081026-Regular SessionCITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,
MINUTES
Regular Adjov.rned Session, August 10th, 19 26 at 2 F.].[.
Preset_t: Commissioners: Forrest Lake (~ayor), E. '?. ;]b~:_shol~ier ~.¢!~', S. 0. Chase;
Ci~ ~.[a,~f_~r: ~. '% Williams; City Engineer: ~. T. Tailings; Ci~ Attorney: Geo. A.
DeCottes; Comsulti~g ~ ~'? ·
~n~:~eer. Jos. E. Craig.
i[inutes of last ref~ular meeting read and approved.
~eti~io~. from ~anfford Zau~f~y re paving Cedar ~ve., from ~hi~ St. to Fourth
read a?d taken u~_4er advisement ~ld refferred to City Engineer.
Co~m~issioner m. ~. ~ous~ol~er a~d i,~r. Roy S~es reported on condition o-f the
Co~rse a~d on motio~ d~zly ados:ted the City i[a~ager was authorized to ins~a].l necessary
drai~age ffrom ~ Crystal
~r ~. ff. Co~u-~elty e~,~ beffore the Co~,;mission a~m r~quested the ope~ing off 4th, 5th
az~d 6th Streets from ~eca~ Ave. west to Fersi~.~non Ave. az~! on moti ~n d~y adopted the City
~er was instructed to proceed with this work.
i,h% Co~elly also requested in the na~e of the l~eisc~ealty Co~pany that the
lo~o streets be ~aved a ~idth o~ 16 feet with 6 i~ch Roc]~ Base and Finley ~,~ethod Top:
~ecan Ave. ffrom Railroad to Tenth St.; Te~h St from Pecan Ave. to ~.o2ber~ Ave.;
ber~ Ave. from Te~th St.to Thirteenth St.; ~elfth St. from Pecan Ave. to Olive Ave.
a:'~d Olive Ave. ~om Te:ath St. to Thirteenth St. a~:~d on motion duly adopted s~e was
approved and referred to City Engi~eer to proceed. /,,;? ~
Ci~ Pla~3~in~7 Co~mission requested authority to empl~ Rogers, City Fla~ing
E:~r~, to assist them in their labors a~ on motion duly adopted riley we~e autho~dzed
to do so at an e:~pense not to e~mceed (>2,000.00.
0n motion duly adopted the Ci~r ~.La~ger was authorized to advertise for bids on
Sever Construction.
0n r~otion duly adopted[ i~ was agreed that ~arlc %ve. from Katie Street south to Ci~
limits shall be paved a %;id~ of 24 feet with same class of paving used by State Road
~o. ~ outside of the City Limits.
0~ motion d~? adopte~ the City ~ ~'
mnu~eer was authorized to proceed with the pavin~f
of Elm Ave. bet~en;4th~and 5th Streets and Fifth St. from Elm Ave. to Laurel Ave. with
sheet asphalt on rock base a width of 24 fee~.
A. F. G. Indus%rial Tract requested the openin~f and g~di~g of certain streets in
their Subdivision a~l~ the matter was referre~ to the I!ayor, the Ci~ .,a~r and the
City ~
The following ~lats were submitted by the City Er~;~eer and on motior_ ~uly adopted
same were ap:proved:
"Gardenia "~cClellans Subdivisinn" - "~-aended Plat of ida~gnolia Hei?~ts" -
"Bonavent um'e".
Consulting E~%~i~!eer, Jos. E. Craig, submitted te~.]tative plans on the C~ty Doc][s
a~ same were referred to City ~la~n~ing Com~is~ for consideration and report
recommendations at ~e~ re,ar
Petition from property owners on Jessamine Ave. requesting that same be paved from
First St, to Tenth St. 0n motion duly adopted the City Engi~er was authorized to proceed
on t~s work, said paving to be 24 feet in width from First St. to A. C. L. Ry. a:JA !6 fee~
in width from A. C. L. Ry. to Tenth
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD. FLORIDA.
MinUtES
August 10th, 19 26.
