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Minutes 10-02-34· ~EGUL~R MEETl-~G OF 0GTOBER 2~1934o A Regular Meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners of the Term of Boynton, Flor~da~ was held at the Town Hall o~ Tuesday evening, October 2, 1934 at 7:30 o'clock Present: Ho D, Stevens~ Mayor ~¥m. ~enzel, Vice Mayor J. Po BoWen, To~n Clerk. The above constituting the entire Board of Town Commission- ers of the Town of Boynton, Florida. The Mznu~es of the ReEuiar Meeting of September 18.~ 193~ were read and approved upon motion made by Co~issioner Bowen~ seeond~ by Commissioner Menzel and unanimously carried, Upon motion made by Commissioner Stevens~ seconded by Com- missioner Bowen and unanimously carried, the following bills were approved for payment when funds become available~ Dixie Garage (August Bills) $ 30.06 Southern Bell Tel & Te~ Co° 9.30 F!a. Power & Light Co. 182.3V ~ Pumping $ 93.79 Lights 58.33 Delray Beach News (1000 Tax Bills) 24.25 Clerk C~rcuio Court (Filing 2 Tax SAles) ~ Austin Supply Co, (FERA) ~ ' 361.6~ ~ ( S & ~ Dept,} ~ 88.16 ~udy~s Garage (Wate~ Dept. ) ~ - 3,36 ~ ( Police Dept.) 15,50 R, D. We~tz [Eepairing~clean!ng~testing and furnishing parts for ll Neptune Meters) 18.~6 P~-ment of Coupon No, 7 of Bond No. ~ssme of Oct. 1,1926 smd due Apt.l,1930. 30.00 to Job_u J. ~zll~ams Pa,~rment of Luterest on Bond No, 7~ and Bond No. V5 from June ' z,=930 to May $0,1934. To $~. p. Somerville, ~80.00 Payment on aoco~ut of Interest on Judge- ment and Lien ~ ' ' to ozty B yn~on~ Fla~ Bondholder,s Protective ~ommittee .,1~136~80 $ 2,364.78 The following letter was read~ BOOZER & BOOZER Lawyers West Palm Beaah~ Florida 0e2ober lst~ 1934o Boa~n of Tovm Commissioners~ Town--of Boynton, Boynton, Florida. Gentlemen: In re: R. M. H.~RT JLrDG~iEh~. We wrote to you sometime ago regarding the judgment that Er, Hart holds against the tovm of Boyn~on mud which i~ad been placed in our hands for collection.- We have heard z~othzng from you since November of last year and from this we judge that you do not intend to pay same, ~ . This is to notify you that unle ss same is D~azd within the next ten days or arrsaugements made ~o take care o¢~ statue, we s.~.all apply to the Court for a writ of ~.and~mus to require you to do so. Tnan~.~_.g you to give t~is matter your immediate attention, we are, Yours very true, y, Boozer & Boozer~ By~Sig~?d) W H Boozer V~B/S. ? Motion ~s made by Commissioner Stevens seconded by Com- missioner ~ ~ ~nze~ and ~uanimo~sly carried, to confer with New-man Miller, the Attorney for, the Tov~ of Boynton and take such action ms is ~ee~_em necessary and to the best ~n~e. est 0ff the ~mt~ze._s of the Town of Boyn~on, A bill in the amount of $~.~0 from Chas~ Ruin, for work done by ~,~lm for the Town of Boynton on the Garage at t~e Casino was again brought to the attention of the Commissioners, ~Iso that Mr. Ruth has requested that this amount be applied Lillie T. Davies water bill mud taxes. on Mrs. Upon motion made by Comm~ission~r· ~ Stevens~ seconded by Con~d. SSlOner Bowen and unanimously carried, the above mentioned bill was approved 2c/be applied on Mrs. Lillie T. Davies water bill and taxes. Upon motion made by Commissioner Stevens seconded by Com- missioner Bowe~n and unanimously carried, Ordinance No. 144~ entitled was AN ORDINANCE OF THE T0~%~ OF BOYNTON, PALM BEACH COUNT~, FLORID&, AIFfHORiZING, EMPOi~ERING AND INSTRUCTING THE TAX COL~ LECTOR OF SAID T0~' TO ALLOW A DISCOUNT OF FIFTY p~ CENT. (50~) FROM THE A~OUNT OF SPECi~L-ASSESSMENTS AND ACCRUED INT- EREST DD~E SAID TOWN AS OF APRI~ I, 1930, ROV~DED THE SAME. IS PAID, IN CASH OR BOND~0R COUPONS OF THE 2A~ T0~I? DURING T~E PERIOD CO~ENCING NOV~BE~ AND ENDING APRIL l~ 193~$ A~D FURT~R~ A~HORIZING: EMP0.%~RING NJ~D INSTRUCTING THE T~X ¢0LLECTOR OF SAiD TOV~- TO ACC~WT BOA~DS OR, COUPONS OF SAiD TOWN IN PAY~NT OF T~ AMOUNT OF ~J~L SPECIAL ASSESS~I~S OR TAXE~ DUE TF.E T0~ OF BOYNTON BY ANY T~-PAY~ FOR THE TAXAB ~LE Y~R OF i932~ ~ND PRIOR YE~RS~ PROVIDING THE TAXES DUE FROM SAID TAXPAYFkR FOR T~ TAX~B~,E 1933 a~d 1934 SHAIff~ BE PA~D iN CASH AT ThE SAME TIldE; REPEALING -ALL FO_~f~R ORDINANCES AND/OR EESOLUTIONS, OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES ~JD/OR RESOLUTIONS, iN CONVICT HEREWITH, placed upon its first ~eading. The following letter was read: eptemoer 28~ 1934 Tovm-of Boyntbn, ~lty Hal~ Boynton~ Florida. Gentlem~n: Re: ~nnerican-La France account. . ~ Your letter of Seote~oer 10th. enclosin~ propose~ certificate of indebtedness t~i~^~ ~-~° ~ co~o..s to be a~tacned, coverin~ the in~b~ ~ Town of Boynton to the-~meriCa~iLs~ranc~-~~~ the - .