Minutes 12-15-52PRESORT:
~. P.L.P~inton
Mr~ Alva Shook
Hr~ Arthur Frodrich
MP~ Stahley Weaver~
Mayor Purinton called the meeting to order ~t 7~30 P.M.~
and said tho first business was the Resolution to apply for a
loan to the Nederal Publis~ Housing Authority for a low cost
building project in
before Ja~uuary 1 next; and that tho Coup_oil, ~ftor appoir~ing
a five-man co_~ittse to take care of' the pl~u~ will bm- e
nothing furthor to do with it; ~ and that the entire axpense
to the City will be
Mr. Wi!!ia~.s~ of the fi~_n of Job_n Hart Company, Atlanta,
~eorgma, road v~_~e ~o_m of Resolution and said the City morely
concurs in~ and approves of, the request to the Public Housir~
Authority for a pre!imina~y loan of ~100~000.
The following flys-man Housing Co,mitres was appointed:
Mr~ ~a~r!es Senior,
Mr. Eugene !%~2mL~eist e~
Mr~ Nicholas Fornaby
?!r. Joseph De>~a~co
l,¢r.
Mr. Shook ~hou~ht that tho C~ty did not have to accept the
progr~n ar~ was not tied in any way.
l~. ~ml!mam~s concnrrod in this.
?~,~ Purint~a asked about taxes.
~ ~.~mllmams said tho City receives ±O/o mn lieu of taxos
and owns tho ' ~ ~' ~ * '
pro0eoo after ~O~lZa~lO~
In reply to a question from Mr. Shook'~ Mr.%~.~illiams said
the Housing Authority sells bonds in t~e open markat ~_d then
takes the rsn~ against it in payment~ that in most cases this
won't ~u~t~ liq~dat~ the bo-~ds ~n~ so the Housi~ Authori~
makes UlO o~_e difference~ zhe City would have nc obligation in
connection with it~ The Housing Co[~ittee would bs a co~orat~
body operating ~uder the laws of the State of Fl~ida~
~o Shook asked if * ~
au ...... s ed these men to go to w~rk
on it. ~ Williams replied: ~U~o~znz~e!y-~ '~ ~?.
I{ro Fre~rmch ask~a m-, there was a soec~zzc time between
the p~vv~ng up of the project s~d its being turned over to ~me
M~ Willia~s said it is tu_~ned over to the Citj~ only after
t~_e bonds have been amortised, unt_,± tha~ the Federal Government
holds on to it.
Mr. Fredrich asked M~r. l*filiis~ms to state tha a~£ount of
money the Cozc~_.~,issioners would have to pay out.
Mr. Williams replied that there is no liability to t_he
Cc~missioners beyond th~ advance of ~7.~0 to org~.uise~ The
Committee appointed is a separate body operating ~uder the
laws of the State of Ftorida~
Mr. Fredrich asked if we can ,a~p!y for eau additional loan
the Federal Goverr~aent after ~his em~.o,~t is~sed up,
Hr. Wml!lams ~eolmea:~ ~'Yes'~;
~ ~.t l~ serve s a
~hau ms ~.~.m.y ~¢~e made it 200
=coed pd~pose smd is needed
~Lr~ Fredrich asked how money is appropriated for the
clearance of slu_ms before new building starts ~
~,~ Willi~z~as said the first step is to get ,o~g~ised and
to get ceftin doc-cz-cents to the Goverr~ment~ and ~e selection of
the si~by the Housing ~o~m~vtee who ~e' solely_~spo~s~ble__ _ for
_t~ ~t~_ ~me selec~mon~ the P~bl~ H~usmng
=n c~n3~ct~_on ,~th zne nousmng Co~zvtee, orovzd~s plus ~d
mes~royem. ~n a s~;a!l cz~y mt ms very z~re to s~!ecv
clear.ce, which comes ~der ¢ ~'
~o~ne~ progrsm. This is all new
location.
N~. Predrich asked _faz_o~ner ~ ~ ' '~ -
~pro~rla~mon e~ ~e made
for the ~ ~' _ _ ~
~% Willie~s replied that the q
~o~z~m~t will allocate money;
the Housing C :~.ml~ee selects the saree
~. Shook asked if there Was a standard bu~l~ng pl~u~
}'~ Wi!liszms said there is a cervain sta_udard. Tb~y make
one~ two, three or four bedroom houses, as needed. Time whole
thing would have to get ~nto.a certain bracket, say~ from ~;~¢000
to ~8~00. The-p~ice or maznten~ce is to be kept ~ a
There are rules m~d re~.lations, for instsnce¢ z~arding ¢15,000
ho~es. He added that, after the adoption of the Resolution,
it is finished as f~ as the Ci~ Council is concerned.
