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Minutes 04-07-52~w~-UTES OF A _P_~GULAR _~EETING OF ~ ~ITY C0~SSI0t~RS OF THE CITY OF ~OYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, HELD AT Tt~ CITT iiALL, BOYI~0N BEACH, APRIL 7, 1952, Co~ssioners present: Mr. H~ardt{ood ~. Alva Shook ~. Arthur Fredrich Mr. Stanley Weaver. Mr. Hood in the absence of Mayor Pnrinton, called the meeting ro orderat 7.30 P.M. Dorothy V. Williams, City Clerk, read the minutes of the last regular meeting of .March 17, 1952. ~r. Shook moved and Mr.Fredrich seconded that the minutes be accepted as read with the exception of the amend- ment that in place of PS.~ohnson being invited to all meetings it should read the President of POI~. Motion passed un~mi- mously. The minutes of the special meeting of March 28 were read. ~.Shook said his remark about Mt.Names saying he had received no instructions shomld read "~@.McNames had said he would sit in at all meetings and would give a monthly statement; that he had given one or two but none thereafter~. ~r. Fredrieh moved a~d D~.Weaver seconded that with the above amendment the minutes be accepted as read. Motion passed unanimously. The minutes of the special meeting of March 31, 1952, ~-ere read. ~ir. Fredr2ch moved and Mr. Shook seconded tha~ the minutes be accepted as read. Motion passed unanimously. BILLS 0'F~YED FOR PAYt~NT: Gen'l. Katherine Thompson William Van %~%gner Ruf~s Andrews Henry Cooper Leonard Harris Frank ~ohnson Dave Lanier S~mMurray Lee Thomas Charles Waters $~ltyWi!son Kate Witliems 35.OO 32.90 40.00 45.00 3i.40 43.80 42.80 16.oo Water Fund. 73.90 132.10 Dap os i t ors -2- A.C.~arver 136.70 C.C.Weeks 122.00 g.A.Klingler 110.90 Dorothy V.Williams 120;00 Ralph Chapman 50.00 Robert Griffith 50.00 Frauk Nutting 25~ 00 R.G.Greenwood 75.00 Whitt ~cD~vell 33;02 F.L.Purintoa 50~00 A.E.Shook 50~00 C.E.Hood 50.00 ~.S.Weaver 50;00. A.0.Fredrich 50.00 games S.Davis 75;00 gohn L.NcNames 75;00 games Willis Butler 112;59 Alice Kelly 30.00 Frank Parcinski 30.00 Ad.Pro. Incorporated 20.00 Boyn;on Beach Fire Dept. 124.50 Foy Ward & Albert Deab 9.1~ RufmsAmdrews 3.18 Enoch Andrews 31.~2 Henry Cooper 31.40 Leonard Harris 44.~0 Frank gohnson 40.00 Dave L~uier 45.00 Sam Murray ~t.40 Charlie ?~ters 44.40 Billy ~'itson 44.40 Lee Thomas Priest & ~ames Returned check 23.95 Kate Williams 48.00 American City ~gagazine 2.00 Robert Griffith Yr. ]0.00 The League of ~muicipal- ities 65.00 Boynton Beach Eled.. Shop 28.02 gack's Repairs 97.24 Vaughn& Vfright 1.02 Pan A~ericau Tailors 235.80 Palm Beach Typewriting Co. 33.10 Hartman's Std.Service 1.50 Broward Quarries Inc. 190.50 City of Delray Beach 50.00 Austin Smpply Co. 16.60 ~arty & Di~k~s Service 1.50 Tesco Chemicals Inc. County ~ercantile 22.90 Court Records Co. 20.00 44 · &O 75.00 -3- ~aliace & Tiernan Co.Inc. Brown & Eoseley ~3.44 Detray Beach Fire Dept. 5.27 Royal Palm Ice Co. ~.42 Mercer&s Service Station 40.69 Narquhar ~achinery Co. Cameron & Barkley Davis ~[eter Repair & Supply Boynton Bea ch Pl~ambing ~3.36 Phil's Shell Service 2.95 Central Truck Lines ~.90 Florida-Georgia Tractor Co. 22.38 P~ Z. Johnson 97.05 Gro~ers ' Equipment Co. 4.21 Boy,ton Beach Basket Ball Team 50.00 Gre at i SOuthern Trucking Co. 1~36 R.D.Sh~plett 1.70 So~thern Bell Tel.& Tel. 151.~9 Enoch AnSrews 35.00 Henry Cooper 31.40 Leonard Harris Framk Johnson ~0.00 Dave Lanier ~5.00 Sam Nurr ay 31.~0 Lee Thomas Charlie ~'~t e rs 44.40 Billy Wilson 29.36 Kate Williams 18.50 31.30 i49~31 399,55 172.5o The Building Imspeotor's report for the month of ~arch was read, totallmag $~9,700. A letter was read from the Florida League of Muazc~pal- ities requesting paymen~ of $65 annual dues for 1952 for routine league services. After discussion it was recommended that the City become a member. ~r. Fredrich made a motion, seconded by Mr.Weavar: that the City subscribe immediately vo the Florida League of ~unicipalities at $65 a year. ~otion passed unanimously. A letter was read from I~r.Chartes ~enior, Fire Depart- ment