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12-04-1951 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting er the oi't7 ceuncil was held at the city hall, December 4, 1951. The meeting was called te erder at 7:30 P. M. by President E. G. Win.ten, with th.'re11ew1ng member. present: Cerk, Jr., Fergusen and MoQuistien.' Absent Geerg.. Oth.rs b.ing pr....nt w.r. Citr atterney M.r.e; Fire Chief S~lden, Fereman Brad Fu1lweed, Pelioe Chier Br.eks and Mr. Viti. The minutes er the adjeurn.d meeting .r Nevember 19, 1951, were read by t~ olerk and approvod as read. Mr. Viti, upen being asked te .tated his busine.s, effered the epinien ~hat the valuati.n .n his h.me was was en~ir81y .ut er lin. with .ther valuations and muoh to 0 high. H. r~qu.8 ted that the oeuncil give this matter attentien. Chairman Wins ten infermed Mr. Viti that inasmuoh all the tax r.ll had been acoepted by the . council it weuld b. impessible te make aff1 changes rer this year, . but that his request weuld b. censidered in next years valuatiens. Mayer Nagel reperted that he was prooeeding'with o.uncils in.8truotiell8 regarding the Ken, er Brensen, apartment house, and the cell.ctien er unpaid Occupatiena1 1ic.n.... - H. further report.d that he .xpected te have the deg pound oempl.ted a. ..en a. he was able te ebtain the neoessary wire. Mr. MoQuistien that tho street light weuld be installed in the neighberheed of the city park se.n. Mr. Cerk reperted that Mr.. C. C. Higby had complained that the valuatien en her hem. had boen raised and that sho had net been .etU'ied, and ther.tere, had net had the privi1edge er appearing berere the .qualizatien beard. Clerk J.hnson stated that Mrs. Higby had net beon infermed er an inor.as. due te the tact that the Y.1uatien list furu.1shed him had actually shewn that tho property in questien was lewered instead er beil'lg rais.d. Metien by Cerk, seo.nded F.rgusen, that the preperty vaulatien rer Mrs. Higby be r.duced te tho same figure a8 last year, er $5,630.00. Carried. Clerk Jehnsen reperted that he had been infermed by Blaok Laberateri.. that tho Stat. Beard ef Health had granted the city er Clerment. request fer a new well, and that bids ter the ~ digging er aame ceuld new be asked r.r. Metien Cork, seconded MoQuistien, that Black Laberaterie. be autherized te take the necessary at.ps 1n advertising fer bids fer the now well. Metien carried. C1.rk Jehns.n r.ad a letter from Merton J. Barn.. Wherein. an he etter.d te heat the city hall fer a prioe et $2,678.00, net inoluding tho ,.liJ:r ~ electrical werk. Metien Cerk, seconded F.rgusen that Mr. Barnos be giv.n the . contract and instructed te start work immediately. Carried. Fire chief Ihe1d.n stated that h. had ne repert. Pe1ice chi.r Breeks read his report and same was acoept.d and erdered filed. City Atterney Merse gav. a report en a meeting which he bad attended and made certain recemmendati.ns. Mr. Merse wal instruoted te get further inte:rmatien and the c.st ef his suggt st.d pregram. The petitions ef tlw fell.wing canidates for oity offices were examined .and upen moti0n by' Cork; seconded by Ferguson; and carried were approved and erdered placed en the ballet. o . ~ ,., Fer Mayor: Ralph ~rJ?er; Fl'ed Hayos. Fer Councilmen: W. H. McQusi tion, Fer TKx Assessor: George Nag~l. For Treaaurer: Ross Cantwell. The Registration rolls were examined and approved. Arthur George, Den Meeker. ~.tiGn by' Cork; seconded FergusGn that the clerk be authorized te select and engage an electien board and th8.t the members be paid $4.00 each for their services. Carried~ Motion by McQuistien"seconded by Cork, that tho clerk have tho necessary ball.t~ printed. Motion ca~ied. Moti0n by' McQuistien, .seconded by' Ferguson, that the bills be . paid. Metien carried. . Motien by' Ferguson, seoonded McQuistion that'R~ F. Heuse, 0 city tax ass8sao~, be Paid an additionai $100.00 for extra work; making a tetal.ef $400.00 fer tho jeb. Metien carried. Motion bt Cork; seconded by Ferguson, tba t in an effort to . fairly distribute the business of tho city among tho .loca1 firms; that Carroll Electric Company and Clermont Electric be given the opportunity of furnishing the electric refrigerater and electric steve fer tho new apartment; in the city hall; and that in the event thoy did net care t. f'urnish their mero~ndise that MCDGrea plumbing oCDmpatQ' be allowed to furnish same. Motion carried. Censiderable disoussion took place regarding the bill rendered by Mr. Halste(! fer his servioes in preparing the appartment at ~ the oity hall.' Each of the ceuncilmen were d~fb1ately opposed te allowing Mr. Halsted a 10%, "mark-up" en the entire account~ The bill: was ordered "not paid" until some adjustment could be reached. 0 . Motion by Cork; secended by Ferguson that the follewing acoounts for materials fUrnished 'in the oonstruotion and furnishing of' the new'apartment be paid: MeGree Plumbing $826.90, Brantly E1Gotrio $24~.07, Clermont Hardware $83.34. Carried. Meti.n by McQuistion, seoended by FergusGn that the clerk be instructed te place and order with F1erida-Geergia Tractor C~pany f.~ one oMedel L-40 Aero-Mist Spra7~r at a CGst of $1435.00 F. O. B. Clermont. Motion carried. Motien by Ferguson, seoonded by eork that Mrs. Jesse Whitne'1 be allowed Home~tead exemption as same was denied her through error. Carried. ~ ,., Motion Ferguson; seconded Cork; that" the- valuation en Mrs. Beatrioe Grimshaw property( lets 161;'162 Clermont Heights) be reduced te thepa1UatioD ef the lots; asthishouse was net "_completed Jan. 1st., and was assessed through error. Carried. Metion by' McQ,U1stien,'seconded Ferguson, that Mrs. Ray McCaf'fe1"1 and Mrs. S. H. Bowman, be all.wed WidCDws exemption en their . properties whic~ they had beon denied through error. Carried. Motion Ferguson, .eo0nded by Cork that the Househeld business property tax en Riohard StanleY",be struck" from the roll as same was assessed threugh error. Carried. ~ -.~ Metien by'-MoQuistien; seconded by' Cork, that the Heusoheld business property taX assessed te Mrs. Louise PerI7 be struok f-;; from ~he .rG~l_as sa~~ w~s ass~sse~ thro~gh err~r. Carried. Motion by"McQulstion;,seocnded Ferguson, that tho household business property tax .of Mrs. Edna'Ie.Veigne'be struck'from the 'roll as ~~e.w~s assessed through error. Carried. Motion by' Fergusen, secehded.'McQuistiCDn that the ' household' personal property t.ax assessed te Wm. .Kern, cCDvere'd by'" .tax .statements nlimbored 1547 .and 1549, be strUck from the roll as same was assessed through error. carried. A. Letter' from Mr.~ E. R.' Jenes regarding an 'adjustment - on lot 96Gf Clermont Heights. was read by' the Clerk. The; matter was. refrered to atterney Morse fer investigation in carder to determine the date upon Whio~ a portion of sa;d let wa~ conveyed ~~.the ~tate Readepartment. Mr~ .Diokson was ef the epinion that an error had' been made in'the valtiatien placed upon his prepertles; but upenlnvestigatlon the .oeuncil decided that ne error existed. . Motion oarried. " ' Metien by' Fergus.D, seo0nded by' Cork that meeting adjeu:rn. f>1f~/ IIJE/f/7 .~ .., Acoounts Payablo ~ oswalt Grove Servioe W~l:re &. Kensler. Standard Oil Company Heap'ita1 Clermont Hardware Fred Fex . , South Lake Publishers Hilltep Beck Neck Judy StatiGn . Autematlc Control finley's Munio. Sup. Telephone Corp. Florida Pewer . , Sheldon Meter Ce., Fire Calls -.- --~ -- ~ 23~36~ 2 ;38'" 123~'70~ 8~30<'~.6"'O 11;53 ~ '7' ~ 00 \"" 56';e3.1' 1~25l('" .6~85~ ,. 245 ~ 10Y""" ..:>>-I~It,S 151 ~ OS.V"" --28~36,("" 610~33'V"" 62.06';/ 22.00'(""