06-26-33 v A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOVdT COUNCIL OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
JUNE 26, 1933, HELD AT THE TOWN HALL AT 5-45, P.M.
PRESENT:—
Lawrence
RESENT:-Lawrence K. Tucker, Jr.,
J. E. Bradfield,
E. H. Thompson.
The meeting Was called to order by Mr. Lawrence K.
Tucker, Jr., Chairman.
The Clerk read the minutes of the meeting of June
19th, which were approved as read.
An Ordinance for Defraying Expense of Seawall, which
was introduced by Mr. Bradfield, and read andpassed on the first
reading by title only, at the meeting of June 19th, was upon
motion of Mr. Bradfield, seconded by Mr. Thompson, put and car-
ried, passed on second and third reading, at this meeting.
An OrdinanifligRgulating The Duties, Fees ETC. of
THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, was introduced by Mr. Stallings and read
and passed on the first reading by title only, at the meeting
of June 19th, was upon notion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr.
Bradfield, put and carried, passed on second and third reading,
at this meeting.
An Ordinance Fixing The Amounts To be Paid for City
Licenses, which was introduced by Mr. Bradfield, and read and
passed on the first reading by title only at the meeting of
June 19th, was upon motion of Mr. Bradfield, seconded by Mr.
Thompson, put andcarried, passed on second and third read-
ing at this meeting.
The following resolution was presented by Kr. Brad-
field, who made motion that it be adopted, which was seconded
by Mr. Thompson, put and unanimously carried.
,. RESOLUTION •,
WHEREAS, under Section two hundred four of the In-
dustrial Recovery Act. , the Federal Government has apportion-
ed four hundred million dollars (.400,000,000) of the funds
available under this Act for road and highway construction,
Florida' s allotment being five millinm two hundred thirty
one thousand dollars ($5,231,000) , the money to be immediate-
ly available and to be a one hundred percent grant to States
and political sub-divisions which have projects qualifying
under this provision, and
V:HE' EAS, under sub paragraph two of this Section,
expenditures include emergency construction on secondary or
feeder roads to State Highways, subject to the approval of
State Highway Department and the Secretary of Agriculture
and, provided the State or political sub-division will be
responsible for the proper maintenance of .said Road, and
7HEREAS, the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida is
contiguous to State Road number seventy-eight; has no feed-
er to this Road and no improved road thru the Town; is suf-
ficiently built up to warrant an improved Road, and is bad-
ly in need of one, on account of it' s congested traffic
conditions and lack of road facilities,
BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that the Town Council of
Atlantic Beach, Florida, does hereby formally petition the State
Highway Department to include the cost of improving Continantal
Avenue, a thru road running North and South thru the Town of
Atlantic Beach, Florida, an approximate distance of six thous-
and feet (6,000' ) within the limits of the town, in it' s High-
way and Road projects to be submittedto the Federal Govern-
ment, and to make it a feeder or extension of State Highway,
number seventy-eight.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, That a copy of. this Resolution
be sent to the Duval County Commissioners as a request that
this project be made a part of the County+ s program for road
construction or improvements under this Act.
There being no further business for consideration,
upon motion put and carried, the meeting adjourned.
CORRECT:-
Chairman.
ORRECT:-Chairman.
ATTEST:-
421/ OGS
Clerk.
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