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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-27-1950 Regular MeetingEXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF A REGULAR 14EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, HELD ON MARCH 27, 1950 The City Council of the City of Fairhope met at the city hall, the regular place of meeting, on March 27, 1950, at 7:30 o'clock, P.M. On roll call the following were found to be present: Mr. T. J. Klumpp, the mayor, and the following members of the city council: M. 0. Berglin, J. T. Bradford, R. H. Brown, Edward B. Overton, and Ira N. Steele; absent: None. The mayor acted as chairman of the meeting and Miss Marie Moore, the City Clerk, who was also present, acted as clerk of the meeting. The minutes of the ' preceding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Overton introduced in writing the follow- ing resolution, together with the preamble thereto, which was read to the meeting: WHEREAS, -it is the opinion of the City Council lof the City of Fairhope that it is desirable to submit to the qualified electors of said city for their determination by ballot whether or not the said city shall be authorized to issue $111,000 principal amount of its General Obli- gation Sewer Bonds for the purpose of constructing sewers in the city; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fairhope (herein called "the city") in the State of Alabama as follows: (1) A special municipal bond election is hereby called to be held in the city on May 9, 1950, between the hours of 8:00 o'clock, A.M., and 5:00 o'clock, P.M., for the purpose of determining the will of the qualified electors of the city on the question of whether or not the city shall issue, on its credit, $111,000 principal amount of its General Obligation Sewer Bonds for the purpose of constructing sewers in the city, which bonds shall bear interest at a rate or -rates not exceeding 3% per annum, payable semi-annually, from their respective date or dates until their respective maturities, and shall mature and shall be payable in installments on the anniversary date of the bonds as follows: $3,000 in each of the first to third years, inclusive, after their date, 4,000 in each of the fourth to twelfth years, inclusive, after their date; eighteenth years, $6,000 in -each o inclusive, after - 2 - $5,000 in each of the thirteenth inclusive, after their date; and f the nineteenth to twenty-fourth their date. LW years, (2) The mayor is hereby authorized to give notice of the said election in the manner provided by law in substantially the following form by publication in The Fairhope Courier, a newspaper published and hav- ing general circulation in the city, once a week for three successive weeks, the first publication to be made not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the election: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL BOND ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a special bond election will be held in the City of Fairhope, Alabama, on the 9th day of May, 1950, between the hours of 8:00 o'clock, A.M., and 5:00 o'clock, P.M., at which there will -be submitted to the qualified electors of the said city, for their determination by ballot, the question of whether or not said city shall be authorized to issue, on its credit, $111,000 principal amount of its General Obligation Sewer Bonds for the purpose of constructing sewers in said city. Said bonds, if authorized at said election, shall bear interest at a rate or rates of not exceeding 3% per annum, payable semi-annually until their respective maturities, and 6% per annum after their respective maturities, and shall mature and be payable in installments on the anniversary date of the bonds as follows: $$3,000 in each of the first to third years, inclusive, after their date; $$4,1000 in each of the fourth to twelfth years, inclusive, after their date; $5,000 in each of the thirteenth to eighteenth years, inclusive, after their date; and $60000 in each of the nineteenth to twenty-fourth years, inclusive, after their date. The polling places for the conduct of the election will be as follows: Box No. 1 at the City Hall, and Box.No. 2 at Cummings Hall, Fairhope Avenue. CITY OF FAIRHOPE By T. J. Klumpp Mayor (3) The following is hereby adopted as the form of the official ballot to be used at said election: ,Ile 11IN - 3 - OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL BOND ELECTION FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA MAY 9, 1950 Shall the City of Fairhope in the State of Alabama issue, on its credit, $111,000 principal amount of its General Obligation Sewer Bonds for the purpose of constructing sewers in the city, which bonds shall bear interest from their date or dates until their re- spective maturities at a rate or rates not exceeding 3% per annum payable semi-annually and at the rate of 6% per annum after their maturities, and shall mature and be payable in installments on the anniversary date of the bonds, in the following aggregate principal amounts and in the following years: $3,000 in each of the first to third years, inclusive, after their date; $4,000 in each of the fourth to twelfth years, inclusive, after their date; $5,000 in each of the thirteenth to eighteenth years, inclusive, after their date; and $6,000 in each of the nineteenth to twenty-fourth years, inclusive, after their date? Make a cross mark (X) before the following proposition expressing your choice: FOR Proposed City of Fairhope General Obligation Sewer Bonds a,. AGAINST Proposed City of Fairhope General Obligation Sewer Bonds The ballot to be used by absentee voters shall be in the foregoing form except that, in lieu of the phrase "Official Ballot" as the same appears at the top of the ballot, there shall be printed thereon the words "Official Absentee Ballot", and there shall be attached to such absentee ballot and form a non -detachable part thereof the printed form of affidavit required by Act No. 424 adopted at the 1949 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama. (4) The council shall meet in the city hall at 10:00 o'clock, A.M., on May 100 1950, at which time or at a meeting to which such meeting shall be adjourned it, shall canvass the returns and declare the results of said election. The results of said election, as so ascertained and declared by the council, sitting as'a board of canvassers, shall be recorded in the minutes of the meet- ing and when so recorded shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated and of the validity of such election unless contested as provided by law. The polling - 4 - or voting places for said election and the officers to act as managers, clerks, and returning