01-03-1918 Regular Meeting
Clermont Fla Dec 12th 1917
Special meeting of Clermont Council for purpose of
canvassing ballot of December 14th election. Called to
order by Pres Brantley. All members present.
Ballots canvassed and following candidates declared elected
C A Roe, Mayor 40 Ballots, S S Fisler, Clerk, 40 ballots, H F
.Bailey, Collector 39 ballots, L R Mills, canvassor 38 ballots,
L A Lee, Marshall 40 ballots, P G Winston Treasurer
15 ballots. Moved that his ballots be thrown out. Carried.
Moved to adjourn. Carried.
S S Fisler, Clerk.
Clermont, Fla Jan 3rd 1918
Regular meeting of Clermont Council called to order by
President Brantley.
Roll call all present.
Minutes of meeting of December 4th read and approved.
Report of committees, Finance, Sanitation, Charity and
Schools, and Rules and Ordinance, no report.
St(reet) Com reports on claying Montrose St and West Ave.
Sp(ecial) Com Mr Roe presented map of Willies addition.
Moved that Mr Roes report accepted and committee
unchanged. Carried.
Treas Reports on hand $269.80. Received $16.00 paid out.
$173.40 on hand 112.58
Clerk offered bills of L J Post $15.00, W Kern 90 cents,
A A Lee $60.50, Clermont Electric Co. $55.20 and C O Roe
9.50. Bills ordered paid. Clerk also presented check $40.00
from cattle men and 12.35 from Marshall for cow sold Dec
29, 1917.
Moved by Mr Johnson that unless cattle men fulfill their
agreement and furnish Mr Lee a horse that all cattle found
inside corporate limits after Jan 15th 1918 will be impounded
Clark directed to write Mr (*********). This motion carried.
Moved that Mr Altmeyer be granted a franchise to operate a
telephone exchange in the Town of Clermont, Fla. Carried.
Moved that map of Willies addition be accepted and placed
on record. Carried.
Moved that cement crossing br laid on West Ave from Hooks
corner and Thompsons Corner and on Montrose St from
Thompkins Cor and Goodenough corner. Carried.
Moved that bill for recording deed be paid. Is First State
Bank. Carried.
S S Fisler, Clerk.
Moved that note due First State Bank be paid. Carried.
Moved that every Legal voter residing in the corporate limits of
the town be given an ordinance book free of charge by calling
on the Clerk registering for same and that notice be printed in
(*******) to that effect. Carried.
Moved that Marshall’s salary be continued at $20.00 per month.
Carried.
Moved that the Town of Clermont appropriate $75.00 for
advertising purposes. Carried.
Moved that bills for claying Montrose St and West Ave be turned
over to the Marshall for collection. Carried.
Mayor Roe administered oath of office to P G Winston as
Treasurer.
Moved that Street Committee be authorized to have moss
cleared out of trees and trees trimed. Carried.
Moved to adjourn. Carried.
S S Fisler, Clerk.