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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-1924 Regular MeetingCain O'Berry $48.38 Bates Garage $35.00 Fairbanks-1orse 2.1ZO Fla. Electric Co 324.18 Nordberb Mfg Co 244.08 ' Cameron Barkley 92.17 " H Mueller Co 71.27 ' Mine and %i.11 42.04 Cahoon Bros. 11.29 .'. Neptune Meter Co. 92.15 Moved by Bess, 2nd by 'destbrook that meeting adjourn until Apr. Sth. April 8th. Adjo••:rned meeting; from April lst. 1924. , : Ilk Roll call: House, Jones, Broom,+uestbrook, Bess. 'Moved by Bess 2nd by 1� estbrook th::t $200.01) note given Miss O'Harra -- for purchase of two acre ti°act of land in B1 M for clay pit be paid. - Carried. Eoved by Broom, 2nd by Jones that we buy Uorthington Engine if necessary _ arrangements can be made and Bond Issue should carry. Carried.. -Westbrook that we use direct con iec:ted exciter Moved by Broom, 2nd by ., on Engine. Carried. Moved by Bro-;:n 2nd by Bess that we let matter of switch board rest until later meetinml. Carried. Moved by Brown, 2nd by Bess that we use General Elect. Equipment."- Meeting adjourned subject to call of Pres. April 16th 1924. Minutes of hegular meeting of the City Council of Clermont. Pursuant to adjournment a regular meeting of the city council was held this day at 7.30 o'clock P.M. at the usual meeting place of the council. ^' Present: Messrs House, Brotin, Jones Vvestbrook, Bess being all of the members of the city council. Mr. H.L House, Pres. of the council called the meeting to order and presided over the same. Yjr H.C. Brown submitted to the Council the report of J.B? Asher certif?-_ accountant, based upon his recent audit of the city books, a copy of the city books, a copy of ::hich is as follo:rs: City of Clermont Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exhibit A Assets, (current) General Fund $ 812.25 Pavinrr, Fund 3258,23 Interest and Sinking Fund 1311.03 Certificate of Indebtedness 1718.34 Total Assets Liabilities Open accounts pa$a e------ -------------------- 4259.34 Leroy B. Giles Attorney ------------------------ 1500,00 Discount on Bpnds------------------------------ 1300.00 First State Bank Nol.es------------------------ 21740.51 First National Bank Notes --------------------- 4000.00 C.H Goodenough Notes -------------------------- 2500/00 H.L..4ohnson Notes ---------------------------- 500.00 Mrs rn Waterworks Note ------------------- 2000.00 Atlantic National Notes ---------------------- 4000.00 Atlantic National Interest ------------------ 400.00 07,099.85 Total Liabilities ------------------------ 42,099,85 Excess of -Liabilities --------------------------------------''b,auO•O6 Statement of Paving Aect. Total Disbursements, paving a cet - Less credits,allowences and etc. Net Cost of all paving .,� Drive ways $573.54 w Extra :"iidth paving 2456.83 Net cost of City Paving Add: Attorney Fee unpaid 1500.00 5% discount of$26,000 Bonds 1300.00 Final net cost of paving Amount provided for in Bond Issue Excess cost of paving Distributed as follows: Extra construction 1256.02 Attorney fees 2678.58 Int. at 8% paid during con. 2593.69 Discount on sale of bonds 1300.00 Exibit B"" 117,069.21 4,010.55 31030.37 :$110,028.29 20 800.00 1052000.00 - 7,�828.27 ' 70828.29 Receipts and Disbursement: July 1st. 1923 to Mch 31st 1924 Excibit C" General Fund Receipts. Taxes --------- =---------------- $2,060.55 Licenses ---------------------- 213.20 Fines ----------- 173.90 DogTax ------------------------ 5.00 Meter sales -------------------- 552.50 Pipe sales --------------------- 34.76 Borrowed First State Bank ----- 2,730.00 Sale of old school Bldg. 213.97 Transfer Electric Fund -------- 58.58 Transfer :'later Fund ----------- 70.68 Misc.---------------------- 21.40 Total -------------------$09134.54 ---------------------- Balance July 1st. 1923------------------------------- 10,009.92 s • 46 Disbursements Police Salary ------------------ 661.00 Clerks Salar------------------ 139.40 General and Kegal-------------- 664.85 Supplies and -equipment --------- 20.35 Interest ----------------------- 1198.77 Stbeet improvement -----traek--- 422,06 " " labor ------- 946.19 Street maintainance----------- 270.27 Park --------------------------- 52.40 Transfer Elect. Fund .--------- 4489.11 Water Fund -----------= 6467.81 Total---------------------------- -------------------- 15,332.21 Balance Mch. 31st 1924------------------------ - --- ---- 8121, Mr. Brown then stated that the item of $8,333,34 shown under the heading of Liabilities as sinking, fund required in 1924 was the amount which should have been accumulated up to and includeing the year 1924. For the retirement the several Bond"Issues hereto - for authorized and issued by the eity,that no part of this amount had been so accumulated, oweing to the failure of the City Council dureinr� the past two or three years to levy any taxex for such purpose; and that such failure was about to seriously impair the credit of the city. He further stated that the item of $2850.00 sho:=n under the heading; of liabilities as interest on bonds, required in 1924 was for the interest which would become due and payable dureing the year 1924 on the previous bind issues, for which no provision had been made by taxation, and that it was absolutely necessary that some provision be pade for raising this amount of money so that the city would not defaulton th a interest of its bonded indebtedness. He further stated that the item of $1997.17 shown under the headings of liabilities as " Other. Interest and approximite Gen. Expense before fubther Revenue", was the approximite