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12-01-41 Special :1857 COUNC I L CHAMBER DECEMBER I, 1941 .. THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ATTORNEY AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MILLER, MR. SABATH, MR. SCOTT. AT 7:30 P.M. WITH THE CITY MR. NILL, MR. JACOBS, MR. IN COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATE OF COST ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PORTION OF GLEASON AVENUE, EXTENDING FROM NASSAU STREET NORTH APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET, WERE SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, SUCH TOTAL ESTIMATEO COST BEING $665.00 BASED ON CASH PAYMENT, RE~UIRING NO ADVERTISING. IT WAS ACCORDINGLY MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLUTION 426 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATION OF THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT VroRK TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON GLEASON STREET EXTENDING FROM NASSAU STREET NORTH APPROXIMATELY 260FEE[T, AND ALSO THE ES- TIMATED COST OF THE. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. (GLEASON ST. NORTH FROM NASSAU 260') MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION, AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SA BATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS FURTHER MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT THE CITY CLERK NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS, WHOSE LANDS ABUT ON GLEASON STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, OF THIS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AND EN~UIRE WHETHER THEY EXPECT TONMAKE CASH SETTLE- MENT FOR SAME OR PAY ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. A LETTER WAS READ FROM MRS. MARIE F. HILL ASKING THE CITY'S CO- OPERATION IN HAVING THE McNEIL PROPERTY, JUST WEST OF HER RESIDENCE,. CLEANED UP. THE CITY CLERK WAS DIRECTED TO NOTIFY MRS. HILL THAT THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE CLEARED AND PUT INTO PRESENTABLE CONDITION DURING THE CLEAN-UP ,~ PMP-A1GN. A COMMUNICATION FROM MRS. HARRISON Fox WAS READ IN WHICH SHE ABKED IF THE CITY WOULD NOT FURNISH GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE AT HER RESIDENCE, JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY, FOR A SPECIFIED FEE. IN THIS CONNECTION, THE CITY ATTORNEY ~UESTIONED THE RIGHT OF THE CITY TO EXTEND SUCH SERVICE OUTSIDE ITS PRECINCTS, AND THE CITY CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE MRS. Fox THAT IT WAS NOT THE POLICY OF THE PRESENT COUNCIL TO MAKE GARBAGE COLLECTION OUTSIDE THE '-n 1.858 DECEMBER I, 1941 CITY LIMITS. THERE WAS SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO THE REPORTED OVER- HANG OF EAVES ONTO CITY PROPERTY FROM THE TIC-ToK BUILDING ON THE BEAOH. THE CLERK STATED THE POOL KEEPER SAID THERE WAS NO DRAINAGE INTO THE POOL FROM MR. REID'S BUILDING BEOAUSE THE EAVES HAD BEEN SO OONSTRUOTED AS TO CARRY THE WATER BAOK ON TO THE SAND BETWEEN THE WALLS. SOME MEMBERS qUESTIONED WHETHER THE WATER WOULD REALLY RUN BACK IN THIS WAY DURING VERY HEAVY RAINS, AND IT WAS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE WATCHED DURING THE NEXT HEAVY RAIN AND THAT NOTHING FURTHER BE DONE ABOUT IT UNTIL IT CAN BE DETERMINED WHETHER IT IS REALLY OBJECTIONABLE OR NOT. B REqUEST FROM THE GARDEN CLUB WAS SUBMITTED ASKING THAT THE CITY PURCHASE FOR THE CLUB 2 SOLAR RECEPTACLE TRASH CONTAINERS. MR. MILLER STATED THE CITY HAD ALREADY PLACED AN ORDER FOR SOME OF THESE CONTAINERS AND IT WAS AGREED TO ALLOW THE GARDEN CLUB TO HAVE TWO OF THEM. QUESTION AROSE AS TO THE FORM OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES AND IDENTI- FICATION CARDS TO BE USED IN THE ENFORCEMENT DF THE RECENTLY ENACTED FINGER- PRINTING AND HEALTH REGULATION ORDINANCE. DR. VOGLER RECDMMENDED THAT THE CITY INCLUDE IN THE HEALTH CERTIFICATE FORM TO BE AOOPTED, A LABORATORY REPORT REqUIREMENT. MR. MILLER STATEO THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS WORKING ON THESE FORMS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS SUGGESTION BE REFERRED TO HIM FOR RECOMMENDATION. J. M. CROMER APPEARED BEFORE THE MEETING, ADVOCATING THE CLEARING OF THE LOTHAIR HOFMAN PROPERTY, BLOCK 148, DURING THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN. HE CONTENDED THIS PROPERTY WAS NOTHING BUT AN OVERGROWN SWAMP HARBORING RATS THAT WERE BECOMING A PEST TO SEABREEZE PARK PROPERTY OWNERS. MR. CROMER ALSO ASKED WHAT THE CITY WAS WILLING TO DO TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF THE MUCH COMPLAINED OF WATER HOLE JUST WEST OF WHEATLEY SUBDIVISION. HE SAID MR. ZOOK WAS ABOUT IN THE NOTION TO DEVELOP AND AD- JACENT TWO AND HALF ACRES OF PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN CONSIDER- ABLE INCREASE OF TAXES FOR THE CITY, THEREFORE HE FELT IT WAS TO THE CITY'S ADVANTAGE TO COOPERATE IN THE FILLING IN OF THIS LAND. IT WAS FINALLY MOVED BY MR. SABATN THAT THE PROPOSITION BE REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE WORKED OUT AND THAT RECOMMENDATION BE MADE BACK TO THE COUNCIL. