05-06-1954 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. Others9resent were Mayor Boyd, City attorney Morse,
Supt, Sheldon, Police Chief C1ark,'Mr. 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 Olivenbaum 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
eared 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
machin~ry 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-l 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 rightofway for alley.
Motion was made by Winston, seconde~ by Konsler, that the
city prooeed with the oonstruotion of an alley through blk.
81, on the rightofway already obtained and that offsets be
made where necessary. Motion carried.
Motion Sickler, seconded Konsler, that Tax .t.tement number
1379, oovering Persobal Property tax in the amount of 1.60
be struck from the roll as same had been assessed through error.
Motion carried.
Clerk John 90n erfplained to the Council tha-tGt:n 1946 the citJ' , '.''!.
had sold, and deeded, the same cemetary lot (11, blk A) to two
different parties, and that it was now necessary to endeavor
to purchase a cemetary lot in the same area to satisfy one of
the parties. Clerk Johnson was instructed to obtain prices
on available lots and report to the Parks and Cemetary Committee.
Clerk Johnson informed the Council that 'Mr. William Kern had
made apnlication for duplicate Tax Sale Certificates as follows:
Tax Sale Certificate #72 for 1939 taxes on lots 10&11, Blk 4,
Sunset Heights, in the amount of 8.34, with P. K. Bronson
and R. E. Bronson as bondsmen for twice the amount of the certificate
and Tax Sale Certificate #46 for 1940 Taxes on lots 10&11, Blk 4,
Sunset Heights, in the amount ot 5.21, with P. K. Bronson and R. E.
Bronson as bondsmen for twice the amount of the certificate.
Motion was made by Olivenbaum, seconded by Sickler and carried
that Mr. Kerns application be granted and that the Clerk issue
Duplicate Tax sale certificates.
Clerk Johnson was authorized to request bids from all local
licensed painters for the painting of the inside of the city hall.
Motion by Ko~ler, seconded by Sickler that Bill be paid.
Motion by ~ns~er, se nded by Olivenbaum that meeting adjourn.
4<<:~7-'-
BILl,S PAYABLE
Finley's Municipal Supply
Davis Meter Repairs
O. K. Ice Co.,
Florida Telephone Corp
Western Auto Store
Wolte & Konsler
Brantley Electric
Adams Supply
Supreme Fuel Company
Boykin & Elliott
Army & Navy Supplies
Atlantic Chemical Co.,
Prescott Motor Service
Stokes & Fields
South Lake ?ublishers
Sanger Builders Supply
American Oil Company
Orange State Oil ~ompany
Standard O~l Company
Maude Watson
Jones 5 & 10
Clermont Hardware Co.,
Judy Filling Station
Florida Power Corp.
O. C. Wipper
Achords Garage
Sun Chevrolet Company
Hill Top Book
Southeast Communications
Fire Calls
2.10
288.69
5.00
17.38
40.65
28.85
170.50
206.77
139.19
66.50
14.31
18.00
1,795.00
17.94
68.16
22.94
34.14
201.24
243.78
20.00
2.84
12.05
19.91
664.02
111.85
93.30
6.64
2.05
25.00
39.00