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Minutes 02-14-52~Ih~UTES OF Tt~E SPECIAL ~EETING OF TH-~ CITY COLR~CIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, HELD AT THE CITY H~LL ON ~ i~TH OF JA~YJARY, 1952. The City Council convened at a Special Meeting at the City Hall at 7.30 P.~. on January l&, 1952. Cou~uci lmen Present~ ~rl F.L.Purinton ~&r. Alva Shook Nfl C.H.Hood kir. Arthur Fredrichi ~r. Stanley Weaver. Nr. Finley voiced his object,on to the new Ordinance Eetting the line of his property 25 feet from the Federal whereas formerly it was only 8 feet. ' The ~ayor said he thought in line with other buildings, taken under consideration. it would look much better if but that the matter will be ~r. Griffith read a proposed contraot form between the City and Paul L. Miller as trustees, for ~riny Breezes Tra$1er Park, by which the City would enter~Liinto a SO-year franchise agreement to furnish water to residents of the Trailer Park. The matter was f~lly discussed, but no action %~s taken. Mr. Griffith also read e proposed contract between the City and individual water consumers. The matter, including easements, was discussed at length, but no action was taken. The City Clerk read an application for ~ beer license received from Chertes · wm±±zaE~on for use at the Yacht Basin. Mr. Hood mad a m ' · . ~-~! ot~on, seconded by ~. Shook, that the eppi~cat~on be~f6rwarded to the Beverage Department. Motion passed unanimously. With regard to the $50,000 worth of bonds to be retired it was agreed that the sale should be advertised in the Palm Beach, Miami and St~ Petersburg papers, and that the sealed bids must be received in Dime to be opened a~ the regular meeting of the Council on Febraary $, 1952; also that the lop, est bid must be accepted, or all must be rejected. ~Ar. Hood made a motion, seconded by ~Ar. Shook, that re- quests for bids to reduce the City's bonde8 indebtedness by about $50,000 be sent out, such bids to be received by Febru- ary ~, 1952, ~otion passed unanimously. -2- The meeting was then turned over Do Mr. Paul Johnson, President of the POMA, who said he regretted that Mr. garless was Unable to attend the meeting this evening. ge read a detaile~ report, addressed . nine of the tax com~ ~,~ ._~ ~ . _ to the Council on ce checked as So0n ~_ ~. nns ~ ~---~ ~ .a~ these would, all ~x~ss coul~ accompmuy him and the other members of the Committee on visits to the prc perties concerned, as all these complaints must be goEe over on the ground and by Mr. garless. He urged the necessity for having a system of calculating epreczat~on 9n properties from year to year, suggesting an annual deDreclation-of 2% on the assessed valuation, which would cease on the property attaining a depreciation of 50%. ~Ar. Johnson read a schedule recommended by Mr.garless -based on the Bureau of Internal Revenue deprecimtion allowances. ~ Mr. Crowe expressed dissatisfaction with ~he approxinmte ~36.00 tax levied on his property on Palmetto Street. The Mayor thought this was not excessive considering it covered garbage collection, police and fire proDection and other City services. ~r. ~ohnson asked ~. Crowe to look at his card and See how the tax is arrived at and, if still dissatisfied, ~o Come to the next meeting and ~alk it over. After a discussion as ~o the allowance of discount on tax bills unpaid because of complaints, it was decided that a demdline for tha filing of further complaints be fixed, such deadline to be published in the local paper. ~r. ~eaver made ~ motion that the dead line for filing further tax complaints should be January 31, 1952, and that suchcompl~nts' must be filed with the City Clerk. D~. good Seoonded the motion, which was passed unanimously. The motion was later amended ~o read that such further tax ~omplaints mmUSt be made in writing. The City Clerk was requested to write a letter to ~. garless s ~ s~ him for a definite da~e on which he could attend a Council meeting. The meeting was turned back to the ~ayor. The City Clerk read ar~e~t from MrS.Nelson Smith to be allowed to buy City-owned lot No.25, Central Park Addition, nextenable to her the~orailroadbuild, track and adjoining her lot No.2&, to -3- ~r~ Shook made a motion, seconded by FAr.Hood, that Nfs. Nelson Smith be allowed to h~y lot Noi25 of Central Park Ad- dition @ $~ s foo~ front. Notion passed unauimously. ~ letter was read from Mr.Siever asking fordisability' ' exemption because of sickness preventing him from doing physical work. ~r. Fredrich mede m motion, seconded by Nr.Hood that Mr. Siever,s application For d sab~l~ty exemption be disallowed. Notion passed unanimously. The Nayor drew attention to th~ fact that some holders of beer and wine licenses, which cost $50, have discontinued wine sales in order to'benefit from the lower $15 cost of m beer license, and s~ggested ~ r ' ~vls~on of the liquor license Ordinance at the next meeting o f the Council. There being no further business~ the Nayor adjourned the meeting.