12/18/1940
,~:,""...:,.....~.>.i"'!"',;",,,,,,_,""~_,,,, ."..' ....,. <
, '.;,\'. ,}, .".', :' ."-:. ,~!.:......,
: ~ - ~.. ..........:.... ..,....; .~"-.
"-I"-~,-"" ,..,.;,"'''' ..",' ,.".. '..,"~,'- ,~;;;,~>,:,~.,~::.,.",_...:.~,;j~i4~~" :."...,~~~.,;:..:..~~;,~~.~~i;,;:;,:;';4;g~~~~.~:';""
.,?) , /6, ' f";;;i;";" ~; ,
, t.: .... ~ . '
JI,!ayor anrl all. COr1missioners.
The fo110\':in;' members \':ere
\' '" , . ,
I ',"., ..::
, ,
\' ',' .:' .
i' ' '"
!
I,
J
I
!
i
r
-,
l~INUTES OF '11m 1.1EErr'I:~(} OF 'I'Wi' CITY COi,n nSSIONRRS
i
, , , J
", "1
)-,
C ,)
, '
. .'
".......r
The City Commission of the City of C10Ar\'Jl1ter held a
0pecial r.~eetinG in thp. C1 ty Hall n t 12: 30 P. U. on December
18th, 1940. Notice of the !':eetine ha(l, been wai ven by the
,- ,'."
'.. ~ . .
l
present:
E. B. easler, Jr.- Mayor-Co~issioner
',.
R. A. Dempsey
. ,.';. .'
"\,",:.'
,~,o " . ,. '.t _.,',
Iierbert Grice
R. B. Norton
Absent:
None
:r,~oved by r:r. Horton, seconded by Er. Dempsey the
following Resolution be adopted
RES 0 L UTI 0 N
'frmREAS by indenture dated the 30th day of October,
1937, the City of Clearwater leased certain lAnds to the F10rida
West Coast Broadcasting Company, Inc., for the term or ninety-
WI-f2REAS the Florida ',:est Coast Broadcasting Company, Inc.,
I" ...",".
{f~t~l~~\
nine (99) years; and
la ter assigned its ri.ghts under saic'l lease to the ':'ribu~e Co.,
a Florida corporation, ~nd
VlII!!::HSAS the Tribune Company has now assigned its rights
'under said lease to the City of St. Petersburgh, Florida, and
has requested the City of ClearTIater to consent to said assign-
men t.
NO\'t, THER3FOrf::, BE IT RCSOL V'2D BY THE CITY COl.n,lI SSION OF
~IE CITY OF CL~AnWATER, FLORIDA, ThBt the City or Clearwater
does hereby giye its consent to the assign.r:lent of' said lease
to the City of St.Petersbug, Flol'ids, and the ;.:ayor-Coffi...."'nissioner,
Ci ty !.tan~glir" "und -lei ty Auditor and Clerk are hereby aut horized
\" I ,.: '
to exe~~t~' a proper instrument showing the consent of the City
to said assign~ent.
This Resolution passed and adopted by the City Commission
..
of the City of Clenr' ater, Florid~J t~is 18th day of' Deoember,
A. D. 1940.
""e'lS<iJii'
, . ..u& ~
,I, '. {t, ,
'. ,I
~tii~i~;u\;:,;";;'::,,,, ". .
.Jl"l1...,.\",..., _ " >>. ... ( . "., ,
"..".~,lti;i{~[J~~;~~;~/\1.........
1." "I .' >. ., "
':<~ ~:~:?,:':: -: ',' i
Attest:
City Auditor and Clerk
, .=-----"
.' ,.; . .. , ~' t
"
f,t,
. \ '.'" .;;tf ,"",
l; ",',
"\
. ' ~/ '. : ..' 0, '. T .
. . . :.' '.' '.: ~;l:~:~ :'~~r','~1,': '"
",< \
, ,~~
'''::' ~~~~<:, :,;,;'~!""~"~ :'-,~<.;., "'; ,:;;:~;,,:;,~<.;0:>!;"';"J~_': ',' ,. "'" ' ....~,,', ,,:,:,.;;~:::;~~~~~{4~~;i~cl~1'l~~~~0~~~~~..,~;d~i;~~~~~~+A}:~;;,'i~~);;r J,; ",
, "
General Election of the City of Clearwater to be held on
, ',~
..
STATE OF FLORIDA
l()
...,-.:.:.~J
COUNTY OF PI!~l~LLAS
CITY OF CLElJ1\';ATER
We, the undersigned, Clerk and Inspectors of the
December 17th, 1940, at which election one Hayor-
"~\'\~.~ :',> ~ ~~)I\":~'
"~"
~',t,'
:,' ~;.'
I"
U
;;
"
" \-
, ,
: f.'
..
',,~;i
,.
','
',(.,', '
'~.
, .,.;'''.
;:: ,"
'.' ",' ~
Commissioner and three Commissioners will be elected, do
ll~f~
t0C~
, '~
/dJ .
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 17th day of
December, 1940.
hereby solemnly swear that we will well an~ faithfully
perform the duties of Clerk and Inspectors At said
Election.
My commission expires
7/'- '1-1- / j? f{/ ·
f'
..
"- ','
......,
. .~
..
'"!,.
" ~
.
':,'
'.:,
. .'
::. ;~':.
':; '0:.. .~.
6A-ct\
PAGE
~17
of
THE CLEARWATER SUN
PUbllshed Daily
Oloo.rwuter, l'inelll18 Oouuty, FlorIda.
STATE OF l~LORlDA
OOUNTY OF 1'INELLAS:
Before the wldcrslguoo authority personally nlll)(llU'ed Victor H. Morgan, who
on oath BaYs that he Is tbo I'ubll"her of tho Clearwater Sun, 11 dully newspI11ICr
Imbllllhed nt Clea.rwater In 1'111011\\... Cuunty, l'1orldu.; that the utt:whed copy of
lllh'ertlsement, being a 0' OA'dinanAeo oR/)..,. .46,8"", .q'-.ty:, ,Qr, 0" 0" 0.'. 0
. 0.00... . .C;l..e,Q.l'.\"It:l.t.~I'. ..0.0. .. ...0.' .'... ... .. . ,.... .. . .. hi tho IllBtter of
.......... ...... ...... ....... ... .......... .., ", .,. ...., ... ... ... .." ...........
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , . , . . . . . I. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .
In the .......,...,..................,...........,..... Court, was published III
Huld 1I0WIIINlller IJI the ISl:Iucs of .' ,p.~~:'.. ~+.J. . .J..~1Q,..... ....... 0..'.. 0"..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ..
Affiant further !lays that tile said Clearwater Sun Is a newspaper published at
Clearwater, In saId l'hlelll18 County, Florida, IInd that the said newspaper bus
heretofore been contlnuowily llUbllllhed In Im.ld l'iJ1Cllus Dounty, Florlda, each do.;)'
and bas been entered us second clllSs IIUlIl matter ut the post offIce In Clenrwatcr,
In said Plnella8 COWlty, FlorIda, for u porlod of one yeor next preceding the fIrst
publication of the attached COllY of advertL'Icmcllt; and arfiaJlt further 8UYS that
he bllS neither paid nor promised any persoll, firm or corporation any dlscoWlt,
rebate, commission or refund for the IlIIr~[)~Of lleCurlng this advertisement for
pubUcatlon In the said newsplll)cr. c...-/
Sworn to subscribed before . " .. . .. ., , . ~-.-:~.. .
me tb~.~ ~. dn~" .:P,~9.~!~P.q~. " A. D. 10. ~9
.....~.~...............
(SEAL) Notary Public . State 01 f\OIlGl ~~" ;;<:~'~
ti~;,P(~ ?uhh~, , 'e:. (1\>111 Ll\, 1"
W;l ~mm'\SS\on t&PU
I
''!'