Chief, suggesting acquisition of ~Le 50 foot lot North of the Fire Statio~ in order to have room for expanding. Er. V~eaver said Nr.Forney Horton has been m~de a Com- mittee of one regarding the purchase so that when the City buys a first aid truck there will be room to house it~ The cost would be $3,500, and l~.Clifford Province, the owner, will allow the co~ission to revert to the Fire Department as a donation to their fund for the purchase of the truck. Shook su~gestem checking into the ma~zer further. -4-- A list of the bills O'Keyed by the Council this evening was reed, No questions were¢ asked. age.hr i t ee ~Ose J.~allo, Insurance premi~uns. Last year's · ~ ' -- ~ .... was $833.30 the renewal premium wo~ld be ~668.00 -~ ' The matter was tabled for the next regular m · eatz~. J letter was reed from Ann Barrett rel~t~=~ +~ ~,~ a~proxi~tely 219 feet * ~ -r~ ~ o~ oce~ property ~orth of the Casino at a eries of $150 per ~ont.foot, or a total of $32~8~0.00, waiving her eo~ission oF lO~. Mr. Wemver though~ everything possible should be done to purchase the property. ~ Shook thought the property might be acqui~s~'~ and also Some still f~ther North. ~. Hood said he would contact the Coast Line and see what sort of proposition could be obtained. i~. Fredrich moved that discussion on the Casino be tabled mutil the next reg~r meeting on ~-pril 21; U~.Shook seconded, end the motion was passed unanimously. A le-c~er was read from i~. Kenneth ~f~Ad~s complaini~ of the condition of the road near his property. ~r. Hood Suggested a couple of loads of rock, and Van Wagner said he would look after it. Mr. Weaver moved and Ar.,~ Fredrich seconded ~-~na% the Seaboard Ra~lv,~y be o ' ' ~ermzttea to out in spur track to service the B ~ a u?aln Company at the same elevation as the pmesent ~in track, the switch to be to the North instead of to the SoUth~ if possible. unanimous ly. R~otion ~ssed theirAgaletterrbage was be picked read ~rOm~up.~ the Flamingo Bar requesting that it decided thaz they should be ~h ~ arged $25 a month for this service. Bids on a c&lcu!ator for the City Hall office were read: From the Palm Beach Typewriter Co: $725.00, less ~ ~ -' count, making ~617.25 net. From the M ~ ~ ~ 1 · erc~an~ Co: ~7 5.00 less 5% discount, ,making '$679.25 net~ -5- The City C~erk said the latter machine is faster a~d she preferred iq. The ~archant representative said the 5¢ discount rata is s~andard for cities and municipalities throughout the United States, ~o Hood said the City ha~ been talking about getting a calculator for about five years and that it was becoming more and more necessary for the amount of work to be dons in the office. ~Ar~.Shook mode a motion, seconded by Mr. ~Veaver.~ that m yarchant calculator be purchased by the City for the prxce of $679.25. ~otion passed unanimously. -A Trade Winds Estate citizen wroSe asking for five pro- tection, for which he is willing tc pay. ~tr. Griffith said properties abutting on City bcund- aries can be incorporated, by an act of the legislation, and if enough pa~ple in the nei~hbourhood are i~ter~sted, the City"co~ld prabably take 8hem into the City limits. Police Chief Carver ~aid Wade Green, a prisoner, was fined ~50 or 60 days, of which he had served 16 days, and the Chief. reco~mendsd tc the Co,mucil that the man pay only $25 of the $50, owing to the work he had done, and that 5he balance of time be suspended on payment of the ~25. He made a similar ~e~mmandation in the c~se of Neal ~!urph who was fined $25 and 30 days, and who had paid $25 and served 16 days, suggesting the balance of his time be sus- pended. ~Mr. Fredrich moved and ~,~. Weaver seconded that the recommendations of Police Chief Carver be followed, in both cases. ~otion passed unanimously. A petition was, read from property owners in Gulf S~ream Estates requesting that they be zoned. ,I~v. Hood reco~ended tha~ the petition be tursed over to the Chairman of the Zoning Board. ~r. Hood said two Ordinances vould have to be read this evening, the