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03-08-15 Regulari .`V ^elray Flom da, s-arch, 8, 1~?15, The re~x'tar ?r~.etin^ of the Town Council was called to order at ~3 ~, li. by ?mresidont +t. ?~, $lackr?er. There a Q bein,~~ no quoru*n present !neatin~ eras adjourned until such Y time as eallol by the P'resilent. LL >'elray rlorila, k'arcYx~~, ?91~, '~~, The retular adjournee r ~~':~n; of tl~e Town Council d~a called to order at 8 1F. F. a'.. by 1'residant Black:~.er The roll call showed the fa11o':ain~ raerrbers present. 1+'. Blacl-^~er, ','~. _.. Be11, L. N. Braelsl,.aw, ,7. R. -Cason Jr. liinutes oz the meeting held Feb. "?_-28 xrere read and 'r approved. Tn the ahNence of tha Clark the wresident acted a.^ (Clerk of the raaatin~. f Corlraunications ;were read from the Florida F>lectri.c Co., and the lfestin~house 1'lectric Co., re~arc3inp~ pricov on :'"lactric leters Transformers and Larips. Fir. Bradley ~'n~ineer addressed the r:eetin,~~ and stated that thane was an idle transformer on "~:aade St. and that lie believed that by tran~ferrin7.same to Aitken St. South l:~e could ~;at enough cu:atomers to pay. ~Aftor discussior.id~. Bradley was authorized to make tha chant,*e if he could: ~c.La it a paying, proposition. l:iotion by l'_r. Cason, seconded by l~rx Bell, that 1.`r. l;radlev write the Standard Oil Co. re~;ardin~; the charp;e of lid per gallon on 10 Bbls of Bistillato oil and tl~e loos by leakal-e. CARRI F'A . 1§otion bJ=ldr. Cason, seconded by ls. Bralshaw, that 11r. Bradley a:,certain the number of consurrer® *qro need "lectric lieters, ~ivin` the^? tc understand that sane grill have to be paid for as soon as installed, and then. order sa:-e frogs the :?astinmhouse electric Co., at -r~tlanta, Ca, price .";6.18 F.O.B. Jackksonvillg. Cti:4i:T ~r:D . l.,~oved and seconded that reports and. bills for the month of FebruarJ~ be referred tc the financo comrittee for irn~odial action. CARRII~;B . Reports and bills referred back approval a:= follows: A. lfacldeilly ':.`6.43 h j A. F. }=filler '3.00" J. s; . 'tl~alker ga,gg ... Grant ~~ Sir:mons 34,~C ,~ :-ovel and seconded t?xat xvarrants be lra~~{n and bills ~ paid as approved. C r1RR 1 ;;~ . ~_ lZoved and seconded that the schadule of rates on "ater and Linhts ~~.~ li:;`2e1 L~crevitl? ,~c accepted t:nci r_ade apart of tl~:e r~inutea of this r.:eetin^; and that all previous scredules in conflict wvith this are hereby repealed. CARR_T. i ,;3 . ~ I Rates on ~`ater and Li ~'rrts for it"ater and Li~-ht .Dept. ``eter Rates, ;2lectricity. For 1st ~5 h~S'3 used 157 per K s~ Flour Over 25I{~"i and less than 50 ~~ 15s~ " " " Cver 50 1;'r ~~nd less than 75 72 107 " " ° Over 75 1{F! rate on application ! Flat Rate. ht 757 per month, ~ lights "~~1.00 Der nonth, 1 Li,_ ( ; based or a ~0 ~Fatt lar.p. ( Three liNhta or :yore r~rinimun rates xvuxll apply. ~:za7.ifications. ' 13:eters mill b° required vrhere nunbor of li6hts ~ exceeds tivo. l.;inimurx meter charge to each customer ~ will be !~1.:.5 ;whether current constrL?ed reaches this ~ ar,rount or not. This charge ?will be r=~acle tmtil such tir?e as consumer `ivies ;written order for service to be discontinued, in vrhich case, if customer should W~rant to re-coxxrrect later on, a chars;;e of `~"7 ."5 vti11 be r.?ade for such connection. ~ i C~_t~+ ?gill keep all ~aetors in proper repair. Service grill be discontinued if all bills are not ~ paid pro~rptly. Izi''~rl?ich ease,. should customer Brant to re-connect later on, a char~:e of $t1.