050842-Special SessionMINUTES
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,~?---~L~:0~)~- .NI
The City Commission of the' City of SAnford,
at the City Halt in the City of Bsnford, Florida,
Present: Commissioner W.C.Hill, Mayor.
, Geo. D.Bishoo
" H. James Gut
" Edward Hlggins
" M. J. Lo dge.
City Attorney Fred R.Wllson
City Clerk, H.N.SAyer.
Florida, met in sDec!sl session
at 5:co P.2. May ~,1942
Meeting called to order by the Chairman who announce~ t~ t the ~ur~ose of
the meeting was to consider a. met~tlon signed by two hundred-fifty three citizens
of San~ord and also A letter from the Banf~rd Women's Club requesting thc C~
Commission to convert the shuffleboard courts tn Fort Mellon Park into an ooen sir
dance floor so as to orovlde eo~oe form of recreation for the young people of Sanford
during the existing emergency caused from !ack of trsnaportalon facilities to travel
on the matter of
and after careful
out of town for entertainment and r~creation.
Thereupon the Commission vroceeded to A ]en~thy discussion
converting the shuffleboard courts into an o~en air dance floor,
consideration,
it was the ooinion of the Board tl~:t it would be unwise to dlsoose of the cou
large m~m ce money invested by the Olty in the construction
and also the oosslbllity of a demand for their use ~n the near
at tni time because of the
of the shuffleboard courts,
future.
Consideration was then ~iw~n to the matter of acquiring the bowling alleys
And bul]dln~s owned by Harry E.Robson an~ located on C~ty owned ~ro~erty lying south
of First Street onoostte ~o~t ~]lon PA~k, for the ol~rpose of convertin~ it Intn sn
ooen sir dance f~r.
Thereuoon, on being informed that Mr. Robson had forfeited his lease with the
City on the aforesaid ~roperty because of de~au]z in the osyment of the monthly
rent~l, and City and State & Co~nty taxes on ~ame, the Commt~slon instructed the
Clerk to notify ~r. Robson to !m,'0edIAtely surrender the aforesaid land and -~remlses to
the City.
On motion ~uly carried, the Clerk was next authorized to offer ~r. Robson the
sum ~f ,!OO.00 for thc ourch~se of A~I lm~rove~'~ents constructed on the aforesaid p~o~erty,
subject t:~ the unmai, d taxes.
Bill of H.C.DuBose in Amount of ~50.00 for services rendered on September !4,1940,
in securing ~urchase o~tlon on fifty Acres of 1And from H.C.Frsntz and wife, which was
later murchased ~or the a~rvort site, next ~resented, and on motion of Commissioner
Hi,gins, secon~e~ by Commissioner Bisho~ and c~rr~ed, same w~s a~oroved and ~ayment suthor-
Ized.
In connection with th~ United States Navy constructing a Naval Air Base on Sanford's
airmort, cons~deratlon ,,~A next ~en to restrlct~ng the area around the sir~ort against
the c mstructlon of cert,'in ty~es of buildings :and the o~erat~on of certain forms o~ busi-
nesses within th~s Area.
Thereupon Afta~ considerable 5~scusslon, sn0on motion duly Ado~ted~ the Co~r~Isslon
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on his salary to be reosid within 60 days, and on recommendation
same was suthorlzed.
There b~ln~ no further business, the meeting adjourned.
next received from Fireman J.W.Horner for an advance of $50.00
of Fire Chlef Cleveland,
Attest;
Mayor.