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Minutes 10-07-47REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA HELD A~T CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER ~ ~ ~egular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach7 Florida~ was held at the City Hall on Tu~ October 77 19~? at 2:00 P. M. The following~ being alf-~TM the Commissioners~ were present: F. L. Purinton, Mayor B. V. Tattersall, Vice Mayor Clarence Benson, City Clerk The meeting was (stled to order promptly by the Mayor. minutes of the last regular meeting dated September 27 19~7 were read in full and accepted as read. The following bills were approved for payment: The Firemens Payroll $ 28.0~ Adam Schneider Parker R. Ward 37%'00~ 27.00~ James A~hur 32.80~ Jeff Millines $0.00~ Lee M. 0liver 27.00~ Leonard J. Harris 27.00~ Lee Thomas 27.00~ John Tanner Willie Simmons 3~'O0~ 27.00~ Willie Miltimms 25.00~ Carolyn H. Bowers 30.40, Lee Thomas F. L. Purinton !06.~0, H. H. Daugharty 37~.00~ Parker R. Ward James Arthur 3~.80~ Jeff Millines 27.00~ ~O.O0~ Les M. Oliver 33.OO~ Leonard J. Harris 32.80~ Lee Thomas 32.80~ John Tanner 33.oo, Willie Simmons 32.80~ Will£e Williams 32.80% Carolyn BOwers 30.$0\ Flor~a Bank & Trus~ Co. 20~+3,3~ Himes & Himes !027.O0~ Davls~ MeteT Repair Co. 123.0~ ~aid~el~,~arsha!l~Trimble& Mitchell 3~3.8g~ ~oekweI1 Cbm~any 2895.00~ Cameron & Barktey Co. 1070.8~ East Coast Salvage & Whse. Co. 3819.?1~ ~o~t M. T. Crabtree $ 2909.52~ Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 835.92~ Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Div. 150~.00~ Wencher & Myers 1375.76~ Parker ~ard 27.00~ James Arthur 27.00~ Jeff Mi!lines 32.72~ Lee M. Oliver Leonard J. Harris 2!.00~ Lee Thomas 27. O0~ John Tanner 27.00~ Willie Simmons 27.00~ Willie Williams 2!.00~ James Aiken 16.12~ Johnnie Dobson t6.12 Jack Long 7.12~ Willie Frank Williams 6.00~ Carolyn Bowers 30.~O- ~homas Parkinson t00.00~ F. L. Purinton $3.50~ I & S Fund ~000.00~ Chase National B~k 3789.00~ Parker Ward 3~.~8~ James D~thur ~0.00~ Jeff Miltines ?.28~ Lee Oliver 37.13 Leonard Harris 36.23~. Lee Thomas 36.23~ John Tanner 39.00~ Grady Simmons Abraham Speaks 21.00~ Io Andrews 12.00~ James Harris 2~.00~ J~mes Rumph 30.00~ Clyde Frederick 30.00~ James McCoy 18.00~ Lacey Meyers 18.00~ Samuel Wright 30.00~ Eugene Bethea !8.00~ Wilson Asbury 2~.00~ Joseph Wright 25.00% Louis Young 6o00~ F~ank Burges 6.00~ Nathanisl Williams 6o00~ W-lltiamWilson 25.00~ J. I. Lacey Willie Simmons 33 · 733 James Aiken 35.63. Clarence Kitchen 27.00~ Willie Walker 2~.00~ Willie Wiilisms 33.73~ Carolyn Bowers 27.?0~ Claude Ross 28.00~ -3- Amount James Murph Hardi Daugharty Hardi Daugharty Alfred Wright Forney Horton Willie O'Neal Thomas Parkinson A. A. Simon Stewart Pontiac Co. U. S. Post0ffice RuSh G. Hughes Holland T. May Arthur R. Cook A. C. Carver Johm E. Raulerson 0. S. Heat0n Frank W. Cline William B. Norton F. L. Purinton B. V. Tattersal! Clarence Benson C. L. McCoy Dorothy Williams Petty Cash Fund Firemen's Payroll A. A. Simon L. A. Horton Hardi Daugharty Hardi Daugharty James Murph Willie 0'Neal Alfred Wright Parker R. Ward James ~r thur Jeff Millines Lee Oliver Leonard Harris Lee Thomas John Tan~r Grady Simmons James Rumph Clyde Frederick James McCoy Samuel Wright Eagene Bethea Wilson Asbury Frank Burges Willie Simmons James Aiken J~hnnie Dobson Clarence Kitchen Willie ~lker, Jr. (Mrs. Ethel Pierce) $ 1~0. O0 160. O0 lg7. O0 lg3. %0~ 8~.00, 8~.00~ ~2~. oo, 1)+0. O0 ~ 18~3. O0 8~. co ~8.80 202.20 2~. 