02-08-55 v MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN
COUNCIL HELD AT TEL TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1955 AT
8 P.M.
Present:
Norman A. Minchew
Marvin Carr
Gerry Adams
L.J. "Jack" Feather
R.S. Thames, Councilmen
and
J.A. Reid , Mayor
Frank Thompson, Town Attorney
J.D. Brotchie , Town Manager
Adele 6.. Grage , Town Clerk
The Town Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida,
met in regular session, pursuant to law and the rules of
said Council, in the Town Hall in said Town, at 8 o 'clock P.M.
February 8th, 1955. The meeting was called to order and upon
the roll being called, there were present . .
Norman A. Minchew, President of the Council, presiding and the
following named Councilmen: E. Gerry Adams , Marvin Carr,
L.J. Feather, and R.S. Thames.
Absent: None
Councilman Thames introduced and caused to be read in full a
bill for an Ordinance entitled :
AN ORDINANCE ordering and providing for
the holding of a special election of the
Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida , on the
question of issuing X20,000.00 Atlantic
Beach, Florida Utility Revenue Bonds for
the erection and construction of a Water-
works System of said Town" ,
and moved that all rules be suspended, and that said pur-
ported Ordinance be declared passed on first reading, which
motion was duly seconded by Councilman Carr ; and said motion
having been duly considered, the President put the question
thereon, and upon the roll being called, the following voted:
Aye : Adams , Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion duly carried
and said proposed Ordinance duly passed on first reading.
Councilman Carr thereupon moved that all rules be suspended
and that said proposed ordinance be read the second time , which
motion was duly seconded by Councilman Thames and said motion
having been duly considered , the President put the question
thereon, and upon the roll being called, the following voted :
Aye : Adams , Carr , Feather, Minchew, Thames .
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion duly carried
and said proposed ordinance was read in full the second time .
Councilman Feather moved that all rules be suspended and that
said proposedcordinance be declared passed on second reading
which motion was duly seconded by Councilman Thames, and saia
• motion having been duly considered the President put the question
thereon, and upon the roll being called, the following voted :
Aye : Adams , Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames .
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motiom duly carried
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and said proposed ordinance duly passed on second reading.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried said proposed
ordinance was placeon file with the Town Clerk pending
furthercconsideration as required by Section 13 of the
Charter of said Town.
Councilman Feather introduced and caused to be read in
full a bill for an ordinance , entitled :
"AN ORDINANCE providing for the erection and con-
struction of a Waterworks System of the Town of
Atlantic Beach, Florida: authorizing the issuance
of $260,000.00 Utility Revenue Bonds of said Town
to finance the cost of such erection and construc-
tion; and providing for the payment of the princi-
pal and interest thereof from the net revenues de-
rived from the operation of said Tater System, and
from the proceeds of the utilities service and cig-
arette taxes heretofore levied by said Town. "
and moved that all rules be suspended and that said proposed
ordinance be declared passed on first reading, which motion
was duly seconded by Councilman Carr ; and said motion having
been' duly considered, the President put the question thereon,
and upon the roll being called, the following voted :
Aye : Adams , Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames.
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion duly carried
and said proposed ordinance duly passed on first reading.
Councilman Thames thereupon moved that all rules be suspended
and that said proposed ordinance be read the second time , which
motion was duly seconded by Councilman Carr, and said motion
having been duly considered, the President put the question thereon,
and upon the roll being called, the following voted :
Aye : Adams, Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames .
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion duly carried and
said proposed ordinance was read in full the second time.
Councilman Feather moved that all rules be suspended and that
said proposed ordinance be declared passed on second reading,
which motion was duly seconded by Councilman Carr, and said
motion having been duly considered , the President put the
question thereon and upon the roll beimg called, the following
voted:
Aye : Adams , Carr , Feather, Minchew, Thames.
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion duly carried and
said proposed ordinance duly passed on second reading.
On motion duly made , seconded and carried, said proposed
ordinance was placed on file with the Town Clerk pending
further consideration as required by Section 13 of the Charter
of said Town.
Other matters of Town business were next considered , it having •
been decided to meet next Tuesday night, February 15th, 1955
for further consideration of above ordinances.
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Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of January 11th, 1955
were read and upon motion of lir. Thames, seconded by i1r. Carr
were approved.
The chair recognized visitors present and called for any business
from the floor. There being none the Council proceeded to further
matters to be considered .
The question of barricading the beach was next discussed at length.
Mr. Thompson again advised that it would be unwise to barricade without
adequate warning on the barricades , but he could not say what a court
would deem adequate warning. It was also brought out in the dis-
cussion that the County has approved closing the beach north of the
Town. The matter was referred to the Streets & Highways Committee
to confer with the County and see what can by worked out.
11ir. Brotchie reported on the patching work being done on the streets .
He also advised that the Coning Ordinance needs re-vamping. It was
brought out in the discussion that we should have a Planning Board,
and Mr. Brotchie was asked to contact Mr. George Simmns and see if
his offer was still good. The Clerk was directed to put the matter
on the agenda for future study and action.
The Treasurer ' s report was presented and upon motion of Mr. Feather
seconded by fir. Thames , it was approved with the following balances :
General Fund 2-1-55 522,141.98
Cigarette Tax" 2-1-55 1237.72
The bills were next studied and upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded
by Mr. Carr the following were approved for payment:
AlA Highway Garage $ 2.00
Atlantic Blvd. Ice & Fuel Co. 31.05
Cameron & Barkley Co. 26.64
P.D. Carmichael ' s Hardware 24.91
Florida Equipment Co. 6.20
Mrs. Chas . H. Franks 4.00
Georgia Supply Co 55.00
Howard ' s Garage 42.00
City of Jacksonville , Electric Dept 55.25
City of Jacksonville Beach (Police Radio) 75.00
" (sign) 3.12
Jax. Beach Truck Lines 1. 50
Martin Office Equipment Co. 661. 59
Sargent Seat Cover Co 16.00
Ed Smith Lumber Co. 15.68
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Uo. - Office 14.10
u " " " " it - Police 4.95
" nu " - Health Center. . . 9.90
Sun Oil Co. - Police G&0 433.86
streets " 25.93
Garbage " X5.29 95.08
The Texas Company - Police G&O 42.42
R&R 170.64
Streets G&0 12. 51
R&R 7.88
Garbage G&0 16.72
R&R 19.20 269.37
Underwood Corporation 120.00
1 , 533.34
Upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given
to the two payments of 5500.00 each which have been made to George
Bull on the Vault Contract.
1110 Upon motion of Mr. Carr , seconded by Mr. Feather approval was given
to request Mr. George Carrison to make a study of the Sewerage Project
to see if there is a feasible way to finance same . It is understood
that Mr. Carrison has expressed a willingness to do this without
cost to the Town if so requested.
I ,
File. requested that the Town lay a sidewalk down the west 04
side of Sherry Drive from the Postoffice Building at Atlantic
Blvd. to north side of the school driveway. The Town Manager
was directed to make a survey and bring estimates to the next
regular meeting. _
Upon motion of Mr. Thames the meeting adjourned from day to day
at 10:30 P.M. , to meet on Tuesday February 15th, 1955 at 8 P.M.
Norman A. Minc ewe President
Attest:
CL4,12, $8 ,
Adele S. Grage, Town C rk