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THE MID�i7T�S OF Tli� MEETING OF THE GITY CO��;2ISSIQN
The City Commissio� of the qity oP Clearwater; Florida met
in special session �,{,p.%/23,1941, S o� clock P,, T�. in the audi-
torium oP tha City Hall with the Pollowing members present:
Geo R. Seavy, P!layor-Commissioner
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Wm Watson Cl:ark, Commissioner
Sumner R. Lowe, Co�.issioner
�ier�Zert Grice, Commissioner
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Absent: .Jease Go 8mith
Personal service was had on each membex oP the commission
on June 20,1941. Be1ow and immediately following is a copy
o� sueh notice set out nerbat�mc ,
, "There will be a snecial meeting of' the City Gommissioa
�P3onday night„ June 23rd, at eight o'clock at the Citp Hall
Por the purpose of oper,ing sealed bids on a pick-up truck,
a police eruiser, and one thousand �'eet oP Yire hose, to�
gether with any othFr businEss that may properly be brought
before t�he meetin,."
�This le'�ter was �elivered to the Polloviing Comnissioners
� Time of Delitierv
Ivir.lYilliam Watson Glark R'm tNatson Clark Signa�ture "
Time o£ Delivery 9s55A, M.
IvSr.J`esse G. Smith Jesse �. S�nith Signature
�ime of Delivery 11:37A. Il'I. .
I4Ir. Herbert Grice Herhert Crriee Si�;na�turey '
'rime of Delivery 9;45 A. M.. � �
TRr S. R. I,owe S. R. Lov�e Sigx�ature
Time of Delivery 10:10 A. Pi.
Major George �Z. Seavy Gea. R. Seavv ` Signature
• Time of �7eTivery 10: 00 A. M. ,
RespeatPully submitted
J'oe Z. Russell
. T�.e meetiizg was duly called to order by 14ayor-Co�nmissioner
G�o. R. Seavy and the minutes of the previous meeting were app-
W rove� as read.
, , City I�Sanager F. L. Hendrix opened and read to �the Board
. bids on 1941 one hali` ton picic-up truck. 'ihose� sub�aitting bida
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, were OranFe State "�Iotor Company,, Thayer �lfotor Company,In�. , '
Crown Motor Company, yarry Dimmitt Inc., and Ke�nedy and Str-
' ickland. �he bid of the Thayer hiotor Company at �525.00 svas the
low bid. nioved by It2r. Clark, seconded by �r. Grice and carried (
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that the b�id of Thayer Motor Company, Ine., be accepte3. BeZow �
and set out verbatim is the accepted bid of Thayer l�otor Co: ��
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TobBoard of Gom*nissioners '�
City of Clearwater
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� Attention: F. L. Hendrig, City Man:ager `
Dear Sirss
We beg to submit the followii�g bid for a new 1941
Dodge stodel 4Y. C. one hatf ton pick-up truck equipped as
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5-600x16 Goodyea� Airwheel tires 3ncluding spare
4 Houble acting hvdraulic shookabsorbers
Oil bath air cleaner
. Oil fiTter
` Hy�drau3.ic �'rakes
A�.1 stee], csb ana, Boa�
Front humpe'r
Side parkin; lights
Deli�ered in C1e�xwater (Federal Excise tax deducted �780.00
Less allowance i'or 1939 Dodge Piclt-up (417recked ) 2�
Net price delivered in Clearwater 525.00
Very truly yours
' . . Thayer Motor Co.T_nc�
M. B. Thayer
President
�2r. Hendrix now opened and read to tl�e Board bids on 1941
model four door sedan to bE used by the Police Department. The
, fol�owing submitted bids; Kennedy; & Striokl.an�, Crown ivlotor
Company, Davis Oldsmobile Inea;� Otis E. Pruitt, Thayer n2otor
Company'Inc. The`3id of Kennedy & Strickla�d at �625e00 was
the low bicl. Moved by Mr Grice, seconded hy Mr. Zowe and car-
ried that the T�id of ICennedy & Stric'.�cland be acceptsd. The
follo�ving is a verbatim copy of the accepted Kennedy & Stri-
ekland bid: �
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I�r. F. Z. Hendrix, City A-ianager
City _Qf Clear��vater, _ _ .
