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10-23-22 Regularb r Council Chambers. October 23, 1922. i The Council met in regular session, the Mayor presiding. Councilmen Keen, Malone, Ranson, Scott, and Sundy were present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as read. The Clerk laid before the council a letter from J. P. Beckwith, Vice- President of the F. E. C. Ry., advis- ing that he had ordered the installation of an electric bell at the railroad crossing on Atlantic avenue. A letter from J. C. Gallatin advised the council that he was not in position to accept employment with the City at the Water & Light plant. The Clerk presented to the council an application from Perry Bradley for employment as Superintendent of the Water & Light plant. A motion by Mr. Ranson, chairman of the Water & Light committee, seconded by Mr. Malone, that the council emply Perry Bradley as Superintendent of the Water & plant at a monthly salary of $175.00 if working condition satisfactory to the Water & Light committee can be agreed upon was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. A motion by Mr. Keen, seconded by BQp °. Ranson,that the Citg Clerk be authorized to remit to_therrepresentativ of the estate of the late Alfred Shepard interest on tax sale certificate # 986'in excess of 8% per annum was adop- U 6 n r ted on roll call by unanimous vote. Mr. Scott called up the ordinance amending an ordinance approved February 15, 1916, relating to Oceupa- tional Licenses, and moved that the ordinance be read in full a third time, and placed on its final passage. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ranson and adopted by unani- mous vote. The ordinance was read in full, and on roll call was adopted by unanimous vote. Mr. Scott, chairman of the Ordinance Committee, called up an ordinance fixing the compensation of the City Clerk, and moved that the ordinance be raed in full a third time, and placed on its final passage. The motion having been seconded by Mr. Keen was adopted by unanimous vote, and the ordinance having been read in full a third time, was adopted those voting on roll call in the affirmative were Mr. Keen, Mr. Malone, Mr. Ranson, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Sundy. The Clerk laid before the council a number of current bills which were on motion of Mr. Keen referred the Finance committee. After examination by the finance committee the bills were referred back to the council with the recommendation that they be paid, and on roll call the several bills were ordered paid as audited. Mr. Sypert addressed the council in behalf of the Board of Trade getting out a folder advertising Delray, and adking the council to make an appropriation'in that behalf. A motion by Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Sundy, that the council appropriate the sum of Five Hundred dollars V I: to be used for advertising literature in the nature of folders, and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay that sum from the general fund of the city was on roll call adopted, those voting in the affirmative being Mr. Keen, Mr. Malone, Mr. Ranson, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Sundy. A motion by Mr. Keen that the Mayor appoint a member of the council to act in conjunction with the Board of Trade in getting out a folder advertising the City of Delray was adopted by unanimous vote, and the Mayor j named Mr. Keen as a member of the council to act with the Board of Trade. Mr. John I. Thieme, addressed the council out- lining the programme of the American Legion celebration I on Armistice Day, and asking the council to permit the closing of Atlantic avenue between Boynton and Aitken Cl streets during certain hours on that occasion,; also re- -'sting the council to participate in some manner in the proposed parade. j A motion by Mr. Ranson, seconded by Mr. Keen, that the American Legion to use as a closed street Atlan- tic avenue between Boynton and Aitken streets on Saturday, November 11, Armistice Day, between the hours of 9 o'clock I a.m. and 12 o'clock midnight,. the Legion providing proper safeguards to travel, was adopted by unanimous vote. A motion by Mr. Keen, seconded by Mr. Ranson, that the necessary current for illumination on the occa- sion of the celebration incident to Armistice Day be fur- nished gratuitiously by the city was on roll call adopted ' by unanimous vote. a 6 r R P to incur the necessary expense to have banners carried. Mayor. The Council adjourned subject to the call of the Clerk. AIMaIyor The Mayor named Mr. Malone to see that the coun- cil was properly represented in the paradeq with authority to incur the necessary expense to have banners carried. Mayor. The Council adjourned subject to the call of the Clerk. AIMaIyor n WATER & LIGHT DEPARTMENT. Balance, October 1 ------------- - - - - -- 3880.61 i Receipts: Lights ------------ - - - - -- 746.18 Water ------------ - - - - -- 200.53 - Material Sold - - - -- -- - - - - -- .42 v 4827.74 i Disbursements: Salaries ------ ----- - - - - -- 287.50 +. General Expense ------------ - - - - -- 29.47 Maintenance ----------- - - - - -- 87.00 Labor, Water Extension ------ - - - - -- 196.53t; 4 Labor, Light Extension ------ - - - - -- 255.3111 Material, Water Extension -- - - - - -- - 87.10.4 i Material, Light Extension -- - - - - -- 207.10 i Freight, New jngine Parts ---- - - - - -- 3.58r' 1153.59• I Balance 3674.15 X4827.74' Balance, Engine Fund ------ - - - - -- 1761.34 do W. & L. Ext. *Fund - - - - -- 1017.32 do General Fund -- - - - - -- 895.49 r 2674.1.5;; Treasurer. I CITY OF DELRAY Balance, October 1 ---------- - - - - -- " 488.57 Receipts Real Estate Taxes --------- - - - - -- 25.30 Personal do -------- - - - - -- 35.96 Tax Certificates ---------- - - - - -- 86.90 Interest & Fees ----------- - - - - -- 11.92 Mayor's Court ---------- - - - - -- 10.00 Occupational Tax ---------- - - - - -- 305.00 963.65 Disbursements: Salaries ------------------------- General Expense ------------------ Streets & Alleys ----------------- Street Improvement, G. C. Baker,- - Fire Dept. Ext. ------------------ Waftr & Light -------------------- Office Rent ---------------------- Election Expense ----------------- Legal Services, Mr. Blackwell, - - -- Balance Street Imp. Fund 0200.00 do Fire Dept. Ext. 9.79 do General Fund 84.07 5293.86 Balance 100.00 2.83 47.50 100.00 4.46 387.00 10.00 8.00 10.00 $669.79 293.86 963.65 C �L Treasurer.