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11-23-31 Regular l eouNCZL eHar~x November 23rd, 1931. The Council met in radar session at 7:30 P. M. members of the Coancll were present. AlI -... The minutes of meeting he ld November 9th, 1931, were read sad approved. A communication was read from Professor J. A. Young- blood regarding the delinquent #ater bill'at the public iohool and ordered filed. The following motion was offered by Mr. Berg: That the action taken at the last meeting of the City Gonncil on November 9th, authorizing the Fire Committee to purcheae flee hundred feet of ateadard fire hose, be rescinded sad that the Fire Committee be inatraeted to investigate the different brands of hose and report back to the Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Higgans and carried. The applieatioa~s of Mrs. Florence A. Sehleekser sad ., Mrs. Leila.©. Stratton for widows tea exemptions were read end after the City Atterneg expressed his opiaioa that neither of these appliea~s were entitled to exemption it was regularly moved, seconde$ and serried that they be refused. The applications of o7ilbui3 Hayes and Arthur Peerless for the position of life gear d at the beach w®re received and ordered. filed. On motion duly made, seconded and carried the Clerk ~ was authorized sad instraeted to exchange the Meaonic Temple ° bond sow held by the City for the new issae. Mr. Lauren C. Hand read as ordinance which had reeeat- ly bees pasae8 by the City aP P€~psao regarding the licseasing of itinerant merchants and requested that the City Council here take some aimiliar actirn. The matter wee laid over un= til the nest meeting.- ..~~ _!; The hour of eight o~eloek having arrived the Clerk aaa instructed to open the bids submitted for the painting of bath houses and pavilions at the ocean be aeh. The following is a list of the different bidders.: E. B. Hagerman. X135.75 ~ ~~~ " `, ~ ~~~ c J, w. Merritt 9$.C@ ~~ ;. ~ ~~' __. :A Counoil Chamber - 16ovember 23rd, 1931. A. D. Bork ~ 98.00 A. F. Haggett 136,00 Tohn Grant 192.CC ' T. K. GtPgnn 172.00 __ , ..~.. ~~ J. C. Cook 73.75 J. J. Dawson 142.0(} H. A. 1Pordquest 115.00 ~ . Tack tRashbura A. w. Nichols 180.50 F. A. Gunnell 100.00 ~" Mr. Cook having been the lowest bidder Mr. Diggans offered ~ ' the following motioa: That the eantract for the paintir~ ~ ~, f pavilions and bath houses be awarded to fir. J. C. Ceok for r~~g 73.75. The motion was aeconded b p Mr. Nndslep and unani- mously s4arried. a ~ ",~ Fire Chief tlook reported that Mr. W®odruff ~d moved ~~. a small building from the North Dixie Highway to a point on ~ .e~?i Nest Atlantio Avenue without securing a permit. On motion ~"" duly made seconded and carried this matter was referred to ~ ' the Fire hief for disposition . Fire Chef Cook as l~,ed permission of the Council for ~~ ~ •, the use of the hamber of c~meree Hall by the Fire Dap art- °'~ y meat one night per week for the purpose oP conducting a radio dance. Mr. Diggeas moved that the request be granted. Th® `' ~ motion was seconded by Mr. Berg and unanimously carried., ~$ k ~~'~ 0n motion duly made, seconded and carried the Park T Committee was authorized to purchase rope and cork neoesaery ~ , ~ *~'~.~ to replace the rapes at the bathing be se h. , ,: ~ The Fire Committee was authorized to purchase Pity ~t feet of rope for the Fire Department. _- x~ ,~~~~ Mr• Diggans reported that Mrs. Croak had requested ~°~. that the City replace r©yal Palma for the date palms oonaemned „ `" ~ ' and removed at the Kentucky House. It was the opinion ®i. the h Council that it would bs unwise to replant palms at this place ., ' at the present time. On motion duly made, seoonded and carried current: ~-;s *~~r bills were referred ~s the yt~ganee Committee' ~ % Y3 i ~, . y. .Y^~ . _ L: ~ `_ r i 1_ _ Gaunpil Chamber -November 23rd, 1931. seponded and parried i-n roll pall that the Following bills w b f e re erred back to the Couneil and ordered paid: 4 Fargehar A~eohinery Geanpany ~ 7.02 _ : Delray Beaph dire Dept. 13.E _ ___~.~ : Cpean City Lumber Cgmpany 1.35 Southern Bell Telephone Go, 13•pC Florida Peer 8clght Company S34.C6 Naransa Aapk Company 39x0© 7~r. Diggans then offered the following resolution: wfiEAEA.S the City Cffirter of the Gity of 3~elray Beaph, Florida, and the ~eyors call designat th F ~r;; ~~,~; , es e irst Tuesday after the First Monday oP Depember as the date fqr holding ~a; `; munioipal sleptions, and ; ~ ? ~RE6S the following have filing their 4ualified as candidates by. i n i ~ : ~"" voters. For ~ayc~r ~L.BR~Ben~amine ®hn We Ha].lpandgJ~Ci3ed fit. , `' Keen. Counpilman Prom Ward One -Lot L. Smith. For Counoilman Prom Ward T a ~ •;;~ w -Frank Crago and J. L. Lops. Fmr Counoiiman , at Large -Frank N. Brown and R. P. Endsley. NCW, TH'~REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Cquneil oP the City oP Delra Be h Fl r~,, . y ap , orida, that the above named list be depleted the regular pandidates to be voted for on Deeember P ~" 8th, 1931. BE IT FORTli~€t RESOLVED that the Clerk is hereby in- ,;,. ~~ strupted to have the County Registrar phepk the registration list to r ,~;; , p epare and have ballots printed and that said clap- Lion shall be held in the old Chamber of Cesnm l ~~> L'~ erce Hal between the hours of 8 A. M. and sundown . BS IT FURTFIER RESOLVED that the following qualified voters be appointed inspectors of said eleption: W. A. Japobs, c Chen. A. Reed and A. D. Burk and J. S. Sandy as Clerk. It was regularly mgved by Ear. Diggans that the reaolc~~. ~ ~~_~~ tion be adapted as read. The motion was seconded by Mr.-Berg. and unanimously parried. The mstter of ponstrupting a walk at the shuFfle board pourt was laid over far investigations. Cn motion duly made, seconded and carried the Park "'~" '" ~a? t~ Council Chamber - No~*ember 23rd, 1931. Committee was authorized to purchase two holders and a boa of toYlet paper for use at the ooean beaeli. xr. Mr. ban J. Hayes, proprietor of the 1Pew l~enn Hotel, came before the C©uncil with refereriee to having certain 9lectrio sites and lights installed. No action was taken, It was regu.7-arly mpved, seconded and carried that the Council adjourn to rmeet Monday, becember 3Cth, 1931, at %:30 P. M. 1 Citq Clerk...'. ~`'`. sK^, kj ,% ~i x .~_, } if r~