01-31-1925 Regular Meeting
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MinuJGes of Regult'.r Adjourne.d Meet1ng of th... Oi ty Council
of the City ot: Clel'~ilunt, llelcl Jenuary 31, 1925, c. t two
o I cl ock P:~' I.!1 .
The C:ty Oouncil mf..-the Oi ty of CIlZl'i,lont li~et in r'egular
E:.ci.journed sessi ':m r.. t the office of theCi ty Clerk :": the Cijry of
Cler.~:ont, rt two o'clock 1'. M. on J,,'nucry 31st, 1925, pursU6.l1t to
moti, n of titjournment :passed Lt c regulr..r a.cljourned me~ting held
Jnnue.ry 30th, 1925, for the purpose of receiving 'tJic~s of the sele
of Ill~1l'ovement Bon&s of tne City of Olernont, in the S~i of Fifty
ThoUSt nei DollE.rs.
U~9 .n roll ce.ll is \7t: S founo. thct the follOi":'in:::; n~med coun-
cilmen', t.ne. of::'icers G:l t:~e City of ClermlJnt ,vere ~')resen;t:
H.C. Brown, Fresident o~ the Council, Andy Aasheim, tn~" W. ll.Bessj
'M::~yor ~..7. N. I.icKinney, Oi ty Clerk Stella. Thompson, t one. Oi ty l.l.ttorney
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Absent: Isem Black~urn ~nu C. E. Tabor.
The meeDxng w~~s presi~ed over by Mr. H. C. Brown, Presi~ent
of the Oouncil.
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Thereu90h, the City Clerk presented to the Council proof of
pu"ulicction of the s[.le Of boncs, \"~'hi:ch, on moti :,n c:.uly nlHie r.nd
seconC'ied, wc>.e: o~dereG. filed in the c,rchives of the City.
Thereupon, H. C. Brown, Ere2ident o~ the City Council En-
nounced th~~ the City CO'~lcil ~oul~ receive bius o:~ the s~le of
Improvements Bonds cf? the City ot' Cler_....ont in tn.e ,,"":':.-1". ;l;l~"--~
c.~!lormt of S50,.000 .00, puraaant to the r:rovisions of t:. notice
publ ishec in the \Jrer~:lOnt :Press, JC'.l'luc,ry 8th, :J.!5jJh,22nc. E.nd 29th,
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There'_~.i.Jon, there ue~ su~mitted the fOllowinG bids:
J. C. Mayer & Oo~any, $47,500.00
W alte1:, Woody & Heimerclin~;er, $47,506.00 t'nd eccrueCt interest
Wright, IJ~.rlol'; & COlilp~ny, $47,600 .00 E..n~ r ccrueo. int crest
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Thereupon, w.")on dot ion c:uly lil[:C.e <:>n0. cLrrieG., the Council
'"Jent into executive session for the ~Url)oSe of considsrin:;r sric_ bic:.s.
Thex:eupon, 13, it Cou..."cil, he vinS consic1.c.rc( so: id bit~s, upon
motion of Coul1ailmLn Bess, seconded by Councilmon Ae.slleim, Bi(~_ No.
3, 6ub:.litt..o. 'by ':.'ric:;~.:t, :.<: I'lot"" & OOill},Jcny, of Or1011c.o, F10ri(ir, t'!c.s
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::>rinCi1ipe.l vnci. int erest beil1~ pey::~)le c.t tbe June riccn ;Echc:,nge Nl:'.tion-.
f.'1 :8[::u: of Neu,' York, cnG. illt.turing fr 0..:1 one to ~el1 yer:;rs.
Upon mot ion o:..'ly mno.e c-.ne aeconC:.ed, the Oi t~7 CIerI;: w: s in-
structece to copy into ";;11e :ainutes of thh meetj.ng tile 'biG. of the
succes, ful bic~c'er, f::': follows:
"Honort, ~:;le IAfl.yor &: Oi ty Council,
Olerlilont, Flori",€;..