Pr: Shook s.aid the Resolution will be sent tq Hr.C~iffith
to ex~zne; tha'c the Council reoresents t_he people and don,t
~. Wi!ii~s said Mr°Senior is to be CImairmau of
~ousing Co~_~e~*' ~ until the tnmn~ ~ ~ is org~uissd. Then he can
resign~ and the Board accepts his resignation~
Mro Fredrich said a Resolution was adopted on June 2, i9~2~
but ne action was taken, and that the Cormuissioners have to accept
a Resolution as noth~ag is on record. He suggested a motion
requesting a Resolution be draw~ up favorable to the Public
Housing Authority~ amd that the C~ty Attorney be given the re-
qulred time before the Resolution is adopted.
~. ~ed_mch movem ~hat the Resolution be adopted p~_dmng
Atzo~ney ~o be rscezv~d at a special meeting,
advice from the City ~ ~ ' ' ~
Mr~ Hood seconded the motion, which was passed unanmmously,
wm~._ regard to the sale of City property in ac~age 20~
?urinton said it b~d been brought to his attention that the City
has seven and a half miles~ mud that tb~s is the o~y piece of
property ~e City now Owns and hems' mn' favor of i~o!ding it for
~ubl~c purposes~ The matter was ~aol~
~. Job~.~son sa~d ~ro Yol~ is be~no taxed for a 14 ft.
ceiling instead of for a 125 ft. He also said bh~ after
inspection, he thought the Hasbrouck ~roperty in $he colored
section should be in ~he lowest bracket CBS construction, and
should also be credited with 90% condition for 19~5~ as it is
very dilapidated; and that one of the houses is given as two
feet too long. He added that i~, Shook concurs.
Mr. Fredrich moved tn~ ~ne C~mncz_.~ccept
tions of }~.Joi~uson ~ud Mr. Shook regarding tax adjustmento'*~ in
cor~nection with t~e No!an and Hasbrouck properties° Mr~ Weaver
seconded~ and the motion was passed~_anmmo~s~y,~ ~ ~- ~
~,~r. BrocLm~ay presented a plat of Coq .... ~n~ Cove for ZirHce-
Smith for s~proval~
~fter discussion, !~L~. Shook moved that the plat be accepted
with a cha~ge to 2~ feet setback~ to a~c~ord wzvn the Czty 0rdz-
nance. M2~. Hood seconded the motion wn~mh was ~aJsed uD~nimously.
in connection ~ith the urgent necessity for City maps, Mr.
Brock~ay presented a street map of the City but said it is too
small ~ud that the only way to m~2~e a satisfactory one is to
have it in book form~ lot n~g~bers and house n~bers to be put
. He,~sugg?sted:each lot berg given n~nbers ac$ord_tng to its
szze; ~hat ~z t ms i~ not irises,em 9n osopme wil~. choose tnem~
own n~mbe_s~ tha~ .~he Co~a~.~cil sho~lu nave a~.t~c~ty to post the
n~u~b, er on the build~,ng~ as tb~s official n~c~,~ber~ ~e showed a mac
gmving numbers and s~reet, names as far as at presSnt available.
but suggested that ~ 0rainsz~ce be ~dassed ch~c~,~,~in~ certain nsa~d
streets to %o~.ber. s, leaving 0teen AVenue and G?ee~ S~ree~ asv~e
dividing lines of
other hemes to be
as a basis~ ali
Pk. Purinton said house n~abers are nscessar~ for r~ail
elmv~ry.
P~, Fredrich asked how soon cou_~ a map be supplied.
}~o Brockway said it would 'bake the be st pars of a month
and would cost around ~20Q~ as it will include ~ever~-bhing no_ to
date~ and that business oroperty~ where D_ecessary~ could be givsr~
r~g~ n~abers ~ H~ said ~malier maps c~a be reproduced ~ a re-
mnced scale, when the ~_e is completed.
~r.w' ?redrich moved that both macs
Broc~ay~ be o~dered. Hr. Hood seconded ~d the mormon was oassed
unanimously°
}~ Brockwa? the~ brou~%ht no the ~uestion of '-2ae raz_~road
crossing North of the c~aa!, with 17~ ft~ right o~ way a~ud 140 ft~
crossing. He pr.educed a layout, which he said ~s been approved
by the County Engmnaers~ and of which he would like a tentative
approval b~ tlme Counci!~
can have a tentative ~at app~ovat~
The City Clerk read the minutes of the iasv regular neetir.~
of the Council of Dece~foer i~ !9~2~
}~. %~eaver said nhat the words 'tn~ lot surrounding the swim-
mmng pool should be nu_moerem' ~nou±a be inserted in connection with
the inlet Village plat,
~- oe a~cep~em, sotzon passed
read~ w~oh the above correction~
um~animousl y.
