102846-Regular Session MINUTES
City COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,__ Oat at .7:3o P 19
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in regular session at
the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 7:30 o'clock P Y October 28, 1946.
Present: Commissioner ri. James Gut, ~ayor.
" George D. Bishop
" W.C.Hlll
" Robert A Williams
:City Attorney Fred R.~Vilson
. City 1,ianager & Clerk H.N, Sayer
,, Chief of Police R.G.Williams
Absent: Commissioner Lea R. Lesher.
Neeting called to order by the Chairman.
Mr & ~,~.rs E.F. Lane, owners of theold burned garage building located on Lots 9,10,
31 and 32 of Block M. First Street Extension and their representative Attorney Hull,
next appeared before the Board in response to the notice that the Commission would take
action at this meeting to institute condemnation proceedings to have this building
demolished and removed , and submitted affidavits of F.B.Ashdown,F.A. Dyson and T.$.
Crawley, local building contractors, and Fire Chief Cleveland, certifying that they
had made an inspection of this building and found that it had not been destroyed or
damaged more than fifty per cent by fire and that the remaining walls and floors can
be used for reconstructing the building; stating that the reason that it had not been
reconstructed was because of the restrictions and shortage of building materials during
the war emergency; also stating that they have a prospective purchaser that will buy
this property providing the City will grant a permit to reconstruct the building for its
original purposes, that of operating a storage garage.
Thereupon after c~reful consider~tion, and in view of the fact that the aforesaid
building was originally constructed for the purpose of oper~ting an automobile storage
garage in conjunction with the ~ayf~ir Hotel, which is permissible at this loc~tion under
the Zoning Ordinance, Commissioner Bishop moved that the City grant the purchaser of this
property a permit to reconstruct the building for this purpose.
Seconded by Commissioner Hill and carried.
Mr. A.Edwin Shinholser next appeared and made a further request for the Commission
to revoke the permit granted Central Florida Quick Freeze and Cold Storage Company, Inc.
to construct and operate an abattoir at 401-09 W. Thirteenth St.
No action taken.
The following bid next received for furnishing 500 ft. of 2~" and 200 ft. of l~"
fire hose for the Fire Department-'
HILL HARD~iVARE C0~IPANY
2~" Eureka I~ultex 2-ply Multiple Woven Hose at 1.50 per ft.
l~" Eureka ~.~ultex 2-ply Multiple Woven Hose at 1.02 per ft.
Thereupon Commissioner Bishop moved that
Company for furnishing 500 ft. of 2½" and 200 ft.
Fire Hose at the aoove stated prices.
Seconded by Commissloner Hill and carried.
The Clerk next reported that 1~'r. Andrew Carraway was the only candidate to qualify
for nomination as City Co~mmissioner for the ~iunlcipal Primary Election to be held on
November 5, 1946, and according to the law governing elections, it will not ~e necessary
the contract be awarded to Hill Hardware
of 1½" Eureka Multex 2-ply Multiple Woven
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the nominee for the position of City Commissioner and his name ordered printed on the
ballot for the General 5~unicipal Election to be held on December 3, 1946.
Seconded by Commissioner 'Williams and carried.
the ~layor was next authorized to
D~unicipal Election to be held on
Co~mmissloner i'or a term of three
On motion of Commissioner Bishop, seconded
issue an election
December 3, 1946,
years to fill
of the term of office of Commissioner W.C.Hlll;
of said election:
For Clerk: Mrs F E Roumillat
For Inspectors: Mrs Margaret F.Barnes,
by Commissioner Williams and carried,
proclamation calling for a General
for the purpose of electing one City
the vacancy to be createa Dy the expiration
the following being aeslgnated as officials
Mrs W.E.Watson and l~r J H Beck.
Applicstion next received from J F Sparks Shows for permit to conduct a carnival
in ganford during week of November ll thru 16th,1946.
Thereupon after considerable discussion and in view of the past experience in
policing carnivals because of their failure to operate in a proper and legal manner,
the Commission denied the aforesaid application.
On motion of Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner ~illiams and carried,
the Commission next authorized the purchase of a street marker machine from G.N.Speiss
Equipment Company, Eilwaukee, Wis. at a price of $225.00 to be used for the purpose of
painting traffic lines and parking zones.
Request next received from E.G. Kilpatrick Jr.
1'or year 1946 on lots 59 and 60 of Sanford Heights,
to be allowed the homestead exemption
application for such exemption at
the proper time having been neglected thru an oversight.
Thereupon Commissioner Hill moved that the homestead exemption be allowed.
Seconded by Commissioner Bishop and carried.
