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I Clearwater, Fla, April. 12th. 1916 A regular meeting of Council was held, present: J. R.
Thomas, B. M. Caruthers, W. It Harrison, N. E. Mighell,
W. S.Smith, and J. 0. Whittle.
Minutev of last meeting were read and approved. L 7.;
Moved by Mr W. S. Smith seconded by Mr W. T. Harrison `
,: ;, ?.'.... that itame of Mr Ed, Jeffords be placed on Registration Books '
having been erased on account of removed. Upon question being ?r:•i;;'?y.;.
put all peesont voted "AYE" and motion was carried.
Mayor Jeffords stated that Prif. Williaumson.roquested use
of Street Sprinkler for purpose of sprinkling Ball Park.
Upon motion being put majority voted 11AYH'.11 and permission was :? {V
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Petition of Citizens requesting that Taxes on ten Lots [
used as Ball Park its exempted for the year 1915 and thereafter ' as ` lonil as Lots are used aka Ball Park. Moved by Mr W. S. Smith
seconded by Mr B. M. Caruthers that Taxes be remitted which was :??,_?:?•.: ?-,,, h'=?-;;?=;' ??'
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Moved by Dr. N. E. Mighell seconded by Mr W. S. Smith
that all bills for Wharfage delinquent be made out by City Clerk ';?,;:?,'' ' - Y•
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t , ! from report of Ytharf,inger rr*oaAer and turned over to City
Attorney for collection which was carried. ,-
Moved and carried that report of wharfinger Martin be .'
accepted.
f Mr. W. S. Smith addressed Council in reference to 4 :J;`' '
~ ? Public Pier and in behalf of the citizens of tho north the 'Mrta,:rsi:.
;. I City urged that a public pier and Bath House be provided at
sane suitable place in the North part of the City and as there was
an unexpended balance of about $1,000 urged that some arrangements
be made to provide a suitable pier.
` . Moved by Dr. N. E. Mighell seconded by Mr W, T. Harrison
that matter.of providing pier kt foot of Cedar Street be refoied to
Water Front Committee and City Attorney to report at next regular
i meeting, which was carried.
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t. '1 Clearwatorr, Fla. April. 12th. x916
The time set for hearing complaints against aesensment
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make complaint the following Resolution was introduced: ''t..'.•
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDWATH PAVING, OF A PORTTON OF
GARDEN AVENUE, ASSESSING PROPORTIONATE COST THEREOF AGAINST ABUTT-
?•'_',y. ING LOTS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF INDEBT-
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S9fMEAS', The City Council of the City of Clearwater,
Florida under and by virtue of a written contract duly and regu-
larly made and entered into-on the 26th day of January, 1916, by
and between the said City' of Clearwater, a municipal corporation,
of the one part, and Phillipoff and Mortonson, of the otter part,
caused the following portion of Garden Avenue in said city of
7 Cleaww'ater, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of said
? Garden Avenue with Cleveland Street and e#ending north to
Drew Street and paved with cement sidewalk the East Aide of
Garden 'Avenue, by said Phillipoff and Mortensen; and
WHEREAS, Said laying of sidewalk so contracted for a sr
fI aforesaid, has been fully completbd 'in accordance with the
terms and conditions of said contract; and,
W1=1 AS, Thd said. City Council of the City of Clearwater,
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as required by the Charter of said City, caused to be published
$. ;: for two consecutive weeks, in the Clearwater Sun, a news-paper
of general circulation published in said City of Clearwater, a.
notice of the completion of said laying of sidewalk of the portion
of Garden Avenue hereinbefore described, which said notice also
set forth a statement of the total coat of said paving,; To-wit.
Five Hundred, Ninety-six and 77/100 ($596.77) Dollars, the total
{ r r frontage of the lots, tracto or parcels of land abutting said "
portion of Garden Avenue and liable to liens for the proportionate' amount of said cost, to-wit: Four thousand, one hundred-eight-eight
and 32/100 (4j188-32) feet;and the amount of lion per front foot
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?;. claimed by said City of Clearwater against each of the several lote,?
