1949.07.15_TC_Minutes_Special a
Call for SPECIAL MEETING OF T(FvN COMMISSION
TGV-j'N of HIGHLAND BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA..
We the undersigned Town Commissioners of the TOWN of HIGHLAND BEACH,
Florida, do hereby call a Special Meeting of the Town. Commission,
to discuss,_-pase and adopt a resolution calling for an election, for
the purpose of submitting to the freeholders of the town, the question
of issuing $100,900.00 of bonds to finance the acquisition and con —
struotion of a hater forks Plant and a Water Main Distribution System,
and such other business as may come before the Town Commission, in ref.
" erenoe thereto.
Said meeting to be held at the Town. Hall at 7:30 P.M.,July 15, 1949
Dated this 14th day of July 1949
MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of Town Commission of the ) 2
Town of HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA held JULY 15, 1949
Pursuant to the written call signed by Comm. Heaton, Smith and Hartwig,
and shown on the preceding page of these records, a Special Meeting of
the Town Commission was held at the Town Hall at 7;30 P.M. on Friday
July 15th, 1949.
Present were Commissioners, Heaton., Smith and. Hartwig.
Out of town and absent were Commissioners, Totterdale and Dubendorff.
Comm. Hartwig read the written call for the meeting, and Vice Mayor
Heaton presided in the absence of Mayor Totterdale.
on motion of Comm. Hartwig, seconded by Ceram. Smith and voted affirmatively
by Comm. Smith, Hartwig and Heaton, the written call for this meeting was
ordered filed with the minutes.of the meeting.
Comm. Hartwig then presented to the meeting, the following resolution,
prepared by Town Attorney C. Y. Byrd, which was read in full;
NO. 5,
RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF AN
ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS WHO ARE FREEHOLDERS IN THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE QUESTION OF ISSUING BONDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF100,000.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS TO
PAY THE COST OF ACQIRING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTING A COMPLETE
WATER WORKS PLANT AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INCLUDING
THE LAYING OF A MATER PIPE LINE FROM THE WATER WORKS PLANT
WEST OF THE CANAL TO STATE ROAD AIA, AND THE LAYING OF A WATER
MAIN AND/OR WATER PIPE LINE NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG STATE ROAD AlA
FROM THE NORTH TORT LIMITS TO THE SOUTH TOWN LIMITS, AND THE
ACQUIRING OF THE NECESSARY LAND UPON WHICH TO LOCATE SAID WATER
WORKS PLANT, 'WELLS AND WATER PIPE LINES, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PAYING THE COST INCIDENTAL, THERETO, INCLUDING FISCAL, LEGAL AND
ENGINEERING EXPENSES AND COSTS, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
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?;vHEREAS, due to the ack of an adequate supply of fresh water within
the Town of High= to supply the needs of its inhabitants, who have
caused to be constructed therein more than $750,000.00 in value of
homes, apartments and other substantial improvements; and
WHEREAS, there is no public or private water works system within the
Town or within the near proximity thereto from which the inhabitants
of the Ton can procure water' for drinking or sanitary purposes; and
WHEREAS, a great majority of the owners of the homes and apartment
buildings and many of the owners of vacant lands within the Town have
requested the Tatum Commission to take the necessary action to raise
money, by selling bonds of the Town., in order to finance the construction
of an adequate and oomplete Water Works Plant and water distribution
system; and
VR EREAS, the Town. Commission has been advised that to acquire, construct
and install a complete Water Works Plant and Distribution System, as
herein above outlined, including fiscal, legal and engineering expenses
incidental thereto, will require an expenditure of not-more than
$100,000.00; and -7
I'MILLRW, it is necessary to raise said amount outlined in the poevious
paragraphs hereof by the issuance and sale of bonds under the provisions
of the Town Charter, the payment of which bonds shall be secured by an
annual tax levy upon all real and personal property (except homesteads)
as provided by law) within the Town and also by any surplus revenues from
the Town Water Works Plant and System; and
WE RF,AS, the Town Commission deems it advisable to nab ti:ta zbmdd= SZa
tiwa and for the best interest ;of the Town and its inhabitants
to call this election for the purposes herein above outlined.
Nall THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Commission of the Town of Highland
Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida:
1. That an election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the Town of
Highland Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, between the hours of eight
otolook(8 :00) A. M. and seven O'clock (7.00) P. M. on the 30th day of august,
1949, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors who are free-
holders residing in said town the question of issuing bonds in an amount
not exceeding $100,000.00 for the purposes stated in the 19reamble hereof,
which bond issue is to be dated December let, 1949, and to bear interest
at the rate of five per cent (5%) per annum, payable semi - annually on June
first and December first of each year, and said bonds to mature in not less
than two (2) years, nor more than thirty (30) years from date thereof.
