HomeMy WebLinkAbout12051953Special ~eeting ~ecember 5,1953.
~weeting called by mayor Shaffer to discuss 0ullding permit for ~Lr Guy simmons.
'~'hose present were M~ or Shaffer and oouncilmen Sembler,mllingsen and l~ash.
~ouncilmen Sweatt and ~aylor absent.
}Jiee~ing called to order by rres.Protem l~ash.
Permission was granted.~r Simmons te set trallor on ~ots 6-7 and-~-ract A of ~lock
5 of Ocean ~reeze Hts S/D as per contract to build within two years.
Motion ~y councilman sembler which was seconded by ~ouncilman Ellingsen granted said
request .carried.
~here being no more business meeting was duly adjourned.
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~egular ~leeting uec.14,1953.
I...ieeting called to order 0y ~'~resident Oweatt.
Fresent were ,~,ayor ohaffer,~resident oweatt,~puncilmen Sem01er,~lllngsen ~ash and
· aylor.~ity attornwy Walker also present.
Minutes of the last regular meeting of ~ovember 23rd. and ~pecial ~v~eeting of
~ec.5th were approved as read.
~ills amountingto ~295.68 approved by the finance committee were.authorized to
be paid on motion by ~ouncilman ~llingsen and seconded by Councilman ~ash.~arried.
~ouncil~an Taylor reported that all orga_uizations had met and that plans had been
made to holA partyon Tuesday night of ~ec.22,1953.
Oouncilman Sembler reported on the drain ditch on w.~:~.Sloan's property that they
would have to find level for draining 'before anything could ~e started.
It was moved by Gouncilman Sembler and seconded by ~ouncilman ~llingsen that the
~ity pay fifty cents per load for 20 loads of sa'nd spread o~ main street total amoun~ $$0.00
carried.
s ~ouncilman Sembler presented resolution covering report of the Election ~ommittee
said resolution was seconded by ~ouncilman '~'aylor and carried.~esolution reads as follows.
WHEREAS, the inspectors and clerks of the geDeral ui.$y election held in the ~ity of
Sebastian,~lorida,on 0ecember 14th.1953 have made return of the results of said election as
provided by law and,
WH£HEAS, this ~ity oouncil has canvassed the said return and has found 'the same in
proper form and has determined the results of said election to 0e as follows:
For l~ayor of the Oity of ~e~.astian ~ une to ~e elected)
John n.Middleton neceived 72 ~otes
A.G. Shaffer neceived 97 votes
· 'or Member of the uity Uouncil ( Two to be elected)
Meta ~hesser
Adolf mllingsen
John R.Nash
Eugene Walte rmire
received 83 votes
~eceived 109 votes
neceived 67 ~otes
.aeceived 64 votes
Therefore,
BE IT RESOL~rEO, that it is herewith determined that A.G.Shaffer was
elected as Mayor of the City of Sebastian and, Meta uhesser and Adolf Ellingsen were
elected as members of the ~lty ~ouncil of said uity, all to serve for the term' of two(2)
years next ensuing or until their respeetive successors shall be elected and cuallfied.
· 'he newly elected Officers were then sworn in and took their respected seats at the
0ouncil table.
~ouncilman zllingsen nominated S.L.Sweatt as ~hairman of the ~i~ uouncll.
Councilman Chesser moved ~hat nominations be c$osed which was seconded by Gouncllman
'l'aylor.and carried,Therefor ~ouncilman ~weatt was appointed ~hairman.