Minutes 04-01-47REGUL~ MEETING OF THE CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
HIL l, 19 7
At the regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City
of Boynton Beach, Florida, held at City Hall on April 1, 19~7
there were present:
Paul Mercer, Mayor
B. V. Tattersall, Vice Mayor
Clarence Benson, City Clerk
Mr. Senior brought before the City Commissioners a proposed
ordinance of the City of Boynton Beach granting tO Florida power &
Light Company its successors and assigns~ an electric franchise and
imoosing provisions and conditions relating thereto. The proposed
ordinance will be for the period of 30 years and would voi~ when
accepted, the l0 years remaining on the present operating electric
franchise.
Mr. Tattersall read the proposed ordinance in fmll and at the
close of ~he reading made a motion that, in view of the fact the
City would be benefited.by the payment to the~city ef the difference
between 6% of the gross amount of revenue and the taxes, licenses
or other impositions the city levies on the Florida Power and Light Co.,
the ordinance be adopted. Mr. Benson seconded the motion and all
CommiSsioners Voting in the affirmative.
It was agreed that the proposed ordinance be incorporated in one
publishing of the Boynton Beach News and immediately following the
edition and after l0 days have elapsed since motion was made and
carried for adoption, s special meeting will be held by the City
Commissioners for final reading and affixing signatures and city seal.
Then the ordinance will be published for four consecutive weeks to
completely legalize the transaction.
Mr. Senior asked the C~ity Commissioners to be released from his
duties as Fire Chief in view of the fact that his work takes him
out of town a great deal and he finds that he cannot give the Fire
Department the attention it requires. Mr. Senior also asked that
the Commission appoint him 'HonorarY Fire Chief and assured the
Commission he is willing to spend as much time as possible with the
dep~mtment.
By action of the Commissioners it was decided a resolution will
~be drawn up setting forth Mr. Senior as Honorary Fire Chief and also
appointing Mr. krthur R. Cook as Fire Chief. Motion made by Mr.
Tattersall and seconded by Mr. Benson with all Commissioners voting
in the affirmative to adopt such resolution.
The Boymton Beach Volunteer Firemen are beginning a training
course in fire fighting on April 2nd, 19~? at the suggestion of
Mr. Senior. This met withapproval by the Commission.
A letter was read from Martin W. Williams who appeared in-person
at the meeting asking the Commissioners to regulate taxi fare and
adopt rules and regulations covering operation of taxis in Boynton
Beach. Mr. Williams also mentioned that competition was under-
charging customers and also was soliciting business in his territory.
The Commissioners roled that at the next special meeting to be held
in April, the two men representing the taxi business in Boynton Beach
appear and at that time their differences could be settled and a
set of rules set up by the City Attorney in regard to all taxi
business.
Mr. Hatless appeared before the Commissioners as spokesman
for Mr. Joe Reese who desires permission to set up a modern trailor
camp in the city after he found out material was too expensive to
build homes. The Commission refused Er. Reese permission in view
of the fact that the Zoning Beard rejects all trailor camps within
the city limits.
Harry Hill appealed to City Commissioners in regard to his
delinquent taxes. It was made known that he had been charged 13
years back taxes instead of five years plus current year on which
basis the Com~ission had authorized settlement. It was ruled that
amount of refund due Mr. Hill would be applied against his current
taxes still outstanding. '
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Mr. Tattersall proposed that at least 10 acres be set aside for
cometary adjoining the present cometary. He has had an offer from
Harvel and Woolbright to do the clearing and grading of the 10 acres
for an estimated price of $600 The 10 acres will need approximately
1OO0' of road and the road to b~ 16' wide. Cost of laying ~oad would
be $13%0. The Garden Club nas agreed ~o furnish shrubbery
landscaping. The plattings.of the acreage into plots will have to be
done at extra cost. Mr. Benson made motion to have cleaning.and grading
started and to have the new cometary named "The Boynton Beach Memorial
Park". Mr. Mercer seconded the motion.
