Minutes 03-16-59MINUTES OF ~R MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BOYNTON BEACH
W~V.~ IN CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FL~IDA, MARCH 16, 1959.
James J. Naheney, Nayor
Jonas B. Ba~ Viee-Nayor
E~lt er Nadsen
Retold Fr~da, City A%termey
Tereesa Padgett, City Olerk
Raymond Se~iel, Chief ef P~lice
Jack Taite~ Fire Ghief
0art Stone, ~Apt. ef ~ter Dept.
Ditek O~ootenbeor~ Supt. ef ~blic
Works
The Ymyer cmlled the mee~*~g to order at 7.35 P.~
The Rev. Eieth Love, Pastor of the First Presbyte~ian Church of Boynton
Beach, Florida, gave. the i~vecatien.
The mimmtes of the regular meeting of l~Iarch 2nd ~ere read ~d
momsly approved with the following cerrectior~: Nr. Baug~ asked that
the ~s note that the $5,00 received by the Police Dep~rtment for a
police ~ was turned ever to the Treasurer to star% a new fmmd.
~. 0yet.asked t~at the w~tes shew~ in regard te the abstract of City
property the City Attorney was authorized te do, we~td he a chain cf title
and ~et prepare abstracts e~ each omo ~f these properties and that the
cost Wo~I~ ~e be~een $8G~ a~d $1,000.
~tes
appr~ed ~
L Neet~.~g of March ?th were reed and unanimously
b~f h~r Mr, Harvey Weber asked ~h~ the 0ity
w~s informed that i~ was D, V. ~1i=~, by the Mayor~
~to the Council two petitiens~ e~e from property
te - ~ one from residemts having 86 stgmai~res
~ a gr~ery store on L~ts 395 ~ 3~ Oheaury
to have remoned commercial in order to
The ~etitiens were accepted a~d l~r. Rashing ~s
~me up l~ter i~ the meeting.
the
meters a~d couplings, ~hich were received
s~d read ~y the City 01erk with
were ~r~ Neptune N~ter Co.,
Go., Finley ~zicipat Supply Co.,
~ater
that available f~nds for the
1959 was $30,000 and that as ef Narah
expen~ed, leaving $4,349.67.
of $8~0~ and $1500 rese~d f~
of appre~tely $10,800, Nr.
~inancial cemditie~ of ~he
expenditures of this year's
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lands i= November and [~cembe~ of last year. Nr. Nansen moved that the
bids for meters az~ couplings be tamed over to Mr. Baughman, Nr. ~rootembeer,
and Er. Ste=e for their censi~eratiou amd a~therize them to accept the low
bids. Nr. Oyer seco~i the metien which p~sse~ unanimously.
Nr. Thrace Csmavam asked if the p~bli¢ half hoar was st~ll epem.
The Nayor ~*crme~ ~dm +~t he cemld ge back if he desfre~. Nr. Ca~avan
so abetzt five mem~hs or mere af the ~ year had t~-~pi~ed.
ef ~m N. S. $1 amd the water ~ields was ~oue
i~e~ the Chamber of Commerce reqmesti~g the ~se of
frem ~:00' P.E. to~ 10:00 P.E. Nr, Baughm-.
A le.~ter was read from NgaM Roofing Go. askimg pe~mzissiem ~ r~
~e~ Ave. ~r ~sion ~. ~ m~ ~t
~. ~ s~ t~ meti~ ~ ~ss~ ~-
Nfo S~f. mrt~m~ Ghedrm~zu of the Advisory Beard, advised the
that ~ ~ s~ ~ r~l~ ~ t~y ~ f~ ~t ~e ra~-
o~ ~ ~spo~ible f~ ~e ~f~ce ~ ~ese ~oss~s ~ aceep~e
~d f~ed ~ c~:~ ~e ~ty c~d ~ ~e neoess~ re~ ~ ~sess
~ ~ I~o~ for ~e cest. ~s~t to ~ ~. ~er-m~ ~t ~ ~e
~e~ ~ ~o~ ~t ~ City 01erk ~ au~orize~ ~ met~y ~
sec~ ~e motion ~ ~ss~
A letter was read frc~ Roger ~ Skiltman regarding repair ef r~s
~eckt im~.t~r.se~iem ef 28th Ave. ~a~d S. We 4th St. Nr. ~adsem was asked to
into !this sit~atien.
