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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL
HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 1955 AT 8 P.M.
Present :
Norman Minchew
Marvin Carr
E. Gerry Adams
L,J."Jack" Feather
R.S. Thames , Councilmen
and
Frank Thompson, Town Attorney
J.F . Waggoner , Jr. , Town Manager
Adele S. Grage , Town Clerk
The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Minchew.
The matter of the budget for the year 1955-56 was neat discussed .
Mr. Adams introduced and caused to be read in ftzll Ordinance No. 179
entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE Adopting the Budget for the Town of Atlantic
Beach for the Fiscal Year 1955-56, and Appropriating M)ney
to Provide for the Debts and Expenses of the Town as therein
shown"
and moved that all rules be suspended and that said Ordinance be
passed on third an:: final reading , which motion was seconded by
Mr. Carr . Said motion having been duly considered, the President
put the question thereon and the vote was as follows :
Aye : Adams, Carr, Feather, Minchew
Nay: Thames
Whereupon the President declared said motion carried, and said
Ordinance #179 duly passed on third and final reading.
Mayor J.A. Reid was absent due to illness and the Ordinance will be
sent to him for approval.
Mr. Thames introduced and caused to be read in full Ordinance #181
entitled :
"AN ORDINANCE TO, AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 174. OF THE TOWN OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, BEING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ' AN
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES, ETC. '
BY ADDING THERETO ADDITIONAL TYPES OF BUSINESSEB FOR THE
ENGAGING IN WHICH A LICENSE FEE SHALL BE PAID"
This Ordinance adds the classification of "private schools -
including dancing, nursery and kindergarten •. $10.00" .
Mr. Thames moved that all rules be suspended and that said Ordinance
be passed on third and final reading , which motion was duly seconded
by Mr. Feather. Said motion having been duly considered, the President
put the question thereon and the vote was as follows:
Aye : Adams , Carr, Feather Minchew, Thames
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion carried and said
Ordinance #181 duly passed .
Mr. Adams introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption:
HuSOLUTION # 55-19.
WHEREAS; the Federal Reserve Bank, Jacksonville Branch,
is holdj.ng in special custody U.S. Treasury Bonds in
amount of $300,000. as covered by Receipt No. J 2707 SC
to secure Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida Funds on
deposit with the Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville,
Florida, and
WHEREAS said Town Funds have been reduced by approxi-
mately 0150,000,
NOW THE EFOxL BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That
The Federal .rteserve Bank, Jacksonville,,__Florida be
authorized to release to the Atlantic National Bank
Present :
110 Norman Minchew
Marvin Carr
E. Gerry Adams
L,J."Jack" Feather
R.S. Thames , Councilmen
and
Frank Thompson, Town Attorney
J.F. Waggoner , Jr. , Town Manager
Adele S. Grage, Town Clerk
The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Minchew.
The matter of the budget for the year 1955-56 was nett discussed .
Mr. Adams introduced and caused to be read in Hill Ordinance No. 179
entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE Adopting the Budget for the Town of Atlantic
Beach for the Fiscal Year 1955-56, and Appropriating Money
to Provide for the Debts and Expenses of the Town as therein
shown"
and moved that all rules be suspended and that said Ordinance be
passed on third and final reading , which motion was seconded by
Mr. Carr . Said motion having been duly considerdd, the President
put the question thereon and the vote was as follows :
Aye : Adams, Carr, Feather, Minchew
Nay: Thames
Whereupon the President declated °said motion carried, and said
Ordinance #179 duly passed on third and final reading .
Mayor J.A. Reid was absent due to illness and the Ordinance will be
sent to him for approval.
Mr. Thames introduced and caused to be read in full Ordinance #181
entitled :
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 174 OF THE TOWN OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, BEING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ' AN
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF LICENSE BEES, ETC. '
BY ADDING THERETO ADDITIONAL TYPES OF BUSINESSEB FOR THE
ENGAGING IN WHICH A LICENSE FEE SHALL BE PAID"'
This Ordinance adds the classification of 'private schools -
including dancir_g, nursery and kindergarten .- $10.00" .
Mr. Thames moved that all rules be suspended and that said Ordinance
be passed on third and final-reading, which motion was duly seconded
by Mr. Feather. Said motion having been duly considered, the President
put the question thereon and the vote was as followx:
Aye : Adams, Carr, Feather Minchew, Thames
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion carried and said
Ordinance #181 duly passed.
Mr. Adams introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption:
RuSOLUTIQN 4 55-19.
