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05-28-45 Regular 2,148 \' COUNCIL CHAMBER May 28th, 1945 r ) '!'he COlmoil met in regalar session 8,t e P.M. with the tollowing Councilmen and City: Attorney present: Counollmen DeWitt, Jacobs, Waters, Wh1;te. . - The Vioe-May:or asked if anyone wished the minutes or the last regular meeting May: 14th ~ Speoial meetings 01' Jr.- 18th or 21st read. No a~e did, therefore the minutes stood approved. ' A letter was read from the golf ClGmm1ttee reoollllending 'he wage of ;roil. ;rohns on be :I.noreased to $5~. 00 per week etrective Iray 9'th. A motion was made and seconded that the increase in wage of ;roe ;Tohnson be granted. On roll call the motion'oarried unanimously. A letter was read from Ir. E.N. Andrews stating that he would like to pay: back taxes on lOts 13,14 aDd 24, Block 82, and lotI, Block 83, but thB't he felt the City:'s settleme~ figure on the delinquent taxes was too ~gh, said settlement figure being $610.89. Mr. Andrews asked 11' the City: would aoeept$150.00 as settlement on back taxes on .said propel'ty~. It waS moved by: CounC llman White that tb! CU..rk be instructed to write Mr. Andrews advising him that the City was not in positi'n to aceept such a settlem.~t ti~re other than he had, been quc)"ed, mot ion was seoonded by Co~01lman Waters and on roll call the motion carried unanimously" A letter was read from City: Attorney lIlawUn submitting a check for $6,338.94 1tlilich represented del:i.nquent taxes cGllected in the amount of $~,3e6.94 and abstract search. oharges ot '12.GO. coucllman Waters moved that the City aocept the check, motion was seconded by C~ne1lman White and on rol]: call the motion carried unanimously. . A letter was read from the American Benetit Insurance Company requesting a salesman insursce lioense be issued to them. It was moved by: COlmcilman ~lte tbat license be granted to the American Benetit Insuramoe Co. provided that amount posted tor license was in keeping with like 11oenses. Councilman Waters seoonded the motion which carriedt'.animo\Ully on roll call. / , 'I . i / .. '. A petition was presented to the O~~ncll tram the property owners in the neighborhood ot South Federal Highway between S.. E. 1$t Street and S.~. 2nd Street requesting the COUDcil to change said property on South Federal between S.E. 1st Street, and S...E. Snd street for a distance 01' 135'. East and Est of the Prope:t'ty: lines on Federal Higb:Way t~om neal \usiness zone 10 .,. ! I " &~ ill 2,149 May 28th, U45 I Special Business Zone. It was tnrther stated in petition that property: owners would have no objection to apartment houses being located in this ZGne. It was moved and seconded and en roll call unanimously carried that the petition 'be reterred to the Zoning Board tor recollllll8nl!lati~n back to the CGuncil. . All application 1"or a Beer and Liquor license from .1'. .L. E. Hagen w14s presented to the Council; said application was ordered filed inasmuch as the quote 1'01' said licenses is tilled at present. A letter was read 1'rom Leon R. Sikes 01" ife.,t Palm Beach reques ting the Oi ty: to conside'r his 1 etter as applicat ion 1"or a Bar and Paokage liquor license. Letter was ordered filed. A oopy: off letter writ ten to Mr. W. W. '1'hompson, Mam.ager 01' Lake Worth Drainage. from Mr. John A. 'lalbot concerning extension ottime for acoeptance date on tract 01" land \6.ich 1!1'. Talbot's company is purchasing from Drainage District, was discussed and lette:t' ordered filed. A bill 1'rom the firm 01' Smith and Gillespie 1'0'1' $1000. due upon presentation of engineering report was presented to the OGuneU. Councilman Waters moved that said bUl be paid, Councilman White seconded the mot ion whieh carr;f.eCl unam!mous'ly on roll call. I I , I ! i I ~l I I I , >' \i' '\ 2,150 May 28th, 1945 Councilman ilhlte reported that the sidewalk soross the street from the ice plant had been broken badly aDd needed attention and he woa141ike to recommend that the City Superintendent be instructed to have sidewalk fixea 'lites day, _ 29th, or if not possible to fix right away, instruot the City: Superintendent to install a light baraoade there untU the sidewalk Can be fixed. This reeommendat ion was approved, Jrr. 