difference between the estimated income and expense of the City for the balance of this year. It was further stated that it was proposed to refinance this in- debtedness and deficit by ineludeing the same in the proposed bond Issue, but that this could not be legally done, unless these items could be converted into and exisiting indebtedness. Mr. C.W. noe speaking; in behalf of the First State Bank of Clermont stated that the Bank would accept from the city a certificate of indebtedness covering these items, upon the ubderstanding that the same should be r tired out of the proceeds fo t he sale of the proposed bonds. And that,in case the proposed And issue should not carry, then to return to the City the said certificate of indebtedness, leaving; these matters in their present status, and that the Bank Quld'bxtend the accomodation to the City with out any interest char•^e. Their upon, the folowing resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the unanamouns affirmitive vote of the Council. rdr. Bess offered an Ordinance No.62 . An Ordinance for the calling and holding of an election in the City of Clermont a Tunicipal Corpo- ration, in the County of Lake state of Florida for the purgope of Authorizing the issuance of Negotiable Bonds Coupon Bonds of the said City of Clermont for the following pruposes to wit; $18,000,00 for the purpose of purshasing and constructing an add- ition to the Municipal Electric Light works, $5,000 for the pur- ose of constructing, extending and mainting the water mains; 35,000.00 to pay, settle and discharge the said City's present indebtedness,$2,000.00 for the purpose of estabilishing and main- taining a public fire department, and purshaseing necessary equip- ment therefor; all within the corporate limits of said city, aag; regating the sum of $60.000.00 which ordinance was read in full Ordinance was read a second time. On motion duly Made and seconded, the said Ordinance was passed and adopted by the unanimous vote of the Council. The President of the Council tnen stated that in his opinion , the interests of the town would best be served by the purshase and in- stallation of a 100 H.P. En;;ine and 75 K4rT generator in place of the larger ki,7ine and generator which had been decided upon in a previous' meeting of the Council and for which a tentative order had been placed, and stated the facts and reasons upon which his belief was based, After considerable discussing, on motion duly made and second-ed, it was resolved to invite Mr. risk representative of the adorth- ington Pump and Machinery Corp. to come back to Clermont and submit a bid on a smaller Unit. On Motion duly made and seconded, the :meet+! adjourned subject to the call of the president. � Clerk. April 25th 1924. Adjourned meeting of Council, present; House, Bess, Brovm and lJestbrook. After considerable discussion it.was moved and seconded that we confirm the previous action of the'Council as to buying a smaller equipment and pursha.se.150 HP as contracted for. Carried. On motion duly made and see)nded the meeting; adjourned subject to the call of President. Clerk. April 28th. 1924. Adjourned Meetin of tze Council. _ Present; H.L. House, Wm Bess, H.C. ,room, D.J. Westbrook. The meeting; was called to order by Pres. House , the purpose of meeting was to change the date for Election of Bonds. Moved by Brovn, 2nd by Bess that the Ordinance No-62 be re- pealed. Carried. Moved by Bess, 2nd by Brovm that June 3rd be Election Day. Carried. On motion duly made and seconded the meeting adjourned. Clerk. May 6th. 1924. Minutes of the Reular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont. The; re;ular monthly meetin3 of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held on LI_-y 6th 1924 at 7.30 P.M. at the usual meeting place of the Council at which were present all memburs of the Council namely; Messrs. H.L._House Pres., H.C. Brown, J.D: 'ones, D.J. Westbrook end 4.1.1. Bess. The meetinr; was called to order and presided over by H.L. House Mr' D.L.- t:orrison, many-er of the 1.1 cipal Electric Light and ` Water- Viorks Plant made the following report in Deference to the minimum needs for the City as to extensions of water mains and electric light lines; 6 in. water mains to run from the intersection of i._ontrose and Seventh St. along Seventh St. to its inte i section ;with Che ctnut St. thence eastivardly al.)ng Chestnut St. to its intersection with Fifth St. and to connect with the present 4 in. main leading out to the Hei,hts; also a 3 in. main from the intersection of I.Tinnehaha Ave and 2nd. St. alon MinnehahaAve. to its intersection with Bowman St; also a 6 in main from -the intersection of Ilontrose and Fifth _►� Sts., run eastwardly along '.'ontrose St. to 4th St. thence .-; northwardly along 4th St to its intersection with P,'inneola - Ave.* Mr. Morrison further stated that the estimate cost of these extensions would amount to approximately $6,000. based u..on the last quotation on cost of pipe, but further stated r the price of pipe had Decently advanced quite considerably. rle alos stuted that perhaps his estimate of the labor cost _ 'Jas too lots. In reference to the reUuildin- and e�tension of electric li„ht lint:, Mr. L:orrison stc.ted that there should be a three phase line run :inr; south :'artily from the plant alo:i;3 4dest Ave., to a pointmidway between Ninneola Ave., and i,.or bm se at thence _ t6%,& -dly aloe.- the center line of Blocks-90,88,77 and 56 to Fifth St; also fr3m the point where said line crosses Seventh St., a two Phase line runnin; northwardly along Seventh St to