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MINUTES OF THE Ilm:ETING OIi' THE CITY
COMlUSS ION OF TIlE CITY OF' CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA HELD FEBRUARY 6, 1939.
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The members of the City Commission of the
City of Clearwater met in regular meeting assembled
with the following members present:
E. B. Casler Jr., Mayor Commissioner
R. L. Eaker, Commissioner
Herbert Grice, Commissioner
R. A. Dempsey, Commissioner
w. w. Peeler, CODmlissioner
Minutes of the meeting of January 25 were read
and approved after correction was made concerningdeois-
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ion of City Attorney that resignation of Mr. J. E. Satter-
field as City Clerk would have no effect on release of Mr.
Satterfield' B surety bond.
Messrs. L. G. Abbett, F. J. Booth and R. L.
Rodgers appeared as a committee in insurance of City
owned properties. Mr. Abbett read a letter about valuations
of City owned buildings. Letter was referred to City
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Manager for recommendation.
Mr. Herbert Blanton presented five petitions
signed by approximately two hundred and fifty citizens of
Clearwater and read a letter expressing dissatisfaction with
the manner in \'which the publicity funds of the City of
Clearwater are being handled. Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded
by Mr. Dempsey and carried that the letter be tabled for
present.
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,Mr. Edwin A. Peterson discussed the petitions
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and made the suggestion that the '~ne' of Clearwater be
changed to Cleanvater Beach. Mr. Douglas Boyd spoke in
opposition to this suggestion.
T;he matter of Belleair Police patrol was discussed
and a letter read by City Manager Nichols with reference to
sRma, and recommending that the pabrol be continued to
f'urfuer determine the feasibility of the project. Moved by
Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Demps~y and carried that the
recommendation of the City Manager be carried out.
Building Inspector ~aul Ficht discussed the re~
vised Building Code whioh is being drafted by a committee
and inquired'as to the attitude of the present City Commission
conoerning itiin ~rder that the committee might know how
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to proceed. After discussion, moved by Mr. Grice, Bec~ded
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by :Mr. Ba.ker end carried that work on the Code ,be cont1z;L~~,~"
until completed.
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PWA Englneer1n~ Contraots were submitted and
question of amount of partioipation of Mr. Singleton in
the sewer plana by Mr. Butler was deferred until oompletion
of these plans.
Moved by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Dempsey and
carried that police orficers George MoClamma and Charles
Newman be advanced to C1ass A and their salary raised
from rn~105.00 per month to $125.00 per month.
Chief of Police Joe Russell disoussed having a
Policemen's Eall. After suggestion by Mr. Peeler ooncerning
ticket sales it was moved by Mr. Baker, seoonded by Mr.
Grice and carried that the Ball be held.
Letter from tl1e Salvation Army requesting donations
from the City was read and discussed. Moved by Mr. Baker,
seconded by Mr. Peeler and carried that the manual donation
of' ~~300.00 be continued and that $150.00 be paid at once.
A letter from the Florida League of Municipalities
inviting all City Officials to attend a conference to be held
ax theTa~pa Terrace Hotel in Trompa on Th~sday, February 9th
at 2:30 p. m. was reado
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City Manager Nichols reported that he had appointed,
Eddie Moore to head the Reoreation Department at a salary
o~ $135.00 per month for the first two months and $175.00
per month thsreafter. Moved by Mr. Peeler~ seconded by Mr.
Baker and carried, that the appointment of Mr. Moore be
appro ved .
lJhe following schedule of oharges for use of the
City Auditorium was presented by Mr. NichOls:
Local organizations where admission is charged
or oollection taken - $10.00
Out of town organizations where adndssion~is
charged or collection taken, $25.00 evening,
$20.00 other times.
Local orgwnizations where no collection taken
or admission charged, from no Charge up to $5.00 '
depending upon ~e requirements of the meeting. '
'Out of town organizations where no admission is
oharged or collection taken, $10.00, but this
oharge will somewhat depend upon the public
interest of the program to be presented.
Suppers" where they can be cleared up before running
into any conflict and use of the Auditoriumror an
evening or in the afternoon, $3.00 for an attendanoe
of not over 100 and Q~O for a larger number. If,
in this conneotion, the Auditorium is to be used
for the evening, the oharge will need to be adjusted
on a basis of use, interest, and their own ch.argeso
A check up on the number present is desired. '
Tourisf club use for entertainments, no charge.
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Moved by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Dempsey and carried,
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that the schedule of charges be adopted.
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Mr. Nichols discussed the condition of aePW6S
on Greenwood Avenue and the need for $3,000 to make repairs
under an e~isting WPA Project. Moved by Mr. Grioe, seoonded
by Mr. Ball:er and carried that the City Manager be instructed
to go ahead with the work.
Mr. Nichols read a letter concerning a proposed
Federal Government tax of three........~).CI~ 1? cents per
gallon on fuel oil. Mr. Baker introduced the following
resolution:
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 6,
1939, PROTESTING THE BILLS INTRODUCED
INTO THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES PROPOS lNG TO IMPOSE A
TAX OF THREE CENTS PER GALLON ON FUEL OIL
At a regular meeting of the City Connnission of the City of
Clearwater, Florida, held this 6th day of Feb~~ry 1939,
Commissioner Baker introduced the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Connnlssion assembled that:
WffEREAS a certain bill, S.286, has been introduced in the
United States Senate and a companion bill, HR12, bas been
introduced in the House of Representatives, proposing to
inpose a tax of three cents per gallon on fuel oil and,
VffirnREAS such a bill is, in the opinion of this eommission,
entirely out of all reason since it proposes to establish
a tax in the amount of approximately 100% of the sales and,
WHEREAS, such l:l. tax would represent an a ddi tional expenditure
of' the City of Clearwater of approximately $12.1000 per year
which, in its present financial circumstances, this City
would be unable to pay.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this commission urge the
respective members in Congress fram the State of Florida,
to exert all possible influence toward the disapproval
of' these bills.
