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02-20-1940 - Regular REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TEE TOWN OF EDGEWATER., FLORIDA, HELD IN V.I .A. HALL ON FEBRUARY 20 , 1940. Meeting called to order at 7:32 P .M. by Mayor Councilman F.R.Renwick. ROLL CALL. 41ayor Councilman. F.R.Renwick. Present. Councilman. C .D.Bartlett. Present. Councilman. .T.Goodyear. Absent. Clerk. a=alter C.Fuller. Present. Attorney. J.U.Gillespie. Present. Marshall. Horace King. Present . READING OF MI UTES . The minutes of the regular meeting of- '{ebruary 6 , 1940 were read by the Clerk ' hereupon Councilman Bartlett moved that they be approved as read , seconded by Councilman Renwick and by vote dcelared CARRIED . BILLS AND ACCOUNTS . The following Bills were read; New Smyrna Daily News , Office Supplies. $ 2.60 Charles Rowsam, 10 1-ors. Labor $ 2.00 Fire Catll Feb. 6 Flagler Ave. south of Park Ave. J.S .Bates D 1.00 Fire Call Merrimac Ave. , Hobert houston v 1.00 Salaries. F.R.Renwick, $ 2.00 C .D.Bartlett, $ 2.00 W.T .Goodyear, $ 1.00 Walter C.Full.er, First half of February $25.00 Horace King, First Half of February, $20.00 Grading Streets: u.T .King, Jr. , 19 Hrs. with tractor 9.55 A.M.Gibson, 24 Hrs. operating Grader 5.75 J.J .Bates , 24.7 Gals. Gas 4.94 councilman Bartlett moved that the Bills be paid as read and be made a part of the minutes , seconded by Councilman Renwick and by vote declared CARRIED. REPORTS OF OFFICERS . The Mayor had no report. The Clerk reported as follows: The bids received for cleaning the ditches were, lied Massey $59.00 C.T.King, Jr. $92.00 Ira Gramham $40.00 The Bids for Painting Road Signs were, Brewer Art Service $19.00 E.R.Mills , $26.00 That the Sale of Lots 7, 9, 10 and 11, Block B, Section 3, Highland Shores Sub. to Charles McCormick under Contract to Purchase had been Completed by the signing of the Contract and the payment of :; 100.00 on the Delivery of the Contract ( Copy) to Mr. McCormick, all in accordance with the authority given by Council. The Attorney reported as follows: That the Resolution vacating the Dick Sub. of Lot 6 Sheppard and Sanchez Grantwas not ready due to a delay in obtaining some information. That the matter of settlement for Oranges picked from Town Owned property was as yet uncompleted. That the matter of obtaining Bridge Maximum Loads was incomplete. That the requirements of enacting a Zoning Ordinance were many including the appointing of a commission for holding public hearings as to the limits of the Zones and their location. The Attorney read the Law made and provided for proceedure to be followed. No action was taken it being agreed that this matter would be further considered when Councilman Goodyear was present. The Marshall reported that the Bridge had been repaired, the warning sign repaired and the Dump Signs placed as ordered by Council. Minutes of February 29, 1940. Page 2. COMMUNICATIONS . A letter was read from P .B .Dick wherein he gave Mr. T.C .Brown the use of his property and the small office building on Ridgewood Ave. UNFINISHED BUSINESS . The Marshall reported that he had measured the road at the H.H.Hatch pro- perty and found that some of the Shell removed was from the road and some from Mr. Hatch' s property. No action was taken on Mr. Hatch' s bill as Councilman Bartlett was to see Mr. 'Match. The Marshall reported that on Lamont Street there were 8 trees on the North side of the roadway and 3 on the South side of the roadway which should be removed. No action taken. Councilman Bartlett moved that the work of cleaning the ditches in accordance with the specifications dated February 12, 1940 and which formed a request for bids , be given to Ira Grar,•Rh.am at his bid of $40.00 , to be paid$20.00 when work is 50% complete and the balance when work is approved by Council, work to start when ditch is dry, seconded by Councilman Renwick and by vote declared CARRIED. Councilman Bartlett moved that the work of painting and lettering two large and nine small road signs be given to Brewer Art Service for their bid of $19.00 providing they will use non fading red and give