10-23-44 Regular
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COUNClL CHAMBER
October 23, 1944
The Council met in regular session at 7:30
P.M. wi th all meml!ers of the city Counoil and the City Attor-
ney present.
Minutes of regular meeting held Ootober 9th.
were read by the Clerk and approved as read.
The following oommun!oation from Mr. E.N.Dndrews
was read and d isoussed:
Southeastern Ioe Co.,Ino.
Delray Beaoh, Fla.
Honorable Mayor and Counoilman,
City or Delray Beaoh
Delray Beaoh, Fla.
Gentlemen:
,
On behalf of Southaastern Ioe Co., Ino.,
we agree to pay $400.00 towards the oost of re-
pairing the street in front of the ioe plant on
NQrth East second Street if the repairs are
d one in the following manner:
1. The Grade to start at the F.E.C.R.R.
orossing and be installed in suoh
mamer that the water will d:ra.1n
from the front of the ioe plant
build ing.
2. Amiorete topping not less than
one inoh in thiokness is to be used
from t he No rth Eas t Corner of t.l-te
building to the side walk on the
Nortl-t s ide of the street.
3. A suffioient thiokness of good road
rook to be used which will not break
under traffio from heavy truoks.
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Sincerely,
Southeastern Ioe Co., Inc.
E. N. Andrews, Vioe-Pres.
Application from party in West palm Beach for
employment as Polioe Offioer was read, and ordered turned
over to Chief pf Polioe Croft for investigation.
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Next, a oommunioation from Elsa C. Aokerman,
agreeing to have her property inoorporated into the Oity
was read and ordered filed.
Applioation from Former fity Tax Assessor Harry
C. Blank, for his old position, was presented. The CleIk
was instruoted to reply to same, advising Mr. Blank that
inasmUoh as the City had employed another man, after his
resignation as assessor, who has proven ent irely satis-
faotory, they would not oons ider Mr. Blank's applioation
at this time, however, they would keep him in mind should
a vaDancy ooour at a later date, intthe Assossor's offioe.
A petition signed by R.C. Lawson and C.\'I. Garner
for oonstruotion of road on S. W.1st Ave., between S. W.
3rd street and S.W. 4th street, was read. After disoussion,
the City Attorney advised Mr. Garner who was in the aud ienoe,
that it was oustomary to first dedioate the land upon which
the road is to be oonstruoted. Mr. Garner stated he was
willing to dedicate trheir portion of land, but did not
desire to pay any of the oost of oonstruotion of said road.
Attorney Nowlin agreed to oontatot Mrs. Boyd, owner of llalanoe
of land affecteQ, to find out her desire in the matter.
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The hour of eight o'olook having arrived, bids
for repairing Seoond Street from the F.E.C. Railway to a
point West 342', aooording to City speoifioations, were
read. ~hey were as follows:
El ton Harve I . . . . . . .
Gulf Stream Engineers . . .
$l,268.00
l,l50.75
After disoussing the matter thODoughly, the Council agreed
to go over the road in question, at 5 P.M' october 24th. to
determine just whw muoh of this work they think it is
neoessary to proceed with. No bids \~re aooepted at this
time.
Counoilman ~aoobs reported the painting at the
pool had cost more than he had at first antioipated, but
that a good job had been done. He presented estimate from
E. E. Hagerman for painting inside o~ downstairs foam at
the pool..Amount of estimate being $398.45. After disoussion,
theCounoil deoided to wait until a later date to have this
work done when labor is more plentiful. Mr. ~acobs also
reported a new lifeguard was now on duty at the Beaoh, from
Boca Raton Field, and he bas instruoted the man to bring
along another lifeguard as the number of bathers required
two guards.
Councilma n \'{odischek reported ~ had pumped
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29,973,000 gallons of water during September. He also
reported having reoeived bid from ~aok Sharpe for repairs
to reserve water tank, amounting to $3,500. This bid was
ordered filed for future referenoe. Mr. \1bdischek stated
he had estj~ates from tw~ road construotion oontraotors
sent to the F.E.C. for repairs to Railroad Avenue.
Mayor Thayer stated that inasmuoh as the
preference seemed to be for printed ballots, they would be
used in the ooming oity eleotions.
City Attorney Nowlin informed the Counoil he had
written Burwell Smith telling him the Council was willing
to live up to their o~iginal &enSative agreement which they
had discussed with him.
At Attorney NoWlin's request, the Clerk was
instruoted to send mimeograph oopies of R@solutions per-
taining to inoorporating Hofman Village and seagate into
the City, to property owners affeoted, by motion regularly
made, seoonded and oarried.
Next, Attorney Nowlin brought up the matter of
Seestedt-Stevens Subdivision zoning. After considerable
discussion, he was instruoted by the Counoil to place all
lots in Seestedt-Stevens Subdivision faoing NorthEast
7th Avenue in apartment house zone, all other lots in "A"
zone, vdth 30' set-baoks.
Application from Mrs. Peter Koster far gift shop
lioense in Boyd Building was approved by the Council.
Next a disoussion ensued regafding lioensing of
pin-ball maohines, and conso~ machines. The Clerk was
instruoted to issue lioenses for pin-ball maohines, writing
on the faoe of the l~eense the requirements for operation
of same. Attorney Nowlin agreed to draft an ordinance
permitting the licensing of all maohines whioh the state
licenses.
Assessment roll for improvement to N.W. Fourth
Avenue, prepared by Howard Cromer, was by motion regularly
made, seoonded and oarried, aooepted. Attorney NoWlin
agreed to prepare same for publication in the newspap er.
bills
paid,
By motion regularly made, seoonded
numbered 1905-l93l totaling $16,274.62
subjeot to the approval of the Finance
and oarried,
were ordered
Committee.
There being no further business to come before
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the Counoi~, Council adjourned.
Attest:
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city Clerk
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