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Minutes 12-06-27633 REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 6TH, 1927. A Regular Meeting of the ooard of Town Commissioners of the Town of Boynton, Florida, was held at the Town Hall of the ~own of Boynton, Florida, Tuesday Evening, December 6th, A. D. 192~, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Present:'E. O. Myers, Mayor Harry Benson,Vice-Mayor E. L. Winchester,Town Clerk The above constituting the entire Board of Town Commissioners of the Town of Boynton, Florida.~ Minutes of the last Regular Meeting of November IBth, 192~, were read and approved. Minutes of a Special Meeting of November 19th, 1~27, were re~d and approved. Minutes of an Adjourned Special Meeting of October 31st, 1927, held November 16th, 1927, were read and approved. Minutes of an Adjourned ~pecial Meeting of November lSth, 192~, held November 1Bth, 1~27, were read and approvpd. Resolution was passed ordering ~he following bills to be paid out of their respective funds: ~ank of Boynton For coupon payment on Street Improvement Bonds. Bank of Boynton For payment of fifteen Street Improvement Bonds. Oank of Boynton Ralph Benhower King & Campbell $6,450.00 15,000.00 In Dayment of seventeen bonds. Bond Issue ~3. 1~;0OO.OO Special police duty from October 31st to November 15th, 1~27, inclusive. 40.00 ArchitecSural services rendered218 Town or ~oyn~on. .60 634 W. P. Somerville Salary for week ending ~ovember 19th, 1927. $ 60. O0 Nannie ,~.Richardson Salary for week enaing November 19th, 1927. 30.00 Lillian Kessell Salary for week enaing November 19th, 19E7. 25.00 Eva 5omerville honday, Wednesaay, 5~ hrs. Thursaay, Friaay ana Saturday typing Tax Bills week ending November 19th, 192~. 25.50 Ray B. Dame 1 first pring Septic Tanks ~ $2.00. 3 duplicate prints Septic ~anks ~ $0.50. 4 dup. prints Inlet Wash Out ~ $0.60. i Blue lined cloth map for Water Works. 15.90 Walter N. Knauth -Authorized Tax Abatement for the year 192B. Refer to Tax Receipt ~1577, taxes pai~ by Wideman & Wideman for James O. Watts. Page 2V - Lot 6, Block 3, Page 27~ - Lot 6, ~lock 10. 109.20 ~. p. Somerville Salary for week ending November 26th, 1927. 60.00 Nannte 2. hichardson Salary for week enaing November 26th, 1927. 30.00 Lillian Kessell Salary for week enaing ~ovember 26th, 192V. Eva Somerville Salary fro typing ~a~ bt±~s for the week enGing ~ovemoer 26th, 192V. 30.00 The National Cash Register Company Installment due on ~ash Register. 60.00 C. Russell Hauling sand and rock on November 28th & 29th, 1927. 5'7 · 37 R. Buchannan 8~ hours at 25~ per hour. 2.13 B. Knowles 16~ hours at 25~ per hour. 4.13 R. Brown 16~ hours labor on Railroad crossings at 255 per hour. 4.13 635 Hugh Linas FloriGa Power & ~ight Company 16~ hours laOo9 on Railroaa crossings at 25~ per hour. hlectric Current useG by ~own during month of ~ovem~er 1927: City Hall Jail Traffic Sign Fire ~iren Water ~ept. Water Dept. Casino Street Lights A/C 1213 ~/~ 1229 ~/~ 1230 a/~ i250 A/G 1264 1264 A/C 1304 W. H. Poore Salary from ~ovember 16th to ~ovember 30th, 1927. A. R. Cook Salary from November 16th to November 30th, 1927. Luther Baldwin Salary from movember 16th to november 30th, 1927. Robert ~ester Salary from movember 16th to November 30th, 1927. R. O. Myers Salary for mont~ of ~ovemOer 1927, as ~ommissioner. Harry Benson Salary for month of hovember 1~27, as Oommissioner. E. ~. Winchester Salary for month of ~ovember 1927, as Commissioner. McCoy & Finch Legal services rendered ~l'own of Boynton d~ring month of November 1927. Ralph Benhower Salary as special officer 15 days ~ $2.50 per day. McCoy & Finch Payment on account for services rendered in connection with Bond Issue. Nutting Filling Station Gas used during month of Nov. 1927 for Sanitary ~ept. Nutting Filling Station Gas used du~ing month of Roy. 1927 for F~e ~ept. 4.13 9.19 1.50 ?.5~ 5.00 i10.25 68.50 1.50 477.27 $680.71 100.00 87.50 62.50 50.00 100.00 lO0.O0 lO0.O0 75.00 37.50 1,OO0.O0 23.25 7. O0 Nutting Filling Station ~ i Tire, I tube, polish and gas