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Adjourned meeting of the City Commissionars
Thursday March 11 1920
Meeting called to order at Eight P.M. by Mayor H.R.Stevens.
Present, H.R. Stevens, C.E. Henry, S. 0. Chase, Commissioners,, and G. A. Abbott City Manager.
Minutes of the last meeting read and approved.
Communication from C.D.Landis City Attorney relative to exemption frorn taxation
the property of Sanford Lodge No. 62 F. &. A.M. quoting Section 431 Laws of Florida was read
and the property of said Lodge declared exempt under the law.
Mr F.L.Miller addressed the Comrriission and presented a petition from a number of
citizens requesting repeal of that part of traffic ordinance prohibiting the parking of
cars on paved streets of Sanford. After due consideration the Commissioners decided it
is not best to repeal this ordinance,but instructed the Police to show leniency in the
matter to strangers who are ignorant of the law.
Moved by C.E.Henry and seconded by S.O.Chase that the fines imposed by the ; -Junicipal
Court in the cases of M Alexander January 31st.and R.E.Anderson March lst.be refunded and
same was duly carried.
Mr F.L. Miller again addressee the Coaaf< ission as reprasantini� a number of citizens
and urged that the Commission take such steps as might be necessary to restrain the Southern
Utilities Company from collecting their outstandiai; accounts against the City and private
consumers until better and continual service should be given by said Company.
It was moved by C-1- Henry and seconded by S-0-Chase that :
Whereas: The Southern Utilities Company have for the past several months given very unsat-
isfactory service both as to electric polar and lighting and also as to gas and water sup-
ply,
Be It Resolved: That the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to institute proceec
ings to restrain said Southern Utilities Company from collecting any and all bills now:.out -t,' .
4tanding for the months of January and February 1920 and all future bills until such time
as the said Company shall give good, afficiant and adequate servie continuously in compliant
with their contract with the City of Sanford Florida, same was duly passed.
Communication from City Engineer Fred.T.Williams relative to the cost of construct
ing sewer as petitioned for by Mr John Musson at al and giving the estimated cost of same
as $1719-80 and stating that Mr Musson would agree to finance the proposition, was read and
referred to the City Manager with instructions to confer with Mr Musson as to further de-
tudls and report at the next meeting of the Commission.
Petition from G. W. Venable ralativa to moving Secord building from rear of Valdez
Hotel to a location east of Sanford Avenue was read and tine Auditor & Clerk was instructed
to iss -aa\i; ma on the giving of a bond by Mr Venable in the amount of $5GU.00 and limiting
him to seven clays time on the job.
Coaar,unication from City Engineer Frea T- Williams relative to cost of paving
Sanford Avenue from Fifth Street to Tenth Str,at ti4as read and ordered filed.
Communication from Cary D.Landis City Attorney tendering his resignation as City
Attorney of Sanford Florida was read and on motion of C.E.-Henry seconded by S-0-Chase
same was duly accepted.
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Comaunication from C.D.Landis City Attorney rendering opinion as to the eligibility
of Mr H.R. Stevens to be a member of the City Co:rmiscion of the City of Sanford Florida and
giving it as his legal opinion that W Stevens is in every way eligible for the position
was read and on motion of S. 0. Chase seconded by C.E. Henry the Commission adopted the opin-
ion of the City Attorney as coinciding with their opinion in the matter and Mr Stevens ag-
reed to continue as a member of the City Commission of the City of Sanford.
The report of the Auditor & Clerk was ra-ad and upon motion was accepted and filed.
