10-04-1938 Regular Meeting
rUNUTES OF '.tHE H~GUJ~AR NEETING OF TH:J: CITY COUNCIL HELD
AT THE CITY HALL,TUESDAY,OCTOBER 4,1938, 7:40 P.~~.
The meeting was called to order by President O.H.Keene,
other Councilmen present being A.~'.Johnson and R.L.Lassiter.
Councilmen Geo. Robinson and F.B.Roe were absent. tfayor H.
C. Brovffi, Ci ty Attorney Geo. F. FJestbromk, I"'arsp..a 11 H. S.
Cleaver, and Street Supt. R.R.Anderson were also present.
rUnutes of the regular rrB eting Sept. 6th, and of the
special meeting Sept. 14th were read and approved.
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Two rn:vmbers of the Recreation Club were present, and
asked if the City could help put in new shuffleb08rds and r
repair one of ths old ones, also paint lines on the boards.
They also stated the need of someone to act as S~cial Secretary.
at the Community building.
Fr. <Tohnson made a motion that the City pay half the
expense of punting in a new shuEfleboard, resurfacing one
of the old ones, and repainting the lines. Tho motion was
seconded by ~~r. Johnson, and carried when put to a vote.
Mr. W.T.FJilliams, representing C.Cecil Bryant, C.P.A.,
was present and submitted a proposal to make the annual audit
of the City's books, at a cost of $25.00 per day, plus expenses
of hotel and car expense one trip; total time not to excned
six days unless some unforseen circumstances require further
work, in which case he would get approval of t~e Council
before proceeding with it.
Hr. J.I.Leak subMitted a proposal for auditing the
books, under the supervision of Hall,Fisher & Smith, C.P.P.
of I~iami, Fla.
After some discussion Fr.'Lassiter made a motion, that
~:r. Will iams be .::;i ven the job of audi ting yhe City books in
accordance with his proposal outlined above. The motion
was seconded ~y ~r. Johnson, and on being put to a vote, the
motion carried.
City Attorney Geo. Westbrook discussed the progress of the ~
Bond Refunding Plan, and asked the Council to pass an Ordinance
setting a levy for 1938, in order to comply with a Federal
Court ~'/ri t .
Fr. Lassiter offered the following Ordinance:
"AN OliDIl\'ANCE I"iAKING A LEVY OF TAXES OH PROPERTY r1ITHIK
THE CITY OF CLERIWNT, PUrlSUANT TO OHD~rl OF TIill UNITED STATES
DISTInCT COUHT; PHOVIDING FOR THE P1WCEEDS OF SUCH LEVY TO
BE Kr.;PT IN A S.Li;PldtA'l'E FUND, AND APPROPHIATING THE PHOCEEDS OF ~Noc:
SUCH LEVY.", which was read in full and numbered Ordinance
No. 37. Ilr. Lasssiter moved its adoption, which was seconded
by r:r. Johnson, and carried. ~7r. Lassiter made a motion that
tho rules be waived, and that the Ordinance be passed to its
second reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Johnson, and
on being put to a vote, carried. Thereupon, the Ordinance
VJa s read in full. Er. Lassi ter then moved that the Ordinance
be adopted. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion, and on roll-call
the vote was as follows: AYES-Johnson, Keene, Lassiter; NOES-
none. So t~e ordinance passed, title as stated, and was signed
by the Presid"nt of the City Council and by the .City Clerk, and
immediately c'erfified to the l~ayor, who signed it on this date.
fhe Ordinance appears in the Ordinance Book in full.
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~.~ayor Brown's repol~t was read and ordered filed.
Hr. Johnson made a motion that the ~{ater Supt. investigate
the cost of putting in a fire Hydrant at tho corneri or
Broome and Sevent Streets near the r:rethodist Church, and
report at the next meeting. The motion was seconded by tire tii
Lassiter, and carried.
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i'LINU'l'ES OF I'IE1.i;'l'ING 10-4-38, 7:40 P.L.
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TIr. Lassiter JTl.ade a motion that I':r. E. 1,'. Pope be allowed
~~19.00 for water line heput in when water was first piped to
his place, and iJ'!hich ~has been us ed by the City ever since.
Tho motion was secondGcl by I'<r. Johnson, and when put to a vote,
the motion carrien.
I~. Johnson made a motion that R.~.SimMs order a new ~M
Temperature Overload Relay for t.he automatic switch at the
City water pump. The motion iiolas seconded by r.~r. Lassiter,
and carried.
Work reports of t~e Street Supt. were s~bmitte to V'e
Council for examination.
By motion of Er. Johnson, seconded by Cr. Lassiter, and
carried, the following bills were approved, and ordered paid
when money is available:
R. :? House
H. 'S'. Anderson
H. S. Cleaver
J.f.Ac:hord
Geo. F. Pestbrook
Fla.Telephone Corp
0." .Ice Co.
Postal Development Co
Roy Tassiter,Agent
rr. ;\. Da rl: y & Co.
S. R. Reese
Achord's GCl.l'age
Geo. '-Jinston
Standare Oil Co.
Clermont Rdwe Co.
Fla. Public Service
Sun Cnevrolet Co.
Cash-payroll
pett.y cash
Peed prisoners
Sp9c:ial PoIice
R.r:.Perry
Dr. E. ~-. Col eY"'an
Irvin Schopmeyer
$12 5 .00 /
110.34 ./
58.6Pl'/
25.00 ./
25.00 '
12.13'
5.50
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2.45 ./
1.98:'
8.47
3.17
17.46
1. .50
19. .55
50.31
291.21
10.78
Co.
135.20
5.65
17.00
21.25
179.10
4.50
3.00
9.19
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
to meet at th~ call of the president.
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President City Council
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CITY OF CLERMONT
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEr.~~NTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1938.
RECl!;IPTS
Caf'h on hand August 31, 1938
rra ter accounts collected
" meter deposits collected
Licenses
r~iscellaneous
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DISBURSEr-rENTS
AD1TINISTRATIVE
Salaries
Fuel & Lig}1ts
Offoce Supplies & Expense
Biscellaneous
157.00
2.38
28.97
7.99
$'TREET DEPT.
Labor
Lights
Street Truck Expense
I1iscellaneous
137.15
178.87
23.68
25.85
FIRE DEPT.
Salries
Hiscellaneous
25.00
480.26
POLICE DEPT.
Salaries
Feeding prisoners
Miscellaneous
100.00
6.75
7.20
HATER DEPT.
Labor
Pumping Expense
r1eter Deposit refunds
fJisce llaneous
29.60
71.40
10.00
.94
PARK DEPT
Labor,Lights, Fertilizer
CEHETERY
Labor
G EN ERAL
ProP3 rties, Fire hydrants
Cash on hand
AC COm.rTED FOR AS FOLLOWS:
~reasurer's alc in Bank
Water meter deposit ale in Bamk
Cash on hand, City Clerk
867.42
27.50
122.75
2.00
196.34
365.55
505.26
113.95
111.94
18.80
27.40
187.40
301.63
1,218.80
20.00
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$2,047.40
1,019.67
$3,067.07
1,526.64
*,1,540.43
$1,540.43
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R. p. House, City Clerk
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