Electric and the Plumbing. Mr. ~rz=z~th read ~he Electrmc ~o.e, Ordinance No.229, which he said had been. Dr~viousl~ read by the Council approved by the Fi~e Chief, Who is Manager of the Florzma Power and Light Comp= y -6- ~-~r. Shook moved, and Mr._,rearlc~ sseonded~ that this be accepted as the second reading of the ~lec~r!c Code~ Ordinance No.229. ~Otion approved unanimously. ~[r. Griffith rea~ 0~dl~m~,~28,~f the Plu~bing Code, which he said had also bee~ read by the Council, Mr. Shook~ made a motion, seconded by Mt.Weaver, that the ~lumbin~ ~oue~ Ordinance Eo.2~$,~ ' ~ shomld be accepted' as ~mving been read twice. Motion passed mnanimomsly. i~. Fredrich said the5 the various authorised cards would have to be printed in cormection with tbs new codes. He said also that La~e Wo~rth ~uld li~e to have reciprocal arrange- ments wdth Boymton regarding examinations, that they have ~ very efficianz set-up which does away with a lot of things which are not kosher at the present time. ~r. Griffith recommended that these ordinances be printed at the same time as the cards. Y~ro Mahlmeister said he would get a price on the printi~g and report at the new regular ~* mae ~_ng. He added that ~ir.Fiska is teavz g Boyn~on and suggested Mr.A.J.Weigman be appointed by the Co~cil ~o sit on the Electrical Board in his place. D~. Weigman accepted the~appointment but said he would be away in Yuly and August. ~. Fredrich said that as the Fire Chief should be on the ~lectrzc Board, he would wmt~.raw leaving ~[r.~en_or or his assistant to take his place. After ~ discussion on auctions and the advisability of discouraging them from coming to Boynton, Mr. Griffith was asked to look up the 0rdinences regarding them an~ to have a tough one ready for the next meeting. Mr. Fredrich said the Blue Cross hospitalisation people had left application'forms and that the City employees were in favor of the plan; tha~ it involved too much money under the present wages, .and that the City employees request that the City pay the individual portion of the ~2.~0 per month per person, and the employees womld assume vhe f~mily portion. Mr. Weaver made a motion that the plan to pay $2.~0 monthly for each city employee muder the Blue Cross ho~piz atization plan be accep'0ed~ the employees to assume any obligation for families. ~r. Shook seconded the motion, ~hieh was passed unanimously. Mr. Fr~arzcn referred ~o occupational licenses still unpaid and which he does not 'think the police should have to -7- 0oile~to He said that since March 15 forty-five people have paid their license due la'st October 31. He added that in time a City ~anager ~ill have to be s~gaged who will see that the law is enforced. ~. Fredrich aisc spoke at length on the garbage situation as becemi~g mo~e mud more of a problem, saying that some people are not co-operating~and it should not be up to the Police to follow up this job. He also spoke of the necessity for a new City Charter th? present one being 40 years old, and many of the Ordinances being out of d~te~ and taking a lot of tide.to trace, A new Charter would cost in the neighbo~rhood'of $1,000.00 ~ud, if the 0rdlnsnces are brought up to date and enfOrced,.and accupationaI licenses co±lected, it would pay for itself in one year. ~r. Griffitk agreed that the City should have ~ new Charter and that mamy ch~a?ges will have to be made in the old one. He added that ~t should be flexible to go along with tbs exPansio~ of the City, and wo~td have va be approved by the people at the next City election, He said the modern trend is to have one reading instead of 5we, after approval by the C.ouncil, the Ordinances to be bo~ud in one volume so as to be easily accessible. Mr. Fredrich suggested a $1 charge ocr truck load f~f:~ garbage dumped in the C~ty dump by outsiders; that 28-~cks dump garbage there and if each pays $1, the City migh~ hire a man to watch the dump. One truck cannot do the work for the entire City, and an up-to-date garbage truck is coming here next week to show how