4' ....
p ,
"
'I,
~ ~l
;',
~:.'
"\ '
~:Jr'~
',.',
'.: '\
$t..~~",,\'I"~h'""~,~,,~,,,,) '...,' . ~\..,,;~\?,~..t'I0"~~";' '"
':~~*~Y;"":', .~~.:l/ ~'~\:'?I<'~ /.~.,::- .;t/'~'l""t..}''J~ :~':',,:),~:.,
~:!i;t;t:-t)~~:~, :~"'~' '~1~:~~'. .~;... { ~':'~ '. "\ ;:~~~'~~,i<t~~:.ijt..:. I, .
~:~.,~t':~;.;:~:\:~,,\g.~:~:.) :;.,I;~; ~~;':~ ". . t.:~ ;.~ i;.,;,~?~fi~,t-~~'. \. '
"
"
"'.',.
...
~~_Ja,.l"e~~it~
i;'~':I~iJmmg';Jl"~~~,l,.!,,,
'; "1llRAL :llLlllt'rlON 01' ~WlI.'Ol',rY'
'i O!!',OX,1DARWAT.1llR ';." ~::"";3V.':'-~
.; WH11lJUIIAELatcthe re.uII.r.:rDUIUQI.:~
rpa.'e1ectloll',to be held ;011 ,':Dto'elllbtl':
3Ttb" 11140" th.... member- :oe:, W. ,j
Olt)" OommtulOl\ "m bo eleoted, . two;,
!of whom wIll .erv.' re,uJar. two.,....,.
;tll'llUl aod:'olll Of whom' "Ill '"I'VI;
'on., yelU' to' complete th. term - mll40t
vaaant by the rellrn..Uon o( OOaunll."
,lloner a.om a.'s...vyl' and', ,,:'
I ,WHlllRElA.8 the City ,Ohart.r ,doo, :
,not lpecltlcally prellClrlbe ,th. melhM I
; ot eleotln, COmml..lonol'll in . CUI,l
.ot Utla kInd wberetwo Comnlisalon",
'11'1I are' to 'b. elected tor two Yllar:
! terml and 'one Comml..lono/' i., to "
'be elected tor...- one')'OAr term :,..n4 ,
WHERElAS 'under Section ,ltsl, ot ~
, tbe Ohartar ,tha Olt~ CommlllloD'hal\
'authority to prelcrlbe, .th.e,method"
; and, mann.r' ot, holdlne' all: electlonl ::
.bl;'thla',CIIY. and ',now, flnda':IFneo,";'
'Ollal')' to pau thl, ordlnanoe'to'cov~;:
'Ill' ,the" ,ltuiLtlon barelaabove; '.de.;,;
'IICrtbed' ' " ,\' :,' '..': . ;..,' ",,>'i
,NOW: ,THERlllFOltE."Bi!{iT OR~:;i
DAINJill) BY, THliJ ,OITY:',OmaIIS..)
BION 0J.l'; T.HIllOITY':O,J.l':'.O~~,~
,WA.TER, 'J.l'LORIDA. . "" ",." ",.,,""
: '1. , That:candlda.tea: tor'the:offtoe.'\
ot City.' Comml"loner:at!' th6,:rel!r\ll~;i
olectloato.,be held on ,December:"l'7th;'\
11140.: Ihall ,not be, "qUINd 'to: l11dt.~;
,catl whether they are ,candldale.,to~z
a.,: two.year : term. ,or tor,' a,' olle.jlar'
term. <, .'.... .. .,:/' ......::'.. ..;': ,"..','.~ '.:::,;?';'
2. " That 'tho' two:' c8.i1dldate./,(~1
the omceo! ,City CoinmJallon'er 'Who'
,ehaU' recelvethe"hl8'heatri~mber':o~';
votu at, the'gonel'a1 ,munIcipal ;.el~c-,';
: UOI1 to ,be! 'held ,'on ;Deoember:'17th~)
11140, ahall'.'be' declared>'elec(Od:':to ':
'two.~&J', terms on the ',,'OommlllSlol1..'
laid termltpbeghi' on the'tlristMOri-'
day In Janual')'. IDU~' and ODd on; the,!
