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OITY COMMISSION MIlIDTES
Novwnber 1, 1947
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The City Commdssion met in ~P8Q18~ session tne evening of November 1, 1947 in
the City Hall at 7:30 P. M. with the following members present: Oommissioners
J. O. Houze, T. A. Johnson, W. C. Wells, H. D. Sergeant. Absent: Commissioner
J. R. Crane. Others present: Ohief of ~olice, J. J. Elliott, and Superintendent
of Gas De~artment, Fr.ances Middleton.
Mayor Houze explained that the purpose of the rneetiag was to disouss with the
Safety Harbor City offioials, the Gas Franohise, elso what steps the City of
Clearwator oould talee to improve the gas su.pply to Safety Harbor.
The following offioials of Safety' Hurbor were present: Meyor Meiser, Commissioners
Kinoaid, Mc Keon, Welker and Oity Manager Samuelson.
It wfls brollght out in the dis oussion that there 'EU!" at present 135 gas oustomers
in Sefety Harbor who paid during 1946 e total of $6424, or e profit to the City'
ot Clearwater of' :W470 without however taking into oonsideration depreoiation
or o~rrying charges; taking into oonsiderati~n these items would show no profit
at all.
Superintendent Middleton stated that for en expense of approximately $1000 u
oompression type pump could be purohase~ end installed on the Safety Harbor
gas line, whioh would increase the omnpressi~n from 10 to 50 pounds and whioh
would be satisfaotory.
~t the reqllest of the Commissioners, the offioials of Safety Harbor indicated
that they would be willing to assume the collection of the Safety Harbor gas
bills at tne City Hall, at a possible saving to the Oity of Olearwater of $300
a year; the CitY' of Clearwater to mail the bills out and calaulate and show
on the bills the amount of the ten per oent utility tax.
It was moved by Commissioner Wells, seconded by Commissioner Johnson and
unanimously carried that the Oity of Olearwater install a compression type
pwmp on the Safety Harbor gas line which would increase the gas pressure from
10 to approximately 50 pounds, provided ho~ever that the Oity of Safety
Harbor agree to oollect the gas bills in that erea at no cost to the Oity of
Clearwater.
The offioials of Safety Harbor promised to take action on this proposal of
the City at its regular Commission meeting, Nov~ber 4th.
There being no further business to oome before the board, the meeting was
adjourned.
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CI'I�Y COP,rIIaiISSION ➢2CI1[TTES
Ido4ember 1, 191�:j
The City Commission mei, in flp�aiai session the svening of Naveinber 1, 19t�7 in
the Citp Hal1 at '7:30 P. �:3, with the Pollovaing me�bers present: Commissioners
J. 0. Houzo, To A, Johnson, W. C. 'f�ells, H, D. Sergeant. Absent: Cot�ruissianer
�'. R. Crane, Others present; Ch',ef oP Yolice, J. J. Elliott, and �uperintendent
of Gas Departnien�, Frances IVIiddleton.
Tltayor Houze ex�lained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss with the
Safety Hr�rbor City oPiicials, the Gas Franchiae, also whet steps the City oi
Clearwater could taY�e to iinprove the gas supnly to Safety Herbor.
The following ofSicials o� Safety Harb�r were,present. 1�iayor Nelser, Commissioners
Kir�caid, Ivic Keon, V�lelker and City Manager Sanualsott.
It wqs brought out in the discussi�n that there�a�s at present 135 gas customers
in Safety Harbor who paid during 1946 a total o� �p642t�, or a pra�it to the Gity
of Clearwater o� �p470 vaithout however taki�.g into considerati�n depreciatian
or cerrying charges; takin� into considerati�n these items would shovr no profit
at all.
Sunerintendent Middleton stated that for an expense of ap proximately �1000 a
compression type pump could be purchased ancl �ns�alied on. the SaYety Harbor
gas line, which would increase the com�ressi.an from 10 �0 50 pounds and: which
v�ould be satisfactory.
�t the request of the CommissionErs, the ofPicials of Safety Harb�r indicated
that they would be willing to assum.e the ec�llection of the �sYety HarbAr gas
bills at the City Hall, at a possible saving to t he City of Glearwater oi �300
a?��r; the City of Glear�Nater t� r�.� il the bills out and calnulai;e and show
on �ae bills the amount of the ten per �ent utility tax,
It was moved by Comr.tissi9ner 1Vells, ,seconded by Commissianer Johnson enci
unanimouslp carried that the City of Cleaiwatar install a compression type
�tunp on the Sai'ety Harbor gas line which would i:ncrease the gas pressure from
10 to approximately 50 potLnds, provided however thet the City oi' Safety
Harbor agr�e to collect the gas bills in that area at no cost to the City oi'
Cler�rwater.
The o�ficials of Ss�ety Harbor promised ta ta�e action on this proposal of
the City at its regular Commission meetin.g, November l�th.
There being no further business to come before �he board, the r�^eeting was
adjourned.
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