Minutes 09-18-50MINUTES OF THE _REGULAR i~EETING OF TP~
CiTY COUNCIL OF Tm CITY OF BOYNTON BE~CH,
FLOP[EDA, AT THE CiTY ~HALL 18TH OF
SEPT~BER, 1950.
The Oity Council convened at
City Hall at 7.30 P.M.~ September 18th, 1950.
Councilmen present:
~ F.Lo Purinton
Mro A.E.Shook
the regular meeting at the
CliEfO~d?~PrSvince~
Henry Merkel
C. H. Hood.
to~ order by the Mayor.
The masting was called
Mr. Shook made a motion~
Minutes be accepted as read,
The Minutes of the meeting of September 5th were read
by City Clerk Dorothy Vo Williams.
that the
seconded by Mr. Hood,
Motion passed.
Bills 0~Kayed for paDuent:
Gan.
Dave Lanier 44,ol
Lee Thomas ~0.~5
Sam Murray 30,60
He~y Cooper 31.80
Solomon Pitts 35.13
Parker Ward 3~.13
Charles Waters 32.~3
Leonard Harris 37.50
Willie Butler
John Jokuson ~2~18
M~ S~ Green
William E~ Keyes
Raymond E~ Weeks
Postmaster 30.80
W. A~ Crowley 38~65
Mrs~ C?~s. A.Brown 8~00
Samuel D. Ford %00
Cottuty Eeroantile 52~03
Florida I~ & Lt. Co. 554~11
Stanley ~[neaton 7~00
~er~ar~s Service Station 51.68
Pierce Tire Co~
Dr~ Geylord Lewis 50~00
Willerd T~ Andy~ M.D. 250,00
Water Fund
Depositors
7~50
7,50
7~50
- 2 -
Halsey & a '
~riz~=th 86~35
The Court Records Cc~ lO.00
~!o~or Parts & Equipment Co.Inc~ 7~20
Stevenson Seed Store 3.50
Shaw Nrothers 0il Co~ 7.87
"Top Hat '
23.65
Brownies~ ~en~s Shop 109.20
C~ty o~ Deir~y O~aon 6.$5
b~ited Auto Service 5~ 17
Davis l~eter Repair & Supply
Pa~ Beach Ty~writer Co. 3.30
Veter~s, Construction Co~
A~t Sally~s Restaurant 26~
Bo-Del Printi~ Co.
F , ~ ~ i5~25
arqun=r ~Iachinery Co. 17.25
C~emon & Barkley Co. 9.ll
Pantry Resta~$ 57~ 90
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel Co. 72~6&
R~yal Palm Ice Co~
Bo.n~on Beach Fire Dept. 82~00
?f.E.Keyes gr~ ~,20
1' ~ e~ ,i Harman 11.50
Austin Supply Co, 3¢~18
Dave ~Lanier
L~e Tho~s
Solomon o~ 39.70
S~ k'urray 33 ~ 00
~6~ 70
Henry Cooper
Leonard Harris 28 ~ t0
Charlie ~at ers
Parker V~a rd 31 ~ 80
Yo~ Yohnson 27~00
~Villie Butler 3! ~80
Charlis Hight 33~00
R~C~Croft 35~00
Yo~u E.Raulerson gr~ 58~90
Boo, ton Beach State Ba~ for
~ithholding 21~. 60
~. R ~ C a rman
A. C ~ Carve r
N. 0 ~arsh~ll
nara~e R~ Daugna~y
Dorothy V¢ '~* · 103~90
~,~zlzams 116~90
Billy Deem B~ll
gohn Bell 50~90
~ 76 ~ 0o
Yo~ E~ Raml~rsom
Fr~k Earl Clime
Ralph H~ ~uderson
T ~ ~ ~ Owe n 50 ~ 00
. ca~ed~ ~nr~e . 21.20
~'z8~60
72/oo
7.50
7.50
EvelFn Ha rdman
Dave Lanier 19~25
Sam Murray 33 ~ O0
Henry Cooper 73t~80
Leonard Harris 31~ 80
Charlie Waters 39, O0
Parker Ward 31~ 80
~OlO~O~ ~ ~a
Lee Thom~ 33 · 00
~O~ ~O~so~ 39~0
Bo~to~ Be~oh~leotrmo~ ' Short 39~093Z ~ 80
Ooe~ Cit~ L~b~r Co~
~ ~8~63
S~ Bro~ Oil Co~ 3~5~00
36~3~
V~t~a~ Co~s~r~otio~ Co, t~00
Bo~D~I PrZ~i~ ~o~ 39~8
~rme~ ~mpleme~ & S~pply 20
A~t Co~ore~ Wor~
40 ~ 50
Bi~L~t~r~l ~ir~ Ho~ Co~ 328~28
Sh~llroo~
G~orge S. Bro c~'~ay 36 ~ 00
18~60
The ~mmeron & Barkley Co~ 69~90
Mayor Purinton read a letter he hsd received from Karl
Phillips ~ ~
~ ~n~ of Boca Ra~on~ offering to buy large ~ant~tz~s
of seaweed~ and S~ = + ~
gg~sgsd a letosr 'r~ sent to the writers
informing them thmt we had only e small beach with no
~¢[r, Hood mede a motion se3onded by ~,{r,Province that
a check be ~ ~ ~ ~-~ ~ - ,
~e=. to o~e ~.aoe Nationa', Ba~2~_ for
of ~9~6~ Yot~ October let on reDand~ng Bond
l~ayor Purinton s~ ~ ,
dropped ~.-~-~ ~a~ed that the Czgarette Tax has no~
-- - a;~o summer months as much as was e%peoted~
The u~ ',~ .