'lItrner to be advised accordingly. / Coune~an~acob8 reported that he had by: Mrs. Ball that there were no locks on do~s pavilion and thatt several windows were broken. this matter be re~erred to City Superintendant matter corrected. been .advised at the He ..quested to have the " Couneilman 7acobs reported that he had been contacted by several people desiring to collect cocoanuts from the City trees tor oommeroial purposes.' It was the opinion 01' the Counoil that with shortage o~ OOOOallnts, that out-siders shoeld not be allowed to collect oocoanuts from trees on City ri~t,. of-ways. 'fheClerk was iti$tructed to write interested parties and advise them that it woUld be alright for them to to pick coooanats off property: owners trees (with prope:,:oty owne:rs . permissiQn) but that CounoU woald not QP:,:oove 01' cocoanuts being taken from trees on City right,.ot-ways. A resolution J,'egBl'ding the purohases made by City employ:ees we8 read in fUll: / ~ A BESOLU'l'lIell OF '.TBEOrn C9tJNCIL OF THE OXTY OF ' DE4RAY BEAOH. noRmA. PBO'1r~3l'iC} FOR 1IRl'!'!rER !Xi?LAmTION OF ALL J;lUBOItASl!a MADE BY Cl'!'Y EMPLOYE1!lo$ AlIJD. PROVIDIllGTHAT THE FINAmrCE (l()JOlI'l\TD . or THE G:ITY JUY llEll'tBE AP.PROV.us 011' ANY INVOICE NOT AOCOJ,fi?~IEB BY suoa WIUTTEN ~TION. . ,~,' COllnc~an Waters moved that the above resolation be adopted, Coanoilman White seconded the motion Wliich Oarried unanimo~sly on,roJ;l call. Counoilman White reported that the Street OommiUee wanted to recamneDd that the Graoey plat be returned to Mr. Graoe,.. and tl1e Olerk inS:tructed to write. him that tl1e Oity will accept plat desianating a 40! ri~'-of-way, paved 24', pavement to meet City-'S street spee:l,t1eations. r ! l \, / 24t1:t .. i'r-",< May: 28th, 1945 i :1 ..~..~~ I I . i , 1 i 1 I i CouncilmanW'hite moved that the Ordinance be passed on .he 1st reading, Councilman Jacobs seconded the motion which carried unanimously on roll call. Councilman DeWitt presented the cost report fOr the improvements to present water syatel11as submitted to him by: Smith and Gillespie. A resolution was read proposing the e.tension or the Delrsy Beach water plant end distribution syste1111 '-<-!<".. , , j I I I j , , 2,152 lfay 28th, 1945 ,- !!EQLUTlDlf IJ S~3 A RliSOLUTION OF THE CrI'Y COUNOn. OJ' THE CITr OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PROPOS~ THE lSN.rJ!lrl1:l JON OF THE DEUAY BEAOR IllUNICIPAL WATER PLANT AND D:r.BTRIBtITION SYBTl!M: THE COST OF strOH M'ROVEMEN'l'S: AND THE PROPOSED DTHOD OF :rmANC:mG SAME BY MORmGAG! RnJ!lrlUlS CERTIFIOATES. COUDO ilman White mallEi a motion to adopt sa1ll resolution, motion was secqnded by Oo~oUm.an Waters, and on roll cell the motion oarried unanimously:. . ~,"i I ,~~ Fire Chief C1'ott appeared betore the Counc il and.> stated I that due toe~rcumst8noes beyond hisoontrol thathl'> !:lad 'had "1 todisohargeVaiden BrUti.an Blankenship. A mO~10111fa8'1Qde ',.-,'1 by oouncilman Waters that the Counoil flI'prove C~:let 01."~1't '8 '. tction in the matter, motion was seconded by Co~ncilm811 White, on roll oall th.e motion oarried unanimously. I I 41 Oity Attorney Nowlin reported ttat all that were sent to State Legislat~e bRd passed and that two o1r the aots have beoome laws. of' the aots bvth houses ''! Councilman ;racobs requested 11hat Counoilman Dell.! tt se~ve on the finance committee fo~ this partioular meeting. A motion was regular1y made seconded and carried the billa #2343 thrU 2410, amounting to 16,429.04 be approved, and same oriered paid. '!'here be ing no further busiI\ess to oome before Ooed!l, Counoil adjourned. " t\e<iM(t Z'~L0" ~. V',u,- ayor.