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11-17-41 Special :1.845 ,,- COUNC I L CHIIMBER NOVEMBER L7, 1941 THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT 7:30 P.M. WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HILL, MR. JACOBS MR. MILLER, MR. SABATH, AND MR. SCOTT. THE CLERK PRESENTED AND READ THE FOLLOWING PETITION TO THE COUNCIL: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA GENTLEMEN: , THE UNbERSIGNEO HEREBY PETITIONS THAT GLEASON AVENUE BE EXTENDED BY THE CITY FROM NASSAU STREET TO A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FEET IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE UNDERSIGNED BELIEVES THAT THIS SATISFIED PETITION WOULD BE TO THE MUTUAL ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY AND HIMSELF IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHICH THE UNDERSIGNED IS MAKING OF BEACH LOT 26. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED JOHN A. THAYER IT-WAS MOVED BY MR. SABATH THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR REPORT AT NEXT MEETING. MR. JACOBS SEODNDED THE MOTION, AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE DEL RAY BEACH GARDEN CLUB, SIGNED BY FRANCES W. KAUFFMAN, IN WHICH IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE CLUB WAS SPONSORING A CLEAN-UP-WEEK, DEC. 6TH THROUGH DECEMBER 13TH, AND ASKING THE COOPERATION OF THE COUNCIL IN THIS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN. IN RESPONSE TO SAID REQUEST, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE MAYOR BE EMPOWERED TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND EQUIPMENT IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE A TH5~ijO~H CLEAN-UP OF CITY PROPERTIES AND STREETS WITHIN THE BUILT-UP SEBTIONS OF TOWN, AND IF NECESSARY TO HIRE AN EXTRA TRUCK AND AN EXTRA CREW OF MEN DURING THIS PERIOD TO CARRY OFF ALL UNDERGROWTH AND BRUSH THAT MAY BE CUT AND PILED ALONG THE STRtETS; AND HE FURTHER MOVED THAT THE MAYOR ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS CLEAN-UP WEEK SPONSORED BY THE GARDEN CLUB. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MI~LER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. :1.846 NOVEMBER 17TH ,1941 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF S. E. FIRST STREET, BETWEEN S, E. 5TH AVENUE AND 6TH AVENUE, WERE SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, WHICH TOTAL COST AMOUNTED TO $1,077.20. MR. CROMER STATED THAT THE SIDEWALK ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FIRST STREET WAS IN SO BAD A OONDITIDN THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ALSO REBUILD IT IF THE STREET WAS WIDENED FROM CURB TO CURB AS CON- TEMPLATED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW SIDEWAbK BE BUILT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE IF THE PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT GOES THROUGH. THIS, HE STATED, WOULD ALSO NEOESSITATE REMOVAL OF MANGO TREES LOCATED BETWEEN THE PRESENT PAVED STREET AND THE SIDEWALK. HE SAID, IN THE REBUILDING OF THE STREET, THE PRESENT HUMP WOULD BE TAKEN OUT AND THE NEW ROAD WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON A STEADY GRADE FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH AVENUE. QUESTION AROSE AS TO HOW THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO PAY FOR THIS IMPROVE- MENT, WHETHER IN CASH OR ON THE ASSESSMENT BASIS. MR. NOWLIN STATED THE CHURCH WOULD PAY CASH FOR ITS PORTION. IT WAS THEREFORE MOVED BY MR. MI~LER THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED'TO WRITE THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, AQVISING THEM OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AND WIDENING FROM CURB TO CURB, AND ASK I NG WHETHER THEY WOULD PREFER TO PAY CASH AND SAVE THE EXTRA ADVERTISING AND LEGAL COSTS: ALSO INFORMING THEM THAT THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN INFORMAL HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS ON SAID IMPROVEMENT AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NO'EMBER 24TH. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HI~L YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. THE HOUR OF EI~HT O'C~OCK HAVING ARRIVED, THE MAYOR ANMOUNCED THE OPENING OF BIOS FOR THE PAVING OF THOMAS STREET, FROM ANDREWS AVENUE TO THE OCEAN BLVD. BIDS $Oa~ITTED WERE AS FOLLOWS: GULF STREAM ENGINEERS $2,150 JOE PRIEST 1,990 THE LATTER BIDDER AGREED TO COMPLETE ALL WORK ACCORDING TO THE CITY ENGINEER~ SPECIFICATIONS, SAID FIGURE OF $1,990. TO INCLUDE PRICE OF 15~ PER SQ. YARD FOR THE OILING TO BE DONE BY THE CITY, ALSO THE SUM OF $141.00 TO REMIBURSE THE CITY FOR EXCAVATION ALREADY COMPLETED. MR. PRIEST ALSO SUBMITTED AN ALTERNATE BID, ALLOWING FOR A DEDUCTION OF $95.00 FROM THE ABOVE FIG~RE IF LOCAL ROCK WAS USED. FOR THE SMALL DIFFERENCE IN THE BID WITH LOCAL ROCK, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY ENGINEER'THAT S.R.O. #2 ROCK BE USED. IT WAS THEREFORE MOVED ey MR. MILLER THAT THE LOW BID OF JOE PRIEST, OF $1,990 BE ACCEPTED. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM MR. BYRD, ATTORNEY FOR MRS. GRACE S. WEIR WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL: H;C , - ".~ '"- :1847 NOVEMBER 10, 1941 HONORABLE E. H. SCOTT, ~IAYOR, DELRAY BEACH, FLORlu~ DEAR MR. SCOTT: My CLIENT, MRS. GRACE S. WEIR, HAS DELIVERED TO MY OFFICE FOR COLLECTION TWO IMPROVEMENT LIEN CERTI- FICATES ISSUEO BY THE CITY OF DEL RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, U~DER ITS OFFICIAL SEAL, DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1939. , ONE OF SAID CERTIFICATES BEING A PARTIAL CERTI- FICATE IN THE AMOUNT OF $50.17 AND IS FOR BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS IN PAVING A STREET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF LOTS 13 ANO 14 VISTA DEL ~AR. THE OTHER CERTIFI- CATE IS FOR $118.20, ISSUES FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR PAVING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF LOTS 3 AND 4, VISTA DEL MAR. COUPONS I AND 2 ON BOTH OF THESE CERTIFI- CATES ARE UNPAID AND 1 RESPECTFULLY CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT UNLESS THESE COUPONS ARE PAID I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BRING SUIT FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE ENTIRE FACE AMOUNT OF THE TWO CERTIFICATES, TO- GETHER WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF B% TO DATE OF PAYMOlT . THERE APPARENTLY IS A MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO THE PAYMENT OF THESE CERTIFICATES AND I AM WRITING DIRECT TO YOU AND SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE A MEETI~G OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DISCUSS THESE CERTI- FICATES, AS I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS ISSUED FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE A LETTER STATING THAT THESE TWO CERTIFICATES HAD BEEN PAID IN FULL, OR THE LOTS WHICH THE CERTIFICATES WERE LEVIED AGAINST WERE FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL INCUMBRANCES INSOFAR AS CITY TAXES AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WERE CONCERNED. VERY TRULY YOURS, C.Y. BYRD THE CLERK EXPLAINEO THAT OUE TO AN ERROR, APPARENTLY IN HER OFFICE, A TAX RECEIPT WAS GIVEN ON LOT 3 VISTA DEL ~AR WITH A TYPED NOTATION TO THE EFFECT THAT THERE WERE ON OUTSTANDING LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY, WHE~S THERE ACTUALLY WAS AN OUTSTAND I riG L I EN I r. THE AMOUNT OF $88.80 FOR THE PAVING OF LAING STREET. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SABATN THAT THIS BE REFERRES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ADJUST THE MATTER SO AS TO BRING ABOUT A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT TO ALL CON- CERNED, WHICH MOTION WAS DULY SECONDED BY MR. MILLER AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHAT THE CITY INTENDED TO DO ABOUT THE ANDREWS AVENUE STRE6T LIEN IT HOLDS ON LOT 14, VISTA DEL MAR, ON WHICH LOT MRS. WEIR ALSO HOLDS A STREET LIEN FOR THE PAVING OF LAING STREET, AFTER DISCUSSION IT WAS FINALLY MOVED THAT THE CITY PURCHASE THE LAING STREET 1.848 NOVEMBER 17, 1941 PAVING LIENS AGAINST LOTS 3, AND 14 VISTA DEL MAR, WHIDH MRS. WEIR HULDS, AND PROCEED TO FORECLOSE ON LOT 14 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT LIENS OUTSTANDING AGAINST IT. ~ftR. MILLER SECONDEO THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. ~ILLER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. TijE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN MILLER REPORTEO THAT HE HAD HAD A REQUEST FOR A STREET LIGHT AT THE LOWER END OF NASSAU STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS EXTENSION BE MADE. MR. SCOTT, CHAIRMAN OF THE LIGHT COMMITTEE SAID HE HAD BEEN DEFINITELY NOTIFIED BY ~~R. SENIOR THAT GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED HIS COMPANY FROM INST^LLING ANY MORE LIGHTS WHERE IT NECESSIT^TED THE EX- TENSION OF LINES OR POLES. , COUNCILMAN MILLER ASK'ED THE ADVICE OF THE COUNCil. IN q~G,"<D TO FURTHER REMOVAL OF COCOANUTS WHERE THEY HANG OVER THE SIDEWALKS AND ARE A MENANCE TO PEDESTRIANS OR PARKED CARS. HE ASKED IF THE MEMBERS THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN. MR. SABATH MOVED THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STREET COMMITTEE BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ALL SUCH COCOANUTS, THAT MIGHT PROVE DANGEROUS, REMOVED. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND DN ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SABATH vrs, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. l THE i,iAYOR BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF COUNTY PRISONERS, ~OOOED IN THE CITY JAIL OVER NIGHT, AND ^SKED WHETHER THE COUNCI~ THOUGHT SOME CHARGE FOR THIS ACCOMMODATICN SHOULD NOT BE MADE, STATING THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE HAD RECOMMENDED A PRICE OF $1.50 PER DAY. AFTER DISCUSSION IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HILL THAT ANY PRISONERS LODGED IN THE CITY JAIL, OTHEIl THAN THE CITY'S BE CHARGED FOR, AT THE RATE OF $1.50 PER DAY, AND THAT SUCH JAIL ACCOMMODATION BE GIVEN ONLY WHEN WE HAVE ROOtJ, THIS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE. MR. SABATH SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH ON qOLL CALL CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ;i ". THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED THAT IN DEL IDA PARK THERE WERE THREE IMPORTANT WATER-LINE TIE-INS ON A DEAD-END PIPE, WHICH WERE THE CAUSE OF CONSTANT COMPLAINT FROM RESIDENTS IN THAT DISTRICT; AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OF 2-INCH PIPE, TOGETHER WITH GDOSE-NECKS"AND OTHER MATERIAL AMOUNTING TO AN EXPENOITURE OF APPROXI~ATELY $150.00, TO TIE THESE INTO THE MAIN SYSTEM THEREFORE HE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE DONE IMMEDIATELY OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, TO REMEDY THE WATER PRESSURE PROBLEM WHICH EXISTED UP THERE. IT WAS ACCORDHJGLY MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE ENGINEERING uEPARTMENT BE AUTHORIZED TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS WATER-LIN! TIE-IN. MR. HILL SECONDED THE ~DTION, AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTICN CARRIED. , THE COUNCIL THEN PROCEEDEO TO PREPARE THE BALLOT BOX FOR THE CITY' PRIMARY AND AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH FRANCHISE ELECTIONS TO BE HELO ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18TH. THE CLERK SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL THE RE~UIRED NUMBER OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS, A LIST OF T"E REGISTERED VOTERS, TALLY SHEETS AND OTHER PARAPHER- NALIA NECESSARY FOR THE HOLDING OF THE CITY'S PRIMARY ELECTION AND THE AMERICAN TE~EPHONE & TELEGRAPH FRANCHISE ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 18TH. AFTER THE BALLOTS, LIST OF VOTERS & C. WERE EXAMINEO BY THE .1..0':1:07 NOVEMBER 17, 1941 COUNCIL, AND FOUND TO BE IN PROPER FORM AND ORDER, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HILL THAT THE BALLOT BOX BE LOCKED, SEALED AND DELIVERED TO THE CLERK OF THE ELECTION tlOARD WITH INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOLDiNG OF SAID PRIMARY ANO FRANCHISE ELECTIO~S, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DEL RAY BEACH AND ;HE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. MR. ~IILLER SECONQED THE MOTION WHICH CARRIED UNANI~OUSL~. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, IT WAS REGULARLY MOVEC, SECONDED AND CARRJED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN. ~ .4L fA} c.~ CITY CLERK APPROVED: , ~ MAYOR ) " \,