Minutes 10-04-32REGULAR ~4EETING 0P OCTOBER 4, 19~2.
Regular ~eetimE oF the Board of Town Commissioners of the
of Boynton, Florida, was held at the To%~ Hall on Tuesday
evezuin~, 0¢tober 4, 19~2 at 7:~0 o~¢lock p~E.
Presen$: H. D. Stevens, Mayor
Frank Nutria, Vioe-~yor
J. P. Bowen, Town'Clerk.
The above constitutinE the entire Board of Towh Com~issioner~
of the Town of Boynton~ Florida.
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The Minutes of the Regular Neeti~ held September 20, !9~2~ ~n:
were read and approved upo~ motion made by Commissioner Bowez,
seconded by Commissioner Nutting, and duly carried.
The Ninutes of the Special Neetin$ held September 2V~ 1932,
were read and approved upon mot~onm~.de by CommLissioner,Bowen,
seconded by Com=missioner Nutting, and duly sailed. ING
~n~ ~in~tes of the Spe~ia! Neetin~ held September ~0,
were read and approved upon motion made by Commissior~r Bowe~,
seconded by Co~-~uissioner NuttinE' ~ud duly carried.
A Resolution to pay claims was adopted.
Upon Lotion made by Commissior~r Nutting, seconded by
Commissioner Bowen ~ud duly carried, t.he followir~ bills were .
approved for p~yment when Fumds a~e available~
and
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Florida Power ~d Light Co 1~8,07
0eean City Lumber Co ~0.0~
NuttineSs Filli~ Station 29,38
Ball Supply Co
Walter L~ma~ ~8.00
Pa~ Beach Nerea~tile Co 2.48
Austin Supply Co 21.02
Fi~e Dep~tment Pa~oll 318.00
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0rdinanee No. 121- E~titled "~l~ 0~D!N~NCE OF THE T O~N OF
B(~NTON, P~LN ~EACH C~y, ~ORIDA, ~SE~G A~ S~TING
FOR THE PU~O~ 0F ~T~LISHING A PUBLIC p~ AND P~YG~U~ S~E
0R ~R ~Y ~ ~BLIC P~POSE T~ ~Y BE DE~D ~CESS~Y BY
THE ~A~ 0F T0~ C0~iSSI0~ 0F SA~ TO~", D~vi~ been
upon its upon its first readim~ at a Re~l~ Memt~ of the~To~
Com~ssio~ of t~ Te~ of Boston, Florida, held on t~ 20th day
of September, A.D. 19~2, reoeived its final meadi~
Thereupon Co~lssioner Nutti~ made a ~tion t~t 0rdi~nee
No. ~I be ~opted, w~ch was s~co~ed ~ Co~issiomer Bowen,
~d upon be~m~ put to a vote the fo!lowi~ vote ~s ~d the~on:
Co.miss io~ r Stevens,
Co~issio~e~ Nutting,
Co~issione~ Bowen.
Thereupon C~ssiomer Stevens as ~or p~esiding,
0rdin~ee No. 121 duly adopted.
0rdin~ee No. 122- ~titled" AN O~ANCE OF T~ T~
B0~0N, p~ B~CH C0~y, ~0RIDA~ PROVID~G A B~T, S~ING
FORTH ~E IT.S 0F GE2~RAL ~ENSE ~ OF SINKING ~D
I~EST ~QULq~NTS UPON T~ I~E~SS 0F T ~ TO~N
B~NTON, P~ BEACH COUNTY~ ~O~DA, FOR THE FISC~
BEGINNING NOV~B~ l, 1982 ~ ES~ING OCTOBER ~1, 1~$~", was
C*~issiome~ Nutti~ ~de a motion t~t 0rd~ No. 122~
be adopted, which motiom was seconded ~ Co~issio~er Bowen, and
upon bei~ ~t to a vote t~ following vote was had thereon:
Co~issioner Steve~ s,
Co~is~ o~ Nutt~g, "AYE~
0rd~anoe No. 122 duly passed and adopted~
Upon Eotion made by Commissioner Stevens, seconded by
Commissioner Nuttin~ and duly carried, Mm. Newman T. Miller,
Attorney, was auhtorized aRd iRstructed to co~fcr with N~o J.
Stockton Bryan in rs~ard to corSaiR foreclosure prOceediR~s
which M~. B,~yan had iRstltuted in behalf of the Town, and to
request Mr. BryaR to car~y the suits on to conclusion.
Commissioner StevaRs presented to the Commissio~ a S~mmoms
which was served upon him~ which S~mons requires the Town of
BoyRtoR as a municipal Corporatiom to
First Monday iR November~ a complaint
sum of One HuRdred and Fifty Dollars
instituted by R. M. Hart.
amswer on or before the
for damages aE~re~atin= the
($1~0.00) im a suit
After discussi~g the above SuRgeons, upon MotioR made by
Commissioner Nutting, se¢oRded by Commissioner Stevens and duly
carried~ the S-ummmoms was ordered tummed over tc Attorney
~vmmn T. M~ller, with instructions t~t he
steps in defense of the Town of Boynto~.