:flrst MODday;tn January, 11l431'&Dd;
, tho ' "candidate 'receiving 'tho" - next:;
'Jugee! number or vat.. shall, be, 'd800':
,clared 'elected, to &one.year, term',:oD,i
,the, _Commluloll." laid" term. to: berln','
,on the first, Monday tn'JaDUI.l7,l9U;,!
'~~~'idll4~~ th,e, t~l'It ,1.1~~,9", J~,..-r:~:'1
" This Ordtnancepwli!\'.a.iid,,':dOPt~4\
'b:v the City CommJaalll1\; of: the, (lJ~:'
fot Clearwater" ll'lorld&;::":",;", "".:,
\ ' l'aailMon,tll'8~:re&d~~'~Dlbe~\
10th. 1940. ,',' ." ..'... ..'"..-,.,', C",""',,;''',
;l'amd on .ecOziL'r.Ia.tD.:'~~
1 ber 9th 1940,'., ,.,' '.,., CO",,' ,."":-,,.:, "C,!:'j":
I PUled' on 'thlrd' 're#'~~;:?>~'~e~~r:(
,8tb.,lMO.. ',,; ll"" "i.. ',_..,'\:,.,'.,.,:,:".'e?.
I,',' ,''''' .,~LlllR."n,:I.......;<";
" ,: ,M~or.Comml..loner:", ::,/';,;
~'~~:t~~4:~/_\7:,L2'[~
";/-. <.'.)"
. , -.
f.....
1 . "',
. "~".' ;. ,
.' :~
. ~
I
'1
~
'. '
~,
, ,
r;,
\
. I
t
t
t~
[
r
[,
~
~~
fe,
I"
'., '~ .
, ~:. ......, ~.:'~:'l-"' ",. 0 :".':"::':"-:',;\'~f{/: '
, ~';'''-''''~.
."l,.\;,:,:".,..:"';'j:J. . "'}':'4<:)';:...:~(.':'i~'.:.J.~,,,.... ;., .' :......_.~....,:: ...:~,....""",; ,..~.;_ ~.l, \'li."t:',\~;'..:.:~., .
.... I tJ
;;. { t.
': ';';"~~Z~~7l'
"""!'~:;::'~:;~:l
I'
~ ',' . :". ," , :
.'..
STATE OF FLORIDA
\' .'
(:
COUNTY OF PINELLAS
1(,\
'/'
~
. \.,.......1....11
CITY OF CLEi;.R\"'ATER
;' ,
'. "
Vie. the undersigned Inspec tors and ClerIc of the
General Hunicipal Election, City of Clearwater, F~orida,
held on the 17th day of December, 1940, do hereby certify
that we have conducted said election according to law,
and upon counting the ballots, find the result of said
election to be as follows:
/" -f'J
r
Total number of ballots cast
, .
"1..
Total number of ballots mutilated
For Uayor-Commissioner, to serve :ror term of two (2) years,
.: ',. f : ~
:,;.,,'..'
:!'?<"~:";i.i?~.';;':1'
':. .::' ,~~::; :,:;iFiZ~!1.
: ~';.I;:jl/l;~';' "'l'~~\ t
cfJ- ~~ Received
dP;/ ~~Received
~~~~ Received
For Commissioners, two to serve for term of two (2) years
J I 2- votes
~;L- (,:; votes
r tJ1 '1 votes
and one to serve for the term of one (1) year,
jl.&~;Received
~~ Received
It a.--/)~ Received
~;c 1" votes
I~~
votes
votes
'I ~rt;~,:'t~~l:rl::~
t,.~ ):';~~,"l':;\ ~t~"Y''t
" ~~l,l.'>~~f"" li.,'l,
f,' ~,f,J:~ f.{l....-ritiF. '}
..F: to ,I,,~ ",>:4 ..:.'( \'
"''',,~}', ,Iv /)i:CP'
7JY7
,
Received
/ 6') 1--....:3 votes
11~1- votes
Received
Given under our hands this l?th day of December, 1940.
