Minutes 06-07-32R~aT~ ^W ~EETING 0~ JU~ 7TH.
PO~TPOI:E~ TO ~usE 9TH~ 193~]
A ~egul'ar ~eeting of the Board of Town Cormnissioners
of the To'~m of Boynton, Fiorida~ was held az the Town Hall
on Thursday evening~ June 9~ 1932 ay V:30 o~clock
Prese..~t: ~ D. ~teve~ Mayo?
Frank Nut~ng~ Vmoe i~layor
J. ?. Bowen, To,m1 Clerk
The above constituting the entire Board of Towm~
Co=~missioners of the Town of Boynton~ Ylo,rida.
The minutes of the Re~lar Meeting held May iV~ t932,
were read and approved upon motion of Commiasioner Stevens~
seconded by Commissioner ~[utting, and duly carried.
The ~:inutes of the Special ~,ieetin~ held l~[ay
were read and approved upon motion of Oo~m.~issioner Stevens,
seconded by Co_~issioner Nutting, and luly carried.
A Resotu~mon vo pay e±a~ms was adopted.
UpOn motion off Com~missioner Nutting, seconded Oy
C~.~a_ssmon~r~ ~ ~ ~o~en a~_d duly ~a~mem,.the~ ~oll~ving bills
were approved for payment hen funds are available.
Foote & Davies ~9.53
Brennsm & Piastridge 170.00
Son. Bell Tel g~: Tel Co. 18.48
Fla. Power & Light Co.
&ustin Supply Co. 3.38
Neptune ~ete_ Co. 1.66
Standard Oil Co. 29.40
Standa-rd Oil Co.
Boynvon Woma~ns ~ Club 3.75
~.~mng ~zm_,lng Station 37.74
h. R. Farnhs2n ~.55
Mr. Shelby Buford prasen~ed the
~O
z ~_to ~m~_~g Re solution
the Totem Co~m. ission &Sr their approval and adoption:
the Tovm Co,remission of the Town of Boynvon,
Fiorida~ did at a meeting thereof hold on the ~Sth day of
Feb~uary~ 1938~ adopt a certain reso!uvion pertaining to the
payment of Attorneys foe duo to Shelby Buford for his ser¥ices
i~ foreclosing certain specisl assessment liens held by the
Town against properties in that certsin subdivision in said
town k.~..o~,~m as Beverly Hilisf and,
WBiEREAS, it is advis'able thav the amount due to the said
attorney be placed so his credit unconditionally at the present
time upon the conditi6n
same in paymenv of taxes
he miMht designate~ ~ad,
~}iE~REAS, no part of
cash.
that he use the e t~
n -re amou_~ of the
and assessmenss upon properties which
the same is to be paid to him in
NOW~ THEREi,'0NE~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Co~mr~iss£on of
She Tov~r~. of Boynton~ that said resolution of PebPaary ~$~ i9S8~
bo rescinded and thst tho sum of ~IOS.81 be placed ~o the
credit of said Shelby Buford on tho books of the sail to~a%} and
that the tax collector or dep%ty tax co!lector~ be and ho or
she is hereby instructed so issue to him receipts for taxes
and assessments uoon such properties as he might designate.
Such tax and assessment receipts no~ to exceed the ~mount of
the af6resaid claim.
The above resolution was read but no action taken ay
this time.
The followLug letter was read:
To the Eayor ~d
l{en~ers of the
Boynton~ Florida.
Gent
.... y 17th,
City Coms~ission ~
1932,
Following up the conferences between yourselves an~
the committee of Boynton bondholders last week, i wish to
summarize herewith the mat~ers discussed and the general
program which 'was agreed upon.
I. It was understood that the bondholders~ committee
would make arrangements to employ Mr. Somerville, if possible,
to prepare a detailed statement 6f the ~axes and assessments
due to each of th~ tovJ~s~ showing the del~quenoies, ~ud also
ye make a statement of the total debts of tlme town outstanding
on Aori! lst~ 19~0~ in order that proper division of assets and
lma~mlmtmes mi=oht be made in accordsnce with the statute; this
~o be withouv expense ye you.
2. ?~en the foregoing statement is Ir spared, iz is under-
~tood that you will certify ye the Town of Boynvon Beach the
delinquent taxes and assess=~nts which become its prooerty
under its charter act so tb~t its books might be prepared,
and will also certify to it the portion of the debt for which
it is liable.