itcan cover the whole city in one day. At present the City trucks are needed for collecting trash and refuse along the roads~ Another problem, he said, is the work in the City Hall where there is not enough ~elpf He asked the Council to go on rebord as favoring th~ c±osing of city Hall to the public on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings so that the girls can catch up with their work. He also said that other City Halls closed their offices at g P.M. from April to November. He also said another man is badly needed on the Police Force and that if nothing is done about the Police Department, the City Hall o~ffice staff, and the garbage~ the City will be so far behind in a year tha$ it ~on't be able to do any- thing. He again advocated a City. Nanager, and Said he gave these recommendations after three months as being a Commission- er and doing what he~ coul~ to help the City. ~r. Hooo2 agreed tha~ the Cz~y i's growing so fast that a new charter has become necsssary, and that the Police ~ffiae~s are now working seven da~ys a week. -8- done ~r. Fredrich spoke of the york/on the cemetery with the help of th2 County CommisSioners and several prisoners, as reoorted by D~s. Boswort~ He suggested a mew Ordinance and a ~oard of GoYernors for the cemetery. 1~. V~eaver ~pressed the belief that the Council are in accord with everything ~- Fredr&ch recommends, but that time will be needed to solve~each problem. He ~mde a motion that the City Hall should be closed zo the p~blic Wednesday afternoons and Sat~mrdaY mornings so that the work there may be done v~thout interruption, and also to close the office at ~ P.M. from April to November. Mr~ Shook seconded the motion, which was passed unanimously. ~. Fredrich said he had oeen obliged to use his own car extensively on City work and would like the co~mmlssioners to consider the possibility of his getting an allow~ance of gas, no expense other than the $50 monthly being allowed in the C hurter ~ I~ Shook said th~ City was fortunate in having some one zo take the time to do what Mr. Fredrich has for th~ City and he ~hought he should be helped out if possible. He added that Dir. Parinton had~spen~ a lot of time and used his own car without receiving compensation; that ~. Fredrich is practically acting as City ~anager, an appointment which the City cannot afford at the ~oment. ~@. Hood asked the audience to raise their h~uds if in favor of making an allowance of gas ~o ~r.Fredrich on City ~usiness. ~any raised their hands in affirmation, none in the negative. Mr. Shook made s motion~ seconded by Nr. Wea~er, that }~r. Fredrich receive gas from the City gas pump for his car when used on City business. Motion peened unanimously, Mr. Oliver requested a light for his hcuse at the corner of Poweli and Lake. ~r. Fredrich moved~ and ~r.~eaver seconded, that~.a light be installed as requested by ~r.01iver. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Hood ~ugges~ed recessing the meeting until later in the week as it was already late. Wednesday evening, April 9th, at 7.30 ?.M. was agreed on. ~ ~ on the meeting until Wednesday Mr. Hood t~e~eup recessed evening, April 9th. ~I~ES OF THE COI~IhUJATION OF T?~ WREG~R !~ETZNG O~ ~ CITY CO~SSI0~RS 0F ~ CITY O~ B0~TON B]~ACH~ ~0RIDA~ 0~ A~RIL 7~ 195~ ~LD AT T~ HALL~, ~ON ~AC~, ON A~RIL 9, 1952. Co~m~issioners present: I~. Hood, in the C~ir, ~r. Shook ~. Fredrich ~. Weaver. Mr o and gave s tat us. ~r. Hood, in the absence of Mayor ~urinton called the mweting to order at 7.30 P.