112860-Regular SessionMINUTES
City Commission, Sanford, Florida,
November 28 at 8 P. M. 19.60_
The Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in'regular session at the City Hall
in'the City of Sanf0rd, Florida, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on November 28, 1960.
Present: Commissioner Earl Higginbotham, Mayor " Joe B. Baker
" Robert S. Brown
" J. ~. Crapps
" A. L. Wilson
City Attorney Wm. C. Hutchison, Jr.
City Manager W. El Knowles
City Clerk H. N. Tamm, Jr.,
Deputy Clerk Rosa M. Rotundo~
Chief of Police R. G. Williams
The meeting was 6alled to order by the Chairman.
Request next submitted for larger street lights to be installed on West Thirteenth Street,
and on motion of CommiSsioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried, same was tabled
for further study.
Mr. Mann, Manager of Wilson-Toomer Fertilizer Co., 119 N Elm Ave., requested that parking
be prohibited on the ~ast Side of North Elm Avenue from First Street to FuIton Street, and on
motion of Commissioner Crapps seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried, same was approved.
After consideration Commissioner Brown moved to authorize the installation of a street
light at the northwest corner of Paloma Street and Locust Avenue. Seconded by Commissioner Crap~
and carried.
Commissioner Baker moved to authorize the transfer of $100.00 from Contingency Account
#8150 to Engineering T~avel Account #500?. Seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried.
After consideration, Commissioner Wilson moved to authorize the Mayor to execute a lease
of water main from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and introduced a R~solution approving
same. Seconded by Commissioner Baker and unanimously carried.
Said Resolution being in words and figures as follows;
Be it resolved by the City Commissioners of the City of Sanford, Florida in regular
meeting assembled that~the Mayor-Commissioner be, and he hereby is authorized to enter into
an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and to sign same on behalf of said
City, whereby the Railroad Company grants unto said City the right or license to maintain for
the purpose 6f conducting water the Railroad Company's 8-inch cast iron pipe at Sanford,Florida
across and under a 15-foot right, of way conveyed to the Railroad Company by David K. Shearer
and wife Kate M Shearer by deed dated January ll, 1916 recorded in Deed Book 7, Page 317, of
the Public Records of Seminole County, Florida; a 10-foot right of way conveyed to the Railroad
Company by M. M. Smith (single) by deed dated January 19, 1916, recorded in Deed Book 7, Page
30~, of the Public Records of said County and State and a 15-foot ~ight of way conveyed to the
Railroad Company by M. M. Smith (single) by deed dated January ~9, 1916 recorded in Deed Book
1, Page 278, of the Public Records of said County and State; as more particularly described
in said agreement which agreement is dated November 8, 1960, and copy of which agreement is
filed with the City Commissioners of the City of Sanford, Florida.
Commissioner Wilson moved on the reappointment of A. K. Shoemaker, Jr., to the Board of
Adjustments and Appeals for a three-year term which expires December 13, 1963. Seconded by
Commissioner Baker and carried.
Commissioner Baker moved to prohibit parking on the east side of Mellonville Avenue from
Rosalia Drive to Twenty-fifth Street. Seconded by Commissioner Brown and ~arried over the dis-
senting vote of Commissioner Crapps.
The City Manager next submitted the following tabulation of bids which were opened
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publiciY at ~2:.00.: P'. :M,::-:Novembe~~25',2: -1960, for" furnishing b-he follboin~, equipment .in"ac.C6rd~dce
Wfgh :the 'invitatiOn for.bld~s publiShed '..in :the S'anfora H.e~ald, onr'N'bV~ber: 71,1"' ~'14 'and 18, 1960.
2. Tractor with 5-footirotarYmower:
1. Two centrifugal sewer pumps, fittings and'controls:
Farm & Home Machinery C0,mpany, Ih.c. ·
0rlando, Florida - 4 Weeks Deliv-e~y
":'. Davis Meter & Supply cbmpany,
Thomasville Ga. "3'::to 4 W~eks Delivery ~'.,
~nt ernat ~ onal Harvest er.~CompanY
Orlando - International #460
Brevard Tractor Company
Mims, Massey-Ferguson #202
Gasoline.
.... $' 2,764.67
2,790.00
Hood Tractor Company
Orlando - Ford #861
$5,757.98
Eagle Tractor Company
~inter Park - Case #54
(35 H.P. does not meet specifications)
4,610.00
Diesel
3,338.25
2,915.oo 3,290.o0
3,104.87 3,604.87
A..E. Finley Tractor Company, Inc.,
Orlando - International #460
3,224.69 3,774.69
Crenshaw McMichael Seed Company
Tampa - Worthington Model G.
(No trade-in value ~llowed
3,669.00
3. Two Adding Machines - One of each Make
Full Keyboard 10-Key
George Stuart, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
Clary 180.00 211.95
Burroughs 214.95
Olivetti 217.95
Odhner 225.80
Sunstrand 248.37
Orlando Business Machine
Orlando, Florida
Florida Business Equipment Co.
