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1957.09.17_TC_Minutes_Regular Minutes. Highland Beach Town Commission. September 3, 1957 (Recessed to September 17, 1957 A regular monthly meeting was called to order at 7;30 p.m. on Sep- tember 3, 1957 by Comm. Hertwig. No other members of the commilion were present and so Comm. Hertwig recessed the meeting to 7:30 p.m. on September 17, 1957. The recessed meeting of September 3, 1957 was called to order by Mayor Eypel, at 7:30 p.m. on September 17, 1957. Also present were Comm. Hertwig, Breckinridge and MAN Noble. Comm. Winston was absent, being out of town. Minutes of the meetingq'of August 20, 1957 were read. These comprised the minutes of two meetings. One was the regular meeting of the Town Commission of August 13, 1957, recessed to August 20, 1957. The other was the meeting of August 201 1957, sitting as a Board of Equalization on Tax Assessments. Comm. Breckinridge moved that the minutes of both meetings be approved. The motion was seconded by Comm. Noble and pass- ed by the affirmative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble. There was no dissent. Comm. Hertwig reported, for the record, receipt of two special items of revenue; one a check for $710.60 from the Florida Power & Light Co. being proceeds from the Electric Franchise for the year ending June, 195?., the other being a check for $367.50 from the County Road & Bridge Fund. The clerk read letter dated August 30, 1957 from the Palm Beach County Resources Development Board relative to appointment of directors to the Board. After a short discussion the letter was tabled by general agree- ment because of the pressure of more urgent matters. Mayor Eypel requested that the Clerk proceed with the second reading of Ordinance #114. Said Ordinance, dealing with subdivisions was pass- on its first reading on August 13, 1957 and has been posted on the Town Bulletin Board since that date. Itta title reads as follows; Town of HIGHLAND BEACH. ORDINANCE NO. 114 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLANS IN THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH; APPROVING SPECIFICATIONS GOVERNING APPROVAL OF PLATS, PAVING OF STREETS, INSTAL- LATION OF WATER MAINS, HYDRANTS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS, ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF BULKHEADS AND RELATED MATTERS, AND PROVIDING FOR DEVIATIONS FROM DETAILS OF SPECIFICATIONS WHERE STRICT COMPLIANCE WOULD CREATE UNDUE HARDSHIP AND WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. Accordingly Ordinance #114 was read in full and itts provisions dis- cussed in some detail. Comm. Breckinridge then moved that it be ap- proved as read without change. Comm. Noble seconded the motion and the Ordinance #114 was adopted by the affirmative votes of C . Breckinridge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble, with no dissent. (minutes continued on page 2) • �� J (minutes page2) Highland Beach Town Commission. 9/17/57 Comm. Hertwig presented, for the general information of the Commission, a tentative drawing of proposed plat of "Highland Beach Isles"which is now being dredged and filled. (formerly the Due & Ritter tracts of 475' ) It adjoins Bel Lido subdivision on the south. By general agreement the drawing was ordered filed for reference. Mayor Eypel presented and requested approval of the Commission on Work Order #57-902 of Brockway Weber& Brockway's office. It represents and confirms a request issued by Mayor Eypel to George S. Brockway on August 26, 1957, to carry out necessary inspections on the job of the development work on the Bel Lido subdivision. Comm. Noble moved that the Mayor's action in issuing the order be approved and authorized. Comm. Breckinridge seconded the motion and it was adopted by the affirm- ative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble. There was no dissent. On motion of Comm. Breckinridge, seconded by Comm. Noble and approved by the affirmative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble, without dissent, the Town TrOsprer was authorized and directed to pay invoices as follows; to Brockway, Weber & Brockway, Engineering Fees on pay Estimate #6 of the Birdsall Const. Company; invoice dated 8/26/57, amount of $298.00--to Earl Harvel Jr, for extra services at the Water treatment plant; invoiee$'dated September 3, 1957, amounting to $155.76.--to Picard Chemical Co. for chemicals supplied to the Water Treatment Plant, statement dated September 1,1957, amounting to $161.01---to Marie B. Hough, for typing Ordinance #114, invoice Dated August 31, 1957, amounting to $15.00---to Arcade Electric Co, for trouble call to Water Works for blown transformer fuse, invoice dated 9/13/57, amounting to $9.00. h j adopted On motion of Comm. Noble, seconded by Comm. Breckinridge and^the af- firmative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel and Noble, with no dissent, the Town Treasurer was authorized and directed to reimburse Rudolph W. Hertwig an amount of $20.64 paid by him on a C.O.D. shipment of special grease for the lime pump at the Water Treatment Plant, all in accordance with invoice dated 9/11/57, Number 97408, as iswued by the Rockwell Manufacturing Company. The commission examined and discussed plans for 10 additional apart- ments for Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Bertash at the Highland Villa Apartments, a permit having been requested for the job, estimated to cost $70,000. Comm. Noble moved that issuance of the permit be approved. The motion was seconded by Comm. Breckinridge and approved by the affirmative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble, with no dissent. Comm. Hertwig referred to a question of personal injury liability created by new conditions and hazards at the new Water Treatment Plant. After some discussion, Comm. Noble moved that the Town Clerk be auth- orized to arrange insurance to cover the Town's liability at a cost not to exceed $35.00. The motion was seconded by Comm. Breckinridge and approved by affirmative votes of Comm. Breckinridge, Eypel, H Hertwig and Noble. There was no dissent. The meeting was adjourned on motion of Comm. Breckinridge, seconded by Comm. Noble and the affirmative votes of Comm :'. . k •ge, Eypel, Hertwig and Noble, without dissent. (end of minutes) Approved; � fest �j ��� ' cap .