~. ~ohnson reported on the Ashley and ~elear properties, his recommendations regarding their changes in tax ~Ar~ Fredrish made a motion, seconded by ~.Shook, that M~r. ~ohnson~s recommendations re the Ashley ~Eoperty tax be accepted, Mozion passed unanimously. h~r. Shook made a motion, seconded by ~.Fredrich, that k~. Johnson's recommendations regarding the Melear property tax be accepted. Motion passed unanimously. ~r. Hood said the City needs a couple of zractor tires and a pair of g~der 5ires. ~r. Shook asked whether they couldn't be re-capped, and ~.Hood said the~ were too old. Good,ear quoted $46,32 each for the trac~or 5ires end DeMarco For the grader tires DeMarco quoted ~$2.23 and Goodyear ~!25.10. ~r. Hood said he could not recommend the De~aroo offe~ for the grader and recommended that the Goodyear offer be accepted. Bids were also received for tires for the police car. ~. Fredrieh reeor~ended that s platform be erected in the City so that during elections speakers could use it. ~r. Shook said a platform had always been provided nex~ to the Post Office. ~. Fredr~ch said that during the ceremonies being planned for Decoration. Day for the dedication of the Veterans' parv of the cemetery it is hoped that some prominent people will be here. Mr. Fredrich moved and ~r'.Weaver seconded that the City provide money not in~ excess of ~50'to arrange for a auitable -2- stand about 8 x l0 ~t. which oculd be assembled when needed for speakers. Motion' passed unanimously. Referring to the suggestion that $1 be charged per icad fo~ any size truck using the City dump from outside, Er. Freurzch tnoug, ht an advertlsemen~ should be znserted mn the local paDer that tfckets can be purchased for such dumping at the City Hail ,mutil such time as a man can be stationed at the dump, or a policeman. Er. Fredrich moved, and Mt.Weaver seconded, that all outside users of Bo~nton City dump pay ~l per truck load. Motion passed unanimously. Er. Fredrich said the tickets for the Electrical and Plumbing Codes should be printed by Union labor, and that all City labor should be done by Union labor. He pointed out that Bo-Del does not pay an occupational license to the City because the City work is.taken ~o it, but tlmt laundry etc., trucks coming in~o the~City pay. Mr. Shook asked what the City is going to do, as there is no printing shop in the City, Mr~ Fredrich suggested the City Attorney be instructed to wore on the new Charter as soon as possible se that the City will be prepared for future rapid growth. He thought a new Charter preferable to revising the old, .which is very out-of-date, and all the Ordinances beneficial to the City could be incoroorated. He said the cost of $1,000.00 ~uld be regained h/ the City in less than a year. ~r. Hood asked Mr. Griffith to give his views regarding a new Charter. Mr. Griffith said that since the statement at Last Monday's meeting he had exan~ned the City Charter more closely and looked over the Ordinances, which are no~ complete, several nmmbers ars missing, and even the ~opic of these is no~ known. The Ordinances of the 19~7 Charter often date from the early t~enties and ara not prac2icable for every day use. In the cases of the Building, Electrical and Plumbing Codes~ these have been amended-so often that th~e or four Ordinances have to be read instead of one for each~ All were inadequate even when first incorporated~ The State lagislavure only meet every two years, and if it is the pleas- ure of the Council to adop% a new Charter, it would not be too early to start now. as it would taEe four or five months a% least to go through the old Crdinances. iT begun now it cculd be go5tan through without ~ly rush and be ready by voting time in November. The new Charter should have all the Ordinances bound into one volume,~;-at present Mrs. Williem_s is the only one who knows there the Ordinances can he fou_~d. -3- %~r. Griffith suggested t~at the new Charter should be bound in book form and be available for ~urchase if desired. It was agreed that Mr. ~r~m~h~ ~-s~ ~ should be asked to compile the Ord~nauees, and the5 they should then be.m~meo~~ graphed so that anyone who comes to the City Hall can inspect them, ~r. Weaver said on one occasion he Wanted to see the Ordinance relating to Bill Boar~s; he found it in the index but the Ordinance itself was missing. In reply ye a question as to the size of the new Charter, ~f~o Fredrich said about twenty-eight pages alone refer to taxation~ but because of ~* ' could be condensed, a=enaments