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04-08-29 Regular1 ~~ cotrnrclL cxAMBER gpril 8th, 1929. The Council met in regular session at 7:30 P. M., the Mayor and the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Keen, Mr. Porter, Mr: Smith and Mr. Troup: Owing to the absence of Mrs. Warfield, Mr. Smith was on motion duly made ' seconded and carried elected president pro tem to preside at this meeting. The minutes of the meeting held March 25th were read and after corrections approved. A communication was read from the Central Farmers Bank oP West Pa]sa Beach ree_uesting thR release of certain portions v of tthere security which is held by the City as collateral against bank deposits. The Clerk w&s instructed to make this ad3ustment. The following resolution regarding the flood control of Lake Okeechobee was read and on motion duly made seconded and carried adopted: "WHEREAS, The necessity of providing proper and adecuate flood control for the Lake Okeechobee section has been conceded by all thinking citizens of this area and eorro- borated by the Engineers of the United States Army, in a report submitted to the Federal Government, and WHEREAS, The shocking disaster of September 1928, which host the unnecessary loss of more than two thousand lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to property when Lake Okeechobee flooded a helpless countryside, and WHEREAS, The Florida Flood Control profit making, non-partisan organization, ing and compiling data to present at the gress to substantiate the consensus of of this area that the entire cost of such Y] bore by the Federal Government, Association, a non- is engaged Yn gather- next session of Con- ~inion of the people of .cod control should be ~fD~3EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the City Councll of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, do hereby heartily endorse the efforts of the Florida Flood Control Association in this humanitarian as well as highly improtant economic effort in be- half oP the welfare, safety, progress and prosperity of our com- munity. Done at Delray Beach this the 8th day of April, A. D. 1929." Council Roam - April 8th, 1929. &Ir. Porter, to whom the tag matter of Mr. Sievers had been Deferred, introduced the following resolution, which was unanimous- ly adopted: ^wfH+RE9S, there &Ie certain-city taxes for the year 1926 assessed against the SE4 of the SE4 of SE4 of Section~5, Township 46, South of Range 43 East, in the amount of X350.00, and interest and fees thereon amounting to X57.00; and ~F.AS, Mr. P. Sievers has offered to pay the sum of X161.65 in full settlement of taxes covering said property, less a lot in the Northeast corner of said tract 150x200 feet, and also lass certain lots numbered from l to 8, inclusive, of a subdivision known as Delray Shore Plaza, as shown by a plat of same on file ~n the office of the Jerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach ounty, Flori~a, in Plat Book 4, at page 48, same being a subdiv- ision of the outh seven acres of the SE4 of the SE4 of the SE4 of Section 5, Township 46, South of Range 43 East; N09P, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL Of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, that the said offer oS settlement made by P. Sievers, as herein act forth, be aocepted in full settlement of -the taxes on the SE4 of the SE4 of the-SE4 of Section 5, Township 46, South of Range 43 East, less a lot in the Northeast corner of said tract 150200 feet, and also less certain lots numbered from 1 to 8, inclusive, of a subdivision mown as Delray Shores Plaza, as shown by a plat of same on Pile in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach-County, Florida, in Plat Book 4, at page 48, same being a subdivision of the South- aeven acres of the SE4 of the SE4 of the SE4 of Section 5, Town- ship 46 South of Range 43 East,-and the Clerk of the City of Delray Beac h, Florida, is hereby authorized to cancel tax sale-oertifi- cates on this property and accept tiie said sum of 161.65 in full settlement of the taxes due thereon, and to issue receipts to the said P. Sievers covering such property." PQr. Porter, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that+ he had been requested to make certain repairs on the Miller Barber Shop property and it was moved by Mr. Troup, seconded by Mr. Keen and carried that the Committee be authorized to make these repairs.. Mr. Smith, Chairman of the V7ater and Light Co~pmittee, report- ed that the program of well drilling"was being Carr-ied out, that three wells had already been completed and that the fourth was down to a depth of nearly seventy feet. In the matter of adjusting the sidewalk assessment against the property of Mr. A. Simon in Block 71, Mr. Smith reported