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08-08-1924 Called MeetingMinutes of Regular Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont, Held Friday, August 8th, 1924, at 1:30 o'clock P. M. The City Council of the City of Clermont met in regular adjourned _.. session, upon call of the President of the Council, at the office of the Clerk of the City of Clermont, that being the usual meeting place of the Council, at 1:30 o'clock P. M. on Friday, August 8th, 1924, pursuant to motion of adjournment passed at an adjourned regular meeting held at the ofi'ioe of the City Clerk of the City of Clermont at 3:00 o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, August 5th, for the purpose of examining and approving the minutes of the City Council for meetings held on the following dates: June 13th, July 8th, July 216t, August 4th, and August'5th respectively. Upon roll call it was found that the following named councilmen and officers of the City of Clermont were present: Councilmen H. L. House, President, t^tffi. Bess, D. J. Westbrook and H.-C. Brown; Mayor Vt. IT. McKinney, City Clerk Edythe M. Litzrodt and City Attorney B. W. Wait. Absent: J. D. Jones. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held June 13th, 1924, upon motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Bess, said minutes were duly approved and tha president and City Clerk were authorized and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held July 8th, 1924, upon motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Bess, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorized and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held July 21st, 1924, upon motion of Councilman Bess, seconded by Councilman lestbrook, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorized and directed to make a notation to ..Ank that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held August 4th, 1924, upon moti n of Councilman Westbrook, seconded by Councilman Bess, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorized and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular meeting held at 1:00 o'clock P. M. on August 5th, 1924, upon motion of Councilman Westbrook, seconded by Councilman Brown, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorised and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held at 2:00 o'clock P. M. on August 5th, 1924,upon motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Bess, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorised and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of the regular adjourned meeting held at 3:00 o'clock P. M. on August 5th, 1924, upon motion of Councilman Bess, seconded by councilman brown, said minutes were duly approved and the president and City Clerk were authorised and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, the City Clerk having read the minutes of this meeting, upon motion of Councilman Bess, seconded by Councilman Brown, said minutes were duly approved and the President and City Clerk were authorised and directed to make a notation to that effect on the minutes of said meeting. Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Council ad- journed to meet again upon the call of the president. Attest: Approved this day of August, 1924. C1 y Ularri Pres en , MY counell RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION, GRADING, PAVING AND OTHERWISE IMPROVING CERTAIN STREETS AND AVENUES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LI19ITS OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT; AUTHORIZING SPECIAL _., ASSESSMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE COST THEREOF AGAINST THE I0TS AND _ LANDS ADJOINING AND CONTIGUOUS OR BOUNDING AND ABUTTING UPON SUCH IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING THE MANNER IN WHICH SAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE, AND WHEN THE SAME SHALL BE PAYABLE BY THE OWNERS OF SUCH LOTS AND LANDS, WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Clermont deems it ad.- visable as a necessary public improvement to construct, grade, pave and otherwise improve certain portions of certain streets and avenues within the corporate limits of the said City of Clermont; and WHEREAS, The said City Council has caused A. P. Gibson, City Engineer, to prepare complete plans and specifications for said improvements and to estimate the cost thereof; and WHEREAS, The said plans, specifications and estimates are now on file with the City Clerk and City Engineer of said City of Clermont, and open to the inspection of the public, as provided by law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, that certain portions of the streets and avenues within the corporate limits of said City of Clermont hereinafter described, be constructed, graded and paved as follows, to -wit: Osceola Street from Fifth Street to East Avenue, shall be paved twenty-four feet in width; in width; Oak Street from Second Street to East Avenue, twenty-four feet Orange Avenue from Third Street to East Avenue, tvienty-Pour feet in width; ,t= Second Street from Osceola Street to Lake Shore Drive, twenty- four feet in width; Fifth Street, from Minneola Avenue to Lake Shore Drive, twenty, four feet in width; Carroll Street from Third Street to East Avenue, eighteen feet in width; 2 - Carroll Street from a point 200 feet east of Fifth Street to Lake Avenue, eighteen feet in width; Cedar Street from Second Street to Third Street, eighteen feet in width; Third Street from Osceola Street to Lake Shore Drive, eighteen feet in width; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the paving upon all of the streets and avenues above described shall consist of a limerock base with a bituminous wearing surface, together with concrete curb and gutter on all of said streets and avenues, where the streets and avenues are twenty- four feet in width; and with either concrete or wooden header, instead of concrete curb and gutter, on the remainder of the streets and avenues, where the streets and avenues are eighteen feet in width, according to the plans and specifications now on file with the City Clerk and City Engineer of said City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all construction, grading, paving and other improvements incidental thereto upon said streets and avenues, shall be performed and all materials furnished and tested in strict compliance with the plans, specifications and estimates for said improvements now on file in the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, and that all such improvements shall be made under the direction and supervision of the said A. P. Gibson, City Engineer, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a total expenditure of Fifty-three Thousand Hine Hundred Sixty-eight and 16/100 Dollars ($53,968.16), is hereby authorized to cover the cost of constructing, grading, paving and other- wise improving the streets and avenues above described, which said sum re- presents the total estimated cost of said improvements fixed by the City En- gineer, A. P. Gibson, in the plans, specifications and estimates now on file in the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer as above set forth; and that the total cost of said improvements shall be assessed against all property abutting and fronting upon said streets and avenues, and against all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting said improve- ments. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That it is the determination of the City Council that all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon the several streets and avenues above described will be - 3 - specially benefitted by the improvements provided for in this resolution and that the special assessments to be made against all lots and lands _ adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon said contemplated improvements, shall be made upon a foot frontage basis, and that in the preparation of the special assessment roll covering the contemplated im- provements, such special benefits shall be determined and pro -rated accord- ing to the foot frontage of the respective properties specially benefitted by said improvements. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Clerk and Tax Assessor of the City of Clermont be,. and they are hereby instructed to proceed without delay to make an assessment roll assessing the special benefits to be received as the result of the improvements contemplated against all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon said imp- provements, and upon the completion of said special assessment roll, to cause a copy thereof to be published two times successively - once each week, -in a newspaper published in said City of Clermont, attaching to said 1 assessment roll so published a notice directed to all supposed property owners interested in said special assessments, stating a definite time and place where complaints will be heard, and when said special assessments will be finally confirmed by the City Council sitting as an Equalizing Board. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the said assessments provided for in this resolution to be made and entered against the property bounding and abutting against said improvements, shall be payable at the option of the property owners as follows: either in full within thirty (30) days after said assessments shall stand equalised, approved and confirmed, or in ten (10) equal yearly installments, with interest at the rate of eight per cent. (8 per cent) per annom upon all deferred payments from and after ' ' the time said special assessments shall be finally equalised and confirmed; rovided however, that upon the completion of said improvements, the said provided, , _ City of Clermont shall rebate to the owners of the property which shall have been specially assessed for said improvements, the difference in the assess- ment as originally made, approved and confirmed, and the proportinate part of the actual cost of said improvements to be paid by special assess- ments as finally determined upon the completion of said improvements. -4- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; That this resolution shall be and become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption, and that the City Clerk be, and she is hereby instructed to publish same, in the Clermont Press, a newspaper of general circulation published in said City of Cler- mont, for one issue immediately after its passage and adoption. Passed and Adopted by the City Council of the City of Clermont, at an adjourned regular meeting held in said City this 8th day of July, A. D. 1924. H. L. HOUSE press en , C y Counaz Attest; EDYTHE M. LITZRODT City Clerrc Received and approved this 8th day of July, A. D. 1924. W. N. MCKINNEY Mayor, CITY, o Clermont Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded „the following Aak resolution was unanimously adopted: IW WHEREAS; the City Council of the City of Clermont has this day adopted a resolution providing for construction, grading, paving and otherwise improving certain streets and avenues within the corporate limits of the said city, which said improvements will be made pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9298, Acts of the Legislature of the State of Florida. for the Session of 1923; and WHEREAS, it appears from the said resolution that the total estimated cost of said improvements will be Fifty-three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-eight and 16/100 Dollars ($53,968.16)t and WHEREAS; pursuant to the provisions of said Act, the City Council is authorized to issue bonds of said city prior to the completion of said improvements in an amount not to exceed seventy per cent. (70.,) of the total estimated cost of said improvements as set forth in said resolution, which amount appears by calculation to be approximately Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00): and WHEREAS, it appears expedient to said City Council to offer said bonds for sale pursuant to the further provisions of said Act: NOir, THEREFORE,'BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City'of Clermont; That the Mayor and City Clerk of said city be, and they are hereby authorized to offer for sale on the 5th day of August, at one o'clock P. M., bonds of said city in the amount of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00), said bonds to be the general obligation of said city, and to be issued pur- suant to the provisions of Section 11, Chapter 9298, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1923; said bonds to be issued in denomination of One Thousand Dollars (1000.00) each, to mature serially from one (1) to ten (10) years; to be dated July 1st, 1924; to bear interest at the rate of six per cent. (6%) per annum, payable semi-annually, and the principal and interest to be payable at the American Exchange National Bank of New York City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That said bonds shall be offered for sale by said officers subject to the approval of some recognized Bond Attorney of national reputation, the final approving opinion of which Attorney shall be furnished by the City of Clermont at its own expense. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That in offering said bonds for sale, the said officers shall require each bidder to deposit with its bid a certified check for Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), made payable to the City Clerk of said city, and shall reserve the right of the City Council to reject any and all bids. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the offer of sale of said bonds be published by said officers in the Clermont Press, a newspaper pub. lashed in said city, upon the following dates, to -tint: July loth, 17th, 24th and 31st, respectively, and in such other papers or journals of general circulation as said officers shall deem expedient. Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clermont has on this day adopted a resolution providing for constructing, grading, paving and otherwise improving certain streets andavenues within the corporate limits of said city: and WHEREAS, the Council deems it expedient at this time to advertise for bids for the prosecution of the necessary work and the furnishing of the proper materials in connection with the improvements contemplated in said resolution: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and City Clerk of said city be, and they are hereby authorised and directed to notify all contractors engaged in work of this nature that the City Council will on the 5th day of August, at 1:00 P. M., 1924, receive bids for the prosecution of said work and the furnishing of said materials. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice to this effect be published by said officers in the Clermont Press, a weekly newspaper published in said City on the following dates, to —wit: July loth, 17th, 24th and 31st, respectively. The Clerk presented to the Council proof of publication of adver— tisement of bids for extending the electric light lines and laying water mains, which, upon motion duly made and seconded, was ordered filed in the archives of the City. The Clerk then stated that no bids had been received for this work and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was resolved that the City should proceed to purchase the necessary materials and do the mDrk. The Clerk presented to the Council the advertisement for receiving bids for the purchase of a chemical fire truck and certain other equipment for the fire department, together with proof of publication of said ad. vertisement by posting, which upon motion duly made and seconded, was ordered filed in the archives of the City. The Clerk then stated that the only proposal in response to said advertisement was that submitted by the Prospect Manufacturing Company, of Prospect, Ohio, of which the following is a copy: 0