09-12-40 Regular Adjourned
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SEPTEMBER 12, 1940
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THE COUNC IL MET IN REGUL AR ADJOURNED SESS ION AT 7:30 P.M.
WITH ALL MEf.l3ERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT. THE CITY ATTORNey WAS ABSENT.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FIRST ASKED TO BE
ALLOWED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED FREIGHT BASIN
WHI CH CLINT MOORE OFFERS TO DIG, STATING THAT HE BELl lOVED IF THE CITY
COULD GET IT DUG NOW IT WOULD, BE WISE ECONOMY TO DO SO. HE SA 10 AS SOON
AS A PLACE IS PROVIDED FOR FRE IGHT BOATS TO TIE UP, THE CITY WOULD
BENEFIT BY A BIG REDUCTION IN THE FREIGHT RATES CHARGED ON GASOLINE,
FERTILIZER AND ALL qOMMODITIES SHIPPED INTO TOWN. HE STATED, FVRiIIHER,
THAT MR. MOORE AGREED TO DIG THE BASIN 12 FEET DEEP, 300 FEET LONG AND
200 FEET WIDE, IlEMOVING APPROXIMATELY 30,000 cu yes OF DREDGED MATERIAL
FOR A PRICE OF $6,000.00; THAT MR. MOORE HAD PLENTY OF ROCK ON HIS FARM
WHICH HE v.oULD GIVE TO THE CITY FOR BULKHEAD PURPOSES AND WOULD ALSO
FURNISH TRUCKS NEXT SUMMER, IF THE CITY WOULD SUPPLY GAS AND DRIVERS,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A ROCK WALL AROUND THE BASIN INSTEAD OF
PUTTING IN WOOD PILING.
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ALL MEMBERS CONSIDERED THE TURNING BASIN A WORTHWHILE PROJECT
BUT Q.UEST'l'ONED THE POSSIB ILlTY OF RAISING MONEY, TO COVER THE COST,
DURING THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN PROCEEDED TO WHITTLE
DOWN SOME OF THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS, AS TENTATIVELY SET UP, THpS
EFFECTING A REDUCTION OF $2,050.00 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR
1940 - 1941 OPERATING EXPENSE. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS AMOUNT BE
TRANSFERRED TO A CONTINGENCY EXPENSE ITEM, THEREBY PROVIDING $1,000.00
FOR A CASH PAYMENT TO CLINT MOORE ON THE PROPOSED DREDGE WORK, $500.00
FOR THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL LAND FOR ENLARGEMENT OF <<HE GOL~
COURSE, AND MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL CEMETERY LAND. MR. HILL'.'
CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, ~URTHER, THAT THE OPERATING
LEVY FOR WARDS I AND 2 BE SET AT 22 MILLS, (21 MILLS FOR GENERAL OPERATION
AND I MILL FOR REPAYMENT TO THE WATER FUND OF THE GOLF COURSE LOAN); THAt'
THE DEBT LEVY FOR WARD I BE 6 MILLS AND IN WARD 2 THAT IT BE 26 MILLS
(21.5 MILLS FOR INTEREST DUE ON "A" AND "B" ,SERIES REFUNDING BONDS AND
4.5 MILLS FOR BOND DEBT REFUND I NG EXPENSE.).
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THESE FIGURES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
HAVING BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HILL THAT
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS BE ADOPTED:
RESOLUTION 374
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AOOPTI'NG ITS ANNUAL BUDG'ET OF ESTIMATED EXPENSES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1940 - 1941. AND LEVYING A
TAX FOR PAY'.ENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS AGAINST THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
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THE FO~ER CITY OF DELRAY, AND
ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING SAID
COLLECT IONS THEREUNDER, ,AND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF LEVYING A TAX FOR PRINCI-
PAL AND INTEREST AGAINST THE PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE FORMER TOWN OF DELRAY
BEACH.
RESOLUTION 375
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPT-
I NG A SUPPLEMENTA L BUDGET FOO THE WATER
DEPARTMENT, Afll[) FIXING THE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE SAME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1940 _
1941.
