1954.09.13_TC_MinutesMinutes. Highland Beach Town Commission. September 13, 1954
This is the regular monthly meeting which. was to have
been held on September 6th but was postponed by general
agreement for one week because of a hurricane alert.
The meeting was called to order by I~'~ayor Smith at 7;40 p,m, Also
present were Comm. Noble, Skillman & Hartwig. Comm. Harmon was
absent being out of town.
~~inutes of the meeting of the Board of Equalization held August
3, 1954 as well as minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the
Town Commission held on August 3, 1954, were read and approved
on motion of Comm, Noble, seconded by Co.~nm, Skillman and the
affirmative votes of all four commissioners present.
The clerk read letter from the Falm Beach County Resources Dev-
elopment Board, requesting that three directors be designated to
represent the Town on the Board's directorship. After a general
discussion of the names of eligible parties, Comm. Hartwig moved
that the following be designated; Robert Totterdale for three years,
H. F. R, Weber for two years; and R. E. Brackenridge for one year.
The motion was seconded by Comm. Nobly and approved by the affirm-
ative votes of all four commissioners present.
There was discussion about the security of the special raserv®
portion of the Geners~l Account which is now on deposit in the
First Federal Savings & Loan Asstn of Delray Beach. This deposit
is in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars and is in addition to a
Sinning Fund Account of over Seventy-f our Hundred Dollars in the
same Association. Comm, Skillman presented a copy of latter from
The said Savings & Loan Assn to the Federal Savings & Loan Insur-
ance Corporation, under date of 9/7/54, see~~ing to determine if
the total of these accounts could be fully protected by Federal
Deposit Insurance, Ry general agreement the matter was tabled.
Comm. Hertvrig read correspondence between the Town and fir, J. E.
Barbey relative to the Town water supply. There was general dis-
cussion of the matter and general agreement that the treatment
now in process is greatly reducing our "red water" problem.
Cn motion of Comm. Noble,seeonded by Cotrm. Skillman, and approved
by affirmative votes of all four comm. present, the Treasurer was
authorized to pay bill of accountant Howard Smith, in the amount
of X104.25, for his audit of the Town accounts for the fiscal
year ending October 31, 1953.
Comm. Hartwig presented his report as Town Treasurer showing a
f financial summary of the Town Accounts as of September 1, 1954.
The report appears as the next page, page 2 of these minutes.
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(page 3, I~2inutes) Highland Beach Town Commission. 9/13/54
Clerk Ilert,wig read prepared resolution r~47 and advised that Town
Attorney Byrd said it would be legal and proper for the Town to
carry out the action involved for the widening of U.S. ii'w~y #l.
TOWN of HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
RESOLtTTION N0. 47
APPROVING TRANSFER OF LAND TO WIDEN II.S. #1.
WHEREAS, in connection with the widening of U,S. Highway #1 to a
four lane; highway, south of Delray Beach, the State Road Depart-
ment will require a sliver of land along the west boundary of tha€
south one hundred feet of the Water Works Tract of the; Town of
Highland Beach;
AND WHEREAS the p'ez-cel of land. in question is 1,,62 feet on the
nor°th side,, 91.15 on the east side, 91„12 on the west side and
comes to a. point at the .south eutre~ity;
AND WHERAS the interests of the- Town in ~o way will be diminished
by the transfer of this land to the State Road Department, foir the
nominal consideration of One Dollar, for the purpose of widening
the said highway;
NOW THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED by the Town Commission of the Town
of Highland. Beach, Florida, that the A~ayor and the Town Clerk be,
and they hereby are authorized and directed to execute the deed,
presented by the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County,
for transfer of ownership of the. above mentioned land,
On motion duly madam, seconded and passed the foregoing resolution
was adopted this l~ th day of September, A.D. 1954.
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After x carefull consideration of the matter Comm. Sly ~.3~^ rmoved
that the above Res. y~47 be approved. Comm. Noble seconded the mo-
tion and it was passed by affirmative votes of all four commis-
sioners present.
The meeting was adjourned on motion of Comm. Skillman, seconded
by Comm. Noble and the affirmative votes of all, four cpmm, present.
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(end of minutes 9/13/54) Approved ~`~
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