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The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P. M. The
Mayor and all members of the Council were present.
The minutes of meetings held December 26th, 1932, and
January 3rd, 1933 were read and after 60rrecting paragraph
two on page twenty-three of December 26th meeting the minutes
were approved.
A communication was received from the Delray Beach
Recreation Club thanking the Council for the $250.00 which
they had contributed to that organization. The letter was
ordered filed.
A committee from the Delray Beach High SChool, headed
by William George, came be fo re the Clounc il, with a request
that the City repair the tennis courts on the i9chool grounds.
The committee was referred to the ClountY::3choolBoard.
Mr. Diggans of the Park C6mt1it~~jiev(?k~edthat the
me tter of repairing the building at ~~io:isposalplant in
the City Park was now in progress. .,
Mr. Smith, of the Street Commi.ttee, repor'tedthat he
had investigated the cost of rocking, and oiling"Andrews
Street on the beach, the cost of which would be apprqximately
$617.76. Mr. Smith offered the following motion>: That the
sum of $617.76 be appropriated and set, aside from the General
Fund for the purpose of rocking the above mentioned street
from a point sixty-six feet North of, the intersection of
Atlantic Avenue North a distance of appxoximately six hundred
feet and sixteen feet wide, providing, a right of way of ten
feet on each si de can be secured from adjacent property
owners on said street. The moticn was seconded by Mr. Crego
and on roll call unanimously carried.
Mr. Smith offered the following m6ti6U! That the
sum of '300.00 be appropriated and set aside from the Water
Plant Fund to be used far repainting the wat,er tank at the
water plant. The motion was seconded by Mr,. Foote and on
roll call unanimously carried.
The Street Clommittee was requested to secure prices
as to the cost of pipe necessary to repair the Atlantic
Avenue sewer and report.
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Mr. Foote reported that he had investigated the cost
for material necessary to make the repairs needed at the
old Chamber of Cornrrerce Hall, the cost of which would be
$164.99. Mr. Smith IlDved that the sum of $164.99 be set
aside out of the Special Improvement Fund for the purpose
of paying material bills up to that amount on the old
Chamber of vornrrerce Hall in accordance with the specifica-
tions and prices submitted. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Foote and on roll call unanimously carried.
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Mr. Smith then introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption: BE IT RESOLVED'That the money now
in the Water Plant Fund or that may be hereafter placed in
that fund shall be allocated and held and expended for the
purposes following and for no other purpose:
1st. All eXpenditures far running plant and keeping same, //
and water system in repair, including extensions or improve~
ments as may be authorized by the Oouncil.
, 2nd. Salary of keeper of water plant.
3rd. Salary of superintenden t of Publi c Works.
4th. Sal~y of one deputy clerk in the ci ty office.
5th. Salary and pay of fire departmen t.
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6th. Ijlmergency expenses of the FiI'e Department'as may be
allowe<! by the Council. , '
It was seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on roll call the vote was
as follows: Mr. Crego no, Mr. Diggans yes, Mr. Foote no,
Mr. .Jacobs yes and Mr. Smith yes. The motion was declared
carried.
Mr. Crego, of the Ordinance Committee, recommended
tha t the present plumbing ordinance be enforced. After
some discussion the matter was held over as a special
matter of business for the rnxt regular meeting.
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Mr. Crego offered the following motion: That the
Park Committee oe authorized and instructed to have the
beach chairs repainted. ThemQtionwas seconded by Mr.
Smith and unanimously carried.
The matter of the bills of Fred E. Fenno was
referred to the Finance Committee.
Mayor Hall announced that he had accepted the resig-
natiOn of R. H. Mitchell as motorcycle policeman to take
effect January 15th, 1933. Mayor Hall announced the appoint~
ment of E. M. Lanz as mo tOI'cycle policeman as of .January 15,
1933. Mr. Crego moved that the appointment of Mr. Lanz pe
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approved and confirmed. The motion was seconded by Mr.
bmith and on roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crego
yes, Mr. Diggans yes, Mr. Foote no, Mr. Jacobs yes and Mr.
Smi th yes.
The salary ordinance was then taken up. Mr. Smith
moved that the ordinance be amended to ~ead a monthly
salary of one twelfth the amount stipulated in the original
ordinance instead of the annual salary. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Foote and unanimously carried.
Mr. Crego offered the following amendment and moved
its adoption: That the Mayors salary now reading $300.00 a
year be changed to read $20.00 a month. That the five
Councilmen salaries now reading $300.00 a year each be
changed to read $20.00 a man th each. That the Muhicipal
.Judge salary now reading $300.00 a year be charg ed to read
$12.50 a month. That the salary of the Cit:y Clerk now
reading $1800.00 a year be changed to read $120.00 a month.
That the salary of Police vhief now reading $1800.00 a year
be changed to read $120.00 'a month. That the salary of
SUperintendent of Public Works now reading $1800.00 a year
be changed to read $120.00 a month. That the Fire ~hief,
the assistants to the City Clerk, the assistant to the
Superintendent of Public Works, the Deputy Police and City
A ttorney be inc luded in sai d ordinance. That the Fire
Chief receive $120.00 a month; That the assistants to the
City Clerk receive $80.00 a month. '1<, That the assistant ,to
the Superintendent of Public Works receive $80.00 a mon~h.
That the Deputy Police receive $100.00 a month. That the
City Attorney receive a retainer fee of $10.00 a month.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Foote and on roll call 'the
vote was as follows: Mr. Crego yes, Mr. Diggans no, Mr.
Foote yes, Mr. Jacobs no and Mr. 8mi th no.
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Mr, Jacobs moved that the original ordinance be
amended to read that the Municipal Judge shall be paid the
sum of $10.00 per month. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Smi th and on roll call una,nimously carried.
Mr. Smith then offered the following motion, amend-
ing the ordinance to read: Provided always that t.heabove
salaries as above fixed are subject to change by the Council
at the eA1liration of any calendar month dWl'ing l!!llidensuing
calendar year. The motion, was se conded by Mr. Jacobs .and on...
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roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. vr~go yes, Mr.
Diggans no, Mr. Foote no, Mr. JacObs yes and Mr. Smith yes.
The motion was declared carried.
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It was moved by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr.
that the first line of paragraph two of the original
ance' be changed to read "may" instead of "shall".
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:iVIr. Smith then Il'Dved that the ordinance as amended
be passed on second reading and adoption. The motion was
seconded by jljIr. Jacobs and on roll call the vote was as
follows: Mr. .Crego no, Mr. Diggans yes,JVIr. Foote no, Mr.
Jacobs yes and Mr. Smith yes. The motion was declared
carried.
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The current bills having been audited and a.K',d by.
the Finance Vommittee were referred back to the Council and
on roll call ordered paid:
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Flamingo Service Station
The Paint Store
Fisher, Inc.,
.J. Myers & Son
Standard Oil Company
W. A. Jones
Delray Beach Fire Dept.
A. Smock
L. .J. Nichols
Delray Lumber Company
Florida Power & Light Co.
$ 7.80
4.50
1.90
15.80
85.23
40 . 60
45.00
11.75
7.56
33.37
37 . 50
It was regtllarly moved, seconded and carried that
the Council adjourn.
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APPROVED:
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