was su~esSed tz;~t a% o~der be pu~ in for a regu!a~ Police
care which ~s a much heavier f~
be available muti~ ~95~ -nme, etc bat that n,
~ - - ~ ~=nwnlie a Ford car costi~g
cc~Id os delivez~ed Cctober !st. The old car w~=.a be
~ ~--~ and will b~in~_ - a~p~ox~ely~ -~ ~' ~ ' ~t,&O0 ....
gator
R~rest 1~ n.=
~nd~an V~z!age~ Az!z~
Show
in Ra~co~ Gards~s~ and ~ =~
O~uO~o had ~ ' -
a Permit
~.~. . . ~c~_~, everything nad
..~ere~ tha[~ zhe -~a~~ ~
~.~ Ciaypoo~e said - ~,~ ,~
~e~ ..... dov~ and
place wes s menage and was o~err~ with rat~
~oo~ aSKeo ~,,z~e+~,=~ the ' ~td~
.~ , ~ ~m~ bean u~ before
City
~\[r. Ciey~oole said t~'~+.~o~ ~seep was b=~n~, settee' at the
Gar~.~o~ to which the ~ayor replied tha~ no rerm~t~ ' had been
app~lemh ~ for, and that none could be given as one was already
.~e~d by the Rainbow Club.
,~ Idr~. Ciaypoo!e said that one O~ea+~ona~-e~iui
~ .... colored peO=!e war= allm~'ed in the ~- ~
feature
was
Ms Purinvon said there was no law in the ~'~
~o prevent the operators from na~mng coio~sd people
wanted to, but that it might be ~ ' ' -
~nasvtsable to Edx them~
He added that '~
' anything~'~-~==athat ang~ etc.,, would be looked
into~ and that as was done wita regard to th®
operation of the Gardens s~mt lead '-~ ~ ,
Attarney~s ~v .... a ~o~rt ease, the City
ou~cl± na~ approved for the sumume~
school progrme. It ~d been auite a, - '
dequa~e
- - a~.a zts ~se had
been,., greatly apPrec!ated~ At present ~t was at
Suncol and the V~lShes Of :3~e Oounoi~ were
.... as~ed as to its dis-
~os=~_cm. He said ~ne Board of Public lnstruc~lon did
hav~ -~ ~ ~.~ ' '
S~zI~e~z~ I~dS tO buy S~oh e~ ~-- ~
m~ssion for the . ~ ~u-pm~t and requested per~
schouz to keep the Croqu. e-s set.
Mayor Purimton said the Council womtd Oe only too glad
to ~mve the school use it and taka care of it~
~r T
~ ~anSlng a,ske~ per~ssiom to use Pence ~
~ar~ for foot-
ba~! from some time this week ~tli the ~dO!e of Octobe~
they could turn to a ' ~ .
it was agreed thau as the field is not now being used by
the Football Team the school could use it.
· -Urmn=on said that the g~o~d South of the
thetnea~rehel~W°Uldof =Oca!°e large enough fern soft bali and the
' Organisat ~ cms C~y, with
w~l~ fix i~ up as ~ zaea=
p!aygrp~md,
that
it
is definitely nov a C~v~c ~ride
Society :~ - ~ ~. ~ __
p.o~$~ but a ulv_c problem which ~s been at a stand-
~.~=az ontn~ andshou~ be looked after by ail
citizens without charging the tax~a.~e~,~ ~ ~ ~.
now. having~~ to, look~ _~_ ~.~t~ _-,-cass' and'~ hi ~ _o~ ..... ~ ~ ~lt~ c~not pay
ec~ pzaygro~ud, and that the whole
park weald mn time be for the City, As far as the present
Co~ssioners are concerned they are always Nehind ~uythi~
that is for the good of the children.
