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JULY 9TH· 1956
A ~egular Meeting of the City Commission was held in the
Commission Chambers at 7:30 P. M., with Mayor Mike Yargates in
the Chair, City Manager W. E. Lawson· Jr., City Attorney John
H. Adams and the following Commissioners being present; Catherine
E. Strong, W. J. Snow, Emory J. Barrow and Howard Lee Cromer, a
full Commission being present.
An opening prayer was delivered by Rev. J. T. Hayes.
· CommissiOner Cromer moved for approval of the Minutes for
the June 25th and July 2nd meetings as amended. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Barrow and unanimously carried.
City Manager W. E. Lawsom, Jr., then informed the Com-
mission the results of study and survey by Smith & Glllespie
concerning water and sanitary sewer needs for Delray Beach,
and recommended immediate action toward providing an additional
well as sonn as possible to meet the need for supplying water
requirements.
Commissioner Cromer moved for approval of the City Manager's
recommendation and authorized the Manager to turn this matter
over to Smith & Gillespie for preparation of plans aris speci-
fications, and to request Bids, at the earliest possible time,
as it is imperative that the water supply be augmented before
the Coming season's peak requirements. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Barrow and unanimously carried.
The City Manager then advised the Commission of progress.
made with re~ard to obtaining Deeds to the City for the now
privately owned Sidewalk and curb on the East side of S.E. 4th
Avenue and immediately south of the Library for which the pres-
ent owners seek compemsation for original costs of Sidewalk and
Curb construction.
Commissioner Barrow moved that the City Manager be instructed
to obtain Dedication of the privately owned Sidewalk and Curb
on the East side of S. E. 4th avenue between Atlantic Avenue and
First Street. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Strong and
unanimous ly carried.
City Manager Lawson then read a letter from the Lake Worth
Drainage District ~erein they requested that all subdivision
plats, subject to approval by the City Commission, which, in any
way, affect any facility or right-of-way of the Drainage District,
be submitted to that Board for approval or disaproval prior to
any final action by the Commission, in order to avoid any pos-
sible violation of the Statutes of the State of Florida concer$-
lng such subdivision approvals.
Commissioner Cromer moved that the City Manager and City
Attorney investigate this matter, reporting back to the Com-
mission at the next meeting relative to the boundaries of the
Drainage District and their authority, also the State of Florida
Statutes concerning same. Motion was seconded by Commissioner
Strong and unanimously carried.
City Manager Lawson then read the following -
~ESOLUTION NO. 1015.
a ~LESOLOTION o~' I'H~ CITY COMMISSION ORDERING THE
CONST~OCTION Ol~ STOOl DRAINS ON THAT PANT OF ~hND-
~tEWS AVENUe, BkTWE~N ATLANTIC AVENUk ~ND BEACH
DAIVE, TOGETHER WITH T~ INSTALLATION OF NECESSARY
CATCH BASINS AND M2uN-HOLES IN CONJUNCTION WITH
SUCH STO~I D~[AINS,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, did, on the 25th day of June, ~. D. 1956, adopt Reso-
lution No. 1014 ordering the City Manager to prepare plans and
specifications for certain storm drains, and an estimate of the
cost of such improvement to be placed on file in the office of
the City ~anager.
JULY 9TtI, 1956
NOW, THE,tEP1)~E, BE IT KESOLVED by the City Commission of the
City of Delray Beach, 'lorida, that it is determined to make
the Following described improvement, to-wit:
Construction of Storm Sewer Drains on that
part of Andrews Avenue lying between Atlan-
tic Avenue and Beach Drive and the installa-
.' tion of necessary catch basins and man-holes
in conjunction with such storm drains, the
tmtal estimated cost of which improvemnet is
~13,400.00. -
BE IT f'UitT~,it i~SOLVED that the entire cost of such
improvemnet shall be shared by the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, and the following described properties in Delray
Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, on a basis of the City
of Delray Beach paying 33-1/3 per cent of the cost of said
improvement, and the prop, erty owners of said properties
shown below, paying 66-2/3 per cent of the cost;
BLOCK O~ SUB/DIVISION P~OP~TY DESCi[IPTION $.QUAI~E FOO. TAGE
164 S~ of Blk less W 150 &
N 217 & E 10' thereof; 29,482 Ft.
