HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-1960 Regular MeetingSTATE OF AL ABAMA
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The C i ty C ounc i I of the C i ty of Fa i rhope met i n eegu I ar sess ion at the C i ty
Hall, Monday, August 8, 1960, with the following members present: Mayor E. B.
Overton, City Manager C. B. Niemeyer, Councilmen: Belew,, Berglin, Poser,
Ruffles and Shull.
Motion by Councilman Shull seconded by Councilman Berglin that the minutes
of the previous meeting be approved, as read. Motion carried.
Councilman Shull moved the adoption of Ordinance #269 which was introduced at
the regular meeting of July 25, 1960. The motion having,been seconded by
Councilman Belew and put to vote the following vote was recorded: Voting for:
Mayor Overton, Councilmen: Bellew, Berglin, Poser, Ruffles and Shull. Voting
Against: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly adopted.
Motion by Councilman Shull seconded by Couhcilman Ruffles that the following
Ordinance be adopted. Motion carried.
ORD I NANO E # A 10
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 13 OF 2D N I NG ORDINANCE # 231.
SEC T I ON 1-3. District Boundaries: West si de. of Block 8, Division 3,
of the lands of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony lying between Larsonts Lane
and Oak. Street and the same described, area of the East side of Church Street
be rezoned from R-2 to B-2.
Upon being put to vote the following vote was recorded: Voting for:
Mayor Overton, Councilmen: Belew, Bergl in, Poser, Ruffles and Shull. Voting
against: None. Motion carried.
C I nude? Arno I,d, City Engineer, reported on drainage in Magno I i a+ Beach section.
Motion by Councilman Shull seconded by Councilman Bellew that the Engineer
proceed with work to give temporary relief as outlined in his report, that
the City Attorney be authorized to proceed with legal work for general improve-
ments and that Councilman Ruffles and City Manager Niemeyer check on debt limit
of the City. Motion carried.
The Industrial Committee of the Chamber of Commerce met with the Council.
Motion by Councilman Shull seconded by Councilman Poser that the City Government
is in favor of the Chamber of Commerce continueing to obtain industry in the
City andwill use either the Wallace or Cater Act for 6inancing building.
lit was further moved that the #yayor appoint a committee of three to act for
the -Council and that the Mayor be authorized to act upon the remommendations of
the committee. Motion carried.
The Mayor then appointed Councilmen Belew.,. Ruffles•and Shull as the committee.
Two bids were received on runging gas main to Pineda.lsland and were read to the
Council. Motion by Councilman Belew seconded by Councilman Shull that the
low bid of W. R. Mitchell, Contractor be accepted. Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Ruffles seconded by Councilman Belew that the Beer License
of Bay Side Bar B 9 be revoked. Motion carried.
The request of Mrs. C. M. Ellis to operate §ift shop at her residence, 116 Pecan
Street, was rejecti3d.
Motion by Councilman Berglin seconded by Councilman Ruffles that the City Manager
be authorized to secure the services of Smith, Dukes andBuckalew for the annual
audit. Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Ruffles seconded by Councilman Shull that the Council authorize
transfer of $15,,000.00 from the Electric Fund to the General Fund. Motion carried.
Motion by C ouncilman Berg) in seconded by Councilman. Shull that the following
bills be approved for payments Motion carried.
General: Fund:
Harry Creamer _: Sons
McKean Paint & Hdwe
Riviera: Uti I ities
Jordan Clinic
Ruffles Co.
Melton's Garage
Threadgill -Pinson Body Shop
Western Lumber Co..
Fairhope Hardware and Supply
Gaston Motor Company
Moore Supply Co..
Ala. League Of Municipal i:ties
Burford-Toothaker Tractor Co.
Southern Auto Parts
Standard; Equipment Co.
Radcliff Gravel Co.
Merritt Oi 1 Co,.
Western Auto Store
Ray -Brooks Mach. Co.
Empire Laboratories
John S. Huffman
John S. Huffman
Hand's Welding Shop
Sargent & Sowell
W. S. Darl ey & Co.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Tra.f-O-Teria System
Goodyear Service Stores
M & S Service Station
K t umpp Motor Co,
tndustrial Welding Supplies
Timmins, Spl int Co.
Globe Indistries Inc.
A. L. Clothier
Foley Tracttor Co«
V i rg i I Herston
Fa i rhope Mach i ne Works
Fairhope Courier
San sen Mfg. Co.