Gentlei:1en:
For the ~50,OOO lesclly iscued e% Iit.:)rove~:'1ent
'bonds, c.:li,ted J~1uc:.ry 1, 1925, lilE'.turj.ns; seriglly in &.p-
~;roximt.tely eq~l a.nnuC',l instc,llments from 1928 to 1935,
'both inclusive, in <ieno.::::lnc:.ti:-ns of ~~1000 erch, both
principel E.nC:~ ~emi-,;nnutl interest -;}r.Yc.. ,Ie Ei t The Americc.n
EJ::chE'.nse Nc.tionc-l Bcnk, Ne'.' York Oi ty, ~~c:.. :~n ell other
cietails com:.Jly=.n.' 17 i th the It.ttE'.ch~c&. notice o:C' sF.le, 'i.llich
notice i6hcr:=J~':;Y incol'~)orc: te:cJ. into rn6. 1:1. e:.e ;::. i:lf.l't 0'1 this
bid; ""uoncls to 'be [eli 1,01'._.,. t 0 u~ in OrlE-i.1c:..0 tree of eJ~-
che,nge or col1ec"G.:m changes, ue \7ill, u~-::~l1 ;. eJ. i very to us
~CCOi~l~:.t:.niec :;~T tn(.'; q):~:rovin~ opinion Qf OrlG......ell & Rr'y-
iA10nC., .)cyyou:
$47.600 ,Ius ~ccrue~.interest ~ro~ ~r.:e of
'JO~1C:iJi. to: r:~e of 6:01ivc=y to. us.
IT e c:.J~~C'.ch hereto ourcertiZioc" chec:: l~o. 1313
on the at;'.~~e B[.n~:: 0::: Orlt~\.~o & Trust C'Jlnt.'l1.Y _'in the LdC.....'.ilt of O~500
r_~ required oJ:' ~~o .'-1' notice of ~[le.' This chee:r - is to ';';e
hele: by you uncF.shec~ end:. ~negotie.tet;. c:,s tn eviclence of the
goodl fc..ith o~ this .,n>o~')o$~ 1 if our '0iO. is r ec~)ted; it is
to 'be returnee:' to us ~.lDom~)tly,liO\ve'ver,incrz6 our ~')icl is re-
jected or if the ..:~o'.'e e.ttorneye r~fuse to ~:~:;)rove tllic
icsue.
:ri?,l' to'b2~_.F.~m1J.~.t~ neo;sJ.~! .'::';~1':. 0 0.el~:very..of i;k:.e )O~l;:S
.:e ...re to J.'.1.J.:ush \7.L th ~. C,;ert,l...~e<.. tl'€:,nscr~:pt o~ poceedin:;s
h~'( in connect i~_n V': i th this is ::,ue r.,s \7ell .. e. ltTi th the c~-,jOV6
spccifiec::.. o~)ini, .il. rYe c-<."ree to :')c y '~:OJ:' t::.Ie ~)on': s incur-
cent f'u..71: S iiil.:.lai.iv,tely u'.:oij.:ldelivery to us t s (.':~ove pro-
vid.ed. f.n(.. ~r()u t:;rez to j~t ~\.e e.eli v.ery on the ~:'Jove terms
~. i thout unC::'.Ie or unnecessFr~T (ele.y. This -;jiC. is for ::'m-
me6.icte c.,cce~)tMce on1/.
Re~ectfully 8u0~itted,
\"!RIGHT, ~', ...R!,O.. 8~ CO~lP~i.1..;Y.
By. L: C. LEJi:tiY.
The E..bove :'I1C:. is :i.1cr(.oi:>~r c ccepted. tilis 31 C.,..y of J,.l1u: ry,
1925, by order 0::':' t:le Oi ty Co.:ncil of O:kerrJ.Ol1t, :i'lOJ.~iC:_i:,.
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Thereu:')on, U~.l'Jll ~oti :-11. c.:".lly w,e..:J.e c.'.nci. carried, c,ll other
biCi..s su"uiJitted \:"ere rejecteci by the Oi ty Cauncil, c'ne:. the Oi ty
Clol'~ to': S inst:L'uctec:. to l'eturn to etch of' the unsuccess:tul 'bi6.tiers
their certifiec. checks c.t',.C:.ched to their' respec'ive '0i6.s.