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parcels or tracts of land abutting said portion of Garden Avenue
for the proportionate coot of said paving. to-viit; 14-& and aloe
a description of the several lots, parcels or tracts of land
abutting paid portion of Garden Avenue together with the frontage :'.
of eabh of said late and the amount to be ausenved against the
same, which said notice also stated that on the 12th day of April
A, D. 1916, aa.id City Council would, on said date, at the City
Hall in said City of Clearwater, hear all complikinto which the owner
or owners of the several lots, parcels or tracts of land described
in said notice, or other persons interested in such improvements,
might desire to make against the cost thereof; and,
WHEREAS, Pursuant to slid notice above described, the
City Council held a meeting at the City Hall in said City of
Clearwater, 6n the said 12th day oi' April, 1916, for the purpose of
hearing such complaints , if any, that might ne made against the
cost of said improvements, and;
WHEREAS, No complaint against the cost of the improvement
aforesaid of said portion of Drew Street was made at said meeting
of eal d City Counk1 by the owner or owners of the neveral lots des-
cribed in the notice so published as aforesaid, or-by any other
persons interested in such improvements;
NOW, THERMFORE, BE IT RESOLVER AY the City Council of the
City of Clearwater, Florida., on this the 12th day of April lg16,thata;,
the Cement Sidewalk Paving of that portion of said Garden Avenue
beginning at the intersection of saild Garden Avenue with Cleveland
.Street and extending north to Drew Street contracted to be done,.
as hereinbefore set forth, be, and the flame is, hereby, a.ncepted
by the said City of Clearwater; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of said City of
Clearwater that each of the following lots, parcels or tracts of
land abutting that part-ion of Garden Avenue beginning at the in-
tersection of said Garden Avenue with Cle•feland Street and extend-
ing north to Drew Street of said City of Clearwater be and the
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Clearvrater,Fla. April. 12th. 1916. i? .,•'r,,t . a x':'.,5,1,
same is hereby assessed with the entire cast, to-wit: according
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to -the respective frontage in feet of said lots, and in the
respective amount not forth in the published notice aforesaid)
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and at the rate of 14& per front foot of each
No Feet EAST BIDE OF GARDEN AVAMS. '
of Frontage Descriptionof Lot Owner Sq. ft. Amount. i'
EST. 100.0 Lot 8 331k. 8 G. & E. let R. H. Padgett 614.66 87.59
F 1• F.1,,' , r: n tr n a6 8 66 10 . .
50.0 7 of of of of Est. 0. W. Hood 3. 7 .
50.0 n 6 n Of n. of n It T,M.& T.N.MCC1ung 162.5 23.16
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?a:':'? •u,i:' - ?• 50`0 n 5 11 n of it it t 162.5 18.03 •- ' . •
{ 00 M 4 n it of n of n 11 of 11 of 11 11 250.0
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50.0 of 3 11 of n 11 of n 11 11 to n 11 of 72.5 10.33 '
j 50.0 11 2 n 11 n u 11 11 11 E. Eldridge 250.0 35.63 •.
50.0 1 it n of Est. R.H.Padgett 279.29 39.79
50.0 n 7 1t 7 n a a "City of Clearwater 302.5 ' 43.0
of 6 tt to t1 n 11 of a it
50.0 a 250. 63
`. 50 0 n 5 of to n n of to Pinellas Nounty 250.0 35.63
t' ' l 54 G 10 4 tl 11 M 91 11 n of n 254 Q 35.63 f.Y . {" r 50. Q n 3 of of it n u n J. J. Mendenhall 250.0 35.63 r s
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4188.32 $596.77
Which said assessment constitutes a lien against the
several lots, parcels or tracts of land above described in the
? several amount stated, as provided by the Charter and ordinances of
the City of Clearwater, and said several assessments shall bear
'interest from the date of this Resolution at the rate of eight per 1
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•qkent per annum until paid and shall be payable in three equal
annual payments, and if any interest or any annual inatallment8
shall be unpaid for the space of ten days after the same shall become
due and payable, the whole amount of such assessment then remaining
:.,, •': unpaid shall become due and payable and may be cnforeced immediately , . ,
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Of indebtedness 'to be
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Clearwater, Fla. April. 12th. 1916 ''.•,:a :? AND BE IT FUHTH1'R RESOLVED by the City Council of the
said City of Clearwater that a separate certificate of indebtedness
,try'; e' ,•t .?' .. ,? •1'i.l ` `. e1 •,1i 1??.
