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Minutes 06-18-51MINUTES OF ~ REGLU~R I~EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AT ~ CITY HALL ON JUNE 18, 1951. The on June 18, 1951. City Council convened at the City Hall at 7.30 P.M. CoUncilmen Present: F.L.Purinton C.H.Hood Alva Shook Henry Merkel Jr. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, Di0rothy V.Williams, City Clerk, read the minutes of the previous regular meeting of the Council on J,mne 4, 1951. ~. Hood moved, and Mr.Merkel~seconded, that the minutes be accepted as read. Motion passed unanimously. BILLS 0'KAYED FOR PAYL~Eh~: Gert' 1 Fund Boynton Beach Fire Dept. Mrs.Zell Taylor Charles Hutzel Petty Cash 134.55 Check & Bank charge': April.& May 31.00 Eecil B.Settlemire Austin Supply Co. 11.95 Boynton Beach Electric 3.24 Genton's Plumbing CO. 5.25 De Marco Tractor & Imp. Co. 9.80 Joseph Campbell 33.00 Henry Oooper 25.10 Levi Frederick 30.00 Leonard Harris 39.60 Frank Johnson 35.00 Dave Lanier 45.50 Sam Murray 29.10 Solomon Pitts 30.00 Lee Thomas 39.60 Parker VJard 36.00 Chartie VJaters 31.60 A.C.Carver 138.00 N.0~Marshall 122.70 Hardie R.Daugharty l~.~0 C.C.Weeks~ 100,00 D.V.¥~illiams 112.70 John B~ll 96,80 Ruth L.Gramley 70.40 Katherine F.Thompson 65.40 John E.Raulerson Jr. Betty Jane Grill Joseph Campbell 33.00 War er Fund. 2.00 117.30 75.4O Depositors 7.50 7.50 After further discussion Mr°Shook mad~ a motion, second- ed by Mr.Merkel, that the price of cemetery lots to non- residents should be $75.00 for single and $150.00 for double lots. Motion passed unanimously. ~ Mr. Griffith suggested that by 'resident, should be meant anyone who voted in Boynton and lived inside the City limits. A discussion followed on the advisability of omitting slabss headstones, etc,, owing to the increased cost of maintenance. ~. Merkel SUggested a good survey for the purpose of placing markers for each lot. After further discussion Mt.Hood made a motion, seconded by Mr.Shook, that the price of single lots in the cemetery for residents should he $30°00. Notion passed unanimously. As to the new part of the cemeDery which is being devel- oped it was suggested that curbs be omitted owing to the difficulty of running a lawn mower round them and keeping ~hem neat° Mr. Hood suggested holding headstones down flush with the ground, andraising the price of lots accordingly in those sections where headstones are desired. The Mayor suggested it was bett~r to have the whole cemetery under the same regulations. ~.Gr~fflth' ' suggested that a form letter be sent to all present holders of Deeds saying that the Commissioners have made new regulations and asking them to return their Deeds to have them changed accordingly. This letter should no~, of course, be sent to the holders of lots which have already been used. Mro Hood made a motion that in Bilk G. West from the Eecond road on headstones flush with the ground only b~ allowed. Mr. Shook seconded the motion which ~s passed unanimously. A discussion on pipes followed, ~ncluding galvanised pipe salvage. The City Clerk presented a hill for pipe for $$,~72.00, from the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. Mr. ~erkel suggested using the bank balance of the Water Bond C ' onstruetzon Fund ~o pay this hill. Mayor Purinton drew attention to the fact that if this was done the City in any case would have to pay Mr.Brockway his ~ission of 5%, which would raise the price. He suggested spending what money the City has available to buy the pipe and own it, saying that this chanee must not be allowed to get away. It was suggested that a check be forwarded to the Com- pany for half the~oun~, and Mr.Herkel thought a check far $1,500 might be sent with au explanatory letter. The Mayor said that interest might be charged on the balance. It was agreed that a check for $2,700.00, drawn on the City Improvement Fund, should be sent as part payment, with a letter raquesting extended credit for the remainder. ~r. Allen King drew attention to the high water which was over the sidewalk end within A feet of his~laca as a result of recent rains. In answer to s question by ~.Hood there, ~.Raulerson said the end of the up across the road. about the drain pipe was plugged The ~fayor suggested it be inspected tomorrow to see what can be done, as it might be possible to