05-16-39 Special
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COUNCIL CHAMBER
llay 16, 1939
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The Council met in special session at 7:30 P.M.
with the City Attorney and the following members present:
Ir. Bradshaw, n. Crego, lIr.. Hall, lIr. Hill andMr. Miller. .......
. The Mayor announced that thePteeting had been ..... *
oalled for the purpose of considering several items per.. .)+
taming to the financing Of proposed work on the munioipar'..'
golf course. '- .
J&r. John Adams addreEl1led' the Council stating that
in his opinion the golf oourse is one of the greatest
assets of the town but inasmuch as th~ City is now filing
an aot of bankruptcy, it would not be,.advisable to borrow
money to be spent for the improvements of the golf course._
He further stated that we have 'Submitted a proposition for
refunding our bonded indebtedneslfwhlch necelfsitates+
bankruptcy and any l,rge eXp",nditure would not be advis..
able until suchtim~s the City has been declared bankrupt
After a lengthy disCUSEl;~Qll' )(r. Hall moved the
adoption of the followingreso~,,1;ion:
. RESOLUTIOlI Ro. sat BQj)1[' 4
A IUliSOLUTION OF THE CITY COtJNC~ OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACm FLORID. 4, TURtlIG 'I'm: O.PERATIOlj OF
THE GOLF COURSE OVER '1'0 THEG01.F COm!IT'l'EE'.AS
ESTABLISHED, .u>J:?ROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR
FERTILIZER AND BQ.u~'r AT THE GOLF COURSE Am
APPROPR IA.T JNG THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE tlurIDRED
DOLLARS ($2,500.00) FOR MAl:N'nNANCE AND OPERATION
OF THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE DURING THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JtJNE 1,1939.
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Mr. Bradshaw seconded the motion and on roll call the vote',
Was as follows: Mr. Bra.dshaw yeat, lIr. Crego yes, Mr.' H8.l1
yes, Mr. Hll'l yes, 'M~. MH:ler yes. Motion earried~ ",'
Ifr.Hall moved that our ~ plication to the gove
ment for a project to improve and remond the golf co,'
be withdrawn. Mr. Miller seconded the moHon and on
oall the vote was as follows: 'JIr. Bradshaw no, R.
no, R. !{all yes, Mr. Hill yes, Mr. Miller yesp Mot!
oarried..
COtJNcn. CHAMBER.. Jlfay 16, 1939
~he Mayor brought up the matter of ~entence
imposed on one Frank Russell (colored) in Municipal
Court May l3th1 1939. Re stated that the J"udge fined
the defendant ,7.50 or 10 days in jail but now makes
recommendation that the Cou:n.cil suspend the sentence
imposed. It was thereupon moved by Itr. Crego, seconded
by Mr. Hall aDd unanimously carried that this se~tence
imposed by the Judge be suspended.
It was regularly moved, seconded and carried
that Council ad journ.
APPROVED:
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