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH ON ROLL CALL CARRIED UNAN- IMOUSLY. IN ACCORD WITH A REqUEST FROM PARDON C; RICKEY, ELECTION CANDIOATE, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SABATH THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES BE GRANTED THE PRIVI- LEGE OF APPOINTING A WATCHER, AT THE COUNT OF THE BALLOTS CAST IN THE CITY'S GENERAL ELECTION ON DECEMBER 2ND, THE NAMES OF SUCH APPOINTEES TO BE GIVEN TO THE ELECTION BOARD, BY THE CANDIDATES, ON THE MORNING OF THE ELECTION. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION AND ON ROLL CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES, MR. SA BATH YES, MR. SCOTT YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. THE HIRING DF A TAX ASSESSOR TO MAKE THE 1942 TAX APPRAISAL NEXT CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY CLERK ASK HARRY BLANK tD MEET WITH THE ~OUNCIL AT ITS SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 5TH, AT WHICH TIME, THIS MATTER COULD BE AGAIN DISCUSSED WITH HIM. 1.859 rr-' ~ 1, Il ; DECEMBER I, 1941 {} THE MATTER OF SIGNS, AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, INDICATING THE DIRECTION TO THE BEACH AND TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT, WAS BROUGHT UP BY THE MAYOR WHO RECOMMENDED THAT TWO SUCH SIGNS BE PROVIDED. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE OFFER MADE BY THE LIONS CLUB TO PROVIDE THESE SIGNS, THEREFORE IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SABATH THAT THE LIONS CLUB BE AUTHORIZED TO PLACE SIGNS, AS OUTLINED IN ITS PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 27TH, UNDER THE DIR- ECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT THE CLUB CONFER WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN REGARD TO THE SIZE AND ERECTION OF SAID SIGNS. MR. H~LL SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH ON ROLL CALL, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DC THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT tHE CITY ENGINEER RECOMMENDED A CHANGE IN CITY ORDINANCE 258 COVERING SPECIFICATIONS AND REqUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC STREET IMPROVEMENTS, SINCE SAME DID NOT INCLUDE OILING OF SUCH STREETS. HE ~AID WATERWAY LANE HAD BEEN GIVEN. ONLY ONE COAT OF OIL, AND HE THOUGHT SOME OR- DINANOE PRDVISION SHOULD 'BE MADE TO INSURE PROPER CDMPLETION AND OILING OF SUCH STREETS. No ACTION WAS TAKEN, HOWEVER. r; \. . tl~j MR. SABATH REPORTED HAVING MADE A CHECK-UP ON THE BENCHES AROUND TOWN AND RECOMMENDED THE PURCHASE OF 12 NEW ONES, ALSO THE PURCHASE OF 4 ADDITIONAL BICYCLE RACKS TO BE PLACED AT THE BEACH PAVILION, TWO FROM THE OCEAN CITY AND TWO FROM THE DEL RAY LUMBER COMPANY. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED MOVING TWO BENCHES NOW LOCATED WEST OF THE RAILROAD TO LOCATIONS FURTHER EAST ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THESE RECOM- MENDATIONS BE APPROVED .AND THAT MR. SABATH BE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE BENCHES AND RACKS AND MAKE THE CHANGES OUTLINED. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ON ROLL CALL. MR. CROMER REPORTED THAT JOE PRIEST HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO START ON THE THOMAS STREET CONSTRUCTION WORK MONDAY MORNING, AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE FIFTEEN DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ACTION. O( THE CLERK THEN SUBM I TTED TO THE COUNC IL THE REqU I RED NUMBER OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS, A LIST OF THE REGISTEREO VOTERS, TALLY SHEETS AND OTHER PARAPHERNAL I A NECESSARY FOR THE HOLD I NG OF THE C I Tyl S GENERAL' ELECT I ON, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, AND THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ~, v AFTER THE BALLOTS, LIST OF VOTERS & C. WERE EXAMINED BY THE COUNCIL, AND FOUND TO BE IN PROPER FORM AND ORDER, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT THE BALLOT BOX BE LOCKED, SEALED AND OE~IVEREO TO THE CLERK OF THE ELECTION BOARD WITH I NSTRUCTI ONS FOR HOLD I NG SA I D GENERAL ELECT ION, IN COMPL lANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, AND THE fLECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH ON ROLL CALL,;CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. , IT WAS REGULARLY MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN. ~/;;;1-r~ l _~~,d~~ CITY CLERK f. APPROVED: MAYOR'