" W 150 of S~ of Blk less
S 147.5; 28,590
" N-~ of Blk less W 170 &
N 217 thereof; 17,168
" S 200 of N 217 Less W 170
& g 10 thereof; 30,000
~ W 170 of N-~ of Blk less
N 110'; 34,680
" W 55 of N 110 of Blk; 6,050
" E 62 of W 117 of N 110'; 6,820
" E 53 of W 170 of N 110'; 5,830
OCF~hN BttEEZE ESTATES
" Lot 1 & S 25' of 2; 15,4~5
" N 50 of Lot 2 & S 50 of 3; 13,500
" Lot 4 & N 25 of 3; 13,500
, " 5; 29,219
' ~ 6; 29,058
. . 26; 12,431
" " 27; 12,416
" " 28; 12,416
" " 29; 12,416
" Lots 30 & 31; 20,335
" Lot 35; 11,376
" Lots 36 & 37; 58,7~-~. -
~ Lot 38; 10,665
" Lot 39; 10,665
" Lots 40 & 41; 21,366
DELAtAY BEACIt ESPLANADE
" Lot 1 & E,~ of Lot 2; 15,038
" W 37.5 ft. of Lot 2; 4,781
" Lot 26; 6,875
" " 27; 6,875
" " 28; 10,650
" " 29; 11,500
MAT~WAY LANE Lot 1; 14,130
" " 12; 14,000
OCEAN BEAC~ LOTS E 100 of W 117 of N 85'
of Lot 3; 8,500
" E 100 of W 217 of N 85'
of Lot 3; 8,500
" E 100 of W 317 of N 100'
of Lot 3 10,000
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JULY 9TH, 1956
BLOCK or SUB/DIVISION PROPERTY DESCRIPTION S(IUARE FOOTAGE
OCEAN BEACH LOTS E 100 of W 417 of N 100'
of Lot 3; 10,000 Ft.
~ N 100 of Lot 3~ Less W
417 & E 183 thereof; 17~575
" E 97 of ~ 559.5 of S 70.5'
of Lot 3; 6,838
" E 112.5 of ~ 462.5 o£ S
70.5 o£ Lot 3; 7,931
" E 130 of ~ 350 of S 70.5'
of Lot 3; 9. 165
" E 95 of W 220 of S 70.5
Lot 3 & E 95 of ~ 220 of N
49.7 Lot 4; 11,419
" E 108 of W 125 o£ S 70.5 of
Lot 3 & E 108 of W 125 o£
IV 39.19 of Lot 4; 11,846
" E 108 of W 125 less N 39.19
of Lot 4; 11,963
" N 100 of S 110 of E 125 of
W 250 of Lot 4 less E 30' of; 9,525
" E 50 of W 300 of N 150.5 of
Lot 4; 7,525
" E 75 of W 375 of N 150.73
of Lot 4; 11,302
" E 75 of W 450 of S 60.5 of
Lot 4 less S 10' thereof; 3,788
" N 50 of S 11o.5 of E 75 of
W 450 of Lot 4; 3,750
" N 50 of E 75 of W 450 of
Lot 4; 3,750
" E 75 of W 550 of Lot 4 less
ltoad It/W; 11,308
VISTA DEL NAR E 20' of Lot 4; 2,700
" W 30' of Lot 4, All of Lots
5, 6, 7, & 8 & E 35 of LorD; 35,775
" W 15' of Lot 9 and all of
Lots 10 & 11; 15,525
" Lot 12 and E 25 of Lot 13; 10,125
" Lot 14, Less W 17' thereof
& W 25 of Lot 13; 7,830
/] Lots 15 ~nd 16; 13,500
" Lots 17, 18 & W 40 of 19; 18,900
" Lot 20 & E 10' of 19; 8,100
" E 45 of Lot 21 & W 25 of 22; 9,540
" E 25 of Lot 22 & All of Lots
23 & 24, & W 25 oF Lot 25; 20,250
" E 25 o£ S 55 o£ Lot 25; 1,375
" E~ of Lot 25 less S 55'; 2,000
OCEAN BEACti LOTS E 143 of W 160 of N 100 of
Beach Lot 7; 14,300
" E 145 of W 305 of N 100 of
Lot 7; 14,500
" E 70 of W 375' of N 100 of
Lot 7; 7,000
