to be assessed for the
installation of storm drains to drain Sea Spray Avenue, have
petitioned the City Council for such improvement, and
WIIEREAS, due to accumulated surface water after rains
it is deemed necessary by the City Council that such storm
sewer drains be installed,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida., as follows:
SECTION l: That the City Manager be required to submit
plans, specifications, and an estimate of the cost of such im-
provement to be made, and that the same shall be placed on file
in the office of the City Manager.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, on this the 9th day of July, A.D., 1951.
/S/ J. L. Saunders
Mayor
ATT~S T:
/S/ Ruth R..Smith
City Clerk
(Seal)
Upon motion of Councilman Kal)let, seconded by Co~cilm~ ~
I{ollanB, ~e] ~animously car]-ied, the foregoing i{esolution
No. 804 was passed and adopted as read.
The following [lesnlution was then introauced:
RESOLUTION N0. 805
A ~SOLUTION 0F THT~ CITY C0.,LCIL ,~.2 CITY
0F DELIL~Y B~CH, FL0~I1)A, IIEoUIIi~G P~tXS,
~,~,.~,,.~ 0F COST 0F IN-
GLEASON STREET ~ A POINT 266 FE~T WEST 0F
GL~ASOR STREET
WI[qREAS, o~ers of property liable %o be assessed for the
installation oF a storm drain on Nassau Street, wes% of Gleason
S%peel, have petitioned the City Co~cil fop such improvement, and
WUE~iEAS, due %o acc~ulated surface wa~er after ra~s, i% is
deemed necessary by the City Council %hat such storm sewer drain
~e installed,
NOW, T;I~R~FOR;{, BE IT !I',]SOL~D by the City Co~cil of %he
City of Delr~y Beach, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1: That %he Ciiy Manager De peqaired to submit
plans, specifications, and estimate of cos% of such imp~vemen%
to be ~de, and thai the same shall be placed on file in the
office of the City ~anagep.
PASSED AND A'~)OPTr~D by %]~e City Co~cil of the City of Delpgy
Beach, Florida, o~ thjs the 9th day of July, A.D., 1951.
/S/ J. L. Saunders
~layo r
/S/ ~tut~ ~. Smith
City Clerk
A letter from Attorney Paul C,.~<o.~ers, who represented ,'ir.
and Hrs. Edward A. Schellenberg in the suit of l~e City of I)elray
Beach vs. ~che]~o~qberg, was read as follows:
"July 6, 1951
To the Honor~l~l.e Payor and Town Codicil
City of Delray Beach, Florida
}le: City of Delray Beach v.
Sc'hell.berg
Our File No. 1114
Gentlemen:
· ~ (
A~ you ~ ~a~e, th~ City o~ D~lr~,y ~ob posted ~ ~nd in said
j~otion and dismissed the bill o~ oomplaint. ,
Attomn~y~' ~e~s 7~0.00
~,~e ho~ that w~ ~my ~ettle this m~tte~ amiably a~l avoid
th~ City Attorney ~i~h Lh~ view
possible, what compromise figures they would accept on the list
o~ d~mages as su]~mitted~ and to re~ort at the ne~t re~lar meet-
ing. The motion ~as seconded ~y Councilman ~oth~ and u~on call
o~ roll carried ~mnimously.
City Attorney ~h)ore then informed the Council that the
posted by the City stated t~,at it ~a~ to inde~i~y the ~e~end-
ant if the C,~urt declared !he temporary innunction was wrong-
fully iss~ed~ w~'~.ich it did not.
A letter from the Animal Rescue ~ea~e of West Palm ~ea, ch,
asking the Council to increase their monthly donation to ~{50.00
per month, start~g October 1st, was read, as: follows:
'J~me ~0, 1951
Mayor Saunders and
)~remhePs of the City Co~ission
Delr:..y ~leach, Florida
De~r :~1I S,
I~ ~reparing your ~ud~et f~r the year 1U~I-IU~, we ~ru~
tha~ you wil~ includ~ an ~em of a~ lea~ F~f~y DolI~r~ (~0.00)
per mo~ to ~s~ us ~ our ~ork - caring for ~he ~nima~ of
Delr~y ~each.