20 19~.30~ 189.20% 98.~ 200. ~ i73.~0~ ~0.00, 50.00~ ~3. ~0~ 8.~7~ 30.00~ 108. 00~ 12.00 132.00~, 132.~ 132. ~ 60.~ 21.00 3.00~ ~0.~ 33. O~ ~2.80~ 33.00 33.00~ 3.~ 3.00 1~.00'~ i~.00~, 33.00~ 6.OO 3~.~0 30.~ 3.oo 33. oo 33.~ Willie Williams $ Thomas Norfus 18.00~ Nathan Collins 10. O0-~ Lacy Meyers 33.00~ J~ klex Arnette 1. OO~ Beryl Mo Woolbright 500. O0 Ross Garage 86.20~ Norman Auto Supply 33.60~ A. C. Carver 89.60 Sockwell C~mpany ~1~0. O0 Austin Supply Co. 200.27 East Coast S~!vage & ~se Co. I666.31~ C. W. Hill Electric Co. 27.10~ Audrey M. Savickas 2.25~ Kurt La Quitte 8 Russell Uniform Co. 6.12 J.~ I. Holcomb Mfg. Co~pany 3%.25 Mercer' s Service Station ~9.90 Crane Co. 90.79 Florida Power & Light Co. Stevenson Seed Store 6.~~ Ghester F. Wright 1~.~7 ~ldwell~Marshall~Trimble & Mitchell 1250.00 M. T. CraBtree 190.00 H. T. May Menoher & Myers lOG. 00 Halsey & Griffith~ Inc. Lake Worth Herald Press 28.00~ Boynton Beach News 11.90~ Himes & Himes 21.45 Wright ~ s Grocery ~almetto Grocery 2. Ocean City Lumber Co. 2~. Shaffer Sigu Service 25~00 W~ S. Darley & Co. 11.25~ Shaw Bt. others Oil Co. 215.81 ~rney· S Repair Shop 21o N. M. Weens 2~.00~ D~vis Meter Repair Co. 8.00~ Lake Worth Title & Guaranty Co. 1000.00~ Hood's ~uto Service 6. Souther~Bell Tel & Tel 85.2~ TOTAL $ 6~,685.23 Mr. & Mrs. Weborg and their attorney, Mr. Finch appeared before the Commission asking that the Commission consider favorably a reques~ for a beer and wine.license at their place of business. The following additional requests for beer and wine licenses within the City limits were read~ -_The Florieda (next to Stuarts) Stardust Trail - owned by the Harouffs George Laurel (next to Bond Cleaners) Eainstruck & Purcaro - north of Stuarts After a prolonged discussion, the Commissioners decided to investigate each of these places of business and render their decision in ~8 hours. Representatives of Shangrila Colonies came before the Commission asking for information concerning water sunply, power, and building restrictions. They plan to erect e model ~ome unit as soon.as possible as they have 150 people coming down this season to look over the site. By letter the Boynton Liquor Store Inc. asked for Commission approval to have their City license changed to include a bar for which. they already had County approval. The Commission requested a letter ~ be written stating that when the Boynton Liquor Store Inc. obtained State Hotel Commission approval, the changeover in City license will be granted. ~ letter from-Mrs. S. P. Adams was read asking that the Commission give her a permit to build a Trailor Camp in Lake Boynton Estates. Her request was denied by the Commission. The Pullman Company requested a reduction in the State Comptroller valuation of their property in Boynton Beach but the Commission denied this and requested a letter be written them stating that the Commission is assessing at full value for the year 1957. A letter was received from Palm Beach County asking that the City redeem outstanding certificates against the following property recently dedicated to the City. Lot 8~ B15ck 5, Roberts Add. to Boynton $52.01 Lots 67 to 76 inc, Ridgewood 165.21 Lots 79-90 i~c.