Minutes 03-07-60~NTES OF RNEGULAR M~,~,TING OF CITY COUNCIL OF ~OYNTON BE~kCH
HELD IN CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLOMD~ I~zAt{~-I 7, 1960
PRESENT:
TEKESSA RAr)GETT, CITY CLERK
JOHN TUITE~ FIRE CHIEF
Dtl{CK GROOTENBOEt{, SUPT PUBLIC
W.Ot~KS
JA-~AES ER~VtN, CPIIEF' OF lqOLI(~
GEl~-~ ~OOLRE, CITY ~iTTY .;
Invocation.
This ~eeting v~as c~lled to order a~ 7:30 P j t Vt.
Rev. George J. ~el, Jr., Southaide Baptist, Church gave the
l~i~utes of February. tSth meeting were read. and app roved as
corrected, upon motion by lU[r. Archi,e, seconded by Mr. Ivi~dsen. Motion
carried unanimously.
iViinutes of Special /v~eeti~g of February Z0tk were read. Upon motion
by Mr o ~rchie~ seconded by Dr. ~es the minu~res were appzoYed as ~ri~e~,
A~otion carried ~a~mo~Iy.
Bids were then opened for a typewriter ~o~ the Police Dept.
P~Om B ~gch Typewril~r Go. (l~0yal)
Hand's Book Store (O%ympia)
Hats ey-Griffith (LL~derwood)
$193.50
I82°Z5
200.Z5
Mr. ~rchie m~de a motion the bids be turned over to l~rchasi~%E
Agent ~d that th~ bid ~ a~arded to ~e besi ~d/or lo~st ~dder. Me.on
seco~_~d by ~. ~iadsen and ~mousty c~rzee.
No bids were received on the roller.
did nor go
Mr o A.rchie said the bids
In the Public I4alf Hour - Mr. Cummings discussed tke Palm Beach
Courzty ~onon~ission establishing .a beach erosion district. ~a~ few weeks ago he
submitted to cou~cit a~ article in regard to ocean access rights ~ He recorn~aez~d-
ed that council adopt a resott~tion e~dorsing the article he referred to ~_ud that a
copy of such resolution be furnished each candicL~te for !ocal: state and county
office, t~r, t%4adsen rn~de a rno~ion t~e resolution be drawn up in accordance with
lVLr. Guznming. s reconamendation~ ~io~tior~ ~vas seconded hy /~4r 0 Ba~ghm~ and
un~animousty carried. Mr. /vioore ~Tas instructed ~o draw up the resolution.
~r. _Albert Dive.no api3e~recl before Catmcil requesting a lice~e
a used car lot at~E t 5th'~e~ue and Feder~ Hi~ay.
~r. Baltard De~ell, ~torney for Mrs. Erma Boamam objected
this ~e of bms~es~ being in ~is a~ea ~ it ~d ~ur~ other proper~ o~ners~
~r. ~ng, o~er of the t~ ~ ich ~r. Div~gno desired to le~s.a
what ~irs. Bos~n~ s ~bjoc%io~s were. He was told by her at2orney ~his ~e of
b~sin~s do~grada~ ~e co~ ~ this
~.ez con~derabla disc~sio.n~ ~. ~chi~ moved that t~ request of
}~. Dive,o, be grated. ~otion ~ed for lack:~ s~Cond, therefore~ applic~ion
~r. ~chie md~sed ~r, Di~gno D ~ne is res~icted to co.~ericml
get ~ ~ car ~ge~y ~d i~that i~t~ce he co~d po~ibly operate a used car lot
adj~ce~
_a_ letter ~as re~d frown Googan Beatty requesting pernaissior~ for z
septic tan3~ to b~ installed on LoZ 3, Block Z7, l{olling Qreen t~e: Boynton. ~each~
l~iotior~ by iVir~ _Archi~, seconded by l~ir~ ~dse~ and unanimously carried°
~ letter wa~ rea~ from Frank Oste~r~ of ~ssell ~ ~sn fi~ in regard
up '~th ~usse!~ & ~on and have a t~lk-au/~d see ~kat c~ b~ do~ co~truCtivety
to get our ~a'gar sMtem out of g ~mplex situa~on. ~otion seco~ed by ~r.