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MR. CREGO SECONDED MR. HILL'S MOTION FOR ADOPTION AND ON ROLL
CALL, THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. BRADSHAW YES, MR. CREGO YES, MR. HILL
YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES. THE MOTION WAS DECLARED CARRIED AND
SAID BUDGET RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
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THE COUNCIL THEN ENQ.UIRED OF MR. CLINT MOORE THE TERMS OF PAYMENT
HE WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT ON THE DREDGING WORK HE PROPOSED TO DO, AT THE
CITY'S COMMERCIAL BASIN, AND HE REPLIED THAT HE WOULD TAKE $1,000.00 IN ,
NOVEMBER 1940 OR AS EARL Y THEREAFTER AS POSS IBLE, AND NOTES FOR THE
BALANCE DUE ONE AND TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, OF $2,500.00 EACH, WITH INTEREST
AT THE RATE OF fffo PER ANNUM; ALSO IoGREEUG TO ACCEPT IN LIEU OF CASH,
CREDITS FOR SUCH TAXES AS HE MAY NOW OWE, OR AS MAY BECOME PAYABLE BY
HIM DURING THAT PERIOD.
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MR. BRADSHAW MOVED THAT THE CITY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
MR. MOORE ON THE BASIS OF THE FIGURES AND TERMS GIVEN THE COUNCIL, SAID
CONTRACT TO BE DRAWN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK, FOR THE CITY. THE MOTION WAS SECONDEO BY MR. HILL, AND
ON ROLL CALL, UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.
THE FOLLOWING REQ.UEST OF SAMUEL OGREN FOR SPECI AL BUILDING
PERMIT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMPANYING SKETCHES.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. CREGO THAT THE REQ.UEST BE REFERRED TO THE ZONING
COMMISS ION. MR. MILLER SECONDED THE MOTION WHICH, ON ROLL CALL,
CARRIEO UNANIMOUSLY.
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SEPTEMBER 12, 1940
THE CITY COU'ICIL
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
GEN TLEMEN:
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BUILDING ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. THIS
BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED DIRECTLY EAST
OF THE DAN SMITH HOUSE ON A LOT 49' IN
WIOTH. THE FRONT SETBACK WILL BE 30'
WHICH IS SOMEWHAT MORE THAN REQ.UIRED BY
CODE BUT WH ICH WILL LI NE UP MORE WITH THE
DAN SMITH HOUSE. THE PROBLEM THAT FACES ME
NOW IS THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF A LARGE
APARTMENT BUILDING TO THE EAST OF MY
PROPERTY WHICH WOULO CUT OFF CONSIDERABLE
AIR. SINCE THERE IS Q.UITE A DISTRNCE BETWEEN
THE DAN SMITH HOUSE AND MY PROPERTY I FEEL
THAT IT WOULD BE TO AN ADVANTAGE TO BRING
THE FRONT SECTION OF MY BUILDIN~ 5'FROM THE
WEST PROPERTY LINE. THE EFFECT OF THIS WOULD
BE THAT THE BALANCE OF MY BUILDING IS APPROX-
IMATELY 10' FROM THE WEST PROPERTY LINE AND 20'
FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE. THIS WOULD GIVE
ME IN ADDITION THE OPPDRTUNITY OF BEAUTIFYING
THE EAST SIDE YARD AND FORMING A PATIO WHICH
I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO- VERY WELL WITH A
SMALL S I DE YARD. I AM ALSO I NCLU DING A SMALL
SKETCH WHICH SHOWS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
YOURS VERY TRULY,
Is/ SAMUEL OGREN
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THE MAYOR THEN REQ.UESTED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER COMMITTEE
TO PROCEED WITH THE BUSINESS ON HAND, VIZ. THE DISCUSSION WITH REPRES-
ENTATIVES OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE LAYNE-ATLANTIC COMPANY
OF A TYPE OF WATER TREATMENT AND IRON REMOVAL PLANT WHICH TNE LATTER
COMPANY RECOMMENDED FOR THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH.
MR. J. E; COUSINS OF THE LAYNE COMPANY STATED THAT SINCE H~~t
LA~T INFORMAL MEETING WITH THE COUNCIL, MR. BRADBHAW HAD REQ.UESTED THAT
HIS COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH THE MEMBERS AGAIN FOR THE
PURPOS!i. OF EXPLAINING CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WHICH
WERE NOT Q.U ITE CLEAR. HE THEREUPON '_TRODuCED MR. R. R. SCHWEITZER,
AND DR. KLINE OF THE LAYNE COMPANY'S WATER TREATMENT DIVISION IN
NEW YORK CITY.
