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01-04-43 Special .~ ., :~ ., )If <, 4' COUNCIL CHAMBER January 4, 1943 The Council met in special session at"r:30 P.M. with the Ci,1:Q': Attorney and the following members present: Mr. Hill, Mr. Jacobs, : Mr. Miller, Mr. Sabath and Mr. Scott, By motion regularly made, seconded and carried the minutes of the regular meeting of December 14th were approved as read. The City Clerk reported having purchased, in accord wi th the Council's previous authorization, $8,000.00 worth of bonds from Thomas M. Cook & Co., at a price of 70 and interest. The Clerk also reported having received advice frOlll the Florida Power aro Light Compan.v that the City's credit to date, fiz. December 30, 1942 amounted to $1750.65 for reduction in candlepower and street lights disconnected in compliance with blackout regulations; and that beginning wi th the yea!' 1943, credit for such dlbsconnected and reduced lighting would be rendered monthly, to the City, at a rate of approximately $83.88 per month, wfidbh amount is subject to change, based on the " number of lights turned on from time to time. A communication was read from the Delray Victory Associati,BP thanking the City for its contribution to the fund for entertaining" members of the Army Band and promoting the Community concerts. Councilman Miller, whom the Council had designated a committee of one to contact members of the Women's Club and Library Association, reported that he had done this and received these clubs' assurance tta t the redllntly repaired Women's Club room would continue to be used by the Soldiers, in connection with U.S.O. activities, for the duration. There being no further business to come before the retiring Council, it was moved by Mr. Sabath, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and unanimously carried tha t Council adjourn sine die. ~~ ,[PA tMM/f City Clerk lPPRIDVED: ~/?T~ Mayor " ,) 2058 ..~ , ,,' I ~ ~ 'r. , v , 1 ;~ '# tt' 't' \" , , '. ;it 2059 COUNC 1 L CHAMBER JANUARY 4, 1943 THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ATTORNEY AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. SABATH AND MR. SCOTT. AT 7:30 p.M. WITH THE CITY MR. HILL, MR. JACOBS, MR. MILLER, By MOTION REGULARLY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 14TH WERE APPROVED AS READ. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED HAVING PURCHASED, IN ACCORD WITH THE COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATION, $8,000.00 WORTH OF BONOS FROM THOMAS M. COOK & CO., AT A PRICE OF 70 AND INTEREST. THE CLERK ALSO REPORTED HAVING RECEIVED ADVICE FROM THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY THAT THE CITY'S CREDIT TO DATE, VIZ. DECEMBER 30, 1942 AMOUNTED TO $17?0.65 FOR REDUCTION IN CANDLEPOWER AND STREET LIGHTS DISCONNECTED IN COM- PLIANCE WITH BLACKOUT REGULATIONS; AND THAT BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR 1943, CREDIT . FOR SUCH DISCONNECTED AND REDUCED LIGHTING WOULD BE RENDERED MONTHLY, TO THE CITY, AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY $83.88 PER MONTH, WHICH AMOUNT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LIGHTS TURNED ON FROM TIME ~O TIME. A COMMUNiCATION WAS READ FROM THE OELRAY VICTORY ASSOCIATION THANKING THE CITY FOR ITS CONT~IBUTION TO THE FUND FOR THE ENTERTAINING MEMBERS OF THE ARMY BAND AND PROMOTlRG THE COMMUNITY CONCERTS. COUNCILMAN MILLER, WHOM THE COUNCIL HAD DESIGNATED A COMMITTEE OF ONE TO CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, RE,ORTEO THAT HE HAD DONE THIS AND RECEIVED THESE CLUBS' ASSURANCE THAT THE RECENTLY REPAIRED WOMEN'S CLUBROOM WOULD CONTINUE TO BE USED BY THE SOLDIERS, IN CONNECTION WITH U.S.O. ACTIVITIES, FOR THE DURATION. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE RETIRING COUNCIL, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SABATH, SECONDED BY MR. JACOBS, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN SINE DIE. ~ ~ -R-/vJ I (J ~""f- CITY CLERK' /' APPROVED: MAYOR ~ O--er AlA ..{I 2060 . CO UNC I L CHAMBER JANUARY 4, 1943 THE CITY COUNCIL ASSEMBLED AT 8100 P.M. FOR ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING, AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 12 OF THE CITY CHARTER. THE CITY ATTORNEY, COUNCILMAN HILL, JACOBS AND MILLER AND COUNCILMEN-ELECT J. R. McFEE AND F. W. WODISCHEK WERE PRESENT. THE OATH OF'OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEN, J. R. McFEE AND F. W. WODISCHEK, BY THE CITY CLERK, AFTER WHICH SHE ANNOUNCED THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSIN.ESS TO BE THE SELECTION OF A MAYOR FOR THE ENSU.lNG YEAR, AND DECLARED THE MEETING OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS TO THIS OFFICE. THE THE NOT ANO MR. WOOISCHEK MOVED THAT MR. JACOBS BE NOMINATED. MOTION. MR. WODISCHEK MOVED THAT NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED. MOTION AND IN THE ELECTION, THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. VOTING, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. MR. JACOBS WAS DECLARED THE DULY ELECTED MAYOR FOR 1943. MR. McFEE SECONDED MR. McFEE SECONDED HILL YES, MR. JACOBS THE MOTION CARRIED, MR. McFEE NOMINATED F. W. WODISCHEK TO THE OFFICE OF VICE-MAYOR. IT WAS MOVED THAT NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED. MR. WODISCHEK WAS DECLARED ELECTED, TO THIS OFFICE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL. MAYOR JACOBS ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHARTER REQU'IRED THAT STANDINIl COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL BE ESTABLISHED BY ,RESOLUTION, THEREFORE THE CITY ATTOR~tv. HAD DRAWN SUCH A RESOLUTION WHICH HE REQUESTED THE CLERK TO READ. SAID RESOLUTION HAVING BEEN READ, IN FULL, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WODISCHEK THAT IT BE ADOPTED, AS FOELOWSI RESOLUTION 459 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DETERMINING THE NUMBER, OF,STANDIIf COM- MITTEES, THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF EACH COMMITTEE AND DESIGNATING THE DUTIES OF SUCH COMMITTEES. """ MR. McFEE SECONDED COUNCILMAN WODI$CHEK'S MOTION FOR ADOPTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. IN PURSUANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID RESOLUTION 459, MAYOR .JACOBS. ANNOUNCED HIS COMMITTEES FOR THE FOLLOWINIl YEAR AS FOLLOWS: (AI FINANCE AND ORD I NANCE C. W. HILL. .w.. AoJAClllJS., r..w.. WOtilSc.HEK F. W. 'ilbOIIIilIlEX\ 'Il, 1:l1'-IoIILEER\i. J~'(')RP~l!: (B) WATER COUNCIL CHAMBER***JANUARY 4, 1943 2062 THE GOLF COMMITTEE THEN CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN WODISCHEK .. SAIO HE THOUGHT THE APPOINTMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE HELD OVER UNTIL ANOTHEi, MEETING, BUT FOLLOWED THIS WITH A MOTION.THAT A NEW COMMITTEE BE APPOINTEO. THERE WAS NO SECOND TO THE MOTION SO IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE PRESENT COM- MITTEE BE RETAINED, INTACT, AS FOLLOWS 1 PAUL REHR J. C. KEEN M. M. DEWITT B. F. SUNOY J. B. SMITH -MR. HILL FOOLOWS.; SHEKNNO. SECONDED COUNCILMAN MILLER'S MOTION, AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODI- TTHE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE CITY CLERK BE APPOINTED PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE CITY. MR. McFEE SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS; MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE MES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WOD1- SHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WODISCHEK THAT THE CITY CLERK BE APPOINTED CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT. MR. McFEE SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER,YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT RESOLUTIONS Nos. 460 AND 461 BE AOOPTEa. AUTHORIZING THE SIGNATURES OF W. A. JACOBS, MAYOR, AND F. W. WODISCHEK, VaCE~~T8R, TO ALL CITY CHECKS ISSUED ON THE CITY'S TWO DEPOSITORIES, VIZ. THE FLORIDA STATE BANK AND THE WEST PALM BEACH ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK. THE APPOINTMENT OF A POLICE CNIEF WAS THEN TAKEN UP, AND THE MAYOR RECOMMEND~O R"^~. CROFT FOR THIS OFFICE. MR. WODISCHEK MOVED, THAT THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONSE APPROVED, AND MR. McFEE SECONOED THE MOTION. ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER NO, MR. WODISCHEK .YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED BY MR. JACOBS THAT JAMES GRANTHAM BE CON- TJNUED ON THE POLICE FORCE. MR. McFEE SECONDED THE MOTJON ANO ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR SAID HE PRESUMED THE FIRE CHIEF WOULD MAKE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANTS IN HIS DEPARTMENT, AND UPON EN~UIRY AS TO SAME, CHIEF GREGORY RECOMMENDED THAT VICTOR CROFT BE APPOINTED ASST. CHIEF AND ADDISON CLARK, ENGINEER AND MECHANIC. HE STATED HE WAS SHORT ONE MAN IN HIS DEPARTMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT WAS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL THAT HE EN- OEAVOR TO SECURE ANOTHER MAN TO FILL THE VACANCY OF MR. GENTON, RECENTLY RESIGNEQ. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE FIRE CHIEF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BE APPROVED. MR. McFEE SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION WAS DECLARED CARR ltD. IT wAs MOVED BY MR. McFEE THAT THE FIRM OF ADAMS & NOWLIN BE RETAINED AS CITY ATTORNEYS. MR. WOOISCHEK SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE COUNCIL CHAM8ER~.~JANUARY 4, 1943 206'3 / WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. TKE NEWLY ORGANIZED COUNCIL THEN PRDCEEDED TO TAKE UP SEVERAL MATTERS OF BUSINESS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, THE FIRST BEING A PETITION FROM AP- PROXIMATELY 50 FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESIDENTS, IN WHICH IT WAS REQUESTED THAT NECESSARY LAW ENFORCEMENT BE C~RRIEO OUT TO PROHIBIT UNNECESSARY NOISES ALONG THE HIGHWAY CAUSED BY LARCE TRUCKS, BUSES AND AUTOMOBILES USING BROKEN MUFFLERS AND, IN MANY CASES, NO MUFFLERS AT ALL; TO PROHIBIT THE UNNECESSARY BLOWING OF BUS HORNS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, AND THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES SO AS TO CAUSE THEM TO BACKFIRE AND DISTURB THE PEACE OF SLEEPING RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE MAYOR AND PO~ICE DE- PARTMENT FOR ACTION. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND, ON ROLL CALL, THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWSI MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WQDISCHEK YES. THE YOTION CARRIED. .. THE APPLICATION OF BRUCE WHEELER FOR A POSITION AS POLICE PATROLMAN, WAS READ, BUT THE MAYOR SUGGESTED THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL ~OLICEMEN BE HELO OVER UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, WHICH SUGGESTION WAS APPROVED BY THE OTHER MEMBERS. MR. WODISCHEK REMARKED THAT HE FELT APPOINTEES ON THE POLICE FORCE SHOULD BE REQUIREO TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS SET UP BY THE COUNCIL, AS