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09-24-23 Regulari i q ';i j Council Chamber September 24, 1923. The Council met in regular session, the Mayor presiding. Councilmen Keen, Malone, Ranson, and Scott were present. Councilman Sundq was absent. The minutes of the prevdons meetings were read and approved, The Clerk laid before the Council nominating Nominations petitions filed in behalf of J. L. Love, for tlayor; J.C. for City Of-:Johnson, E. H. Scotty Leslie H. Walker, and B. F. Sandy fivers. for Councilmen, and J. H. Cason, Jr. for Bond Trustee. After verification of the petitions filed, on motion of,Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Malone, the Clerk was .directed to have the name of J. L. Love placed on the ballot4 for the office of Mayor, the names of J. C. Johnson, E.H. !Scott, B. F. Sundq, and Leslie H. Walker for the office of Councilmen, and the name of J. R. Cason, Jr. for the office of Bond Trustee, to be voted at the citq annual selection to be held October 2, 1923, On motion of Mr. Keen, Chairman of the Finance Tax Assess-Committee, duly seconded, the assessment roll of the tax ment Roll igssessor,for the year 1923 was on roll call approved, those ,Approved ! voting in the affirmative being b~ir. Keen, Mr. Malone, Mr. ttanson, and Mr. Scott. j On motion of Mr, Keen, seconded by Mr. Scott A. T. Repp, J. F. Rice and J. d. Zeder were named as in- Election ipectors to conduct the election to be held on October Inspectors.~2nd and Mrs, Lulu S, French was named as clerk. i~ In the absence of Councilman Sandy the Mayor named Mr. Malone as a member of the Finance Committee pro tem. The Clerk laid before the Council current :bills which on motion of Mr. Keen were referred to the Bills Ordera:ii Paid.- Finance Committee. After being audited the seperal bills i were reported back to the Council with the recommenda- tion that they be paid, and, on roll call, the bills were ordered paid by unanimous vote. Il4x'. Malone, Chairman of the Street Committee, submitted a report to the effect that the street oiling Oiling Con- tract comple't~ontraet with A. 0. Greynolds had been complied with to Treasurer to: the satisfaction of the city and moved that the con- return certi- fied check. tract be accepted as complied with and that the Treasurer be directed to return the certified check deposited at the time the contract was let. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ranson, and on roll call was adopted by unanimous j vote. A motion by Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Ranson, j that the Street Committee be authorized to have Atlantic Street Com.! to have Avenue West from Swinton Avenue to the city-limits re- Atlanti.e Av paired at a cost not to exceed Two Thousand 02000.00) West repaired. Dollars including oiling at 10~ per square yard was i adopted on roll call by unanimous vote. A motion by Mr. Sett, seconded by 1'~r. Ranson, To sell oldl that Mr. Bradle su y, perintendent of the wster.& light Equipment. plant be authorized to sell,, the old equipment at the ~ as .~ ~Yater & Light plant and to be allowed 1090 commission to beydivided equally among the three engineers emplyed, was on toll call adopted by unanimous vote. i ~k ~g Mr. %een, Chairman of the Finance Committee, ~ Submitted an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE FigING THE CompensationCOMPENSATI02d OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILA~N OF THE CITY OF of Mayor and Council-~ELR.4Y,, FLORIDA" and asked that it be referred to the t men. ordinance committee, and it was so ordered. ~,°~ Mr. Scott, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, reported the ordinance back to the Council with the recom- mendation that it be placed on its first reading. The rec- ommendation being sustained the ordinance was read a first 'time and in full. Pdr. Scott asked unanimous consent that the ordi- nance be-read a second time and by caption only. Consent having been given the ordinance was read by caption only. The ordinance reciting that it was an emergency ;ordinance, Mr Scott moved that it be placed on its third ~eading and final passage. The motion having prevailed the ~` 'ordinance was read a third time, and in full, and on its i. final passage, on roll call, was. adopted by unanimous vote. 5 Mr. Seen, Chairman of the Finance Committee, jubmitted an amendment to the ordinance entitled " AN Amendments (ORDINANCE ' to "License) ~~TED FEBRUARY 14 AND APPROVED FEBRUARY 15, "Tes" Ordi-X1916, RELATING TO "LICEPdSE TAg", and moved that it be Hance. referred to the Ordinance Committee, which motion prevailed.::. ~; .. - ,- 9 i i I Mr. Scott, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee , • reported the amendment back to the Council with the recom- mendation that the amendment be read a first time and in ifnll. The reoo{~mendation having been sustained the amend- fient was read in full. Mr. Scott asked unanimous consent that the tales b® suspended and that the amendment be read a second time ;and by caption only. Unanimous consent having been given ;the amendment was read a second time and by caption only, Mr. Scott moved that the amendment be placed on its third raeding and final passage, The motion having ,prevailed, the amendment was read a third time and in ! Y full, and, the vote, on roll call, on its final passage a ~~~in the affirmative was Mr. Keen, Mr. Malone, Mr. Ranson , ,'and Mr. Scott; and the amendment was declared adopted. On motion of Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Malone, ,, Fire Hose is contract signed by the Mayor with the Eureka Fire Hose Contract. ; Department on the 11th of September 1923 for the u • p ~- k ( chase of 500' of Paragon Brand Fire Hose at X1.40 per ;foot was on roll call approved by unanimous vote. On motion of Mr. xanson, seconded by Mr. Been, ;the LaFranee Brockway Torpedo Triple Combination Pump Fire Engine Accepted. ~# B-172 and Chemical and Hose Motor Car as complying with the contract dated March 29, 1923, and the Treasurer wa s ~. directed to make payments in conformity with the contract. There was unanimous vote on roll aa~."in the affirmative. '" I The Clerk laid before Qounoi~:' a resolu tion I _~ .. i I ~~ i I I adopted by the congregation of the First Methediat i ~hureh on the 16th of September requesting the repeal of an ordinance calling for a referendum on October 2, 1923, on the sub3ect of Sunday amusements and the passage of an emergency ordinance making it unlawful to open any „~ picture show or other place of public amusement during the xegular hours of Sunday public vrorship, together with an ;explanatory letter from the pastor, Rev. w. G. Allaben. !The resolution and letter were read in full and after dis- >f Repeal of cession Pdr, Keen submitted an ordinance entitled " AN OR- "j ordinance 'DINANCE REPEALING AN ORDINANCE APPROVED SEPTEMBER 10TH for referen- , dum on ~ ;1923, ENTITLED AN "ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMIS- Sunday amuse- ments. SION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION (OCTOBER 2, 1923, OF THE ;;UESTION: " SHALL THE COUNCIL OF THF. CITY OF DELARY, FLORIDA, ENACT AN ORDINANCE PROHIBIT- ZING THE OPENING OF PLACES OF AMUSEMENT OR RECREATION ON ;SUNDAY?" and moved its reference to the Committee on es, which referenoe prevailed. Mr. Soott, Chairman of the Committee on ~, ;Ordinances, reported the ordinance back to the Council ;with the recommendation that it be pelted on its first reading. The recommendation having been sustained, the finance was read in full. Mr.Scott asked unanimous consent that the or- dinance be read a second time and by caption only. Unani- Imeus consent having been granted the ordinance was read a, ~e second time and by caption only.