. Mro Bedford genes introduced Dr.c.Z.Brumb o
Dz.r?c~0or ?f the ?s. lm Beach C~-=a~ ~ ~ ~ a k~ the
s~z~, wouzd be glad to answe~~ ~*~ ~epartmen~ who~ he - ny questzons.
n? w~s very- gz~d to ~v~ ~ ~7.'~ay°r Purzn~on and sa'd
~sszoners; that he ha~ ~r~u~lty 9~ meeting the Com~
to me~~ . ~y u~en here
partment was on~v two ~ ...... ' . ha~ the County
a firstclass Health Department which -~ ~==~ ~o au!id up
, oa~zs for ~11 co-
operation from all citizens. He
eX~nded sn invita~.ion to
alt to make full use of thei~ .~
- faollitles~ ~hyslcisns, nurses,
etc.~ which are all available for public use.
~r. Bedford ~ones was asked for a short sketch of the
Doctor,s professional life, and said he had come here from
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he was in Public Health work,
and that he was an officer in the United States Army Reserve.
Mr. Purinton complimented the doc~or for the work
which had already been done in co~ored tow~ expressed pleasure
at his visit and hoped he would come often.
Mr, Province asked if s~uitary lawscould be enforced by
lawo The doc~or replied that /aw enforcement is used only
as a last resource~ but t~a~h * the Health Department is always
ready to carry out laws made by Com~-~uities.
~le_ of O±=ce which stated
~na~ a family in to~m yeas said to have no food in the house,
that he had been authorized tm ~m~ '
done so to t~=~ ....... ~oun'c or~7.30.~ ~ groceries for them and hsd
Mayor Purinton said that wh!zs~ '' the City had helped
one or tv, m families from time to time~ it had not been called
upon to pay such b_~_s~ as this excepting aur~ng and after
hurriaanes. -- ~ '
I~ was found that the f~ly had not been investigated
exceot~ by the Chze_' e of Police,
A~. Hoo~ made amo~Zon~' that the ~erzc~' Legion be as$~d
to investigate the fa~ly to ascertain if they were still in
need~ and that the present bill be paid by the City.
5{erkel s
econaed the motion, ~h=ch v~s passed.
Mr. ~erket asked ~.Lansing whether
j _ _ it ~ould be possible
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to arrange for concerts to be given locally by the Sea Crest
Bandearn mOneydUringfortheitsWinter'~ adding . that~ the Band might thereby
var~o~s activities.
Mr. Lansing said the Pr~nc_pal~ ' ~ of Sea Crest and the
~andmaster would have to be consulted~ and that Such cOncerts
m~ght be given in the evenings during the week end and sug-
geared that the park acres from the school be used For such
concurs if they could be arranged. He said he would take
the matger up with the proper authorities and report later.
biz. Anderson drew atgention to excessive speed of care
on Ocean Avenue~
It was otat~d~ ~ that nearly all of the Speeding drivers
are local paople and ghat the~ matta~ ~ would be t t.~ned over ga
the police for aotion~
~r. ~erkel described a program on City business whioh
had been given at the Rotary Club and which had developed into
s Round Table discussion on what ~
cl~ze~s might want to have
done here~ ~e SUggested that similar discussions eoutd be
thearranged~ ~in other 19c~ ~lubs, ~nd reports thereon given to
~ommlssioners a~ ~he.r meetings, so that ~stters upon
action w~s considered to be d
~ eS~rsble could be taken up~ that
at P=~Ssnt the gap between the ~ouncil and the people was too
wide, end the~ through the influence of local Clubs attendance
at Council macring might be increased~
it was Suggested ~ £
~na~ perhaps once every month a talk
could be givan~ say to the Rotary ~_uo~ on what is being done~
If not s ~ · ~'' -
at.slued the citizens could come to the meetings to
express their objections and ~' a -
~zn~ out what can or cannot be
done. The City does no~ belong %c the five Comm~sszoners
to the whole of Boynton B~ach and at least 25 to 30 citizens
should be present at 9he ~eetings.
~r, Hood made a motion, sac6nded by 9~Shook,
letter be sent out asking for bids for gasoline and
by the City,
that a form
oil needed
5~ayor Purin~on arn~ounoed that ths_e w ~
~ ~ ouzd be no change in
the tax rate for the coming year, that it would be exactly 31
mills, as bsfore~
There being
meeting adjourned.
no further business the Mayor declared the
~ayor.
City Clerk,