1953.01.20_TC_Minutes~~,
~~f~;a.nutes-~-.~Iighlar3 beach Town Commission-®~'anuar°y 2~, ~.~53
.~ ~°pgu~.ar mon~h~.°rr meeting postponed by un~.nir~ous agreement
from its scheduled date of January nth because o.f a death
in the fami3.y of Town Clerk Hertwwa..g®
'.she ~eeti~~g aras called to order by i~~ayor To t verdale ~.-~ "~ : ~.~ ~x,~.
Also present w~~e Comm. r~armon, Skillman, Smith ~~ 4~ert~rig.
The auf~ience consisted of ~~~r. uV. L. Due.
d~ain~ctes of the meeting of 121?~~ 2 hero read and appro~~ed on
motion of Comm. Harmon, seconded by Comm. Skillman and the a.f-
~~:; rr:?at~.ve votes of all five commissioners oresent.
The Town C~.erk presented each commissioner ~.th a cop~~° of the
a.ud~.t by ~io~rarda ~. Smith of the Town accounts for the last tiro
f~.scal dears ending October 31, 192. '~y general a.greef~ent it
~~ra.s decided to defer detailed considera.tioxi of the audit until.
the ne°~t meeting so the commissio~aers could haste mood chance
to study same.
Tb.e clerk read several letters i°rom taxpayer ~ienrs~ .~. %ail~.er,
in general requesting that the Town issue s. regular statement
of finances to the taxpayers each year. Convn. Srr~ith r:?oved that
the To~~n C~,erk 'oe authorised and requested to prepare ~'or s~.ab-
iss~on to the tam-~payera, s, s~.t;~p1,e ~anc~ r~~;~~ .P. ~~-~~ .;±;~-~es~~n;~ of
s ,="~~o~''~:;~a?.w~13'^.f'2],~:a ~3f the '~'CL~3. (~ot!:';II_l°! S53„~1? ~ ~+ ~v~",'~T'"~.~t~i~r ~;~~•i~ s~>.'
y-~xena.:s.ci ~±l S`~~.tement. The mn~°,~_on ~~~as sec~,n-~-~c~. by Comm. Ski ~_~.an
.and. ,~~aproved by affirrsative votes of alb. f~~~ro cor~~g ~re3ent
On th.e urgent request of Tos~~ Clerk ~~ert?ftri.g, Coz±~:a., Sm,aot~? r_ioved
that the clerk rye aut~~ori>,ed and ~.~.~,re c te~$ to x}u.rrh~?.se an add- ,
ig mach~.ne 2t a cost not to exceed ,;1.~~3Ofl The notion ~r.as
seco~~dec? by Coma. Ski.~t loran and passed bar °~ffir~;at~ v'e votes of
a.la. f~~ve Comr?~issioners presont.
`l'he c~.erk read ? attar and a.ccomp~nying ~--.ter a_raalgrsis from the
~lgix~ '~~~a.ter Softener Company relative the c?z®stior~ of taping tc~
~~etter the condition of the Town yra.ter, ~'.:~. ~,~
On ~rot;~on of Comrr-. Smith, secor~c~ed by Cornr~. ~ia_rmon, a,r~d passer_~
tv aff~.rz!~a.tive votes o~f all .f~.sre co~~mrssioners present, the Tos,~r~~
C~.s~.^I~ :=~;~ ron~~c~tited to cont~.n~a.e ~.nvest~~°a.tion ~sf t'-~~,s ~ra°~ter.
~,~1.4' 'z~ a~~rtW.~.g r~'por~JE;d ~ier~3a~.~ ~' !~3Z3 COI'b'~^~-rsa~.~lonS i14' '.;.c'.d ~~~T3.$',~: ~s'.!r •
Ste ~?'~'~.n ~Iea~.,y o~`° ;;yrd. r3each and advised that he Jelieved r.
~'ealy i~:ight si gn a co-ratract similar to that v~rith the other out
of toTran consa~ners at t~<o nort~-i end, prov~.ded ~e;he To~~~a :~~dou~.d a.l-
lo~~ #°,he a.nsertion of a~Z escape clause so ~=~r. He~.l~.p co~~.~.d s~~°~tch
ba.e'b to t'r-e velray~ Beach eater su?aply° if he so Sri shed. Un ~t~otian
of ~omrs.. ~-Iarr~on, seconded bar `~or,~r O 51~.~.1.:r~an ~.nd passed '~ay~ aff~.rm-
?.°~1.vQ ~pC)t~:a off'' ell ~°ive c~'ii?~'L1.SS? oners ~"°esent, ~'.~'?~ To?~ii~. ~? °~'~~
~°~as x°eq~~.ested to continue nogotia.tions..~ri.°~h i=jir. ~~e~,~.y ~;rd a.f ~d,~
;J'~.5~?'~~.~! to `'~1'~,~2t s~~..d a s~c'3.p@ ~3.c'3..u~e ~~' fr~:1~.~9. ~`'"..;~ ~ ~,cr~1,~i°,?`'~*c.',.
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~n ~~otion of GC~.~n. ~'~~x°mon, seconded av Gomm. ~~mir~., ~.nd ~asse~.
~c?~ a.~°.f~.rr~ative votes of a.11 f~.ve commissioners w~rese~~t, ~,he
2®wr~ Treasurer ~s authorised ~.nc? directed. to pair a1.~. currennt
'~ai~.~as properly clue. _
the r.:eeta.n~ u~as adjourned on motion of Gomm. S'~.llman, seconded
lj~r Gomm. Sm3.th ~?.nd the affirmative votes of 2l1 five commzssion®
ere present.
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