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Minutes 06-16-52,~V~ICJTES OF A REGD~AR ~ETII'~G OF ~r~. CITY ERS OF B0tqw~fON BEACH, FLORIDA, PP~LD AT T~iE CITY ~ALL, BOYNTON BEACH, JDt~E 16~,t952o Commissioners present: Mr. F.L.Purinton Mr. Alva Shook Mr. Howard Hood Mr. Arthur Fredrich Mr. Stanley Weaver. Mayor Purinton called the meeting to order at 7.30 P.M, Cit~ Clerk Dorothy V.Wlzl~ams read the minutes the previous regular ~eeting of June 2, 1~52. ~eaver sa~d water ~mazn p~oes w~±l be Dlaoed erossmng under streets only at prs~ent as requested by I~r.Harless. ~r. gohnson said it was the Purinton Road that wa2 stopped not the Robinson. ~r. Fredrich moved and l~r. Hood seconded that the minutes be acceoted with the above corrections, Motion oassed unanimously. The City Clerk then read the minutes of the special meeting of the Commissioners of June ll, 1952. ~r. Hood moved and ~r..Fredrich seconded ~hat the minutes of the soecial meetzng of June ll be a~cepted as read. Motion passed unanimously. BILLS 0'KA~D FOR PAPIST: Chas. Newman ~ames Millis Butler A.C~0arver C.CoWeeks S.A~Kiingler D.V.~illieaas 01i~e Ro Cierpik Katherine Thompson William Van Wagner Lee Thomas LoG,Baker Henry Cooper Leonard Harris Frank gohnson Dave lanier Sam DIurray Char!is ~aters Gen'!.Fund 3.7o 98.10 134.80 120.10 i09.00 118.10 94,60 g6.09 39.05 44.o5 32.70 45.!& Water ~und Depositors 77. o g0.O0 -2- Edward gerkens 36.36 Albert Williams 40.00 M.B.Robertson Yro Retd.Ck. 12.70 Nicholas B.Semnish 74.73 P.Y.Johnson 2,140.81 Electro-Rust-Proofing 243100 Charles L,Neaman Esther L,Morris Vehita M.Wilson Jack A. Waldie Petty Cash 129.48 Art Concrete Works 70.50 George S~Brockway 6.00 Cameron & Barkiey Coo Central Truck Lines Inc, Energy Battery Co. 36~98 Farguhar Machinery Coq Henry Cooper 30~45 Leonard Harris 44.40 Frar~ Johnson 39.05 I~ave Lanier 44.05 Sam~urray 31o40 Lee Thomas 43.45 Charlie Wa~ers 43.45 L.G.Baker 16.00 Albert ~i!lines 40°00 Ed. Jsrkens 39-60 Bill Mfg. Co. 20.92 Lindsley Lumber Co. 10.35 E, Mahlmeister 28,70 Chas. L. ~eyer & Sons Rubin Construction Co. 8.00 Shaw Bros.0ii Co. 217.54 Blue Cross of Florida inc, 96.20 196.43 10.i3 i09~20 30.~0 7.50 7.50 ? .5O 7.50 The Chase National Bank $442.13 i.& S. Fmud. Mr. John Graham, f~om Mia~, representing an Addres~o~ graph Company, describea in detail an address~raph machine~ and its advantages in speeding up work in a ~dmi~'~i~tDmti~e~~ departments. ~r. Purinton said it modern equipment or more was increasing so fast, was a question of either more help, as work in the City Hall D~. Graham said the purchase could be finsnced with 25% dov~n, 2% fors~= months, 6% for 12 months. Mro Purinton said and paying cash for it City Hal!~ he Ceco-.~?nded ouyzng ~is machzne as it w~t! speed up wor~ in the -3- The City Clerk said they were getting more and more work and getting behind with all of it. She added that they D~d needed this machine years ago. [~. Fredrich said it would take several months to set the thing up but that it is practically a necessity, ~. Fredrich moved and I'll.Weaver seconded that the City purchase an addressograph m~ehine as demonstrated by ~. ~ohn Graham this evening, at a price of approximately ~3,79.00, including necessary supplies. Motion passed unam- mo~s~y. After some discussion Mr. Purinton suggested authority be given to ,~[rs. Williams to add another clerk to personnel. ~o Yack Webster, at the request 0f N~.. Frtdri¢~, des- cribed the "Paekmaster'truck frcm the F~orzda, ~eorgza Tractor Co., which he had demonstrated mn the City last Wednesday. He sai~ they had collected garbage from about 6.50 A.M. until noon, and the truck was not then anywhere near full. a~dnthere was a saving in time over the Garwood packer, which was 3 to i over our present truck Pack,.aster truck showed a ~ ~o ~ sav~g over ou: ~r2F_~edrich asked if this-~ruck'~ will be ~iveh u guarantee s_ud also the .body. Mt.Webster answe Dir. Fredrich asked the Council to consider this type of truck; that zt woula ce nec~s.