~dsen a~d u~a~mously carried.
~r. ~les as~d if he ~o~be ~lo~ed to at~en~ the seeing and ~as told ~- the
~ayor that Ae ~d he.
_~ letter v/as read from Brockway, ~Areber & Brockway statL~g they
had placed in_~ara~o~ a pilot ~ ~vater treatment pta~ ~ the north ~e~ field
in Boymton~ The S~st pl~t is operating at a ~ate of appro~mately~ fo~ galto~
lvIr. Mads.ez~ made a matioz~ a transcript be made ox the meetzng h~ld
Fehrua~vy i6~h in regard to water situ~io~. ~otion was seconded by Dr. ~es and
~mously c~ried.
-~ tetl~r from Herbert J. Si_~r~s gr GOo in re ~A_udit l{eport ~vas read, and
]k4r. ]~L~dsen requested it be referred to in the lviinutes. (Cepy attached)
~ l~tter v~s read from Okeh lkrzitchell thanking Co~cil fcr interest
given ~eir s~ool ~d f~rther stated they preferred the portable b~l~n~ to double
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Dr. Akes asked the Fire Chief his. opinion from the aspect of safe~q~
for the children. Chief Tuite stated that should council s<ee fit to gr~nt exception
from r~g~ ~ ~e.a. ~. ~c~ fa~.~ g~a~g,~he tem~y b~gs
~.~er b~ ~ble~ so ,~o ~e~ber's of ~e co~il co~d ~v~s~ig~te ~ f~er
~ let~r-~ read from Lottie~ l~e, rce regarding p~rcha.se o£ ~t
ZOO - Z0t Ghe~H~s-S~sio~. ~ier ~sc~s~ion ~ch ~r, ~oore,
h~ reco~e~d~ g ~stri~ive covert ~d b~ ~d pert~g to r~g~oas
actiwities,~ ~r..~a~n._~d~e a motion, lbo city amid its offer to ~avident
~r religioas parpo~$, l~iion, seconded by ~. ~s and ana~ousty carried~
/k lel-~er'~r~s read fron0 Il. D. Jot~nso~ Police in charge of Jr. School
of ~trot gyS~ meq~st~g ~ ci~- to gs~st in~e ~m~ci~ e~e~e of sen~g
p~rol to ~hi~on,.~- ~ ~. Afa~en~a~e a ~otion thlat ~0.00 he provided
for sending a mem~r ~ ilo ~/rot to ~h~nglon z~ },fay. ~o~om seconded by
Mr. krcB ie ~ un~o~sly carried.
~ letter w~ r~ad from F. ~/. Weaver, Prir~cipal of ~rest Park
School cM~.,a~ention ta the she~ path o~I0th ~ve,, S. W. fro~ ~e,acrest
to 3rd S~eet,
~yo~ :~er reco~ded a leper he -~ritt~: the school rew-ea~ng
that ~is ~er had b~en referred to ~re~t ~part~ent ~that ~ey e~ect to
i~3provo the sid~.
A/ir. A~oo~e, ~ity 3~ttorr~ey, read the l{esotation pertaining to the
~e ~ayor th~ e~ked for appoin~ents or no--arians to this Board.
active zns,~ce ~e~ber on the board. ~iotion secom_de4 by Dr · ~es ~d
ungodly
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}~Lr. ~rch~e then ~noved that 1Vzr. %Va3~ter O.
serve ~s no~-a~i~ i~ura~ce me.her 1 on the ~rd. ~otion seconded by
~r.~ ~c~e th~ s~b~itted the name of~v~ S~ to
Carried 3-2.. ~r. B~g~ a~ ~ ~a~en vO~ no ~ vi~ off,he f~ct that
I.m~eg~rdto J.e, gal rnat~s - The C&ty A~tarney advised th~t~he ~d
~r. Groote~r had up. arid in ~a~d to per.ts at d~ fo.r ~le~.
request ~as~
I~ re~d to ~n er h~a~g, ~v~l Se~ce ~oar4 met last ~i~y
ti~e they ~ ~e a ~deci~on.