during month of movember 1927, by administrative ~ept. Nutting Filling Station The Delray News Gas, oil, i hot shot wire for tractor and labor during month of hovember 1927 for ~ater ~ept. Printing ~lank ~ax ~ills for back taxes for the year 1928 and prior, also additional bills for 19E7. Florida Power & Light Company Electric Current used by ~ewers during month of November 1927. Seth Futrell Nfs. Seth Futrell Gas ~aed during month of movember 1927, by Sanitary ~ept. Meals for prisoners during month of November 1927. The National Park Bank of mew York. In payment of commission fee due as coupon paying agent for Bond Issue ~3. Southern Bell Tel & Tel Company Telephone service at ~own hall during month or ~ovember 1927. Southern Bell Tel & Tel Company Telephone service at home of ~hief of Police during month of movember 1~2~. Dixie Highway Garage Hepairs, charging battery, gas and oil used during month of November 1927. Dixie Highway Garage kepairs, gas, oil, charging battery and labor, during month of Eovember 1927. Austin~Bros. Tools, screws, files, twine, rope, cement, lxlO,lx5 and lx4 Cyp. -Boynton ~u~ber Co. ~ pint Lizzie ~lack. 2 sheets sandpaper. W. P. Somerville Salary for week ending Dec. 3rd, 1927. Eva A. Somerville Typing 'fax Bills week ending becem§er 3rd, 1927. $ 62.58 29.77 90. O0 8.00 1.92 36.30 3.30 13.45 636 3.36 23.97' 34.61 25.83 0.55 60.00 30. O0 Nannie ~. Richardson ~qalary for week ending December 5rd, 192~. 637 $ Lilllan Kessell Salary for week enaing December 3rd, 1927. 25. O0 ~estern Union Telegrams for month of ~ovem0er 192V. 3.95 Southern Bell Tel ~ 'fei Company. Fire ~ept. telephone service at resiaence of ~. ~. Cook for month of ~ovember 1927. '£he Crandon-nunter Company 50 lbs Bicarbonate of soda for Fire Dept. 4.00 .King & Campbell In full payment of architec- tural services rendered '£own of Boynton in connection with Casino. 200.00 Commissioner Harry henson moved the adoption of the following Resolution, to-wit: WHEREAS, heretofore, the ~own Commission of the Town of Boynton did, at a special meeting of such Uommission held on the 2Wth day of October, 19~?, at the hour of 4:00 ~. ~. of such day, pass anc adopt a ~esolution providing for the sale of $50,000.00 of bon~s of saia Town bearing date of October l, 1926. And, WHEREAS, it has oecome necessary, since the passage and adoption of such resolution, to c~nce~, out of and from such authorized issue of $5OO,O00.O0 of bonds, the sum of $18,~OO.O~ thereof issued for the purpose of refunding ~outstanding indebtedness of said Town. And, WHEREAS, heretofore, the ~own Commission of the Town of ooynton did decide to and provide for the issuance of negotiable coupon bonds of the said Town of Boynton, such bonds to 0ear date of October l, 1~6, bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum, payable semi-annually April i and 638 October 1, denomination of $1,uO0.oO each, and numbered and payable as follows, viz: - Numbered from I to 8~o inclusive. Payable serially in numerical order bonds on October i in each of the years 1931 to 1~40 inclusive, $20,u00.00 oonds on October 1 in each of the years i941 to 1948 inclusive, $28,u00.O0 bonds on October l, in each of the ears1946 to 1980 inclusive and onds on 0cto0er 1, in each ~f t~e years to 1958 inclusive. And, WHEkEA~, there was appropriated the sum of $?0,~OO.~O ou~ of and from such $500,000.00 bond issue for the purpose of erecting, constructing, furnishing and equipolng a pavillion or bathing establishment for the use and benefit of said To~ of Boynton and the residents and inhabitants thereof. And, WHEREAS, the sum of $1EE,O00.O0 out of and from such $500,000.00 bond issue, was appropriated for the purpose of acquiring, opening, constructing and maintaining promenades and play grounds within and for said Town. and, WHEREAB, it is deemed advisable and to the oest interests of the Town of Boynton and the in~a0itants thereof that the sum of $28,000.00 appropriated for the purpose of acquiring, opening, constructing an= maintaining parks, promenades and play grounds