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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in Special Called Session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida at Five O'clock P.M. May 52 1931.
Present: Commissioner T.L.Dumas, (Mayor)
" W.A. Leffler
" H J Lehman
" V.A.Speer
If 0.A.Byrd.
City Attorney Fred R.Wilson
City Clerk, F.S. Lamson
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
The first business of the meeting was to consider a proposed Bill to be introduced
at the present Session of the State Legislature, requiring the Refunding to Counties and
Municipalities of motor vehicle license taxes collected.
Commissioner Speer then moved that this Commission.disapprove the Bill as now
prepared.
Seconded by Commissioner Byrd and unanimously carried.
Commissioner Leffler next offered the motion that the Commission go on record as
approving this Bill if amended so as to more clearly define the highways and streets in the
Counties and Cities, and that the Highways be designated as paved highways; also, that this
Commission is in favor of a Bill that will return the license taxes collected to the countiO
from which they originated.
Seconded by Commissioner 1ehman and unanimously carried.
Commissioner Leffler next moved that a committee be appointed to.gv to Tallahassee
to meet with the Committee of the League of Municipalities.
Seconded by Commissioner Byrd and unanimously carried.
Thereupon Commissioner Lehman and City Attorney Wilson were appointed to serve on
this Committee.
Commissioner Speer next introduced Resolution No. 410 and moved its adoption.
Seconded by Commissioner Leffler and carried by the following vote:
Commissioner Dumas
Aye
" Leffler
Aye
" Lehman
Aye
" Speer
Aye
" Byrd
Aye
said Resolution No. 410 being in words and figures as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 410.
WHEREAS, heretofore this Commission made a gratuitous offer of a site for the
establishment by the United States Veterans' Bureau of a Veterans' Hospital and /or Home at
Sanford, Florida, on property owned by the City bordering on Lake Monroe, and
WHEREAS, since the submission of said gratuitous offer as incorporated in said
Resolution, the matter of a site at Sanford, Florida, for said Hospital and Home has receive
further consideration by this Commission, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to make a further gratuitous offer to the United
States Government of a site for a Home and Hospital to be located at Sanford, Florida, there
fore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that in addition to the gratuitous offer heretofore made by the
City of Sanford, Florida, as expressed and set forth in Resolution No. 408, that this 00m--
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mission, for and on behalf of the City of Sanford, Florida , and each and every of the
inhabitants thereof, hereby further offers to gratuitously alienate and convey unto the
United States of America , in fee simple, that certain property of the City of Sanford,
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Florida, commonly known and designated as the "Municipal Golf Course" located about one mile
beyond the City Limits of the City of Sanford, Florida, and about four miles from the center
of the business district of the City of Sanford, Florida, containing approximately one Hundred
Sixty (160 ) acres, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that this resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
Adopted this 5th day of May A.D. 1931.
Attest:
F.S.Lamson
City Clerk. ( Seal)
The meeting then adjourned.
Attest:
City Clerk.
T.L.Dumas
V.A. Sneer
H.J.Lehman
W.A. Leffler
0.A.Byrd.
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida.
Mayor.