Minutes 02-21-33~GU~R M~ETING OF FEBRU_~RY 2~!, t933.
your Honorable
section of the
condition.
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Town Cormuissioners
of t~ Town of Boyntoh, F!arida, was held at the Town Hall
Tuesday evening, February 21, !933 at V:30 O~ciock P. M.
Present: H.D. Stevens, Mayor
Frai~ Nutting, Vice Mayor
J. P, Bowen, Town Clerk
The above constituting the entire Board of Tomm Com-
missioners of the Town of Boynton, Florida.
The. minutes of the Re~iar Meeting held Pebrua~ Y,
1933 were read mud approved upon motion made by Co_~mission-
er Nutting, seconded by Com~nissioner Bowen and duly carried.
The Treasurer reported:
Cash on Hamd ~ !96.7V
Cash in Banks
General Pund 160.33
Interest & Sinking ~and 3,540.4V
Depositor's Pund 1,955.04
The following petition was read:
Boynton, Fla.
Feb. ~lst~ 1933.
Board of To~n_ Co~issloners~
Town of Boyr~on,
Boynton, Florida.
Gentlemen:-
~e, the undersigned citizens and property
or, mars of the Town of Boynton, Florida, hereby petition
Body to repair streets in the colored
Tovm, as they are in a deplorable
john Mo ~i!liams
S. J. Wade
James Douglas
~alter Miller
Eu!a Shuler
Lawrence Sims
John T. Bordeaux
Jarae s Colebrook
krthur ~illiams
Frank Smith
L. Re Hartley
Chase Patrick, Jro
Re B,
jo~hn Andrews
Oorm~__issioner Nuttir~g made a motion that the matter
be investigated, Th_~s motion was seconded by Oo_~jnissioner
Bowen and unanimously carried.
The follov[ing letter was read:
1933,
Town of Boynson~
Boynton, Florida.
We are endeavorin8 to leep our street
1~ records up to date, and during the past ten
days the Mayor has requested the removal of two
%~hite ~ay'~ street _z~nts to other locations.
We would appreciate you requesting these
removals in the form of a letter, ~ncluding the
vwo foiiowir~ lights which have just recently
been moved:
~2hite 2ay~
Highway and
to be moved
lamp #2 - west side of Dixie
Dado Stree~ or Coooanu~ Road-
ye Ocean Avenue, lemp post #23.
~,qalt s ~ay~
Highway ~d
to be moved
lmmp~!V~- west side of Dixie
sout~ side of Lake Avenue
to Ocean Avenue, lamp post ~25.
If you will make this letter up in the
form of a motion that will be recorded on the
To~m~s records and write us a letter ~o t~s effect,
we will greatly appreciate yov~ cooperavion in keep-
ing o~r street ±~ght~n~ _ecorme up ~o !ateo
Yours very truly,
F~RZDA PO?~ER & LIGHT CO.
By_ Cbm~ies Senior
Local [~[anager
cs/ s
Cor~%issioner Stevens n~.de a motion that tlme Florida
Power & Light Co. be requested to remove certain
as follows:
~n t Way l~ ~ west stage of Dzxm~ Hi,way
and Da~e St~o~ o~ Coco~t R~d- to ce mov~d
to 0ces. n Avenu~ l~p post ~
~ite ~gy'~ l~p ~17~ west side of Dixie Hi,way
~d south side of ~ke A~nue- to be moved to
Ocean Avenue, ~ post
This motion was seconded by Com~issionsm Bogen ~d duly
c&rmi~d. Co~ssione~ Nutting opposed.
Upon motion ~.de by Co~issionsm Stevens, seceded by
Co~ssionsm B~n ~d duly c~mi~d~ Mayom Stevens was authomized
to ~squest the Po~ & Li~et Co to ~ke ~ch ~n~ges in
A discussion ~gs had Psga~ding the investment of the
Deposito~s Fund now in th~ Centm&l Framsms Trust Co.
Town of Boynton Bends. No aotio~ ~w~s ts~en at tDis time.
A diseussion was had in ms~rds to acquiring additional
pmopsrtios for the p~3~pose of snl~g~g th~ c~mstsmy fern t
~ite section of ~ae T~%~ of B~ton and pmoviding g sepemat~
Cemet~ for the Coi~d seetio~%.
Co_nm~issioner NuttLng made a motion that the Clerk be
instr~ctsd to w~ite ~t'iessrs. H. J. ~'[iller smd Ac E. Pa~ker
concerning the property adjoining the present cemetery
smd to llp. 0. L. Brailey in reference to a portion of his
property located in colored Town. ~nis motion was seconded
by Co~missioner Stevens m~d unanimously carried.
Upon motion made by Co~ission®r >Iutting, seconded
Cormt_~ission~r Bowen s~d '~animousiy carried, ~,~r. ~, O.
~inn was employed as Town ~inditer for the Fiscal year end-
ing October 31~ !933~ at a salary of Tweaty-five
Dollars let month°
CoB_missioner Bowen moved the adopvion of the following
Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that notice is hereby given by the
Town Co~missioners of the Town of Boynton, Palm Beach County~
Florida, that a General Election od said To~ will bm held
at the Town Hal!~ on the Dixie Highway:~ in the Tow of
Boynton~ Palm Beach Co~ty, ~_crida: between the hours
of sight o~clook A~ ~ ~nd sunset of the 10th day of April
A. D. 1938, for the purpose of electing an eno~mbe~t to
the office of Vice ~ayor~ for a ter~ of three years.
Nominations may be made for said office on or before
ten days previons t~ the iate of said election. O~udi-
dates may be voted for on the ballot without being nomm-
nated~
Notice is ~'ursner given that Mrs, Bertha Wi!ii~s:
Ho B~ I~urray~ Sr.~ and ~und Price: are hereby appointed
Inspectors and l~So Fr~.ces Stitts as Clerk of said eleotion~
and are ordered to re,ors as the Tov~ Hall on the day and
time aforesaid so hold said election°
BE 2T FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this notice
be posted at the door of the Town Hall of the Town of
Bo~ton~ Palm Beach County~ Florida.
BE ZT ~JRTH~R RESOLVED ti~t the Registration Bookd
of the Tov~n of Boynvon: Palm Beach County~ Florida, be
opened for the Registration of all qualified electors of
the Town of Boynton, Palm Beach Uounty~ Florida, at the
Town Hall on the 1st day of ~arch~ A. D. 1933. ~~1t
sons desiming to, register for the General Election called
For the l0 day
fore March 31, 1933~
will be closed.
This motion was
mud upon bei_~g put
had thereon:
on or
of April~ Ac D. 1933, should
time the Regmstratzon Books
e~conded by Commissioner Stevens
to a vote~ the following vote was
Conk~issioner Stevens
Cormnissione~ Nutting
Co~nissioner Bowen
~'AYE~
T~re oeino no fu_~ther business the meetim~g adjourned.
Vice-Nayor
d ~/.~m _Tovm Clerk.