" N 100 of Lot 7 less W 375 &
E 150' thereof; 11,600
" W 200 ' of N 60 of S 65.5
of Lot 7; 12,000
" N 60 of S 65.5 of Lot 7,
Less ~/ 200 & less E 148; 15,762
" Lot 8 & S 5.5 of 7, All
less E 146 & W 17; 76,590
" Lot 9 less the following-
W 17 & E 140; 70,304
" Lot 10 less E 300 & 14 17; 39,041
" E 300 of Lot 10 less E 136; 27,142
" N 100 of Lot 11 less ~ 132
and less W 17; 38,500
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JULY 9TH, 1956
HLOCK or SUB/DIVISION P~.0PEHTY DF. SCitIPTION SQUA/~E FOOTAGE
OCEAN BEACH LOTS S 70.5 of Lot 11 & N 142.5
of Lo% 12 - All less E
and W 17; 78,275
" N~ of Lot 13 & S 27 5/8' of
Lot 12, All less E 122 & W
10' thereof; 39,583
" S-~ of Lo% 13, less E 128.13
an~ W 10; 29,217
" N~ of Lot 14 less E 140 &
W 10; 26,214
" S~ of Lot 14 & N 15.5 of
Lot 15 - All less E 152.5
and W 10; 28,260
" S 50 of N 65.5 of Lot 15
less E 168 & W 16; 10,175
" N 50 of W 110 of S 100 of
Lot 15 less W 10' of; 5,000
" W 245 of S 100 of Lot 15
less N 50 of W 110 ~ereof; 18,500
said benefits to be de%ermined within the Drain Field area in
pPoportiom to the benefits which ~11 accrue to said lands.
~O B~ IT b~TH~[ RESOLV~D that said special assessments
against all of the lots and l~ds as set forth above, which ape
specially benefitted, shall be ~d re,in liens 'superior in
~gnity to all o~er liens, except liens fop taxes, until paid,
from the date of the assessment upon the respective lots and
parcels of land assessed, and ~ich ~y be paid in three (3)
equal yeaply installments with aecpued interest on-all deferred
payments. Payment sha~l be made at the s~e place that taxes
payable to the City of Delray Beach are paid, namely, atthe
office mf the City Tax Collector, and upon failure of any
property owner to pay any annual installment due, oP any part
thereof, o~ any ~nual interest upon deferred payments,
City of Delray Beach may bring necessary legal proceedings
by a Bill in Chancery to enforce payment thereof with all
accrued interest, toge~er with all legal costs incurred, in-
cluding a reasonable attorney's Cee. The total amount of
any lien may be paid in full at any time, with interest
the date of assessment.
IT IS 0~tD~SD ~at the City Co~ission shall sit at the
City Hall, In the City of Delray Beach, ~lorida, at 7:30 P. N.,
on July 23rd, 1956, fop the purpose of hearing objections,
if any, on said proposed improvements, as set forth above.
~0PTED by the City Co~ission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, on this the 9th day of July, A. D., 1956.