Report of City Auditor & Clerk for February 1920
Receipts
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Balance as per last report
4278.66
Current Licenses
350.50
Current Taxe a (Real Oer sonal)
2009.17
Costs
22.60
Pound Fees
23.00
Dog Taxes
15.00
Fines
536.50
Personal Taxes (Delinquent)
232.40
Real. Estate " (Delinquent )
281.40
Paving Liens Delinquent)
31.7
Miscellaneous Sales
231:
3934.89
8213.55
Disbursements
Police Department
Salaries 431.86
Supplies 75.94
507.80
Fire Department
Salaries 270.50
Supplies 58.26 329.16
Parks 12.00
Sanitary Department 326.09
Streets & Bridges 699.26
Office Furniture 176.81
Pound Expense 4.00
Sewers 141.30
Stationery & Printing 242.04
Auditing Expense 5.10
Office Help 110.00
Premium of Officers bonds 9Z.50
City Managers Expense Acct. 2.00
City Engineers Acct. Map etc. 36.50
Printing 500 copies new chan-
ter ......... ................ 234.x0
Office Expense 32.08
Lighting City Bldg 18.18
A. B. Cameron collecting delin
quent personal taxes........ 1 .90
Fees paid Municipal Judge 14.00
Old City Govt.Expense 52.14
Old City Warrnats Paid 715.07
City Managers Patty Cash Fund 400.00
Officers Salaries 480.00
Sundry Expenses 29. o4
Balance in Safe........ .. . •2 $8213.55
Total in Banks ........... 3327.33
It was moved by S. 0. 1�6hase and seconded by C.E. Henry that the City Manager l s
Petty Cash Fund be increased to total $500.00 and same was duly carried.
The following ordinance was read, Copy attached 0-�- d,A:w&--w A�- I.
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On motion of S. 0. Chase seconded by C.E. Henry this ordinance was passed by the
lunanimous vote of the Commission.
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An Ordinance to rrevent the Breeding of Losq-aitoes in the
vity of oanford, rlorida, and -ueclaring the name to be an emergency
.Ljeasure 1�4eeessary to the Public health of the Uitizens of the city
of oanford, rlorida, because of the f a c t that there is at this
lime no Adequate Ordinance in � ;orce and effect in the Oity of San -
ford, i- lorida, governing the <revention of the Breeding of Mosquitoes
in the ,ity of oanford, Florida, and troviding for a :penalty for the
violation of this Ordinance-
BE 11 L1VAvvEi� zY - 01'Ir. Of THE QITY C,r .�hl�' O D, 'LORIDA:
beetion 1. chat it shall hereafter be unlawfal for the oc-
cupant or owner of any premises in the Oity of oanford, r+lorida, or
the agent of the owner, if the owner be a non - resident of said city
or absent from the city, to cause, suffer or permit any collection
of standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes are likely to breed
on such premises, unless such collection of water is treated in a
manner prescribed by the city health Officer of the city of 6anford,
Florida, or his duly authorized representative, so as to prevent the
breeding of mosquitoes, and any such collection of water so unlaw-
fully maintained is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
oection 2. _hat the collections of water to be considered
as coming within the terms of this ordinance are those which are eon -
� tained,or may hereafter be contained, in ditches, ponds, pools, exca-
vations, holes, depressions, open Bess pools, fountains, cisterns,
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tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs (except horse troughs in fre-
quent use) urns, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof
gutters, tanks of flush closets or other similar water containers.
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as coming within the terms of this ordinance are those which are eon -
� tained,or may hereafter be contained, in ditches, ponds, pools, exca-
vations, holes, depressions, open Bess pools, fountains, cisterns,
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tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs (except horse troughs in fre-
quent use) urns, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof
gutters, tanks of flush closets or other similar water containers.
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�eetion 3. ghat the method of treatment of any such col -
lection of water for the purpose of preventing the breeding of mos-
quitoes shall be approved by the vity health Lfficer of the vity of
oanford, ulorida, or his duly authorized representative, and :nay be
any one or more of the following:
(a) acrsening with wire netting of at least sixteen (16)
meshes to the inch one way or any other material which will effect-
ually prevent the ingress or the egress of mosquitoes.
(b) -omplete emptying every seven days of the unscreen-
ed containers, together with their thorough drying and cleaning. �
(c) using an approved larvicide.
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td) covering completely the surface of the water with
kerosene, petroleum, or paraffin oil once every seven days.
(6) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free from vege-
table growth and obstructions, and stocking with mosquito- destroying
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fish; absence of half -grown mosquitoes'larvae to be evidence of com-
pliance with this measure.
(f) Pilling or draining to the satisfaction of the
�Aty health Officer of the Qity of 6anford, _Wlorida, or his duly au-
thorized representative.
(g) Proper disposal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or
empty bottles, and similar articles likely to hold water.