~ary lazer ~o buy some sort of equipment, and ~l~at t who saw this demonstraDion were most impressed formmmce~of this 5ruck. while the pre2ent truck. ~der a n~w truck ~ed ~yes~. p~mrchasing sooner or ~ose people ~y ~he pe~- The City Clerk read the details of the truck. Mr. Fredrich made a motion, seconded by ~ir. Hood~ that the City purchase the Packmaster truck which has been used for demonstration purposes only by the Florida, Georgia Co., for ~6,860.00 on a cash basis. ~otion passed unan- imously. On the reccmmendation of ~. YoK.(Jack) Sharp, who has the maintenance contract on the water tank, Mr. Hood suggested e letter be written to the Electro Rust-Proofing Co. requesting inspection and replacement of worn cathodic rods as per their contract. ~ir. W.E.Keen, an auditor from West Palm Beach, gave his qualifications for the job of C.P.A. ~or the City. He said compensation is usually based on a daily rate, engagements for business firms are always made on a time basis, cities and terms on a per diem payment. He added that the use of an eddressograph vmuld save hundred of dollars and could possibly do mu auditor ou~ of his job. He said he did not wish to give his cries Unless no other firm was {o be considered; that 75%-to 85% of%he work could be dons by a less fully ~ualified auditor who would be less expensive, such as s young man %~no is filling in his time in the =,ate before coming under the Florida laws. -4- Mr. Shook said something must be done towards getting an auditor but that more than one bid must be received. There was a tong discussion as to whether the C.P.A. should be engaged on an ~di~z rate o~ a yearly one. 5Lt. Purinzon snggested that some other be notified and asked to bid. ~eanwh~te the matzer was tabled. Reg~rdin~ the garage for the emergency truck, ~Lro Shook sazd a tempgrar~ one Mould be~put up for about but suggested hav~ng plans iora pezmmuent one drawn up and put out for bids. There was a long discussion as to the best for itl ~r. Purinton said the first thing was to ~ave figures and plans~ A plat of Debonair Estates was presented for the consideration of the Council. ~. Shook made a motion, sec.~uded by ~. Fredrich, that the plat of Dubonair Estates be accepted. Motion passed unanimously. Thrse identical teoters were read aski~g ~h~t the noise in connection with the Legion Hall dances ee abated. !~r. Fredrich said he had sooken to the Finance Officer of the Legion and his understanding was that the w~iters of the letters wished to withdraw them as the matter has now been rectified and there had been no,disturbance sines ~ay 18. ~. Shook moved and I~. Fredrich seconded that the three letters be put on file. ~otion passed unanimously. A let%st was rs~uest~ g s beer Lodgs. read from ~r. Arthur L.Hein~s Jr., and wine license for the "22" ~otor ~ro Hhodk moved and Nr.~Sh6ok ..... seconded that the reques5 of ~.Heinis for a beer and wine license for the "22" ~otor Lodge be granted. Motion passe8 unanimously. -5- A better was read from Mr.Snider requesting a beverage license for his restaurant. ~r. Snider was present an~ said 700 sc. ft. of floor space will be a~ded to the dining room to make up the necessary &,O00 sq. ft. He said he must get permission from the Council before adding the floor space to meet the requirements of the County. ~r. ~&~eaver said the presenv Ordinance stipulates that no license can be granted within 2500 ft. from a church, a school, or public park, and that the Snider restaurant is close to the Ball Par~ The only way~ could be grant- ed would be under the hardship clause. Snlder plans s service bar, but no seats at the bar. k%r. Fredrich moved and ~Ir. Hood seconded that it meets the approval of the Council that the license be granted to Nr. Snider. ~otion cussed unanimou ly. Mr. Fredrich reported on a tD~ee day inspection tour which he had made with~Lr. ~edge~d genes, the Health Officer~ off.sanitary conditibns in colored tow~. He des- cribed in detail the very bad conditions they had found in the many houses they had entered. He said iv is going to be quite a job for the Health Department ~nd Boynton to clear up these conditions; that the people ~n colored tovca need education in these'matters, and as things are at present they are a danger to the health of the people in whose ~uses they work. He added that the Building inspector should be required to go over there and inspect the houses, as many of them should be condemned. ~r, Jones described the t~rrible conditig~s of many 9f the toilets and ~rivies and ~amd more water should be us ea there, and that in the meantime the area of co~tamination is spreading. He added that the people there can buy expensive cars and can therefore pay for the watar. ~r. Hood made a motion, seconded b~ !