Gulf Oil
Huffman I'ns.
E lecttric Fund:
Nix & Cummings
McKean Paint & Hdwe.
Riviertf Uti I ities
Fairhope Service Center
Gaston Motor Co.
Turner Supply Co.
Western Auto
John S. Huffman Ins.
Hatt iel d & Co.
Moore -Handley Hdwe.
Virgil Herston
Gulf oil Corp.
Huffman Ins.
G. F. A. Transportation
Gas Fund:
McKean Paint & Hdwe.
Ruffles Co.
Moore Supply Co.
John V . Duck
Davis Meter & -Supply Co.
'Standard Equipment Co..
Joe Hack
Marine Specialty Co.
Hand's.Welding Shop
Foley Tractor Co.
Gulf Oil Corp.
United Gas P i pe Line Co.
Huffman Ins.
42.75
37.87
2.33
21.50
2.58
19.35.
8.00
118.87
4.00
65.27
99.51
168.00
3.85
4.07
39.28'
207.00
15.88
47.90
3.61
37.15
24.20
47.20
2.00
75.84
6.79
31.90
29.05.
27.15
18.05
41.32
.3.50
39.00
44.5,0
4.00
72.01
20.00
1.00
37.,64
29.18
470.02
545.04
27.44
2,00
10,539.82
6,00
34.64
44.16
20,24
4.59
1,488.29
34.26
2!�00
73-L4
255.26
13.46
4.46
58.59
1.49
25.00
83.00
366.56
125.00
27.48
68.82'
11.88
50.67
2,834.50_
39.18
It -was duly moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried.
Approved
yor
At test:
C .ty Clerk
FAIKHOPE TITLE & SURVEY COMPANY
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE ------ LAND SURVEYING
ENGINEERING ASSISI"ANCE
Fairhope, Alaha►na Telephone WA 8-5031
CLAUDE W. ARNOLD J. H. ARNOLD
Engineer - Surveyor Abstractor
Telephone WA 8-3911 Telephone WA 8-9841
TERMS: Cash Upon Receipt of Statement
August 8, 1960
City of Fairhope,
Fairhope, Alabama.
Att'n: Mayor Overton and Municipal Council:
Gentlbmen:
In accordance with our conversation at last council
meeting, I have studied the Magnolia Beach Section care-
fully and make the following recommendations for correction
of the difficulties that create the complaints that arise
from this area after each rain, as to drainage problems. This
has long been a problem area, and I very much regret that I
cannot devise a cheap and easy solution. The only solution
that I can see is to fix it, expensive as that will be: how-
ever, it appears that the expenses involved would be no greater
probably than the expenses attached to last year's paving ven-
ture, and it would seem that any person who would inspect FIG
Street, and compar the appearence and condition of this street
with ano other street in lower Magnolia Beach would certainly
prefer to put up the money, if ppssible, for the same general
type of improvement.
I recommend that the area bounded by Nichols Street, on the
North, and running from Mobile Avenue to Tquity Street; thence
Southwardly parallel to Pomelo Ave. to Pier Street; East along
Pier Street to a point 132 feet �3est of Liberty St.; South and
Parallel to Pomelo St. to a point 125 feet southwardly measured
along said line from Pecan Street; Eastwardly parallel to Pecan
St. to Liberty Street; Southwardly along Liberty Street to a
Point 100 feet North of Fig Street; Westwardly parallel to Fig
Stre-t to a point 100 feet Eastward of Pomelo Ave.; and thence
Southwardly parallel to Pomelo Ave. to Fig St.; thence Westwardly
along Fig Street to Mobile Avenue; and Northwardly along Mobile
Ave. to Nichols Street, be declared a DRAINAGE AREA for the pur-
pose of treatment by the installation of Storm Water Sewers,
Main Trunk Storm Sewers, and a Storm Water Sewer System to care
for the Storm waters of this area. I suggest that you have the
City Attorney draw and that the council take the necessary action
to pass an ordinance effecting such declaration, and resolving
to carry out such work, under and in accordance with Title 37,
Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 513, Sub -section 3, of the Code of
Alabama, 1940.
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Engineer to Council; In Re: Ma.g. Beach, Storm Sewers, etc.-8/8/60
I further suggest that another ordinance be passed con-
currently therewith, providing for the improvement and/or re -
improvement by the installation of asphalt paving, concrete
gutters, and grading, shaping, grassing, and installation of
catch basins and/or other suitable connections from street
gutters to sotrm sewers, on the Following Streets:
Pier Street, Mobile Ave. to Pomelo Ave.
