Minutes 01-05-32 REGU!~R ~2~ETING. ~ J~2~UAR¥ 5, 1932
A R gu±ar Meeting of the Board of Town Co~nissior
of the Tov~ of Boy~ton, Florida, was held at the
Womens' Club at Boynton, F!ori~a, on Tuesday evening,
January 5, 1932 at
Present: H. T. Holtoway, Mayor
Frank Nutting, Vibe Ma~
J. P. Bogen, To~ Clerk
The above constituting the entire Board of Town
Commissioners of the Town of Boynton, Florida.
~inutes of the last Regular ~eeting of Decembe
!5~-1931 being read, were approved upon motion o~
Co=~issioner Bowen, seconded ~y Co~issioner N~tt[ng
~d duly carried.
The Treasurer rSad the following petition:
~To the Honorable
~ayor and Board of
Tovm Cmzmui s sioner s"
of the Town of Boynvon,
F1 o ride.
We, the undersigned, Tax-payers, citizens
sidents of the Town of Boynton, Florida,
fully petition the followir~:-
FLRST: That the Honorable Mayor, by
authority vested in_ him, call the Regular ~e~
Board of Totem Co~mmissioners to be held on
193~, to %e held at the W~mans' Club Buildiz
of the Town H~lt, as the capacity of the Town
~leeting Chamber is very limited, which tends t~
terested citizens from attending mud particioat:
meeting of the Town Co~mmission. -
SECOND: That Mr. J. Stockton Bryan,
To~;m of Boynton, Florida~ be directed to att
of the To~,~a Com~ission to be held January 5th
the tax-payers of the To~ua of Boynton can be more
advised as ~o the various suit pending against
those 'nton.
THIRD: That the Town Commission of the Town of
Boynton Beach, Florida, together with their Tovm Attorney
be invited to attend the meeting of the Town Commission to
be held January 5th, 1933, so that.the tax-payers of the
Tow~ of Boyn~oa can be more fully advised as to the status
of the division of debt of the Town of Boynton.
FOURTH: That ~r. Giles J. Patterson, of Jacksonville,
Florida, whom we believe is the legal representative of
the majority of the Boynton Bond-holders, be invited to
attend the meeting of the TOM Commission to be held
January Sth, 19~; alsotthat Er. R. C. Alley, of Palm
Beach, Florida, whom we believe represents the Palm Beach
Company, a Boynton Bond-holder, be invited to attend said
meeting, so that the tax-payers of the Town of Boynton can
be mere fully~advised as To the status of the division of
the debt of the Town of Bo.vnton insofar as the Bond-holders
are concerned.
FIFTH: That notice of the holding of the Regular
~eetin~ of the Town Co~ission at the Womans' Club Building
on J~uuary Sth, 19~, instead of the Town Hall, be given
by sending each Box Holder at the Post o~f~.ce of Boynton,
Florida, a postal card ~tating that such meeting will be
held at the ~omans Club Building on J~uary ~th, 195~, in-
stead of the Tow~ Hall, in addition to notifying the various
newspapers of su~n meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
0. S. Heaton (and for~y-seven others)"
Town Attorney J. Stockton Bryan mad& a talk regarding
various suits now pending, brought by and against the Town
of Boynton, mentioning various services which he had per-
formed for the To~ of Boynton for which he had never been
paid.
Attorney W. F. Finch made a talk regarding the Town
division and such suits as effected the Town division,
allocation of refunding bonds and the collection of taxes
by the Original To~_m of Boynton.
Attorney Giles J. Patterson made a talk regarding the
attitude of the bondholders, saying smong other things that
if the property owners of Boyn~on would pay their taxes that
the bonc~holders could be dealt with satisfactorily.
The Treasurer read the following petition:
~Cut off all Auditors and Lawyers only when needed
Use South end of Jail for To~n Hall
rooms in E.E.Church Building at $t2.00
to $15.00 per month.
$50. O0
- Or rent two
Town Hall Lights 1.50
Tovm.hall Water 1.50
Cut Deputy Clerk to ~100.00 per month 50.00
Cut Water Supt. to ~100.00 per month 25.00
Cut Police to $100.00- per month 25.00
Cut off one man on Sanitary Dept. 65.00
Cut off Casino 40.00
Light and Power 5.00
Water 4.50
Cut out telephone in Fire emergency at
Cooks 3.00
Transfer Siren to Water Dept. Meter 5.00
Cut Commissioners to $5.00 pst meeting 45.00
Cut off 20 street lights at $2.91 each 58.00
Total Saving per month $3V8.50
Total Saving per year $4,542.00
.e the un. ersig, e. Citizens and Business men of.the /~ ~
Town recommend the above for your consideration, we also
respectfully suggest that the Commission be very cautious
in entering into any lawsuits urmecessarily, as the
Attorney's fees alone have run to $43,202.32 from Air il
1926 to the oresent date, without accompli~ht~g any
material good for the tax payers of the Town of Boynton.
N. E. Weems, ~. D. (and twenty-eight others)"
Mayor H. T. Holloway presented the following plan
which ~as read by the Treasurer:
"A Plan for Economy
Pay not over $25.00 for Town Hall Save $25.00
Combine Totem Treasure~ mud Water Supt. '~ 150.00
Cut off one man from Sanitary Dept. " 65.00
Cut off Water Supts. private phone. " 3.00
Cut off 30 Street lights. " 8V.64
Discontinue work~.ng out water bills. Save
approximately 25.00
Make a Guarge of $5.00 for new water connections 25.00
Cut off Casino Salary Save 40.00
Cut Commissioners Salaries to 30.00 ~ 45.00
Cut Police salary vo $100.00 ~ 25.00
Saving Per ~o. ~490.64
Saving Per Yr. ~5,88V.68
Upon motion of Co~nfss!oner Bowen, seconded by
Oo~missioner Nutting and duly carried, it was decided
that the Co~missioners would confer with Attorneys
NeWman T. Miller and J. H. Admms in reference ye ob-
taining the services of a To~n Attorney. Cormmissioner
Bowen to see ~r. Adams and Commissioner Nutting to see
~. Miller, and report at a Special Meeting to be called
for a later date.
Thereuoon Mayor Holloway called a Special Nesting
for Friday evening, January B, 1932 at V:30 o~clock P.
to consider the matter of employing a To~m Attorney.
~ayor H. T. HQllow~ made a motion that Mr. Frank Lo
~uderson be appointed to assume the duties of Town Treasurer,
Term Tax Collector and ~¥ater SuperintendS~t at a salary of
$125.00 per month. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
to a voze, the following vo~e was
Bowen and being put
ther eon:
Conm~issioner Holtoway "Aye"
Co.reals sioner Bowen '~Aye~
Commissioner Nutting ~0pposed~
Thereupon the ~ayor declared the motion carried.
Con~_,issioner Bowen made a motion that the foregoing
appointment take effect as of January 15,
Commissioner Holtoway seconded this motion, ~d being
put to a vote the followi~ vote was ~d thereon:
CO~issioner Hol~mway ~e
Commissioner Bowen ~Aye
Commissioner Nutting ' 0ppose~
to pass the
Com~nissioner Eolloway proposed mdoption of a Resolution
followir~ Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 116
AN .0RDiNANCE PROVIDING FOR Ai~ EQUITABLE ~DJ~JST~ENT OF TAXES;
REDUCTION OF SPECIAL~ ASSESS~EA~S WITHIN TOWN.
~-HEREAS the Town of Boynton is dna from delinquent taxes
an approximate amount of S2_9,401.91 represented by ~axes whzch
have been delinquent for several years; and
~.~HEREAS in some instances the Gomm~ssion deems the amo~mt
of accumulated texas to be more than is the value of the laud
so taxed~ ~nich oaxes include State, County and District taxes,
as' well as assessment liens upon some of the lands; and
¥~EREAS by Senate Bill #V36, 1931 Session of the Florida
Legislature, the Town is authorized by ordinance ye equitably
adjust such taxes and special assessments within said Town;
TR~LREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE T0¥N C0~ISSIONERS of
the Town of Boyn~on, Palm Beach County~ State of Florida, pur-
suant to Sectio~ 5, S~mate Bill ~36, Laws o£ Florida 1931, that
the Commission is authorized to equitably adjust the payment of
delinquent taxes on a basis not amounting to discrimination for
the year t'9~0 and prior years, provided, however, that the
o~wner of said l~nds may pay or redeem said taxes, or tax sale
certificates held by the Tov~, on such equitable adjustme~t,
conditioned upon the payment of the 19~1 taxes as assessed
that year.
T~hat the Tow~ Commission of the Tov~ of Boynton shall
reduce all special assessments which are represented by
~ssessment liens upon land for improvement work on a basis
of fifty per cent. (80%) reduction on all of the streets
within said Town, excepting Dixie Highway; that upon Dixie
Highway there shall be a thirty per cent. (30%) ~duction
of such assessments such redutions to be figured on the
amount of principal and interest due as of January Ist, A.D.193~.
Upon motion of Co~maissioner Hotloway, seconded by
Cammissioner Bo~n and duly carried, the foregoing Ordinance
was placed on i~s first reading.
The Treasurer read letters from the Southern Bell
Telephone & Telegraph Company, and the Centrs~ Farmers~
Trust Company in reference to accounts owed them by the
To~na of Boynton.
Upon motion of Com~.issioner Hol!ow~y, seconded by
Co~imissioner Bowen and duly carried, the Treas~er was
instructed to write the aforementioned parties that the
Co~ission cannot pay the Town's bills at this time, and
can see no way to pay in the near future.
The following l~tter was read by the Treasurer:
~The Seaboard~OiiiCompany
Jacksonville, Florida
~¥est Palm Beach, Fla.
Dec. 28th, 1931.
~. Geo. A. Long,
Treas. City of Boynton~
Boynton, Fla.
Dear Sir:
We are pleased to quote the City of Boynton for
six months period on their reouirements of gasoline and
motor oil the following price~:
The recognized co~ercial discount _~revailing in
regard to purchases made tb_ru, service station date of
delivery. Present retail price .ES cents~ Present
commercial t~ice thru service stations .B1 cents.
Tiolene, 100% S~per-Penna. ~otor Oil .GO per qt.
Purol Not.or Oil, lO0~ p~ffin base, ~id-Con. Crude
per qt. all grades.
Thanking you for your inquiry, and trusting that we
will have the oleasure of serving you, we remain,
Yours very truly,
G. T. Keener,
Agent..
P.S. Our usual terms of thirty days will apply to the above
quotation."
Thereupon Co=~issioner Nutting made a motion that The
Seaboard Oil Company be given the contract for furnishing
gas and oil to the Tova~ in accordance with their letter.
This motion was seconded by Commissioner Hoiloway
and duly carried.
U~on motion of Commissioner Nutting, seconded by
Co~m~_issioner Bowen and duly carried, it was agreed to
allow ~r. H. R. Farr~am to remain as custodian of the
Casino at no cost to the
A Resolution to pay claims was aao~tea upon motion
of Commissioner Bowen, seconded by Commissioner Nutting
and duly c~ried.
Ther~_b~ir~
no further business the meeting adjourned.
Vice
To~ Clerk