01-28-29 Regular99
COLrn?CIL ROOTv1
January 28th, 1929.
The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P. T., the
Mayor and the follovring members of the Council were present:
i`r. Keen, Talr. Porter, i,r. Smith and T:Zr. Troup.
Owing to the absence of the president, tlrs. 6irarfield,
P.x. Troup eras on motion duly made, seconded and carried ele~eted
president pro tem to preside at this meeting.
11^he minutes of previous meetings were read and after
correcting approved.
i~:Ir. Smith reported on the following natters :rhich had
been referred to his co~~ ittee. The purchase of twenty traffic
signs to be placed at different points in the City. That the
matter of replacing the top on the water tank would be completed
within the next few days.
Mr. Smith also reported that in the matter of repairing
the sewer South of Atlantic Avenue tiie sewer at the point where
the trouble was located was found to be some ten feet under
ground and that it was necessary to purchase a root cutting mach-
ine in order to r~.move the obstructions.
_ A co_rv7iunication was read from I~rs. Annie ?,. Rice and
ordered filed.
A night telegram eras read from L. K. ;°lagner, manager for
Lottie Schoemmell, requesting an engagement for swi~ilning exhib-
tion's. This vras also ordered filed.
Mr. Smith then introduced the follovring resolution in
reference to having additional street lights installed and
moved its adoption: AtITI~ORIZING, DIRECTING kP?D ORDERIn?G FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT COT,IPANY TO IiTSTALL ATTD S~2VE ADDITIONAL STR, c T h
LIGFlTS IN TIE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO BE IIdST_4LLED APTD
SI~?VED IId ACCORDATdCE "iiITH TIC MUNICIPAL STREET LIGHTING AGREE-
MENT". The motion was seconded by T:Ir. Porter and unanimously
carried.
In the matter of a request for two additional lights on
the public school grounds was on motion duly made, seconded and
carried referred to the Light Conunittee.
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Council Room - January 28th, 1929.
Dr, J. R. Cason then appeared before the Council in
reference to laying a sidewalk around the iaethodist church
property on the corner of the Federal Highvaay and n?. E. First
Street. He requested that the City do the grading for the
sidewalk without charge. It was moved by ir. Porter, seconded
by nlr. Keen and carried that the City do this grading gratis
as requested.
It was moved by S+Tr. Porter, seconded by Trir. Keen and un-
animouslg carried that the action of the i44ayor in purchasing
the securities held by the City against the Ocean City Bank for
the sum of ~p50,000.00 be ratified and approved.
It was moved, seconded and carried that current bil_~s be
referred to the Finance Committee.
Iur. Roy Friedlander appeared before the Council and re-
quested a permit to install a gasoline tank on Southeast Second
Avenue near Atlantic Avenue. 13e stated that should his permit
be granted and it was found that a station at this point tiaras
objectionable that he would remove the same. It tivas moved by
fir. Porter, seconded by ivir. Keen and carried that the matter be
referred to the Street Committee with power to act.
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Current bills having been audited by the Finance committee
were on motion duly made, seconded and carried referred balk to
the Council and ordered paid.
P.4r. J. B. L'Engle, an attorney, and L. C. Forhman, the
chief engineer, representing the Florida East Coast Railway Com- 'x
pany appeared before the Council and protested construction of a
street crossing on Northeast First Street. They presented
various reasons, chiefly among vrhich was the creating of a hazard :>
and the large expense entailed. The matter was discussed at con-
siderable length by members of the Council and property owners.
DTo action was taken.
The following ordinance was then introduced and read: AN
ORDI'vTANCE+ IV:9KIA?G 9SSESS:L?`?TS AGAIA?ST PROPERTY IPT TI~.+~ CITY OF
DELRAY 3EACH, FLORIDA, TO COVER T'rI COST OF PAVIP?G CERTAIT? STRL'ET5
IT? SAID CITY ABUTTIT?G OT? SAID PROPERTY.
P1Ir. George Reigle, Mr. FJ. N. Shields and others appeared
before the Council and protested the cost, on the grounds that
the contractor had stated iierbally that the cost would not exceed
'25.00 per fifty foot lot.
iUir. Smith then made the following motion amending the '
assessment against the following lots for the reason. that said
lots vaere situated on such an angle that it made the assessments
excessive and that the City bear one-third of the cost of the
assessment as fixed by the engineer:
Lots 1 and 48 in Block 1