~5 vrill be grade for such connection. A deposit of 6.OG is required Where property is rented and property owners are not responsible. ~Ioter Rates, "4ai~er. ~`~ "1.00 each month 3000 nal. or tu~:der 3000 " tp 10000 ~:al. 207 per lk permonth 10000 " to °5000 " 157 " F^ „ " " to 50000 " 107 " 1. " " 25000 t . Over 50000 dal. rate on application. Flat Rate 1 opening:, 767 per month, 2 open! n~;s ~1 .00 per 7aonth; payable quarterly in advance. Over tvro requires r:eter. City reserves the ri,~-ht to require muter at any tir~re vrhere rzater is being; used excessively or extrava~~antly. Business Houses using lame quantities of ,rater, such r a.. drub; stores, restaurants, barber shops, etc. ?will be required to have meters. u a 1 Y ?~11 previous schedules in conflict r°rith this be, and sat:te are, hereb;~ repcalc-d. i:oved anti secorded that J. C. Cook be appointed ~ffici a1 lnspector of '"~leetric LiF;izt `,+iriny or electric .?ork ~r any think cor.!in~ tzrder the jt<risdiction of such an inspector, to be paid by the contractor or o~rner. ~ricos to be same as outlined by the South i;aste-rn :Jriderrtritess (association for such work. CfiRRII"'_' . lr`otion by ~:r. Cason, secen_dod by 3.`r. Bradshar, that the: '..'reS1ClP,nt i~irlte t'_!: i.~_i,CYary CO:7pan;~ Settixnrr forth all the defoct s so far =~not2n in plant and pipe and r; re lines,. also in cut in ~rork done by Brogan, and Cl2arre time on same, and astr. that they, McCrary Co., send a ran ciotsn here to inspect same, rake all necessar~r corrections and arrange for a final settlement. C~`-RRI.%i . '~~-oved and_ secondod_ that fir. i~radley be autitorized to buy ~xatcr anti san3 buckets=,, ~ra8te _pai is a7.d fire exti.n- ~uis =ors for use in _;?.n~'ino rous_ e; also that .., coon as i .gin N ~ ~~ee ~ ~ ~ tr` r~. i.n^aLr_..~C e, r+ t:c _,.~, n reC©24':7u Gt; pi~in~ tat ?:1^^. Alaci.;".er be a.ut'_?orize<i te'in.sur© same in reliable cor,pany to its Pull value. C~1RR I?'l: . (resident of Cot~s:cil read letter dated Feb. ;?7th to Clerk .. lacIveilly requesting; his resignation, as resolved at the ~:eetint; o-~° N'eh. 25th also letter of } ar. 15th from ft. S. yoottans, t,tt~~. iz: re~tly to sa*ie. i'-otion by 3.'.r. Cason, seconded by 'r. :fell that i$res- ident of Council ~rrite -1r. 1?:acf7eilly setting ford: these facts: That after len-`.thy discussion of tl_e matter in detail it aaas unani;nously decided to request the reai~;nation as sve mere fully convinced t'rtat sufficient evidence could and could be produced to force t's:e Council to ~tislod~e him from office; and the request for 'rtis resit=,natiorn^ras made by the Council, more to foster his reputation -than to injtLre it; it being, unariraously decided that in face of the several charg;os to be preferred it tzould be impossible for the Colu~cil to loner rEtair_ r'.r. ~`acIVeil1~- in office. 2t >i?ight be added }-sere that the charges brour;ht do not necessaril~+ have to pertain to his ~ public office but May be bn~ught against any act of hi.s private life or any busine ~> trarsact.ion. ?,.-~?°ir°~ In liea of iris voluntary resirnation~einP; plated 'before the Council at the next regular r!eetin~-, -ar. .`?^_nd., it trill be necessar~,~ for the Council to ta.':_e action a~-airst hir,: on tL~e char~:~s preferred. C~`PRl ._.. owed and seconded tr_at +^re adjourn. CY.RRT;. ~~ ~ ~n ?re:~ident of Cottrtcil Attes±: