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The City Commission of the City of Seafood, Florida, met in regular session at the
City Hall in the City of Banford, Florida, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. May 24, 1955.
Present: Commissioner Earl Hlgglnbotham, Mayor
" J.D. Cordell
" John L. Kadet
" John S. Krider Br.,
City Attorney A. Edwin Bhinholser
City Clerk H. N. Bayer
Knowles
City Nsnager W. ~ G. Williams
Chief of Police
Absent; Commissioner W. H. Stemper
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
The meeting was then opened with "Prayer# by Rev. L. R. Rushton.
Further consideration next given to the bids submitted and recorded in minutes of
regular meeting of May 10, 1954, for constructing the water and sewer improvements.
A representative of Bullivan, Long & Haggerty, Bessemer, Als., who submitted the
lowest bids on Contracts Nos. 5 and 6, but reserved the right to refuse any contract unless
awarded all, then advised the Commission that they would not accept the two contracts unless
mwarded Contract No. 4, since their combined bids on the three contracts were approximately
$9,000.00 lower than any other combined bide.
The matter of awarding bids in entirety on Contracts l, 2, 3, 6 and 7, defer 4 and 8
and omit 9, in order to,ring the overall cost within the amount of funSs that will be available
from the sale of revenue certificates, instead of revising the contracts, was then discussed.
T~e City Manager reoorted that the Fiscal Agents had aSvised thst in their opinion the
City could issue additional (peri passu) revenue certificates up to $~00,000.00 under the
present bond ordinance without pledging any additional revenues, which is subject to an opinion
from the Bond Attorneys, and that they would have the maturity schedules worked out and the
opinion this week as to issuing additional certificates to finance the balance of the contracts.
Commissioner Krider then suggested that the Commission withhold action on awarding
any of the contrscts until it has definite information and an approval opinion from the Bond
Attorneys that the peri passu certificates csn be issue~ without pledging additional revenues.
Engineer Anges recommended that the Commission decide as to whom the bids will be
awarded at this time in order that hie firm msy start preparing the contracts, which will take
some time.
Thereupon after further discussion Commissioner Krider moved that action be deferred
on awarding the bids, except for Contracts Nos. l, 2 and 3, until next regular meeting of
June 1~, and further moved that Contract No. i for construction of elevated steel water tank
and tower be awarded to Whltmiz, e Tank Company, lowest bidSer, for sum of $39,645.00; that Con-
tract No. 2 for construction of concrete foundations for elevated steel water tank and tower
be awarded to Penisula Construction Company,lowest bidder, for sum of $9,998.00; and that
Contract No. 3 for laying new water mains be awarded to E. H. Holcomb, Jr., for laying cast
iron bell and spigot pipe for sum of $66,4~4.21, which is $221.46 higher than the lowest bid
but 60 days less time on completion. Beconded by Commissioner Cordell.
The question then arose as to using Cement Asbestos pipe which would be $?,674.10
lees than the cast iron bell and spigot, or, using cast iron pipe with mechanical Joints,
which woul8 be approximately $1,$00.00 less than bell and spigot, but Engineer Angas recommended
the cast iron bell an~ spigot as being the most durable an~ sstisfnctory.
Commissioner Kadet voiced his obJect~ons against awarding Contract No. 3 to E..H.
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because Contract No.
should always accept
reputable firms, but
sewer contracts.
The request of Sanford Automatic
Engineer Angae then advised that due to the existing low water pressure in several
sections of the City, that it would be for the best interest of the City to have the contract
completed within 60 days instead of 120, and the difference of $221.~6 in cost wo~ld be more
than off-set by increase in revenues from the new main during the 60 days.
Any further discussion the roll was called on the motion of Commissioner Krider,
which carried over the dissenting vote of Commissioner Kader, who stated that he voted "Nays"
3 was not awarded to the lowest bidder end he felt thst m municipality
the lowest bid on all contracts, if the bids are equitable and from
that he would like to go on record as being in favor of the water and
Laundry for City to remove the parking meter at
northeast corner of Oak Avenue and 2nd Street and designate the space as a loading zone,
was next referred to the Chief of Police for survey end recommendation.
Letter next submitted from G. L. Mufley, Commander of local Chapter of DAV, re-
questing that t he City extend free parking privileges to veterans who have lost a leg, or have
lost the use of their legs in service, and on motion of Commissioner Cordell, seconded by
Commissioner Krlder and carried, same was authorized.
Commissioner Cordell next introduced Ordinance No. 544, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BANFORD, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 362 OF SAID CITY, AB AMENDED, BAID ORDINANCE BEING AN OR-
DINANCE ESTABLISHING A ZONING PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF SANFORD,
SAID A~NDMENT TRANBFERRING CERTAIN TERRITORY IN DIBTRICT R-1
TO DISTRICT R-1-X IN BAID CITY.
and same was placed on its first reading and re~ in full.
On motion of Commissioner Krider, seconded by Commissioner Kadet and carried, the
Commission next confirmed the Mayor's appointment of B. L. Perkins, Jr., as a member of the
Sanford Housing Authority Commission for a term of four years to succeed Gordon V. Frederick
whose term of office expired on May 20, 1955.
Consideration next given to request of Chief of Police for counsel to prosecute
special cases in Municipal Court, and after considerable discussion, in which City Attorney
Shinholser recommended th et the City employ special counsel ae City Prosecutor, since he did
not feel thst it was par~tof his duties as City Attorney, the City Manager was directed to
write to cities of similar size of Sanford to ascertain whether or not they have a prosecutor,
and the amount of fee being paid for such service.
On motion of Commissioner Cordell, seconded by Commissioner Krider and carried,
the Chief of Police was then authorized to employ counsel to prosecute the special cases to
be tried in Municipal Court on Thrusday and Friday of this week, at a fee not to exceed
approximately $25.00 per case.
Attorney Volie A. Williams, Jr., next submitted a proposed Ordinance to amend Or-
dinance No. 281 regulating the keeping of grazing animals within the City, which he prepared
from a model ordinance secured from the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. He
advised that several cities had adopted similar ordinance, which required the keeping of such
animals a distance of only 40 feet from a dwelling, but that he had increased the distance in
the proposed ordinance to 100 feet, and also a distance of 35 feet from any street.
After considerable discussion, in which the 35 feet distance from any street was
changed to within 35 feet of the curb line, or where a sidewalk exists, within 25 feet of
the off-street side of such sidewalk, Commissioner Kadet moved that a Public Hearin~ be held
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This meeting shall adjourn will be 8:00 o'clock P. M. May 31, 1954.
Krider and carried.
Commissioner Krider nezt offered the following Resolution,
full, moved its passage andadoption. Seconded by Commissioner Kadet and
following vote of
the Commission:
Commissioner Higginbotham Aye
" Cordell Aye
" Kadet Aye
" Krider Aye
Seconded by Commissioner
and after being read in
carried by the
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of
meeting assembled, that the Mayor of said City be,
an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and to sign same on behalf
City, covering understanding that should the At]antic Coast Line Railroad Comoany find it
necessary in the conduct of railroad business to restore any of the tracks crossing ten
the City of Sanford, Florida, in regular
and he is hereby authorized to enter into
of said
removed, and which streets are
1954, it will not be necessary to
~treete in t;~ City of Sanford, which tracks are now being
more particularly described in said agreement dated May 4,
obtain further oermission from said City.
On motion of Commissioner Kadet, seconded by Commissioner Cordell and carried,
minutes of regular meetings of April 26, and May 10, and adjourned regular meeting of May
12, 1954, ne~t approved.
The City Manager next reported of several complaints received against Joseph A.
Blake of Dsytona Beach who was issued a City license on April 16, 1954, to engsge in business
of selling Westinghouse Defrosters for refrigerators, advising that it h~d been reported
that he was overcharging for the defrosters and also misrepresenting h~mself as b~ing a
representative of the local Westinghouse dealer, and recommended that his license be
revoked.
Thereupon Commissioner Kadet moved that Joseph A. Blake be notified of intent of the
Commission to revoke his licenses and that a hearing will be held at 8:00 P. M. June 15, 1954,
on the proposed revocation. Seconded by Commissioner Krider and carried.
There being no further business the meeting then adjourned until 8:00 o'clock P. M.
M~y 31, 1954.
ATTEST:
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