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06-12-56 v MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC REACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1956 AT 8 P.M. Present : Norman Minchew Marvin Carr R.L . Wardrep, Councilmen and J.A. Reid, Mayor J.F. Waggoner, Jr. , Town Manager Adele S. Grage, Town Clerk Absent: E. Gerry Adams L.J. Feather , Councilmen Frank Thompson, Attorney The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Minchew. The minutes of the Tegular monthly meeting of May 8th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by Mr. Carr were approved. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of May 10th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Wiardrep, seconded by Mr. arr were approved. Mr. Minchew recognized visitors present and called for any btsiness from the floor. Mr. Jimmy Costello of Joe' s Plumbing and Appliance Co. presented to the Council the fact that the Town needs a new and adequate plumbing Ordinance. Other plumbing contractors present were Mr. Oliver Patten and Mr. Herbert Patten. They are all willing and desirous of helping in any way they can in getting up such an Ordinance and helping administer it. Mr. Waggoner advised that he had talked to these men previously and felt that in line with bringing our building codes, etc. up to date that we should have an Ordinance covering both plumbing and electrical work in the Town. He feels that perhaps a Council committee should work with the contractors to get up suck needed Ordinances. There was a discussion and it wascteided for the Town Manager to work with the contractors,with Mr. Thompson's help,and prepare the ordinance covering codes, etc. Upon motion of Mr. Carr seconded by Mr. Wardrep an Ordinance entitled " An Ordinance Regulating and Governing plumbing construction and the sale, installation, use, maintenance and repair of plumbing fixtures, apparatus and equipment in the Town of Atlantic Beach Florida, and creating and designating the Board of Examiners of plumbers and defining the powers and duties of said Board and creating the office of Plumb- ing Inspector and defining the powers and duties of said Officer and prescribing penalties for the violation of such ordinance and establishing permit and inspection fees" was passed on first reading by Title only. Upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by Mr. Carr it was passed by Title only on seconth'reading. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep, an Ordinance entitled " An Ordinance governing electrical construction and the sale, installation, use, maintenance and repairs of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for light,heat and power, in the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida, and establishing permit and inspec- tion fees and inspection procedure" was passed by Title Only on first reading. Upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by Mr. Carr it was passed on second reading by Title only. Mr. Hamilton does not have the appraisal on Beach Ave. ready. It was reported that the Ramos owners are getting their own appraisal. Ordinance No. 187, being"an 'ordinance providing for that the Town Marshall may capture ,seize, take command of, impound, etc. motor vehicles, etc." was presented for 3rd and final reaing . Under • Section 3 (a) $5.00 per mile is to be filled in on the first line and $15.00 on the sixth line; and under Section 3 (b) $1.00 per 24 hours, etc. is to be filled in. Following the reading in its entire- ty and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep Ordinance No. 187 was passed on third and final reading. Resolution 41 56-8 covering registration and qualifications for the election of August 14th, 1956 was presented and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep was adopted as follows : RESOLUTION # 56-8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE T OWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That: The Registration Books for the August 14th, 1956 municipal election be opened from July 2nd, 1956 through August 9th, 1956 for registration of electors, same to be open during the hours of 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, and 9 A.M. to 12 Noon on Saturdays, except legal holidays , and that Candidates be qualified between July 2nd? 1956 and 12 noon of July 21st, 1956, and shall pay a qualification fee of $5.00. The matter of getting voting machines for the election on August 14th, 1956 has been discussed with the office of Mr. Bowden, Supervisor of Registration for Duval County, and they advise that the machines are available and that we will have to pay the cost of transportation and for printing of the candidates names for the machine. They also requested that our election officials be chosen from those who have already worked with the machines previously. The matter was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by Mr. CarrLzapproval was given to get the voting machines and for making arrangements for hauling. The appointment of election officials will be made at next meeting. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep approval was given for a straw ballofor the election - to be separate and apart from the regular voting machine - concerning the closing on Sunday of liquor places, ' yes" or "no" only. The Town Manager ' s report was received and filed. Mr. Waggoner reported that he has ordered the work done on the Master Meter and that the company advised that they have scheduled the work to be done by their Representative when he is in Florida. Mr. Waggoner advised that he would like to know the Council 's wishes iniegard to getting carthodic protection for the inside of the water tank to protect it from rust. He has talked to the City of Jacksonville and they are using it successfully in their tanks. There was a discussion and Mr. Waggoner is to get further information. Wm. Anderson has advised that he has gotten the state ' s approval for a beer license at the Anchor Inn subject to the Town's approval. The Town does not contemplate taking any action on this license until the 90 day suspension period for the Anchor Inn is up. An Ordinance to prohibit drive-in window sale of alcoholic beverages was presented by Title and discussed. Upon motion of Mr. Carr sec- onded by Mr. Wardrep an Ordinance entitled " AN Ordinance Prohibiting the sale, serving, dispensing or delivery of alcoholic beverages at any place outside of the building or structure occupied by the vendor of such beverages as his place of business" was adopted bybTitle only on first reading. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Ar. Wardrep it was adopted by Title only on second reading. The Southeastern Underwriters have been notified that we are ready for an inspection and they advise that they will make the inspection when their man is in this vicinity. Mr. Waggoner advised that the Fogging machine had been ordered but to • date has not been received. r Page #3-June 12th, 1956 The matter of a new police car was next discussed and the Town Manager is to check with Jacksonville Beach to see what they are doing about the radio and to get bids on cars. Upon motion of Mr. Wardrep, seconded by sir. Carr the Town Manager was authorized to buy 25 meters. The matter of repealing Ordinance No. 147 requiring $50.00 liabil- ity damage deposit from contractors and enlarging Ordinance #136 requiring contractors to carry liability insurance to cover all persons doing work in the Town of such a scope and nature that could cause damage to persons or property. The matter was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Carr , seconded by Mr. Wardrep an Ordinance entitled " An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No 147, etc." was adopted on first reading by Title only. Upon motion of Mr. Carr , seconded by Mr. Wardrep it was adopted on second reading by Title only. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep an Ordinance entitled " An Ordinance providing and requiring that all persons , firms and corporations doing construction work, including repair work, in the Town of Atlantic Beach Florida shall have and main- tain insurance against public Liability and property damage, and repealing Ordinance No. 136 of said Town" was adopted on first read- ing by Title only. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep it was adopted on 2nd reading by Title only. Mr. Minchew presented letters and petitions he had received relative to water rates and it was brought out in the discussion that they cannot be changed according to the Bond Ordinance , unl ss all pay- ments required to be made into any funds created by the provisions of this Ordinance, including any deficiencies for prior payments , have been made in full. Mr. Waggoner was directed to answer the letters and petitions, giving the information. The matter of Sewerage was next discussed and it was brought out that the concensus of opinion is that the people want sewerage. Mr. Walter J. Parks , Jr. 's letter proposal covering engineering services re Sanitary Sewerage Facilities for the Town was studied, as well as letters of recommendation for Mr. Parks. Mr. Carr presented the following Resolution and moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wardrep and carried as follows : Resolution No. 56-9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That: The letter proposal as submitted by the Engineer, Walter J. Parks , Jr. covering the Town of Atlantic Beach Sanitary Sewerage Project, be and the same is hereby approved, and that The Mayor and Town Clerk are hereby authorized to execute same on behalf of the Town. The Fire Chief made his report. He advised that the mire Department now has its own resuscitator which is being paid for by donations. The Treasurer's report was presented and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep was approved with balances as of May 31st, 1956 as follows: General Fund 28,484.93 Utilities " 3,123.79 • Water Revenue Acct. 6,103.66 W.O. M. & R. Acct 1,450.07 W.S. R. & R. Fuhd 3,868.78 Utility Rev. Bond Fund 13,376.07 Waterworks Const. Fund 3, 563 .13 The bills were next studied and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep the following were approved for payment: GENERAL WATERWORKS American City Magazine $ 2.50 $ - American LaFrance Corp. 1.97 - , Apperson Chemicals, Inc - 21.3$ Beach Bike Shop . . . . 2.10 - Carmichael' s Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . 79.55 29.43 Consolidated Automotive Co. - 3.95 Culligan Soft Water Service 9.45 - Davis Meter Repair & Supply Co. - 66.00 Douglas Printing Co. , Inc 55.60 - Dowling Douglas Duplicating Machine Co. . 204.45 - H. & W.B. Drew Co 20.29 - Dunn' s Decorators & Fabrics 4.45 - Farquhar Machinery Co - 15.57 The Financial News & Daily Record 1$.00 - Fire Fighter' s Equipment Co 14.50 - Florida Motor Service, Inc. 10.40 - Chas. H. Franks (Prisoner' s seals) 40.00 - Howard' s Garage 104.$9 - Jacksonville City Electric Dept 16.2$ 146.44 City of Jacksonville Beach - Police Radio. 75.00 - tt it 't " Sanitary Land Fill 75.00 - " " " " Directional Sign . 3.12 - Joe Blake Company . 6.97 - Martin Office Equipment Co 10.95 - McCue Brothers $0.00 - M.D. Moody & Sons, Inc. - 2.34 National Cash Register Co 95.70 - Patten Plumbing & Heating Co. $7.05 - Quality Auto Glass 26.00 - Rulien's 5.55 - Ed Smith Lumber Co. 173 .30 5.$5 Southern Bldg.Code Congress 35.50 - Southern Bell T&T Co. - Health Center . . 9.00 - tt rt " " Office 15.22 - " tt " " Police 6.22 - It " " " Fire Dept 12.60 - tt It " " Water Dept. . . . - 12.00 tt ft " " Fire Dept.Siren . 1$.00 - Southern Supply Distributors, Inc 20.35 - State Road Dept 35.00 - Surplus Goods Co. 21.$0 - Texas Company - April Gas & Oil 221.50 - April R & M . . . . . . 224.66 - May Gas & Oil 253 .41 $.$4 May R & M . . 209.35 7.27 Worthington-Gammon Meter Division - 179.94 $2,305.9$ $499.01 Final payment on the estimate of C.E. Merritt, Flagler Paving Co. on contract for street paving in 1954 is due on June 15th. Mr. Merritt has assigned the payment to the Palmer Machinery Co. of Jacksonville. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Wardrep approval was given to make final payment in amount of $1,292.66 to C.E. Merritt, Flagler Paving Co. and Palmer Machinery jointly. There was a discussion as to the condition of Town trucks, but no action taken. Upon motion of Mr. Wardrep the meeting adjourned from day to day / - Al - orman Minchew, President AttesIIP 't: - Adele S. Grage , Town C erk