within and for said '£own, do be acquired in cash by said Town for the uses and purposes for which such amount was appropriated. And, WHEREA~, it is deemed advisable and to the best interests of the Town of Boynton and the inhabitants thereof that the sum of ~28,uOO.uO approp~iated for the purpose of erecting public buildings within and for the use of the said Town, to-wit, f~'the purpose of erecting, constructing, · 639 furnishing and equipping a pavlllion or bathing establishment for the use and benefit of said Town of ~oynton and the residents and inhabitants thereof, do be acquired in cash by seid Town for the uses and purposes for which such ambunt was appropriated. NOW THE~tEFORE, Be It nesoZved by the Town Commission of the Town of ~oynton, in ~alm ~each ~ounty, F~or&~a, that such resolution of the Town ~ommission so passed and adopted on the 2Wth day of October, 192~, as aforesaid, be, and the same hereby is, in all things repealed and, in lieu thereof, be it resolved by the said Town Commission of the Town of Boynton, as follows, to-wit: 1. That it is for the best interests of the said To~n of ~oynton, the citizens, residents, inhabitants and taxpayers thereof, that $50,000.00 of the $500,000.00 improvement bonds aforesaid do be sold at this time at such price, for such sums and amounts as the Town Gommission of the said Town of Boynton shall deem wise and to the best interests of the said Town of ~oynton ana the inhabi- tants, citizens, residents and taxpayers thereof. - 2. That, ou~ of and from t~e proceeds of the sale of such $50,~OO.OO of improvement bonds of the Town of Boynton, that $25,000.00 ~hereof do be used 0y the Town Commission of the Town of ~oy~ton as it shall be deemed best for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, opening and maintaining parks, promenades and play grounds within and for the said Town; and that the further sum of $25,000.00 do be used by the Town Commission of the Town of Boynton as it shall deem best for the purpose of erecting public buildings within and for the use of the said '£own, to-wit, for the purpose of erecting, construct!.ng, I'urnishing and equipping a pavillion or oat~ing este.~lish- 64O ment for the use and benefit of the said Town of Doy~'~ton and the residents and inhabitants thereof. 3. That the sa-le of $2U0,u00.UO of the $8:,U,OUO.u0 issue o~' bonds bearing date bi' October 1, i926, as aforesaiG, has been advertised extensively anG 0ius were request;ed at a meeting held for the sale thereof on the Zlst Gay August, 1997, and that no bids were received therefo::.. 4. ~hat the following bid L. H. Grist and Compnay, received by the Town Commission on the 31st day of O.:tober, 192~, as follows, to-wit: '~Board of Town Commissioners, Boynton, Fla. Honorable Board: For $50,000 of your issue of $200,000 legally issued bonds of the Town of Boynton, Florida dated (,:~tober l, 1926 and bearing interest at the rate of ~% per a~l~xum payable semi-annually, both principal anG interest p~yable at the Seaboard National ~ank, New York City, and bei~'~g in denomination of $1,~00.~0 each and maturing seriaJly from 193l to 1955 inclusive without option of prior ~ymen~ of which we are to take $5~,~OO of ~he longest 0onas, we will pay, upon delivery to us or our agent $950.~0 each $t,~OO bond.~ This ~id is made subject-to you furnishing ~As simul- taneously with delivery of bonds a full anG complete ~ertifled transcript of ali proceedings incident to, anG authoIizing the issuance of said bonds, together with the unquali~'ied final approving opinion of Messrs. Thomson, ~ood & h¢l~'fman of New York ~ity. As evidence of our good faith we attach her.i~to our check for the sum of $500.00, said check to be held bli~ you uncashed pending delivery of the bonds to us in accor,iance with the terms of the above contract, and to be returned to us immediately if for any reason the bonds can not be delivered according to the terms of said contract. Said check -zo be forfeited by us as full liquidated damages in the eve~'~t we fai2 to carry out the terms of this contract. Yery respectfully submitted, L. H. Grist & Co. By: &. h. Crist." 