We ~c~ as ~ poun~ for your city, m~king many ~ps ~here
~o ~ick up anim~l~, as wei1 a~ toking care of all a.nim~,l~ brough~
i~ ~y owner~. We m~ house, Cee~ or dispose of the~e animals
whSch costs us money.
~closed find our rn,jort for the year 1950. F~nl this re-
port, you can see that our wopk is incre~:sin~ from year to year.
As each commtmity grows, the work off carJ~g for the animals in
that commu~,ity nlso increases.
Thanki~g you for your past co-operation and trusting that
we may have a favorable ~eply~ we are
Yours very truly
AN1}.B~L I{ESCU~ LT.;?G[V:] OF T]I'I~ iL~N BI~,.C}IES, INC.
/~/ ~frs. C.Raymond Durkee, President
P.S. In the First Five months of 1951, we have taken care of
2,081 animals.'
Two letters l)ert:~i~ing to the care oF injure~ ~d infected
animals were then read:
"J~e 30, 1951
~fr. Robert Lovelace, City
Delrv, y 2~ach, Fla.
Deaf )~Ps. Lovelace:
Th~s is to ct, nFirm our taler)hone conversation oF yesterday
afternoon, in w]~ieh. I re~uasted t?mt you place on the next Cc, un-
oil Neetin'.,: agenda a discussion concerning inj~efl m'~d infected
animals straySn.~ within City li.~its.
~X~ayoP ,I~ck qa~lders }las expressed his a;,~ov,~l o~ a ~,~lan to
have at such meetin~ a ~c,_r~ent, tive o~ the ~nlm~l ~scue League
yours vePy t~uly,
/SI G. ~oore Lapham
Delray ~each Fews ,:~d~t~r~,l A. ssociat
"July 4, 1951
][onnPa])le ~,'b~yor d Co~mcil
:~(-~lrvy ~each, Fla.
Dea. p ~]iP:
Af'teP rea~ing the disgraceful ~ticle about the inh~raan treat-
meat tl~e noo~~ dual) a.~im:,ls ~eceive in oar town I c,~'t.~inly think
steps hould be t~q, en a~d c,)nsidered to elimina~_e this
ble ct-,~,~ and co~?diti-ns.
Yours t,m, ly,
/~/ ,.,harlotte~' ,~.~ ell enbri~,k'"
,,ep~ese~,t,.t~.ves of t~;e ~].mal Rescue LeaAue addressed the
Co~lncil, and ex,.qaJned tt~e need For a,,protn~iate shelters to keep
stray or injured a~;inm, ls in the City until they can be picked
up ~y them. They stpted that it must l~e a ~umane place, where
ani~mls ca~ l,e Fed and caped for, and also ,)rovide Ptlii-ways
,~;ale and female do,~s an~ Fo~ cai. rs Y}]~v of Fete(, ~..o instPuct
anyone on ~,ov: to l~nndle injur, ed ~nd viscious dogs. It was sug-
~a.':ted t,a.,~t do~s be req~lJred t(, l~e inoculated ]~(.Fope City tags
ape iss~ted. It wa~ al~so su.~Zest, ed thr~t in vepy ul'~ent cases
animals be tp~<etl ir, ':r. ~{usso i~ Imke Worth, and the ~knimal
cue Lea,ale will pick tl~em up fpo~ the~e.
Ci{y }InnDq~er Lovelace then stated that in his opinion a Full-
time ;~o~ Catcher was not. ne~ded.~e suggest, ed, .. that the .DPeSeIlt
inadeqitate keu,~els be ,~,oved to the City Dump ~d im?~ve(~, wh~e
a present City emn]oye,? co~]ld r)ick up stray aninmls and cape For
_ ,~x,,n s other duties, and be [)aia ;2,50 O0
them there,together ,"~' ~,-r ~ .
addil, ionnl s:,la.ry pep m,'mth, 91us an allowance f'oP the ~me
his cap. An5msls could he kept thero until picked up ])y the
Ani~,al ~lescue Lea.~ue, ur~l. ess i~tjured, in w~ich case they would
be t'-ken di~-ectly to ~fest Y'alm ].ler~ch.
Iqr~. Dwi:zht ~h-s.dshaw, locpl PepPesentative of the Animal
~escue League, offered to meet with the City ,mna~,~er and discuss
the ppeps rs ti on of an adequa, te s~e]_ter.
Affter further disa~ssfi,~u~ .... ]~v~ t~te Coumcil ~md t~e audx.n'~ ce,,
a taotion was made ]~y Councilman ks?,lep and seconded by Com~cilman
Iioth, thp.t the ~hove Pecom~ondation of the City iffana~ep t)e approved,
and thst the k_.m,e]s .
'e ' be ,t~c, ved to the City 3ump ;md im~)~-oved as ne-
cessaPy, and that I;(,se ,Ne]son, a City employee, be employed as
part-time !)og Catcher, t.o~;ether with ~,is present duties, to be
paid ~50.00 addi~i,'mal s~lary per month, plus mi allowm~ce For the
use of ~'~s car. Upon call of ,'oll t]~e moti,-,n ca~;'iad unanim, usly.
A hiffber license fee For ~spaved Female ,;ogs was ,also dis-
cussed, ]~ut n~ ac~i(m ws~ ts~:e~ ~t. this meeti~,g.
A motion wa~ ~,ho~ made 1,y Cuuncilma~ liableP th.a; s donation
oF .,c,O.O{] ,~e~ mon~.h be made to the Anffmal ',[e:~cue Len~e, star'ting
0ctol~er 1st, as req~ested, which was seconded by Councilman, ;loth.
Upon call of rol.] the motion capried, Cotutcilman ]iolland, kabler and
Rot}~ votin~ favorably, and Counci. l~en .Yacol~s and .qaunders w,t. in~
a~s]nst tl~e motJ_on.
City ~[anazer Lovelace s ~itted tentative .~lpns FoP the
extension and i~'lppove,~ent of jail facilities, prepared by Ken-
neth ,lacobson, Apcl~itect, and u~on raotio~ of Countilmau
seco,,ded by Council)na~ kal~le~-, and ~nanim,-.~lsly~trried, he was
a~t?~orJ_zed ~,(', select the a~ost s~ita~le ,,lan and adv(,rtise .for
bids or~ co,~structJ_o~q.
A letter From the I~ter~mti,.,nal City >ianagePs' Association,
with reference to the 37th Annual Conference of the As::;oci~;[ion
to be held at ~oland Snrjn~s "'
, -o,, ,,a.]~ie, September 9- 13, 1951, was
read as Follows:
"Jul2 2, 1951
The itnnorah]e :qa. yor and Council
This is a cordial invitatio~ to y,,ur city to be represented
by your c~.ty manai~er at the 37th Annual Conference of the Inter-
nati,~nal City >Ianager's Association to be held at ?olancl
~lsine, September 9- 13, 1951.
This cor~fe~-.uce For c' ief municipal administrators should
Be of considerable Benefit to your city and your manager, par-
tieularly at this time. Amon~ the major topics of discussion
will Be the problem of civilizn defense, as well as to pica on
how to plsn, staff, a.~d Fly, once the many i:nprove;~ents and ser-
vices with which every cotnmunity is Faced.
~e conference ::)rogram ~ill t,e made up ;~lmost c-,tirely
From suggestions sent in by t';e managers who will attend the meet-
5ng. ~ separate request is goi~g to your mtmager, inviting
to send in l~is s,~,~a~tions~.o~,~ as soon as possible, together, with
h-is eor~fereuce a'tte~dance plans. This will ass~re him an
portunity to have discussed any sepci~l [~roblems of urgent con-
cern tn your co~nm~ity.
I know you will a~[)r,:,ciate the benefits that your city ~ill
derive From having your manager at tbff s meeting, and we would like
to heap, at your early co]~.venience, what action is taken a~Ithor-
JzS. ng his attend~,~ce, in order that we may complete the
for wh,,.t should be a w.Ty valuable meet~'~g to every tone, unity
represented.
