HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14-1941 Regular MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
The Town Council of the Town of Fairhope met in regular
session at the Town Hall, Monday, April 14, 1941 at 7:30
P.M. with the following members present. Howard Ruge,
Mayor, Councilmen M.6,. Berglin,; C.A. Gaston, Sam Dyson,
H.P. Kamper and J.O. Stimpson, the same constituting the
full membership of the Town Council.
The minutes of the previous regular and special meeting
were approved as read.
The following bills were alloweds
0. Forster Bros, Ben.
92.30
Turner Sup. Co., Elea.
36.84
0. Forster Bros, Elea.
571.84
Ward Leonard, Elea,
3.31
Bidgood Stat. Gen.
5.32
Wilmer's Store, Elea.
15.00
Wilmer's, W & S
15.00
Wilmer's, Gen.
12.50
Tropical Paint Co, Elea.
32.00
Trop. Paint Co., 'Geh.S
52.25
Union Ex. Fr. Go, Elea.
2.43
Sangamo, Elea.
52.34
Matthews, Elea.
18.60
Gaston Mat. Co, Elea.
.42
F'hope Coal & Sup, E lec.
15.08
Frank R. Wade, Gen.
1.00
Rockwell's Store, Gen.
5.45
Fairhope Courier, Elec.
33.78
F'hope Courier, Gen.
1.cJ3
McGowin Hd'we, Gen.
4.92
Gaston Mot. Gen.
23.00
F*hope Coal Sup, Gen.
43.55
(Commings Hall Fund)
16.42
Carl L. Bloxham, Gen.
102.00
J.T. Bradfor_Ap Gen.
2.00
Ala, Stat. Go, Gen.
5.10
Harry Parker, Gen.
17.00
Turner Sup, W & S
11.77
Forster Bros. W & S
4.00
Union Ex. Fr. Cot W & S
4.00
Neptune deter Cot W & S
126.85
Math. Alkali, W & S
9.45
F'hope Coal Sup, W & S
30.83
Payroll for month of March 1941
Howard Ruge, Mayor Elea. $ 75.00
W & S
25.00
Gen.
50.00
Evalyn Berglin,, Clerk
75.0
R.G. Yohn, Assistant
100.00
Geo. C . Dyson, W & S
120.00
J.H. Titus, Ch. of Police
100.00
Raymond Stapleton, Elea.
120.00
J.P. Baileyk Elec.
120.00
Marvin Nichols,, Elec.
100.00
Kenneth Cain, Elec.
90.00
Frank McKenzie., Elea.
85.00
E.D. Swift, Gen.
60.00
W.C. Beebe, Gen.
50.00
Payroll continue4er
Councilmen:
M.O. Berglin, Gen. 4.00
Sam Dyson, Gen. 4.00
C'.A. Gaston, Gen. 4.00
H.P. Kamper, Gen. 4.00
J.O. Stimpson, Gen. 4.00
Payroll:
Roads: 352.96
Elea.. a2.60
W' & S 23.57
Fire Hydrant Rental 63.00
Miscl, 7.00
Sewer- 1.05
Wharf Lights 7.96
Donations:
Organic School. Elec. 66.88
V-1 & S 9.08
Public School Elea.. 22.73
W & S 11.04
CoO ry Club Elea. 1.11
Red gross Sew. Room 1.74
M'iscl. Water 3.00
Tourist Club Elea. 3.08
Water 2.00
Public L-ibrary Elec. 6.41
711 & H 2.00
It was -moved by Councilman C.A. Gaston and seconded by Council-
man Sam Dyson that the building permit for screened -in porch
be granted to Mrs. A.O. Berglin. Motio n carrried.
It was moved by C,ouncilma.n M.O. Berglin and seconded by council
man H.P. Kamper that the application of Har6ld McKean for
building permit be grEinted. Motion -,carried. (Atk. tract - Lot 4
Div. 1)
It was moved by Councilman C.A. Gaston and seconded by Council
man M.O. Berglin that the Town take an ad for $25.00 in the
1941 Goldenrod Stmdio Publication. Motion carried.
It was moved by Councilman M.O. Berglin and seconded by Council-
man H.P. Kamper that Councilman Sam Dyson be authorized to
settle for golf course fence with Bank on terms discussed.
Mo tion carried.
It was moiwed by Councilman H.P. Kamper and seconded by Council
main- d 0*-Ztimpson that the Mayor make a survey in reference to
Butane Gas Service for Fairhope. Motion carried..
It was duly moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Motion
carried.
Approved: >61�6�0
Mayor
Attest44 exf
Clerk
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MISUTI"'_ 014' A SPECIAL METING OF
THE TOII"N' COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
F!JFF.0 1 'C0AL,13�--'MA* ' FLD ON YARCE
269 '1941.
