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The City Commission of the City of Sanford Florida, met in Regular Session at the
City Hall in Sanford, Florida, at 7:30 O'Clook P.M. May 23, 1932•
Present: Commissioner T.L.Dumas, Mayor.
If H.J.Lehman
it V.A.Speer
If C.A.Byrd
of W.A. Leffler
City Attorney Fred R.Wilson
City Clerk F.S.La.mson
Chief of Police R.G.Williams
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 9th, 1932, read and approved.
City Attorney Wilson next presented "tenant at will" lease with the St. Johns River
Transportation Company for the rental of dock and warehouse space at the foot of Myrtle
Avenue, and on motion duly adopted, said lease was approved and ordered executed.
Mr. H.M.Papworth next offered to select a committee of three to act as custodians
of the band shell and municipal pier similar to the committee appointed as custodians of
the athletic field, and said offer was accepted subject to the members of this committee
being approved by the City Commission.
On motion of Commissioner Leffler , seconded by Commissioner Byrd and carried, the
Chief of Police was next authorized to employ two extra policemen during the present
emergency.
Communication next read from Mr. Walter L.Cooper making application for the exclusive
listing, for sale or rental purposes, of all property acquired by the City through foreclosure
of tax liens.
Action deferred.
Communication next read from the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce inclosing copy
of letter to the Secretary of the Golf Club concerning the operation of the golf course.
Thereupon Commissioner Speer was appointed a Committee of one to notify the officials
of the Club that any help from the City after October 1st. 1932, is very doubtful.
Communication next read from Messrs DeCottes and Boggs agreeing to waive any additional
charge for services in the suit brought by the Chase National Bank against the City in the
United States District Court in Tampa, and same was ordered acknowledged with an expression
of appreciation for the spirit of cooperation thus shown.
ion:
Commissioner Speer next introduced Resolution No. 431 and moved its passage and adopt-
Seconded by Commissioner Byrd and carried by the following vote of the Commission:
Commissioner Dumas
Aye
Lehman
Aye
" Speer
Aye
If Byrd
Aye
if Leffler
Aye
Said resolution No. 431 being in words and figures as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 431.
A resolution °providing for the cancellation of certain bonds owned by the ordinary
fund and Special Assessment fund.
WHEREAS, CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, has in its ordinary fund and has in its special
assessment fund the following bonds:
Bonds in Ordinary Fund:
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BOND NO.
SERIES
DATE
DUE DATE
io 6 & 107
RR
1/ 1/ 27
7/l/30
68 & 269
26
KK
711126
7/l/56
111129
A
7/l/2'3
l/ l/ 33
219
AA
1/ l/ 26
l/ l/ 36
308
00
7/l/26
7/l/56
INTEREST
4
6%
5z
Total
and
Total
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AMOUNT.
$2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
11000.00
7,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
9,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
_2,000.00
37,000.00
X910
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Commissioners of said City of Sanford, said bonds
should be cancelled by perforation,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida,
that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized to cancel the abov6 described bonds by
perforation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
Adopted this 23rd. day of May 1932•
Attest:
F.S. Lamson
City Clerk. (Seal)
_T.L.Dumas
C.A.Bvrd.
W.A.Leff1er
V.A.Speer
H.J.Lehman
As the City Commission of the.
City of Sanford, Florida.
Thereupon the bonds enumerated in said Resolution No. 431 were cancelled by per-
foration in the presence of the Commission..
Commissioner Speer next moved that the authorization granted in Resolution No. 430
for the sale of property acquired by Special Master's Deed dated March 29, 1932, be extended
to cover all property acquired through foreclosure of tax and special assessment liens.
Seconded by Commissioner Leffler and carried over the dissenting vote of Commissioner
Lehman.
On motion duly adopted, the Mayor was next authorized to execute the following
agreement , same being required by the U.S.War Department in connection with the dredging
in Lake Monroe for State Road No. 3.:
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT OF TIM UNITED STATES
The undersigned represents to Your Honorable Department that he is a resident of
Sanford, in the State of Florida; that he is a property owner, with property adjoining that
portion of Lake Monroe where the State Road Department proposes to dredge out material for
the fill for State Road No. 3 , Project 95.
That he is familiar with the nature and extent of the dredging which the said Road
Department proposes to do, and that he hereby consents to the doing of such dredging by
the State Road Department, and waives any interest which he may have in the materials to
be dredged and taken from said river, creeks or marsh.
Dated at ,Florida, this the day of -,193
Bonds in Special
Assessment Fund:
215/219
AA
1/1/26
1/1/36
6
211/219
A -1
111129
1/1/39
6
103 /105
RR
1/l/27
7/1/ 30
5j-%
267,270 & 271
14 150 150
xx
A -2
7/l/26
1/1/28
7/l/56
1/l/45
5A
6�
156/160
49)92p& 94
A -2
EE
111128
7/l/26
1/1/46
7/1/56
6 0
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9
JJ
7/l/26
7/l/56
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and
Total
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AMOUNT.