Orlando, Florida
Clary 219.55
Addo-X 279.00
National 234.60
Olivetti 251.37
Burroughs Corporation
Orlando, Florida
Burroughs 255.50 251.10
Haynes Office Machine Company
Sanford, Florida
R. C. Allen 256.00
Precisa 269.55
Powell's Office Supply
Sanford, Florida
Burroughs - - 245.00
Sweeney's
Sanford, Florida.
250.80
Marchant Calculators
Orlando, Florida
Marchant
285.00
Friden Agency
Orlando, Florida
Friden
349.00
Bishop Office Equipment
Orlando, Florida
After comparison of prices submitted, Commissioner Brown moved on the lowest bid, that
of Farm & Home Machinery Company, Inc., at price of $3,757.98 for two contrifugal sewer pumps,
fittings, and controls. Seconded by Commissioner Wilson and carried.
After comparison of prices submitted, Commissioner Brown moved the lowest bid, that of
International Harvester Company at price of $2,764.67 for International #460 tractor with five
foot rotary mower, with the addition of a slip clutch on the mower and deluxe seat on tractor
at a cost of $40.06. Seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried.
After comparison of prices submitted and types of machines, Commissioner Baker moved
on the bid of a National full keyboard adding machine from Florida Business Equipment Company
at a price of $234.60. Seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried.
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After comparison of prices submitted and types of machines, Commissioner Baker moved
on the bid of Sunstrand ten key adding machine from George Stuart, Inc., at a price Of ~2~8.37,
Seconded by Commissioner Brown and carried.
Commissioner Brown next introduced Ordinance No. ?40, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, CLOSING,
VACATING AND ABANDONING THAT CERTAIN NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY
BETWEEN 23rd AND 24th STREETS AND MAGNOLIA AND PARK AVE.
amd sage was placed on its first reading and read in full.
Commissioner Brown then moved the waiver of the requirement of the second reading of
Ordinance No. ?40, and that same be placed on its final passage and adoption.
Thereupon the question recurred on the waiver of the second reading, the roll was called
and the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Higginbotham Yea
" Baker Yea
"~' Brown Yea
" Crapps Yea
"' Wilson Yea
Said Ordinance No. 740 was then placed on its final passage and adoption, the roll was
called and the vote stands as follows:
Commissioner Higginbotham Yea
" Baker 'Yea
"' Brown Yea
"~ Crapps Yea
" Wilson Yea
Thereupon the Chairman announced that the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florid
by unanimous vote had passed and adopted Ordinance No. ?40, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, CLOSING,
VACATING AND ABANDONING THAT CERTAIN NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY
BETWEEN 2}rd AND 24th STREETS AND MAGNOLIA AND PARK
AVENUES
Commissioner Brown next intrdd~oed'..Ordinancei~No.:"?~l;rentitled:~.!.c ~'.:.~.. ~'~-,~ ~.i~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, CLOS{NG,
VACATING AND ABANDONING THE NORTHERLY 41} FEET OF THAT~'
CERTAIN NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN SEMINOLE B~ULEVARD
AND COMMERCIAL STREET AND MAGNOLIA AND PARK2~VENUES
amd same was placed on its first reading and read in full.
Commissioner Wilson moved to authorize the City Manager to a3~ertise f.er bids for the
drilling of a six inch test well and a two inch observation well fo~ a proposed well field.
Seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried.
On motion of Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Baker and carried, minutes
of regular meeting of October 10, 1960, next approved.
Commissioner Wilson moved to authorize the exchange of the City's clay pit on the Paola
Road north of the Country Club for the Seminole County Jail property located on Fulton Street in
Block IN, Tier 4, Traffords, however, reserving City rights to continue to dig clay and sand fro[
~aid clay pit. The County is to retain use of the Jail until a new jail is completed. Seconded
by Commissioner Baker and carried.
After considerable discussion the City Attorney was authorized to prepare desired
legislative requests to be submitted to the legislative meeting on January 15, 1961, the followi~
1. To provide for a combined County-City registration roll.
2. To provide for combined County-City voting place and use of machines.
3. To provide for municipal use of county assessment rolls.
To provide for participation in the federal urban renewal plan re:
Tampa, Tallahassee, and Dade County for slum clearance purpose.
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To provide for a $50.00 a month increase in the salary of the City Commissioners.
To consider the tenure of office for a City Commissioner from 3 years to
4 years.
To consider increasing the bid restrict£on clause from ~200.00 to ~500.00.
To appoint the City Manager as Chief Personnel Officer.
To provide for collection of costs for the cleaning of vacant property to be
possible by an assessment against the property that is due prior to the payment
of any taxes.
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To pr~v~/amendments in the Firemen and Policemen pension laws.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
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