10-12-1959 Special Meeting
SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the City Council of the
City of Clermont was held in the office of the City
Clerk on Monday - October 12, 1959.
The meeting was called to order at 5 o'clock P.M.
by Chairman Pro Tem, G.Y.Middleton, with all Council
members present with the exception of Mr. Christenson._
Chr. Middleton stated that the meeting had been
called for the purpose of considering bids on a new
truck and garbage packer body, and authorized Clerk
Johnson to open and read the bids.
The bids were as follows:
Service Truck & Tractor Co. of Sarasota
Hodges Equipment Co. of Leesburg
Tate-Phillips Co. of Winter Haven
Franzblau-Gilbert Equipment Co. of Lakeland
Orange State Motor Co. of Tampa
"Razz" Bowen Ford Co. of Clermont
$8,599.12
8,990.00
9,440.00
9,048.90
9,010.00
9,485.57
Motion by Mr. Roe, seconded by Mr. Oswalt and
carried, that the order be awarded to the low bidder,
Service Truck and Tractor Co. of Sarasota, at a delivered
price of $8,599.12.
Proposed specifications for two trucks and one Police
Car were considered by the Council and approved.
Motion by Mr. Roe, seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried,
that meeting adjourn.
erk
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the CIty (.:f Clf).t'mont. Lake Count1. PlorIda,
Is located at the Int"rseotlon of two of Florlda'a prlncipal
h1ghwqs, to-w1t: State H1ghway No. 25 and state H1ghw&1 No. 50,
and,
WHEBEIS, one of Flor1da's greatest tour1st attract10ns
1s located on State Hlghw", No. 2.S with1n the city lim1ts of the
Clty of Clermont, Lake County, FlorIda. and,
WHE.BEAS, thousands of tourists each year pass and atop
at sald C1trus Tower, necessltat1ng the reduc1ng ot speed and
turnlng off state Boad No. 2S, and,
WHEBEAS, this reduct10n of speed, turn1ng from, and enter-
1ng 1nto 881d State Road No. 25 creates a dangerous and hazardous
traft1c condit10n, inasmuch as State Road 25 Is a IItwo lane II
h1ghw81, and,
WHEREAS, there Is a two-hundre4 toot rlgbt-ot..w", for
h1ghway purposes alrea4y owned by the State Road Department ot
Florlda or Lake County, Flor1da.
NOW, THEBEFOBE, BE IT aESOLVED BY llHE CIn COUNCIL OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNl'Y, FLOlUDA:
1. That the C1ty of Clermont, Lake County, Florida urges
the County COIIIDlss1oners of Lake Count,. 1'lorlda and the State
Road Department of the state of Florlda to immedIatelY 8UM."
locate and construet acceleratlon and deceleratlon lanes at the
Cltrus Tawer on state Road No. 25 In the Cit, of Clermont. Lake
Count,. Flor1da.
2. That 881d accelerat10n and decelerat10n lanes be
located and constructed In such a manner a8 wl11 conform wlth future
tour lan1ng of said State Road No. 25 when such four laning IS
begun.
DATED at Clermont, Lake County, Flor1da, th1s 12th 481'
or october, 19.59.
M"Of' pro-rem and Counc i1iiian
pres1dem PJ'o-Tem and Counc 1lman
COUDCllman
COUDC 11man
Counc1lman
ATTEST:
Cl1;1 Clerk