the South large sign a extra heavy coat of white , seconded by Councilman Rewick and by vote d declared CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS. Councilman Bartlett moved that the Clerk issue permits for the keeping of Bees to Mrs. C.T .King, 6 Hives on Lot 16 East of F.E .C . Right of Way, Sheppard and Sanchez Grant and to Rufus E. Johnson, 12 Hives on Lots 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 Hawks Park Sub. of G.Alvarez Grant , seconded by Councilman Renwick and by vote declared CARRIED. The Clerk reported that a list of "Electric Street Lights and location in use on February 10th, 1940 " had been compiled by the Marshall and the Clerk Mid requested that this list be made a part of the minutes of this meeting. It was so ordered. The Marshall suggested that a direction sign be placed at the Strand and Hamilton Drive. to direct those back to the Highway who by reason of diking a wrong turn in New Smyrna drove South on Riverside Drive. The Clerk was instructed to write to Hon. James A.Perkins , Member of the State H'way Commission to request that a right turn sign be placed on Riverside Drive in New Smyrna at the North side of the Canal Bridge by the Highway Dept. aSSCETJ.i,ANOUS BUSINESS . The Clerk was instructed to post a Proclamnation concerning the observance of Washington' s Birthday on the Town Bulletin Board at the Post Office. Councilman Bartlett moved that we do now adjourn, seconded by Councilman Renwick and by vote declared CARRIED . Time 9:20 P .M. Mayor Councilman. j/l i iarda Councilman. .`.4V Ag A Councilman. / .Gz2'1- ATTEST: Town Clerk. BII'.. FOR CI NING. DITCHa FOR THE SUM OF DOLLARS I WOULD AGREE TO CLEAN DITCHES AS SPECIFIED IN THE R11,1Q,UEST FOR BIDS D.A"TED 'FEBRUARY 1.2, 1940 AlvD TO START WORK VVH:Eld ADVISED AND COIVILE"TE IN V1EEYS AFTER THE WORK 13 STARTED. SIGNED EDGE`y ATER, -FLORIDA, FEBRU` 1940. MOTICE. Sealed bids will be received by the Town Council of the Town of Edgewater, :Florida, up to 7:45 P . M. on February 20, x940, for the following work; uleaning of Drainage Ditch from Park Ave. to the South Canal and cleaning of Drainage Ditch from Old County Road running East along the South Line of the 't .C.Euller property to the Ditch running North to the uanal. Both Ditches to have the rough stuff cleaned out of the bottoms , the sides to be cut down and cleaned of vegation, the bottoms leveled off where necessary to pirvvide a proper flow 4 the banks on each side to be cleaned two (V ) feet back from the ditch and all vegation and refuse to be thrown well back on the banks of the ditches. bids to provide for the supplying of all labor, tools and materials necessary to do the work and bid should ; state the lump sum price for performing the work in accordance with the above specifications and to the approval of the Town uouncil. The Town uouncil reserves the right to reject any or all bids. TOWN OP EDGE:1ATEi , _.� by Town Clerk. Edgewater, Florida. , February 12, 1940. vormse ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTS AND LOCATION IN USE ON FEBRUARY 10th, 1940. 1. Park Ave. at Highway. ( Traffic Light. ) 2. Park Ave. at Drainage Ditch. 3. Park ate. at V. I . A. Hall. 4. Pine Bluff Street at Park Place. 5.Pine Bluff Street at Highway. 6. Palmway at Highway . 7. Palmway. at Park Place. 8. Merrimac at highway. 9. Ocean Ave. at highway. 10. Ocean Ave. at Fernald Street. 11. Connec:ticutt Ave. at Fernald Street. 12. hotel Ave. at Fernald Street. 13. Ocean Ave. at Strand. 14. Merrimac Ave. at Strand. 15. Park Ave. at Strand. 16. Lamont Street and Highway. 17. Evergreen Street and highway. 18. Riverside Drive and Highway. 19. Highland Ave. near Drainage Ditch. 20. Naranga Drive and Highway:. 21. Naranga Drive and Bigelow Drive. 22. Yelcka Terrace. 23. Yelcka "Terrace and Highway. 24. Knapp Ave. and highway. 25. Knapp Ave. 26. Sanchez Ave. 27. Sanchez Ave.. and Highway. 28. Ha♦,iilton Drive and Highway. 29. Hamilton Drive. 30. Hams lton Drive and Strand. One light on Park Ave between Highway and Park Place not in use. This survey made by Horace King, Marshall and Walter C.Fuller, Town Clerk.