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03-28-1939 Special Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE CITY HALL, TUES DAY, 1~RCH 28, 1939, 7:55 P.M. ~ ~ The meeting was called to order by president O.R.Keene, other Councilman present being Roy Lassiter, F.B.Roe, and R. M. Stackhouse. Mayor Brown and City Attorney Geo. F. Westbrook were also present. Mr. Westbrook stated that the case in Federal Court against the City Officials had been postponed indefinitely. He reported that the Leedy wheeler Co. had enough of the Clermont bonds signed up to start proceedings in the debt settlement. Since Mr. Westbrook will be absent from Cle~ont for the next ~10 months attending the Legislature, he secured the services of Henry Jolly to handle the suit of Clermont when filed, under the Wilcox Bankruptcy Act. Mr. Jolly has been the Attorney for the cities of Sebring and Avon Park in similar suits, ~ and obtained favorable action by the Court. There was considerable discussion ab out the Bo:uthern boundary of the City, and Mr. Stackhouse made a motion that the line be pT.~.m located as described by an act of the Legislature in 1921. There was no second, so the matter was dropped. Mr. Geo. Muceneek asked permission to close the street between his property and that of Mr. Pool, running north and south from Minnehaha Ave to Lake Minnehaha, and also for a culvert under Lake drive so he could irrigate his grove on the north side of Lake drive. Mr. Roe made a motdlon that Mr. Muceneek be permitted to put in such culvert, provided he would repair any damage done to the pave men t, an d that he be permitted to close the street between his property and that of Cha s .Pool temporarily. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lassiter, and carried. Mr. Stackhouse made a motion, seconded by Mr. Lassiter that Mr. We~tbr~.~~p'repare an ordinance re~iring sanitary flush toile~~ttiLaings constructed. \1hen put to a vote,t)e motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned to meet at the call of the president. Wt~ President City Council ~ ,.,