Clearwater, Florida.o .
Dear Sir:- .
As requested in your letter of June 17th we
have toda� inspected your I939 Plymouth Police Cruise.r
your car No. 12 a�d;make you the Pollowing propo3al
• to replaco it wi�th a new 1941 Ford; .
One Necr 1941 Ford De�uxe 90 FiP 4 Door Sedan
comnlete with front �nd re�r bumpers and
vertical bumper guards, front and rear, 5
B;OO x 16 tires and tubes, Fram Oil Fil�er,
oi1 Bath Air Cleaner,�'iaio�SVin�lshield �':ipers,
-_ Two Inside Sun Visors, Dual Horns and Dual
tail an.d stop lamps, 1?utomatic Voltage Reg-
ulator and Heavy Duty 12O ampere noux batt-
ery, �925.00
Trade in �redit Por nsed 1939
Plymouth 4Do�r:Sedan,.as.is 300.00
. Net Exchange 625.00
i , Th�s q�otatiorn is made subject to delivery
, withi.n ten days and 'frozn available stock in our
possessi•�n. �uture fleliveries or items ordered
. from 'F�rd Pac�Eory vvill be 'sub jec't to :pric:e a�anges
beyond our cont�ol.
Yours very truly,
� � I�T7NEDY AND S�RICKLAND
By G. Z. Yennedy
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Bids were now opened on 1000 feet of 22 Pir� hose.
The Pollowing submitted bids: H. G. Smith Hardware Co.,
Stoutamire iiardward Company, Ho�ney Brothers and Florida
Fyr-Fy�er Servyce. The Uid :o.f� H.. G. Sn�ith Hardware Co.
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was the 1ow bid at 62Q cent:s per £oot, discoun� 2� lA
days. Moved by N'ir. Lowe, seconded,by Mro Grice and carr-
ied that the b:id of H. G, Smith Hardware Company be acc-
epted----the accepted b�id cov,ered 1000 Pt 2� i�ch Brigade
"Underwriters" D. J'. (with roc�cer lug couplings ) at 62
cents per Poot, terms 2°fa ten days.
Attorney Edmund S. Whits�n appeared before the Board
and read a letter on behalf oP Mrs Ellsworth G. Zancester
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relative to redemption of Impro�rement Liens on Lot 9 Block
C, Hillerest Subd. No 2 which the City had assigned to
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F. E. Fenderson. Mr Fenderson having declined to present
the certific�tes Yor redemption by �drs Lancaster, the question
Was what help the City could oPfer in the matter. 4t the
suggestion o� ��ayor Seavy, the matter was referred to Citg
Attorney Ralph Richards, to r�port bac�s his �indings at the
next meeti�g of the Commission.
Bids now were read by �Ir. Hendxix co4ering mowing mach-
ine for the Parks Depa.rtment. The Yollowing submitted bidsc
V�n Diver Ivfot,or Company,� HartMidachinery Company of Ta��a,
and Orange State D4�tor Company. The bid of Van Diver Motor
Company at �1125.Q0 was the low bia. idoved by "4r. Grice and
. seconded by Mr. Lc+we and aarried that the bid of Van Di�er
Motor Gompany be acce�ted. B`elow is?set out the accepted
bid:
�r �'. Z. Hendrix,
City Manager,
Clearwater, Flori�a.
Dear RZr. Hendrix: , .
FYe hereby agree to deliger freight
paid to the Cit,v of Clearwater, I, Centaui Highway
Mowin�; Unit„ 1llod��l K.D2. fully equipped �vith �ive
Yoot blade three eYtra blades, and' all tools and
equipmezt for the sum of �1125.00 Ele4en H�dred
and Twenty �ive Dollars.
LVe have the assurance �rom the faet- �
ory that thsy will take oare of this order i�ned-
iately on the bastis of your being an old and va1-
ued customer.
, Uery tru7.3* yolzrs,
UanDiver P�Iotor Co.
By Her'�ert Van Diver
A letter was read by Mr Hendrib from the Board of
C'ounty.Commissioners of Pinellas'County requesting the City
Commis�ion to pass a resolution requesting the S+ate ��'�
Depa� tment to.�;make g sur�ey :of the Gulf Coast Hightivay from
state road � 210 south through Pasco and Fisellas Coun'�ies,
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A propased resQl,utio� was read to t he Board. TaSoved by n4x. Grice,
secsonded by h4r. Lowe and �a�.ried that the xesolution be adopted.
