Minutes 12-06-32i ?I
REGDF_~R MEE~ING OF DECE~BER 8, 1932.
A Regul~r Meeting of the Board of Town Co~wuissioners of time
Town of Boynton, Florida, was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday
evening, Dece~oer 6, 1932 at V:30 o'clock P.M.
Present:
Ho D. Stevens, Mayor
Frank Nutting, Vice-Nayor
J. P. Bowen, Town Clerk.
The above constituting the entire Board of Town Commission~
ers of the Town of Boynton, Florida.
The Minutes of the Regular Mesting held November
were read and approved upon motion made by Co~missioner Bowen,
seconded by Commissioner Nuttir~ and duly carried.
Resolution to pay claims was adopted.
Upon ~otion made by Comr~ssioner Nutting~ seconded by
Commissioner Bowen and duly card,ed, the followirg bills were
approved for payment when funds are available:
Ball Supply Co ............. 3.30
Delray Beach F~rnit,mre Co 13.25
Delray Beach News 12.00
Southern Bell Tel~ Co 15.56
Roy A. O'Bannon, T Coll 12.V6
Standard Oil Co 9.38
Andy's Garage 1V.61
Fla. Power smd Light Co 2~4.~2
Upon [otion made by.Commissioner Bowen, seconded by
Co~aissioner Nutting s_nd duly carried, the following insurance
policies were accepted and premiums thereon approved for payment:
Metropolitan (Lmabml,ty) ~10240 ~.ount 25/50 Premi,mm 33.86
~ (Liability) ~10~43
Colonial (Fire Theft)#332919 ~ $250~ ~ V.V5
Colonial (Fire Theft)~33~glV ~ $125. ~ 5.00
~70.61
Upon Eotion made by Commissioner Bowen, seconded by
Con~issioner Nutting and unanimously carried, the follo~.~tng
Resolution was passed ~ud adopted:
RESOLUTION
?~HF~REAS Town of Boynton Ref-~s. ding,
Bond NumberlS, issue of October l, 1923
this ~nount applied or to be applied on taxes owing the
by v~ous taxpayers,
NOW~ THEREFOP~E. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Town
loners of the Tow~ of Boynton, Florida, that the Treasurer be~
and he hereby is authorized and instructed to cancel Town of
Boynton Refunding, Waterworks and Street Bond No. 18 Issue of
October l, 1923 and paste same in bond book~
Commissioner BOwen made a motion that ~ne Town redeem
Coupon No. ~ of Bonds numbers 37 to 43 Inclusive and numbers
48 to 53 IncSusive, Refunding Series ~B~ Issue
amountir~ to Three Hundred and Ninety ($390.00)
for same out of the interest and Sinking Fund.
This motion was seconded by Co~issioner Nutting and
duly carrie~
The following letter was read:
Honorable
To~ of Boynton, Florida,
Gentlemen:-
I am pleased to advise you that
Waterworks and Street
has been redeemed
Town
of Oct !, 1928~
Dollars, paying
~yse!f and others interested in the welfare of Boynton,
a sufficient sum of money to complete paying the cost inthe
suit Tow~ of Boynton vs ~Aaite Construction Company in the
Circuit Court of Ap~a!s in New 0rle~ns has been secflred and
placed with your attorneys to be used for that purl
through the efforts of
Coz~niss-
West Palm Beach, '~ '
November 19, 1932.
i ~:ve been advised that you passed a resolution
inst,.ct!rig your atto~neys to dismiss this case p-~rely for the
reason t?mt you oo:3~d not see your way clear to finance the
cost of the suit° ::ow~ in view oF the fact, that these costs
h~ve been raised by parties interested in the outcome of the
suit, I believe it is your duty ~,s Com~.issioners of the Tenon
to rescind the action taken and instruct your Attorney's to
continue the case so long as the To'~ is not called on for any
further costs.
The money to pay the ~oove mentioned costs has been
pl,.ced in the possession of your Attorney's for t~ sole purpo~
of paying these costs ~ud $_usomuch as f:uanoing the matter was
the only objection you ever offered to continuing the suit, I am
quite certain that m~ny of the taxpayers of Boynton, as well as
yourselves, will be glad ~o se~ this suit continued.
T~lsting you will give this matter your earnest
consideration and earliest attention, I am
Ver~y truly yours,
:~:jlh (Signed) Re :. Hart.
Co~nnlssioner Bowen made a motion that the Tov~ rescind
its action of :ay ll, 15~ and allow the Attorneys to proceed
with the case, so long as the Town is not called on to pay any
f-~ther costs.
There being no second the motion was lost.
After a lengthy discussion, Co~missioner Nutting made a
mot ion that the Co:fission investigate as to the a~¢isability
of consenting to the continuation of the Appeal in tbs case of
To-:~ of Boynton vs :?:?~ite Construction Company~
This motion was seconded by Co~nissioner Stevens and
'duly .~arrmedo Comm~ss:o_~er Bowen opposed.
Co:missior~r Nutting Proposed t~he ad0~t~on of the following
Re s o lut i on:
V~:~AB at a Regular :eeting of the Board of Town
Co~uissione~s of the To:n of Boynton, held November 1V, 1931 it
was agreed to.reciprocate with the City of West Palm Beach:in the
issu~uce of 0coupatior~! Licenses in such cases as would not
work a hardship on the local merck~uts or interfere with their
business, smd
~¥H~F~S the Town of Bo2m_ton, its citizens, residents
mud taxpayers thereof derive no benifit from said agreement;
NOV~, THEREFORE BE ~ RESOL~D by the Board oF Town
Co~ssioners of the Tovm of Boynton, Florida, that the above
mentioned agreement be, and it ~eby is c~ucelled and revoke
This motion was seconded by Co~issio~r Bowen ~d upon
beir~ put to ~ vote ~ following vote was ~d t~meon:
CO~iss io~r Stevens ~AYE~
Co~_issioner Nutting ~
Commissioner Bowie ~'~E~
Upon motion made by Commissioner Bowen, seconded by
Co~issioner Nutting ~d duly carried, the t~ collector w~.s
instructed to adjust the 1925 t~es on Lots 35 a~ 36, Block
Boynton Heights SubDivision ovmed by Cora A. Pierce, on the
assessed valuation for the year 1929.
There being no ~rther business the meeting adjou~ed,