08/04/1941
TO : THE CITY COMlJlISSION
MINUTES OF THE CITY CONtilISSION lrEETING
AUGUST l~, 1941
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THE CITY ca~,UISSI or;: OF r:nm cJ.ry OF CLEAr,WA'lEF:, FLORIDA~ met
in regular oession }\ugu.st J-I-th, .19hl, 8:00 p.m., In the auditorium of the City
Hall, wi th the following mell"J)ers present:
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George R. See. vy 1 I.~n:1or-G <Jmwio n1 one l'
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Jesse G. Smith, Commissioner
Herbert Grice, Commisflioner
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Absent: Will. Watson Clark
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The meeting was duly celled to order by Kayor-CoTnrdasi one l'
George E. Seavy. 'Ine mi.nutes of the provious meetIngs were npproved p.fJ reac1.
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about the noise Clurln[ tho enrJy l"cTn:i.nG hGm"r; J;.orle by the news boys of the St.
Petel'sl'lur'g Tir;los nf;',";3poper near his apartment building on Pal"'k 3trl.'ct. 1:,1". Scavy
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info:l'mecl. FT'. l:~cEnN:n~T t1:..r.t the ~roper procodure for him to fol1o'W would be
matter t~ough the municipal court.
Mr. McEneany also complained about the plumbing and grease
trap' e. t the Palm Ca.feteria saying that t he, same was _ very' una an 1tary .! =a.llla..
Mr. Seavy told Mr. MeEneany that the matter wou1d be gone into fu1ly, and if the
City was obligated to do anything it would do ao.
Mr. Hendrix then read a letter from H. P. Aiken, tendering
ache ck in the a.mo'~n t o'r ~~20G. 90, :i,n full se ttlement of' all taxes and as sess-
o menta now due City of Clearwater - taxes tl1ro~h 1940, on lots 7,8,9, B10ck B,
P1aza Park Subdivision. Tbe amount necessary to settle under present sett1ement
plan being, '$41}-79. Moved by Il\r. 'Smith~ secon<ied by l\'ir. Lowe and carried that
the offer be rejected and that a regular sett~ement plan be used.
Mr. Hendrix read to the board a petition fron A. & W~ Bulb
Company, Inci':~, making formal application to vacate Clifton Heights E:>ubdivsion. 1111'..
Richards preRented to the Board a Resolution vacating Clifton Heights Subdivision.
Moved by Mr. Lowe~ seconded by Mr. Grice and carried that the resolution be
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adopted~
Below is set out such petition and Resolution:
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PETITION TO VACATE PLAT OF CLIFTON HEIGHTS
PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE ~5, PINELLAS COUNTY,
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Clearwater, F10rida
Your petitioner, A. &. W. BULB ,COMPANY, INC~ a Florida
corporation, by Donald Alvord, its president ~ represents the t peti t:I,oner 1s
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, " ...c', the fee simple owner of CJ.lfton Heights~ as record~d in Plat Bock 12, Page 25,
Public Records of' Pinel1as County, Florida~ a subdivision otherwise d.escribed aa
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The .South Half of the Southeast Quarter ,of the ,:'
',Northeast ,Q.uarter of Section It+, TovJr'.ship 29 south,
," Range 15 Ea.st.
i!~t~t~~&~;~~\0.!';J?!;,~.f'tr:t;l1~t ,there are.no out a tanding equit 1e a <M1ad by anyone whoms oevell sUee ting
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Petitioner further represents that the closing of said
streets now In said subdivision will not co.use any injury to any surrounding
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property or property owners.
Petitioner further represents that all taxes" both state,
county and city, up to and 'incl uding .,the year 1940, have been paid.
ViH!~I\!~}10L'E, PETITIONEIl PHAYS tho. t thi :; Honorable Board
pass a resolution vacating the plat of said Clifton Heights SUbdivision, as
above described, together with the streets and ,alleys embraced therein.
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Respectfully ~ubmitted,
A AND W BULB COMPANY, INC.
By: Signed: Donald Al "ord
President
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RESOLUTION Vl1CATING ,PLAT OF CLIFTON EEIGHTS SUBDIVISION,
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12~ PAGE 25" PINELLAS COUNTY,
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~'J1IEREAS~ the A and W Bu"L~ COI',lPAI!;(J INC." A }'lorida
~M""""""i,co:p'(),r~tion,,,, the owr;.er of Cl:1fton. Heights SUbdivision, Clearwater~ Plorida,
has pet~titoned the City Commission ror an order vacatins said plat ~d it
appearing that there are ~o outstanding equities owned by anyone else afrecting
any lot or, lots in said subdivision~ and it appear~ng that all outstanding
taxes have been paid, up to and including ~he year 1940;
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TIEREFOREl' BE ,IT RESOLVED that the plat of said Clifton
H~ights, otherwise describeq as
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The South Half of the Southeast Quarter or the .Northeast
Quarter of section 14, Township 29 South, 'Range 15 East "
Pinellas County, F1orida~
together with the streets and a11~s embraced therein, be and the same is,
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hereby vacated insofar as this Commission has authority so t,o do, and that
from and after this date the same shall be assessed as described prior to the
filing of the above plat.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be made a part
of' the minutes of this meeting.
