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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION, MONDAY DECEMBER
3rd. 1923, at 3 P.M.
Present: Forrest Lakes Mayor and Commissioners S 0 Chase and C J Marshall. W B William
City Managers F T Williams, City Engineer.
Meeting called $or the purpose of receiving bids on putting down wells for fire
protection and such other matters as necessary to be considered.
The following bids were opened and read:
#1 Mahoney-Walker Company, City. 3.40 per Ft.
#0� Zibble & Ernest, Eustis, Florida. 2.50
#3 Joseph Rashn, Orlandq Florida. 3,30
All bids were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation and requested to report
as early as practicable
Mr H R Rosebros Supt. of Southern Utilities Co. was present and was requested to
make a written report as to failure of water pressure on the occasion of fire Tuesday
Regular
morning November 27th. and present same at next/meeting of the Commission.
Meeti; . ig the'n'took recess until 8 O'Clock P.M.
Attest:
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ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE CITY COMMISSION
December 3rd. 1923, at 1 S P.M.
The City Commission met in adjourned session at the County Court House.
Present Commissioner Forrest Lake ( Mayor) S 0 Chase and C J Marshall.
City Manager W B Williams, City Engineer, F T Williams, City Attorney G.A.DeCottes.
The Mayor stated the object of meeting to confer with Citizens in Mass Meeting
assembled in regard to issuing bonds for purpose of taking over the Public Utilities
either by purchase or by establishing new works.
Consulting Engineer, Jos. E Craig, being present made a statement explaining the
matter fully. Hon. F P Forster and others took part in discussion and after due con-
sideration it was moved by Judge J J Dickinson and seconded by Hon G A DeCottes and
carried unanimously by a rising vote that the City Commission be requested to proceed
at once to call an election for an Issue of Bonds in a sufficient sum to cover the
entire Utilities, water, electric light, and gas plants, and that the water works
be installed as soon as possible, and the other plants at a later date.
On motion duly seconded and passed unanimously, the City Commission then instructed
the City Attorney to proceed at once to take the necessary legal steps for the cal -
ling of said election.
City Engineer presented tabulation of bids on wells and it appearing that the
most satisfactory bids were Mahoney - Walker Company, of Sanford, and Joseph Raehn of
Orlando, and Mahoney - Walker Co. not being able to comply with the time limit in the
contract, and time being the urgent feature of the proposition, the contract was award-
ed to Mr. Jos. Raehn of Orlando Fla., and the City Manager was authorized to execute
a contract with Iii:. Raehn for the City.
The City Manager was authorized to grade and furnish brick for paving alley
between First Street and Commercial St. from Rand Ave. east about 100 ft. on condition
that ,irr Harry Kent have the work of laying same, done without expense to the City.
It was ordered that the City Manager confer immediately with the City Engineer
and impress upon him the urgent necessity of speeding up the engineering work in con-
nection with proposed improvement of streets, requesting him without delay to furnish
to the City Attorney necessary figures and other data for use in preparation of paving
resolutions.
Attest:
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
City Clerk.
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