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04-10-56 v r MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1956 AT 8 P.M. Present: Norman Mine hew E . Gerry Adams L.J. "Jack" Feather R.L. Wardrep, Councilmen and J.A. Reid, Mayor Frank Thompson, Town Attorney J .F. Waggoner, Jr. , Town Manager Adele S. Grage, Town Clerk The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Minchew. Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of March 13th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep were approved. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of March 27th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by Mr. Feather were approved. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of April 3, 1956 were read, and upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep were approved. The widening of Beach Ave. from First Street to Atlantic Boulevard was next considered. Mayor Reid advised that Mr. Perdue who is the owner of the block between First Street and Ahern St. has placed a total valuation on this block of property at $16, 500. and will sell any part of it on a pro-rata basis. It was reported that Mrs. E.D. Ramos, who owns the land between Ahern St. and Atlantic Blvd . is not interested in selling and is of the impression that she owns the alley, too. It was brought out by our attorney that should we have to condemn the property we would have to pay their attorney, as well as our own, also witnesses , and other costs as well as the price set on the land. It was suggested that we get a recognized appraisor to set a price on the land needed for the street. Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep approval was given for the Town Manager to contact a local appraiser for contemplated fee to make an appraisal of 30 feet of both blocks. Mr. Minchew presented Ordinance #184 entitled " An Ordinance Adopting a Fire Prevention Code, etc" for third and final reading. There was a discussion of the areas in which storage of flammable liquids in outside above the ground tanks and bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas are to be restricted and it was decided that in Section #4 the following is to be inserted as restricted areas : "All areas of the Town of Atlantic Beach except tjose now or hereafter zoned as Business 'B' or Industrial Zones in Zoning Ordinance now or hereafter in effect in the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida." Also in Section 7 (a) the following is to be inserted: "not less than $25.00 or more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment." Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep approval was given to the adopting of rdinance No. 184 on third and final reading in entirety. Mr. Minchew presented Ordinance #185 being an Ordinance "Prohibiting the barking of Motor Vehicles within that area of the Town of Atlantic Beach lyin.a within Ten Feet Northerly of the paved por- tion of Atlantic Boulevard and West of Mavport Road, etc." The Ordinance was read and the following Section #4 is to be added: "This Ordinance shall become effective 15 days after approval by the Mayor, or becoming law without such approval." Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep this Ordinance #185 was adopted on third and final reading in entirety. Mr. Minchew presented for consideration an Ordinance providing that the Town Marshall may capture, seize, take command of, im- pound, and remove from the public streets of the Town of Atlantic Beach, any motor vehicle unlawfully parked, and any lost, abandoned, or stolen vehicle, etc. Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep this rdinance was adopted on first reading by Title on4y. Upon motion of Mr. Feather, seconded by Mr. Wardrep it was adopted on second reading by itle only. An Ordinance making it unlawful for persons under the age of twenty one to enter, be, or remain in the establishment or premises of vendor of acholic beverages , with certain ex- celbtions under certain conditions and providing penalties was presented for third and final reading. Following the rea ding there was a discussion in which it was decided to insert fine not to exceed $500. and imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Mr. Adams advised that he thinks minors should be kept out of bars. Mr. Feather thihks should be be kept out of all places serving , eating and all, not to make any exception. There was furher discussion and Mr. Adams advised that he is not in favor of prohibiting minors if with their parents. There was further discussion and all agreed that there should be a penalty on the minor between 17 amd 21 for misrepresenting age and entering bars. There was continued discussion, and action on the Ordinance was continued to a later date. Mr. Minchew advised that on March 30th, 1956 Budd Charles Lyman was found guilty for the second time of serving beer to minors. Mr. Adams moved that Budd Charles Lyman be served with written notice of hearing as provided by Section 9 of Ordinance #163 and that the clerk make the notice and have served on April 11th, 1956. The motion was seconded by Mr. Feather and carried. April 17th, 1956 was set as the day for considering the suspension of license , or for setting a hearing date if so demanded by Lyman. Mr. Waggoner presented a letter received from Smith & Gillespie, Engineers in which they advise that due to an error in their office incorrect sized master meter was ordered and installed at the new waterworks plant. Mr. Waggoner was directed to confer with Mr. Thompson and write the engineer that the error is theirs and any expense in correcting the meter is the engineers . A