Resp~ctgully yours,
/S/ Clarence ~. flidley
Executive bit ,)ctor"
NP. Lovelace informed t?~e Co,moil that he ,.,~ould like to
attend this conference, that he felt it ~uld be be~efitial to
]~im and to the City, ~d tl~e a ct~al cost would ])e the only ex-
pense to the City. tie was asked to ?:et ~m r)stima, te of the ~st
for later eonsi{]eration.
City ~fanager Lovelaee advised the Council of the need for
an Accounting :'iacbinel lie ha~] asked Fop bids fi-'om the three
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ca~';cerllS in this ;~rea w'aic]~ F',.lrlliS~ s~lc~q machLnes~ :~,~ stated~
hut }~a~ only received two prnposals, [~s follows:
Underwood ~strand Class 1~ Aeeom:~ting 2;achine fully
, -.~,,1,483.00 less 10~ disct .......... ~:1, 334. 70
equip~ed
~.~: ~ .... ~,~ Cash~,~ster ~,ookke~ pin.~_ ~'k~chsne ~lodel 30610
(120) 18" 2kB 5~ delivered & installed ....... 3,8G0.00 Net
Hr. Lovelaee recm~ended the proposal o? the NaLional Cash
~egisteP Co. be ac,~epted, a;~ t' eir ma. hine ould handle all
accountinz work, except tax bil]in~, mtd als,, make possible en-
c~berance accountin5. tlc felt it would represent Peal eco~mmy
now and in the future..
After consideration, a m,~ti,,n was made by Co~mcilmau i~at)ler,
and seconded By Councilman Iloth, to instruct the City ~ttorney
to ?~el)are a ~e.,olxtion to accept this reeo,mendation of the City
5~anager, and upon call or roll tBe motion ear ied mmnim,,usly.
Upon motion of Uouneilman ttolland, seconded By Coancilm~
K~hler, and uBanimonsly carriod, t~uilding ,',ermit was a~p~¢ved
flor ttne constpuction of a ~0' store !,uilding on tlne W. 40' of
the E. 142.5' of the ~: 185' of Block B, John B .... ~d's village~
subject to tt~e filin.~[ of complet~ plans and specifications with
the Building InspectoP, which were aeee~tahle to l~im.
~eco~mendation of the Zoning Board wi~ reference to a
proposed plat, Filed with tlne Council at a previous meeting by
~4r. J. W. Ga. llor~ay~ and re~erped to this Board for Pecommndatio¢~
wes pea. d as ffnllows:
"July 7, 1951
To the UonoraBle ~la.yor and
}rembers of t!ne City Co,mcil
City o~ ])elpay Beach~ Fla.
G en t 1 e me n;
Yo ~lp 7 -
onxn,~, Board met at 10:00 A.H.~ Friday~ July 6~ 1951~ t,o
consider your request to sturdy tI~e plat o~ Galloway's S.D.
~I~.Galloway was ?p~sent and a:0ter co~sidePatSon~ we recr)mmend
that no a. ctiot~ 1,e taken on the acceptm~ce o~ this plat until
r4r. qalloway hns o])tnined a replat x~q. th an entrance to Atlantic
Avenue and c~xa.nge the street ri:,ht-o~-ways to conform wi~ City
peq ~ipement s.
;k~e Peel that this will increase the w~]ue of the l,rope~ty to
Hr. Galloway and provo more satisf~ctory to futt~e owners.
Very truly yo~s~
CITY ()F D~qLI}z'X '~"
/~/ l(enneth Jacobson~ Chairman"
Upon motion of Councilman ~ahler~ seconded by Coancilman Ja-
co],s~ and unanimously ca, pried~ ~he Zoni~.g Board's recommendation
wa~ ap,]~povod.
Another letter from the Zoniu,~ ]'~oa. rd, endors-' ,~
,. lno a pro pos ed
City Fla~ni;~ pro.~xram, was read as follows:
"July c 1 951
To the Uonorahle Hayor and
of the City Council
City of Delray ~Beach, Fla.