L1:,-:SErs. C. O. Roe, U. 1:. Davel1;)ort, ~.nc.. H. R. 800tt, LS
c. COL.:i~:i. ttee :~rolll the Unity GIu'P, €'I'i"erre.6.. ~:>ef<:re the Council, c:.ru;.
tI rE-c...ue[;.tee:. the-::- more strlng~nt- :,'e[,;ulg,ti:;;J,S 'by e;.Copte<i in t'j,~e :::lE.tter
of r€t.uirinr; ::roperty .:-nnel'S to keep their ljremises free flOom gress,
ueec.',s tncl tI'E.sh, ~ nO. thr.:.t such regulntions be rigit:Ll.y enforced.
U1JolL.-1l10tion L!.uly li1i:(.e f.n(. s(-coruied, this rec:;,uest we,s 1'e-
ferre6 to lti.r. Y:. ~,j. Bess, cL1E'.irii:['n of the orc1.inr nce COlll,.~:' tt ee, for
e.ppropri:ate c_ciion t.t the ne.: t !'e~uL l' !lleetin~~ of' ths council.
Applic['.tion for the :-.ositiol1 of'Oity 1U:'-:'I'ShEl fJ':"S received
from lir. D. .i~. lJIcClelln'l, 'I.:hich t7a.s re.. cl t..nc~_ ort:..ereG. filec; in the
recor s of the Oity.
Upon lI:i1otion tuJ:.y li1[.l:.e c.,ne:_ 5€cone.ed, LIr. McOlellt.T'... w ::: c..uly
electetl [; s lIcre:hcl o~. tl~E: Oi ty 0:": vIer, ~Ollt, E(..id el( ction to tC.~e
effect on the 2nC:. CLc'.y of li'e"oruc ry, 1825, t: t " sc.le.ry oZ ~~125 .00 1'er
l:i.onth; l~ ith "~hE. lurth~r ~:,;rov'iesion the t. he eshoulu. r~[,C:: tile electric
li~ht [_ne::. wC'.ter l'i.leters ,n0 C::.ct ('.oS s['.nitF.ry inspector C'nC heE'.lth
officer, in f.~6.(.i t iOll to hies dutiees (s McrshF~l.
Theroupon, 'u~JOl'l 1.10tion (.i.u1y [Ja.u.e €-n(. ca.rriec::., the Cchuncil
f~joul'neC" to meet c;.t three OI~J:ock }J. IK. Jt.'..n!1i?ry 31st, 1925.
APP~~~
Presie.ent, Oi ty UOlli1Ciib.
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RE80LUTIO~2ROVID~NG FeR AI~ ISsUE OF B01~S BY THE
CITY OF CLER)'1 ~_~T n~ THE SD::I CF FIFTY THOUSAN~ :JOLLARS,
THE p.BeVEE"DS .0::;RIV~ FR\.~ THE S.-.LE THJI:~Oli' TO B~ 'DoSED TO
FINiHifCE THE COST '::~., c_ ~JSTRUOTIUG, GRAD:':lJG, }'AVING .hi:!)
OTH:a.;~1.7JISE - I:.1j:'>RCVIUG O:J.;RT .t1.:;:;:7 STP.1!;~Te i.j~JD A V:~UJ:8 ~!ITHnT
TH1: COR)?O~TJ.:; LII.IITS CF THl!; CIT'-L ';"l OLEF:'__ .l::T: PRl-
SORIB!~7'} 'I'HlL F'.::Ft.!~ ..--In) OClE,ITlm~s GF S",~ID B<YtD5 80 TO
ISBURU, Am) :;'~C'IJ'I::J:l\G FOR a sn~~:ING FU~JP li'OR THE PAY-
lk!TI;l;T 011' THE; ~-:a:"r;CIF<IiL 112D Il-ITffiE8';r OF ~:L". ID BOl~DS.