letter-proposal was read from Simmerson-Southworth and Bell Engineers and Suryeyors of Jacksonville on making a Preliminary Engineering Report on a proposed Sewerage System for the Town. Mr. Adams advised that he felt we should get an Engineer with name background like Reynoldit Smith & Hills of Jacksonville, and he doesn' t feel we should go to the expense of getting a Prelim- inary report until we know if we can sell the bonds, and if we can sell the bonds he is in favor od Sewerage. Mr. Feather advised that he thought we would have to have a Preliminary report before we could get a Fiscal Agent to give us any information as to bonds. A letter was presented from Juran & Moody, Inc. of St. Paul, Minn. with offices in Atlanta advising that they are interested in pur- chasing water, sewer , electric revenue obligations. The Clerk was directed to write them that we are considering improvements that will run from $400,000. to $500,000. and see if they are interested. Mr. Minchew advised that he and Mr. Wardrep had talked with a fiscal man in Jacksonville and there was a repre- sentative from a New York firm there and they were definitely interested in our bonds for this sewerage work. There was further discussion of this matter and Mr. Minchew advised that representa- tives of Russell & Axon of Daytona Beach would like to meet with the Council next Tuesday night, April 17th to discuss the sewerage project, and he is therefore calling a meeting for that date. A letter was read from Mr. Chas. E. Cook Chief, Environmental Sanitation Section of State Board of Health giving definition of septic tanks and requirements as to soil, percolation, etc . Mr. Waggoner also advised that they heard at the short course in Gaines- ville that new regulations were going to specify that no septic tanks be allowed in thickly populated suburban areas. Page #3- April 10th,1956 Upon motion of Mr. Adams, seconded by Mr. Feather the Treasurer's Report was approved with balances as follows : General Fund $ 28,271.86 Utilities Fund 5,112.26 Cigarette Tax Fund 14, 567.87 Water Revenue Account 2,649.54 Utility Revenue Bond Fund 11,638.07 Water Op. Mainte. & Repair Acct. . . 8$82.73 Water System Renewal & Repl. Fund. . 4,371,84 Waterworks Construction Account . . 3,620.88 The bills were next studied and upon motion of Mr. Adams, seconded by Mr. Feather the following were approved Sor payment : GENERAL WATERWORKS Acheson Metal Works $p 11.55 $ - Acousti Engineering Co 504.00 - All State Pipe Supply Co. ,Inc. - 192.58 Apperson Chemicals , Inc. - 21.00 Atlantic Blvd.Ice & Fuel 9.88 - Rulien' s 4.94 J. F. Bellinger & Son - 10.06 George Bull - 240.00 Carmichael' s Hardware 73.30 2.19 J. G. Christopher Co - 9.61 Consolidated Automotive Co 8.81 1.66 Cotney Tire Service 4.50 _ Davis Meter Repair & Supply Co - 31.40 Douglas Printing Co. ,Inc 6$.10 - Fire Fighter' s Equipment Co. 18.42 - it " *t it 1,610.00 - State Road Department of Fla 35.00 -T•Mrs. Chas. H. Franks . . . . 13.00 - Grimm Stamp & Badge Co 90.28 - Horton Electrical Constr. Co 9.25 - Howard' s Garage 40.37 - City of Jacksonville 5.00 - " 1? " Elec.Dept - 92.70 Jacksonville Tractor Co. ,Inc 1,923.00 - Jacksonville Beach - Sanitary Landfill. 75.00 - " t' Radio Service . . 75.00 - tt ,t Sign 3 .12 - Jacksonville Beach Gas Co. z65.95 - Jacksonville Beach Truck Line 5.27 - liartin Office Equipment Co 63.97 - Moody & Sons, Inc 31.19 29.34 R. R. Rosborough & Bros. ,Inc 68.76 - Ed Smith Lumber Co 142.81 3 .04 Surplus Goods Co 9.00 - The Texas Co. G&O M&R Police - 126.30 46.99 Streets - 98.80 54.50 Garbage - 84.70 133 .59 Fire Dept. 3.68 13 .95 daterworks 13 .70 1.09 . . 562.59 14.79 Wallace & Tiernan, Inc - 27.71 Whitmire Tank Co. , Inc 350.00 - 6,082.06 576.08 S The Town Manager 's report for March, 1956 was received and filed. Mr. Waggoner advised that he understood that the motor operated valve was to be shipped to-day and that Oliver Patten was ready to connect same as soon as it arrives. Mr. Waggoner report:4d that every one who at this date drinking Town's water had paid for it with the exception of the Palms Motel. It develops that the meter at the Palms is out of order and Mr. Baer was billed for $8.27 excess water in last quarter in error. He would like Council's consent to deduct the $8.27 from their minimum bill for 1956, and also direction as to procedure on collecting the balance. They had promised to take care of it by April 1st, or soon thereafter, and that on the recommendation of Mr. Minchew the water had not been cut off. However to date no payment has been made. The Council directed Mr. Waggoner to handle to his best judgement, but felt that May 1st was sufficient time. The Town Marshall requested that the Council waive the balance of the fine on the Wilcox Case #C-1582 as he has shown his faith in trying to pay the fine of $100. He has paid $70. of this in three payments to date even though his ship has been in foreign waters ever since that time. It was the concensus of opinion that the fine be reduced to $70. and by direction of the Council the Town Clerk was to so advise Wilcox. The Fire Chief advised that they have answered 11 fires. There was $3550. property loss outside of the Town. They had also laid ouf 4000 feet of hose. They are working on the Fire Station and expect to have it finished by time the new truck is received. Mr. Waggoner advised that Galbreath had not been given final payment as there were still a few things to be corrected before he would approve the fire station as completed by the contractor. Upon motion of Mr. Adams the meeting adjourned from day to day at 11 P.M. ( Q4. Norman Minchew, President Attest: Adele S. Grage , Town C14 S