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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-1950 Regular MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN The City Council of the City of Fairhope met in regular session at the City Hall,, Monday July 24, 1950 at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: Mayor T.J. Kluipp City Superintendent C. B. Niemeyert Councilmen: M. 0. Lerglin, R. H. Brown, E. B. Overton and Ira N. Steele, Councilman J. T. Bradford being absent. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved on motion by -Councilman Berglin seconded by Councilman Steele. Motion by Councilman Brown seconded by Councilman Steele that the Mayor and City Superintendent be author- ized to accept bid of the Town of Robertsdale on the sale of three transformers, Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Steele seconded by Councilman Brown that the meeting adjour in unadjourned session to meet at the City Hall on 9S o at Motion carried. Approved: ayor Attest: City Clerk The undersigned officers of the City of Fair - hope (herein called tithe city") in the State of Alabama* hereby certify as follows: (1) The officers of the city hereinafter named are the duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the city as hereunder designated, the dates of the beginning and ending of their respective terms of office being likewise hereunder designated opposite their re- spective namest Date of Date of 2=2 Name of Of3�i�cer Beginning Ending StZ..Tom Mayor T. J. Klumpp. Oct., 1948 Oct., 1952 Aldermau'and Member of the City Council M. 0. Berglin Oct., 194$ Oct.,, 1952 Alderman and Member of the City Council J. T. Bradford Oct., 1948 Oct., 1952 Aldezum and Member of the City Council R. 11. Brown �Ijj i, i9V f3E: 1949 , Oct., 1952 Alderman and member of the City Council Edward B. Overton Oct.', 1948 Oct., 1952 Alderman and Member of the City Council Ira N. Steele Oct., 1948 Oct., 1952 City Clem Marie Moore Oct., 1949 Oct., 1952 City Treasurer Marie Moore Oct., 1949 Oct., 1952 City Tax - 17 ' Assessor The mayor and members of the city council (herein called "the council") together constitute the governing body of the city and exercise the legislative functions thereof. Those of said officers who are required to post bond as security for any funds handled by them duly posted with the proper officers all bonds with sufficient surety re- quired of them, which bonds were duly approved by the officers required by law to approve the site• Those of said officers who are required by lax to take an oath of office duly took such oath before the officers required by law. All of such officers are now and have been, since their respective terms of office began, performing the duties pertaining to their respective offices. The second and fourth Mondays of each month, beginning at 7:30 otclock P.M., have heretofore been fixed by the council as tie dates and time for the holding of regular meetings of the council. (2) The city is now and has been for more than 40 years a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Alabama. There are no local or special laws of said state pertaining to or having any bearing on or restricting the borrowing of money by the city, or the execution, issuance or sale of notes, warrants or bonds by the city in evidence of any money so borrowed. No proceedings for the dissolutio n of the city have ever been taken. The population of the city as shown by the preliminary 1950 federal Census was 3 3. No subsequent census of the inhabitants of the city has been taken. (3) The undersigned mayor and treasurer of the city have officially signed and caused the offidki seal of the city to be affixed to each of the General Obligation Sewer Bonds of the city dated July 1 19500 numbered from 1 to 81 inclusive, aggregating 1,00O in principal amount (Herein called "the bondsn which were authorised to be issued by the city by Ordinances Nos. 205 and 206 adopted by the council and approved on July 12, 1950. At the time the bonds were so signed there were attached to each thereof the interest coupons evidencing the installments of interest payable thereon as provided in said ordinances. The said mayor and treasurer do hereby adopt their facsimile signatures appearing on said coupons in all respects as if they had a the same in person. An impression of said seal of the city is hereunder made, which seal has heretofore been adopted as the official seal of the city. Each of the bonds and each of said coupons was in the form and contained the provisions set out in said Ordinances Nos. 205 and 206. No bonds other than those hereinabove de- scribed have been executed by the undersigned or have been issued under or pursuant to said ordinances. (4) There is no litigation threatened or pending in any court, whether state or federal attack- ing or in any way questioning the corporate existence of the city, or the territorial boundaries of the city or the election or title of any of the aforesaid officials as herein stated, or the power of the council to au- thorize the execution and issuance of the bonds, or the power or duty of the undersigned mayor and treasurer to execute the bonds and to cause the offidal seal of the city to be affixed thereto and to cause their facsimile signatures to be affixed to said interest coupons, or this power or duty of the council to sell the bonds in behalf of the city and to cause the same to be delivered to the purchasers thereof, or the validity of the election held in the city on May 9; 1950 at which 4he bands were authorized to be issued, or tie validity of the aforesaid ordinances or either of them, or the power of the city to construct sewers in the city for the payment of which