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Minutes 03-17-52 ~NU~ OF A RE~ULAI~ ~EETING OF THE CITY ~ISSIONERS~ OF ~T~ CITY OF BOYNTgN BEA~H~ FLORtlDA, 1952. Commissioners pr esent: ~r. Purinton. ~Lv. Hood ~r. Fre~rich N4~, Weaver. Mayor ~rinton called the meeti~ to order at 7.30 ?.~. Dity Clerk, Dorothy V.Wil~iams, read the minutes of the last regular meeting of March 3, 1952. ~r. Fre~rich moved and~Lr. Hood seconded that the minutes of the last regular meeting be accepted as read. ~otion passed u~animously. The City Clerk read the.minutes of the special meeD- of March ll, 1952. ~. Hood moved amd Er. Weaver secomded that the minutes be accepted as read. ~o~iom passed umenimonSty. BILLS 0'F_&TED FOR PAIU~E~: Gen'l. Boynton Beach State Bank for With_holding 293.00 V.J.Syonehouse 6~00 Robert R.ToeLaer ll.0~ Herman~oepfert Roy Stafford N.O.Marsha!l 38.~8 Mr. HarVey 0yet 8.15 A.C.Carver 136~70 C~C.~eeks 122.00 J.AoK$i~g!er 110.90 D.V.Wmlliams 120.00 Rmth L.'Gramley 79~50 E.J.Eahtmeister 48.65 Katherine Thompson Wm.J.Van~¥ag~er R~Tus Andrews 35.00 Henry Cooper 31.$0 Leonard H~rris $2.80 Frank Johnson 40.00 Dave La~ier ~5.00 Sam~urray 31.~0 Wet er Fund. 73.90 132. lo Depositors. 7.50 7.5o -2- Charlie Waters ~2.80 C larence ~. 0wnoey 4~.00 Lee Thomas ~. ~. Klemo~s 6,77 N. 0.MarShall 75 · 00 A. ~. Klemons. & Ma cDunne Elemo~s 200.00 Burroughs Adding ~ah~e Co. 873.80 Bo-Delprint lng' ' Co o 39.85 Gt. Southern Trucking Co. 1.36 Halsey & ~G..riffi~h . 20.95 Ramsa~ 0ffice~ F~raiture co. 180.00 Charles L.~eyer & So~ 16.75 Central Truck Lines ll.15 Boyatom Beach Plumbing 2.&& Brown & t~oSeley ~8.10 Amer.Legioa Post No.286 25.00 Shaw Bros. 0it Co. 87.41 Lee Th0ma~ Billy Wils o Rufus Ar~r e ~vs 36.00 Henry C~oper 31.&0 Leonard H~rris ~2~ 80 Frank Joh~uso~ &0.00 Dave Laniar &5.00 Sam Murray 31. ~0 Charlie W~ters ~2o 80 owara Lee Cromer Chase Nat lonal Bank $ 42.80 ~4.40 37.70 Bo~d Constr. Int. & Sinking Fand o Nr. ~edmich Suggested that the matter of the tion of Plumbers sad Electricians should be re-consexmmina- idered, recommending that a man who knows Plumbing and is no~ prac- ticing should be one of the examiners so that the Board should be impartial. ~ro Shook said if there v~s a set of rules the Com- fair.missioner on the Board could see that the examination was ~Mr.G'rzffith' expressed preference ~or~ the Rlumbers, Code of West PalmBeach, which he described at length. There was a long discussion on the advantages or other- wise of various codes. The Mayor asked whet her it was the desire of the meeting that the West P~!m Be~ch Plumbing Code as described by Mr. Griffith be adopted. -3- ~r. Griffith said he wou±d-~ lt~e'~ further time to look into the matter, especially as regards trailer parks. Mr, Shook said the Board should have the Rower to pre- vent ~he ~l~mbe~s ~pu~i~g ~ny~hi~g-o~er. He.a~ded that the plumbing InSpector w0~ldbe responsible amd thatit wou!d look better if the City could run zts own buSzness. ~r. Fredrich said the City would have considerable growth in the next two years and should be prepared for it. ~_r. James said tee Plumbin BOard d ~' ' · . ~. g ~e~des~ what ~s right. or wrong ~nm zts decms~0ns ha-ce to be backed~ UP by ~he G0~cil. ~. Bud Merkel said~ if enough retired plumbers could be fo~d to ~rve on'the Board it would be better thmn ha~img practicing ones~ ~ut that so far 'there has neve~ been p ±z v~o±ations, also that the to,wa is groWing so fast that it ~ll need all the plumbers it can get. .,~r. Priest thought the ~est Palm Beach code good but trmt some of it would have to be changed to meet Boynton conditions. A~ter further discussion, ~r.Fredrich moved ~nd ~¢r. Hood seconded that t~s West Palm Beach plumbing code be accepted with suoh exceptions and amendments ~s may be se~ up by the Plumbing Board With the assistance of the City Attorney. ~otion passed unanimously. ~¢r. Griffith suggested that pl~c~bers should have the right to take the examination within thirty days after.the 0rdincuce is accepted, one year's license fee ~ be pazd immediately if qualified in other communities or if they hold a license here, to prevent holding up their work. The Nayor said 5here ~ght be some practicing here who could not pass the examination and who might thus be deprived of the means of ~king their living. It was suoges~ed that the Board should rule on whether a person should take the examination although ~ready prac- ticing. A d~scussion followed on the composlt_on' ~ o,~ the Plumomng~ Board apoointed at the last regular meeting ~f the Council, ~Var. MermeI s name not havl~g bean !ncluded necause it had been wrongly stated that he was not now practicing. ~. Hood thought Nr.Merkel, as the oldest plumber in town, should be on the Board,snd~ suggested the ~puointment_ of an additional business man to make an unlocking Board. Mr. ~ohnson said i~ a Board is appointed at one meet- ing and c~anged two weeks ~ater ~thout good reasgn it would lead to much uhcertalnty, and the Board would be weak ifthe members could so easmily be changed~ He offered to resign in favor of Mr. ~erkel, but ~.~radrich smid an o~tside man was necessary to ensure strict impartiality. i~. George Yames offered his resignation as ~ member of the Plumbing Board. Nr~ Fred~ch made a mo~ion~, seconded b~ Mr. Hood, that the Council accept the resig.na%ion of~. ~a~es ~nd that ~. ~er~l be appointed in,his p!aoe on the P~lumb- ing Board. ~otion passed~ u~animouslyo ~{r. Mahlmeister reported that they had received at Lake Worth a complete set of examination questions in con- nection with their Electrical COdes, and on Wednesday were going to sit in on one of their examinations to see whether it would be advantagaous to adopt their Code, which is within the National Code~ He said he considers it a very good one. He also said he did not like the idea o~ a man practising in ~he City being on the Board but, in the absence of ~uy available retired man, it must be s~arted without one. Mr~ Yack Gardner said a journeyman should be on the Board. He reco~ended the Wsst Palm Beach Code, althc~h it would ' . .... mncreass ~he cost of wmring a house oy about $100. Asked to name ~ ~ourneyman, he suggested ~.Sam Woolbright and said he wnuld see him tomorrow. He thought th~ Lake ~Yorth Code stricter than necessary, being designed for a municipally owned power plant. Mr. Mahlmeistar suggested adopting the Lake Worth code as the West Palm Beach code was too strict and womld increase the price of contracts. Mr. Griffith said that Lit. Bowen preferred the Lake Worth Code to either the Delray or West Palm Beach Codes, as being modern and excellent. He read the Electric Code, Ordinance No.229, and the Plumbing Code, 0rdinan~e No.228. Mr. Fredrich moved amd ~ir. Hood seconded that this covers the first reading of Ordinances Nos. 228 and 229. Motion passed unanimously. The following were appointed Mr. Mahlmeister, l~r. Fredrich, Bowen, and the retired ~ontractor, to the ~ectrical Board: Sam Wo olbright, ~, ~r. Styles Fisk. -5- In the'discussion on the Building Code, Nr~riffith said a ~niform code had been adopted by Lake Worth and that it seemed to be bett~r thau that of ~est Palm Beach, which is~ very strict, although if it were adopted it would meet the ~eq~irements of the City for~a long time to come. After further discus~'zon the f l~owlng were appointed t0 th? Building Board: ~r. Shook as the Commissioner, the Building ~I~spector~ RQbert Greenwood, Ralph ~nderson, an~ a plumber and electri0ian to be ~ppointed by the Plumbing and ~=lectr!cal Boerds ~espectlvel~. ~ The.