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06-04-40 v MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT THE TOWN HALL AT 8 P. M. JUNE 4, 1940. Present: E. L. Chiasson G. L. Rosborough Thomas W. Trout. The Mayor , Mr. George H. Smith and Town Attorney, Mr. C. C . Howell , Jr. were also present. With unanimous consent , the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was postponed until the next regular monthly meeting on July 2. Mr. Osborne submitted his monthly financial report, according to the records at the bank, which was approved and ordered filed. Upon motion of Mr. Rosborough, seconded by Mr. Trout, the following bills were approved and ordered paid if and when funds are available; Carters Grocery 1 .49 Dickinson' s Hardware 1 .71 Neptune Five and Ten 6.56 The Texas Company 35.30 W. A. Reifsnyder 1.00 Mason Lumber and Supply Company 36.59 Joe Robbins 7,75 Wm. A. Estaver Company 3.65 Clifford Payne and Garrison Company 51 .24 C. C. Howell , Jr. 78.96 Carl Poore 2.50 226.75 Florida Times Union 215.60. With regard to the bill of the Florida Times Union, The Town Clerk was authorized to pay $100 on this account. The Building Code was passed until the next meeting so that further study could be given to the amendments. It was announced that the assessment roll for the M.P.A. Street improvements was completed on June 3 and this assessment roll was presented to and filed with the Town Council. The following Resolution was presented: "A RESOLUTION Causing a Copy of the Special Assess- ment Noll to be Published, and Causing to be Attached There- Unto a Certain Notice to all interested Property Owners. Resolution No. 51 , entitled, "A RESOLUTION Directing the Making of an Assessment Roll Subsequent to the Adoption of Resolution No. 50" , was duly adopted and passed by the Town Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida, on May 14th, 1940. • The special assessment roll contemplated in and by said Resolution No. 51 was completed on June 3, 1940, and filed with the said Town Council on June 4th 1940. Be it therefore now RESOLVED by the said Town Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach that, in accordance with Sec- tion 3028 of the Oompiled General Laws of Florida, 1927: 1. A copy of the said special assessment roll shall be published once a week, for a Period of three weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the said County of Duval in which the said Town of Atlantic Beach is located; because the said Town Council thereof hereby finds, and so declares to be a fact, that there is no newspaper published in the said Town. 2. In the publication of said special assessment roll there shall be attached to the copy of the assessment roll published a notice directed to all property owners interest- ed in said assessments of the time and place where complaints will be heard with reference to said assessments and when said assessment roll will be finally approved and confirmed by the said Town Council , the governing authority of the said Town of Atlantic Beach, sitting as an equalizing board. 3. Complaints will be heard with reference to said assessments at 8 :00 o'clock P. M. , on Tuesday night of July 2nd 1940, in the Town Hall of and at the said Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. 4. At said time and place the said Town Council of the said Town will sit as en equalizing board and , after said complaints have been heard as aforesaid, and any needed and reasonable adjustment made with respect to any assessment on any particular lot , tract, or parcel of land as shown on the said special assessment roll , the said roll will then ehd there be finally approved and confirmed by the said Town Council. 5. The notice called for in paragraph "2" hereof , ante , shall be in substantially the following words end figures: "N OTICE TO: All Property Owners in and of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida, Interested in those Certain Special Assessments r'ully Shown and yet Out in the Hereinbelow Appended "Town of Atlantic teach, Duval County, Florida , ASSESSMENT ROLL; Made in Accordance with Section 3027, Compiled General Laws of Florida, 1927; Based upon those certain Resolutions Numbered, Respectively, 50 and 51 , and Passed by the Town Council of the said Town; and in the Matter of That Certain Street improvement rrogram Undertaken, in the said Town, on July 28 , 1938, and therein completed on January 5 , 1939" . You, and each of you, will please take notice that at 8: 00 o 'clock r.M. , on the Tuesday night of July 2nd, 1940, in the Town Hall of and at the Town of Atlantic beach, Duval County , Florida, complaints will be heard with reference to the hereinabove mentioned and hereinbelow described special assess- ments; and at said time and place the Town Council of the said Town of Atlantic Beach will sit as an equalizing board and , after said complaints have been heard as aforesaid , and any needed and reasonable adjustment made with respect to any assessment on any particular lot, tract or parcel of land as shown on the said special assessment roll , the said roll will then and there be finally approved and confirmed by the said Town Council . Kindly govern yourselves accordingly" . --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Passed by the Town Council June 4th, 1940. Certified to the mayor, June 4th, 1940. • Mr. xosborough moved that this t-esolution be adopted; Mr. Trout seconded the motion and the voting was as follows : For: E. L. Chiasson, G. L. Rosborough, Thomas S. Trout. Against: None. A discussion was had regarding outstanding bills in connection with the garbage incinerator. The following resolution was offered by ivr. Posborough : The Town Clerk and President of the Town Council be, and they are hereby directed to give Farquhar Machinery Company a note for t922.60, bearing interest at 5%, payable in one year from July 1 , 1940. The interest to be paid from July 1 , 1939 to July 1 , 1940. Mr. Trout seconded the motion and the Resolution was unanimously adopted. The Town Clerk was authorized to pay interest on $113.40 to June 1 , 1940, in amount of x'6.93, to the Sherman Concrete Company, which is another outstanding bill in connection with the Incinerator. Mr. Howell , Town Attorney, discussed the various suits of the Town. Mr. Posborough brought up the question of traffic on Atlantic Boulevard and the advisability of enforcing traffic regulations on this Highway to the canal, if permission could be secured from the State Highway Department. After considerable discussion the matter was referred to the Town Attorney and the Police Committee to see if some plan can be worked out. The Mayor explained about a meeting he had with Buckman, Ulmer and Mitchell regarding the waterworks, and after some discussion, the Mayor and President of the Council were authorized to tender, through Buckman, Ulmer and Mitchell , a letter to N. H. Adams, 3r. , containing a proposition to pur- chase from Mr. Adams all pipes , meters, et cetera, outside the Hotel Reservation, the Town to pay the sum of $10,000, such pipes, meters, et cetera all of a physical nature, the purchase price to include the use of the wells, aeration plant and tank until such time as a Distribution system can be erected. The time limit on such construction to be mutually agreed upon, but not to exceed five years and not to be less than three years. The $10,000 to be paid by the Town preferably by bond issue, and possibly through the payment of ad valorem taxes for general purposes. There being no further business for discussion, the meet- ing was adjourned. '11- re AtlIntic Beach Town ` -- Council. Attest* /f/ Town erk