060845 MINUTES
.CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD. FLORIDA.
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The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met in adjourned session at
the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at ?:30 o'clock P.M. June 8, 1945.
Present: Commissioner Edward Higgins, Mayor.
" George D. Bi shoo
" H.James Gut
City Planning Committeemen W.A.Leffler, Acting Chairman.
, , , H.H. Col e m~an
, ,, , R.L. Corne!l
" " " S.F. Doudney
" " " j.L. Ingt~y
!1 I! II
, ,, , ~ R.W.Ruorechl~
A.E.Yowell
City Clerk H.N. Sayer
Absent: Commissioner W.C. Hill
" M. J. Lo dge.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman who announced that the puroose of the meet-
ing was to confer with the City Planning Committee with further reference to the City
acquiring the additional orooerty on the lake front between French Avenue and Man-
goustine Avenue for the ouroose of constructing Municipal Docks and Terminal Facilities,
the olans and location of the orooosed docks,and also the matter of requesting the State
Road Deoartment to re-locate State Road No. ~ between French Ave. and Mangous~ine Ave. in
order that the lake front can be utilized for this ouroose.
Mayor Higgins then submitted olans of the orooosed docks and terminal facilities,
together with two alternate olans, each show~_ng the estimated construction cost, as
oreoared by Reynolds, Smith and Hills,Arhhltects and. Engineers of Jacksonville.
Plan No. I oroviding for the construction of docks on the lake front adjacent to the
bulkhead, Plan No. 2 providing for the construction of docks on filled land extending
into the lake with viaduct and aooroach fill to carry the highway over the tracks and
access roads serving the docks, and Plan No. 3 oroviding for dredging a dock basin in
Mill Creek south of the highway with bascule bridge to carry highway over the creek.
Thereupon after considerable discussion, Mr. Corne!l moved that the City Planning
Committee recommend to the City Commission that the City enter into negotiations to
acquire the necessary land on the lake front between French Ave and Mangoustine Ave. at
a orice not to exceed $22,OOO.00, for the ouroose of establishing a municipal $or~ for
docks, warehouses and terminal facilities.
Seconded by Commissioner Ingley and carried.
Mr. !ngley next moved that the City Planning Committee recommend to the City Commis-
sion that a request be oresented to the State Road Denartment to locate an alternate
route for highway No. 3 between Vrench and Manmoustine Avenues in order that the City
can make better use of the water front on Lake Monroe for industrial ourooses.
Seconded by Commissioner Cornell and carried.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
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