$2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
11000.00
7,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
9,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
_2,000.00
37,000.00
X910
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Commissioners of said City of Sanford, said bonds
should be cancelled by perforation,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida,
that the City Clerk be, and he is hereby authorized to cancel the abov6 described bonds by
perforation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
Adopted this 23rd. day of May 1932•
Attest:
F.S. Lamson
City Clerk. (Seal)
_T.L.Dumas
C.A.Bvrd.
W.A.Leff1er
V.A.Speer
H.J.Lehman
As the City Commission of the.
City of Sanford, Florida.
Thereupon the bonds enumerated in said Resolution No. 431 were cancelled by per-
foration in the presence of the Commission..
Commissioner Speer next moved that the authorization granted in Resolution No. 430
for the sale of property acquired by Special Master's Deed dated March 29, 1932, be extended
to cover all property acquired through foreclosure of tax and special assessment liens.
Seconded by Commissioner Leffler and carried over the dissenting vote of Commissioner
Lehman.
On motion duly adopted, the Mayor was next authorized to execute the following
agreement , same being required by the U.S.War Department in connection with the dredging
in Lake Monroe for State Road No. 3.:
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT OF TIM UNITED STATES
The undersigned represents to Your Honorable Department that he is a resident of
Sanford, in the State of Florida; that he is a property owner, with property adjoining that
portion of Lake Monroe where the State Road Department proposes to dredge out material for
the fill for State Road No. 3 , Project 95.
That he is familiar with the nature and extent of the dredging which the said Road
Department proposes to do, and that he hereby consents to the doing of such dredging by
the State Road Department, and waives any interest which he may have in the materials to
be dredged and taken from said river, creeks or marsh.
Dated at ,Florida, this the day of -,193
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CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA.
By, ( Seal)
Mayor.
Witnesses;
Mayor Dumas next presented copy of communication addressed to Mr. Kenneth M. Keefe
Chairman of the City of Sanford Bondholders Protective Committee, in answer to one from
Mr. Keefe under date of May 6th, 1932, and on motion duly adopted, said communication
was approved by the Commission and ordered made a matter of record in the minutes, said
communication being as follows:
"Sanford Florida, May 11,1932.
Mr. Kenneth M. Keefe,
115 Broadway
New York City
N.Y.
Dear Sir:-
Your letter of May 6th was read at regular meeting of City Commissioners, 7:30
P,M.May 9th.
The reaction of the Commissioners was disappointment and surprise; they were dis-
appointed that the proposition submitted to your Committee was coldly rejected, without
a suggestion of a counter proposition arm or intimation of future line of procedure,
surprised at what was freely termed a total lack of spirit of co- operation, coupled with
an attitude of supreme indifference as to final outcome of prevailing unbearable conditions
Deep concern was expressed over the recent decision of Supreme Court of Florida
which, in effect, practically cancels and renders impossible the collection of approximat
ly One and a Half Million paving liens, necessitating that those who have paid their
paving liens and taxes assume pro rata share of this additional burden.
The Commission does not agree with conclusions expressed in second paragraph of
your letter above referred to that its serious concern is entirely due to the welfare
of the community, but maintains that some adjustment of Sanf ord's financial condition
is absolutely necessary to the protection of the city's creditors„ all of whom have
a right to look to the Commission to exercise its best judgment for the best interest
of tax payers and holders of Sanford's securities alike. It is freely conceded that your
committee represents the holders of securities entrusted to its care, but it is not
admitted that the Commission's judgment should be considered more faulty than the
judgment of your Committee. On the contrary, the Commission maintains that it is in closer
touch and as a consequence has a more intimate knowledge of prevailing conditions than
your Committee could be expected to have, hence the Commission can only feel that when
your Committee declines to entertain our views and dismisses them, without conference,
that such action is in the nature of a reflection upon the honesty and intelligence of
the Commission . The Commission notes that your Committee is not averse to discussing
"Debt service program for the next fiscal year and possibly several years to follow."
Such discussion would not result in relief to the tax payers or increase interest pay-
ments to bond holders, as it is expected that tax payments for 1932 -33 will reach the
vanishing point, hence there will be no funds for operating the city or for paying
even a small part of the interest that is accumulating at such an alarming rate.
The Commission is forced, in view of the apparent decision of your Committee,
to refuse to co- operate in any respect; to suggest that consideration be given, to full
application of mandamus in order that the holders of bonds may know the real value
of their holdings and that the long suffering tax payers may use their own discretion
4s to disposition of moneys heretofore deposited in a sinking ship, under the impression
that an end to their troubles was not far distant.
The Commission has lived up to every point in the two year agreement entered
into with: your Committee. The city has been most economically operated, city property
has been fairly well maintained. With any degree of co- operation from your Committee,
bondholders could and would be protected, certainly to the extent of principal investment
and tax payers burdens could and would be lightened to the extent that they could look
confidently to the not distant future when their obligations would be materially reduced,
new people could be attracted and Sanford with its wonderful back country could and
would carry on successfully. Rerponsibility for her failure to measure up to the
above picture rests entirely with your Committee.
Yours. truly ,
T.L.Dumas,
Mayor. "
Invoice from Fernald Laughton Hospital, approved by City Physician Tolar, for
$19.00, covering hospitalization for Naomi Tyee, next presented and payment ordered.
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City Attorney Wilson was next instructed to notify the Bondholders Protective
Committee that due to lack of funds, foreclosure of delinquent tax certificates cannot
be continued, unless this Committee will furnish the money for this purpose.
Commissioner Byrd introduced Ordinance No. 205 entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 205.
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All ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DISCHARGE OR EXPLODE OR CAUSE TO BE DISCHARGED OR
EXPLODED WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SANFORD) FLORIDA AS DEFINED BY ORDINANCE
N0. 74, ANY FIRE CRACKERS, TORPEDOES, SKY ROCKETS, ROMAN CANDLE , or OTHER FIREWORKS OR
TOY PISTOLS OR ANY EXPLOSIVE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FIREWORKS, AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
and same was placed on its first reading and read i:i full by the Clerk.
Thereupon Commissioner Byrd moved that the rules be waived and that said Ordinance
No. 205 be placed upon its final passage and adoption.
Seconded by Commissioner Leffler.
Thereupon the question recurred upon the waivure of the rules. The roll was called
and the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Dumas
Aye
to Lehman
Aye.
It Speer
Aye
it Byrd
Aye
to Leffler
Aye
Thereupon Said Ordinance No. 205 was placed-upon its final passage and adoption,
the vote being as follows:
Commissioner Dumas
Aye
it Lehman
Aye
it Speer
Aye
if Byrd
Aye
it Leffler
Aye
Thereupon the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford
Florida, by unanimous vote, had passed and adopted said Ordinance No. 205, entitled:
An ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DISCHARGE OR EXPLODE OR CAUSE TO BE DISCHARGED OR
EXPLODED WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, AS DEFINED BY ORDINANCE
NO. 74 ANY FIRE CRACKERS, TORPEDOES, SKY ROCKETS, ROMAN CANDLES, oR OTHER FIREWORKS OR
TOY PISTOLS OR ANY EXPLOSIVE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FIREWORKS, AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE."
On_ motion duly adopted, it was next ordered that Ordinance No. 205 be POSTED
in accrdance with the terms of the Charter.
Commissioner Leffler next offered Resolution No. 432 and moved its passage and
adoption.
Seconded by Commissioner Speer and carried by the following vote of the Commission:
Commissioner Dumas Aye
" Lehman Aye
" Speer Aye
" Byrd Aye
" Leffler Aye
said resolution No. 432 being in words and figures as follows:
RESOULTION NUMBER 432.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECONVEYANCE TO DEFORtREST- SANFORD REALTY COMPANY, INC.,
A CORPORATION, of CERTAIN PROPERTY IN CRYSTAL LAKES CLUB SECTION OF LOCH ARBOR.
WHEREAS, DeFORREST -SANFORD REALTY CODIPANY, INC., a corporation, conveyed to the City
of Sanford, Florida, the following described lot, piece or parcel of land in Seminole County,
Florida, to -wit:
Lot 29 of the Crystal Lakes Club Section of Loch Arbor, as recorded in the public
records of Seminole County , Florida.
and
WHEREAS, said property is remote from the City of Sanford, and said city is not in: a
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position to take care of said property and the City Commissioners deem it advisable
and expedient to reconvey said property to DeForrest — Sanford Fealty Company, Inc.
NOW THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the City Commissioners of the City of Sanford,
Florida, that said City of Sanford, Florida, reconvey the above described property to
DeForest— Sanford Realty Company , Inc.,and that the Mayor and City Clerk execute
a Quit Claim Deed of conveyance of said property to DeForest— Sanford Realty Company, Inc.
Be It Further Resolved that this resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
Passed and adopted this 23rd. day of May , 1932.
G.A.Byrd,
V.A.Sneer
H.J.Lehman.
Attest: 11 A.Leffler
.As the City Commissioners of
F.S. Lamson. the City of Sanford, Florida.
City Clerk. ( Seal)
Communication next read from Mr. Kenneth M. Keefe, notifying the City that Mr.
Natt Wagner had been appointed a member of the City of Sanford Bondholders Protective
Committee to take the place of Mr. Seneca D.Eldredge, deceased.
The meeting then adjourned.
Attest:
City Clerk.
Mayor.
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