2. That the Mayor and Town Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to
cause a notice of said election to be posted at the front door of the Town
Hall, once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, the first posting to be
a not less than IR thirty (30) days before the date of the election, and to
cause a notice of said election to be published in the Delray Beach News,
a new"per of publication and general circulation in said Town, once each
week for four (4) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less
than thirty (30) days before the date of the election; said notice shall
be in substantially the following form:
SEE FOIJA ING PAGE
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NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
By order of the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach,
Palm Beach County, Florida, notice is hereby given that an election
will be held in said Town on the 30th day of august, 1949, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified electors, who are freeholders
residing in said Town, the question of the issuance of bonds of the
Town in an amount not exceeding $100,00= to raise funds to pay the
cost of Acq uiring,
Building 9. � g Constructing a complete Water Works
Plant and Water Distribution System, including the laying and install -
ation of a water pipe line from the Water Works Plant west of the canal
to State Road AlA; and installing a water main along said State Road AlA
frown. the North Town limits to the South Town limits, and the Acquiring
of the necessary lands upon which to locate and construct said Water
j Works Plant, including incidental fiscal, legal and engineering expenses,
said bond issue to be Dated December lot, 1949, to bear interest at the
rate of A five per cent (5%) per annum, payable semi - annually, said bonds
to mature not less than two (2) years and not more than thirty (30) years
from the date of issue. Said bonds are to pledge the full faith and
credit of the Town for the payment thereof and an ad valorem tax will be
levied ( except a on homesteads as provided by law) in such amount and
in such years as may be necessary to raise funds to pay the principal and
interest on said bonds, and any surplus revenues of the Town dater Works
Plant and System will also be pledged to the payment of the principal
and interest on said Bonds.
The Election will be held at the Town Hall, located at Blue Waters Apart-
ments, on South Ocean Boulevard, i.e. Statg;Road Alk, in the Town of I
Highland Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, between the hours of eight
o'clock (8i0O) A. M. an seven o'clock ( 7:00) P. M. on the 30th day of
August, 1949.
The registration books for said election will be open in the Town Clerkts
office during the usual business hours on each day, Sundays and holidays
excepted, up to and including the 20th day of August, 1949 for the purpose
of registering all freeholders who are otherwise qualified to vote at
said election.
TOU SEAL
Town Clerk C ssioner Town Mayor Commissioner
3. That the Town. Clerk, as Registration Officer of the Town, is hereby
directed to prepare a list of all Qualified electors appearing on the
registration books of the Town of Highland Beach, Palm Beach County, F
Florida, who are freeholders residing in said Town and who are otherwise
qualified to vote in the bond election herein ordered to be held and that
he shall keep the registration books open at his office during the usual
business hours for the purpose of registering freeholders who are other6
wise qualified to vote at said election, Sundays and holidays excepted,
up to and including the 20th day of August, 1949, which is teen (10) days
previous to the date of such election g certified list of such qualified
electors shall be furnished by the Town Clerk to the inspectors and clerk
in charge of the polling place on the day of the election.
The term "freeholder, as used herein, shall be deemed to be any person
who has an immediate beneficial ownership interest in the title to a fee
simple estate in land.
4. That the following persons are hereby appointed inspectors and clerk
for said election:
Inspectors
1 Joseph E. Edwards
2 Mildred S. Noble
3 Samuel C. Roth
Clerk
1 Alfred S. Kinsey
5. The ballots to be used at said election shall have printed thereon
the proposition to be voted in substantially the following language:
(see following pagel,
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(form of ballot for election on bonds, august, 30th ,1949)
Shall Bonds of the Town of Highland Bench, Palm Beach County, Florida,
be issued in an mount not exceeding $100,000.00 for the purpose of
raising funds to pay the cost of acquiring, Building and Constructing
a complete Water Works Plant and a dater Distribution System, including
the laying of a water pipe line from the Water Works Plant west of the
Canal to State Road Ala, and laying a water main and /or water pipe line
North and South along State Road AU from the North Town limits to the
South Town limits, and the acquiring of the necessary land upon which
to locate and construct said Water Works Plant and Water Pipe Lines,
and for the pulf'pose of paying the neoessary cost incidental thereto in.
oluding fiscal, leg"l and engineering expenses, said bonds tonbe dated
December 1, 1949, to beax interest at the rate of Xfive per cent (5 %)
per annum, payable semi - annually, and to mature not less
than two (2) years and not more than thirty (30) years from their date;
` said Bonds to be payable from advalorem taxes(exoept homesteads as pro.
vided by law) to be levied for such purpose and also from surplus revenues
of the Town Water Works Plant and System?
For Bonds Against Bonds
If you axe in favor of the foregoing proposition, make a cross mark(X)
to the right of the words "For Bonds"
If you are not in favor of the proposition, make a cross mark (R)
to the right of the words "Against Bonds"
6. Immedi,�tely after the closing of the polls on the day of the said
election, the inspectors and clerk shall certify the returns thereof
to the Town Commission and the Town Commission shall hold a special me
meeting on the 31st day of august, 1949 for the purpose of canvassing
said returns and declaring the results of said election.
7. This resolution sh.11 take effect immediately.
er .Passed and Adopted by the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach,
Florida, this day of July, 1949
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'ter due and deliberate oonsideration� that the aforesaid
Resolution be passed and adopted as read.
Said motion was s000nded by Coa7maissioner Smith
and on Roll Call
the following Commissioners voted for th Passage and adoption of
the Resolution; Coma. Heaton, Smith and Hartwig.
There were no votes against the Resolution, and me it was passed,
There being no further business before the meeting , a motion to adjourn
was made by Comm Smith and seoonded by Comae. Hartwig,
Commissioners Smith, Heaton and Hartwig voted in the affirnative and so
the meeting was adjourned,
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