05-01-1956 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING
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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont
was held at the City Hall Tuesday, May 1, 1956.
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Harold
Turville at 7:30 p.m. with the following Councilmen present;
Turville, Grant, Beals and Meeker. Others present were Mayor
Boyd, City Attorney Morse, City Superintendent Sheldon, Police
Chief Clark and Fireman Fulwood.
The minutes of the meeting held April 24, 1956, were read and
approved as corrected.
Mr. Grant, Chairman of the Parks Committee, recommended and
moved that the City advise Mr. Williams, principal of the
colored school, that $125.00 was budgeted for their Summer
Recreation Program and would be made available to them as
soon as said Principal Williams and all members of his com-
mittee appeared before the Council and had their summer program
approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Meeker and carried.
Mr. Grant, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported that
his committee had met with Superintendent Sheldon, Mr. Cole-
grove, Mr. Holbrook and Mr. Brantly and tentatively adopted
a proposed electrical code for the City. Vice Chairman
Turville referred the matter to the Laws and Auditing Committee
for further study and final recommendations.
Motion by Beals, seconded by Meeker and carried, that the
rates to be raid for the reading of City water meters be in-
creased to 5~i per meter.
Mayor Boyd brought up the matter of the extension of Minneola
Avenue some two years ago by Council action and requested
that steps be taken toward the collection of the cost of such
extension. Mr. Turville assured Mr. Boyd that he would look
into the matter.
Mayor Boyd recommended that the Oity put a wire fence around
the water tank property on East Highland Avenue. The matter
was referred to the Water Committee for an estimate of the cost
and their recommendations.
Mayor Boyd recommended that the City consider the printing of
its existing Ordinances in a bound copy when making up next
years budget.
Mr. Sheldon was instructed to furnish a guide for the musquito
spray truck only when it was necessary, to show new dtivers
the route to be traveled.
Notion by Meeker, seconded by Grant, that all bills be paid.
Carried.
Motion by Grant, seconded by Meeker and carried, that an account
in the amount of $546.31 to Sanger Builders Supply be paid and
charged to the Youth Center project.
Motion by Meeker, seconded by Grant, that the meeting adjourn
until May 21, 1956.
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BILLS PAYABLE
nAY 1~ 1956
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Southern Pipe & Supply Co.
Finley's Nuncipal Supply
Stokes & Fields
Lakeland Cement Co.,
Dominion Signal Co.,
W. S. Darley Co.,
Badger Meter Co.,
Supremen Fuel Company
Fla. League of Municipalities
Clermont Hardware & Supply
Western Auto Store
T & R. Office Supply
Bishop Office Supply
Hilltop Book Nook
Farm &- Home I"Iachinery Co.
Lenfe stey Supply Co.
Dr's Smith & Smith
Moore Plumbing & Heating
Sou. Mill Creek Products
Southeast Electronics
Bonald LaVeigne
Puritan Chemicals Co.
Clermont Press
Florida Telephone Co.
Florida Power Corp.
Orange State Oil Company
.American Oil Co.
St andard 0 il C omp a:ny
Fire Calls
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1,231.00
203.04
2,438.38
108.55
29.97
5.97
46 8.72
143.21
65.00
62.03
21.83
2.50
1.50
9.18
174.57
16 .00
15 . 00
10.00
22.12
32.40
14.01
41.78
2.14
14.68
912.72
245 . 31
158.17
52.04
6,502.02
24.00
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Pipe & mains
Pipe & Meter Ex s
Insurance
Grates
Traffic Signs
Dog tags
Meters
Street oil
Dues
I.a sc tl
Police Equipment
Office expense
Office Expense
Office expense
Pump & tank
Chlorine
Police-Prisoner
City Hall Repairs
Radio Naintenance
Police Supplie s
Street Supplie s
Office Expen.se