~te Industries was received in due course. We immediately took the matte, up with the comDany, and have today received definite instructions with reference to the matter. The Company is agreeable and Will accept your plan of settlement as outlined in your letter, of September 10th, with one exception, to-wit, that the town should execute in addition to the notes or certificates of indebtedness ~eferred to, a form of retain title contract, copy Of ~£nich I am enclosing herewith for your consideration. It has been our practice to get this contract executed by all executing renewals during the past year or more, and we will appreciate you considering the matter along this line. ~TR Copy: Am.La. ~ 1v Faitb/ul~ yours, (Signed) Walter F. Rogers ,Mr. Clans Senior, Fire Chief, who was present stated ~ ~ the Town Co~mission of the TowS of that on ~ul~ 4, 1925, Boynton, executed a retain title contract mud gave same to Mr. Gleason of the American La Francs and F0amite Corporation. The Deputy Town Clerk was instructed to return the re ain title con~ract form to Mr. ~a~ter F. Rogers, also to inform him that the Conmissioners of the Tovm of Boynton feel that since a retain title contract has already been executed, and' ~iven to Mr. Gleason of the ~_erican La Frs_uce~and Fom~.ite Co_poratzon, they see no need for executing another one. ,Mr. Wm. P. S. omerville who was present and speaking in behalf of the P. T, A.~ requested that a watcDmian be placed at the F. E. C. Railway crossing on 0cea~ Avenue for the protection of the school children, dur_ng th~ period of the Legionaire Conveh'tion. A motion was made ~y Commissioner Bowen seconded by Com- m_sslon, er Stevens and unanimously carried to place a wa~o.o.man at the F. E. Co Railway crgssing on Oce.sfn Avenue during the (5) period of the Legionairs Convention, Upon motion made by Co~issioner Stevens s~oonded by Commissioner Bowen and unanimously carried the following Resolution was passed and adopted~ RESOLUTION ~RF~S~ ~nere exists on certain land in the Town of Boynton~ Florida, described as / - ot llO S/O or of sW¼ West of Cs_uat~Section 2Vo of the To~m ~f Boynton, Florida~ certain wreckage, trash and debris or one or more of such undesirable th~r~s, and~ ~ZqEREAS, thms Comm~ssmon deems it necessary and expedient for th~ preservation oF'the public health ~nd safety of the ir~habitants c~f the Town of Boynton and for the ~eneral welfare of the said Town that there should be removed from the and trash~ and, ~VHER.~AS,~it appears that ~V. H. moved and will charge, assess and collect the expenses a lien ~ ~ age.nsc the said land or as a claim against the of~ and~ thereof, as o,~er there- THEREFORE BE' IT RESOLVED by the Board of Town Commission of 'the To~m of Boynton, Florida, that this Co=~mission does hereby di- rect and require the said o~mer of said land to remove from said property~ wreckage, trash and debris, within ,Fi~,fteen days after notice is servsd upSn ~m, directing him to do sos and, BE iT FUR~qER RESO~ED, tb~t if maid owner shall not~ within Fifteen days after notice is ,served upon him directing him to do so, remove from said property~ the thing or things directed and re- quired to be removed, this~omm~ssion ~ ~ ' shall cause the s~me to be re- ~J}~ is the owner of said sala land s~m wreckage, de~_is lution shall be served upon the owner of such land or the agent of such owner; or if s~id o~er is a non-resident, or c~m_ot be found within the Town~ and h~s no known agent or agents within the Town, s copy of said notice and a copy of this Resolution shall be posted on said land. ~r. ChasoSenior, Fire Chief, reported t~t the plan~ for the' proposed Fire House are progressing very nicely. ~ Resolution to pay claims was pa~sed and adopted, There being no further business tho meeting adjourned, Vio~ Town Clerk.