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THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
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The city Commission of the City of Ulearwater, Florida met in
regular session November 16, 1942. at 8 P. M. in the city Hall with the
following members present:
Geo. R. Seavy, Mayor-Commissioner
sumner ~. Lowe, Commissioner
Dan L. stoutamlre, ~ommdsa1oner
D. C. smith, Commissioner
Jessie u. Smith, 0ommiss1oner
,Absent: None
The meeting was duly oalled to order by Mayor Geo. R. Seavy
and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read.
Mayor Seavy explained that City Mana8er Hendrix would be
absent sinoe he w~s attending in savannah, Georgia a meeting to discuss
the oritical Gas Oil situation as the same applies to gas manufacture.
The Commisw,on had before it the bld of Hovey Brothers on a
flre truck. It appeared that this was the only bld submitted in
response to advertisement calling for same returnable not later than
saturday noon November 7, 1942. Moved by Mr. Lowe, seconded by R. C.
Smith and carried that the $1,250.00 bid of' Hovey Brothers be accepted.
Below is set out such accepted bid~
November 6, 1942
Mr. F. A. Hendrix
Ci ty Manager
c~earwater, Florida
Dear Sir:
In response to your request for bids f'or one used truok
suitable for use as a li~ht fire truck unit- we, respectfully submit
the following: one Mode~ E D Mack with cab and heavy duty express
body, tire equipment 750 x 17 all around.
This is a Deluxe Model having a chronium radiator grill,
Chronium front bumper and hub caps. It also. has 011 filter and
oil bath air cleaner.
This truc)c has v.er~r low mileage, is like new and the
oolor is red. The price is $1250.00 De11vere.d, Clearwater and
oan be seen at our Clearwater salesroom at 901 Cleveland st.
Yours very truly,
Hovey Brothers
G. P. Hovey
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)loved by :Mr. stoutamire, seconded b~r Mr. Lowe and oarried
that a transfer of $4,000.00 from Gas & water Fund to General Fund
on November 14, 1942 be approved.
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City Attorney Ralph Riohards now read a Reso1utlon ur~ing
desienation of pinallas county Master Airport as a port of entry.
Moved by Mr. Lowe, seoonded by Mr. stoutomire and oarried that the
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resolution be adopted. Below is set out suoh resolution:
RESOLUTION RELATING TO UTILIZATION OF PINELLAS COUNTY.
FLORIDA, MASTER AIR PORT AS A PORT OF ENTRY FOR CENTRAL
AND SOU'l'H AMERICAN AND AFRICAN POST VIAE TRADE EXPANSION
PROGRAM
\~REAS Pinellas County, Florida, has construoted and turned
over to the Army ;a large and ideally si tua ted air port va tb combined
land and water racilitiesj and
\\1HEREAS rederal author! ties are now thinking in terms of post
war trade and cownercial air expansion with the oountries or Central
Amerioa, South Amerioa , and ~rica; and
~REAS the selection or a Master Air Field for suoh purposes,
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to be designated as a port of entry. has been narrowed down to tbree
loeations in the s~ate of Florida, one of which is Pinellas County and
its air port raoilitiesj and
WHlREAS the peop1e of Pinellas ~ounty are definitely interested
in having the Pinel1as County Master Air port designated a port of entry;
NOW, THERF..FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEA.RWATER, FLORIDA:
seotion 1. That the designation or the Pinelles County Master
Air por.t as a port of entry in the above mentioned post ~ar air commeroial
expansion program is reoommended and strongly urged by the City commdssion
of the City of Clearvlater.
Seotion 2. That a copy of this resolution be furnished to the
Honorable Claude Pepper and the Honorab1e ~. O. Andrews, United States
Senators from Florida, to the Honorable J. Hardin Peterson, Congressman
of this district, and the Honorab1eLex Green. Congressman at Large, and
that they all be sinoerely ur~ed to Use their best efforts to acoomplish
the results above out1ined.