The City Clerkthen
r~c the minutes of the ~pecia! meetimg
December D~
Hr. Fredrich said thst in the Resolution tugs,ling road
building~ the specifications to be attached should read
specifications~ he asked if ~.~. Wright is now on eiae City's
pay roli~
3~o Furintonsa=~ w~ir .... ~'zgLa~' ~ iP~oected_ a street in Rolling
~'~ -- _ ~ ' ~as~o_~ Avenue for the City.
Green~ and ~_s bee~ requested to ex~.~ne ~' ' ~
~'~ rreer_,ch moved that the
.... m~nu~es of the spp. cia! meeting be
accepted as re~m~ ~{l~z= th~ ~ ~
c_mg~ge lndlcated, i,~ [~o~ seconded.
Hotion p~sed umasmimousiy~
BILLS 0 ~ i~AYED FOR
Clyde Rowe
Postmaster
A ~ C. Carver
~? .E. Bus bong
gmues Butler
C. E. Hodge s
J. A, Kiingl e
N. B ~ Sennish
Dorothy V oWillia~
Olive Cierpik
Ve~a
Alice Kelly
Teresa Padgett
Joseph Bencik
F. L. P~inton
Arthur Fredrich
A. E~ Shook
Stsaley Weaver
C. H, Hood
R. G~ Greenwood
R~ oh ~. Chapman
F~k %ut ting
Robert Griffith
?g~it t MoDowel!
Her~y Cooper
Leonard
Dave
Sam Hu~ ay
C~les Watems
Refuse ~.ndrews
Ed, Jer_k~ns
Peter Jacobs
Kate ~lilli~s
James Taylor
Katherine Thompson
Les Thomas
Peter Jacobs
Karo Milli~s
Clyde Rowe
George Athmuasi~
!~s~ D.F.Rich
M ~ N ~ Burket t
Theo Jc~uson
B,B, Fire Dept.
P ~ J. Joi%ns
Mark Mitchell
Alice Kelly
Alice Shepard
Sarah
F r a~ Nutting
30.00
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121.00
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36~o0
37.50
75.97
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837.75
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12o00
12.00
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Water Fund.
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92.20
15o.ko
8.00
8.40
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Depositors,
7;,50
7.
Petty Cash
_,,~ s. Geo. ge Shedenhelm
~-~s, George E.Ford
Mrs, Clifford Province
A, J, ~emons
Henry Cooper
=e o.,a.~ Hat tis
Dave L~ier
Smu M~ray
Lee Thomas
Refuse Andrews
Ed, Jerkens
Peter Jacobs
Karo Wi!tiers
Clyde Rowe
Halsey ~ Griffith
~. J, Ma:~] me ister
Rubin Comst~action Co,
Palm Beach Typewriter
Co~
Vaug~m& Wri~at
City of Delray Beach
Boynton Beach Roofing
107.3!
32~ O0
33.20
48.05
33.20
28,85
~.80
20,00
35.7o
.95
7.35
11o65
5o,oo
22~00
!,7,S,Darlay & Co, 3,17
Austin Supply Co~
Zinke -Smi th ~86,00
~._~ercer Service Stat~ on 37°
2
Florida P~cr.& Lt~ Co~ 3 9.~0
Southern Bell re! &
" '~ 56.90
Jack~ s Repairs
" ' 14, 00
Bo-u ~ Printing Co, 21,05
Chase Nationa~ Ba~k
Gr, ~outhern ~uckmng
Charles L. Meyer & Son
M~chael J.Estafen
Int erntl .Assn. of
Inspectors ~ 6. O0
12.00
53;o5
18.40
28.00
40.50
3 · 80
28, o5
38.16
25.90
1~3o
20.2i!_
96.9O
7.50
7, 5o
7.50
7; 50
7.50
7,50
With ~ ~
re_,e_,er, ce to the oonstz~o, ction of a water ma~n between
the tc~.m ok 0cea~_ R~doe and Gut,_ Stremm_~ Mr. Cromer exioiained in
r~u detail what was wanted sz~m submitted an
~. Shook made a motion that the renters of two fire hydrants
outside City limits be given fifteen days to pay and, if not
paid by jars3.ary I~ the hydrmnts will be removed. ~.~. Hood second-
ed and the motion was passed unanimously.
~. Weaver moved that the proposed extension of the water
ma~ to Gulf Stream be granted~ ~m, der the supervision m~d with
the approva!~of ~.Cb~istiansen~ Mr. Shook seconded tb~e motion~
which was passed unanimou~iy,
l~r. Joe Hatless said he ws_nted to take up v,C_th the Board
the possibility of getting going with the water lines on b~i,s
Ridgewood Hills development. He had discussed the matter with
Mr. Cromer, who had made a survey at ?~.Hartess~ expense s~ud had
made a plat with aview to getting a 6~ line over on to the West
bo~3r~dary of the subdivision.
in a discussion on pipe~ ~.~,
~ ~ to trs~site, and ~
_ur~ o~omer
was about 20~.