~ Ridgewood 21%.~6 Lots 97-10~ lng., Ridgewood 76o~0 Lots 5 & 6, Block 5, Roberts Add toTotalB°ynt°n $ ~. 0556.08 The Commission approve~ payment of the ~mount due. ~ petition signed by approximately 20 City residents recuested Commission action to clean up and repair the Shuffle Board Court area. The Commission stated this work would be done as soon as the City finishes the hurricane damage work. The Commission approved a copy of the new cemetary plot deed and it will be returned to the City Attorney for printing. The Commissioners asked the Deputy Clerk to notify the Police Chief and the Superintendent of Public Works by letter to refrain from any purchases of any kind unless approved by the Commission. A discussion followed regarding an outstanding bill of Beryl ~oolbright of $500.00 for engineering services. Mr. Woolbright agreed to hold up further charges en work done for City Water Works imorovement~ until the City is ready to make these improvements at which time they will be prepared to pay him further. In connection with th~s~ the Commission requested a 'letter be written to the State Board of Health asking why approval is being held up on plans the City filed with them on the new water system. A discussion followed concerning the tile roof at the Ocean Beach Casino which was damaged by the hurricane. The Commission decided that the roof is to be tile. REEOL~0N ~ meti~a~y Oemmissic~er Ta~ters~ ~ad seconded by ~issioner Bensc~ the f~llc~rI~ resoluti~was duly passe~ ~m~ adopte~o Au~h~rizimg the May~r a~d the City Clerk of ~ ~ ~eD~lf of the ~O m~ke application to the Com~issioners of in lieu ~f the origimals des~rtbe~ herein e~d for t~ following rea~: Tax Sale Oertificate No. 7399,~ale o t9_29~ also Oertifieate Lots 21-23 inclusive B!~ok 1 ~.~ S..ShepardS S/D Section 15 T~ship$%, Ram§e ~3 That s~id Tax Sale Certificates were purchased by ~he City ~fB~y~ton Beach therei~ h~ve ~t ~ h~a~, ¢ot~ ssi~, t~s~err~ or deliv~ ~, ~ City ef B~n ~a~ That $~d T~x Sale Certificates h~ve been lost or destr~y~ ~d that ~e ha~e. m~de ~igent ~eareh amid are up~b!e to l~a~e said certificates. ~. That mf dup!mea~: Cer~mfi~a~es ~re issued in lie~ Of $ 50.~8 . ~ ~g de~ble the ~t of t~ valme or said T~ Oe~ifi~tes, f~r pa~ent ~er~f ~I ~ f~y by ~ese presets sh~d sa.i~ certificates ~ pre- $~d By ~ pe~son wh~So~er~ assi~ or otherwi~ for~ p~t or ~pli~tion for T~ De~ ther~n. Pass~ ~d ~ at Bottom ~a~ Flexi a ~is d~ The following resolution was duly passed and adopted upon motion by Commissioner Benson and seconded by Mayor Purinton: A RESOLUTION FIXING THE TIME FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, TO SIT AS A B~D OF EQUALIZATION IN THE M~TTER OF ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY OF SUCH CITY FOR TAXATION FOE THE 19 7 WHEBE~E, under the provisions of the Charter of the City o2 Boynton Beach, in Pslm Beach County, Florida, it is necessary t~hat the.Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida, sit as a Board of Equialization in the ma~ter of assessment of the property of such City for taxation purposes for the.year 19565 NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED~ that the Commission of the City of BoyntonBeach, in Palm Beach County, Florida, shall sit as a Board of Equalization-at the City Hall in the City of, Boynton Beach~ in Palm Beach County, Florida, on the 23rd day of October, 1957, at the ho~r of lO:O0 A. M. of said day~ for the purpose of equalizing the assessments of the property of such City for taxation purposes for the year 1957, in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of the action herein taken be given by two publications of this resolutioh in a local newspaper or by postimg a copy thereof at the City H~ll in B~ynton Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida. THIS RESOLUTION regularly passed and adopted this 7th. day of October, A.D. 1957. Vice Mayor City Clerk Upon motion by the Msyor and seconded by Commissioner Benson, the meeting was recessed until such time as it can be reopened. At the close.of the Board of Equalization meeting on 0ctobe ~9~.?~ th~ C2_m~,?sioners reconvened their re~iar . ~he ~ayor then ordered the ballot box and contents to be duly ex~inedo ~he following report ef the election officials of the ~pecia! election of October l~h~ ~A~E OF P~O~D~ CO~TY OF PALM ~ACH : CI~ OF BO~TON ~ACH : TO THE HONORAB.LE M~YOR .~ND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CiTY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA We~ the ~ndersigned Inspectors, Deputy and Clerk of the election held on the 14th day of October A.D., 19~7 for the p~rpose of ratifying or rejecting such new Charter designated as Chapter 25~98~ Laws of the S~ate of Florida~ enacted by the Legis!ature~ st the session of 19q7, do hereby certify thst at such election the total votes east ~ere_!lTO o~ which l~O votes were 19 votes were There were I cast approving new City Charter cast disapproving new City Charter spoiled ballots And we~ such Inspectors and Cierk~ do make the foregoing as our return to you of the results of such election, and we do declare the above and foregoirgto be the resulb of such election. _~i2ned) Bertha M. Will~m~ Inspector ... (signed) Wylma M.F Slaven_s Inspector ~ (sizned) Fran~ Nutt~nM Inspector (si~ned) Charles p. Tatum Clerk UBon motion by Mr. Tattersall and seconded by Mr. Benson, the re~ort of the Election Board was accepted as read and all of the Co~missioners voting in the affirmative. The to roofs following bids were read for the repair of storm damage at the Beach Casino and the Jail. Boynton Beach Roofing Company Casino - $ 29~0.00 Jail ~ Total $ 3200. O0 Atlas Roofing Company, LakeWorth, Fla. Casino - $2995.00 Jail ~ ~ O0 Total- $~2-~. Broadbeck Roofing Company, Lake~orth,Fla. Casino - $3~05o00 Jail - ~ Total $~.81.O0 Upon motion by Mr. T~ttersall and seconded byMr. Purinton, with all ~ommissioners voting in the affirmative, the Boynton Beach Roofing Company was awarded the contract. A letter was authorized by the Commission to be written to the deposit se~ ~ Mr. Hatless gi~ng ~im authority for returning ' ~ u by Wesley Ruth on tne~proposed purchase of the E 25' ~f the West 40' of Lot 9, Block 6, Origins! To~nu of Boynton. Upon motion by Mayor Purin~on and seconded Clarence Benson, City Clerk, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach~ a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, as follows: (1) That the City of Boy~ton Beach~ a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, does hereby contract and agree to enter into ~n agreement with Scott' M. Loftin and John W. Martin, as Trustees Ra~.