that all evidence showed that the sidewalk in question had been com- pleted sometime prior to the making of this assessment, which was evidently done in error and it was moved by Iv1r. Porter and secon- ded by Mr. Keen that the Clerk be directed to remove this assess- ment from the roll. The motion was unanimously carried. In the matter of extending the water line for the boy scouts in Osceola Park was referred to the water and Light Committee with power to act. The following or dinanee was then introduced and read in full: 15L Council Room - April 8th, 1929. "BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED By the authority afcjresaid that the ordinance creating and establishing a Pire department in the City of Delray Beaoh, Florida, and defining its Jurisdiction,`be end the same is hereby amended so that Section 21 of said ordinance shall read as Follows: "Section 21 - The Chief oP fire shall receive such compen- sation as the City Council may"by resolution from time to time-see fit to pay: The assistant chitP of fire shall receive as a re- , muneration, for his services as such, suer. sum or sums as the City Council Prom"time to time, by resolution, m2y see 'fit to pay: Each fireman, or in his absence a reserve fireman, shall receive a compensation for his attendance at each fire, an amount to be designated by resolution of the City Council. Each fireman and officer shall receive a compensation of an amount to be fixed by resolution of the City Council, For his attendance at the regular . Piremanrs paactices." BE IT F[JRTFD;R ORDAINED By the authority aforesaid that the office of chief of Pire can be combined with anyother office of ~' said City, and one and the same person hold two or more of such offices. This ordinance amending an ordinance as above designated shall take effect and be in force Prom its passage as provided by law. -All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed." fir. Troup moved that the ordinance be passed on first read- ing, which was seconded by Mr: Keen and on roll call the vote was as Follows: Mr. Keen yea, Mr. Porter yea, Mr: smith no, Mr. Troup yea. The ordinance was passed on the first reading. On motion made, seconded and carried the Clerk was instru- oted to amend the assessment roll oP the Seaboard Air Line Rail- way Company to conform to the return made by the State Comptroller." Mrs. Amanda Sypert then Dame before the Council and presented a letter from former Mayor Sundy in reference to sidewalk constru- ction abutting her property on Northeast First Street. Bdr: Troup moved that this assessment against Adrs. Sypert be cancelled. The motion was seconded by fir. Keen but after certain developments in the discussion Mr. Keen withdrew his second and the motion was lost on that account. Mr. Porter then moved that this matter be referred to the Street Committee for further investigation. The -~ motion was seconded by Mr. Keen and carried. In the matter of improvement assessments against Dr. J. R. Cason, Sr., this was continued with the Street Committee. Mr. Porter reported that he had a proposition Prom Mr Prin-'''' gle in which he offers to purchase the Cline property on the South Dixie: The proposition is as follows: Purchase price to be 3200.00, 160.00 cash, X800 i91 one year, X1120 the second year and: °~ _. ~ ,_ Council Room - April 8th, 1929. ~1I20,00-the third year. It was moved, seconded and csarried that this matter be referred to the`City Attorney to investigate"and prepare a contract to submit to the Council at the nett regular meeting. Mr. Porter then presented the following proposition Prom Bdr. C. F. warfield, Jr: and wife in reference to a compromise settlement oP a note and mortgage and taxes due the City. The proposition presented was as follows: That Por the consideration of said C. P. YParfield 8r. and wipe executing warranty dead to" the City Por four lots in Pompano Beach and on payment of $100.00 that the City deliver said mortgage and notes to Mr..77arfield and a receipt in Pull to date Por taxes on the North 65' of"Lot 15 in Block 67 in the City oP Del say Beach. Mr. Porter then offered the following motion: That this proposition be accepted and that the Mayor and C1er K be authorized to e$ecute a satis- faction oP the mortgage and receive deeds to the Pour lots in Pompano Beach and X100.00 in Pull settlement of said note and mortgage and"taxes on the N. 65' oP Lot 15 in Block 67, provid- ing, however, that there are no second mortgages against the said Pompano lots. The motion was seconded Dy Mr. Troup and un- animously carried. Current bills having been audited by the finance Committee ovate on motion duly made, "seconded and carried referred book to the Counoil and ordered paid. Council adjourned. ity let . ATTEST: resident of the Coune