Belo�v is set nut the resolution adopteds
RESOLUTTGN FROPd Cit Com�ission-
� 0�' Giea;�svater �lor da REQUESTING STATE '
R09D. DEPAR�N!AI� � SURVEY OF TF� ROUTE
�F GUL�' COAST f�GHWA'Y IROn4 STATE ROAD # 21U
SOUTIi T�20UGH PASCO COUPdTY Al�TD CONTIPItT'�SNG�`rSOUTH
THf20UGH PINELLAS CO�ATTY" TO ITS SOUTf�RN` EXTREM+
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WI�R�AS, Governor Hollanci and the State Road Depart-�
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ment have ginen assurance ofithe completioa in the
near fu�ure of�the paving o:P the Gu1P Coast High�
way from C�a.efland to Sta•te �210 in Pasoo County,
for which the Cit��Co�is�sion oP Glearwater, Fla.
extends to them the deep appreciation of the citizens
of Clearwster � and
i�3EA�, th.e Citv 4o�ission 5 � h�s been ad-
�vised that the �utf Coast Highway hss n,ot h�een defin-
�itely located in Pasco and Pinellas Cou�ties south
from State Road � 210 in Pasco County, and�'!.
ti�iQS, re,alizing t�at it will take consid�erable
time tc secure the necessary rzght- af-�vay,
2HEREFORE, B� IT FtESOLVID BY the Citv Commi.ssion
� of the City of Clearwater. Florida
Section 1. Thai; the State Road Department be, an�
it is hereby, respe,etfully requested by this organiz-
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ation to immedietely have surveyed and established a
route for the Gu1f Coast Highway Prom the intersection •
of same with State Road '�210 through Pasco County and •
continui��, through Pinellas County {:o the southern ex-
tremity tr�ereoP so that steps .can be taken �or procu-
rement of the right-of-�nray. �
Section 2. That a certified copy oP this rosoluti-
� on be forwarded to Goveunor Holland, the State Road
Department and the.�Co.unty �ommissioners of Finellas
an� Pasc� Counties.�
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I hereby eertify that the above is a true and
correct co�y of a resoluti�n gassed and adoptzd by
the Gity Commission oP the City oY Clearwater, Florida
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Fre.nk Cooleq
City Auditor and C1Prk
, City Seal
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Mr, iiendrix reportsd that IVirs Vd. E. Gx�own was inter-
ested in �etting the pexZnission of the City Commission
Por the soldiers of 1�IcDi11 Field 'to use the City Park,
adjourned to the Pire'station on Clearwater �3each Por
recreation purposes. 1V[oved �y Mr. Clark, seconded by
ivIr. Grice and carried that the request be granted and
that a speci:al invitation be egtended i;o the ser�cice men
to make Pull use o,P the park ¢ur recreation purposes.
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PIlr'Hend�i�c�read to the Board an Ordinance to be known
as Ordina�ce No 474 providing far �ubmission to the reg-
ister�d vaters at a special election to be held �'ulv 15,
1541, the que.�tic;z oP Civil Servica �'or City employee.s.
City Glerk Frank Cooley reported to the Board that City
Coramiss3oner �jesse G. Smit}z had requested him to express
�o the Board that $e was in favor oP proposed oxdina�ce
1�Io 474. .
Moved by Mr. Lov�e, seconded, by L�!Ir. Clark that tF,e
ordinance be adDnted or_ its firs�G reading, Isiotion carr-
ied. t?oved by N1r. Lotve, seco�ded by �uir. r;�4rk that the
o�dinance be passed on its second reading. R?otion earr-
ied. Moved by %Ir. •Lowe, seconded •by PSr. Clark that the
erdinance be passed on its third:and Pinal reading.