Ge,at 1 emen:
Your Zoning Board met in the City Co~tcil Room at 10:00 A.M.,
,lt,~ reference ~o your letter of >lay 31,. 1951
July 7, 1951. ~"'
a.s~,lng us to consider the letter of the Delray ,~each ?roperty
Owners"rot~c~].vea ' ' A~sociation, Inc. for a preparatory program
for City Pla~nj.n~, we c~me %~ the followin~ conclusion:
The ~onz~,K goa, rd is ~n favor of City Planriing ~{1 f,ml that an
advisory i/la.n~in,~ Commission should be organized, composed of
the Planning Board ~d two members from each Civic Organization,
thereby formiu~ a workiu5 ~ro,-u3 %0 ohtl]in public opinion as to
the seq~ence of pm~jec%s }~ased on %.,elr im~]ediate benefit to the
Community, method of financin.~, and last ]~u% most im?ortant,
create pu]~lic acceota, nce so as to ~ve us reasonable assurance
of the completion of any ~mojeet ])afore expend~S ~'~u],lic Funds.
Kuch a ~nission would create a cor~tinttal increase in Ci~c
pride a,l~d insure the garrying out r;f our recommendatiolis in
.Lssoc~a.t~on s letter.
a,~swer to tl]e Uroi)ep~y Owners ~rotective n · ·
VePx %puly XouPs,
/S/ Kenneth Jacobson, ehaipm~m"
City Nana~eP Lovelaoe agPeed that citizens p~pticipation
in such a pPogpnm is esse~tia, 1, ~nd oFfleped %o wopk ~4th
v~sopy committee when opganized, in cPeating ?ublic accepta~,ce
to a planning. .~_npoject,_ and upon motion oF Councilman Kablep, se-
cr. nded by Councilman Holland, and ~s.nimously carpied, the ream
mendation of the Zoniu.5 Board was a~)l)~ved, and the City
was instructed to ~,roceed accordingly.
Mr. Low, lace then ,~resented a request from the Nerchm,ts
Division of the Chamber of Commerce for ~:~ermissio~. to s~ck, or
close oFF, parking ~tars o~. their :~lan?ed Twilizht :Ual es Days
starting Friday, July 20th, and occurring every two weeks during
July and August, a total oF f,,ur sales days. He stated ti;at
this had Been done ve]~~ successfully in other Cities, ~tnd recom-
mended that the request be
~ou~c~lman *~ab!er, sec~deCt by Comtcil-
A motiot~ was made by t' ~ '
man Ylot'n, to accept the fore:joins p,?eommendation of the City
}lana.~er, a~2(] ttpon call of poll tb~ ,notion cappied mmnimou, sly.
The Po llo~,5~g 0r~in~nce was the~ l)rou.ght up by the City
Attorney, and same was r(~ad i~ f'tll:
....
A re~mesent~t~ve ,)f tim Electrolt~x Cor~>or;~tJon a. ddres~;ed tl~e
Council, claiming thHt t~is orurnization is ;na~e of local citizen,s
. ~ ~' ~r' ... _ - . -' that
Co,~,!,auy Im.s thousands of (lolla, rs worth of eq.iipment in t!~is City,
. ':J : uld work a great ;~ardship on ti:em.
City ;~ttolney Hoor~ t,. ,v~lsed thai e Or-,in;race m~ly a~,lied
tO ]lOllSe-to-l'lOll. S() 'oddl.i. ng~ imil~vit, od~ a. ud that sales, oil COLil(]
m~s~er oalls. Ue stet, ed ~het the Crdi~m]oe was p~tterned
an i~rJSna.~ce w!~ich l~as ",e~n held w, lid 1~,.: the ]~:u-eme
that peddlJ~2: is beco'qJnS a serious 9~mble-, _ii{ ev,:,ry City.
.'Ir~mn~nts were ,,~P~-~mlte~] Fro,~ the ',' '~
the passa.,%e of the Ordinance.
Councilmar Jacobs felt that it wnuld be a mist[,ke to try to
~c snqjsested
prew:mt people in our Town frnm makJnz a livJJ~j "~
t!nat act~ort l~e dofarred on tine CrJinance to allow time for more
t h o u,sht.