In ca~ec~e~ ~ith th~ approv~ of the Go~.ncil to. purchase $?~,~09P?reasury
notes, the G~y ~tto~n~y read ~ ~esol~tfon which he h~d prepaid.
~z ~ .~c~e ~de a motion th~ Resoi~i~ bo adopted~
seconded b~m_~ .. ~S.~ ~d c~rried n~i~ously.
~ ~t~rn~ ~¢~e~e~ ~e ruing of ~he ~oard of Equ~iza~o~% be adopted
a~o~ ~d t~ his ~q~a[st 1be d~ed ~ ~t the ~ity ~sion fo~o~
~0tion s~co~ded ~y:Dr~ ~es ~d ~o,~ly carried.
ro~k ~ft fo-r~ ~d ~t th~ ~lice ~ief ~ S~t. ~ P~c WForks ~re ~vest.-
i gat~g ~ke c~s~ el s~g Up g dog po~d ~d determining wh~ they tki~ th~
th~ license fee he of such n~r~ fo ~e this self s.~ppo~ting.
D~. ~as s~ated ~at dur~g. ~e year he person~y autended appro~mate!y
ZO people which ha~ been bi.eh by do~s~ ~ost of Ihese ~ no~ s~rays [kay ~e
they should be ~n a teasch b~causa ke ~s not fe~ you c~ r~.p~ r a ~le ch~d' s
face once it h~ h~en bi~. ~e ~e~ stated t~e~ is ~o c.~e for r~bies
once past a c~rt~ poz~ ,
~ef ~ stat~ ~e e~orc~rn~nt o~ s~ch ~ or~n~ce is th~
t~n~. ~e s~ ke ~s~ opposed to le~s~ or~%a~ce if he ka.d.~ power
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The ~V~yo.r recommended this ~r~er be referred back for ~8~i~ed
cast iro~ the PO~ic~ Chi~ i~ ~ aieasch oz~ce ~d a ~. ~p o~ ~
tz~ regard ~o: tke rS_~t-o~-v~ay pert.aLning to. ~s, H~e~s zeq~e, st
been ~e of $i3 ~,GO ~d c~e.r o~erz ~ve ~ ~de ~f $350, OG~
Upo~th¢. reco~endation~o£ l~ayor Oyer., l~r, ~A~rchie. ma.de ~ ~tio~
the Supt. of ~C WOr~ ~y to get app~C~ga for ~
pl~ aS a ~rsi el~s op~r i~ ~cess~ for the pl~ ~o operate successfully,
~ letter from Gonsolid~ted ,~evelopzne:~ Corporation -~vas read in regard
GO~ View five of. ~er r~co~e~dation
copie~
~ar, ~d ~rock~y, ~ ~oconded by Dm, ~s ~d carried ~sly,
~, ~rcki~ m~d~ a ma~o~ ~e ~yor be
~ regard to the D~vis contract for the colored ~ming ~ol, tke
~orne'y re~ed the section pe~g t.o ~d~r ~ ~ss_oci~t~s sho~d
pi~ed ~ li~te fu~tk~; ~mi~ ~ause ~ki~ p~ovi~s for ~bitration;~
~ spe~cs to he ~pp~oved by Stg~ ~oz~ of ~ealth a~ i~c~be~ on
arc~tectto, ob~ appro ~ ~fore sub~t~g.to ci~
ck~ges on ~ c~ract, ~o~ sec~de~
was sub~it,~ by ~lori~ power ~&Light
c~ried.lighte be ordered for t~s suhdiwrision. ~ot~n .see~by ~. ,~es ~d un~mou~y
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Mr, A/iadaen made a m~tio~z that ligkts b.e axtendeci o~ Seac.~esl
Blvd. from N,E, ZZnd SZree~ t~the City l~ts. Motian seceded by ~r. ~chie
~d ~mo~sly c~riad.