city Attorney Ralph Rioha~ds no~ read to the ~oard a proposed
Ordinanoe to be known as ordinanoe No. 489 and governing the speed of, trains
within the City 11m1ts or Clearwater, Moved by Jessie G. smith, seoonded
by Sumner R. Lowe and carried that the Ordinanoe be passed on its first
reading. The proposed ordinance was then reaa ~he second and third t~e
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R-, Lowe. Below is set out O~dlnanoe ~
Smith, seoonded
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN 0 RDINANCE ID~GULA~ING THE OPERATION OF RAILROAD TRAms
WITHn~ THE LD~ITS OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMUISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Seotion 1. SPEED LIMITS. No railroad train or looomotive
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shAll be operated at a speed greater than fifteen:!m1les per hour
within the area 1n the Cit~ of Clearwater bounded on the north be
Palmetto street, on the east by Greenwood Avenue, on the south
by Druid Road, and on the west by the Gulf of Mexico; no rail-
road train or locomotive shall be operated at a ppeed exoeeding
thirty miles per hour in any part of the City of Clearwater lying
'outside of the area above described.
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section 2. CERTAIN STREETS TO BE FLAC~ED. All 1000-
motives and railroad trains shall come to a full stop before cross-
ing Drew street and Cleveland Street, and some person shall precede
said locomotive or train across the said Drew and Cleveland streets.
provided, however, that this provision shall not apply at orossings
that are pmoteoted by gates, ~r by bells mid lights or any other
effective warning device properly installed and kept 1n operation.
seotion 3. TRAINS NOT TO BLOCK STREETS. It shall be
unlawful for the directing offioer or operaten of any railroad
train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in suoh
manner as to interfer.e with the use of any street for the purpose
of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that
this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than
those engaged in switohing. It shall be unlawful for any railroad
train to stop at any interseotion or on a oross walk for the purpose of
receiving or disoharging passengers exoept at regular and designated
stations.
sectioll 4. SWITCH ENG1NES TO BE FLAGGED. It shall
be unlawful for switch engines or cars in the process of being
switched to pass over any paved street in the City of Clearwater
unl'8SS suoh switch engine or car shall be' preoeded across said
street bj some person to give proper warning of the' approaoh of said
engl. ne or oar.
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Section 5. PENALTY. Any person, firm or oorporation
found to be guilty of a violation of ttis ordinance or any provision
bereot shall be punished by fine not exoeeding Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) or imprisonment not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by
both suoh tine and imprisDnment.
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seotion 6.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinanoe shall become
effeotive imraediately upon its passage and adoption by the City
Commission of the City of 0learwater.
Section 7.
REPEAL.
All ordinanoes or parts of ordinanoes
in contliot herewith ane hereby repealed.
Mr. Richards now read to the Board a proposed ordinanoe to be
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know~as Ordinance No. #9B and relating to rules tor the sale 01' wood,
and the posting of prices and etc., Moved by Mr. Lowe, seconded by
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.Mr. D. C. smi th and carried tbat Ordinance No. '4-99-be passed on'i ts
tirst reading.
The orll1nance was then read the seoond and third time
and after eaoh readinb the ordinanoe was passed upon the motion of Mr.
Lowe,: seconded by Mr. D. C. smith. Below is set out Ordinance No. 4~.
ORDmANCE ; JPJ& J..i I
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING WOOD-YARDS
AND REqUIRING PUBLIC POSTING OF
PRICES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. POSTING OF PRICES. Every person owning or
operating a wood-year shall post and keep posted in a consptcuous
place on the premises a price list shOWing the various kinds and
sizes of wood tor sale and the prices to be oharged therefor.
All sales of wood shall be in conformity with the posted prioes.
Section 2. SALE BY THE CORD. Where wood is offered for
sale at a certain price per cord, each cord shall conform to the
standard dimension of four feet wide and fbur feet high and eight
teet long, or the equivalent thereot.
section 3. SALE BY THE STRAND. Where wood is offered
for sale at a certain price per str81d or other unit, the length
ot the wood and the exact measurements of the strand or other unit
shall be s,ecified. All sales of wood shall be in cODformity with
the measurements as specified.
seotion 4. PENALTY. AnY person, firm or corporation
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days, or by both such tine and imprisonment.
Seotion 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. r.l:his ordinanoe shall be-
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effeotive immediately upon its pa8s~ge and adoption by the
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Seotion 6.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in oonfliot nerewith are hereby repealed.
It was brought out
ordinances NO. tJ.9 and No.
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that proper advertlse-
ment had not been made in the newspaper.
There being no rurther business to come before the
Board the meeti ng was adjourned.
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