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10-06-1925 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITJ COUNCIL OF THE OITY OF OLE~ONT, HELD OOTOBER 6th, 1925, at eight" o'clock P. M. '.. .., The Oity Council o,f the C.ity of~ler:nont met in rtgular session at the office of the City Clerk of tha Oity of Olermont" th~ being the usual meeting place of s~~d Coun- cil, on Tuesday, the 6th d~of October, A. D. 1925, at eight o'clock P. M. Present: Messrs. H. C. Brown, President of the Council, Andy Aasheim, Wm. Bess, Isam Blackburn and O. E. Tabor, being all of the members of the Council; W. N. McKinney, Mayor; Stella Thompson, City Olerk; and B. Wofford Wait, ~ity Attorney. The meeting was ~sided over to Mr. H. C. Brown, Presf- dent of the eouncil. The report of the Treasurer of the City o~ Cler;l~ont r> was read and a~cepted. Edward Thomas appeQred before the Council and stated that the proposed revised map of the City of vlermont represented Fifth Street as having been closea from Magnolia Av~nue snuth- ward. He was assured by the Council that this w~s a mistake on the part of the City Engineer. Mr. ThomaS Hart~~ then presented to the Council a petition to release his property, namely, Blots 40-A, 4Q-B, 41-A and 4l-B in Section 29, from the corporate limits, of the City of ~le~nont, ~lorida. Mr. Harteaw was informed by the Oouncil that it had no authority in this respect, ihasmuch as . ... .. the legislature had fixed the corporate limite of theOity ~f vlermont, and that his only recourse Vli...S by pet ition to the legislature of the Sta:.e of li'lorida. Mr. Todd then appeared before the Uouncil and asked for final settlement on his work in laying sidewalks in the Uity. On motion duly made and seconded, it w~a resolved to pay Mr. Todd, provided he would ent~r into an agreement with the City to keep the sidwalks so construoted by him in repai~ for a period of ~wo years. Mr. Todd signified his Consent to this agrange~ ment and the tiity Attorney was instruoted to prepare such con- tract, and the O~ty Clerk w~s instructed to pay the bill upon the'filing with the Olerk of this executed contract. Mr. Wm/ Bess then introduced an ordinance entitled "0rdinance No. An .OrdinanceTo Regulate Traffic upon Certain Streets and Avenues Within the Corporate Limite~ of of the City pf Clermont II , which waS re~d in full for the first time. ~.,.- ,., . Upon motion of Mr. Tabor, seconded by Mr. BlaQkbur~ it was unanimously decided to suspend the rules and ~ass, the 5aid ordinance to its second reading. Thereupon" the s~id .ordinance was read in full for the second time. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the said ordin- ance, of which the following is a copy, was duly passsd and adopted as ~ead, by the unanimous vote of the Council: ~ .,~., ,~ .. On motion duly m de and seconded, the Oity Atto~ney was instructed tb prepare the certificates of assessment of the cost of all the sidewalks recently constructed, against th e abutting property. A petition was presented by some of the owners of property ab~tting on Chestnut Street between Seventh Street and Eighth Street, requesting the Council to establish said block of Ohestnut Street fifty feet wide and to locate the center line of Chestnut Street 280 feet south of and parallel to the center line of Highland Avenue. On motion duly made and se- conded, it ~s resolved that said block of Ohestput Street be established inthe manner set forth in~id petition upo~ the condition that all of the abutting property owners convey to the City of ~lermont a right of way for said Street along their respective properties, by properly executed quit-claim deeds. On behalf of Messrs. P.J. and C. M. Pool, there was presented to the Oouncil a proposed plat of their property with- in the Oi ty of Clermont, which wa.S tentatively ~proved by the Oouncil. The Messrs Pool were directed to have the plat com- pleted by th~ City Engineer, and were assured that the same would be adopted l."lhen completed and again presented to the Ooun- cil. Oertain pet~tions for the improvement of various streets were then presented to the Oouncil', but, on motion duly made and s econeed, it was decided to defe'r action on the same until the plans were more nearly worked out, so that all