The Town Coijncl! of the Tou of F.-Arhope, Ala-
bana, met in 3peoi&l 3,4Eisi(,n at the rogular place of meet.
":30 oteloe.k. A* Mo, pursuant
ins; on March '260 19/,l, at, .1V
to the tollove�nr not ice an'! call thoreof and consent
thereto:
NOTICE OFEMIAL ',7MING
TO THE �.;IIWERS OF TEX TOIVINI COUNCIL
OF TKE TOWN OF FAIMOPEO ALABAMA:
IrL my o,�inion the i;ub."'Ala busineso requires
that a siecial meeting of the Town Council of the
Towm of Fa1rhope be held, and I do hereby call
and give notice of such 3peolai meeting to be
held at the regu- lar -place of meeting, or. kl;.iiroh
260 1941, at lOt30 o�clock'A. for the cur -
pose of receiving bide for 03,000 principal
amount of General Oblig-,Ation Bonds of skid toovm
to be 01,--Aed. January 1, 1941, vihicbk have been ad-
vertised to be sold at amid ti--,* and on said
date and, if =y I'lids so made shn.11 be accept-
able then to take such action as may We necez-
cary in cider to nauthorize the lawfu'.1. sz;,.je and
issuance of !�:Ad bonds and tc fix the rnto cf
inter-st which the shn.11 bear.
Dated. this i?4day 0,40 Marchg 191+1.
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00'I',,;S?I'v'T TO �F=M
The undeT.Agped, constituting all of the
members of the Town Council of the Town of
Fairho-e, Alab�ama, do her Eby acknowledge re-
eei,t of e oopy of the fore.� ' 7oine notice and
call of E�peciai meeting and do hereby con-
sent to the 'holdine., of said meeting on the
date and at the tWe and plaoe therein speo-
Ified.
Da t ( � d this � '1, 4 day of Marcho 1941.
The follovdug were present! Howard Ruge, the wayor, and
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the follolv.-Ing members of the tov.-I-. co,"IncIt Mensr9 . 'L 1 0
Berglln, San tVicon, C. ."i.. Ga-ston, kit I,# Kamlper 0,
StITIIII)I-on; am the follov-,Ing nmbers of the town council
were absent: None, Fvalyn Ilerglin, the town al ork , was
also pro;sent- en— actel as clork, of the meeting, The mayor
prosided and announced that the me-ting wnts open for the
transaction of business,
The mayor stated that this was the ti e and
pla,,e which hed been sv-lxj the town council at its
r,F,gular hold on M.-rcl� 10, 1911, for the saile,
at ,pubI.1 o auction of the f31*000 PrInc! al an,10"n' Of
General Bona' of the town to be dated
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Tanuary 1, 19,r1# which wcrie authorized by Ordinance No.
� adopt,,id. at wasting. The mayor further stated
that notice 0' the ::aid sale bean. 1.Yubllshed in The
Fairhope Courier, 9, newsTwper h�vi:ng a general ci-rcula-
tion in and ,published in t.,,-e town, In the issuf,;a of Vl-at
newspaper pub'Liahed on March 13, 11141, and March 20, 1941,
In the phraseology and in the m-anner directnd by the reso-
lution adopteil by the council at, said meeting, ind tb,9t
notice of said sale in th. same -phrpiseolo;r y had further
been filed wi-21-1 the Director of the Department of Firwice
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of the State )f Alabama on March // 1941*
Uro /tpey,.. -L, moved that the noun -
oil proceed to sell said bonds and th!:t the mayor byp-
pointi7,,d and authorized to act as auctioneer. Mr. A &w-vK
second-d wn.ld motion and. -_=o hav-
ing been put -to vote was unanimously parried. nl e mayor
then stated Viat all nersonm present desiring, to bid
shoule. rivalifr by depe):Riting. with the towm clerk a
cashier's cheek or a certified obook to the amount of
$660#000 paya"31e as provided in the ad7ertism-nnent for
stile, whereup,)n the folloving qualified as bidders by
w,
depositing, su-Ih cheekt �7��r.-, -►.
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The mayor thereupon offer d said bonds for
sale bearing .-.nterest at the rate of 3% per annum and
the following was the highest and best bid ma far
SaWbondf bettring interest at said ratel
The mayor thereupon offered said bonds for vAe bear-
ing interest Eit the rate of 0/--% PC-- annum, and the
following tras the highest and best bid made for said
1—n,d-,a bearing into sa d, rate I
The -mayor then offered said bonds for 9-Ae bearing in-
tere3t at the rate of xiniza but no bid
- ILI% per d�
ioms -,LLade thero-IL"or. The mayor then inquired if any
of the bidderzt; desired to bid for said- bonds beluring
any other rate of intei-�;st, but no further bids were
made. Thei,eu-pon after consideratiott of the _uattero
the follow-ing re!�olutio-n was introduced by Mr.
