Minutes 04-05-48MI~72T~S OF REGULB~ MEETING OF ~?~ CITY COUNCIL
OF TH~ CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA~ HELD AT
THE CmTY HALL ON TP~~ ~th DAY OF A?RIL' lO48.
The City Cou~ucil convened at a regular meeting at
the City Hall~ at 7:30 ?.M., Aoril 5th, 1948~
Ali Councelmen were oresent as follows:
Mr~ B. y. Tattersall~ Mayor
Mr. Ralph Ross
Mr. F. L~ ?uric. yon
Mr. Clarence Benson
Mr. W. T. Woolbright
Minutes of the meeting of March !Sth~ ~9-8, were
read ~nd a~proved.
The Treasurer's report~ as of Aoril !st~ 1948, was
read and acceoted as follows:
General F~md
Interest & Sinking F~nd
Water Fund
Water Interest & Sinking Fund
Depositors Fund (Water Meters)
$15~6~9.58
13~299o77
g89.11
l~681.10
4~022.72
Building oermit reoort for February and March, 1948
was read as follows:
February - 8 oermits,
ootaamng
Total fees collected:
March
8 ~e~m_ts~ ~ totaling ~9~765~00
~o~a_ fees collected. 57~25
Mayor Tattersall s-c~ted that City~=~e~oorney~ Cl=~ce
L. McCoy had not been oaid for work in connection with issuing
of General Refunding B0~ds~ ($75~800) and Water Works ~ bonSs
($60~000). ~o±!owmng discussion, motion was made by Mr~ Benson~
seconded by Mr~ Ross~ a~d carried that Mr. McCoy be oaid
payment in full these legal serviees~
Letter was read from the Florida East Coast Rwy, Co.
exoiaining cost of installation of subgrade water oioe line
across r~on~ o~-~=~ at Woolbright Road. Bill amounting to
$i~073.55 for above ~
wo~'x 'gas aooroved for pa~ent.
Letter ~as read from the F_or~da] ~ East Coast Rv~X. Co.,
stating ohe Railway o~mpany will assume half the cost of damages
to city garbage truck demolished in accident at crossing~ First
St~ee~ on ~eoo~ ~3~ 1946~ Railway Co's liability amounts to
$ 5o o6. ·
-2-
The
~o-~owzn~ were aoproved for · '-
bills
payment.
General Fund
J. Alex Arnette
Claude Ross (Fire Deoa~tment)
Horton & Schranko
ChaseNational Bank
l~ztfmeld
R. L. Owen
5. C. Lewis~ Janitor (High School)
l~orney Hot ton
John E. Rauter~on
Gerald Foster O/T
790
W. B. Hines O/W 6.40~
Frank Br~nt 0/T 18
Eva Somerville ,
Lambert Blesz - 13.20
John R~ Miller 12.*0
Charles Ruth ll~. O~
34.00
Lake Worth Federsl Loan Assn ].10
Petty Cash
W. w Keyes
Les Thomas
Clarence Kitchen 130.87~
e~ 132,00~
Je._ Millines 160, O0
Dorothy Williams 170, 00~
Charles Tatum
Eva A, Somerville 250.00
~ lfO~O0~
Edgar E~ Smm~h
N, O, Marshall !~O~O0~
Frank Cline 200~ O0
B, V, Tattersall 22~00
Clarence
Ratoh Ross
0, S, Hea~on ~O.00~
Jmmes Atkins t00
Leonard = '
,~arrls
i!2,87~
Parker Ward 98,63
Charles Haley
19;10~
Claude L. McCoy !~00.00
Southern Bell Tel ~ Tel Co.
~ org=~lormda Tractor Co.
Clinton B~ ~/fing~ Jr.