¢~ F~edrigh,._ that the City Clerk be instructed to wrz'0s letters violators of the law covering sanitary arrangeSents, gzvzng them ten days in which to start visible improvements, and thirty days in which ~o ~omplete the project. Motion passed maanimously. There was a discussion on the condz~zon of the Sills building near the new development of k~. Boos, which had been damaged in the 1947 hurricane. Mr. Fredrieh ~ade a motion: seconded by ~r.~eaver, that a letter be written to ~r. Sills telling him that the building had been dondemnad and giving him ten days in which 5o decide whether he will put it in condition or have it destroyed. ~otion passed unanimously~ -6- A zetter waS read from the Delray ~ea~h Taxi Service a~king for permission to operate in Boynton. i~r. Purinton asked ~r. johnson how soon he would be ready to start his taxi service here, and ~&v. Jokuson said in two or three weeks. h Taxi Company that abBoy~on ' ~.~ -~ . ~e~xi in about thirty days, havlng been given a franchise. from NAr. EoJ.Morser r.egsrding the A letter was read action, also information as to what p~owler and requesting steps are being t~ken. policy to say what is oelng done, possible is being done to get the man. In reply to a suggestion tha~ a Vigilance committee be appointed, ~r. Purinton said he was not in %aver of arming 15 or 16 inexperienced men ~th guns. ~egl~ to find ~ d Hr. ?~eaver suggesoe contacting the some members who may have had police trai. ning. ~. Purinton said he would have a conference with the Sheriff's Departmen~ and report. He suggested a letter be written to the Sheriff's Department enid. ~to D.elr.a.y.and Lake ~orth thanking them for their cooper=~=on zn matter o .... bil~s Mr~Weaver ~ith reference to aellnqusnt ~p~r~ - ~ ....... wondered whether, a lien could ce a~Cnea ~o ~n~ of some of these delinquents, or some other means taken to ccllest these overdue bills. He said there are $~00.00 eaei ts f~om ~ -~ ~,~ mhe average monthly r P ousstanding =s uz ~=~. - · ~ ' ' ed 7oo.oo. He sa d the $ ,OOD.O? msntzo water bills ~t~' as being outstanding mnctRdea curren~ a~ the last g bills for the month of ~ ~ ~,~ested the City Clerk go through th~ accounts· which ara not collectible. ~ and have. th~ ims~.reacY -- ~ ~+~ He said ~t woulc be setter ~o for ~ne ne~ ~*~*~o . ~,~ ~ +~a +h~r~ to abolish them all by Res%lu?~on ra%5~ Petty Claims Court, wha~e ~nere in collecting them. ~ d action be taken on the ordinance reduo~ g the water rates and asked if ~r.BroePwa~ could come and hear the Counci'S reasons for takin~ this step. It was agreed that.59. Brockway should ~e asked to come :o talk it over wi~k the whole commission. -?- It was suggested that a part time man be engaged to take care of the cemetery, which cannot now be neglected after so much money has been spent on z~. ~.~ir. ~urznton suggested gz~ng Van Wagner authorzty to hire somebody at not over $75.00.00 a month for weeding, watering, cutting and dgzng for the next couple of months. 5'~. Weaver said.~Lr.Fred Benson had asked thatothe Com- mission consider requesting l~r.Griffith to attend all meet- ings of the Zoning Board, so that he will be able to advise them and also see how things are done in order to have the Ordinances brought up to date. He suggested ~r.Griffith be paid for attending the~ extra meetin~s~ ~hiCh WoUl~ e~sure their bus~nese being con~c~ed in an e~fic~snt m~nner, }¢~. Hood asked when the mac requested by the Zoning Board will be ready as their present one is in a ragged condition. ~¢eave~ said all. subdivisions should be kept up to date on it, Mr. ~urmnton said he would call Mt.Brockway up and ask for one. ~(r. ~eaver moved and M~. Hood seconded that Mrs°Williams give a permit to Nr.Nason when he submit his building plans to the Building Inspector for approval. 