hzotion carried. The c�rdinance was passed on al]. its
readings by a unan�mous vote oP-the City Cemmission- '
� all niembers including Mayor-Commissioner Geo. R. Seavy
voting. ,
Belo�+� and immediatelv`following is a va.rbatim cogg
of Ordinance No 474: ' , �
ORDINA?JCF NO 474
AN ORDINr�NCE PROVIDINCT FOR SU3�,4ISSION
� TO THE R�GISTER� VOTERS OF THE CITY
OF CLEARW4TER AT � SPrJ+CIAI,' ��'i. ,ECTION T0
BE I�LD IN SAI� CITY ON JULY 15th,194I,
THE QiJESTION AS �0 tNI�TIiE; OR V02' SE3�J�=
ATE BILI, N0. 583 ENAC�'ED BY TL� FLQRIDA
LEGISLATtJRE AT ITS REGITLAR 1941 �SESSION
'N?i3ICfi BTLL CR�'ATES �ND PRO�DES CIVIL
SERVICE FOR CERTAIN GL�SSIFIED ET.4PLOYEES
�F Tf� CITY OF GLEARIh'A�, SFiALI� G0 IiVT�
EFFECT;APPOINTING INSPECTORS �TD CLERK
TG �iOLD SAID ELE�TION; PROZTIDIPiG I'OR
• NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION; PRESCRI�ING 'PHE
FOfti�4 OF B'ALLOT �'0 BE VOTED AT SA�D ELE-
CTION AND PROUII5II�G �'OR OPENI�fG OF TE� �
REGISTRATION BOOKS OF THE CI7.'�'.
� 4VFIEREAS, Senate Bill ;No. 583 yaas enacted by
the Florida Legisl:ature a� its regular 1941 session, which
bill is entit;ted "An Act Creating andiP�oviding Civil Ser-
' vice for Cert�in Classified� Fmployees of the City` of= �
Clea�water, rlorida, and Creating a Civil ,Seryice Comm- '
ission i'or s�id City, governing the Appointment, Elnploy-
ment anc� Discharge of sAid E�nptoyees; Definin� �:�:i;� Re�uleting
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the Membership, Powers anci Dutiesc�df sa'id Civil Service Camm-
issions Design�ting the Employees of said City of Cle�rwater
That Come Under the Provisions o�' this Act: Authorizin� and
EYnpowering said Commission.,to Promulgat�, Adopt and Establish
Ru1as and Regulations and Other �atters Relating to the Esta-
blishment of Civil Sergice in said City; and Providing for a
Referen�um on said slet and when said Act Sha11 Take Effect as�d
Other Matters in Regard Thereto", and
Ei�HEREA� said bi:Il contains a provision that it
shall become efieetive if and when it i�as been approP,ed by a
ma;jo�ity vote of the registered voters residin� within,the.C�ty
of Clearwater and voting at an el.ection that shall be held at
such time as shall be determined by the City,of Cleart�ater,
Florida; _
N04Y, TFPR�FORE, BE IT OFiDAINED BY '1� CITY
�O��ISSIC3N OF THE CI'1'�,' ,OF CLE_AR4.ATER, .FiORIDA:
Sec�ion l. That a'special muuicipal election
shall be held i� theaCity oP ClearwQter on,�the 15th day,of �'uly,
1941.
Section 2. That at th� sp�cial munici�aaT elec-
tinn �erEin provided for, there shall be submitted to the re�is-
tered voters residin� withia thE C�ty or Cle�rwater the q_uestion
of whether or'not said Senate Bill No, 583,passed by the Florida
Legislature a•t �ts regul'ar I941 session shal'l go into effect.
Section 3. That Floyd V�al,i�.ce, 'Ninili,e Kilgore
and A. 1N. Errickso� be and they are hereby appointed Inspec�Fors,
and J. B. Cromartie be and he is hereby apnointed Clerk of ,said
election.
Section 4. That the f�llowing notice of election
shall be published in 1;he Clearwater Sun in the issues of said
newspaper published on Jurxe.24th,July lst and July 8th,1941, and
in. the C1ear�nTater News in the issues of said netvspapeF publish-
e@ on J'ttne 27th,July 4th and July Zlth, Z9.4Z, to-witr
N.OTI:CE AF ELEC'T'ION
The City Gommission of the City of Ca.,,arwatEr,
Florida has called a sperial �unicipal electi�n to be held in
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sai,d City on the 15th day of J'uly, 1941, at the place whera such
elections are usi�aZly he1d, and has provided that there shall b�
sc?bmitte:d to the registerec� voters rEaiding within tY�e limits of
the Gity of Clearwater the questi,ri as to whe�her or not Senate
Bil,l No. 583 =enacted by the Florida �egislature at its regula�
' 1941�session, whiGh Act creates and provj.des,civil se�vice �ar
certain classii'ied employees oP the City oi' Cleaxvaater, shall go
irtto e�feet.
