04-10-50 v MINUTFS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ATOANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD
AT THE TOWN HALL ON MONDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1950 AT B P.M.
Present:
• F.P. Ganzel
W.G. Kirby
R.S. Thames, Councilmen
and
G.L. Rosborough, Mayor
Frank Thompson, Town Attorney
J.D. Brotchie, Town Manager
Adele S. Grage, Town Clerk
The meeting was called to order by the President, F.P. Ganzel,
Who called for the reading of the minutes.
Upon motion of Mr. Ganzel, seconded by Mr. Kirby the minutes of the
regular meeting of March 13th, 1950 were approved as read.
Upon motion of Mr. Ganzel, seconded by Mr. Kirby the minutes of the
adjourned meeting of March 21, 1950 were approved as read.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the minutes of the
adjourned meeting of March 22, 1950 were approved as read.
IIIMr. Ganzel recognized visitors present and asked for any business from
the floor. Mr. Harley Deloach was present, and talked to the Council
about fire insurance and requested that a letter be written to the
Insurance rate bureau , to-gether with a plat of the Town showing the
existing vater mains, fire plugs, etc. requesting that they analize and
make recommendations for reducing fire rates. Mr. Thames moved that
this be done, seconded by Mr. Kirby and catried.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the followinc bills
were approved for payment:
General Waterworks
Allweather Tire Co ;06, $$
Atlantic Nat' l Bank - Insurance . . . . 65.1$ _
Beach Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217.$3 -
Beach Printing Co. 14.00 -
Beach Transfer2 .14
Burke Sign Shop 42.72 -
Cameron & Barkley Co - 2$5.45
0 Carmichael's Hardware 1$.45 _
City of Jax Beach (Prisoners ' meals) . $.50 _
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30.00 _
Electric Dept . - Jax - 88.48
Eppinger & Russell Co. 30.00 _
Florida Equipment Co 5.15
Florida Times-Union 6.00
llu hes,Linwood (pipe) . . . , . • • - 5.00 Pd.
H.& W.B. Drew Co 34.13
Joe' s Plumbing & Appliance Co . - 3 .79
J.& W. Motor Co. 2 .25
Mason-Smith Co -
59.19 -
Mennen 's Service Station . . . . . . . $.00
.arsons, T .W, , Jr. o . . . 35.00
Porter' s Service Station . . . . . . . 24.40 _
Proctor' s Hardware 2 .80
Southern Bell T & T Co 14.06
ft rr ft rr ( Health Celater l 5.60 -
Standard Oil Co. . . 20.5$ -
Texas Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.64
�' Underwood Corp 61.09 -
Wearn Woodwork Co. 20.65 _
t> 1,024.10 $ 3$4.$6
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the following Resolution
was approved:`
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC
BEACH, FLORIDA, That
Warrants # 10269 and 10283 be voided , as No. 10269 was issued in •
error, and War. # 10283 is duplicate ofiart'_of Warrant # 10263.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames approval was given
to refund Dora Dixon $4.86 which covers overpayment on Receipt #4485.
Upon motion of Mr. Ganzel, seconded by Mr. Kirby approval was given
to accept Mr. Foreman's payment of Saltair Street Improvement lien
without interest, as he did not receive the statement sent to him.
His payment is covered by receipt # 4884.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames approval was given for
Town Clerk to destroy by fire Seawall. coupons #33 from Bonds 139-150,inc.
which were redeemed on April 5th, 1950.
Mr. Ganzel gave a survey o f the Town's financial condition at this
time, and advised that he felt it was very good.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the bid of Duval
Engineering and Contracting Co. in amount of $4670. be accepted
on Items 1 and 4, and contract be signed as covered by Resolution •
of March 22, 1950.
There was a discussion of the sidewalk to the postoffice, and upon
motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the Town Manager was
instructed to get 3 bids , with reservation to reject all, and report
to council.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Ganzel approval was given
for payment to the County of $2000. to :over Town's `share of paving
between 7th and 10th Sts. on Ocean Boulevard.
Mr. Johhson reported that it would cost about $2000. to put in the
street lights wanted in the colored section, and we would also have to
pay fornthe current used. After discuEEior, the Town Clerk was
instructed to write the Women's Auziliary of the Colored Chamber of
Commerce explaining that the cost is prohibitive at this time to
put in the street lights, upon motion of Mr. Ganzel, seconded by
Mr. Kirby.
Mr. Brotchie is to go ahead on tank repairs, and he advised that he had
received a new bid from the Tank Maintenance Co. revising their figure
downward. Mr. Johnson advised that we need a new roof on the aereation 11110
basin before summer, and Mr. Brotchie is to lokk into the matter.
Since the Seawall Emergency accounts payable have been paid in full
out of the General fund, approval was given, upon motion of Mr. Kirby
seconded by Mr. Thames, to transfer the balance of $771.50 from Special
Seawall Emergency to General Fund.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Thames the resignation of Mr.
J.A. Tischer as Town Treasurer was accepted with regrets.
Upon motion of Mr. Ganzel, seconded by Mr. Kirby, Mr. George Mozo, Jr.
was elected Town Treasurer.
Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Kirby, the Town Clerk was
directed to retire one seawall bond.
Upon motion of Mr. Kirby the meeting adjourned from day to day.
F.P. Ganzel, President
Attest:
adtet. 519.
Adele S. Grage, Town Cle