~ ."
81'
1hd.. d. M~ I
Ins1'ector
':
;.,
'~
,~,.",.,~ I ,
" . , ~. ~'~":l..a' I!'rt':;: " .-'
~~m.~jilil'. _.~" " +
1'<
~' . ',~.' ,.'.,', '.
~1 ;f';t> y ...};...J" ," ',,~'
t ,',' ~"~ ~~:~,~S\ ~
:i
......: "f
. "j'...
,,'i
'.' :'~j~:t{i:;~U~\.ti~l;ili,~L:';~;~,~~;~~ I,;'
._J...._... .
, .' . ,'.' ": ;,'..' . " " '.~.'. M;";".,_..,' ~"l^;,jt",,l;~~~'i'~u,=i)i.;j',.L.::,i",..,...~:i":":~..~~::f:~:~' ." '
\, < ""';: ...."....... ..\1,;~' .:._..t"'.\;.\o,.""..#..._.."\.'-I!'lo..........~.~~""'^........ ..I 19 r-u' l' 'll r, I
'~':-"'~'<':""'~-"'-', ~" J':,' "':. ",' ... . .' ,f~f:~t' ''\ i.
1'.;""
it~~m'~;;
I:, r,'~>;/: ;',::'
. . . .,
. ;',!.'
, Dirc-K
of
?A-G~
31~
i,
~,
\
f._. ....._~_.._....._....._... .'._... _.. ........._ ~.... ... ..... .....
OFFICIAL BALLOT No.llc~2
L ".00 _00 .._ ___ oo _00 _n __... ....n.. _.. U. _n...n.oo u.'" n.
Official Ballot
,
\.~.
GENERAL ELECTION
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLA.
December 17, 1940
" .;~~1';
:" ",;:::/~U,
! l;/":!:./:/fif
. :, ,'.'1<'),
)..
o
D
_,0
E. J. LEWIS
J. E. SATTERFIELD
GEORGE R. SEA VY
..
ii~i~~&~i' .
f'Ji'Y:' ~~'~:~~:;,&.. ...~\(
11.~~~~)~i~r
~t~ to[:" ':~:;-
!~~ ,~ti
l'
':1
'-'
.
General Election for one Mayor-Commissioner and
three Commissioners, Mayor-Commissioner and two
Commissioners tu serve for a term of two-years and
one Commissioner to serve for a t~rm of one-year, all
beginning the first Monday in January, 1941.
I'..'
,,'
Make a cross mark (Xl before the name ot the
candidate of your choice.
-\
FOR MA. YOR-COMMISSIONER
(Vote for 1)
o
o
o
o
o
FOR COMMISSIONERS
(Vote for 3)
H. D. CAMPBELL
WM. WATSON CLARK
R. A. DEMPSEY
SUMNER. LOWE
JESSE SMITH
I
,j
I
t..,
..;i,''''l' '\:1~ :.
J'~ifJ '
~:'l"
'j. . ~.: :.:,....~
.~~'\~;:...~~~.;~),:.:'> '";. ;\'''.
".t
. ."
Ii.'
~ .
..
rJ-,.,.
, ..
, '
, "I
\Y "
"'-':':;-";",
";':t\I"
r
r: ~
...?;::~~~~} ,~':
'~l"1 .
..'881""'"
, ~. '. ' ,
; ,> ,'." ),::;,:~..:< '~
.,' r'~':;:~\:L;:~:'~\: ,;.:
,:.p.',",,',
u . ,
, ,
,',' .
;,'"
.", :.., ..';.>
~
,7
~'!~
>>1
:i' .
~
~
",7},','."',..,...
, . ~'. .: ~ ~
, , '
, ,
. . ....