Consideration next given to the several requests on file for the City to ins%sll
street lights at numerous locations.
Thereupon after careful study of the necessity for the lights at the different
locations, Commissioner Bishop moved that the Florida Power & Light Company be authorized
and directed to install an overhead bracket street light of 100 c.p. st each of the following
street intersections:
Palmetto Ave. and 14th St.; Olive Ave and 12th St. Oleander Ave. and 12th St;
13th St. and Olive Ave.; 13th St. & Oleander Ave. ; 13th St. and Mulberry Ave.;
13th St. and Southwest Moad; Lilly Court and S.Grandview Ave; and Locust Ave.
and Catalina Drive.
Seconded by Commissioner Mill and carried.
Communication next read from the Florida Council of the Blind requesting the City
to adopt the standard "White Cane" Ordinance for the protection of the blind.
Thereupon the City Attorney was directe~ to prepare such ordinance for adoption.
The City Manager next reported that R.T. Cowan failed to repair the sidewalk on
Palmetto Ave. abutting Lots 1,2 and 3 Block 3 T~r 3, E.R. Trafford's ~ap, in accordance with
Resolution No.~O8 adopted by the City Commission under date of July 30,1946, and that
he had contracted A.J.Thompson Construction Company of Orlando to repair it at a cost
of $200.00 , for which a lien will be filed against this property, and on motion duly
adopted, same was approved.
Er. Jack Ratigan, President of Junior Chamber of Commerce, next submitted the plans
and specifications of the proposed Tourist Information Building to be constructed at
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and directed the City ~anager to a dvertlse for bide for furnishing all labor and
materials to construct same, to be received by the Commission at the meeting of
November 12,1~46.
Mr. Ratigan next submitted aoplicstion of E.E.Losey and J.W.Mileski of S~ybrook
Conn. to establish and operate a seaplane base in Lake Nonroe, and same was referred to
Nr Roy A Browning who has an option to construct and operate a seaplane base in connection
with his lease on the ~unicipal Airport facilities.
Er H B Pope next appeared on behalf of the local Coast Guard Auxiliary and requested
a lease on the Yacht Club Building for their activities, stating that it will also be
made available for use by the 8anford Nav~l Reserve Unit, the Sea Scouts, the Outboard
Rotor Association and ~ny other watercraft activities; also stating that the building is
now in a very bad state of repair and the Coast Guard Auxiliary will replace the
necessary piling supports if the City will furnish a carpenter and labor for making
the other repairs.
as to
Hill,
Thereupon after considerable discussion, action was deferred, pending
the estimated cost of repairing the yacht club building, and the Mayor,
the City Manager and Supt. RiChard were aopointed as a committee to make an
next introduced Ordinance No.
OPDINANCE NO. 405.
of same.
Commissioner Hill
405 , entitled:
information
Commissioner
inspection
and same was placed on its first reading and read in full by the Clerk.
The City Manager next advised of the necessity of placing an additional truck in service
for the collection of trash and lawn cuttings in order to expedite the services
rendered in residential sections; stating
and with only two trash trucks in service,
cover the City on regular scheduled routes, and that dally
by the residents because this service is inadequate.
that due to t~e increased population,
it is requiring from four to six weeks to
complaints are being registered
Thereupon after considerable discussion and on advice of the City Manager that the
City has a truck available for this purpose, the Commission authorized the expenditure
for employing the necessary personnel and placing sn additional trash collection
truck in service.
There being no further business the meeting then adjourned until 2:00 o'clock
P.M.. November 2, 1946.
Attest:
AN O~DINANCE OW THE ~ ITY OW SAN~ORD,FLO.PIDA, PROVIDING THAT ~RITTEN NOTICES
SERVED BY ANY POLICE O~FICER OF THE CITY OF SANPORD,FLORIDA,CHARGING A VIOLATION ~F
ANY OMDINa_NCE OF SAID CITY, AND THE WRITTEN NOTICE TO EE AFFIXED TO A VEHICLE AS
5[ENTIONED IN SECTION 7 OW OMDINANCE NU~.,.!BER ~97 PASSED AND ADOPTED AUGUST 26, 1946,
AND REQUIRING THE P~SON UPON WMO~ SERVED TO APPEAR AT THE NUNICIPAL COURT TO ANSWER
TO SAID CHARGE, SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,FLORIDA;
REQUIRING THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH NOTICE AT THE Ti~ THE CHARGE THE~REON IS HEARD AND
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO WILLFULLY THROW AWAY,ALTER,lIAR,MUTILATE,DESTROY,
OR DISCARD SAID ~ITTEN NOTICE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOI~ION OF THE PROVISIONS
HEREOF.