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MINUT�S OF TFiE MEETING OF THE CITY COPGMISSION
The City Commission of the Cii:y oi Clearwater m�t
3n t.he City fIall at 8:00 o�clock on the evening of
December 18th, 1939 with the �'ollowing members present:
E. Ba Casler, sr., P.2ayor-Commissioner '
R. L. Baker
R. A, bempsey
NJ. W. Peeler
Absent: Herbert Grice
iJiinutes of the previous meetin� u�ere read and approved.
The committee to investigate char�es against P7x. Casler
read a report confirming L2r. Casler's qu�l.iPications and right,:
to serve as Pl�ayor-Gommissioner. n2oved by D,�r, Peeler, seconded
by Pdr. Baker and unanimously carried that the renort be accepted ,
and approved.
P!Ioved by lYir. Baker, seconded by Io1r. Dempsey and
unanimously carried that Ordinance # 459: AN ORDIN�NCE
CONSTRLTING THE T�rt RETAIL FLORIST; PROVID2RIG FOR TF�
LICENSIN� AND R�C�ULATION OF RETAZG SELI,ITJG OF E'T'�0�,'�tS,
FUN�RAL ,SPRA:iS, �"JREATHS, DESIGIQS, CORS4GES, POTTT'D P�,�NTS,
AI�]D QUTTING A1VD E3EDDING PI��NTS; t RO VIDI?QG TFiE r:�'�1V�7ER OF
DISPL4Y OF uIIGH PRODUCTS'; PR�SCRLR�JG I,ICET�SE F�'E AND
I'ROHIBITING TR9NSF�R OF LICII�TS:�; Rr"� F�AT,ING A�L LA;"1S IN
�Oi7FLICT �IEREIi'ITH; AND PROVIDING A P�ALT'� FOR VIOLATION
OF TH7:S ORDINAt�TCE; DECI,ARII`G THIS Of�DINANC� TO BE AN
III�IERCr�NCY 2,rEASURE; AND DISPEIVSING Y,tITH TFi� RE.�DITdG 0_'
THIS ORDINANCv ON 'P4V0 SII'ARATE DAY� BY U1VAN�v40IIS riOTE OF
THE C014^��ISSION be-passed on its first reading, which was
dnne azter the Ordinance had been read aloud in full.
The City Attorney called attention to the confusion
concerning the sale of Zot 3 Block 1 of i,Tagnolia P�rk. ir1r.
J'. E. Satterfield, representing Pdr. Ben Sutton, stated that
his client woul.d like to maice a bid on the lot and inquired
as to whether rias ��oula be open or sealed. i�oved by �r.
Dempsey, seconded by Prir. Baker and unanimously carried that
all previous action of the Cit,y-�ozmnission in connection with
the sale of this �.ot be rescinded and that sealed bids be
called for with the City reser+ring the right to rejec+ anjs
or aZl bids.
The Gity rianager �resented bids for the purchase of
chlorine gas. P;;oved uy P�4r. I�empsey, seconded by P,ir. Peeler
and unanimously carried that the contract be awarded to the
4Yarner Ghemical' Compaily, Reeves and Elsinger Agen��, 416 m. !
Tampa Stre�t, Tampa, Rlorida. '
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h�Ir. Casler requested, and was granted, perm�.ssinn to
aonfer with �Ghe CitsT ni��ager and C3ty Auditox and Clerk for
the puxpose of ap�ointing soraeone to xeplaoe P�Irs. John t�'1�l�.er
v.r�:o c�nnot serve ss an Election Inspector. PtIr. I'laya Wallaoe
�vas later anpointed to serve as an El�etion Inspeator.
Zhe City 1it�nager was instructad to permi� iree use of
gas and water by the n�orton P1ant Hospital until the end of
the presen� fiscal year.
There bein� no further business, the meetin� �vas
adjourned.
P..ayor-Cotmnissioner
qttest:
City Auditor, and Clerk
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CLEAI-�WATER, PLORIDA fiALPHRfl(CHAftDSryO CDLLecTOR
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December 18th, 1939.
T0 HOIJORA$LE E. B. CASLER, JR., IiriA.`iORtG`OP�ISSIONER<
�n December 15'th yau appointed a
committee campoaed oi r�a A. Dempsey, Cha,irman,
Herber�G Grice, R. L, Baker, and W. F7. Peeler, to
in�restigate the aZlega�iona contalned in a motion
filed by J. E. Satterfield questioning the qualifi_ '
catiane nf E, B, Casler, Jr,', to oerve as lUia;�or>
Co�amissioner of the City of �learrra�er,
Your committee herewith su'�mits ita
report and recommends that the said motion filed
by J. E. Satterf ield be denied.
Respeetfully submit'ted, ��
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