Minutes 08-06-51M~NUTES OF THE REGULAR ~MEETiNG 03 THE CITY
COUNCIL AT THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
AT THE CITY HALL ON AUGUST 6~ 1951.
The City Council convened at 7.30 P.M. on AUGUST 6, 195t.
Councilmen present: Mr. F.L.Purinton
Mr. Clifford Province
Mr. Henry Merkel
Mr. Alva Shook
~. C,H,Hood.
The Mayor called the meeting to order.
City Clerk Dorothy V.V~illiams read the minutes of the
previous regular meeting held on July 16, 1951.
Mr. Hood made a motion, seconded by Mr.Province, that
the minutes be accepted as read. Motion passed unanimously.
BILLS 0'F~AYED FOR PAYMEnt:
Gen'l.Fund.
Boynton Beach Fire Dept. 95.50
Delray Beach Motors Inc. 18.~7
County ~ercantile 45.12
Brown & Mosele¥ 66.75
Petty Cash 123.66
Joseph Campbell 33°00
Henry Cooper 31.60
Levi Fredrick 33.00
Leonard Harris 31.60
Frank Johnson 35.00
Dave Lanier 45.50
Sam Murray 31.60
Lee Thomas 39.60
Parker Ward 33.00
Charlie ?~aters 31.60
Solomon Pitts 33.00
Florida ~r.& Lt. Co.
Charles L.Meyer & Son
Trustees, F.E.C.Ry. Coi
Farquhar Machinery Co.
Neptune Meter Co.
Camero~ & Barkley Co.
Kurt LaQuitte 8.36
Eugene Mahlmeister 17o50
Henry U.Benham
War er Fund
852.17
59.00
1.00
811.73
355.78
84.26
Depositors.
7.50
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There was a long and detailed discussion on the items in
various bills brought up to be 0'Kayed for payment. A sug-
gestion was made that a few dollars might be saved by Mr. Bell
if he would get Mr. Shook's advice before ordering any lumber
needed.
· he City Clerk read a Resolution covering provisions
for foreclosure on properties on which taxes were un~aid.
The Mayor recommended acceptance of the Resolution.
Mr. Hood made a motion, seconded by ~.Shook, that the
Resolution on foreclosure on prc perties on which taxes are
delinquent be adopted. Motion adopted unanimously.
A letter from the Clewiston Motor Company was read
regarding a 20-minute movie in color and sound from the
Caterpillar Tractor Company, describing land fill garbage
disposa~ methods. The Company said they would be willing
to show this film and would provide their own projector
and scresn.
Mr. Hood suggested that the Company be told that
though the City is not interested in a bulldozer at the
present time, the Commissioners would be glad to see the
film at their next meeting on August 20, if one of their
representatives is ts be in this neighbourhood at that time.
Mr. Griffith read letters he had received from the
F.E.C. and Seaboard Railway Companies in reply to his letters
requesting that Bo~nt~n be made a flag stop. The former said
they had received complaints of there being too ma~y stops
already between Jacksenville and Miami, and they regretted
that, taking all things into coDsideration, they were unable
to comply with the request.
Mayor Purinton said that an F.EoC. representative had
reported to him that if they put Boynton on the flag stop list
they would have to take off soma other toE; that they are
working on speed, and that Lantana, with a hospital, would
have as much right as Boynton to be a flag stop. They
would like to comply but competition is too great, and if
they increased their local stops the trains would no longer
be fast trains.
The Mayor added that he thought the F.E.C. would be
better to work on than the Seaboard as they have more daily
trains. He suggested the City Attorney write to the Com-
panies suggesting that one fast train a day, coming South,
be made a local flag stop. Going North it was not so
important.
said a ~r.Johnson is anxious to locate in
nails, and wants a building
The ~a¥or
Boynton for the manufacture of
about ~0 feet by 50 fee~.
NLr. Shook suggested building one for him, but it was
pointed out that Mt.Johnson did not appear to be in a posit-
ion financially to go to this expense.
Various sites were suggested, including the Seaboard and
the old Boynton Produce Market.
May or
The/said he had asked Mr.Johnson to call him up in the
morning to discuss the matter, and that he might be able to
do with a smaller space.
Mr. -Bell gave a verbal report on his Street Department
work for the iamt tw~ ~a~$s in July.
The ~,iayor~.suggested that Mt.Bell make the rounds of his
oiled roads in order that any holes appearing could be re-
paired while still small~
In di~scussing Mr.Calloway's request for the repair of
a large hole near his property, it was stated that as he had
not presehted an~ plat of the property, there was no reason
why the Cit~ should do the work~for him.
· Mr. Merkel suggested that an assessment be made for
such work against persons owning property in that section,
as the City has the equipment, and that such assessment
could be put on the tax bill, and collected in that way.
After discussion it was decided that ~ax bills including
s~ch assessments would be difficult to handle and would
occupy too much of the time cf the City Hall clerks in ex-
planations and book records.
Mr. Hood said that policeman Weeks who had been here for
seven months, six of them on probation, had put in a request
for a raise from his present $200 a month to $225,
Mr. Shook asked whether the recommendation for the
crease should not come through Police Chief Carver.
Mayor Purinton agreed and said the matter would be left
until a recommendation had been received from the Chief.
In a discussion on speed violations, ~.RalphAnderson
said cars raced along Ocean Avenue too fast to see their
numbers.
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He added that he had reeentl¥ been to court ready and
willing to bring charges for excessive speeding against some
local boys, who, he said, should have had their licenses
taken away for any second offence. But they were given a
suspended sentence and Mr.~nderson was not given a chance
to testify.
In a discussion on the installation of water meters
it was suggested that people who get extra connections should
pay for them, as at present the City is losing money over
this work. Each meter installation~ including the meter,
material and labor, costs about $37.00, without the meter
cover, so that the City loses a minimum of $10 on each
installation; it was suggested that people might be willing
to pay the whole cost.
~r. ~erkel asked whether the financing could not be
arranged by bonds, and was told that this could'not be done
under present circumstances.
The Mayor said that in ten years' time the water
system would be the City's biggest asset.
~r. Griffith suggested the possibility of only putting
in water in out-of-the-way places when several people required
it, and not for one house.
The City Clerk remarked that the bills O'Kayed for pay-
ment tonight amounted to $4,000, and there was no money with
which to pay them. She had reached bottom, and could no
longer rob Peter to pay Paul as Peter himself now had no
money.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourn-
ed by the Eayor.
City Clerk.
~E IT RE~OLVED BY THE ClEar CO~!SSIO~ OF T~C~T
B~ON ~H, FLO~DA:
~c~ion 1. ~e Ci~ C~isslon ef ~he Ci~
~a~h, Florida, ~es h~by, ~de~ the p~ovisions
Ft~ida Stat~e~, evi~enc~ the exe~ise of its ~ption a~
t~ p~oceed ~der the previsi~$ ef Ch~ter I~3 Florida
~etion 2. ~e Ci~ Atto~ey Is ~reby
p~cesd f~rthwith with the collecti~ of, ~d the f~tosure,
t~ pr~isionm of $~h ehapte~ ~f all t~ s~es
issued by such city or its predecessors, w~c~, as
th~ f~eclesu~. ~de~ ~he pr~viai~s of the s~
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