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02-14-56 v MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY METING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1956 AT 8 P.M. Present : Norman Minchew Marvin Carr E. Gerry Adams R.S. Thames , Councilmen, and J.A. Reid, Mayor Frank Thompson, Town Attorney J.F. Waggoner, Jr. , Town ki:anager Adele S. Grage , Town Clerk The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Minchew. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 10th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Adams were approved as read. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of January 24th, 1956 were read and upon motion of Mr. Adams , seconded by Mr. Thames were approved as read. Mr. Minchew recognized visitors present and called for any business from the floor. Mr. George Bull presented Page 1 of Selva Marina Unit #2 Plat on which he asked the Council ' s approval subject to the completion of page #2, and whatever requirements the Council might stipulate. There was a discussion and it was agreed that the layout was satis- factory, but the streets would have to be paved or at least a contract for paving furnished the Town with assurances of the work being completed, also drainage and clearing of the park. Mr. Minchew brought out the question of the Town' s future policy on furnishing water to new sub-divisions. It was agreed that on this sub-division the Town would provide for furnishing water as we did in the previous Selva Marina?° `but on future sub-divisions this would be a definite consider- ation. After further discussion Mr. Thames moved that the plat be approved subject to proper proof of paving, clearing, drainage and grading of the streets and park, and the necessary completion of the plat with certifications . This was seconded by Mr. Adams and carried. It is understood that as soon as these conditions are met and completed plat is presented, final approval will be given. Mr. Bull asked about type paving required and it was agreed that the present mixed-in- place as used on Selva Marina Unit #1 would be adequate when streets are curbed as planned. The purchase of 1400 feet pf fire hose was next considered, and the bids as received and tabulated on January 10th, 1956 were studied. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Thames the bid of Fire Fighters Equipment Co. of $1.15 per foot, or $1610.00 for 1400 feet was accept- ed, with 400 to be shipped immediately, and 1000 feet to be delivered when new fire truck is received. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Thames the audit report of December 31, 1955 and the special Waterworks Construction Account audit dated January 23rd, 1956 were accepted and approval was given for payment of auditor' s bills to cover in amount of $350. from the General Fund and $100. from the Waterworks Construction Account. Southeastern Contracting Company's Estimate #5 on Part "A" of contract and Whitmire Tank Company's Estimate #3 on Part "B" were next studied. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given for payment of these two estimates to-gether with Smith & Gillespie 's invoices 9 & 10 in the amount of 5542.08, all to be paid from the Waterworks Construction Account. 411 A letter from Pierce ,Carrison, Wulbern, Inc. dated February 7, 1956 was read advising that they were holding in reserve 24- 32 Utility Revenue Bonds maturing in 1984 and 1985 on which they are giving the Town the refusal thru Wednesday, February 15th, 1956. The matter was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by ivir. Carr the following Resolution was approved and adopted : RESOLUTION NO. 56-1 Whereas, it has been deterLined that 24,000.00 of the money in the Waterworks Construction Fund is not needed to pay on the construction costs of the new Waterworks System, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUV'`.L COUNTY, FLORIDA, That The said ;124,000.00 be transferred from the Waterworks Construction Fund to the Utility Revenue Bond Fund, and that The said moneys be used to acquire and retirev24,000,00 worth of Utility Revenue Bonds from Pierce, Garrison & Wulbern, Inc. at par value and accrued interest. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Adams the following Resolution # 56-2 was approved and adopted : RESOLUTION NO. 56-2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida, that X2,935000 accrued interest during construction be transferred from the Waterworks Construction Fund to the Utility Revenue Bond Fund. Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Adams the following Resolution #56-3 was approved and adopted to transfer funds paid out of General Fund for the Waterworks Construction Account in line with Special Waterworks Construction audit of January 23rd, 1956: RESOLUTION NO. 56-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TO: N COUNCIL of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida, that 4,937033 be transferred from Waterworks Construction Fund to the General Fund to repay General Fund for moneys paid out for Waterworks Construction. . Minutes 2-14-56 Page #3 A letter was presented from the Barnett National Bank advising that the interest coupons on the Utility revenue Bonds would be due on March 1st 1956 in amount of $4,402.50 plus paying agents fee of $25.50, and that they would like to have the funds by February 20th, 1956 in time to notify the corpaying agent in New York City. pon motion of Mr. Adams , seconded by Mr. Thames approval was given to pay the March 1st, 1956 interest plus agents ' fee as stated, to the Branett National Bank, Jacksonville, Fla. The Town Clerk presented deedst to the Colored Playground adjoin- ing Donner ' s replat0#2 and advised that we are indebted to Mr. Harcourt Bull for getting them executed in proper form for recording . Upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Adams the deeds were accepted and turned over to Mr. Thompson, Town Attorney for recording. The matterof a donation towards the Fletcher Band uniforms was next discussed and upon motion of Mr. Carr, seconded by Mr. Thames approval was given for donation of $100. to the Fletcher Band Parents association for uniforms to be from the Mayor 's Fund. The Donation was approved by the Mayor. Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Carr the Treasurer 's report was approved with the folowing balances : Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr, Carr the following bills were approved for payment: GENERAL WATERWORKS Atlantic Blvd. Ice & Fuel $ 31,08 - Atlantic Shell Sales Co. 104. 50 - Carmichael' s Hardware 3$.03 1.30 W. S. Darley 8c Co. . 6.14 - Douglas Printing Co. ,Inc $.50 Farquhar Machinery Co. 40.60 - State Road Department 70.00 - Chas. H. Franks 7.00 - General Electric Supply Co 403 .11 - Governmental Guide 3 .00 - Howard's Garage 4.50 _ City of Jacksonville Beach ( Sign) . 3.12 _ it tt " " (Radio-January) 75 00 - " " It "(Landfill-Feb) 75.00 - Jacksonville Electric Dept - 14.36 ,t ft " - 64.50 P.E. Kinsey 10.00 - Martin Office Equipment Co 14.59 - hcCue Brothers 28.00 - F. M. Slaughter 9.80 - Ed Smith Lumber Co 3$.27 2.50 Southern Bell T&T Co. (Office) . . . 14.95 - ,H sr " " (Police) . . . • 6.22 - " t' " " (Health Center) 9.00 - Surplus Goods Co 9.00 - The Texas Co 452.43 4.00 R. E. Wilkerson & Co 8.50 - III X1,470034 $.86.66 The Town Manager 's report was received and filed. Mr. Waggoner presented a letter from the City of Jacksonville Beach advising that the COMCO model No. 273 receiver in car 19 is np longer li- eenseable by order of the Federal Communications Commission and must be taken out of service . After discussion Mr. Waggoner was instructed to see whether it can be modified or made to conform and if not to get the cost of onethat will meet the requirements. Mr. Waggoner advised that he had taken up the matter of insurance on the new water plant and the fire station with Mr. Rosborough of R.R. Rocborough & Bro. who advised that fire and extended coverage on the plant and water tank in amount of $28,000. would be $307.12 for 1st year and approximately $240. on annual renewal. They will place a binder on the fire station in amount of $6000. pending the finishing of the station. After discussion and upon motion of i"1r. Adams , seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given taking out the above insurance as out- lined and pay the first year premium in amount of $307.12. The Town Manager advised that application had been made to change the name of the owners of the Sandbar from T.W. Smith $nd Mrd. J.H Wynn to to Elsie A. Tyndall. Mr. Smith gave a written request that his name be removed from the license, and Mr. Lester Tyndall brought in power- of-attorney for his mother, ' rs . Wynn and request from her that the license be taken from her name and put in the name of his wife, Elsie A. Tyndall. Check was made with the State Beverage Department and they advise that they have run a check on Elsie A. TyndaY1 and they found no receord against her, and are ready to make the transfer. Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given for transfer of this license to Elsie A. Tyndall. Also application w as received from Buccaneer Lounge ,Corp. that the licenses at the Buccaneer Lounge now in name of Benjamin R. Specter be transferred to the Buccaneer Lounge ,Corp. with the following officers : Bob W. Heavilin,President, Ernest J. Anderson, Vice-President, George W. Duncan, Sec.-Treasurer, Robert Graham, Manager. Check was made onzeferences given and also the State Beverage Department who ad- vised that all had been finger-printed and checks and all records were clear, and that they are ready to make the transfer. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given to transfer of license as requested. Mr. Adams advised that he felt we should have an Ordinance prohibiting minors from going to bars . All were agreed that we need an Ordinance covering this matter. Upon motion of Mr. Adams , seconded by Mr. Carr an Ordinance was presented for first reading by Title only prohibiting minors from admission to bars and the motion was carried. Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Adams it was passed on second reading. The matter was referred to the Town Attorney, Mr. Thompson for draft- ing of Ordinance for third and final leading. The doors for the new fire station were next discussed. quotations were received from 4 companies as follows : Acousti Engineering Co. -Crawford Model 4444.00 (2 doors) automatic openers 44.00 glaze 1 00 504 .00 Jax Distributors - Howell doors-glazed 440.00 " ho automatic opener available Builders Prod. Co.- Barber Coleman Door 296.90 (1-door) automatic opener & glaze. Geo.P. Coyle & Son- Ro-Way door 541.92(2 dpors) automatic openers & glaze After full consideration of the quotations and doors, Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given for the purchase of the Crawford doors from Acousti Engineering Co.- the doors to have 410 automatic openers and glaze. Minutes 2-14-56 Page h Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Carr the following bills were approved for payment from the Waterworks Construction Account; WATEi.aORKS CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT Acheson Metal Works All State Pite Supply Co. , Inc. . • • 6.16 Crane Co333 P.D. Carmichael' s Hardware 9.29 1 19.21 Cameron & Barkley Co 101.$7 Consolidated Automotive Co 28.56 Davis Meter Repair & Supply Co. . . 714.83 Diesel Shipbuilding Co 3 .00 Georgia Supply Company Graham-Jones Paper Co. 35.7.34 Harley-Davidson Sales Co 1.60 Jacksonville Beach Truck Line, Inc. 1.50 Miller Electric Co 43 .11 N.D. Moody & Sons ,Inc. .60 Proctor' s Hardware . . . 16.13 Rockwell Lanufacturing Co. 1'05$.00 Ed Smith Lumber Co 2.80 Wallace & Tiernan Inc. 45.60 J . H. Ward . • • • 30.60 White Star Sales Corp. 25.00 2 ,445.63 Mr. Waggoner advised that he had gotten price from Jacksonville Tractor Co. on a tractor and that they had quoted on a 1954 used Ford Tractor for $1525. plus old tractor. Mr. Waggoner advised that a new tractor would be around $2000. The Council ,advised him to get some other prices on such machines as the Ferguson. Mr . Whitmire of Whitmire Tank Co. is not satisfied with paint job oh the new tank and advises that he will furnish the paint and repaint the tank if the Town will pay cost of labor and insurance which would come to approximately $400. There was a discussion and .mr. Adams advised that he felt he should repaint the bad sections with no cost to the Town. This was concensus of opinion of other Councilmen. Also, Mr. Whitmire quoted a price of $350. to install the fire siren on the tank framework. It was suggested that a price be secured from Smith Steel Co. before any decision is made on this isntallation. Mr. Waggoner presented the tentative budget for the year 1956 and upon motic of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Adams An Ordinance "Approving and Adopting the Budget for hhe year 1956"was passed on first reading by title only. Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Adams , it was passed on second reading. The budget was referred to the Finance Committee for study and presentation on third and final reading. Mr. Waggoner presented an application from T.B. Bratcher to dig an artesian well on his property, Lot 1 & part of Lot 2, Block 66, Section "H" , 60 W. 10th St. and recommended that he be given a permit for this well, as town water is not available to this section. Mr. Waggoner was directed to grant this permit. The question has come up again as to where the right-of-way extends in front of the Ramos property at Ocean Blvd. and Atlantic Blvd. Also the fact that the alley on the east side of the property isoonly 10 feet wide. If it is to continue in use as a street it should be 40 feet wide. The idea was brought put that about 20 feet has been used as a street for years, and there might be some claim to it. It was decided to refer the matter to Mr. Thompson, Town Attorney, to see what steps should be taken to secure the necessary property to make this section from 1st street to Atlantic Boulevard into a 40 foot street. 110 An estimate was presented from the Galbreath Construction Co. in amount of $3,105.00. There was a discussion and it was the opinion of the Council that the estimate is high. Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given for an advance partial payment of $2000. Upon motion of Mr. Adams , the meeting adjourned from day to day at 10:35 P.M. //CA litttk #4.44-14X- Norman Minchew, President Attest: ad.,& Adele S. Grage, Town Cler!'