The ~ayor asked that the m*w~tes nete that $7.88, which was feared in
toese, e~_~_~e iu the eld ~eeorde that were served ~a group cf volm~teor
workers, .w~s ~ t"arr~ over to the 0ity Treasurer. He then publicly
~.rry
tk~k~ed lth~ vol~u~eer workers~ Nrs. J. B~ Bamghma~ ~s. Lefort,
Mrs° P~l ST~rt~m~' and ~s. Joseph Brull.
The N~yor breught to the attentie~ of ~he Gomncil two $5.00 b~tls
at~ched ~ a receipt w~ ~d ~en f~ ~ ~ ~c~. ~e re~ipt
~ ~ ~ 1~ 1952~ ~ s~ ~t i~w~
~ ~.2~, ~ ~se ~ ~g $30.~.
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The Mayor further stated that when the item was fenr~ ~Mr. B~aut was
c~ntacted and stated that he was w~111~ to pay the rems~ $20.00
d~e om the eontraet for a receipt efa dee~ t~ *be lots. Nr. Bamghma~
moved that sinee the purchase priee ef the lets im 1952 was $t5.~ each
that the Oeumcil' ~ew Nr. Bramt te pm~chase I~ts 195 ~ ~ in Bleck G
fer $30.00 ~r $15.~O e~¢h. The metien was seeended amd passer ~msmimemsly.
A letter was
Beach
Nr. Oyer moved that ~r. Weaver ~e a~th~ri~e~ te proceed a~
, ,~,~ s~dewa~s. Mr. Nadse~
A~
A license Niracle Mile Meters, Ime., for a used
car lot..at 101 ~ e~ee~ six cars was approved by a
motion by Nr. Dyer, seconded by Nr. Bamghmam amd mnsnlm~ passed.
license frcm E. & L. Variety She~ for a Beer (Te ~ eut ~mly)
li?ense,.was app,-eyed u~ ~ met~o~ by ~. N~dse~, seconded by ~, Baug~m~
~m~sly passed.
A letter from the Zoz~ Beard was rea~, i~ which the Bos_~d i~formed
the Ce~aeil that ~o William Dowd had tended his resignation. Yin. Banghman
moved that his resignation be aeeepted ~ith regret. Mr. ~sen seconded
the metien which p~ssed
The ~yor asked for nominations to the ~oning Board to fill the
vacancy ~ade by the resignation. Nr. I~adsen moved that ~. Har~ey We~
be appo~uted to the Zoning Beard. Mr. Baughman seconded the motiem which
passed ~ ~imously.
Also i~cluded i~ the letter from the Z~nimE Board were ~e rec~mmez~atiens
for rezo~g made at +~he Pablie .Hearing of ~he Board 9n Narch 4th, 1959.
P~gardin~ one of the reee~mendattons~ ~ely, Lots 396 a~ 397 Chg~ Hills,
request to be rezoned commere~ which the Bo~d recemmended shonld be
denied~ the Council ~ted the two petitions presented duriug the p~blie
half he~v in suppor~ ef this request. M~. Oyer moved that the Oouuc~_l
approve ~hose items ree~e~ded fer .rezo~i~g by the Zeroing Beard ~th the
em~eption of .t.he property ~med by Th~m~s A. Rushing, and that that parcel
be t~h!ed u~til the C0uneil has had a~ opportunity to ~peet the premises.
