HomeMy WebLinkAbout10271952~egular Meeting October E7,1952.
~eeting called to order by President Sweatt.
Those present were Mayor Shaffer,President Sweatt,Oouncilmen Sembler,zllingsen and Nash.
Councilman Dahlstrom absent.
minutes of ~.the last meeting were approved as read.
Hey. Martin of ~he Methodist church in ~ebastian,~ev.~oore of the Baptist Church in
Sebastian and ~ev. Lewis of the community church of vero ~each met with the ~lty Council
and nev.Lewis told the ~ouncil that the ~ounty and the ~ity of Yero ~each had been contacted
as to closing ~he ~ars on Sunday and at this meeting ~ev.Lewis was ~advised that the Bars in
Yero Beach did not want to close as long as Sebastian was open. The City Council told the
Committee that the o/~ly way they they would take action was,if it was put to a vote of the
citizens of Sebastian.
There being ho committee reports other than the Police ~epartment meeting was adjourned
in due form.
Clerk
Hegular meeting November 10,1952.
Meeting called to order by President Sweatt.
~'hose present were mayor Shaffer,President Sweatt and Councilmen Sembler,Ellingsen,
and Nash.Councilman ~)ahlstrom absent.Attorney Vocelle prewent.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read.
Bills amounting to ,355.79 approved by finance committee were prdered paid on
motion by councilman ~.llingsen and seconded by councilman Mash. carried.
'l~he Clerk was instructed to write a letter to the ~'.E.C.Ry ~ompany and ask that
the Main ~treet crossing be widened to 2§ feet ~enever the Hy 0ompany have work to do on
said crossing.
A petition was presented to the City council requesting the Council to permit the
qualified voters of the City of Sebastian to express their opinion at the city Election
to be held on December 8,1952 as to whether or not the sale of alcholic beverages should
be prohibited on Sunday.
Whereupen, Councilman Sembler offered the following Hesolution.
Be it Resolved by the city council of the City of Sebastian,that at the City
f lection to be held in said city on December 8,19§2,that ~he following questions be
ubmitted to the Electors:
For the sale of alchollc beverages in the City on Sunday. '
Against the sale of alchollc beverages in the City on Sunday ~
The above nesolution was accepted on motion by 0ouncilman Sembler and seconded
Oy Oouncllman ~ash.carried.
It was moved by Councilman Nash and seconded by uouncilman ~llingsen that the
following Hesolution be accepted,
Whereas, as provided by the Charter and Ordinance of the City of Sebastian,~'lorida,
a general ~lection will Oe held in the city of Sebastian on the 8th day of December,19§~.,
for the purpose of electing three members of the city Council to serve for the two(2)
years next thereafter; and,
Whereas, petitions for ~he nomination of Candidates have been ~iled with the'~Oity
and h~v$ found in proper form and of proper content as provided by law whereby the following
persons have been nominated as condidates at said election as follows:
For members of the city ~ouncil
harry Bohannon
Earl L.Hoberts
charles ~ .Sembler
George L .Sweatt
C .E.Taylor