TO COMPETENCY AND FITNESS FOR POLICE JOBS. AT THIS POINT LEROY DIGGANS ROSE AND STATED THAT HE FELT THE PUBLIC WAS ENTITLED TO KNOW WHY CERTAIN MEN HAD BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND HE THOUGHT ~B& MEN THEMSELVES, ALSO, WERE ENTITLED TO KNOW. MUCH DISCUSSION AND CONTROVERSY ENSUED BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLED CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCI~ REGARDING THE REPLACING OF A. F. NELSON, PREVIOUS CHIEF OF POLICE, IY R. C',CROFT THE NEW APPOINTEE, AND MANY OF THE CITIZENS PRESENT SPOKE IN COMMENDATION OF MR. NELSON. UPON THE INSISTENCE OF MR. DIGGANS MAYOR JACOBS EXP~AINED HIS OB- JECTIONS AND HIS REASONS FOR CONSIDERING EX-CHIEF NELSON UNFITTED FOR THE OFFICE4 IN ANSWER TO THE MAYOR'S CHARGE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN TOO EXTRAYAGENT, CHIEF NELSON POINTED OUT SEVERAL LARGE EXPENDITURES WHICH HAD BEEN NECESSARY WeCAUSE BF WAR EMERGENCY REGULATIONS; ALSO EXPLAINED WHW IT HAD BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY TO RETAIN A POLICE CLERK ON A FULL 24-HOUR SCHEDULE. FINALLY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUEST FROM SEVERAL IN THE AUDIENCE, COUNCILMAN MILLER MOVEO THAT THE ELECTION OF A CHIEF OF POLICE BE DECIDED BY A ~OTE OF THE PEOPLE. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL, THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS eND, MR. MC~~E NO, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODIBCHEK NO. THE MOTION WAS DECLARED LOST. THE MAYOR' DECLINED TO REVERSE HI,S DECISION OR TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION IN THE MATTER, WHEREUPON THE MEETING RESUMED ITS RE- GULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY CLERK, MR. MILLER MOVED ~t TRANSFERENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE PAID BY JOEL BEAUDIN FOR "JOE'S TAXIS SERVIC~" TO L. p. TEUSCHER. MR. WODISCHEK SECONDED THE MOTION, AND.ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS'MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. FORM LETTER-AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR THE PICKING AND SALE OF COCOANUTS, BY THE CITY, TO THE FLbRIDA PRODUCTS COMPANY WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK, BUT AFTER CONSIDERATION THE MEMBERS WERE OF THE OPINION THAT COCOANUTS WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE PICKED OFTEN OR REGULARLY ENOUGH BY SAID COMPANY, TO PREVENT MANY OF THEM RIPENING AND FALLING, THEREBY CONTINUING TO BE A PUBLIC HAZARD. AFTER DISCUSSION, ...Iunns, Y CARRI-FO_ THAT THI!: FOLLOWINe. RnNns. RI=' Rf:'IiIF'Wl='n WIT'" T1-Ij:" 1':1 1='11I11;. "'.&Il_~ 111_ COUNCIL CNAMBER***JANUARY 4, 1943 2064 THEREFORE, IT WAS MOVED THAT THE MATTER OF REMOVING COCOANUTS BE REFERRED TO MR. MILLER, CHAIRMAN OF THE STREET COMMITTEE. MR. McFEE SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL NES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. McFEE YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. WODISCHEK YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. ~T WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MR. HILL AND ON ROLL CALL UN- ANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE FOLLOWING BONDS BE RENEWED WITH THE GLENS FALLS IN- SURANCE COMPANY: MAE W. CRAMP, CITY CLERK C~THERINE E. STRONG, DUPTY CLERK $5,000.00 $1,000.00 IT WAS FURTHER MOVED BY MR. MILLER SECONDED BY MR. WODISCHEK AND UN- ANIMOUSLY CARRIED THkT THE FLEET FIRE AND THEFT INSURANCE BE RENEWED WITH COLONIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANN FOR $7,975. IT WAS REGULARLY MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN. ~). (l~ CITY CLERK APPROVED: MAYOR. ~ .,.