WHEREAS, the Oity Council of the City of C~clont, on the
6th (il;..Y of Jenu,lry, A. D .1925, acio.-;>ted e. reso1ut i~n providing
for constructing, grL~ing, ~~ving end othernise im?roving cer-
tf.in streets end arenues VIi thin the .corpore-te limi ts of' the City
of Jlerwont: ~~,
1':'HE::.L:.AS, said. resoluti:-m ~;rovicied that c, total expen-
~i tUI'e of Sevent~-one Thoust,nd, Six Hunc..red Eighteen ~.nd 83/100
Doll~rs($7l,618.83) u~s authorized to cover the cost of s~ic.
improvements on Sf i6.. stre(Sts c:..nG. E. vaues; and the Tr x ASE:essor
,-,nci Oi ty Clerk were instructLd to - ::;>repe,re 8.n e..ssessment roll, c;.SseS8-
ing the cost of such im~rovements Eg~inst the abutting pzperty: and,
TIHEBEJ~S, The City Council sitting as Bn Eque1izing Board,
on the 27th de,y of J&-nUE..ry, 1925, fina.11y a1;>-:_:roved 6.ne:. confirli.leci
seid assessment roll as!i1['c.e anc; filed by sLid o::1'icEfl's: c'l,nd,
~.-HERl!;AS, it e., '.gec~s iron. s.- iCi. c,S.- essment roll thC'.t the tote.l
estimrteG cost for stid improvements 0i1l be Seventy-one Thous~nd
Six Hun~red ~iehteen end 8~/100 Dollars (~71,618.8~): p.n~,
~~EB&~S, on the 30th d~y of January, 1925, the City Coun-
oil finf~lly let c.n0. t'..'lvarded the contxe,ct for constructing, grading,
p&vinB ~n~ other~ise improving sc~id streetsand avenues, in com-
pliance ~ith the p1ens and specifications for s~id ~ork prepared
'by .A.. P. GibsOlil, on fi.1e in the office of the Clel'k of the slid.
Ci ty: ~...nc~,
~HE~~AS, it ~ppears from the provisions of s~ie contract
thet the totc:.l cost of s(~i6. improve.nents will not eJC:ceed the ex-
tim<.teC:-. cost t~lE-reof, to-wit: the s-~ of Seventy-one Ti.lous~nd
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; Six Hundred _Jj;i~hteen c.no- 83/100 Do11o,l's (~~7l; 618 .83): c.no.
W'm;R..:;ilS, the City 0'1 vlel'i7:cnt d.esires to issue bonc.'i.s to
the bll0Unt of seventy :per cent. (70%) of the total estimc-_ted cost
of tile irll:!?rovc~ents on seia streets c.ne.: !.Venues, pursu['.nt to the
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Minutes of ReL'UIL I' JoJ.cA.journeG. Meeting of the Oi ty Oou:..'1cil
of the City of Cl\;;r.~i ".ut, held. Janu.ery 3let, 1925, Co.t
three olcloc~;: F. E.
TiE Oi ty Council of the Oi tJ of' Cle rrilont met in :regulc'..r
Cl..c.journed se'Ssion a the USucll:1eetin:j plfce of the Council, to-w.it,
rt the office of the Cle:r:k 0: the City of Olel'.J,Ol1t, et three o' clock
P. LJ. on Jrnua1'Y 31st, 19Z5, pursuL'.nt to mot i n of E;,c;.journment
pc..SEi6<2 ft e.n c:.ejournE;( re[)'ulc.;.r l:1eeting helo.. 011 S~ ic:. 0.rte in sr i(~
~ce ct tuo o'clock P. M.
U:.:>~m roll call it ur.s foun6. that the follor:ing nE.med
COllii.ci1.ment ~OC offic(.xs of t'he City of Cler~lont \':'e1'6 ~)rE:sent:
H. C. Broun, P.resi~ent of the Council, Andy Aasheim, U. E. Bess,
M~7or TI. N. McKinney, City Clerk Stella Thow~son, City Attorney
W. B. \fait.
Absent: C. E. Tt.bor, Ieel1: Bh c~burn.
Thereupon,u on motion <iuly ma.6..e enc.i. Eeconde<i, the follow-
inz re~oluti:.n wis une.niwously pessed. Ut~on roll cEll vote: