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08-25-41 Regular :1783 COUNCIL CIIAMBER August 25, 1941 The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P.M. with the City Attorney and the following mmbers present: Mr. Hill, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Miller ard Mr. Scott. Councilman Sabath was absent. By motion regularly made, secorded am carried the minutes of the regular meting of August llth, and adjourned session of August 13th were approved as re ad. The following conmunication was received and ordered filed: August 9, 1941 Mr. Howard CroJmlr, City Engineer, Delray Beach, Florida. Dear Mr. CrolOOr: In He: Test Viell. , l Yoo have e.sked us for oor legal op:uuon as to the ownership of the test well located at the Municipal water plant. It is oor opinion that the pipe am other equipJmlnt in said well belong to the company whi ch drilled the same and that. they have the legal right either to remove the same or be compensated therefor at the reasomble value of the materials which could be salvaged. It is further our opinion that, dUl!! to possible pollution of the City water suWly by tha removal of this test well, such removal woold not be ordered by the courts but that the City woold be allowed to pay tha owners of thl.s equipnllnt the reasonable value of the SaIOO. , Very truly yoors, ADAMS & NOWLIN /s/ J.W. Nowlin, City Attorneys. A comnunication from Mr. Fontaine Fox was read, in which he advised the City Engineer to contact attorney John Adams, regarding Thomas litreet paving. . After discussion this communication w~s ordered filed. The follcming letter from Carolyn H. Riley was read; and the clerk was instructed to ackrowledge receipt of SaIOO: 1'/0'* August 25, 1941 . August 16, 1941 City Cooncil, Delray Beach, Fla. Gentlemen: . Enclosed is a "Fee Simple Deed" executed by me granting to tha City of Delmy Beach for the purpose of a street the "West 25 feet of Lot 10, Seger's Addition" which is in compliance with your letter to me of July 28th, 1941. Respectfully yours, /s/ CAROLYN H. RIIEY. A letter from Mr. Frank J. Anderson relative to re-appraising Delray Beach proper tie s for 1942, was read and ordered filed. The Florida East Coast Railway wrote the Council pertaining to bill sent them to tha amount. of $13.00 covering fire caused by their bnush burning crew. They s~teddthat inasmuch as they are tax payers to the City, they did not feel it proper for them to pay this bill and requested the sarra be cancelled. Quite a lengthy discussion ensued after which Mr. Miller made a IIPtion that the matter be referred to Fire Chief Cook for reconmendation. :Mr. Hill seconded the motion and on roll call the vote was as foUows: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs ye s, Mr. Miller yes, Mr. Scott yes. lIlhe motion carried. The following letter from the City Engine.er was read: August 25, 1941 , City Cooncil, Delray B€9. ch, Florida. Gentlemen: In accordance with your instruction the writer has IIRde an examination and study of tha sanitary sewer situation. There are awroximately 43,500 feet of this sewer now installed am beyond doubt, a large majority of this pipe was in bad condit:ion allowing an infiltration of sand which has becOJOO a serioos hazard to the successful operation of this system. Witp the figures available, I believe that the co st of re- pairing these sewers will amount to aboot $1.00 per linear foot making the total expenditure in the inmediate future of at least $25,000. 1.7Mo August 25, 1941 . The present procedure of sand removal from the clarifier is proving very expensl!lte ard could hardly be considered satisfactory at any expense during tha winter months. During July, the cost of the sane removal amounted to $183.73, which is accounted for as follows: Labor Truck rental Misc. material $ll4.49 37.00 32.24 183.73 From tha se f:lg ure s it is apparent that sand and sludge re- moval from the clarifier will exceed $2,000 annually. As a remedy for the above, I would suggest that inmediate repair of all places which are evidert. from ground surface conditions, to be leaKing sand heavily. Also, the purchase of a proper sewer machine to immediately and thor01.tghly clear all sam and roots from the sewer system. This machi ne I iJlRgine, will cost in the neighborhood of $500. to $&Jo. It if were not for presence of sand in such quantities, the present system of sludge removal by tank wagon woold be effecti,ve am not excessively expensive for the next few years. , Respectfully submitted, I sl HOWARD L. CROMER City Engineer. During the discussion which followed Mr. Miller thought the repairs to sewer system should be set up as a special assessment in next years budget. Mr. Nowlin said it was his opinion that these repairs should be prld out of the General Fund;c. Mr. Cromer stated the sewer system on 2nd Street, needed repair badly, That sand was caning in, and there was quite a llew low spots along the line. Mr. C.A. Baker reported having dug in two or three low spots ani finding broken pipe; also places where cement around joints had been broken or v<<:>rn off. He said the whole main sewer line needed a thorough checking over, Mr. Hill made I!l motion that the Street Department order SOlie tile in correct sizes ani start work immediately fixing the sewer line on both N.E. Second, and S.E. Second street am any other places where needed. ~I'au August 25, 1941 Mr. Miller seconded the llDtion which on roll a:all carried unanimously. The Chief of Police was instructed or order necessary police uniforms for J.W. Jones. A report regarding Yacht Basin plans which had been submitted to the War DepartIOOnt for awroval some time ago was given by the City Engineer WID had called at the U.S. Engineer's sub office in Miami Beach last Friday. These plans had been approved by the Miami office and sent to Jacksonville, which office sent them back to Miami due to some technical points. Mr. Cromer stated they advised him in Miami if he could personally take the plans to Jacksonville, they believed final approval could be secured. M'ter discussing'the matter Mr. Hill made a motion that Mr. Cromer be allowed funds not to exceed $25.00 to defray his expenses for the Jacksonville trip which would take two days. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and on roll call carried uanimously. Mr. A.F. Nelson requested permission to attend the State Convention of Florida Peace Officer's Association which is being OO1d at Jacksonville on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Mr. Scott recommended that he be allowed to attend, and be given $25.00 to defray his expenses. ;11'. lfiller rede a motion to this effect which was seconded by Mr. Hill, am on roll caU carried unanimously. City Attorney Nowlin was instructed to investigate the cost of indemnito' insurace for City Pool. < By motion of Mr. Hill, seoonded by Mr. Miller and Ull9.nimously carried, it was decided that the pool be closed for repairs the last two weeks of Septenher of longer if necessarj'. Mr. Jacobs made a motion that a new mlMing machine be purchased for Street Department. Mr. Hill seconded the motion and on roll call the vote was as follcws: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr. Miller yes, Mr. Scott ye s. The llDtion carried. , Mr. Hill advised that too Finance Committee would have something definite to report at next Council meeting regarding raising funds for contemplated Yacht Basin improvements. Mr. Miller, Chairman of Street Corrrnittee reported thqt the work on streets was progressine nicely. '- .-", 1'787 " August 25, 191.1 Quite a. lengthy discussion followed regarding Cleaning Up Program in Sooth em of town. Mr. Jacobs said quite a nunber oJ: residents in that area had asked assistande from the City in having overgrown properties cleared. lJr$. Mae Cook claimed property adjoining rer home was a fire hazard. Mr. Miller said he thought it would be too expe nsi ve a proposition to clean up that area. It was finally decided to develop a Program, starting first on properties which afforded fire hazards. Notifying owners first then proceeding according to law to have lots cleared. Mr. Mill rmde a motion to this effect which was seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr. Miller no, Mr. Scott yes. The IIPtion carried. . A motion was made by Mr. Miller that in the future any minor repairs to streets shall be done by Mr. Balrer, and that he be authorized to do so without having to receive the permission from tre Cooncil every time something of this nature came up. Mr. Hill seconded the motion which on roll call carried uanimously. By motion regularly made, seconded and carried the following ordinantle was adopted on its first reading: . ORDINAl'l:E 1>13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUN::IL OF '!HE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING AIL PROPERTY IN SliESTEDT- STEVENS SUBDIVISION AND BUX:K 139 WEST OF TIlE FIOOIDA INTRACOASTAL CANAL AS BEJNG IN HESIDENCE A DISTRICT ArID DESIGNATING TIlE FRONT YARD REQUIREMENTS'lllE'lEOF. The following caunication from the City Attorney was read: I';" August 21, 1941 City Council Delray Beach, Florida. Gentlemen: At your request we have examined the title to Lot 22, Block 1, Del Ida Park, Delray Beach, Florida, and we find the BaIOO to be vested in the CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. This title was acquired from the receiver for 1he Delray Bank and Trust Company, and said bank acquired the ,same through a mortgage foreclosure. We' haVe'exanrl:~a. the '0 Hginiil 'files of,this'mortgage'foreclosure and find the same to comply with 1he law in all re spects. It is our opinion that the City of Delray Beach can. sell this property and pass good title thereto. Very truly yours, ADAMS & NOWLIN City Attorneys :1788 .. August 25, 1941 Mr. Clint Moore requested a reduction of his water rates claiming the present rate was too high and unJe ss reduced he would be obliged to put in a pumping s:ystem of his own. After discussing the matter Mr. Miller I18de a motion that the Water Committee prepare an ordinance or resolution with water rates, as a special order of business for next meeting. Mr. Hill secomed the motion and on roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr. Miller yes, Mr. Scott ye s. The motion carried. 1 \ By motion regularly made, seconded and carried the following ordinance was passed on its first readingl Ordinance 414 AN ORDINANCE OF TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL'lAY BEACH, FLaUDA, CREATING A IDARD OF PLtlMBIID COMMISSIONERS; CREATlNG THE OFFICE OF PLUMBING INSPECTOO; PRESCRIVING THE DUTIES OF SAID BOARD OF COMMISSION1!RS AND INSPECTOR; PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND MASmR PLUMBERS, AND FEES THEEEFOO; fiROVIDING FOR TILE LICENSE FEE AND BOND OF MASTER PLUMBERs; DEFINING PLUMBING, SETTING OUR MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF PLUMBING; PROHIBITING CERTAIN FIXTURES; PRESCRIBING A CODE OF STANDARDS TO BE FOLLCWED IN THE INSTALLATION OF TRAPS, PIPES, SOIL VENT AND VlASm STACKS, SEPTIC TANKS, PLlJMBlNG FIXTlJRES AND SWIMMING POOL; PROVIDING PCR THE INSPECTION OF PLUMBING W<RK; PROVIDING PENALTIES FCR THE VIOIATION OF TIIIS CRDIM ANCE; REPEALIID ALL ORDINANOES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INSOFAR AS THE SAME ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE. . It was moved by Mr. Miller that bills numbered 73tG to 73~ having been approved by the Finance Comnittee, be returned to the Council and ordered paid. Mr. Miller made a motion that the City Clerk be Allowed to pur- chase a fan for her office. Mr. Hill seconded the motion ard on roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr. Miller yes, Mr. Scott yes. The notion carried. It was regularly moved, seconded am carried that Council adjourn. .~~ CITY CIERK A f1-1Mf APPROVED~~~ MAYOR. )