Petition from citizens on Sanford Ave. re the removal of the Florida Pressing Club
read and referred to the City Building Inspector and the Fire Chief for action.
Petition from the Board of Public Instruction amd from ~,Iessrs. C. D. Brumley and
I. D. ~,L~rtin requestin~ the vacating of Garden Street in Eldorado Subdivision, cud on
motion duly adol~ted the City Attorney was instructed to draft an Ordinance closing amd
vacating s~ne.
On motion duly adopted the ~ity Clerk was authorized to publish ~Iotice of Sale of
Bonds for City Improvements for September ~rd, 1026 at 2:30 P. ~_. aggregating ~!,575,000.00.
On motion duly adopted the City Clerk was authorized to appropriate ~$200.00,from the
Contingent Fund to the .~erican Legion and to draw check for same in favor of L[.D. I-~tton,
Commander.
~,Ir. E. A. Dou~lass, President of the Chamber of Com~uerce came before the Commission
and requested decision as to the sale of the City Property north of the City Hall to the :
Chamber for a Public Building site and on motion du~4y adopted it was decided not to make said
On motion ddly adopted.the Clerk was instructed to advertise the meetin~f of 'the
EQualizing Board on the 1926 Tax Roll for ~onday, A~uust 16th at E P. ~
On motion duly adopted tho Clerk was authorized to cancel Personal Taxes on 192~ Tax
Roll as follows: J. ~7. Gillon - .~.80, same ha~ing been assessed in error, party not
owning property in 192~.
The Atlantic Coast ~ine Railroad Co., submitted agreement for crossing its tracks with
drainage pipe and the following Resolution was duly adopted:
R~OLUT I 0~.
Be it resolved by the City Co~nissioners of the City of Sanford, Fla. in reg~3.lar
session assembled, that the ilayor-Co?.missioner be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter
iht9 an agreement with the ATLAI~TIC COAST LiSlE RAILROAD C01~P~i,~Y, and to siga~ same on behalf
of said City, whereby
the said Railroad Compargf gives and grants ~u~to the said City of
Sanford, Pla., the ri7~at and privilege to lay and maintain, for the purpose of drainace,
a d~uble line of ~_2-inch re-inforc~d concrete pipe across the ri3ht of way ani u_uderneath
the main line track of the ~.tl~n~zc Coast Line Railroad in or naar said City of Sa~ord,
at a point on said r~ain line track ~°818 feet northeast~.vardly from l~ile Post SS (as numbered
from Sanford to Tampa); all as more particularly described in said agreement, said a~ree-
rcent dated Au~Tust 6, 1926-.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co., submittSd Agre~memt for laying Sanitary
On motion duSy adopted sa~e was approved and the following
Sewer ~ ~Gro~m its tracks.
Resolution was duly adopted:
RE SOL~f ION.
Be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Fla. in regular session
assembled, 6hint the i~ayor-Commissioner be, and he hereby is, authorized to e~er into an
agreement with the ATLAi~TIC COAST LIllE RAZLROAD C0~Z~A~?£, and to sid~ s~e on behalf of said
City, whereby
the said Railroad Company gives and grouts unto the said City of Sanford,Yla.
the richt and privilege to lay and maintain, for the purpose of a sanitary sewer, a line of
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,
MINUTES
Au,uust 10th. 19 26.
The Atlantic Coast Line R~ilroad Col, submitted Contract for opening Of Seninole
Do~levard across zto tracks. On motion du_ly sam@ was approved and the follov~dng Ordinance
~134: '~Entitled: __
"An Ordinance authorizing the acquisition by the City of Sanford, Florida, from the Atlanti,
Coast Line Railroad Company of an Easement or right of way for Seminole Boulevard across
property of 'thc Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company between .qyrtle Ave and Park Avenue(Extd.
