05-04-1954 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING
The Regularly scheduled meeting for May 4, 1954, was
adjourned until Thursday, May 6, 1954, by Council President
Arthur George due to the fact that a quorum was not present.
ADJOURNED MEETING
An Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont
was held at the city hall, Thursday, May 6, 1954.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. with all Council
members present. Others 1'resent were Mayor Boyd, City attorney Morse,
Supt, Sheldon, Police Chief Clark,:IIr. W. H. McQuistinson and
Mr. Don McCaffrey.
The minutes of the meeting held April 20, 1954, were read and
approved as read.
Mr. McCaffrey Requested that the city Council re-zone to a M-1
area the following described property: Begin at Grandhighway and
extend three hundred feet West along Highway 50, and 150' South
from Highway 50' on the South side and 150' North of Highway
50 on the North side.
Motion was made by Sickler, seconded by 01ivenbaum that Mr.
McCaffrey's request be granted and that the property above described
be rezoned as requested. A roll-call vote was requested with
the following results: Yes: Sickler, Olivenbaum and Kons1er.
No: Winston and George. Motion carried.
Motion by Sickler, seconded by Olivenbaum, that city attorney
prepare and advertise the proposed Ordinance. Carried.
Motion by Winston, seconded by Konsler, that the number "1"
well be equipped with Chlorinating eq~ipment and that Supt.
Sheldon be authorized to purchase such equipment. Motion carried.
Mr. Olivenbaum brought up the matter of city employees participating
in the Federal Old Age and Survivors' Insurance act. Clerk
Johnson was requested to poll the emplo.ees and determine if they
cared to participate.
Police chief Clark submitted his monthly report, which was
accepted and ordered filed.
Mayor Boyd stated that the Police department needed certain
equipment amounting to 40.85. Motion Winston, seconded by
Konsler and carried that the purchase of such equipment be
authorized.
The matter of furnishing relief for Police Dept. during vacation
periods was discussed and the matter was left to the discretion
of the mayor.
Myor Boyd discussed the possibility of the city purchasing
machinery and equipment for street building and maintenance.
The matter was referred to the streets committee for a later
report.
Mr. McCaffrey requested that the ~roperty along the sides of
Highway 27, now zoned as C-1 and/or C-2 remain so zoned and
not changed to a T-C zone.
Mayor Boyd read a letter from Mr. Francis Whitehair of the
State Road Department, wherein Mr. Whitehair requested that mayor
Boyd furnish his department with a list of city road needs.
Clerk Johnson read a letter from attorney Morse, relative to the
methods and costs involved regarding Eminent Domain Proceedings
for rightotway for alley.