Cb=mst~anse~~ ~ ~ said b~ preferred
said the difference in price
2~r. Shook said he would like to get Mr~Brockwa?s recom-
mediation on the matter and suggested ~-,~_~o CD~istismsen get in
touch with Mt.BreeZeway, ~,Harless said he would go with
~o~isti~sen ~nd the matte~ could be taken np at the special
meeting.
~. jo~son said the 6:~ water main on the Zinke~Smith
property is.above the level of the road.
Mr. Ci~ristiansen said the 6~ main is now even with the top
of Ro~te 1, and that in clearing the lot the covering had been
~oved from the water main, which has been struck by the blade
of a bulldozer. ~¢~en first laid it had been put do~ 28~- He
suggested ~hat contractors %~roving lots should ask ~here the
water mains are so as to avoid cutting the pipe, s~ud that 26~'
is the regulation aepth.
suggestea he ~zd ~. C~ ~st~ansen exa:m~ne the
level together,
_,,r. _~3~inton said the quest4o,~ ..... is ~,dmev~,_er the ~-'~_.~y or the
s u~odmvmd~r should pay for Io%;~9~g the pipe.
?~. S:aook ¢~* ' ~,_e s~c-~mstanoes~ he considers
it the responsibility of the City.
>~. ?urinton stressed the necessity of having a City
engineer supervise the laying of pipes to avoid suck happenings
in future.
letter was read from the Secreta_~y of P014~ dated December tI~
asking that ceftin items be put on the agenda.
Answering the request regarding the Water Department report~
l~. Purinton said ~_{r~Oo~e~an had a complet~ 20-pag~ report ~d
~y citize~ c~n come in to City H~! ~ad look i% ov~r.
As to the City's indebtedness being reduced this year,
Purinton said it will not be reduced either this year or next
year. A certain smount must be left in the fu~d snd only so much
money goes into the fund each
~rs. I~emons asked if the water rate will be reduced~ and
Mr. ~drinton said that !~, Brock~ay has still not sent in his
recom~:a~ndation~
A _evte_~. ' '~ fwa~s, read from ?,~s. C~ada askii~g for repairs to~.
the street in front of her house~ and for a light~ on Boynton~oad.
~. Purinton said ~-~ Van Wagner had been im~ t~_cted to
scarify the road~ etc.~ mud it is being taken care of~ that the
Florida Power & Li~mt Company's mma would give his recoz~miem~ation
regarding the light.
~ro Vain Wagner said equipraent is needed for tlme new broom
and that one of ti~e tractors is in bad shape~
I~P~ Purinton recommended buying a complete tractor.
l{r, Shook wondered wkether it was necessary to pay ~2~700~00
for a few years s_nd suggested labor was cD_caper,
~,ir. Vsm Wa~er did not agree~
Mr~ Hood said the tractor itself is not in bad shape~ but
that the loader is ~shot~
~'dr. ~inton suggested
~iiiimas to see if there is
F:~md to cover it.
tabling the matter and asking Hrs.
sufficient money in the Im_:~ ovement
Regarding ~ifo~: street signs, it was ascertained from
}.L~,Harless that his cost ~10~30 each, without paintir_g~ and are
about 24~ tsti~
suggested ge~tzng forms ~ad making some.
sazo that a fund could be stated r~oav away and that some cztzes
take out ~1~00 from every fine of $~00 and over for t~his pur~pose~
Nkk. Fredrich said he had made a suggestion a~ ~ae time
of a discmssio~ on the budget that a susa of ~1~000.00 be set
aside~ and thought informatio~ should be obtained from other
Cities as to what they are doing.
to
~z~n regard to a soeed ~stch for ~raffmc~
get recoz~enmations from_ o~aer c_tzes~
it was decided
Regardmng ~ms~mas, _t was
employees bonuses based on
.... ~n of service~
ire
s~d edJ to c.~_e
I,~. Hood made a motion that the City em_ployees 5~ith ~ year's
service be given ~25~00~ ~ud those with six months or mope service
be prorated accordingly. Hr. Weaver seconded the motion~ w~lch
was passed unanL~ous!y~
° ~ ~ read ~'~ of
The C~ty ~±~r~ a ~z~t the bills 0 Eayea ~or
this evening~ No o,- '~ ~
~uess~o_~s were asked
~%ere being no ~tn~_ o~asmness~ ~=a~o~ Purintou adJou~no~
the ~eetin ~
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