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� The polling place �or said olection will be apQn oA the
day of the election �rom seven o'clock A. M. Eastern Stand-
az�d Time to aix-th�rty o'eZock l'. M. Eastern S�andard �ime,
of the'same day, and is designa�ed.and looated �s .Pollows's
GiTY �IRE ST��TIOIJ
GARDEN AVENUE
FZoyd V7aZlace, Winnie Kilgore and A. W. Errickson have heen
appainted Insp�etors and J'. B. Cromartie has bee� appointed
Clerk of said election. �
cz� .co�2zssz4V o� � ez�x^r
OF CLEARI":r�T�t, FLORIDA
_ By ueo. R. Seav
biayor- omm ssioner
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Frank Coole�
City Auditor and Cler?�
' Sec'tion 5, The�Ballot to be used in said election
shal.l be in subst@ntially the follot�.ng forn;:
OFFICIAL BAT�I,OT
SPECIAL biUI�IICIR.� ELECIION �
CITY OF CI,EARl":STER, FLORIDA
Su1p 15,1941.
THE D-,UESTION IN � ELECTTO�� IS: V�HETf�' OR'NOT SIIVATE BI�L
NUP.2BER 583 ENAC�'ED 3Y '� FL�RID4 LEGISLATURE �T TmS REGLZ4R
1941 SESSIUN� NIHICH BILL CREATES AND PROVIDE$ C.itTIL SERV2CE
FOR CERTAIN CLASS2FTED E'�'i�'ZOYEES OF TE� GI7.Y OF CLEARY�ATER,
SHFiLL G0 INTO EFFE�T.
�F_ake a Cross Mark {xj befqre the proposition oi'your choice.
' ' FOR TF� �32LT, ( I am in Pavor of Sena �e Bill No.
` ' S83 which provi�es civil service
for employees of the City of
Clearwater)
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' ' AGAINST Tf� BILL (I am opposed to Senate Bill.
No. 583' which provides civil
se�'viee' for empl�yees of tY�e
City of Clearvra�Ger. )
Seetion 6: The City Auditor and Cle;rk of the City oi
Clearwater is hereby authorized and directed to have printed
a sufficient number of �hE aforesaid ballots, to be printed
on �vhite p�per, and to furnish a sufPicient number of such
ballots to the Inspectors and Clerk of the election on or
be�ore the date and time for openin� the polls for such
election.
Sec;tian 7. The City Auditor and Clerk of the Gity as
Re�istration Officex o�' the City i's authorized and directed
to open t��e re�istration books of thz City'for registration
of' voters, as provided by I.aw, and to alloyv the books �o rew
main �pen until J'uly 5th,1941. The City A?zditor and Clerk, as
registratian ofxicer, is also autharized and directed to :
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make up and cer�ify a list of`the names of all registered, vo�ers
appearin� on the �eg�,stration books of the City who are qualified
to vote in the 'election. Suoh l.ist sliall b� made up after the olose
of the regis�_i�`vaon period,'and a cartified copy of such list shall
bE furnished to #;he Inspecto'rs and the`CYerk oi` the e7.eation at the
place°:where the 'vo±es are to be cast, and a certified copy oi such
lis1; shall be filed and preserved among the recorfls of th.e City.
Section 8. This Ordinance sh�ll become effective immed-
ia�ely upon its passage and adoption by the Gity Gommission oP the
City oP Cleari�vater, Floridae
PASSID AI�iD 5DOP7'ED BY . THE CITY COAGMISSTON C'�<' TAE r?TY
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OF CLEARS"-AT�'R, FLORIDA:
Passed on first reading J'une 23rd,194L
Passed on second reading June 23rd,194�. •
Passed on third reading sune 23rd,1941. •
Geo. R. Seav�
Mayor-Gomntis'sioner
Attest:
Frank CooleY k
Gity �uditor and Clerk '
City Seal
There.being no Yurther business to come.before the board
the meeting was adjourned. .
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