"',.
,I
I
STATEMENT
THE CLEARWATER PUBLISHING CO.
PUBLISHERS
I:XI'LANATION
C:"-C'UDIT M."OftANDUW
TI ...TIIl..
C. ...C"SH
CL. ...et..A...r.aD
LN ...LINKe
... """IT rAoa RKADIIU.
LoR ...LIMI.. ,.UN
1M -.."'CH..
THE CLEARWATER SUN
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING
PHONES
2188
21577
CLEARWATER. FLORIDA
19_
~J ..:::.~.;{- ',.1:
.:.; '1.. 'G~r
~.',l":; c! .t",: ..
'\
\
i,
;
I
i
I
I
! .
,
',"
I
I
j
J
j
i
!
I
!
I
1
I
1
)
i
I
i
I
,
"
J
I
1
J
j
1
i
;
;
PLEASE DETACH THIS STUB AND RETURN WITH YOUR REMITTANCE
..- ----------- ------ -. --------- -----------------.---
.' ,
TERMS NET
NO DISCOUNT
, I
THE CLEARWATER SUN
I
;
'I
"
,
I
J
,
.!~oc. 10
:~~:,f;"- :-;::. VO',t)l'U
{') :!.~~ . y,
,
! '.
!
I
I "
I
I
I
j
I
1
I
),
:
1
;
i
. :
"
I'
I
I
I
i
I>
I ",
I,
: i /
DATE
SPACE
TIMES
CHARGEII
CREDITS
BALANCE
PAY LAST AMOUNT
IN THIS COLUMN
AMOUNT 01' P"I:VIClUa alLl. RIlNDEIlIlD
..., .
" '
,'"
I'
r
,',,/
I
,,;1.
i
I
i
[
I>
",[
',"'1
:'k
,,:'1'.:
, '
i
j
'.: 'i"':;:.:;,,;..:
<' ,
.,~. . ."
.,'.:.";..:- -'
~.,~:.(<: .;../~
< ,. '.'".: "':", '>, ,,' n~'
, . ~ . l' ~ :'\ I .' . .'
. \-" "~-':' ',,,"'j \
.,' '.. ". .":- .'
J.;~;~i';'i:',L~" .. il~...."
~". '..f"~.J.":""'r' .-~ .~':...~ ", ,"',
.~; :...~\\~:,.iy~ '..~~'::f~~J;' ;'~:~) <.: ~.~: ~~')~: :;
, /~':: ....--.~.':,.:;:.
",
"
'.";,'1' ;,
J ;'.
!"
I
I
i
"I
,"{,
I
'I
,
.
;
!
1
\
i
I
1
I
YO'" RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL OF THIS STATEMENT ON THE FIRSt' OF. THE
MONTH. TO DATE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR REMITTANCE.
MAY WE EXPECT SAME AT ONCE,
II" PAID BY OUT OF TOWN CHECK. PLEASE) ADD IOe I"OR
CDLLECTION CHARGEII
~
~ '
)
1-"
q
,
f
,.
\
I
I
.,
J
I
.i
!\
,.\"
PAY LAST AMO\.lNT
IN THUll COL.UMN
lL"":'"
"; .:1......',
;,' . :',;: " 0,.
',,'f ".. ,... ..,',.'
'." ,",,' ",
~ :' > ,": '. '. ".:. I:
, .' :',
".',r
',,', ",'" I .
~
, ~.
, ,: ~~~.~.
1.
r
r
I
I;
t"
~:.'" , '
.,; " .,;,
~I
I'
,,;,:;/(,
,I
. ,/'
'1
"1
I
,
,
,1;
, "
~_~__....._,_--,,__-.,_,_.___...,~...__.._____ ~,,_ __...__.... "_..."'..............'""',....~.._......_____~~~._._..--~..-.J>o_~_..:...~_____~._......:~_:~... "..
e\NS
C4p-e..r
Oe.ce~ber JO, I C,LfO
~....'.
.~