The S~zeet Lig~tiug Bo.~d made a reconmrr~enztatioam th~t
~ ii~ting ~scri~d,~i~k ~;~ OaO lu~e~ghts as 'soo~ aa passibl~,
The C,i~ril_~r~ica Bo~rdmada a re~ndaM~ t~ the pay sc~e of
~ard H~ar, ~e~er raider, ~ ~c~aas.e.d ~o~ $1, Z6 to $1.~5 per hour,
l~ir. l~iads,en m~de a motion the Hospital ._~_uxiiia~y be permitted to use
City Hall ~arch l&th for their mnnaal ele~ction of officer s. Molion seconded by
Dr, 3LkeS .and unanirnomsl~y carried°
iVtr, Archie made a me, Jori the request for bids mrna sectional card
Cat~lo~ cmabi/let for the Library v~hich %vo~td co,st approximately $140. O0. be gray, ted
and they have perrnis~sion re, actve~iise. Motlo~ seconded by Dr. ~s ~ ~-
i~o~s ly carried,
The Zoning Board lkeport dated Febra~kr-f 18~h-was
~Lr, kchie made a n~otien Ihe item in Tract 1 pert~infng to re~aS~
of ~r ~ ~arbi~on for zoring Z7 lots on ~ 13th 'Street be referred to
A~o. rney ~o ~a~ up ~ro~r or~i~ce. ~otion s~nded by ~r. ~es
~mousty carried.
Ivir, ~%rchie requested that in the f~ture ~ the Zoning Boardmbe
ad~zised to ~oiify the ~ity _~ttar~ey as ~oon as possible s~ h~ Calx drm%v Up z~ec~s~sary
or dinanc e s v~-th oo~t delay.
tr~ regard to _~udit t~epo_rt, }Xayor Oyez reco_rnrnended that each
Commissioner rea~I l~mclit t~el0ort and ad'rise Airs. Pads. err when they c~n meet
with Baterns-~ & Jeffries o
The l~ayor recommended tb_e commas ~ioners read the report of
t~eter Van Voast on the Conference he atter~ded.
O~the request of ~Iohn l~ichardson= ~-i5 S~ 4tk-S~. for a ref~d on
cemeu~y to~.: ~r. ~w~e madea motion ~he $50.00 be ref~dad. }~o~ion
s~o~ed by ~ir. ~dsen and ~Arnously carried.
Li
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Ivir. ~/iadmem ~nade. inquiry as t~ the outcome of l~eVo Thompso~s
the C~an ~t the last. Zo~ Board
a copy of whic~ is to be sazzt to the widc~z mm~d f~maily.
1V~r~. ~ckie mac,red the. P~esotution bo aclo.ptad, seconded by Dr.
3kkes and unani~na~mly carried.
Time ~uildin~ P~port ~a.s re--i, $t~o-vciz~g m retail far mozd;ho£ ~-~abztzary
of $790, I6Z~
The Tax Collector's report
Bills far app=o~ra! v~are subnail~ed in the a~n~umi of $9,035.73 o
~%ctiom om sappleme~al list .of bills in the az~oT0.nt o£ ~,936.56 was
deferred until cor~n~as~on~rs had opport~r~ity to: revzewv the bills.
Air. ~.rchie. ~nade a m~ion the bill of t{o~atd Frada, attorney ~
~e a~O~ of $116.50 regar~ng leg~ s~r~c~s for ri~t-of-~ay at S~ ZBr~ Ave.
t~r. Archie ~ade a rnotio~ the bill of l~ommtd Frada in.the: a_~aount
of Sm00.00 for legal s:~rvices pertaining to ZoDi~g Ordi~lance be approved.
k~otian seconde~ by tVir. Ban~hnaa~ amd unaaairaously carried.
Upon the rec:o~nn~emdatiG~ of Sup¢.~ az Publzc Wot s, Mr. ~chi~
made ~otion the b~ of He~y Hol~es ~ the ~o=mX of $3,Z9.35 be approved,
~d that in the fut~e ~ ci~. cre~s do this work. ~o~o~.seconded by Mr.
Baugh~ a~d ~a~ously carried,
Mr. _gzcch~e n~de a rneiio~ City Clerk be instructed to contact various
~viaster ptan~img _~ge~ci'ea throughout the S/a~e of Florida ~d a~ to
p~s~s to t~ Co~c~ ~ soon~ poasCole, n~ely: S~_o~ of Jackso~vi~e;
E~ory~ ~. Lau~er~e, ~asse~ & ~on ~ BrGc~y~ ~eber & Brockway.