ZS/ Mike Xar~ates
~L~YOR
ATTEST:
/s/tr. u. Worthin,
city Clerk
C&mmlssioner Cromer move that properties within the
Drain Field ~rea, benefittinz from Storm Drain installation,
be assessed two-thirds (66-2~3%) of the cost thereof, the
City to absorb the remaining one third (33-1/3~o) of said
cost. Motion was seconded by Con~nissioner Strong and unani-
mously carried.
Commissioner Strong then moved that Resolution No. 1015
be passed and adopted on its first and final reading. Motion
was seconded by Commissioner Snow and unanimously 'carried,
JULY 91It, 1956
The City Manager then read the following -
P~ESOLUTXON NO. 1016.
A ~ESOLUTION OF TIlE CiTY C0~IISSION AUTIi0dIZING
THE CITY MANAGE~ TO P~t0CEED ~'ITtl THE C%EA~tlNG~
G~ING ~1) PAVING 0F T~T PAitT 0F ~D~S AVE~E
LYING BET~N AT--TIC AVEN~ AND ~EA~t DRIVE
T0 A ~IDTH 0F T~-T~ (22) FEET.
~E~AS~ the City Co~ission of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, did on the 25~ day of June~ 1956, determine to proceed
wi~ the clearing, grading and paving of that part of Andrews
Avenue lying between Atlantic avenue a~ Beach Drive to a width
of twenty-two (22) feet~ and
~g~S~ the ~esolution providing therefor has been duly
published as required by the City Gharter~ together ~ith a notice
that objections to s~d improvement would be heard on this date~
and,
~iS~ no sufficient objections ~ve been made to such
proposed impro vement~
N0~ TH~EF0~ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Co~lssion of
~e City of Delray ~each~ l"lorida, that the City Manager be and
he is haerby instructed to proceed ~ith the clearing, grading
and paving of that part of Andrews Avenue lyln~ between Atlantic
Avenue and Beach Drive to a width of twenty-t~o (22) ~eet,
acco~ing to the plans and specifications heretofore filed
~ith the City Clerk~ and a copy ~ereof filed in the office of
the City H~ager and kept open for inspection of the public.
PASSED in ~egular Session on this the 9th day o~ July~
A. D. 1956.
/S/ Mike Yar~ates
MAYOR
ATTEST:
".
City Cl'erk
There being no objections at the public hearing, scheduled
for today, concerning the proposed improvement, Commissioner
Snow moved that Resolution No. 1016 be passed and adopted on
its first and final reading. Motion was seconded by Commissioner
Barrow and unanimously carried.
The Commission instructed the City Manager to provide, in,
contract awards, for completion date and penalty fee of ~50.00
per day for delay in completion.
Commissioner Barrow then moved that the City. Manager should
advertise immediately for Bids covering Andrews Avenue im-
provements, Motion was seconded by Con~nissioner Snow and unani-
mously carried.
City Manager W. E. Lawson jr., then read the report of
the Planning Board:
Item 1. HE ~lo Del trey Shores - The Planning Board recommended
provision for additional R/W width on Federal High-
way, also that area drainage be approved by the
City Engineer, that sewage disposal be in accord-
ance with board of Health requirement, that the
developers give satisfactory assurance to the City
that they will build and finish-pave all streets
JULY 9T~, 1956
shown, that the final plat be returned to the
Planning Board for approval, that prints of the
approval plat be flled with the City showing -
water supply lines and fire hydrants
power poles and street lights, if any
invert elevations of storm and/or sanitary
sewers, if any
Commissioner Barrow moved for adoption of the recommendation
of the Planning ~oard and that the Plat be returned to the
developers for compliance therewith. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Strong and unanimously carried.
Item 2. Hequest of Delray Split ~ock -
Commissioner Strong moved, in accepting the recom-
mendation of the Planning Board, to grant the request
of Delray Split Aock Co., for expansion of their present
plant, said improvement to be completed not later than
January 1st, 1957. Motion was seconded by~,Commissioner
Cromer and unanimously carried.
