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The City Commission of the City of Clearwater, Florida, met in special '.
_ __.._,____? session the evening of September $, 1949 at $:00 P,M. in the City Hall,
with the following members present: ?;.?. ,
?,,;w Harry D, Sargeant -Mayor-Commissioner
??'?'? Leland F. Drew -Commissioner
E. B, Caster Jr. -Commissioner
Herbert M. Brown -Commissioner
Guy L. Kennedy -Commissioner
Absent: none.
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Others present:
Boyd A. Dennett
Ben Krentzman
George McClamma
SPECIAL COMMISSION MF.>aTING
September $, 1949
- City Manager
- City Attorney
- Chief of Police
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Harry D. Sargeant, who
explained the purpose of t}?e meeting was the consideration of the problem
of Beach Erosion, and any other matters the Commission wish to discuss.
At that time Mayor Sargeant asked for discussioq from the floor from any
one interested in the Beach Lrosion Problem.
Gus VJilder,Attorney, addressing the Commission urged immediate action on
the matter of repairing the 3eawa1l, establishing groins in t}ie area between
Palm Street and P:angrove Street
Sam Davis, general manager of the Armston Company, said the Company would
co-operate with the City in repairing the seawall but he did nct believe the
damage was caused by faulty constriction. He said the beaches simply washed
away leaving the wall to bear the frill load of the waves,
C, F., ??Jare, attorney for the City Seawall Commission pointed out that
no work can be done by the Commissian unless the people of Clearwater approve
athree-quarter million dollar bond issue for an overall plan, and he did
not believe they would approve these bonds. He said this leaves the Seawall
Commission nothing with which to .vork. He suggested the City go ahead with
any plan to save the beaches from complete destruction.
Leo Butler, civil engineer, is working out groin designs to be furnished
the City Manager the first of next week for him to present to the Army Engineers
for their approval. This is for groins south of the Trailer Park on City
owned property. They will be of creosote treated timber.
Jesse Smith, chasTman of the Seawall Commission, told the board conditions
on the beach have never been worse and that there was no semblance of a beach
left. He believed groins should be built and then filled between with sand.
The pity Manager read an article relative to Palm Beach stock piling sand
which stated that stockpiling of sand had saved the ocean boulevard and many
private hopes along the beach during the recent hurricane.
Paul Ficht, beach resident, told the board Gulf Boulevard, on the Sotith
end of the beach, was slowly washing away. .
It was moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Caster and
unanimously carried that Mayor Harry D. Sargeant and httorriey Gus Wilder be
appointed to serve with the Committee named at the regular Commission Meeting
of September 6, 1949. Mayor Sargeant announced that the Committee would meet
at the City Hall at 10:30 A.M. Friday, ,September 9, 1949.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meetin? was
adjourned.
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SPECTAL COMMISSION MEETTNG
. September $, 194.9
The City Cornmission of the City c�.f. Clearwater, Flor ida, met in special
session �he evenin� of September $, lyl�9 at $;00 P.M, in �he City Hall,
with the following members present:
Harry D. Sargeanb - Mayor-Gommissioner
I�eland F. Drew - Commissioner
E. B. Casler Jr. - Commi�sioner
HerUert I�I. Brown - Commissioner
Guy I,. Kennedy - Commissioner
Absent:• none.
Others presant:
Boyd I�. Eiennett - City Nanager
Ben Krentzman - City Attorney
George McClamma - Chief of Police
The meeting was called to order by r�ayor H�rry D, Sargeant, who
expla ined the purpose of thE meeting was the consideration of' the problem
of $each Erosion, and any ��her matters the Cornmission wish to discuss.
At that time Mayor Sargeant askzd for discussior� from the floor from any
one interested in the Beach Erosion Problem,
Gus V1ilder,Qttarney, adaressing the Co.�mission urged immediate action on
the matter of repairing the :3eawa1l, establishing �roins in the area between
Palm �treet and P�:�,ngroge ��reet�
Sam Davis, general man ager of the P_rmston Company, said the Company would
co-operate with the �ity in repairing the seawail but he did not believe the
damage was caused by faulty construction. He said the beaches simplv washed
away leaving the wall to bear the fu11 load o,f the waves,
C, E, ti+lare, attorney for the Ci�y Seawal.l Commission poin�ed out that
uo wo.rk can be done by �he Commission unless the people of Clearwater approve
a thrE�-quarter million dollar bond issue for an overall plan, and he did •
not believe they would approve these bonds, He said this lpaves the SeawaTl
Commission nothing with whirh to work. Fie suggested the City go ahead tvith
any plan to save the beaches from complete destrucCion.
Leo Butler, civil engineer, is working out groin designs to be furnished
the City 1�Sanager the first of next week for him to present to the Army Engineers
for their apgroval. This is for groins south of the Trailer Park on City
ownad proper ty. They will bQ of creosote treated timber.
Jesse Smith, chaa'rman of the Seawall Commission, told the board conditions
on the beach have never been worse and that there was no semblance of a beach
left,, He believed groins should be built and then filled between with sand.
The �ity r�anager read an article relative to Palm Beach stock piling sand
which stated that stocicpiling of sand had saved the ocean boulevard and man}
private hor�es along the bsach during the recent hurricane.
Paul Ficht, beach resident, told the board Gulf Boulevard, on thz Sohth
end of the beach, was slowly wash�ng ativay.
It was moved by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Casler and
unanimously carried that Mayor Harry D. Sargeant and attorney Gus Wilder be
aPpointed to serve with the Committee named at the regular Gommission Meeting
of September 6, 1949. N�ayor Sargeant announced that the Committee would meet
at the City Ha11 at 10:30 A.M. Friday, September 9, 19t�9.
Tnere being no further business to come before the Board, the meetin iras
adjo urned,
Mayo Commissione
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