The consensus of the Commission is that the City is in desperate
need of a city garage to house city equipment. Jolly & Ward have
offered to build a city garage on cost plus 10%. Mr. Tattersall is
going to investigate further in regard to cost and will report at next
special meeting.
Inasmuch as a new fire track has been Purchased and supplies such
as fire hose~ etc., it was deemed advisable by the Commission that a
letter be written to Ocean Ridge to the effect that a charge cf $30.00
per month be levied to aid in defraying expenses of the Fire Department,
firemens payroll, and depreciation of the engine and that Ocean Ridge
pay $1.00 per man per hour when called to a fire in Ocean Ridge. It
was also. mentioned that the cost of maintenance of fire plugs is $18.00
per year and there are six in Ocean Ridge. It was decided that
~ fo~ fir~.pl~gs would be waived in lieu of the ~a
..... ~ uu=~ nmGge approve the charge~ an
agreement will be drawn uD to that effect and at the same time will void
oftheaeXistingpayment ofagreement$%0.00 perbetWeenflre0ceancall Ridge and the City o'f Boynton Beach
Mr. Tattersall outlined the auditor's report .and compared it with
previous yearly reportsnoting the increase in receipts and business
o e_a~.s:_ On motion of Nr. Me
t ~ at~C[l*C re ~e~ ~
~111 con~ae~ ~, Baxte~ of ~he Bo~on Beach ~s an~~a' ~'
~lll be Published. aeelde ho~
Action on a letter ~ro
~ ~ Jan * ~¢¢es re PP ~oe Com
uary 19~ was wt+~-?: ~er~d at CasCo ~*--
. ~,emu pendt~ f~ther
A complaint from Charles Tatu~ to the
of acreage o~e~ by him in Section 2 w~- ~f~ect, that the tax value
property in his nel~borhe~ 8 .~ n~gne~ th~ that of othe~
~ssion, the DePuty Cle~'- ~as ~on~idered and by action of the
uorres'pon~ with ~uae~i~-- s~ronndin~ was.ins:r~ctedare to reduce the ~ valne
from $2000.00 to $1680.00. ~ as. Valuation was redaeed
The following bills were ordered Paid with the exception of
Part of the bill from ~imes a~ H~es for acco~in~ services for
the month of March~ the ~o~ission desirin~ an itemized ststemen~ of
such services before passing for Pa~ent:
~arker Ward
Charlie Floyd
Jeff Millines
Lee Oliver
James Taylor
Leonard Harris
Lee Thomas
Annabelle Dunbar
T. B. Whitfleld
Freeman & Sons~ Inc.
Dorothy Shepperd
Parker Ward
Jeff Milllnes
James Taylor
Leonard ~arrls
gee Thomas
Annabelle Dunbar
0fflee Supply Co.
Clarence Benson
Petty Cash (M/sc)
Parker Ward
Jeff Mtlllnes
Lee Oliver
Jame~ TaYlor
ArthUr Jones
Willie Simmons
Willie W~lker, Jr.
~nnabelle Dunbar
Leonard Harrls
Lee Thomas
Comm. of Motor Vehicles
T. B. Whitfield
T. B. Whltfleld
Parker Ward
~oun~
~0.00
o. oo
33. O0
32.80
32.80.
23.00
15.0o
3353.83
130. oo
32.80
~0.00
33 · O0
32.80
32.80
23.00
149.75
43.40
52.24
'32.80
~0. O0
31.50
27. OO
31.5o
31.5o
23. O0
31.50
31.5o
6/~.75
160.30
32.80
JeffMillines $ $0.O0
Lee Oliver 33.00
James Taylor 33.00
Leonard J. Harris 32.80
Lee Thomas 32.80
Arthur Jones 33.00
Willie Simmons 32.80
Willie Walker, Jr. 29.10
Mary Louise Browne 7.%0
B. V. Tattersall 50.00
Clarence Benson %0.00
Paul Mercer 50.00
RUth G. Hughes 123.60
Holland T. May 202.20
Arthur Cook 265.20
A. C. Carver 178.35
John E. Raulerson 189.20
O. S. Heaton 98.$0
Herbert C. Link $2.86
Claude McCoy 50.00
Railway Express Agency 122.%2
Firemen Payroll 152.00
Florida Power & Light Co. 268.36
Austin Supply Co 77.28
Dr. N. M. Weems 15.00
Himes & Himes ~78.2~
Southern Bell Tele & Tele Co. 9~.5~
Ocean City Lumber Co.
~'06
Stevenson Seed Store 23.51+
Hill's Hardware ~' OO
Burke-Oarr Letter Service $8.00
A. C. Carver 30.60
Hoodts Auto SerVice 12.%3-
Geo. S. Brockway 18.90
Fla. Printing Co 36.00
Dalton Nursery %0.00
Fla. East Coast Rwy Co. 1.00
Boynton Beach Electric Shop 7.32
Lake Worth Herald Press 10.2%
H'& W.B. Drew Co ~4.15
Shaw Brothers 0il Co. 70.62
Halsey & G~ffith, Inc. 21.$7
Cameron & Barkley Co. %2.6~
Jurney's Repair Shop 19.53
Tropical Roofing Co
Rockwell Mfg. Co. 752.%0
Menoher &Myers 191.9~
John A. Dodd Co 600.00
" " " " 6%%.$0
E. C. Hilker, Inc. 2%7.69
Meteor's Service Station 21.62
Watson Jolley 222.66
Palm Beach Mercantile Co. 10.~
$ 107~6.30
Total
By action of the Commissioners, a letter was authorized to be
~written te the Florida Power & Light Company giving them authority
to put up the following street lights:
I - 100 CP OHB Green St.~ Baptist Church
2 North St. Lakeside Gardens
1 ~ Florida Ave. (Schnieder)
% - On Palmetto St.
~ - 75W White Way ) Boynton Hills
3 - 100 C~P. PHB )
1 -.Corner Green St. & Orange Ave.
A request was made to City Hall for a "Dead End. sign to be
By action of the Commission~ Mr. Cook was
instructed to place'such a sign on Orange Ave.
By action of the Commission~ Mr. Harless is to be paid $12.~0
commis~ion on~ the sale of eity-ogned property lobated in Block 16
of Boynton Heights - Lots ~0 and ~1.
By action of the Commission~ the monthly salary of Ruth Hughes
was increased from $130 to $160. effective with the month of April.
Mr. Mercer requested approval of the Commission on an offer of
his to purchase Lots 9-!2 Incl. in Block ~ Boynton'Heights for $300.
Mr. May also requested approval of the Commission on an offer of his
to purchase Lots 13-16 I4~1 in Block $ Boynton Heights for $300.
By ~Ction of the Commission, the above offers were approved and
accepted.
Mr. Benson requested Commission approval on a proposed purchase
of 100, X 150'
parcel of
city-owned property on Federal Highway
opposite the City Hall. Approval was withhold pending further in-
vestigation. ·
c~P. On re~c.e.ipt of Mr. Whitfield,s res.ignation as Chief of Police,
by a Tmon or ~e CommissiOners, such resignation was accepted and
A. C. Carver was officially appointed Chief of Police and authorization
was made for Mr. Carver to receive the same monthly salary as Mr.
~itfield or an increase from $200 to $22%.
A letter wa.s received from Thomas M. Co
~eretof0re t. he C~ty of Bo~nton Beac ok & Co_m~pa.ny s_ta.~in_g that
· n advertising and cond~-~- - '.h .had no.t.conform~d to ~ta~e &aw
re · ~u~g an~tlal ~ax sales on delinquent taxes and
quested that a resolution be adopted authorizing such sale. A
m~tio~n w.as .made by Mr. Tattersall and seconded b Mr. Be
all commissioners vet ~ ~ +~ .. .Y nson and
to i_o ~ ~e affirmative ~hat ~ '
draw ~p a resolution to the ef Mr. Mccoy b.e instructed
on del . feet that hereafter annual
inquent taxes be advertised and conducted, ax sales
The meeting was declared adJourne t Mayor.
Mayor
ce Mayor