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Section 4. 'that any person responsible under the terms of
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this ordinanee,or for the existence of any condition which gives rise
or is likely to give rise to the breeding of mosquitoes who shall fail
or refuse to take all the necessary measures directed by the city
Health Officer of the City of Sanford, Florida, or his duly authoriz-
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ed representative, to prevent the same in accordance with the tsrme
hereof within three days after notice from the city .ealth Officer of
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the Uity of Sanford, elorida, or his duly authorized repressntitive ,
so to do, he shall be guilty of a violation of the terms and sections
of this ordinance, and each and every day's failure or refusal to
remedy sAch condition after the expiration of said time shall consti-
tute a separate and distinct offense.
oection 5. That the city health Officer of the City of San-
ford, ,,lorida, and those working directly under his supervision, shall
enforce the provisions of this ordinance, and for this purpose may
at all reasonable times enter in or upon any premises within the city
of Sanford, :Florida.
6ection 6. That this ordinance is declared to be an emer-
gency measure necessary to the public health of the citizens of the
Uity of Sanford, ullorida, and shall take effect from and after the
date of its passage.
Section 7. That any person violating any of the preceding
sections of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceed-
ing One -iundred Dollars 0100.00), or by imprisonment of not more than
thirty (30) days.
zjection 8. what this ordinance shall be published once with-
in ten days after its final passage in a newspaper of general circu-
lation in the :ity of Sanford, Florida.
gassed by the unanimous vote of the QityCommission of the
Uity of 6anford, Florida, on the / /day of 1920.
Mayor.
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City Commissioner.
City Commi� s— si-bner.
Attest:
Uity Ulerk and Auditor.
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The following warrants were recd and approved and the Clark & Auditor was instructed
t-o draw checks to pay the same.
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G.A.Aobott,City Manager
Petty Cash account fund
230.00
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G.'A.Abbott,City Manager
Petty Cash account fund
200.00
131
G.A. Abbott City rsanager
Petty Cash account as per bills attached
339.00
132
Wight Tire Cc
Supplies as per bill attached
37.58
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Lee Brothers
Supplies for Fire Dept
25-
134
American LaFrance Co.
Supplies for Fire Dept.
26.60
135
H & W B Draw
Office Books & Stationery
106.72
136
Perkins & Britt
Supplies dor Police Dept.
$.60
137
Western Union
elagraph Service
6.44
138
G A Abbott City Manager
Account of Pay Roll
245.55
149
Ball Hardware Cc
Street & Building Supplies
91.10
140
Herald Printing Cc
Printing & Stationery
74.27
141
Geo G Herring
Municipal Court Fees
26.00
142
Bower & Roumillat
Medicine supplied City Physician
7.24
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Fred T Williams
City Engineer
67.00
144
Hill Lumber Company
Lumber fdr building
22.47
145
Mrs A Simon
Office Lamps
3.30
146
E A Douglass
Recording and filing jl dis�riissal suits
26.66
147
T J Miller & Son
Office Furniture
14.50
148
Sou.0 ,,ilities Cc
Lighting City Bld.
18.66
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J H Cowgn
Repairing roof of City Bld.
40.22
150
Geo A. Speer& Son
Cheeskoloth for sewers
7.40
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G. A. Abbott
S- Lary Mch lat to 15th.
150.00
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G. A. Abbott
Pay Roll
219.43
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L R Philips
Salary lat to 15th March
50.00
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Ellen Hoy
Salary Mch lat to 15th
30.00
155
David Speer
Salary Mch.lst to 15th
62.50
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Sanford Hand Laundry
Bills for Jan & Feb.
6.86
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J M Vickery
Salary Mch lat to 15th
50.00
158
G. C. Fellow s
Salary Mch. l st to 15th
50.00
159
E E Walker
Salary Mch 16t to 15th.
50.00
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Floyd Peel
Salary Mch 1st to 15th
50.00
161
G.P. Paxton
Salary Mch lat to 15th
75.00
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T.3- Lynch
Salary Mch 1st to 15th.
42.50
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B. F. Smith
Salary Mch lat to 15th
37.50
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B. F. Smith
Janitor Service Mch lat to 15th.
5.00
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J E Laing
Salary Mch lat to 15th.
62.50
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Sou. Bell Telephone Cc
Phone Service asa per bills
22.85
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A B Cameron
Collection of Delinquent Taxes
36.25
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Mrs Mabel L Fernald
Quarterly paymt. acct. Fernald - Laughton
Hospital Fund
500.00
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
Attest:
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City Auditor & Clerk
$3101.95
or.