Commlssi~ner (Signed) Sumner Lowe
offered the foregoing
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resolution and moved its adoption" whioh was seconded by Commdssioner (Signed)
Herbert Grice , and upon roll ca11 the vote was:
Ayes: Four
Nays: None
Absent ana.'not voting: one.
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The Commisslon'had before it at this time a letter from
Springtime Lodge #592 (Negro Elks) petitioning the Commission to approve and
f'oster.t~e'bu1lding of a negJ.'o housing p~qject forC,learwater.
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City Attorney Richards read to the Board an Ordinance to be
known as Ordinance No. 475. (Below).
ORDINANCE NO. 475
AN OHDINANCE AMENDING ORDINAIWE NO. 454 ImTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND FIXING TIlE AMOUNT
O,F CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL, BUSINESS~ AND PROFESSIONAL,
LICENSES FOR THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA~ AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY ,FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY THEREWITH."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, ELORIDA:
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That Ordinance No. 454 of the City of Clearwater. entitled
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"An Ordinance Providing for and Fixing the Amount or Certain Occupational,
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Business, and 'Professional Licenses for the City of Clearwater, Florida, and Pro-
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viding a Penalty for failure to Comply Therewith" be and the same is hereby
~mended by adding thereto the following ~ection, to-wit:
Section 6. No occupational license shall be issued to any
person to engage in any prOfession, business, 'or occupation unless all personal
peroperty taxes theretoforc levied and assessed by the City of Clearwater agelnst
ail personal property pertaining to or used in 'connection with said prOfession,
business, ,or occupation have been paid in full.
This ordinance shall become effective irrunediately upon its
passage and adoption ,by the Clty Commission of the City of Clearwater, Florida.
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Moved by Kr. Grice, seconded by Mr. Lowe, and carried that the
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~lrEnEAS in the past the City of Clearwater has employed
a special occupational license tax collector and for that reason many citizens
have gotten into the habit of not paying occupational license taxes until re-
quested to'do so; and
WHEREAS the present Clty Administration is of the op~nion
that the employment of a special occupational license tax collector is an un-
necessary expense and has therefore dispensed with the services of such collec-
tor,; , and
WHEREAS occupational license taxes beoo~e due and payable
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',}l1~:>' ': CO" \,'.! : " ' to' buy the1 r ocoups t10nal 11 oenses until Ie ter on in the winter sesson I snd
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMNlISSION OF
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1. That occupational license taxes shall continue to
be payable on October first, 'of' each year, but that such taxes shall not be
considered delinquent until February first of the following year, which dates
shall be .considered as the dead-line for payment of occupational license taxes.
2. That immediately following,sa~d dead-line date each
year, ,th~ Tax Collector shall make up a list of all persons, :firms, and cor-
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porations who are doing business in the City of Clearwater, and who bave':,not
secured occupational licenses; the Tax Colleotor shall o~~ti~ this list to the
City Attmrney, a~d the City Attorney shall immediately institute proceedings in
~un1cipal.Cou~t against each of said persons, fi~ms and corporations for doing
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business without a license. .
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TIllS RESOLUTION passed and adopted by the City CoItlIllission
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of the City of Clearwater, Florida, this 4th day of August~ A. D. 1941.
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Mayor-Comndssloner
Si~ned: Frank Cooley
j City Auditor an~ Clerk
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City'Attorney Ralph Richards read to the Board s" reso~ut1on
which among other things required the filing of a sworn personal tax return '~en
applying ~or homestead exemption; Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Lowe, and
carried that the resolution be adopted.
Below is ,SAt out suell ~er.olution:
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WHEREAS the City of Clearwater finds it necessary to adopt
'the procedure hereinafter set forth in order to facilitate the c011ection ot:
personal property taxes and enforce a one hundred per cent colle ction of said
,:, ' ,taxes! as far' a's pos sible;
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. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESbr,VED BY THE CITY C01y1MISSION' OF TEE
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1. That ho~eafter any citizen applying for horneBt~ad ex-
;)i, .''''cmpti'on sha.ll.at the time of making such application" be requested to file
,:,~:':\'1ith the Ts.xAsscssor 0. sworn personal property tax return covering all' personal
(',::, L': property' owned 'by! said" cit:tZEln, ,an() that said, return: shall be' accepted and pre-
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3. As Boon as possiblo artor tho personal proporty taxes
ror the preceding year become delinquent,
the Tax Collector shall make up a
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list of such dol:1.nquent taxes, showing in each case the name or the tax pa.yer
and the amount or the delinquent tax; and said list shall thore~pon be recorded
nmong the publio records of Pincllus County# F20rida, in order that the claim
of the City for said personal propcH'ty tU7:0S shall 'bo mo.c:.e a nJ&tter of publio
record.
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There being no further business to come before the Board,
the meeting was adjourned.
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