~ Company, and not of the ~roperty of Florida East Coast ~ ~ individ~ally~ ~nerein and whereby the said City of Boynton Beach is given the right and privilege to install, maintain and use a sub- grade l0 inch cast iron water carrier pipe line carrying a maximum water pressure of 70 po~_nds per square inch, installed in a 20 inch cast iron casing pipe extending easterly and westerly across the right of way of the Railway and under its tracks at Woolbright ~venue in Boynton Beach, Florida, at a point located 886 feet southerly from the Railway's Mile ~ost No. 313 from Jacksonville~ Florida, said right of way having R total width of !00.0 feet at this location, being 50.0 feet in ~idth on each side of the cen~er line of the Railway~s northbound main track; all as more full described and underthe further terms and conditions each and every in copy of proposed agreement now on file with the City Con,mission of Boynton Beach~ Florida, and by reference thereto made a part hereof. (2) That the Mayor, with the attestation of the City Clerk, be and they are hereby authorize~ and directed to exacute said agreement for and on behalf of said City of Boynton Beach. (3) That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Upon motion by F. L. ~urinton and seconded by Clarence Benson~ the following ordinance was duly passed and adopted as mu emergency ordinance of the City of Boynton BeadU. , is e !e~ ~f ~he ~ity ~f B~ynton BeaCh~ Palm Beach CountY~ Fl~ri~a~ For tke Fiscal Year begUinE November l~ 19~? and ,ending October 3t, 19~8: Salaries 8tat~on~rY, & Supplies Ligh~ & power Tel ~ Tel ense T O~h~ ~ onal Oec~pa~i Liquor Beer & Wines ~tectrical 13o. oo 75,oo 600,00 1000~O0 3o00.00 75~oo 200.00 1800~O0 250.00 850.00 ~?~oo Wo $ 6000~00 ~o5.0o ~00.00 0Oo00 210.00 ~ti!ities Tax F!a~ POWer & Llsht ~300.00 S0~heas~er Nat'l G~ 90. 225.~0 S0mthern Bell Tel & Tel 130~00 A~lan~ie ~el Oo~ $~Uth FI~ G~s 00. . 91.00 F~Chise Ta~ - Fla. Power ~ Light 18OO.00n MisCellaneous Revenue ~eficit $ 13o5.oo _2- Salaries Labor & Wages Auto Expense_ A~to Eent~t None S~a~ion~y & B~oplies Ll~ ~ P~er Tel ~ ~1 s & Forfeitures Labor ~ Wages Stationery ~ S~p~lies Li~t & P~er Tel & Tel Pos~Ee Miseella~e~ds Ineome ~efieit S~l~riez Labor & ~3~to Expose Auto Remtal-None Stationary & Supplies Light :& Power Tel & Tel~ Postage ReDairs & ~aintema~ee O~her W~ter Distort ~eg~iremen~ Wa~er Sales ) Water Service ) ' '3,33 1770.72 12.00 1800.00 800.00 ?~oo ~0.~ llO. OO 2~00.00 8~0,00 600.00 oo t00.00 200. O0 250. O0 12. O0 3%0. oo 36o, oo 833.16 ~0o. o0 $ !¥000.0o $ 182~95 $ 3277.00 -0- -3- ~TREET~ DEP ~R~E NT Salaries Labor & LiEht Ins~ce Other E~air ~.M~inten~ee Defiei~ Sal~i~s ~abo~ ~ Wages ~ut~ R~t~l- None !ns~a~ee mone O~er ~ ens e Deficit Repair & Main~enace $ 8oo. co 1~00,~0 ~oo~'oo $ i2312~0~ ~0.00 6o0~q9 k3~3¥ 50; co 20~00 2kO.,O0 180,'0. co $ 12312.00 $ 7~O2.00 $738.3¥ 1060.O0 1000. O0 iooo.00 ,2%, 791.39 $ 20 ~ 000100 BE IT, FURTF~ ·ORD~INED, BY ~ CIT~ '~O~fI~ION OF THE CI OF BO~z~TON ~ACH~ ~A.~¢ i~EACI~! COT~ ~OR~D~:' TY BE iT That ~itYo~ millage 20~00 MILLM b~ ~ the ~t which -ll - There being no further business to be taken uo at this time, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Purinton. oJ,//~ ,~. ~ ~ ~M~or .... , Vice Mayor City Clerk