The above resolution was duly seconded an~ unanimously
adopted.
Moved by y~. Baker, seconded by Mr. Dempsey and carried, that
the resolutionbe adopted.
, Letters from Congressmen Andrews and Peterson
requesting that some of the City Officials be p~sent at
~e meeting of the Rivers and Harbors Committee in Wa&hington
on February 13, were read and discussed. Moved by Mr. Peeler,
seconded by Mr. Grice and carried that Mr. Nichols represent
~e City at said meeting and that the sum of $190 be given
Mr. Nichols for travelling expenses.
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Moved by Mr. Baker, seoonded by Mr. Peeler end
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carried, that ..taxes on all property obt~1ned by the
City on foreclosure prooeedings be settled under House
Bill #396.
The City Attorney recommended that ths affidavit
of Mr. W. T. Roberts in regard to loss of Tax Sale Certi-
ficate.Number 26 dated July 6, 1936 against a metes and
bounds desoription in Seotion 9 Tovmship 29 Range 15 and
an application for duplicate oertificate be accepted.
Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded by Mr. Dempsey and carried
that the City Attorney's reoommendation be adopted.
A letter pertaining to the Zoning Ordinance was
read by Mr. Alfred Marshall. The Zoning Board reoommends
!fa possible revision of Chapter 15671, Acta of 1931."
Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded by Mr. Baker and carried that
the letter be referred to the City Attorney with instruot-
ions to prepare an act to be presented to the next Legis-
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Mr. Nichols asked for an expression of the
Commissions' wishes about the Yacht Basin. The following
resolution was introduoed by Mr. Grice.
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RESOLUTION OF THE CLEARWATER CITY COMMISS ION
URGTI~G THE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION TO USE
EVERY EFFORT FOR FUNDS FOR Th~ PROPOSED YACHT
BASIN (FLA.l412) FOR CLEARWATER, FLORIDA.
~e matter of the dpplication for the Yacht Basin Projeot
through t he Public Works Administration having been brought
before the City Commission at it's regular meeting, February
6, 1939, the following resolution was offered and unanimously
adopted.
WHEREAS the City of Clearwater has applied to the Public
Works Administration for a loan and grant of $45,454 for the
construction of a yacht basin and,
WHEREAS this facility is most urgently needed at the present
time /since there: are no available const:ructions of this
character for use and the few boat slips available are filled
and have waiting lists and,'
WHEREAS boats are coming into this harbor daily with no
place for them to go to be taken care of and~
WHEREAS the City of Clearwater has already gone to the expense
of providing plans and specifications for this projeot; having
it voted on by the people for the issuance of the seourities;
and having the securities validated through the oircuit and
supreme courts of Florida and,
WHEREAS the financial condition of the City is suoh that
this facility can only be acquired through a Federal projeot
on a revenue ~epayment basis and,
WHEREAS it is understood that Congress bas now under consider-
ation the allocation of funds for additional projeots under
the Public Works Administration,
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NOW 'lliEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the C1 ty Commission
of the City of Clearwater, Florida, request that this
project be included among projects whioh are being
submitted to Congress for further allocation of fWlds,
because of the urgency of our need and the fact that the
project can be started immediately upon notification
that funds have been ~llocated.
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The above resolution was duly seconded and unanimously
adopted.
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Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded by Mr. Baker and carried that
~e Resolution be adopted.
After discussion by Mr. Peeler, the Oi ty Olerk
was instructed that before any City owned property is sold
the former ovmer is to be notified and given first oppor-
tunity to purchase the property and that a notice of in-
tention to sell such property be posted on the bulletin
board in the City Hall for ten days prior to such sale.
Mr. Herbert Blanton presented a check in amount'
of ~?82.40 which .is 20% of the proposed purchase price of
Lot 3 Block 1 of J. H. Rouse' Subdivision. Deed to be
made to A. L. Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson, his wife
and placed in escrow until April 1, 1939 at which time
the balance of C329.60 would be paid. Said property to
be conveyed free and clear of all City, State and County
taxes and improvement liens. Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded
by Mr. Bwrer and carried that Mr. Blanton's proposition
be accepted.
Moved by Mr. Grice, seconded by Mr. Peeler and
carried, that the offer by Alley, Rehbaum and Capes of
$50 for Lot 6 Block 6 of North Shore Park Subdivision be
accepted.
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A letter from the Clearwater Motor Club with
reference to the width of Fort Harrison Avenue west of ~e
Sunburst Apartments was read and referred to the Ctty
Manager.
Moved by Mr. Peeler, seconded by Mr. Dempsey and
carried that F. L. Hendrix be appointed as City Manager with
salary of $200 per month until the end of the fiscal year
with ilie un:1erstanding that at the beginning of the next
fiscal year his salary will be increased to $225 per month.
T.here being no further business the meeting was
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