The following letter was read:
Honorable Commissioners;
Town of Boynton
take the ~ecessary
Boyntcn, Florida.
October *, 1932.
Gentlemen:
It is m~ de,Ire tc pay my water bill but
difficult to do so.
If it could be worked out
at this time.
Yours
just now it is
it ~uld be deeply appreciated
(Si~ned) Ida Daugh$~T
Commission~r Nutting, seconded by
Upon Motion made by
Commissioner BOweR and duly carried, PeI~mission was Eranted
Mrs. D~uEherty to b~ve her water bill worked out.
N~. J. H, Adams, the Attorney who represented the Town in the
Nand~mus Proceedings which was instituted by the Palm Beach Co,
appeared before t~ Commissioo and explained the rights ~
liabilities of the Commission in connection with the Peremptory
~it of Nandamus which was obtained by the Palm Beach Company,
which in substance was to advise for the imformation of the
Commission, that from every dollar collegted for deltRquent
taxes and that portio~ of th~ cnz~ent taxes collected for Debt
Service, whether in BonO. s, Coupons or Cash~ it would be the
duty of the Commission and the T~easurer of the Tow~ of Boynton
to provide twelve cents in gash for the beoe~it of the Palm
Beach Company.
Upon Notion made by Commissione~ Nutting, seconded by
Commissioner Stevens and ur~nimousl~ carried, the followimE
Resolution was passed and adopted:
RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS,
in Bonds
.WHEREAS,
At a Reg-~!ar Neeting of the Board of Town Co~m~ssiomers cf
the Tomm of Boynton, Florida, held December l, 19~, the Tax
Collector was instructed to accept Tom~ of BoyntoR Bonds or
Coupons in payment of all delimquent taxes, imoludiog the year
l~O; ama to ~¢¢ept one-half (~), or fifty percent of l~! t~xes
or Coup~ons$ the remaining fifty percent to be p~id
It is deemed advis~ab!e to discontinue tho acceptance of Bonds
or Coupons ia the payment of any portion of the l~l taxes,
NOV~, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
By the Board of Tow~ Commissioners of the Town of Boyntoo,
Florida, t~hat the Tax Collector be, and he hereby is Authorized,
Ordered and tnstz~aeted to accept Town of Boynton Bonds or
Coupons in payment of delinquent taxes for the yea~ 1950
and prior.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
That the acceptance of such Bonds or Coupons be
upon the payment in cash of taxes for the year 1931 and also
~urre~t taxes after November 1, 1932.
Mr. ~m. 'P. Somerville stated that he had received a telegram
from ~. Giles J. Patterson, Attorney at Jacksonville, requestin~
certified copies of letters which were sent by the Town to Mr.
M. D. Carmiehaet and Mr. J. Stock. on Bryan under date of May
14th 1932 relating to instructing the said AttoEeyts to
discontinue further action i~ cor~uection with litigation which
was instituted by the Town against the Vfl~ite Construction Comp~
but owing to the fact that Miss Nazmy Lou Richardson who was
employed by the To~.~ at that time is not employed by the Tow~
at the p~esent time ond therefore no one was available who had
direct ~owledge of the mailing of these letters to ~. B~ya~
and Mr. Carmichael, he was u~a~le to obtain the certified copies
of the letters for 1~. Pattersom.
After disoussi~ the matter Co~v~_ssioner Bowen stated that
he knew that these letters were mailed to Mr Ca.michael a~d
Mr. Bryan.
was/
Thereupon Motion, made by Commissio~er Stevens, seconded by
Commissioner Nutting and duly carried, authorizi~ the Deputy
Clerk to furnish Mr. l~m. P. Somerville certifie~ copies
of the letters requested.
The matter of Mm. ~. P. Somerville's request, ir~ behal~ of
the Boynton Bondholder's Committee, for the payment of fifty
past due coupons amounting to Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800,00)
was a~alnbrou~ht up.
After a discussiom in ~ieh it was ascertained there was
sufficient momey available to make payment for seventeen
coupons amou~tin~ to Five Hundred and Ten Dollars ($810.00),
Commissioner Stevens made a motion that the Towa redeem Ceupo~
No. V of Bonds Nos. 14 to 80 I~clmsive, Refunding, Series B
Issue of October l, 1928, paying for said coupons out of the
I~terest and Si~kin~ P~md, This motion was se¢onded by
Commissiomer NuttinE ~nd duly carried.
The Treasurer presented for ea~¢ellation, Town of Boy, ton
Imp~ovem~at Bomd No. 1t Issue of 1926, an~ RefundinE, Naterwo~ks
amd Street Bonds Numbers 16 and 17, Issue of O~t l, 192~ which
bonds had been accepted in paym~t of t~xes owinE the Town of
Boynton. No action was taken at this time.
There bein~ no further business the meetinE~adjourned.