Halsey & Griffith ll.80
Boynto~ Beach News
Ray.~s Auto Service
Adam
Hoods ~uto Service 3i
Hodson Pontiac~ Inc. 6~0~t
M~ T~ Crabtree
2~00~
Stewart Pont iae 40,12
Bob Fackter~s Orinting Sho'o
Dr N w~
~ ~ ~ ~, We~ms
Rub~ ~ ~ ~ . 6
~ons~ruc~mon Co. 32,00
4.00~
89. OO ~
37o; O0 ~
86.39 ~
13.80 ~
2.5~0~
62.73
Wa__~er F~md
$
22F.00~.
2~ m~
-3-
General Fund Water Fund
Menoher & Myers
Bo-Del Printing Co.
Boym~on Beach Fir~ Deot (Printing) 3~.00
Delray Glass & Mirror Cot 8,88~
Walker Office Supply~Poo
Lake Worth Title & Guaranty Co~ 1i0~00~
Himes ~ Himes 2~1,9~
Ke gebein Garage
Tuopen~s Wood Works 109~
Frarn~ W, Cl~n~
Fr ~r2~ W, Cline 9
Florida Power & Light Co~
SteVenson's Seed Store 2~,00~
Shaw Brothers Oil Co~ 30~,9~
Delray Lumber Co~
J~rney~s Repair Sho~ !!
Ocean City Lumber Co, 88
The Cameron & Barkl,ey Co, 24.34~
Austin Supply Comoa~uy 32
Mercer's Service Station ~6~7
W, S, Darley & Co,. 23~16~
Bo~t&n ~ea~h Paint & Body ~?~s. ~+.
Ross Garage
Trus~ees~ F,E~Co Railway Co,
$o,~ ~93,81
399 · 63 ~
!9,95 ~
10~20~
2¥o80
177,98
837, 29
A iette~ was received
ing he had leased his orooerty~
and requesting that his beverage
May. Council aoovoved transfer.
from Mr. L. G, Barnette~ stat-
Th~ ~e~can to Mr. k~m. o May
license be transferred vo Mro
Mrs. Minnie Lee Barker reouested permission vo purchase
lots ~ to i0 incl.~ Block 2~ Boyntom Heights~ Motion was made
by Mr~ Wooibright~ seconded by Mr~ Benson that City owned lots
be sold be soi~ to Mrs. Barker for $400~00~ and Soeci.al Warranty
Deed issued~
A letter from Mr. C~ H. Findley regarding the repair-
ing of the sidewalk 'in front of his property was read~ The
Co~uci! agreed to furnish tabo~ if avaiiable~ and that Mr,
Findley could make arrangements zo get the work done at no cost
the City~
At the _eqmes~
instructed to send him a
~ and ~
~ Boynton H~ghts~
of Mr, C, H, Findiey~ the Clerk was
list of ~'t
em y o'~uaed lots in Blocks 2~
and quote a orice of $~00 ocr foot~
A letter from Menoher & Myers~ insurance brokers~
was read~ stating there is no restriction under the City com-
oensation~ oubiic liability or automobile i~ebil~ty which
would prevent the Fire Deo't. from answering calls in nearly
communities,
The Councin oassed~ and adooted the ~o!!owmng Reso-
iutions~ requesting ~e Clerk of one Circuit Court te issue
~, ~88~ 5~8~ and ~0~03~
which could not be foumd~ The Resolutions read as follows:
Complaint of ~rs. Eline Ross regarding excessive
water bills ~as discussed, Motion was made bk- Mr, Woo!bright~
secoD~ed and carried that her bills be adjuste~ at the rate of
~6,00 ~er month for each month delinquent,
A letter of ~ ~' ~ B ~
apDrec±a~io~_ from the oyn~on Beach
Shuffle Club~ for revairs to the Club house aha~ shu~Ite~ e~ board
c~rt~was read~
Mr. Claude Ross~ Fire Chief~ requested firemen~s Day
be increased from $1o00 ~o $2~00 for the first hour~ or for
answering a ~mre ~all~ and the ra~e for each additional ho~r~
on duty remain at $I,00, Motion was made by Mr, Woolbright~
seconded bM .M~, Benson~ and unaminously carried that the re-
quest be granted,
Mr, Claude Ross reuqested that the City contribute
$?~,00 toward expenses of three delegates of the Fire De~artmen~
at the A~ual Firemen~s Association convention at Daytona Beach~
26 t~hru 28 A~ril, Motion made by Mr, i~oolbright: seconded by
Mr, Ross ~ad carried that request be g~anted,
Zoning Ordinance No, 20~ was ~laeed on second reading,
Motion was made by M~. Benson~an. seconded by Mr~ Ross~ and
unaminously ~assed that the Ordinance be adovted as read,
The Council expressed appreciation f6r
Zoning Board~ And
board as follows:
the work of the
recommended appointment of a permanent zoning
Mr. Paul Mercer
Mr. A. E. Shook
Mr. Fred Benson
Mr. Albert McGregor
Mr. Homer Shelton
Mr. Jack Gsrdner.