City }lana~er. Lovelace believed tI~:t ]t was ,rarely ;~ matter
of policy For the ~)est interest of tlm City as a whole, aud only
a a~estion of ~d~ether t}~e '~,So?le do or do not wm..i it.
~ motion wa~ then made !V~ Co,moil,aH :k,th and sec ~ded
Councilmm~ "~t, l!snd, tha, t the t;r,-~inance be [:laced ,~n. fi.~t, .
lTporl C:~]l of roll l,}~e ~,~(,tion carrier]
An ~,~pli. csti. or for Buildino' ,~ermit filed b- ,.. ,.mrrow,
to r..~mm,~ lei the existin.? *,u~ldir~. .. . on the n,,rtheast coFner of 'C.
At]antic Arc. arid 5th .',ye., w',icl~ would external the roof line
arnund the present canopy over the gas,,]ine :;:~mps, was pr..sented
hy the 2uS!diu:Z Inspector. '-l¢ns showed thst this would leave
nnly a 5}~ set-lmck on Lt]antic Averne, although the ~ot om
the "' ' .
~I~(,OWS WO~ll.d be set back 9'
As this ~uld ~)e a deviatSon of set-back reeuirements, it
wo~tld ro~LtJ, rea sp-,eja] permit, end t,~e Cc, tmcil refellel the
apr, lication to tiao Znninz r:oard for stll(t}' anO reco,n,endati,,n,
by motion of Councilman kahl')r, seconded by C~,'- '-
una~Jm,~usly carried.
An application For q~';tildirL~ permit, filed by Earl
to cr, nsl.r:;ct a sto?e l~u~ldinq on Lots 10 and 11, Block 1, Odman's
:-,ub" rlivision, oTM .... thp N.E co~mep of West 'tlantic Ave. and 14th
Av,mue, was pr~,sented By the :nuilding Inspector.
~.,~. ilu.~baon a,lxS_sed that the plans co~:fopmed to all req~dre-
ment~, anJ upon motion of Col~lciln~aa; ,,abler, seconded by Coan-
eilma.m llolland, and unanimously caprJed, permit was approved.
A .)ropsectus off next year's proHosed advertising ca~;paign
had ?.eon filed, City :qann~er l,ovelace stated, whic], included a
review of tlm pres~mt year's activities, showing a rettlrn of 50~
for evem~ f.~l.O0 spent for advertis~ing. They w,~pe requesting an
appropriotion ,,f on~ ~,'il! For ad. vert:i, sin~ For the next fiscal
n,. avai ~ ;~l)le on the
Council ~]esk ,mtil '~ime For c~.~sideration.
A co~mnicatio;: From the Southern Building Code Congress,
out]_i~,ir~{ t~te ~,~lva~tt~ges to Be d~rived l,y the City By affilia-
tin~ ~,,ith t"~eir Institution, was re;~d a~ follows:
"J[uie 12, 1951
~[r. Charles ]. Rlack, City i~[~r.
Del ray Beac~, Fla.
Dear ~4r. RI.ack:
The 2outhern 2uildin~ Code Co~'~gress extends to you and your City
a very hearty invits, tion to ]~eco,,e affiliated ~t~ this 8outhern
Institution. T~is Association is co,~?rised of m~icipalities
from oue enr] of thef~outh to the other. Here are a few rea. sons
why it is adwntac~eous to you:
1. To support a Southern Institution dec'ica'ted to the building
~rogress of the go~lth.
2. Throu,~h association we accom01ish t~mt w]~ich could never be
done By the individu~.~l city ]~ec~use of the costs involved.
3. Your membership assures you that you ~ill always ]mve a modern
Southern Southern basic building code, evaluat~-d scientifically
upon ~outhern ~.uildi~s; ~nditions om climatic factors. ~l~s means
in this Nation. It will do so without sacrific~g fire or st~mc-
rural safety. It is just another achievement of ?rog~essive
South%rn City Offficinls.
4. You~ mem~epship ass~es you a constant souPce of info~mag
tion on ne~ ])uJ. lding developments, tests and the like, which
passes along advants~es of research to the citizens.