it ks most mmclear and ~r. Fr~d_~ch Suggested that a to~n meeting be called when the new Charter has been written so that people would have to listen to it and give their opinions; that the reason for starting the new Charter now is that otherwise it weald take threa years to become law as it must be presented to Talla- hassee ne~ year. Everyone ~il have ample time to read it and cooies will be available in the C~y Hall for inspection~ and objections could ne made to the Commissioners ab¢~t it, Er. Hood said it would be a matter of ~ referend~ election at the November elections and then will have 2o go ~o Tallshassee. ~,,~r. Shook made a motion, 'secondsd ~,~roGriffith be authorised ye draw up a City. Motion passed ~ - ~ by ~ ~ ' ~ .... F~edrzch, that new ~ha~ter for the mr. Hoo~ referred to the street running from Spruce ~orth ~o the Continental, with a water line going through° The 'owner wants to sell a ~0 ft. str~ for ~2~o - -P ~ ~ ~, which does not give an opening on Wells Avenue. The City needs a right of way on Wells Avenae~ and now uses it,but the ovmer ~an~lo~k~ it off whenever he sees fit~ ~r. Griffith s~ggested a foreclosure could be brought to see where the property goes~ as the description is not clear; that either an Abstract Company or a surveyo~ ~ have to be consulted. ~ou±a ,,~r. P[ood suggested thaz Mr.Griffith contac~ the ovmer of lot 13 block No.5~ Palm Beach Country ]!ub estates, to see whether he would lonate a 40 ft. strin through to ooen the street ~o Wells Avenme~ - ~rlz~!~h read o~~ ~ c -resoonaence with the '= v - ~.~.C. Company regarding a right of way across their tracks North of the Boyn~on Canal. The ramt~=y objected to granting the right of way, as it was a hazard and would cost ~13,000.00 as they considered t' + ' ' nsc no crossmng should be put in up. ess protected by a signal, They asked if the City of Bo~na~on Beach was -4- prepared to pay this mmou~t. There was a long discussion on the matter. Mr. Shook suggesting s!~*dng down the F.E.C, ~rains to three miles through B~Y~ton Beach, since they slow~do~m[thrmugh Delray and Lake Worth and go through Boyn%on at great speed. }~r~ Fredrich suggested using a little foresight. The 163 acres of land have been sold by the City with the idea of having a crossing on the South side of tow~, and the City doesn't want to do anything that ~ould lead to a lawsuit in which it could be involved~ but that there are ways and means of making the railway come to terms. It was stated that the City has the right of comdemn- at,on across the railway, and that the man who owns the trailer park would give the City a 60 ft. rzght o~ way. Mr. Hood suggested Mr. to the F.E.C. Co., stating to have the crossing. Griffith wr~te a strong 'letter that it is necessary for the City Mr. Griffith said, after examination of the Lake Worth and Weso Palm Beach Building Codes~ it was the opinion of the Board that the latter was the more modern of the owo and that the Boynton Building Code should be adopted as patterned after that cf ~est Palm Beach. He read the Building Code, Ordinance No~230. ~ir. Fredrich moved and Mr.Hood seconded that this be adopted as the first reading of 0rdinmuce No.230. Mr. Griffith suggested that the orinters of the West Palm Beach Code be asked vo print the Boynzon one, ~r. Griffith reco~_ended nos having an Ordinance covering paving of streets to b~ p~id for by property ovmers, but just pass s Resolution by the Council az each assessment. .~ Fredrich said there were several aopiicants for the Casino, and suggested some of the heads o& she City's organiz~ a-0ions be asked for their opinions, and that rules and regula- tions should be drawn u! to make the place as useful, as poss- ible zo the City, and perhaps have a swimming pool. He sugest- ed the applicants be interviewed one at s time by several of the Commissioners. It was agreed that Wednesday, April i6~ at 8 P~M. be set for this purpose. There meeting. b~ing no further business, Mr.~9~_adjourned the Cha~rma~ / - ' ~