for the amount so assessed against each of the above described lots,
?';'?; A'4::i`= ;'. • r''i parcels or tracts of land be issued against each of said lots, pie
cep' or parcels of land so assessed, which said oertificates of in-
debtedness shall contain a description of the improvements of said '
portion of Garden Avenues and the amount of the assessment together,
,? ""ter .•; ', F `-, •'?,, .y ?.+• . .'Y• :'1•'''. .
withthe general nature of the improvements for which the assessment .
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is made and the data thereof. Such certificates shall bear intereF
i _ set at the rate of.eight per cent per annum until paid and shall ,
be payable to the said City of Clearwater in three equal annual •. >t.,1.
ents interest able annually,
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Je' R. Thomas ;'.
Prwsident City Council.
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T. Daniel
City Clerk. J
Moved b Mr. B. M. Caruthers seconded by Mr W S Smith
that Resolution be adopted. Upon question being put all present `-r1",,;;? 4 ??!' '•1_
voted "AYE" and Resolution was declared adopted.
:'s I Mr. A. J. Brandon reported that Contract with Standard Oil -;: ry
Co. had been executed tno submitted same for acceptance by Council.
Moved by Mr:B..M. Caruthers seconded by Mr W. S. Smith t•
that contract be signed by proper officials. Which was carried. '
The following report of Ibspeetors of Special Election
was read:
t' STATE OF FLORIDA, County of Pinellas,
CITY OF CLEARWATER.
We, the undersigned, Inopoctors and Clerk of Special
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Election held in the City of Clearwater on the 11th day of April,
A. D. 1916, for the election of a Charter Board of said City of "..
' Clearwater, do hereby certify that we conducted said election t
aocprdin to lavr nd that upon counting the ballots cast, the re"
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eul? was found to •`be as follotivs•
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Total number of ballots oast, One Hundred and Fifty-
nine (159).
Total number of ballots mutilated Two (2).
For member of Charter Board, J. M. Blanton received, Ono
Hundred and thirty-three votes (133).
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For member of Charter Board, J• J. Eldridge received One
Hundred and thirtjr.+siz votes (136).
For member of Charter Board, W. H. Free*nn received Ono
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; Hundred and thirty-seven votes (137).
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For member of Charter Board, W. F. Hughey received one
Hundred and twenty-seven votes 2
For member of Charter Board A. C. Turner received Ninety-
Seven (97) votes
For member of Charter Board J. W. Williamson received
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that report be accepted.
Moved by Mr B. M. Caruthers seconded by Ur W. S. Srpith
: :. that letter of Jae. S. Simmons be refered to City Attorney
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Estimate as follows was submitted by Engineer J. N. Drew:
To The Hanorgble Council,
Gentlemen:
1. In accordance with your resolution of April 5th.
I have made an approximate estimate of the fill on South side of
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j fileveland Street in the low ground east of East Avenue, as follows
Amount fill required about 36oo yds.
Respectfully,
J. N. Drdw Ehgineer
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L, B. Springer Framo Bldg. Lot 25 B1k. 16 Magnolia Park.
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City Council was discussed, .,.
Moved by MX' B, M. Caruthers that bids be invited to lay and
repair Sidewalk from Osceola Avenue to A, C. L. R. Ry. on the north' ; ,
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at last had been abolished and urged that City do likewise and
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discontinue the Mule Stables on City Lots suggesting that
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would be better cared for if a lot was made on Cit,ys property
at little expense. :
Moved by Dr. N. E Mighell sooonded by Mr W. T:Rar.pison
l '. that matter of locating stables on Citys tot be refered t'J „
Building Committee and Sanitary Committee with power to act," ,
which was ,curried.
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Moved and carried that Council adjourn..
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