5. Your membership helps to pPovide a colmnon ground at .annu~
meetings to i[ain knowledge and to discuss [mutu~:l problems By
officials that will '~ove o5' great value in solvin~ the daily
complex problems that go with the rational~o wth of youp cit~
In conclusion, pememBer the f~outhepn Stand. amd Buil~ng Uode be-
longs to the membership cities of t]~ organization and ~emember
the membership governs eadn and every Pevision tl~ough its duly
elected offficials. Cert~i~lly a ]~uilding code o,~'ned a'ad main-
tained by the cities themselves Unrough association is the only
Fair and sound solution: to the building t~gress of your city.
lfe are onclosing an ap plic ~ ti on For y~ur considemation.
Cordially yours,
/S/ ~. L. Client, Director"
It was explained by the City Manager that the yearly member-
ship fee would be $25.00, and in his opinion ~e City would gain
more by using a code adaptable for this area, and which covers
southern Florida architecture, than the one prepared for the
Pacific Coast, wl~e}t is now Being used. He stated that the
Building Inspector also approved this ~ange.
The Co~cil agreed t~t this was Becom~g an importer is-
sue, and upon motion of Councilm~ KaBler, seconded by Council-
man Roth, and unanimously carried, the City Manage~ was authorized
to pay membership Fee of ~25.00 for association ~th the Southern
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Building Code Congress.
Upon motion of Councilman Kabler, seconded by Councilma~
~oth, and unanimously car~'ied, installation of a street light
at the corner of N.M. 3rd Avenue and 3rd St. was a~proved.
Bills totaling ~57,384.25 were approved for payment, subject
to the ap.nroval of the Finance Committee, upon motion of Council-
man Jacobs, seconded by Councilman Holland, and unv~imously carr-
ied.
Upon motion of Councilman Holland, seconded by Councilman
Kabler, and unanimously carried, a policy was established whereby
the City Manager shall fix a time and date to close the ~genda
for rezular Council meetings, namely the preceding Friday noon,
and nothing shall be added after that time.
City Attorney ~loore advised the Council that he had talked
with Attorneys Chapman and Cutler of Chicago, the approving Attor-
neys on the issuance of t~e Golf Course }{evenue Certificates, who
advised him that the Resolution authorizing the issuance of the
Certificates could be amended upon approval of the First i~ational
Bank, holder of the Certificates, and that funds over the amount
required for the next payment of principal and interest could be
released to the City. This in his opinion would not impair the
validity of the Certificates if agreed to by the Bank and its
Attorneys, and stamped on the face of the Certificates.
A letter from Mayor Saunders, resigning as City Councilman,
and as Mayor of the City, was read as follows:
"July 9, 1 9~1
City Counc il
Delray Beach, Florida
Gentlemen:
As you know I have decided to enter the ministry and have made
apDlication to the Candler School of Theology Emory University.
I have just been notified I have been accepted, therefore please
accept my resignntion as councilman and Mayor.
The two and one-half years I have served as councilman have been
most interesting and educational ~nnd it has been a pleasure to
serve with each of you. I want to express my sincere apprecia-
tion to each of you and to all the City employees for the fine
cooperation you have given me. I have no fear of the Future of
Delray Beach under your guidance.
Yours sincerely,
/S/ j.L. Saunders"
Councilman Oacobs expressed his high regard for ~. Saunders,
having seen him grow from a small boy, he stated, to his present
high standing in the Community, and wished him continued success
in his new endeavor.
A motion was then made by Councilman Moth that the resigna-
tion of Mr. Saunders be accepted with regret, with the Council's
wishes for the best of luck in his new undertaking. The motion
was seconded by Councilman Holland, and upon call of roll carried
unanimously.
Councilman Jacobs moved that Vice-Mayor Roth be named ~iayor .
to £ill the unexpired term of Mr. Saunders. Councilman i, abler
seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried upon call of
roi1. '
Mayor lkoth then asstraed the Chair, pz'omising to act to th e
best of his ability in the interest of the City, as ~qayor.
The meeting then adjourned.
City Clerk
APP ROVED:
Mayor