~aYOr said he had asked ~r. Griffithto enquire mbo~t p~rcSasi~ ~piece .of land bo the North of th~ CaSino to ~nc~e~s~ $~ City's beach, and tha~ this piece of la~d had cost $~20;'~00 some ye~rs~g0. k~. ~hook suggested that a specxal C0mm~ttee be appo~nt- ed to call on Colonel ~cCormick to ask for a gift Of a piece of beach. The ~{ayor asked for actio~ on Civil Service for Ci.ty employees as soon as possible. ~r. Griffith said m special meeting would be needed for this discussion° Nr. Griffith sa~d he had the Deed for lots 503-504 ~- a~s~e, ~iE Cherry Hills, which had been swapped for Eddy E~ll~son s lots, fbr which the City had agreed to pay $200, and that alt details in this connection h~d been taken care of. ~r. Griffith reported that ktrs.Klemons would sell lots 525-536 inclusive in Cherry Hills to the City for a colorsd park and playgrgu~ for $1,200, and lots ~89-~98 inclusive for the same price, giving a Deed to the City, and accepting no money until ~nnary 1953, for the first pa~ent, the balance in J~nuary 195~, all withou~ interests. ~r. Shook made s motion, seconded by Nr.Hood, that the property r~ferred to by ~ir.Griffith be purchased from Sirs. Klemons. ~otion p~ssed unanimously~ ~. Bell tendered his resignation of the Casino con- cession, to ~ate from April 1. The ~yor expressed regret and said many compliments had been received on the way in which kit.and ~s~Bell hzd kept the Caszno, and thanked them both for their good work. In the discussion_which followed on the difficulty of finding someone 5o replace 'Nr.Bell at the Casino unless a salary is paid, ~{r.Fredrich suggested mo~e lights there, -6- and also spotlights on the b~zldzn~ Itself. Mr. Fredrich said Mr.Bedford Jones of the Health De- partment was hare this .e~eni~g, a-.nd that ~s ~he City ha, s go~e as~,f~ ~s ft 'e~n alone it ~id like the assistance 0f tbs Health D~Da~t~nt in co~P~emti~ th~ ctean~g ~P job. ~. ~o~ss said he ~ld be glad to do mn~hi~g he could and 0nly asked for co-o~ra~zon. He said ~he believ ~l?_pers~s~ve tm!k m~l! go fmr in sol~ ~he problems, [~ ~ ~na~ g~e c~n be used just ~s ~e~t a's ~ i~a · il, ~h~t W~h dry ~nd ffiI~ p~t 0n top 0~ g~age the dump c:~n.be mdc ~nt'o a s~it[~y ia~dffi~l in abOu~ ~ix mohthS, f0r~i~g Vaiuabie Property;. ' ~ ~'~e~$~,. when .a new ditch will be made a~d the Cit~ tractor ca~ ge ~o work on i~t. The .~or Shanked Mr~Jones for attendin~ the meeting and assured him o~ the fullest co-operatio~. ~ Edward ~¢~ ~'~¢ from Lake' Worth, said he had a con- tract ~o build a house in Boynton and wanted to know abomt obtaining_a license in view of the new- building code. He was told he could have a temporary lz'cense until the Board has been formed. The new owners of the Zulu restaurant asked for a beer and wine license, saying ~hey had been told by the real estate company who h~d sold them the property, and also by the former owner, that they could obtain such a license. The Mayor explained that if there is mlready a license within 500 feet and another is grated, the neighbours could object. Mr. Griffith said he thought it would ~e an injustice to the town if a restaurant could not have a license, and that in some cities the distance betwee2 licensed establish~emts wasu~aived in the case of restaurants. ' The Mayor said this was the case of a good French rest- a~rant desiring to serve wi~e with its meals and ha advocated gramting a license if possible. ~r. Johnson said that if a license is givan under the cirot~mstanees it would lead to a great deal of troubTe, -7- The owner of the got Not shop also protested as their place of business is close to the Zulu. Nr. Hood suggested the owners of the Zulu apply to the Palm Bsach.Bevsrage Board ~leadingahardship case. N~. ~ohnson objected to this procedure. M~. Wea~er said the suggestion of the Atlantic and Gulf Cabals Association setting 8sfde the coast fr6m ~acks0nville to Key West as a defense area had not been agreed to by other PTaCes~in'~hsCounty~and,.'af~er diS~uss~O~, Mr, Fredrich mo~ed.a~d~Mr. Shook secondedthat ~h? reSo%dtie~ ~pPro~ed at the regular meeting of Ma~eh 3 on %his sub,cci'be rescinded. ~he matter of Group Hospitalisation for City employees was discussed and it was dec~ded that applicmti:0n ~a~ds b? obtained from the Blue cross Company before the next%meetimg to sea whet pl~ would be best. On ~ir. Harless's ~raport on theW~cks~n proDerties being read, Mr. Fredrich moved and Mr.Ho0d seconded that the cha~ges and recommendations in this conne:c~ion be approved. Motion passed unanimously. ~ir. Johnson complained that he had not been invited ~o the special meeting on taxes, although he had done so much work o~ them. Mr. Shook said a~s had ce~taznly been an oversight and was in no way intentional, a~d he ~ rsonally was very sorry and was sure the other Co~ssioners felt the same. Mr. Johnson also complained that he had co-operated to the fullest extent a~d that Mt.Hatless hsd been Paid for the work. Referring to the cards which Mr. Harlass said had been changed by others than h~mse~f Mr. Jo so~ · , , hn said there · s no da~a on the cards to show who~made or aathorised the changes. The Mayor asked ~.Johnson ~o accept the apology of the Council, and he did so. Nr. Hood made a metieR, seconded by I~[r.lFredrich, that the.tax figures worked ont for ~r~Ste~ns be accepted. Motion passed unauimously. A letter ~s read from Thomas M. Cook & Company dated March 3, requestdng a copy of the annual budget and also an audit by a C.P.A. i~r. Fredrich suggested letting the bondholders pay for a C.P.A. if they. wan{ one, adding 'that if the State Comptroller mmded°es an°~motion, ~econdedCall ~or one, why& should the City bother. He then b~ Mt. Shook, that the letter of Thcs. Cook & Co be tabled. orlon passedunsn!mously.' Each Commissioner was provided with a copy of the audit for 1951. Mr. Shook moved and Mt.Hood seconded pttrcha~d for $20 to be diso~s~ ~, .~ _~h~t a banner be c0nvem~o~ of theSh iner~ ~,--~_¥~.~n~. nzgnway~uring the u~mimous!y, r ~ ~ m~am~ l~ ~e; Motion ~asse~ Mr. Fredrich said City Hall files show ~ Pational license holders ws~ ~+~ · ed that many o¢cu- fees and a~ ~ .... y-~ o~y I~ arrears with ' ~ , ......... ~egar~lng this should be enforce8 the police to m~ke the collections. Mr. ~ohnson remd out the~ollowlng' names: '~Irs.Eula Shuler Ed ~ones ~. and Ers. Alexander Knowles ~,~r. Ed Gadsen Walter B~yn~on Beach Comm~aity Club Boyn~on Beach ~ Ellis Eeller. ~ommmui~y Stores Nr. Shook moved and Mt.Hood seconded that the people whose names have just been read out are not entitled to any tax adjustment. Motion passed unanimously. Ale~ter~ w~s re~d from ~'~r.Grover Leyland calling atten- tion to the unsightly, condition, of the lots at the S.E corner of Powell and Jas~ne ~treets, and ~roPurznton recommended that the n~es of the O~ners be sscert~ed and that they be writtenclemned ~pt°.mud given thirty dmy~ in which to ~ve the place Zt~d to any of the ~t~- ,- ~ ~e not~fzed of ..... ~o ~ cO~ectzon with t~xes. There being no farther business, the Mayer adjOUrned the meeting. Cz y C]'e'r~-/ '