~tion seconded by ~r. M~en ~ m~mo. usty
~IrSo J. Starkoski ~rote a l~tter of co~0~a~ndation to Police Department
in regard to-aasist~u~ce in rushing her father, Mr, Burns to the hospital.
3~zott~r leiter of co~_~nen~l~tie~ ,~o Police D, epar~rnent v/as re~d fro~
Chief Erv~L~ suhzni~ed a let~er shovzin~_ that fizre rnau on the forc~
had co~pl~R g,40 ho~ ~se in'~ of che~c~ zests, f~r ~o~c~ion.
grad~ng ~er~ Ji~ ~., O~ef; Pg~otm~.W~e J~d~; Detective
Snyde~ Sgt. ~i~ W~ters ~ S.~. ~I~ S~ith.
~spi~l wh~ he h~ ~ ,~ic~ ~ l~g~d in ~s three,t,.
- Oh~ef Tulle meade a request for purchase of 500 ieet o~ Z i/Z~'
fzre hose ~n ~e~ ~re~dy in. the b~dget. ~r. ~ds,~ ~oved ~ hose be p~
Gkief T~/t~ requested authority to send, G~pt. ~Vright ~d
Herring to fir~ scoot ~ Oc~a.
Mr. ~daen ~ a ~otion th~ ~eques% of ~ Tni~ be
~d t~t th~ e~p~e.s-a[ $35.00 be ~lo~ed ea~ ma~. ~. ~chie seconded the
me, on ~kich '~as approve~ ~a~.~sly.
Tl~e F[re ~kiaf reported the new fir~ truck should be deli~ered about
}~rch Zlst.
Mr. Qrootenhoer askec~ for permission to prepare specifications
and have tuk~rch~sing~g~nt, a~w~ertise ~o r 5ids on 6.0O0 g~lo~s of r~oil;
300 tens plant mix for sireet patching; ~iher ~ newv or used i~e ~achine.
~r. ~ie ~za~e a ~o,tion the Supt. of ~blic ,~orks prep~ s~ci-
ficatie~ ~d c~ty a~vert~se for bids ~d that the ~urchas~ A~e~t get the lo~st
bid he can fro~ th~, suppli.er a~d or,er the concrete a~ t~t the Slept., of
~lic:~orka be per~ed ~o ~6vertis~ for the, five abo~ ~ione~. ~otio~
seconded ~5- ~r. ~ad~e~ ~d ~a~ousty carried.
-~r ~er ~cem~e~od that the ~$ co,acre6 ~ regard to con-
~cre~e se~d i~ on.thelr le~erhea~ thc bid for city records.
Mr. ~ylac~ezm made a mo~ion an ad he placed in '~ne paper for bids on
used tractor, ~iotion a~-cendecl by IVIr. ~rchie and un~irnousty c~ried.
lVf~r.-~rchie made a m0~on the Sup~o of Public ~ork:s recornmen~Iation
t~ purchase she~ m~ck from .Keatts a~d pit reck from ~ittad~ be accepted bo-
~rried.
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I~t~r~t~n, Ft,. Pierc'e
D,e.IVia~ c~,
$5Z0.00
5ZO.O0
445,00
.at I:O0 a,m.
L. 2:c ctde
V~alter l${ad~e~: Co~mrnissiozzer
Terees_a i°~cig~, City Clark
J. B. Baughnm~ CommisSioner
~INVOICES S~BMITTED TO 00D~NCIL F(~ APPROVAL AT REGULAR :MEETING MARCH 7, 196~
Water DePartment
Wa~er Department
A. & B. Pipe amd S~pply
B~-Oet Printing
C. T. Bowles Elec.
~yd~s ~dy~ Shop
~to~ Auto Supply
~ks ~oduc~ e~ F~, ~c.
~i~ac ~ve~
U.S.Steel
¢0.
Beal er Store
E~ipment
.Eq~ip~ent
Eqmipment
Ce.
Co.
~c ~
Co.
~ Co.
~r~on
~ok Shop
~sta~t
~c.
~-Tel. & Tel. 0o.
Tel. & Tel. Co.