pre- sent proposed improvements might be taken care of in one bond issue. .. .'" Mr. Brown then asked the Ccmcil to approve the in- stallation of' a ~h~-way sYbtem around Sunnyside Drive and along East Avenue, the expense of operation to be borne by Cler- mont Hill & Lake Oompany for a period of two years, and there- after by the City. On motion duly mode and seconded, it was resolved that the City would un~ertake the expense of furnishing currant for any White-way system in ~ny portion of the City of Olexmont, provided the owners of the abutting property would bear the cost of operating the same for a period of two years a~ter its installation, Mr. Wm. Bess then introduced an ordinance entitled "Ordinance No. ~~ An Ordinance to Amenm Ordinance ~ ,., No. 22, Relating to Revenue", which weS read in full for the first time. Upon motion of Mr. Aasheim, seconded by Mr. Tabor, it weS unanimously decided to suspend the rules and pass the said ordinance to its second reading. Thereupon, the sai~ ordinanee was read in full for t~e seoond time. Upon motion duly duly made and seconded, the so,id ordinance, of which the following is a copy, waS duly passed and adopted as read, by the unanimous vote of the Council: ~ ,,., .~ '~ .~ ~ Mr. Aasheim stated that Mr. L .F. Cox, who is in charge of the water works, had demanded an increase in salary, fro~$125.00 per month to $200.00 per month. The council xefused to grant this increase and instructed Mr. Aasheim to employ a successor to Mr. Cox. The following bills were read and ordered paid: General Fund ~ake County Telephone Co. {e.L.Kindred ~Fla. Public Service Co vS.S.Fes1er vS'. Thompson Y13~W.Wait tID..A..Mc Cle11an Street Fund ~~uare Deal Garage Water Fund '~lermont Hardware Co 4.F.Cox {Florida Public Service Co '1lermont Motor Co. ~quare Deal Garage Publicity Fund ~Ck Haverfield ~~ake County Chamber of C $2~60 2.00 186.75 12.50 45.50 25.00 150.00''- 1.90 101.68 125.00 142.40 24.90 10.20 I t.f 3 . tfiJ 75.00 12.50 Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned to meet again uj.. on the call of the Presid ent. Approved: President, City Council Attest:~~~. Oity ler. \7e, the undtJrE.llgn\:tll,J1l:::mofd:Cs of tl:e Cit.;:{ CO",).ncn. of Clermont,do ~ra"!:>:r g1vo our consent to the use of the old bu11din;s on t:H3 lake ~'ont l.cnown ao th~ Lode50 bu~ 1din6, and used b:J tho fra tE;]""nal or(!.~:r!::l :for 1.'~-''';~_:' Ill!.; vr_~':'QlJ, by Mrs., Florence Wood Russell, as a TEA ROOM or GOODY SHOP (the downstairs flort:ton only) for the sna-co of ono ye~r abd' to"', make , su:ch .,', , 1mpr9:vel!l,e.1').t.!l;.~!\.e~~.t4,olJ.!'l a:n,~r .1n~.~~;t~~~&i.~i?-'!3 ..;:al~tJ{~tt9-e~.: 1n ,tne ~U~~dJ~g "'_J...:...s~"f2.]'J ;tp, ,.1?~ 1[?,~:r>tfl..,1d, by )~~". ~,+'e~~g~~ \1i~ t&1~d.Hl}\~ y'_~~r.. from date 0 f 'o'~(~ningm t::_~.n'J:l' ipvnth..l.y X:1:p.t~l..tlJ.rs. Russell ~hal1 have autnori ty to arrang~ f)F and 'order said repairs and alterations as she sees fit,up, to ;,{$300,OO It Is' understood thr..t the prem1st::s, insld~7 ;,nd ou.t, s:1all at all tlmGI3 b\J :~~,i:.1tn.intJ(l in a san1 tary manner, to conform <<1 th tii.d ro~ula tlons of the Bpard of He ~lth. it 1 s further agreGd thn t Mr Fl. Russell s hnl!. have the r~,bl1t to rnnl::ti sllch l~l':~ ],C:t tlons 'l.1'ld ill:J:"oVlmJJ.lt.t: in the downstaiJbs part 0 f the buD.cl- ~.i.1g tl.a J'!1a~r i:h.l n~t:Il":!ful fOl' h~:(' !)US.l::.l...H:S. b d · tl t id d i , eyon pa,l.n ng ou sean n, installing a sink, erecting an awning outsidd,and cutting a door from small room 1ntol large ~putting up shelves,wllolly at her own expense. ... u." ...... Cl',l"'J"lOit';:', Fl........'icta, September 26th. '25 ~, ....... " "\ . . -. "-"""""" .--JI.. ---- \.L- ",. ,'- --- .'~' , ~.'" . :,:,", " 'f.-'.,.. , -~ . ~ ~ y. . :..:. 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", 'hie is to cortlt"" th~ t tho C tt 7 of Clf}~"'M01l,\ ,a l'-. 1I\In1c1p!:l1 CGrT.'lOr" t.1oa1, in the CO\U'lt~( of I.... ftnd state .t ~~lOl'ld., .. . "i8 'indobtcld to ';hc 'Firat ~,t"te rank or rlel"1ftODt" :"laS.cla,ln the ' "s'WT' of 'l'Wolvo HUDr!",d DOllars (1.200.00' \111101:1 8U''' tho e1t'I;' i;;~6,)i t" pa~f to t.h~": ol'd.~r .,r Fil".t At.a\o rank, ot C18t"n1Ont ,eL 01" t'ctore ,,'t;;'!u't()o ';tonths afto'r &1tC ~'101"'OOt', t.oN)t'hor with intutt..t at 1~'hc rate , at n'}i i'rOlt1 ~h\J daLo aer'cot Ul11,11 paM "111~ cOl'\1flclte 1a lSAund in oO''1p11.11oe ,d.1.h a l!e801ution d~l,. and roF-Ul'l....) '.r ~.Hl9~~Gd b'{ i"hc~ (~'f.1...' couno1i ot' t.he - ~lty '"ot Clol"'Mont. on t'!'lo 2nd da:r 01' Soptombel' 1825. . 71.~ ~"'OI' A' 'i'i~:~'r 1 . ~':re.. C$UBOt.l. Clo\'k. TAVARES ,AND GULF RAILROAD COMPANY .;' ... . " -- -- ~ .~ ~ ('J ;6 ORDINANCE NO .i,,~, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND LICENSIUG TIIE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF BEVERAGES ;ceK!l.'AINING MORE THAll, ONE PER CENTULI OF ALCOLHOL BY \1EIGIlT; PROVIDING PENALTIES- FOR TIIE VIOLATIOli OF '.i.'HIS ACT, AnD REPEALDlG ALL ORDINAltcES IN COUFLICT lIEREVIITH. BE IT ORDAnmD BY THE CITY COUNcn. OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT: . Section 1. TbI1t from. and after the passage of t h1. Ordinance it shall be unlawtul. for anY' person to engage in the business of manufacturing, distributtnu or selling any alcoholic beverages which contain more than one par cent.um of alcohol by weight un- less the vendor, distributor or ::m.nufacturer shall have first obtained a license so to do from the City Clerk of the City of' Clermont. Section 2. ~~e fees for such licenses shall be as tollows: (a) ,Vendors opeza~tng places of business ~here nothing is sold oxcept beverages containing less than 14% alcohol by weight, and uines regardless of alcoholic contant----07.50 (b) Vendors operating pla.ces of business where spiri- tous liquors ore sold in sealed containers, for consumption oft the preI1ises-------------------------------~112.50 Provided, vendors obtaining a lic.ensa under sub-secti"n ," , , , (b) shall have the privelege of selling the beverages des- cribed in sub-section (a) without anY' additional license. (c) Chartered or incorporated clubs qualifying for the sa1e of intoxicating beverages under the provisions of' sub- section X of Section 5 01' the law passed by the Legislature of Florida at its 1935 sesston known as House Bl11 No. 496 shall pay a license fee or-----------------------------t~62 .50 Provided, however, no such club shal1 dispose of any liquors 1n any other manner save as is provided 1n said sub- section X of Section 5 of said llouse Bill 496. (d) Distributors selling beverages containing not more than 14% alcohol by weight. and wines regardless of alcoholic content, shall pay a 1icense fee of----------------$lOO.OO (e) All other distributors licensed to do business by the laws of t he State of F'lorida shall pay a. license fee or -~---------~---~-~---~---~-~-~---~~~---------------C625.00 (1') Manufacturers, if engaged in the manufacture of '--' l_,~;..'t,!=_,.=-- .i......:.1f.I - ~" ,-....,"~--,.. ~~-'---=~~ -,- ~ wines and nothing else., shall pay a 1icense fee ot----.025.00 (g) Ym ufactUl'srs" ~ engaged in the manufacture 01' wines and cordials and noth1i1(3 01se------------_______($50.00 (h) IIam:rllcturers. ji' engaged in the brewing of malt liquors and nothing else------------------------_____-Q375.00 (i) llanufacturers" if engaged in the business' ot distil- ling sp1r1tous liquors, or rectif7ing and/or blending same.!! or all of such businesaes-----------------______0375.00 Section 3. AU of the reguJ.at10na provided by the Act ot the Leeislatur~ at its 1933 session known as House Bill No. 496 as to the handling and sale of t)everages conta1.n1ng more than one per centum of alcohol by weight are hereby adopted as part of this Orciinance~ and in addition thereto t he following regulations are provided: (a) no alcoholic beveraae. except beverages containing lesa than 14~ alcOhol b.J weight and wines regardless of al. coholic content shall be sold except 1n sealed contA.1ners, tor consumpt10n off the premisos. (b) 110 vendor shall permit the consumption of the clas8 , 01' alcoholic beverages prohibited fram consumption on the prem- Ises in DUb-section (a) above. by any p01:'son; and in addition to tho penalty hereinafter provided, CJ:IJ.Y vendor \"lho pormits the consumption of such beverages on the premises where sold shall have his license revoked. (c) no beverages containing more than 14% alcohol by weight, oxcept vlines. shall be sold between the hours ot mid- night on Saturday nights and midnight on Sunday nights; nor shall such beverages be Hold to minors at any t~e. Section 4. Uo license shall be granted any person to ac't as vendo~ until such person presents a request for suCh l1cens~ . to the City Clerk, which 1.1cense shall designate the specific location of the proposed place of business# the nameo~ the applicant for 1.1censo# the name of the owner of the building, in which the business is proposed to be curied on.. the names of the other occupants of the building. if an7, and the nature :~ the business such other occupants are engaged 1n.,Such ...