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12-02-1941 Regular Meeting CI'l'Y OF CLERIvIOWC MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT TIill CITY HALL TUESDAY; DECEMBER 2, 1941, 7;30 P.M. The meeting wa s called to order by president O.H.Keene, other Councilmen present being G.J.Egan, C. W. Gaines, H.R. Harper, and R.V.Miller. Mayor H.C.Brown, Marshal G.H.M6Cain, and Street & Water Superintendent R.F.Anderson were also present~ ~ -.., Minutes of the meeting Nov. 4th were read and approved~ Mr. W. T. Williams, having completed the audit of the City books for the year ending Oct. 31, 1941, sub;ltted his report. ~ere was discussion of some of the items in itl then Mr. E an made a motion that the the report be accepted, and that tHe bill of $300.00 for the work be paid Mr.Williams. v The motion was seconded by Mr. Ha rper, and when put to a vote; the motion carried. Mr. J.C.Lochner brought to the attention of the Co*ncil that an error had been made in assessing improvements on a a piece of his property before the improvements were actually made. Mr. Harper made a motion that the valuation on the property should remain the same as the 1940 valuation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Egan, and when put to a vote, the motion carried. Mr. Harper reported for the Committee on Street Lighting, that the Street light at the south end of Sixth Street did not seem to be doing much good, and suggested that it be moved to the middle of the block on Sixth street between Chestnut and Seminole Stree te. There was considerable discussion and comments on the proposition, but no definite action taken. Mr. Anderson reported that investigation of tires for the Street truck showed that if larger tires were purchased, new \Vheels would have to be bought; and he was instructed to get price on 4 700x20 tires and also look at some slightly used tires, and report to the Street Committee fOl' action in the matter~ MayaD Brown read his report, calling attention to several ibems for eonsideration by the Council. 1. exchange of City owned lots for 19 lots owned by Gulf View Development Co. of St. Petersburg. 2. Florida League of municipalities holding annual convention in Tampa, Dec. ll-12-1~, and he recommended the City taking membership in the League. 3. Reported a test of the new pumping equipment had been made, and was operating satisfactorily. ~He presented a request from four property owners that the pro~rty lying north of Osceola Street between Lake Ave. anaSeventh Street be--itleaned up, and recommended it be done if not too costly. He reported that the Clinic Building had been turned over to the City by the WPA on November 15th, and that at present it was in the care of the Welfare Leagueo Mr. Egan made a motion that the City Attorney draw up an agreement with the GULF VIEW DEVELOPMENT COMPANY of St. Peters- burg for the exchange of .lots in conformity to the tenative proposal made to them Nov. 21st, 1941. The motion was seconded by Mr. Harper and when put to a vote, the motion carried. ~ -.,., Mr. Harper made a motion that the "Clinic Building be accepted by the City, and that the operation of it be left in the Hands of the Welfare League as long as they operate it properly as a Clinic. The motion was seconded by Mr. Egan, and when put to avote, the motion carried. A letter from the Welfare League regarding the condition of the Street leading to the Yacht ,Club was read, and the Street Superintendednt was instructed to clean up this'street from the Barry place to Pool's Grove as soon as possible~ ...- CITY O~ CLERMONT COUNCIL MEETING 12-2-41 page 2. Mr. Miller made a motion that water users whose accounts are delinquent, should be cut off December 15th if not paid before that date, and $1.00 service fee charged before water would be turned on again. lhe motion was seconded ~w. Egan, and when put to a v~te, the motion carro'ed~ v Mayor Brown presented the bill od the Layne-Atlantic b-\1~ Company for the new pumpimg equiPment, ~mounting to $1,791.70, as per contract-dated August 15th, 1941. Mr. Miller made a motion that the bill be paid when funds are available. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gmnes, adn when put to a vote, the motion carried. ~ ., The following bills were approved, and ordered paid when money is available. 1691. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. l70e. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1710. 140.00 ./ l15~00v 115.0011' 25.00v' 25.00./ 10.00/ 24 .00 II 15 . 00 .I Petty 262.79-1 57.25 v 1.75'/ 27 .00 v' Supply 6.30 v- 5.5011 8.85./ Co 7.75/ 75 ~ 05 v 2.52 " 73.86 .; R.F.House R. F. Anderson G.H. McCain Irving F. Morse J.P.Achord Rose M. Sharpe Mrs. C.R.Reid Alma Sne 11 Cash-Pay roll & Achodd's Garage O.K.Ice Co w. C. Daniels Sanger Builders Clermont Press Clermont Hardware Davis Office Supply Standard Oil Co W. S. Darley & Co Postal colony Co The Fire Chief's report stated no fire calls in Novo and fire truck checked each week and found O.K. Mr. Gaines made a motion that the cleanup work be continued, the postal Colony to do approximately 50 brs of discing @ 1.25 per hour, under the direction of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Street Superintendedte The motion was seconded by ~. Miller, and when pdt to a vote, the motion carried. The Council then checked over the Registration list and instructed the City Clerk to have the ballots prepared for the election to be held Deoember 9, 1941. There being no further business, the Cou"Tcil adjourned, to meet at the call of the preSident. ~r~~~' ~ ~~. ~ ~ CITY OF CLERMONT RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE~~NTS FOR NOVEMBER, 19418 RECEIPTS Cash on hand & in Bank 10-31-41 Water accounts colleted Water meter deposits Licenses Fines & Forf'eits Cemetery lots Misc. &General Ledger accts Taxes & Paving liens ~ ~ DISBURSEMENTS Accounts payable WATER DEPT Pumping equipment (new) Meter deposit refunds ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS: Cash om hand, City Clerk Alc in Bmkk, General Fund Int. & SinJc1ng Fund Del. Tax Note Ftnd Spec Ref. Expense Fund 2, 3, 3~ mill levies Meter Deposit fund 867.31 50.00 324.50 50.65 2.00 34.80 8,222.93 73.00 t, 15.00 20.00 1,242.59 10,987.38 2,036.85 114.34 1,954.20 443.60 $7,334.77 9,552.19 16,886.96 88.00 16,798.96 16,798.96 R'~ Cle~ * 521'.12 ~8 62.26 9 6 5.8 0 11549.7 1 4.898.89 * ~ -~ 11.8'2 2 7 8.0 6 52.44 1 :t 7.1 6 38,06 21.00 ~8 43.11 ~ 8 6 2.2 6 6.16 1 5.57 6 53.2 5 4.89'8.89*