64i is a fair Old and the highest bid whic~ comld 0e obtained for such bonds. 5. That, in accordance wit~ t~e proposal containe~ in such bid, the Town Commission of the Town of ~oynton did sell, an~ does hereby confirm the sale, to the saia 0idder, L. ~. Crist and ~ompany, of $50,UOO.~0 of such $500,UOO.U0 issue of bonds bearing date of October l, 1926, in the denomination of $1,o00.oO each, the numbers and maturities of such bonds being as follows: Bonds numbered 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, payable on October 1, 1948; Bonds numbered 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 payable on October 1, 1949; Bonds numbered 319, 320, 321, 322,,323, 324 payable on October 1, 195o; ~onds numbered 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 payable on October l, 1951; Bonds numbered 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380 payable on October l, 1952; dongs numbered 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 414, 411 payable on October 1, 1953; ~onds numbered 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, payable on October 1, 1954; ~onds numbered 469, 4VO, 4V1, 472, 473, 474, 475, payable on October l, 1955; at the price and for the consideration therein named, to-wit, the sum of $950.00 and accrued interest for each $1,OO0.O0 bond. 6. That the attorneys for the Town of Boynton, Messrs. McCoy & Finch, be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to procure the unqualified final approving opinion of Messrs. Thomson, Wood & Hoffman, of ~ew York ~ity, upon such bonds, and to request Messrs. ~homson, ~ooC & Hoffman to submit final statement of their fees in regard to the $500,U00.00 issue of improvement bonCs. Commissioner Winchester seconded the motion for the adoption of such resolution an~ upon being put to a vote, the following vote was had thereon: Commissioner Myers "Aye" Commissioner Benson "Aye" Commissioner Winchester "Aye" Thereupon, the Mayor presiding did declare such resolution to be regularly passed and adopted. Commissioner Benson moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its second andfinal reading: ORDINANCE NO. 88 WHEREAS, heretofore and on the 7th day of Septembjr, A. D. 1926, the Town Commission of the Town of Boynton, in 'Palm Beach County, Florida, did pass and adopt an ordinance providing for the issuance of $800,000.00 of negotiable coupon bongs of said Town, and which said ordinance was entitled: ~AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BOYNTON, PALM BEACH COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA, ~t~IXING THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF A PROPOSED ISSUE OF BONDS OF SAID TOWN, IN THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,u~O.UO), TO BE ISSUED ~Y THE TOWN OF BOYNTON, FLORIDA, FIXING THE DENOMINATION OP SAID BONDS AND PLACE OF PAYMENT; PROVIDING FOR SAID BONDS TO BE COUPON BONDS; FIXING THE RATE OF INTEREST; THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE MONIES TO BE DERIVED THEREFROM SHALL BE EXPENDED; FIXING THE TIME WHEN SAID BONDS SHALL ~E PAYABLE; PROVIDING FOR AND CREATING A SINKING FUND, AND INTEREST ASSESS- MENT FOR MEETING AND DISCHARGING THE PRINCIPAL AND INTerEST OF SAID BONDS; PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DENOMINATION OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR A BOND OF THE TREASURER, ITS AMOUNT. CONDITIONS AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF EACH BOND ISSUED, SHOWING THE NUMBER A/~D AMOUNT 0F BONDS ISSUED, THE RECEIPTS THEREFROM AND THE DISBURSEMENTS OF THE PROCEEDS THJ~0F." And, WHEREA~, ou~ of and from the said $500,~00.