$~ It was aEreed tb~t between now and nexv fall your
town will revise its assessment roll so as to make a more
equitable adjustment of the assessments of value on properties,
and~wouid include in such roll an assessmenv against the Plorida
Power ~ Light Company on its personal property and franchise, and
an assessment for any personal proper~y which mi~ht be located
in the town so that the tova~ would be able to collect taxes
owing to it on the roiling stock of railroads°
~o it was agreed that tlc Towr~ of Boym_ton might continue
ye accost settlsmen~ of all delinquent ta~es due and owing ~ it
~nd sound make such settlement with the property ov~ers on the
basis of 19~9 assessed va!uation~ remitting all accrued interest
s~_d penalties but that a definite time should be fixed within
which such settlemenv would be made available to the propervy
5. It was agreed t~bat no rednction would be made in the
liens against properties abutting on Dixie Highw~? in view of
the fact that these assessments have already been reduced by
80~ but that the ~ovm might, with the consent of the co~mmittee,
make a reduction in other sections of ~ne town where the mmount
of the liens is excessive as compared with the oresent value of
the property, but that such reduction could only be made after
further conference with the committee, and that as soon as the
Co~uaission determines upon the amount of reduc~ on which they
would like to make we would like ~o b~ve them advise the
co=mittee who will then indicate their pos~icn in the matter~
6. It was further suggested by the committee that they
would agree that the totem should have the right ye arrange for
a new plan for tree payment of all assessments after the reduction
is m~_e. It was contemplated that al! pas~ due interest on such
assessments should be computed az the rate of 8%, if the versa so
desires, and ~ded zo the orinoioat of the lien~, and the total
s~oun~ then would be divided ir~o a series of installements
~nning from ten to fifteen years and the property
should be given tlae opportunity ye accept such new plan by
paying To the vo¥~n one yearTs interest on the total sum~
~o~,puted au 5%, amd accepting the new ~ian~ provided such
payment arid accepva_~zce are made 'within a limited period of
time, the date to be fixed by the town.
V. Et was further agreed that tall money collected by
the totem from_ delinquent Taxes levied for debt service or
from special assessments should be held 2eparate s_nd apart
from all other funds of the vo~zm for t~ exclusive benefit
of the bon~hotders,
8. It was further agreed tb~.t the to~m ~ould attemnt
to make an arrangement with some attorney to ~nstitute fore-
closure proceedings against all of the vacant and outlying
property in the tov~m limits ~Don which taxes are delinquent
~r~d, lm possible, ~.~Y~_out th~ outlay of cash b~ the city~ s~d
the bondholders would consent that payment might, be made in a
credit of ta~es due the ~itv by the attorney~ if same is
neeessar~~,
9. It was also understood that the Com~is~ on would in-
stitute foreclosure agains~ certain selected property owners
who have consistently refused ye pay their taxes which have
accrued upon property ~,Ynich is valuable and where t~e property
~wners are able to pay~ mud will prosecute such suits vigorously
To foreclosure in order to demonstrate to t~e property o~ers
that it is the intention of the zoom to enforce payment wherever
the smme is feasible.
10. The cormmittee is endeavoring to arram~e a settlement
with the Phipps interests for the division of the town debt smd
has reached a tentative basis for agreemsn5. The actual settle-
ment cannot be made ~3m~tii Y~. Bomervi!±e ass prepared The detailed
statement of the town's debts ~ad liabilities and assevs,_~a5
which time we w~ii submit a form of decree to both towns ~kn$ to
~e representatives of ~.~e Ph_pps ~ere~v~ for ~e purpose of
settling once and for all the liability of each town in these
matters.
11, We have discussed with the Pown of Boynvon Beach tlne
proposed arran~ement, and ~re insistins that it sha~! make t~he
necessary vax levy to meev its sha~e of the debt maturi~ next
year and also to enforce deiinouenv taxes a~nd assessments in its
territory.
12, ~hen ~his progrs:m has been definitely initiated and
is ~mder way~ the bent_holders~ comwittee will then confer azain
with the e ~
~o~,n with reference to a possible refunding of the obli-
gations of both to~s on a satisfactory basis~ but until ~efinite
action has been taken along the lines indicated, it is impossible
for ns to discuss the matter furtl~r at this time,
Z will appreciate it if .you will go over this letter sr~d
see if it conforms to your recollection of the conference and~
if there are sany matters about which a f~ther understanding is
desired~ will be glad to have you write me. in the meantime~
I trust that you will assist !~ro Somerville in evez~j way in
working up the information desired in order that the debt may
be adjusted between the two tovms~ I also hope that you will
dete,~nine as quickly as poss~oie upon a dafinite dste within
which time settlements of the taxes and assessments~ in accorda~oe
with t~ae foregoing program~ can be arranged so that property
owners may be advise~ as soon as possibie~
If there are anV new phases o'f this situati'on which have
developed since our eon~erence~ kindly discuss time same with
me or with Er. Somerville in order tb~t we may m~e mrcgress
on this matter as 9~ickiy as possib!e~
][ours velof tl~ly~
Giles J. Patterson.
Cy-Mr~ Henry Foor
[~[r. H. ¥~. Pitkin
Er .... Po Somerville~
Umon motion of Commissione~ Bowen~ seconded by Commissioner
Nutting mna duly carried~ Mr. Patterson's letter was accepted.
Upon mozion of Commiseioner Stevens~ seconded by
Commis~oner Nuttin~ s_nd duly carried~ Air. W .... ~,~il!iams,
the night watchman was instructed to make a reporv of all
svrees,lignts foun~ out~ where
A l~'tter was re~d from
they should be bnrn~ng.
J~ A~ Price requesving
:our-
mission to work out his water bill for ti~e Tore. Ueon motion
of CormmissioneP Bov;en~ seconded by Commis~oner Nutting smd
duly carried~ Mr. ~rice~s ietter~ together with letters from
Roxie Wright and Arlene !i!ler were tabled until the next
Comznission ~Aeeting.
The following letter was read~
~June 3, 1932
~{r. Prank L, Anderson~ Treas~mrer~
Towp~ }f Boynton~
Boynton ~ Florida.
Our File H-4666
Pierson Sommerville
Dear Sir~
We enc!ose~ herewith release to be executed by
the tovm clerk as well as mayor of the Tov~m of Boymton,
and si so a resolution zo ce adopted by the town~council~
.authorizing the town clerk and mayor to execute the enc-
losed release.
~aen this resolution has been adopted 0y the council~ ~
will you please hs~ve affixed to this release the signazu~e
of the me3-or and'of the vown clerk and affix thereto the
comporate seal of the Tov~_ of Boynvon, returnim~ to us the
original and two copies. You may retain a copy of the reso-
lution and copy of the release for your files.
Umon the
forward to yom
this ~ ~
return of these mapers to us we will in%mediateiy
draft in the sam of $105.00~ in settlement of
Yours very
By R. R. G!ock
RRG/L. ~
was movea by councilman Bowen~ and seconded by
councilman Nutting~ that the following resolution be adopted:
!iESOLVED: T - ' '
nao n. D. Stevens, as i'dayo~ of sue To~n of
Boynton, s_ed J. P. Bowen~ a2 city clerk of said town~ be and
they are hereby authorized and directed to make~
deliver as ?ayor mud 0ity Clerk of the said
of B0ynton,
su~n rece_pt~ releases and eove:aants as ma.}- be necessary or
d~=sae_e for the pu_~pose of settling any and all claims of
the Tov~ of Boynton against William Pierson Sommervilte and
the surety upon his Bond a=ted December 25~m~ 1926~. given to
secure the faithful e ~-
performance of his duties as depu~ clerk
and save: ~reasurer of the said ToYa% of Boynson. Said resolution
was out to a vote end upon a tabulation of the vote it appesreed
that the following councilman voted for the adoption of said
resolution:
0o~ms~.issioner ~owen
Co:mmissioner ~utting
Com_missioner Stevens
RELEASE
KNO~ ALL kEN BY THESE PRESEN~SI
That the Town of Eoynvon~ Florida,
the su~ of ONE HUNDRED FIVE AN~ NO/iO0
other good and valuable considerations~
in eonsideration of
DOLLARS (~10~.00) and
to it in h~nd paid by
Town of Soynton
Council tb_ereof~
the proceedings
av~ached and made
in pursuance of a resolution of
v~aich said resoiution~ and a
by which the same was adoited
a part hereof~
Royal Indez~-eity Company does herel~~ remise, release and forever
imsc£=ar6e said Royal indemnity Cor~®any
· rom any ~nd all Iiablilty,
claims, obligasior_s~ debts, or ffemands of a~v kind or character,
either in law or in equity~ which the said_ Town of Boynson or
its successors has be~%~Ber had, now has, or may ever have against
the Royal indemnity Company s~isir~_ out
any way so:anected with tb~at certain bond made and executed by
5~iliiam Pierson Som=~ervit!e as principal ~nd said Royal Indemnity_
Company as surevy to the said Tov~ of Boynton for ts_e purpose of
securing the faithful eerformanee of the luiies of the said
William Pierson So~-aerville as deputy zown clerk aha town
vreas~Per of the said Town of
This release is e~ecuted ibr and on behalf o-f the said
the Town
transeri ~t of
is hereto
And said To~m of Soynson in consideration o£ the
premises has herein and hereby assign_ed, transferred s~nd
set over into said Royal Ir~ermnity Compsmy any and all
rights which said Toy. a% of Boynton ever bas had, now has~ or
ever have against said William Pierson Sons, orville, or shy
amount based upon~ arising out of, or connected with the
matters and thiD~s hereinabove set forth.
IN WITNESS ~t~EOF, the Town of Boynton Pas hereunto
caused its name to be si~ned by Ho D. Stevens, its ~or,
and by J. P. Bowen, its Tov~m Clerk, and its corporate seal
affixed thereto ay Boyntgn~ Fiorida, this ~day of June~
193~.
may
To~n Cierk~ Town of Boynton
A liscussion was had by the Commissioners in reference
to foreclosure proceedi~s which had heretofore been
stituted by the Tovm and as yet not completed. No further
action was taken at this time.
T~}e condition of the Boynton Casino was brought before
the Coms_~issioners sm_d it was decided to look it over the
fol!owiN~ day.
The CoP~missioners ordered that all occupational iicense~
ce c_aecked up smd that bills be rendered for unpaid licePses.
A discussion was had on the advisability of issuing
Time Warrants for electric light bills over ~ue, wb=ich is
to be brought up at the next meeting.
i~rSo Adams reported tha{ she had been appointed as
~hairm~u of the Bgard~of Assessors am.d that they were ready
~o s~ar~ to work when tb~ Co~mlosmon advised.
There being no further business, the msetir~ adjourned.
~ayor
Vios ~
Town Clerk