WHEREAS the Federal Reserve Bank, Jacksonville Branch,
is holding in special custody U.S. Treasury Bonds in
amount of $300,000. as covered by Receipt No. J 2707 SC
to secure Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida Funds on
deposit with the Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville,
Florida, and
WHEREAS, said Town Funds have been reduced by approxi-
mately 0150,000,
NOW Tr -tEFORL BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That
The Federal Reserve Bank, Jacksonvlle, __Florida be
authorized to release to the Atlantic National Bank
of Jacksonville? Florida 0150?000. of said U.S. Treas-
ury Bonds, and issue new receipt to the Town of Atlantic
Beach, Florida covering the remaining 0150,000. in
bonds.
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Said motion to adopt said Resolution was seconded by l'ir. Feather,
and having been duly considered the Predident put the question
thereon and the vote was as follows :
Aye : Adams, Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion carried, and said
Resolution # 55-19 duly passed.
No. 55-20
Mr. Feather introduced the following Resolution/ and moved its
adoption:
( BE IT RESOLVED BY TEL TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC WACH,
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, That
The Fiscal Year of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida be and
the same is hereby changed to be the same as the calendar :ear,
that is , January 1st thru December 31st.
Said motion to adopt said Resolution was seconded by mr. Carr, and
having been fully considered with the explanation from the auditor,
Mr. H.L. Tyson that he recommended this change due to the fact that
the Waterworks year as set up in the Bond Ordinance is from January
1st thru Decmmber 31st and it will greatly help in the bookkeeping,
budgeting and auditing if all the Town's funds can be on the same
yearly basis , The President put the question thereon and the vote
was as follows :
Aye : Adams , Carr, Feather, Minchew, Thames .
Nay: None
Whereupon the President declared said motion carried and said
Resolution # 55-20 duly passed.
Mr. Minchew announced the following committee to work on the plans
for a sewerage system for the Town:
Jr. D.G. Scott
H.L. Tyson
Harcourt Bull
E . Gerry Adams
Norman Minchew.
The committee to elect their chairman.
Mr. John Koerber advised that he would like to see the Town have a
Recreational Department with a director in order that we might work
with Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach on a co-ordinated recrea-
tional program. Mr. Tom Williams , Recreation Director of Jacksonville J_
would like very much to co-ordinate recreational programs with the
other two beaches if they will set up such a department. The matter
was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Adams, seconded by Mr. Carr the
Council established a Recreational Department under the jurisdiction
of the Town Manager and appointed Mr. John Koerber as Recreation
Director and liason officer to work with Mr. Tom Williams and that
Mr. Williams be so notified .
Mr. Waggoner reported that Mr. BenTspecter ad made applicatipn for
transfer of the liquor license at the Buccaneer Lounge from Crawford
Brown to him. Mr. Waggoner advised that all the references gave
good reports as to Mr. Specter' s character. It was also brought out
that the State has already OK'D and made the transfer on this license,
and advice s that the fingerprint report from Washington was "clean".
Upon motion of Mr. Adams, seconded by Mr. Carr approval was given to
transfer the .liquor license at the Buccaneer Lounge from Crawford
Brown to Ben ` ecter.
A letter from Southeastern Contracting Company was presented giving
further prices on the pipe ,which is left over on the contract, and
showing a substantial reduction in the price of the 6" , 8" and 10"
pipe which is on hand. There was a discussion and upon motion
of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Feather the Town Manager was directed
to make a survey of the needs for the next 12 months and to buy the
pipe accordingly.
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The Town Manager reported that he understood that the Water Plant
on the Hotel Reservation was to be turned back to Mr. Adams in
same condition as when we started using it, normal wear and tear
and Acts of God excepted, and he would like to have the Council ' s
instructions. He was advised to go ahead in line with the contract
and get things in order ready to turn over to Mr . Adams when the
new plant is.ready for our use.
There was a discussion of the well and Mr. Waggoner reported
that the Engineer had ordered the well cased at 412 feet. It
has been cased and the cement came back to the top as specified.
They have now gone down to 512 feet. There was a discussion
on how far to dig, whether to stop if the flow and pressure is
reached or to go on down to the lower strata . It was the concensus
of opinion to only go until the required flow and pressure is reached
and the Town Manager was directed to request an immediate report
frog the Engineers on the flow and pressure of the well at the
present depth of 512 feet and get a test every 100 feet thereafter.
Upon motion of Mr. Adams the meeting adjourned to meet at 7:30 P.M.
on Wednesday, October 26th, 1955.
LAtiA)ItAIX
Norman Minchew, President
Attest:
able,
Adele S. Grage, Town Cierk
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