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08-13-41 Regular Adjourned t7SO .... . COUNCIL CHAMBER " August 13, 1941 The Council met in regular adjourned session at 7:30 P.M. with the City Attorney and the following members present: Mr. Hill, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Miller and Mr. Scott. Councilman Sabath was absent. " ' Mr. Riley was asked as to his company's reaction to the City's tentative proposition for supplying water to the Gulfstream territory. He replied that they considered the price of 28 cents per thousand, plus additional service charges for maintenance and servicing of lines and meters, to be just a little more than they could pay. He said if his company was to be put to the expense of installing pipe-lines, he would like the Council to give consideration to the following proposition: That the City furnish his company water at the city line through a six inch meter, at 21 cents per thousand, the Bessemer Company to do its own servicing, billing and reading of meters, the City to collect for water in the bulk, as metered by the master meter, with the proviso, that at the end of a five year period the City shall have the option of taking over the water system, at no cost, to operate and maintain, thereafter supplying water direct to these outside consumers at a price of 28 cents per thousand. i . The Mayor asked how soon the Bessem<;!r Company would extend the mains, and Mr. Riley said his idea would be to maintain the hook-ups already made, and to extend the line immediately as far north as the small subdivision recently put in, where it is contemplated shortly to build two houses, and if the Wallace and SmitheI"lJ homes wanted water, the company would extend the line to these houses, but that he doubted if it would be extended to the Howard Phipps home this fall. Upon being questioned by Mr. Miller as to whether they would agree to put in a definite amount of pipe during the first five years, Mr. Riley said he .would be willing to guarantee that the lines, together with necessary laterals would be extended as far as the Phipps I home, at least. Mr. Riley said his company did not want to stand any more ex- pense on a water system than necessary at this time, but would like an opportunity to build it up as they went along, and if it was found at any time that the City was unable to give a sufficient supply of water, then they would be willing to work with the City in bettering its facilities. Mr. Riley said he would like it understood, that although he certainly hoped there would be sufficient demand for property over there to necessitate the laying of pipe throughout the whole town of Gulfstream, yet he would not want to guarantee or make a promise to do so, and felt the City Should be willing to gamble with him a little on . the proposition. He said he felt sure, that once a definite commitment /t;'" J ,~ August 13, 1941 on water supply was received that practically everyone over there would want Delray water and would discontinue putting in or using their own wells. The City Engineer reported that there had been quite a draw on the water for the past three days and said if the City under- took to supply any additional outside territory, it would necessitate the purchase at least of a 2000-gals-per-minute high lift pump, in I1ddition to what we have. It was estimated the immediate outlay, in supplying Gulfstream, would be around $2,000. covering a 6-inch master meter at $600.00 and the high lift pump at $1,200. plus labor and fittings. In this connection, Mr. Riley stated that if the City needed finances for the purchase of such pump, his Company would be willing to finance same on an annual repayment basis, without interest. The type of pipe which it is proposed to lay in Gulfstream, and the qualities of transite in comparison to cast iron, was dis- cussed. l Mr. Miller stated he would like to study over the proposition some, but that it seemed like a very fair proposition to him. All the other members were of the same opiD1on, and Mr. Riley suggested that this proposal, as he had tentatively outlined, be prepared in writing, and sent down for the individual study of each of the Council- men, so that there would be no misunderstanding. He said if there then remained anything needing further explanation, or ironing out, he would be glad to come down, at the request of the Coundil, for further consultation. The members agreed to this, and the Mayor promised to expedite matters as much as possible in an endeavor to settle on some definite proposition at an early date. Mr. Miller then brought up the matter of thomas Street improve- ment and asked the Clerk to read his letter to Fontaine Fox and Mr. Fox's reply in regard to same. Mr. Fox stated that 'he was unfavor- able to the improving of the 20-foot strip unless additional footage was acquired to widen the right-or-way so as to conform with other city streets, and he intimated that the acquisition for this land for such purposes, at the high price asked for ocean beach property , should be deemed sufficient payment for the proposed street construction. It was suggested by some of the members that the street be paved from property line to property line, at its present 20-foot width, with the hope of later acquiring additional right-of-way when it is deemed necessary to widen this street. It was finally moved by Mr. Hill that the following resolution be adopted: 't782 August 13, 1941 RESOLUTION 412 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING PLl\NS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT WORK TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THOMAS STREET( FROM ANDREWS AVENUE TO THE OCEAN BOULEVARD) Mr. Mil.;J:er seconded the motion and on roll call, the vote was as follows: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr. Miller yes, Mr. Scott yes. The motion carried. In connection with this improvement it was recommended that the City first ascertain from the property owners whether they wanted to accept the cash method of payment or have the work advertised and proceeded with on the assessment pUn basis. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that Council adjourn. l ~~ City Clerk ~r ATTEST: M~yor. ~~~ ;4 .c~"'< :)' '"