-...~1i}a.tion must also be accompanied by the written consent I I -'.'. ,--(_.., ---~- or the owner of the property. Such application shall be held by the Clerk until the 'next l'eguJ..ar or specIal meeting of the City CouncIl and present- ed to the Council for consideration., The Council may delay the issuance of the license for not mere than thirty days, if' it be necessa17 to verify the facts set f'orth in the application, 01', if' in the jud.{9l1ent of' the Council the applicant is entitled \, tothe license" the lerk may be instructed to issue the license upon recoipt of the tee. The Council may; if after full invest- igation they find the applicant not entitled toa lj,cense; reject an appllcntion. Section 5. 'l~e license year sha1l begin on October 1st and end on September 30th f'ollowmg; af'ter AprU 1st ot any year, a license may be issued for the remainder of the license yoar. i'or one-half'the annual rate. llo licenses to sell beverages containing mere than 14% alcohol by weight, except wines.; Shall be issued prior to October 1st. 1935. The holder ot any license heretotore issued shall apply for a new license on October 1st, 1935. and it there be any unexpired period on the old license, such holder shall be entitled to credit on the new license tor the unused portion of the old one, bu\ such" 1mused portion must be ti~ed at the ,rates provIded in l; his Ordinance. Section 6. PenaltIes. Any person convicted in the Hayor's Court of the violation of (mY at the provisions ,of this OrdlnanceShall be punished as follows: (a) If such conviction be for engaging in the business of manufacturing, distributing or selling any of the beverages descrI bed 1n this Ordinanco, vl1 thout having first obtained the necessary lie ~ se, such offender shall be fined not 1 css than the amount of the licenso fee, nor more than double the amount of' the license fee, in addition to w~ch all costs of the arrest, i.,:i;;..i.1 nn:~. con:m1tment. if any, shall likewise be assessed against ~..;;-.. offender; or 1n lieu of such fine be punished by' imprison- ----.- for not less than ten d.a.ys nor more than thirty days, at _.:.:::- discretion of the Mayor. - - .. ....... (b) If such conviction be for the viola.tion of any ot' the regulations provided 1n sub-sections (a), (b), or (c), of Section :; of this Ordinance, then such offender shall be pun1.shed by a fine of' not lesa than ~;25.00 nor more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not les8 then ten days nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discret10n of the Mayor. -_.- .., '--':0...--.. ___.___ ..____..-....,.-.._ _.J'.......w-~.- , , Names , '1:" Ir) ,)) < _0- .~~./ " t,: \..:... -" ..' , . , . '. 1\' ~ , \, ' ' f U .,j. , {. - "? t 1/ ,/:\1 L~ >r"/ .,' L-' ",....0'-..._,... / ,.............. 1 .A'... '''L . l""."'-' ,.,,- ,.' ~"'r"" ~........' I) , ,: ( I'"/..?,,. -' / ( \.- II' I ~ It:: ., i I,: (,( h.. I A......,".. .........,;r " '_/o( /, ' '-..' ,/" -. -~. . ,":~~~;4.; .. ~'. . ~-~--.~ :..'..~~\~~. 'i-... ~-:, ~, , , ~:~ '-"'-iI ., ), ~:;", ^ ;.::,\,...-., ~~:~~... ;:: . ',- (~.~~. '... ~'. . .' r:o-',' r~' 'j ~: -L ....~'2:..L~~~~:~~.- /'~.:-,_,.: ':-.- ",...;. , , . <1. i'~ .~." j / SePt.l~th,1.924 To The i:layor 8: Alder~:'lan, Clermont, Florida. 'ffe the undersip,ned citizens and 'property owners living or ovming property on r~esoto Street between Fifth and Seventh Street, in the City of Clermont, Florida, do aM. hereby peti ti::m YC1.:.1-' body to pos tpone bn~XOCrX the paving of the said blocks for the time being or until t4ere seems grester necessity for said paving. .. ;o~! r . ..~; '" ~ l . .':~ ,'~ . '.ti.~ . <.,,:J I';~~~ ,~1. 0 _ . , 'o~' ~. ," ';.' ~ ~~ , :.;t' .<~