The following Petitio~we~eread by Mayor Tattersal!:
"Honorable Board of City Commissioners~ Boynton Beach: Florida:
~entlemen. We the undersigned~ home owners and property owners
of Laurel Hilts S/D, respectfully request that you~ the Honorable
Board of City Commissioners~ refrain from passing that portion
of the zoning ordinance known as ~E~ zone~
(S~gned) Mr. & Mrs, ?. W. Hack!e~
Mr, & Mrs. G. H. Scheti
Mr. & Mrs. E. Kimmo~ per G.H.Schell
Mr. & Mrs. N. C~ Smith~
Mr. &Mrs. L. j. Rhoden~
Herman Butts~
Mrs.W.E. Roush ~
Y~. & Mrs. H. E. Berger~
"To the Honorable Board of City Commissioners~ Boynton Beach~
Florida:
W~REAS~ we the u~.dersigned recently signed a petition
to your Honorable Board requesting thatE Zone not be established
in Laurel Hi~s Subdivision and
W~REAS we were no~ fully informed as to the nature of
E Zoning restrictions
~e respectfully request that our names be removed
from said petition and we desire this date~ April lst~ 1948~ to
go on reco~d with your board as being in favor of the establisbnnent
of the E Zone in Laurel Hills 2nd Addition~ whic~ includes property
beginning 660 feet north of Lake Avenue.
(Signed) Mr. & Mrs~ =loya Rhoden
Mrs. W, E. Roush,"
Following discussion by ali Counci!men~ motion was made by Mr.
~oolbri~ht, seconded by Mr. Ross that the Zoning Ordinance be
amended to place Laruel Hills S/D in "C" Zone~ and that "~"
Zoning be eliminated from the Ordinance. Motion passed ~uaminously~
Mr. O. S. Hea~on appeared before the Cpu=uti! and sub-
mitted sketch and requested permission to build a nrailer c~mp
on his property on the Fedgrat Highway~ allowing a lot 2~' x 35~1ot
for each traiier~ with suitable sanitary facilities. Request
was referred to the $oning Board~
The following Petition was read by Mayor Tattersall:
~TO ~HE. . HONORABLE CO~ISSIO~RS OF THE CITY OF BO~TON' BEACH~
FLORIDA:
WeT the undersigned property owners and/or residents
of the City of Boynton Beach and more esoecia!ly in and near
Oak Street in said City~ do hereby oetition your honorable body
that the property now located au the Easterly end of Oak Street
be r~served' for residence ourposes oo~y~ and that the o~mer or
owners thereof be denied the right of constructing a boat-yard
or kindred typ_e of business thereon.
(Signed)
John E. Rau!erson~ Jr.
JoD~ Schneider
Walter Priebe
Valentine Court by Arthur C Worrel!
T. B. ~itfieid
Louis Carres."
_'~L~$~_~o2]~ ietters were received from various in-
dividuals regarding the rezoning of their oroperty~ and referred
to the Zoning Board:
Miss Ann Barrett
Mr. F. A. Gosch
Mr. Ra!oh R. S6h!amp
Henry M. Merkel~ Jr.
There
being no further business meeting adjourned.
D. V. WILLI~_MS~ Clerk