officers to conduct the said election at such respective voting places are hereby designated and appointed as follows, and the mayor is hereby directed to notify the said managers, clerks and returning officers of their appoint- ment and to deliver the box and ballots to the said managers at the said voting places: Box No. 1 - Location: City Hall Managers Clerks Returnin Officer Officer 6r1 1950. Adopted and approved this 27th day of March, Authenticated: Mayor City Clerk Councilman moved that the rules be suspended and unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said preamble and resolution, - 5 - which motion was seconded by Councilman 4�&' and upon the motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: Yeas: Mayor Klumpp and Councilmen Berglin, Bradford, Brown, Overton and Steele; Nays: None. The mayor thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for -immediate consideration of and action on said preamble and resolution had been unanimously carried. Councilman thereupon moved that the said preamble and resolution be firLqlly adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilman A , and upon said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: Yeas: Mayor Klumpp and Councilmen Berglin, Bradford, Brown, Overton and Steele; Nays: None. The mayor there- upon announced that the motion for adoption of said pre- amble and resolution had been unanimously carried and he thereupon signed the same in approval thereof. There being no further business to come before Chemeeting the same was on motion duly adjourned. Mayor City Cle Motion by Councilman Berglin seconded by Councilman Overton that the following Resolution be adopted: f CITY OF FAIRHOPE ' BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAI.IA RESOLUTION Be it resolved that whereas it has been brought to 41 the attention of the Council of the City of Fairhope that the City Bus Line whit has a franchise with the City of Fair hope has not paid to the City the monies which they a- greed to pay and is not now operating the bus service as required Now therefore be it resolved that the City shall demand that either the City Bus Line relinquish the fran- chise or comply with the terms of the franchise within ten days and failing to do either; legal steps be taken to cancel said franchise in accordance with law. This oar will go into effect immediately upon its passage. Motion by Councilman Steele seconded by Councilman Berglin that the application of the Assembly of God Church for addition on Lot 56, Brown Tract, be allowed as per sketch on file. Motion carried. The following Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Bradford seconded by Councilman Browns I SCHEDULES- ROUTES CITY BUS LINES, FAIRHOPE,ALABAMA. ------- Lv. Town via. Section St. So. to White Ave. White Ave. West t o Mobile Ave. Mobile ave So t o City Limits. ------- Lv. So limits North Via Mobile Ave. to Fels Ave. Fels Ave. East to Sect&on St. North to town. ------- Lv. Town East Via Fairhope Ave, to Ingleside Ave. South to Morphy Ave. ------- Lv. Morphy Ave. and Ingleside Ave. Down Morphy Ave West to Section St. to town/ ------- Lv Town Via Section St, North to Bluelight. --;--- Lv. Bluelight North to Town.Via Section, St. ------- Lv. Town East to foot Fairhope Ave.and Magnolia Ave. ------- Lv, Bay up Magnolia Ave, East to Bayview Ave. North on Bayview to Ettle Drive East to Summett St. South on Summit St, to Fairhope Ave, to town (End of line) Rates: 10� per person. This schedule will be maintained hourly from 7:A.M. to 7:P.M. wdth the exceptions of:;Service every two hours on thursday from 12:noon on and no services on Sunday untill demanded. i 1 .G son T.R.Mason 0 M ORDINANCE # BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE: SECTION ONE. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to dump, cause or permit to be dumped into any City drainage ditch, curb, or main or into any s ewer main any substance of character or quantity to clog or stop up any such ditch, curb or mains, or to cause or permit any such substance to be washed or drained into any such ditch, curb or mains or to cause or permit any substance to accumulate or to drain or wash from or be on his, its or their premises which creates a fire hazard or which endangers the public health or which emits or cause offensive odors. SECTION TWO. Any person, firm, Corporation or association found guilty of the offense or offenses described in Section One hereof shall be fined not less than one nor more than One Hundred Dollars and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the City for not more than thirty days. Motion by Councilman Brown seconded by Councilman Bradford that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. Approved Mayor Attest: 7na-r2� ity Clerk Vackins',4orrotu �00- TELEPHONE 3-4978 TELTYPE B'HAM 94 INVESTMENT SECURITIES WOODWARD BUILDING BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA City of Fairhope Fairhope, Alabama Gentlemen: If you decide to proceed to finance your sewer improvements under Plan Two as heretofore outlined to you, it will be necessary to negotiate with the present water and sewer bondholders in an effort to get them to agree either to sell th6ir bonds at a reasonable price or to exchange them for new bonds. It will be necessary for us to have something con- crete in the form of an agreement with the City whereby we will be in a position to offer new bonds for those presently outstanding. You heretV agree to sell or to cause to be sold to us the new Water Board Water Works & Sewer Revenue Bonds at Par p3J:Ls accrued interest. We hereby agree that the net interest cost to you on the Water Works Board Water & Sewer Revenue bonds is not to exceed 3 1/2% per annum; the schedule of maturities to be substantially the same as set forth in our report to you. Respectfully submitted, WATKINS, MORROW & COMPANY i •: Nat / Accepted by resolution of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, this /r day of �'Yt-r�.r-�i 1950. CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA ATTEST: Ci Clerk r Whereas the City of Fairhope has granted to R. G. Mason and T. R. Mason, a partnership, doing business as the City Bus Line for the carriage+of passengers along the city avenues and streets of Fairhope and whereas said City Bus Line finds it unprofitable to operate said Bus Line and wish to cancel their franchise to the same Therefore said R. G. Mason and T. R. Mason, a partnership, doing business as the City Bus Line does hereby relinquish all right they have under said fran- chise granted to them by the City of Fairhope by Ordin- ance No. 186, passed on the 12th of November 1948. Executed this the _Z? day ofkA-"&r-,- 950. City Bus Line, a party T. R. Mas on