the bonds were authorized to be issued, or � 3 — the ggeeneral obligation of the city to pay the bonds and the interest coupons applicable thereto at the respective maturities thereof. The said ordinances Nos. 205 and 206 are still in full force and effect and neither thereof has been repealed, revoked or amended, WITNESS our signatures in our said respective capac ies, under the seal of the city, this . Z 6 day of 1950, Xayor City 1®rk and Trea r 11, the undersigned City Treasurer of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, hereby certify that on the date hereof at the time of the delivery by said city of the $$1,008 principal amount of general Obligation. Sewer Bonds - of said city dated July 1 1950, to the purchasers thereof, which were authorized by Ordinances Mos. 205 and 206 adopted by the city council and approved on July 12, 19500 the following constituted the total indebtedness of the city of all kinds whatsoever (other than the 755 #000 principal amount of First Mortgage Gas Revenue Banda of said city dated February 1, 19509 which were originally issued for the acquisition of a gas system by said city and which are payable solely out of revenues from the operation of such gas system): The aforesaid General Obli- gation Sager ponds dated July 1, 1950 U19000.00 All other bonds warrants, notesand certificates of indebtedness 4 s, Floating; indebtedness for current unpaid bills All other indebtedness not above referred to Accrued interest on the foregoing items Total A/ o Al ,E- '$4000 Xw ivo• id Dated this -2-6 - day of July, 1950• ty Trea rer 1 Z '+ A! 4.VKOIA f I, the undersigned Tax Assessor for the City of Fairhope in the State of Alabama, hereby certify that the following constitutes the total assessed valuation of all properties of any kind whatsoever located within the corporate limits of said city and subject to ad valorem taxation by it, as the same were assessed for taxation by the State of Alabama for the tax year ending September 30, 1949, was $1,.... ay 9 h D 0 • Dated this -7,-& day of July, 1950« W — _M MAN4 I — �Re%'�MMM �10 TREASUREM S RECEIPT AND DELIVERY CERTIZICATI The undersigned officers of the City of Fair - hope, Alabama, hereby certify as follows: On the date of this certificate the city treas- urer of the city did receive from Sterne, Agee & Leach Thornton, Mohr do Co., and Bush Securities Co « , the foliow- ing,repressenting the purchase price bid by them for the General Obligation Sewer Bonds of the city dated July 1, 1950 numbered from 1 to 81, inclusive, and aggregating $81,600 in principal amount: Accrued interest from July 1, 1950, to date of payment Total Payment At the time of the payment for said bonds there were delivered to the said purchasers the aforesaid bonds of the city in the amount and form and executed in the manner provided in Ordinances Mos. 205 and 206 of the city. At the time of such delivery there were attached to said bonds all semi-annual interest coupons applicable thereto due January 1, 1951, and subsequent thereto. WITNESS our signatures as the officers he - under mated, under the seal of the city, this zl day of July, 1950. yor �a-e92A-- Ci y Treasurer — 5 The undersigned bank hereby guarantees the signatures signed to the foregoing certificates and signed onthe General Obligation Seger Bonds of the City of Fairhope Alabama dated July 1, 1950, numbered from 1 to 8f0 inclusfve, to be the true signatures of the persons whoae signatures they respectively purport to be. Dated this V6 day of July, 1950- w".w. w F,&iRL- orv, Fairhora. WK i Thornton, Mohr & Co. P. o. Box zi t Investment Securities J. Mills Thdrnton Tel. 3-6696 Sidney J. Mohr, Jr. 326-330 First National Bank Building L. D. 5 3 J. Mills Thornton, Jr. Montgomery 1, Ala. Teletype M G 84 July 12, 1950 Hon. C. B. Niemeyer, City idanager City of Fairhope Fairhope, Alabama Dear Mr. Niemeyer: Ne are enclosing herewith contract in duplicate covering the $81..000 Fairhope, Alabama., Bonds that our account bought today. de will send you setup on coupon rates in the rB xt day or so that will be a net interest cost to the city of 2.50%. It is our understanding that ter. Peyton Bush will come by there tomorrow and sign the contracts for our account and pick up one copy. Assuring you that we were glad to be able to handle these bonds for the city, we are Xours very tr'1ly _ TH ORNTON, 1110HR & CO. JMT/enw Enc. July 12 �.p.... _r 1950 Fors„�4Mayor and City Council _..�.., City of Fairhope Fairhope, Alabama ntl.crien: I"or 81.000,00 legally issued Fairhope, Alabama, General Obligation Sewer datect July 1 1 0—,_ a a.nci to nature in accordance v,�ith w advertisement cost of 2.50% r hereby a,;rce to pay net interest/ and accrued '?] .^x•e^L j upon deliver"j oi' bonds to us at Montgomery,, Alabama ` T')-is of"or is for i_r.iedi2te accepta•ico and prompt del i'voi-y of bandy to us, and ' is conditioned only upon del.i.vcry of bonds :rlthin n 30 days from this date ;.ith tine unqualified a- rovinf-- opinion o1' Messrs. White, Bradley, Arant &-All of Birmingham, - . �.�.,._ _:._.r......d...._ o you Osxx• food faith check for 3 1620.00 has been deliveredb be applied against: p-xrclaase pzIce. If for aMr reason,the bonds are not delivered within specified ii :e, i.t is understood that rare shall have an option on said bonds for a period of —,-30 days longer at the sa,::. purchase price. Respectfully :submitted, THOfOITON, TAOHH & Go. BUSH SECURITIES C 'PANY ST AICIEE & LE CH BYo 11,:•septrd and agreed to by resolution duly, t: arsed by th2? City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, ti at a lar;i'ully held meeting this i;p 12th. day of July , 1910 . a tluorun bail, pre--ek"t and -1vtirg ir: the affix ,tine. 'Attest,®