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BI IT Rl","3OLVED by the Tows CoA�ail Of tihe Town
oope J abEtn, , that the bid o
f I 71� �rh
in the a-.-t-lountv of
77, 77 39 of e(°Uai to plus
accrued interf-,st to the date i&—fdelivery th&,-,-Of, for
the entire issue of $33,00' grin cioal armount of General
Obligation Bonds of said tovra dated January 1, 191.10
bearing into v-st at the rate of per annum, pay-
able semi-annitally o-,,-, Xuly 1 and Tanuary 1, be and the
said bid is hereby ascertained and deolarezd to be the
hli,,�iest, last and best b--'-d -ade for s-id bord.,-;, end
bonds bearing se -id inter, st, rate, if sold at the price
of said bid YJ.11 be sold at the lovT�st net interest
cost to the town, and
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BY IT FURTHER R, ",bO 'Vh-D by said tovni, council
that said W is hereby accented by maid t
and are her�oy sold and awarded to s,Ud
subjeot -to i-, approval of attorneys ae to tie legality
and ralidity 3-P bone- ;qn-1 the is�uance enrT anle.
Mr. 07V' moved that the rule, be su-
spended and u�ianim.ous consent be given for immniediate con-
sideratiom of and actLrm o.11 -said resolution, Wh1oh motion
was seconded 3y Mrs an a u� oa t h e
motion beini, ul'," to vote tb r- followin6 vote was recorded;
Ayes I !to n, ors .. 11uge , Berk'_:.-_, Dyson, GL;_ -: to -a 9 11.axper and
Stim,1,5onj Naysi Kona. The mayor thereupon declared
that the Uott)a for anan,!.Zous ocaizeat for i=rs4latoo con-
sider,,,ti,r of an -,A aotloi� s.!id resolutic.n had oe r, unan-
imously caxriod. Mr. 'thereupon
,owed that th,-, said. resolutio- be fln-illy aloptedq 1,01-11ch
motion was seconded by Yr. &nd
upon said motio;. being put to vote the follo-AA.-ag, votc
v.as reco_-�ed: Ayes: Yle,��6rse RuEa, Bergil-ra, 'Arjaon,
Ga,ton, Kampe:r and Stimpson; Rays$ None. Tne mayor
thereupon anucunood tb_,.-�t tb- motlor_ for adoption of
,said r soluticn. had been unanir-Iously o,,)rr1ed,,,
Mr. 41, than introduced
the following ordinances
ORDIbll;aGE 3NO 6
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IS ORDLE"OE' TO r1X T41 , P , 1. f01P
IXTMtEST %IUCE," SBALL BE BORNIC
la TEZ $33,000 PRINCIPAL AIIOUNT
U GMEWli OBL1G.f_..T1CN BONDS OF
1,H]E TOJIN OF FldRHOPEt ALA31� ,At
LkPIX :A1MkFY Ig 1941.
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BE "T ORDAINT."D by the. Town Council. of the Town
of Fairhope JL.qb,,%-qa, that the $33,00C) princi al amount
of General hlig*atic:n Bonds of said town dated lanuary
1# 1941, heretofore autborized to- be issued under the
provisi,,Dns of Orl.1--nance No. of snid town adopted
on March 10, 1.941, shall bear inter-st et the rate of
ja per annum, payable semi-annually iota 'TU".Y l
and laitivary I in e-chi ye-;'r unt.11 'the L7 re: .,pec-'Olve ma-
tur!.ties, and at the rate of car annum after their
respeutiv-a rial unities.
moved that the rulas be su-
spended and ivaanimous ocn.-,ant be for i-r-imedlate con-
sideratil-In of -aad actior on s id ordinance, whiah nuotion
seeon,ded by ZAr. J, and upon the
motion being Put to �V/Ote the vote ,,Ams recor-led:
Ayest Mo:�srs. Hugo, Berglin, Dyson, Gaston, Ktuaper and
Ott ..)aon; Nays* Alone. The mayor thereupon dec,"ared
that t1ic notion for unaniraou� oonsent for itrTiedid-Le con-
sidoration of and action on said ordinance had been unan-
Imously oarrit,d. Mr. thereupon
moved that thf: said ord-Inca". a f naily adopted, .-vhich
motion wasi, seconded by Mr. and
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u-p n 9,9id. motlozz being put to vote the followIn,,&_',' vote
was recorded: Ayee; Irlu&sl Bergli-A , Dyson,
Gaston, Kampen and Stimpson; Nays None. The mayor
thereupon anucunced that the znaotion for ado�tion of
said orsinance, haa been 1-nanimously carried.
There being no further business to come before
the meetin.E7 tte ivas on —enotio), dUy adjourncd.
Mayor
ft6n clerk
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