MUCH DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO WHETHER THE RECOMMENDED PLANT
WOULD SATISFACTORILY MEET DELRAY'S PRESENT NEED AND AS TO WHETHER THE
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD APPROVE SUCH A TYPE &C.
MR. SCHWEITZER OF THE LAYNE COMPANY SAID THE ONLY WAY OF
KNOWING POSITIVELY, THAT ANY PLANT WOULD MEET REQ.UIREMENTS WAS BY THE
PILOT TEST, WHICH H IS COMPANY RECOMMENDED, AND WH ICH \l{)ULDIRON OUT
MANY OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND DOUBTS THAT NOW CONFRONT THE COUNCIL.
UPON BEING Q.UESTIONED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AS TO THE
OPERATION COST OF THI S TYPE OF PLANT, MR. SCHWEITZER- REPLIED THAT:,
WOULD BE, AT THE OUTSIDE, NOT OVER $3.00 PER MILLION GALLONS; SAID
FIGURE BEING A HIGHER ESTIMATE THAN THE OPERATING COST ON ANY PLANT
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A MR. WILLIAMSON, REPRESENTING THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
WAS PRESENT, AND UPON BEING ASKED IF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD
APPROVE SUCH A PLANT WITHOUT CHLORINATION, HE SAID HEWAS NOT IN A
POSITION TO COMMIT THE STATE BOARD DF HEALTH IN THE MATTER; THAT HE
BELl EVEO MR. CATLETT, CHIEF ENGI NEER OF THE BOARD, HAD BEEN MI SI NFORMED
AND DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE SITUATION; THAT HE EVIDENTLY
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS THE OLD-FASHIONED PRESSURE TYPE OF
FILTER'THAT THE CITY SOUGHT TO INSTALL. HE STATED FURTHER THAT IT WAS THE
POLICY OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO TRY AND OBTAIN CHLORINATION, IN ALL CASES
SIMPLY AS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE, AND HE COULD NOT COMMIT THE BOARD IN ANY
NEW POLICY IN THIS REGARD. HE FELT THAT THE LAYNE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES
SHOULD MEET WITH MR. CATLETT AND TALK IT OVER WITH HIM, SINCE THE PLANT
SUGGESTED WAS AN ENTI RELY NEW DNE TO FLORIDA. I NASMUCH AS ,I T WAS A
CLOSED SYSTEM TYP E AND NOT TH E U SU AI. OPEN TYPE L I ME SODA ASH PLANT AND
RAPID SAND FILTER, IT WAS THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBABILITY THAT CHLORINA-
TION WOULD NOT BE DEMANDED.
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MR. SCHWEITZER SAID THAT IN ALL THEIR PAST EXPERIENCE THEY
HAD NEV~R HAD A PLANT REFUSED AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE THEY WOULD HAVE
A B IT OF TROUBLE WITH THE FLOR IDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WHEN MR.
CATLETT FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS THEY PROPOSED TO INSTALL AT
DELRAV BEACH. IT WAS FURTHER STATED THAT CHLORINATION WAS AN ENTIRELY
SEPARATE TH ING AND NOT ORDINARILY EXPENSI VE, THE COST RUNNING FROM
AROUND $250.00 UP, AND SAME COULD BE INSTALLED AT ANY TIME LATER IF
FOUND NECESSARY.
MR. WILLIAMSON STATED IT WAS THEIR POLICY THAT WHENEVER
A CHANGE OF WATER OR SEWER SYSTEMS IS CONTEMPLATED ,THAT THE APPROVA~
OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH BE FIRST OBTAINED, AND HEADVISED THAT
THI S BE DONE IN THE PRESENT INSTANCE.
AFTER A PROTRACTED DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER IT WAS FINALLY
MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT CERTAIN REQ.UIRED CHANGES BE MADE IN
THE LAYNE-ATLANT IC COMPANY'S PROPOSED CONTRACT AND THAT THESE GENTLEMEN
MEET THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH THE WATER COMMITTEE TO TAKE WHATEVER
ACTIO N I S DEEMED DES I RABLE IN TH E MATTER. UPON RE CO UUENDAT I ON OF
COUNCILMAN MILLER IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE THIS MEETING WITH THE ENTIRE
COUNCIL RATHER THAN JVST TI4E WATER CO....'TTEE, AFTER WH ICH IT WAS REGULAR-
LY MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN UNTIL 9:00 A.M.
FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE PURPOSE HEREIN STATED.
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
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