open the drain, which is n~ on private .property, with the permission of the property owner. Mr. Joseph A. Alvarez, Sanitary Engineer of the State Board of Health, said he understood from ~. Jones tha~ the City was interested in the fluorination of the City,s water supply. He gave a brief outline of the steps which should first be taken and of the regulations which the Board of Health in- sist on in this connection. Primarily, he said, there must be a Class Bo Operator in charge, that is one who had a~tended a week's course on sewerage and water handling at Gainsville. Mr~ Raulerson said he had attended such a class last yemr and had a Class D. certificate. The Mayor suggested ~.Raulerson might attend this year'~ class, but Hr. Alvarez said the class of this year had already been held. Mr. Alvarez explainsd that when s chemical is added to water it is necessary to have a man who thoroughly under- stands the process as the water in different localities varies and requires different amounts of chemicals. He said the cost of the system varies, depending on the size of the community. For one of ~2,000 people the cost would be approximately .:lA cents a year per person,.~and~.the ~nitial cost for equipment would be from $15,000 to ~22,00D. Boynton would probably require approximately .18 cents per person per year. The larger the population the le~s cost per year per person for the chemical. He added t~at other chemioals could be used in place of fluorine, thus reduc- ing the cost. Permission to install such a system must be obtained from the local Board of Health and local Medical Society. The U.S. Public Health Service recommend it and the State Boardofficers of Health ara all have out this for it. year recommended it, while dental The first necessity is a chemical analysis of the water supply to ascertain the quantity of fluorine already in it. This wa~er treatment does not help the adult population at all~ only children up to 12 or l~ years of age. The Mayor said the City was already so up to its neck in improving the Water Department that there are not a~ pres- ent any funds available for further orojects such as that ~uder discussion, although we are very interested in it. Mr. Hood asked whether the fluorination could be used for the schools only, and Nr.Alvarez replied that, in his opinion, this would be economically -mposs~ble,~ ' woul~ be too costly and would involve too Dany technicalities. tn reply to another question Nr. Alvarez said that fluor- ination does not soften water. ~a¥or Purinton exoressed~appreciation to ~,~r. Alvarez for his interesting explanation of the system and regretted that the City hes at present no money available for this addition to the water supply, on which a large amount of money is already being spent. rzff~tn spoke of the piece of land which ~-r.Whit- field wanted to buy back, and said the foreclosure was not now enforceable on account of the twenty-year limitation. He said the City had never owned the property and SUggested it be put on the Public Sale Block at West Palm Beach He said he thought the City should not pay more then th s~ were willing to re-sell it for to~¢~.?~h~tf~eld.' ' It is now turned over 5o the Counsy Commissioners for advertising and sale. The Mayor said Mr.'~hitfisld had bought the land in good faith and that ~he City should do F~hat it can to help him. There was a discussion on the last Ford police car, which the Mayor said had been a constant sottrce of trouble, and he thought the agents had not given the City a square deal on it. lien i~192~Bei~g t~ the Atteste~ Police ' ~ Chle~ Carver aaid the car took two quarts of oil twice a week. Er. Hood suggested that age.ns before the 1952 Ne~ds expense'~and trouble with the a ~rade-in now would be advant- come out, and would avoid further present car. He was asked to make enquiries regarding the possibility of making an advantageous trade-in, The Mayor said it had been customary to have only one monthly meeting of the Commissioners during the summer, but objection was raised by some members of the Council on the ground that there was too much business for one meeting a month. Upon motion of ~. Hood, seconded by ~.Merkel, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted. -7- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by the Mayor. Mayor City Clerk.