Item 3. Hequest of Mrs. Sybil Buckingham -
Commissioner Snow moved that this deviation request
for alteration of a garage be again referred to the
Planning/Zoning Board for further consideration. Motion
was seconded by Commissioner Barrow and unanimously
carried.
Commissioner Strong moved that Bills, in the sum of. ,
~102,107.42, be paid subject to the approval of the Finance
Committee. ~totion was seconded by Commissioner Cromer and
unanimously carried.
Co~ntssioner Cromer moved that the City of Del ray ~each
pay the Bill from the Miami attorneys for expenses incurred
in the - Youngblood, et al vs. the City, amounting to ~1,082.66.
~otion was seconded by Commissioner Barrow and unanimously
carried.
Commissioner Strong opened for discussion that a policy
should be established concerning requests for moving of houses
from one location to another, it being suggested that property
owners in the area where a house was contemplated being located
be contacted and given an opportunity to object if they so
desired. Further, that any building moved should otherwise
conform with City Building and Zoning regulations.
Commissioner Cromer moved that the request to move a frame
house from Lot 7, Block 100, to Lot 15, Lincoln Park, be referred
to the ~uilding Inspector and that he contact property owners
within the Block area affedted for objections, if any, to
such location of said house, reporting back to the Commission
at the next regular meeting. Motion was seconded by Commis-
sioner Snow and unanimously Barried.
Commissioner Barrow moved that the following requests
be referred to the Planning/ Zoning Board for their study
and recommendation:
1. Owner of Lot 85 Plumosa Park Sideyard Deviation.
2. Owner of Lot 8 Carver Square Permit to build Duplex.
3. Owner of Lots I~ & 6, Blk. 4, Dell Park,
Duplex on each Lot.
4. Owner of Lot 19, Blk 5, Dell Park
Desires to build Duplex.
~otion was seconded by Commissioner Snow and unanimously
carried.
The City Manager then read a letter from County Com-
missioner Ben Sundy wherein the Commissioner advised tha~
Boynton Beach has requested the County Commission not to
dispose of the County owned lands in the Lake Ida area, pre-
vioulsy requested by Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Gulf-
JULY 9Th, 1956
stream, and further, not to permit construction of an air strip.
Commissioner Strong suggested that the City of Delray
Beach should request transfer, to the City, o£ County owned
parcels of land adjoining the general Del ray area and which do
not lie in any other municipality. Mayor Yargates agreed to
contact the County Commission concerning such transfer.
The City Manager then read a request from Tropic Isle, Inc.
and recommended ;hat the City provide for 365 feet of the water
lines necessary in serving Tropic Isle S/D.
Commissioner Barrow moved for approval of the City
Manager's recommendation that the City of Delray Beach pro-
vide the necessary 365 feet of water line installation. Motion
was seconded by Commissioner Strong and unanimously carried.
Commissioner Cromer moved for payment, by the City, of
the charge for Bus Service on the 4th of July in transporting
children to Jupiter Beach, amounting to $148.40. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Snow and unanimously carried.
Concerning City Hall air-conditioning, the Commission
instructed the City Manager to obtain costs for City Hall main
floor installation, as well as the Commission Chambers.
Mr. Milner, of ~osella's Bakery, requested relief from
congested parking in front of the bakery, which apparently,
has resulted from recent elimination of meter charge.
Commissioner Strong moved that effective July 15th, 1956
parking meter charge be re-established on all streets where
meters are installed, and that Fli~ PA~[KING be made available
ONLY on the City Parking Lots, South of the City Hall and be-
tween N. E. 3rd and 4th Avenues l~nediatly South of Ist Street
until October 1st. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Snow.
Upon call of roll - Mayor Yargates and Commissioner Strong,
Snow and Barrow favored the motion, Commissioner Cromer being
opposed.
Meeting adjourned.
/S/ ii. D.
Worthin~
City Clerk
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