$571.42
1.50
35.93
238.15
95.00
85.50
85.50
7.65
150.63
7.19
17S2
1022.1~
258.69
1.25
20.~0
5?.50
.50
2.97
15.00
2.42
1~.96
2.00
6~.00
6~,62
32.50
110.37
~0
4.~
55 .O0
27.~
9.~7
25.~
7
2~.~
2~
ADDITIONAL LIST OF ~OtCF~ S~ 'Th OOUNCIL F~ APPROVAL
AT RE~U?~ NEET~ MONDAT, MARCH 7, 1960
Battery Mfg. Co.
The
Blue
~y~t~n Beach Narina
~ Sprinkler Corp.
: Sprinkler Corp.
Webe~ & BrOCkway
Brewa & Co. Inc.
Store
$18.6~
12.0~
522.85
2.80
27,01
78.01
69.~0
236.25
7~20
4.59
Oil C~e.
sm~plF Co.
Store
981.50
2.75
19.89
~J79
1062~7~
51~59
8~74
Approved for Payment
HERBERT ~J. SIMS & P-O., INC.
5~ WALL STREET
NEW YI:3EK 5, N, Y,
JANUARY 11~ 1960
CITY CLERK
BOYNTON BEACH
FLORIDA
AUDIT REPORT- YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1959
DEAR SIR:
AS A FIRH WITH CUSTOMERS HOLOIN~ REVENUE BONDS ISSUED BY YOUR COMMU-
NITY, WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SECURE THE LATEST AVAILABLE ANNUAL OPERATING
STATEMENT OF THE ABOVE UTILITY* WE WOULD~ THEREFORE, APPRECIATE tT
iF YOU WOULD SEND US ~ COPY OF YOUR AI'~NU~L AL~T. IF YOU WISH
TURNED~ PLEASE ADVISE US AND WE WILL DO SO PROMPTLY.
THE INFORMATION WE REPORT IS NOT ONLY A MATTER OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO
THE INDIVIDUAL BONDHOLDERS BUT ALSO TO THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS,
SINCE THEY M~Y BE REQUIRED TO SEND A COPY TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF ~NSURANCE .COMMISSIONERS FOR EVALUATION. LACK OF INFORMATION MAY
HARM THE MARKET FOR SUCH BONDS. ~F WE CAN MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAIL-
ABLE TO OUR C~IENTS RATHER THAN HAVE THEM INDIVIDUALLY REQUEST THE
AUDIT FROH YOU IT SHOULD ASSIST YOU AND WE ARE GLAD TO OFFER THIS SER-
VICE.
YOUR COOPERATION IN THI'S MATTER IS APPRECIATED AND WE SHALL BE HAPPY
TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE IN MAINTAINING A GOOD CREDIT STAND~
lNG FOR YOUR MUNICIPAL REVENUE OBEIGATIONS~
VERY TRULY YOURSj
HERBERT J. SIt'~S & C0.~ INC,
FLOYO E,~,/ELSN J
FEW/JF
ABATEmenTS 1959 TAX BOLL MONTH OF FEB~U&RY
Description
Sec. ~-~6-1~3
s~ of ~½ of ~m¼ of ~ of
~. less school rd R~
I~hy: H/E missent te De]ray
James $. Gardner
2-2-6O
Abate
$ 32.~
BOLLING GREEN, 1st
Lot 31, Blk 17
Nhy: W/E
CENTRAL PARE ANNEX
k~32~ of Lot 2 & E 35' of
Lot 3, Blk 10
~ny: No House
Nettie I. Malts
2-2-60
~illiam Oliver
2-5-60
3.75
50.85
HIGH POINT
Lot 18
Why: House not completed
1/1/59
FOREST HILLS
LOt 6, Blk 1~
~aY: Error in assessment by
Hunnicut t-vacant lot
Guiliano-Sarno Bldrs.
2-22-60
Ohas. & Alta Etheridge
2-2~...60
62.47
120.58
~ LOts Hunnicutt reduced
~/' valuation ½ (letter on file)
ROLL~G GR~, 1st
Lot 10, Blk 6
/Why: Assessed in error-vacant
lot
Geo. H. Reberts (~ ~)
2-25-60
Helen R. B~kett
2-26-60
462.00
62.56