Nr. D~rkin seceded. The motie~ was denied, ~. Baughman, Nr. M~dsen and
Mayor Mahoney vot',z~ no.
zoned ~c~sre~3, ~r. Durki~ see~aded the mot'men which ~ssed f~ to
~e, ~, ~r vot~.no ~ s~t~g t~t ~ ~ ~e ~ r~ ~ sh~
~t ~ felt ~t ~ s~d ~ ta~t~ ~ ~ ~d ~spe~
~e p~
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the Zo~ Beard, that the proper~y
N. N, be remomed
~ of the Council. ~. Dmr~f~
Nr. 0yet second ~ed the motion
Nr, Nadse~ a~d Nayor Naho~ey
, mamely, te rezone the
of the Zo~ Beard, that ~e prope~r~y located
~e sixth recommendation of the Eomimg Be~rd to waive t~be se% b~ck
rule :~ p~perty owned b~ Nr. W~wry Bolbeck a~ t~cated at N. W. 12th Ave.
betweem N. ~o 4~h and 5th Streets~ ~as approved
May~r Nahoney reported that.a check for $15~0o00 i~ t~ Tc~n of
Ocea~ ~e had ~ever b'een deposited er cleared and the co~tract ~as never
entered into in 1958. M~. F~dsen moved that the Council authorize the
Nr. Baughmsm seconded the motion whie.h passed ~:manimous.iy~. ~L-, Fruda
was ~sked to report back to the C~u~cil.
A: letter of reoemm~tion was re~d from the Cemetery Board regardi~
~mici~ Cemetery __ Nemorial Gardens Cemetery.
discussion it ~: decided uutil ~ch time as
the Oeumeilmen oeu!d ~ the pl~t and inspect ?e proposals. ~The Nayor
stated that he would ea~ a special meeting on it in appro~ ~ely one
The Naye~ ~nnounced that the re-registration of all votors im the
City was starSed ~emt~y March 16th and that the books woa!d be open for
re-registration in the City Hall at the standard h~urs that the City
H~ll is open. Later em, they weul~ ~e ay ~ailable durir~ the eve~(~g
hours a~d at oT~he~ places i~ the Oi~y.
The ~r i~formed ~ae Ceu~cit a~d the p~blic present of the a¢cep-
r~,l*~g o~ the referendum necessary.
read a lette~ which he
heI~
~ the O~mmedlmen
Wished.
The Plumbing Boa_~d Report ~as read amd noted.
A repo~ was read from N~ O. Dam Avery, Chai-~man ef City Street
~t~ ~, ~st~ ~ ~c~ ~k ~ Flori~ P~ & ~ght
~el~ l~ati~.
. ~. ~r mov~ ~ O~c~ ~t~rize ~ ~o~ Po~
~ ~ght ~. ~ ~e ~e ~ey. ~. ~k~ S~ ~ motion ~ch
~ss~ ~~.
A letter from Hugh David, Cb~ ~ of the ivil Servmce Beard was
read. Mr. Oyer m~ve~ that the wage rate as reommaended i~ the letter be
approved. Mr. B~hman seconded the motlen ~mich p~ssed un~*mously.
A letter from the Pla~g Beard recommending that the City ~o~ accept
the reojmest from No R. Field for a~mexati.n of two s~l parcels in northwest
sectie~ of the city was read. ~r. Baughmam moved that the Ce~ accep%
the ree~mdatie~. Nr. ~adsen secomded the motion which paSsed_f°ur to
one, l~k'. 0yer voting no.
The Ta~ Callectors report wasrread ami noted.
A letter was r. ead from D. D. Johnson, Police Head of the J~alor School
Patrol System, asking f~ a donatie~ of $80~.0~ f~r the expense ~f omo
patrol member te ge t~ Wash~n, D~. O. Nr. ~er moved that the Council
a~therize this subscription. Nr. Bamghmam seconded the motiom ~hich passed
un~mi~ousty.
A letter ex3~ressimg appreciation to the Police De~r~ment was road from
Jos. C. Bates~ Chairman f Beautification O~mmittee of the B~ymton Beach
Ohamber of Ocmmeree.
There heimg no i~r+~her business the moo%lng was adios-ned at 11:25 P.M.