~2,7IE!tEAS, The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a corporation ~mder the laws of the Statei
of ?~irginia , is the owner of that certain strip of land in the City of Sanford, Florida ii
meoer~bed as follows: i
"A Stri~ of land~ Eighty (SO) feet wide and three h~mderd and fifty two and eighty four
hundredt~s (352.8~) feet ~or~g; beginning at the northeast corner of a tract or parcel of landi
conveyed to the said City of Sanford by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Comoany by a deed
dated October lot 192L~, sa~d corner being a poznt one hundred and seventeen(~l~) feet west of
the west line of Park Ave. ( extended) and four hundred and forty five and two tenths(~L~5.2 feet
north of the north line of Fulton Street, thence northwestwar~[ly along the north line of the
said tract or parcel of land conveyed to said City by said deed of October 1st, 192~, and
along said north line extended, that is, parallel with the sea wall or bulkhead ( as now con-
str~ ted along the water front of Lake konroe) a distance of throes hundred and fifty two and
eighty four h~mdredths (352.8~ feet to the west bo~mdary line of property of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company, which west boundary line is parallel with and one hundred and eighty nih
(1~9) feet westwardly, measured at right angles, from the center line of the track known as the
old South Florida Railroad , as ori~inally located, thence northwardly parallel with said
center line, to a point in the said sea-wall, said point being distant 80 feet measured at right a
an~les, fro~.~ the preceding course, thence south eastwardly along said sea-wall, three hundred
and fifty two and eighty four hundredths (352.84) feet to the east boundary line of the prop-
~r~y~ ~ .of the A~tlantic Coast Line Railroad Company distant One Hundred and Seventeen(liT) feet
west of th~ ,est line o~f Park Avenue(extended) thence southwardly paralle$ with said Park
Ave. line ~ if extendem) to the point of beginning;
WHEREAS, the City of Sanford is demirous of having the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
grant to said City an easement over the above described strip of land for the extension
of Seminole Boulevard across property of the said Railroad Company, and
,H~REA~, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ~
~omp~ny is willing so to do upon the following
conditions, to-wit:
FIRST, that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company will remove its track and other improve-
merits, if any, from the said strip of land above described, and will accept assessment by the
Said City for t~ cost'of construction of said Boulevard across said strip of land, such assess-
went to be on the same basis as that of other property owners affected by the com~truction of
said Boulevard.
oE~OJD. That the City of Sanford will permit the said Railroad Company at any time to extend
its track or tracks on, over amd across the said strip of land by means of an overhead bridge
or underpass. Also tn~ the City ~ Sanford shall by resolution or in other prooer manner, re-
scind that ~oart of the motion adopted by its City Com~nission at a re~iular meeting held October
26 1925, per-raining to the opening of Commercial Street west from Oa~ Avenue (ii' extended)
across the tracks and :?red, arty of the Atlantic Coast Line ~lroa~ Company, and
~d~EREAo, the City of Sanford Florida is willing to accept said conditions,
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SA]~FORD, FLORIDA.
SECTION 1. That upon the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company delivering to the City of
San£ord an easement deed to the above described strip of land containing the condition above
set forth , the City of Sanford shall and does hereby agree to accept said easement deed with
the conditions above set forth therein contained.
SECTION 2. That the City of Sanford in consideration of said deed, hereby rescinds that
part of the motion adopted by its City C~om?,ission at a regular meeting ne!d October 26, 1925
~ertaining to the opening of Oommercial otreet west £rom Wak Avenue ~ if extended) across
~racks and property of 4he Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Con~pany.
SECTION 3. That said easement deed when executed and delivered by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company shall have inscribed upon said deed the following words, "This deed is
accepted by the City of Sanford under all the terms and conditions of Ordinance No. 134, of the
City of Sanford, Florida, passed on the 10th day of August 1926."
SECTION ~'~. That this ordinance shall be and become effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
Adopted in regular session this 10th day of August A.D.1926.
Attest:
L R Philips
City Clerk (Seal)
Forrest Lake
E F Houshotder
S 0 Cha~e
As the City Commission of
the City of Sanford, Florida.
_.. a~. tke clerk ~"as au~korized to dray; checks in
The followin~ bills v;ere read, approved ' '~
payment o£ same. (See Disbursement Book for list.)