19~. Fredrich said he had been working on the Occupation- al License Ordinance and that it was now ready for submission to ~ one City Attorney. He suggested that after it has been taken up by ~. Griffith, the City Council should ~ve e special meeting ane day to consider it, as it will take a long time to discuss. ~r. Fredrich said last Sunday a dog was running wild a~ the Casino and the ov~ers defied a request to remove it. The police said there was nothing in the Ordinance to pre- vent it. i~r. Fredrich said neighborih~ cities have Ordinances covering this nuisance, but he i~ advised they are expensive to enforce. ~f Fre$rioh als9 referred to a Ce etery 0rd~nance of z9~9 which m~ght be d~soussed ~t the next meetin$, so that programme can be set up and lu~ure trouble avoided. Referring to the bills presented for 0'Kay $onight on the two streets - Robinson and Purinton Lane - ~.Fredrich asked Hr.Jo~uson ig these bilDs could be held over until a comolete 0zz_ has been received in order to estimate the total cost of the streets. -8- ~r. JoD~uson said the cost would be .$0¢ a square yard for a 20' width plus ~150 for use of squipment, and that the roads should be finished in the m~tter of a few days. ~redr~ch said this did not incorporate all the Referring to the garbage dump ~. Fredr_en~ ~ said we are running out of space, and ~ ~nen this dump is closed it v~ll be a ten mile drive to a new one. ~tr. Purinton ~aid the Co~uuty must provide She land for a new dump and the ~ty might buy a bulldozer. ~ ~r. Fre~drich said if we had ~o go ten mile~ out we would waste ~he money saved in buying the new t~uck. There was ~ long discussion on the posmt~o~ o~ the dump and ~Ir. Purinton said it might be two or threa years before a change would be necessary. ~r ~eaver · ~a the first request has for a grave in the new cemetery for ~' ~leut. action in Korea. been received Peck, killed 1.~ ~r. Fredrich said hs had looked into the regulations governing National cemeteries and found that in most cities if a veteran dies in the home land and cannot afford to purchase a plo~, the city pays; if a veteran is killed tbs city pays; if a veteran is killed in the ~ome land in the line of duty, t~e.eity pays. He added that it is now possible to get a f~rzng squad from ~orrison Fi~ld. ~r. Meaver suggested tha~ ~rs. Peck buy a plot adjoin- ing that of her husband~ for herself. Regarding the necessity for a Deputy Clerk during Williams's absence on vacation.. M~$o Williams reco~ended that ~rs.. Cierpik 'ce appo~nte~' '. ~f~, Hood mgved and Mr. F~edrich seconded that l~s. Cierpik be appoznted Deputy Czty Clerk with authority to sign ~ .... checks in the absence of ~rs~W~±lzams until January 1, 1953o ~fot~on passed unanimously. Resolution attached, iv was amuounced that until the man f _rom Georgia gets here, the Police Department are. arr~nging~that e~ch Fmn be given one extra day,s pay a weem, t~us doubling W.p instead of having an extra man to fill mn ~urz_~g~ 'n vacations. There being no further business, the Mayor adjourned the meeting. ark. RESOLUTION. (OFFICIAL SIGNAl, S) h r%er of ohs Czty o£ ~0ynton Beach~ Florida, provzdes that ~he Czvy Treasurer shall prepare all cheok~ ~nd vouchers oo be drachm on the City deposit- ories, and shall sign the same ~ud present said checks to the i~ayor or Vice Mayor to be co'mutersigned; and .... _. L. PURINTON is the qua!~f~ed ~ayor; a~ duly elected and ~S.COUNCiI2~ HOOD has been appozn~ed to sign checks ~-h~f the Mayor; and i~7_~EREAS D.V.~LLI~ is the ~uly appointed City Treasurer; ~"~EAS OLTYE R. CIERPIK be ' ' - %~s been aPpomn~ed to prepare a~d sign checks in the ~osenee of ~he Treasurer; NOW T~R~FOP~ BE IT P~S~LVED, that a true copy of t~zs ~80LD~iON be seng to the Boynton Beach State Bank~ in Palm Beach County, Florida~ Passed ~md adopted this 16th day of ~une, A.D.1952. Constituting the C~ty Council of ~he Czty cz Boynton Beach,