121427CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,
MINUTES
c~ourned Regular Session
Dec. l~th 2 P Ml~7
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met at the City Hall, S:~nford
Florida in adjourned Regular Session on ?!e~uesday December 14th. at ~vo O' Clock P M. 1927.
Present: Commissioner E F Housholder, (Mayor)
" S O Chase
" W C Hill
City ~anager , ~,V B Williams
City Attorney , George A, DeCottes.
City Clerk, L R Philips.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of December 12th. read and approved.
Communi~tion from First National B~nk of Sanford Re: Security for deposits of
was reard and ordered spread upon the minutes, in words and figures as follows:
the City
Sanford Florida
December 7, 192y.
City Commission and Bond Trustees.
City of Sanford
S~nform, Florida.
Gentlemen:-
This will certify that the Commercial Department of the First National Bsnk of
Sanford, has deposited with the Trust Department of said First National Bank of Sanford, the
follo~ir~ described items, to be held in trust as security for ~ny and all deposites of the
City of Sanford in the Commercial Department of the Said First ~ational Bank of S~mford:
1. City of Smuford Time Warrant , Voucher ~10967 3/4 dated July 21, 1927, Due January 21
1923 $5,000 00 issued to the Seminole ~ -
· ~ount~ Bank or order, and endorsed by that bank. 8 per
cent interest.
2. City of Sanford Time Warrant , voucher ~10967~- , dated July 21, 1927, due January 21, 1928
.!~5,000.00 issued to Seminole ~ ~ --~
~oun~y Bank or order, endorsed by that bank, S per cent interest.'~
3. City of S'-~uford Time Warrant, voucher ~IOS1y~ dated Jzme 30, 192Y, due December 30, 1927
issued to Seminole County Bank or order, endorsed by that bank, principal ~%,000.00 , ~ oer cent
interest, - ~
( Items l, 2 and 3, account City of Sanford Ordinary Fund')
4. City of S~mford Time Warrant ( Bond Trustees) Voucher~&n=(~-.~ ~ , dated ~anuary 12, 192~,
~cayable on demand, issued to First National Btnk, Sanford, Florida, princioal -~30 000.OO
S per cent interest. ~ '
5 Eight i:er cent interest oearing certificate of indebtedness, City of Sanford, Florida issued
to First National Bank , om~ford, Florida, under date of Au~mot 15, 1927, due November i5,
1927 $10,000.00 , N~mubered I ...........................
We believe that the deposit of these items in trust by the Commercial Department of
the First hatzonal B~m. of Sanford is in accord with your instructions of even date herewith
V~ry Truly Yours
First National Bank of Sanford.
Trust Department
By ~ V Bradbury, Assistant Trust Officer.
Communication from the City Attorney relative ~o a proposed ordinance providing for a
fee for registration of automobiles etc. advising that such an ordinance would not be en-
forcible was read and ordered filled.
Con~nunication from the City Attorney relative to claim of J G :faits for injury to child
on west side play grounds, jiving it as his legal opinion that there is no responsibility on
the part of the City, was read and orderea filed, and the Clerk was instructed to return bill
to Mr ~aits.
The matter of the City Playgro~m~d/at the schools was discussed and referred to the City
N~nager for investi?~ation and reoort.
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,
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Dec l~
.... c. after so~ue discussion it '~o~- decided to hold a conference
employment at the Golf Course ~' ~' .....
de ~ ur ~lne
with ~:r Symes, },~-" Voorhes aaa the Czty City Manager to investigate ~xe mstter ~
what ' '' · ~, ' o~:~,ien.
~C~l,Dll ohoulck be ~
A ~ ' ~+' from American I~zo, Post
services of the / Legion as Vol,~teer Assistants
of the
dollar.
came beffore the Co?muission and offered the
to the Fire Degart~,lent.
The Com~ission accepted the offer, and referred them to the Fire Chief for proper organiza-
tion and instructions.
The matter of taking over the Yscht Club House was discussed and referred to the
City Attorney and the Auditing De~artment to work out a proper plan.
On motion duly adopted the following banks were designated as city Devositories for
, upon condition that they qualify in conformity with Section ~ and 49
City Charter, and give security for all City deposits of one hundred cents on the
The First National
Sanford, Florida.
of
Bank of Sanford, Florida, The Sanford Atlantic National Bank
The Clerk was instructed to notify the above banks of this action.
On motion duly adopted ~r Gray of Hall & Pentland was authorized to make a detailed
statement of the operation of the gas plant for the last fiscal year.
Commissioner S 0 Chase moved, and the motion was seconded by Commissioner U C Hill
and =~animously adopted that l~r Roy G. Willi~us be, ~d he is hereby appointed as Chief
of Police, to serve at the ::leasure of the City Commission, this action taking effect as of
Decmnber 15, 1927.
Mr C A Byrd came before the Commission relative to the gran ting of a franchise to
the Florida Po~er & Light Co. and on motion duly adopted it was a~reed to take this matter
up at the second regular meeting_: in January 1928.
~e City Manager submitted his report for the month of November and ss~e was accepted
and ordered filed.
Report of tae First Navional Bank enclosir~ cancelled checks paid in the month of
November was submitted and ordered filed.
~e current bills and salaries as audited and vouchered oy t~e Accounting Depart-
ment were submitted , examined and auproved and the Clerk was authorized to draw cheeks to
pay same.
The meeZing then took recess zo mceZ Taurs~ay Decemoer Z5th. 1927 at 2 O'Clock P.
1927.
Attest:
City Clerk.