~0 negotiable coupon bonds, $18,oOo.ou thereof was for the purpose of refunding outstanding indebtedness of the said Town; such outstanding indebtedness being $18,~00.00 of special improvement bonds of the said Town of ~oynton, Oeing a part of a total authorized issue of $Z5,~00.00, which bonds matured on October l, 1~7. And, WHEREAS, the said $18,00~.00 of improvement bonds aforementioned did mature and become payable on October l, 19~ such maturity being prior to and before the sale of the $500,000.00 issue of bonds, or any portion thereof, and before an~ funds were availab~ from ~he sale thereof. And, WHEREA~, to prevent a default in such bonds, it was necessary, deemed expedient and to be to the best interests of ~he said Town of Boynton.to and there was ad-. vanced or loaned from the general funds of the said Town of Boynton ~he sum of $18,OOO.O0 for the payment of such special improvement bonds so maturing'on October A, 19~7. And, WHEREAS, such $1~,OOO.OO special improvement bon~s of the Town of Boynton were paid out of and from the general funds of such Town at the time of their maturity, to-wit, 0ctobe~ l, 19~. And, WHEREAS, $50,OO0.00 of the $8o0,O00.00 issue.of bonds aforementioned have been sold and a portion of such $So,oOO.oO so sold being the $18,OOO.OO of bonds issued for refunding purposes as aforesaid. And, WHEREAS, the examining attorneys, Messrs. Thomson, Wood & Hoffman, advime that they cannot approve the validity of the issuance of the $18,oOO.OO of bonds so authorized to be issued for the purpose of refunCing such outstanding indebtedness, for the reason that such bonds had been paid out of and from the general funds of the Town of Boynton, and such refunding bonds could not be issued for the purpose of repaying to the treasury moneys which had already been expended in payment and satisfaction of such previous issue of bonds. NOW THEREFORE', Be It Ordained by the Town Commission of the Town of Boynton, in Palm Beach County, Florida, that such $18,oo0.00 Of bonds so a~thorized to be issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding indebted- ness, being bonds numbered 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 286, 28V, 288, 289, 290, ~1~, ~1A,'315, $16, 317, 318, and ~A1, be, and the same hereby are, cancelled and that the $500,000.00 issue of bonds be reduced, in consequence of such Cancellation and in accord therewith, to the sum of $482,000.00; and further, that such $18,000.00 of bonds for'refunding purposes be stricken and cancelled from the computation of $500,000.00 of bonds aa aforementioned. B~ It Further Ordained that such $18,000.00 of bonds so cancelled as herein provided shall be, by the Town Commission of the Town of Boynton, destroyed, such bonds so to be destroyed and cancelled as aforesaid, being numbered and maturing as follows, to-wit: Bonds numbered 257., 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, maturing October 1, ~; Bonds numbered 286, 287, 288, 289, 290 maturing · October 1, B~nds numbered ~13, ~14, ~15, 316, 317, 318 ' maturing October 1, 1950; Bond numbered 541 maturing. October 1, 1951. 'Be It Further Ordained that, save and except for the cancellation and destruction of the $18,000.00 o~ bonds issued for the pumpose of refunding outstanding indebtedness of the said Town of Boynton and the reduction of such $$00,000.00 issue of bonds in the amount of $18,000.00 as aforesaid, that said ordinance and all acts and proceedings had in connection therewith and wi%h the issuance of said bonds be, and the same hereby are, in all things, fully ratified and confirmed. Commissioner Winchester seconded the motion and upon being put to a vote the following vote was had thereon: Commissioner Myers "Aye" Commissioner Benson "Aye" Oommissioner Winchester "a~e~' Thereupon, such ordinance was p~aced upon its second and final reading and read in full. Thereupon, Commissioner Benson moved that such ordinance be passed and adopted as read. Commissioner Winchester seconded the motion and t he following vote was had thereon: Commissioner Myers Commissioner Benson Commissioner Winchester "Aye" "Aye" "Aye" ·hereupon the Mayor declared such ordinance to have duly passed and adopted. The Mayor thereupon instructed the Town OlerX · to post a copy of such ordinance at the front door of the Town Hall. There being no full,her business, t~e meetin~ adjourned. Town Clerk