Pecan Street, Mobile Ave. to Pomelo Ave.
Orange Street, Mobile Ave. to Pomelo Ave.
Pine Crest Lane, Liberty Street to Pomelo Ave.
Pomelo Ave., Nichols Street to Fig Street; /
Kumquat Ave., Pier S t . to
Satsuma Ave., Pier St. to Fig St.
The ordinance for this work should be taken under Title 37,
Chapter 2, Apticle 1., Section 513, Subsection 1, I believe; this
question would have to be decided by the attorney, or between the
two of us.
The reason for asking for the passage of the two ordinances
is that in the case of the paving and guttering, the code provides
for assessment against the abutting property for recovery of the
construction costs. In the Section 513, Sub -section 3 mentioned
above, the code provides that .."the cost and expense thereof
may be assessed in fair proporation against the district and
against every piece of property therein drained, served, or ben-
efited by said storm water sewers or storm water sewer system".
This type of assessment would not be compatible with the type of
assessment required for the paving work. The cost of the storm
sewer system would be spread over a larger area, and a much more
equitab le assessment can be arrived at under this section.
To attempt to install the storm water system without doing
the paving work would result in an unsatisf actDry project, chiefly
because erosion would be left largely unchecked; the erosion must
be checked by ground surface improvements; these improvements are
easily determinable, and can be easily and justly assessed under
the sections quoted. Assessments will vary from street to street
and block to block, because some of the streets are already paved
or partially paved.
An "Off-c uff-estimate" of the cost of this work was arrived
at by guessing, without computing, at the size of sewer pipes
needed and contractor's possible prices for installing same, as
well as pavement and gutters; Fstimated cost, $86,000.00;No allow-
ance was made in these figures for advertising and bond issue costs,
and it would seem probable that nearly $100,000.00 would be the
total final cost of this project. Ho,,reever, It appears probable
the total assessment cost would be in the area of $4.50 15er front
foot of property, and this only where full treatment was installed.
Full treatment would consist of sotrm sewers, gutters, pavement,
catchbasins, grassing, etc.; wherever any of these items were not
needed, the assessments would be smaller.
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Engineer to Council: In Re: Mag Beach, Storm Sewers; 0/8/60
I had hoped that there would become visible to me some
method of attacking this problem without getting into a project
costing so much as to require storm sewers of such size as to
require a bond issue for financing. I regret that such is not
the case: there seems to be no place for beginning, no place
for ending. The whole area needs treatment badly; and to attempt
to relieve pressures in one area, without treating contiguous
areas at the same time, will be only partially successful, and
will have the additional drawback of fetching loud complaints
from those owners who are receiving no relief.
TEMPORARY RELIEF:
The above outlined program, if embarked upon, will require
several months before completion. In the meantime, our folks
down there are to continue to suffer, and understandably some
of them will be more vocal about this than will others. The
only places that I have been able to see where anything may be
done that will afford temporary relief are as follows:
1.- Intersection of Fels Ave. & Bay View Avenue: Catch Bhsins on
East side of Bay View Street: Clean, and re -construct inlets
so that Fels Ave. drainage can enter the catch -basins. I
understand that one of these basins is servied by a culvert
through which someone has laid a water line. If so, I sug-
gest that the Water Department be prevailed upon to remove
said water line. Water at these catchbasins is at present
running southward on Bay View Ave., instead of entering the
Fels Abe. Storm sewer, and the bulk of the water that passes
these catch -basins stays on Bay View Ave. until it reaches
Pier Street.
2.- Intersection of Pier St. & Kumquat Ave.: build terrace on
south side of Pier St. just east of intersection, and grass
it with sod; use some plant mix asphalt to support terrace
and edge of pavement, and deflect water moving west on Pier
Strut from its present course onto Kumcuate St., making it
run on westward on Pier St. instead. Also: Cut, clean, and
deepen ditches on East side of Kumquat St., from Pier to
Pecan. This action would largely eliminate Mr. Smith's
difficulties, and. would not enlarge anyone else's to any
great extent.
3.- Continue fight to keep culvert across Pecan just East of
Mobile Av enue open and in working condition.
Yours very truly,
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3"ta SKM OF MAGNOLIA BEACH AREA OF FAIRHOPE
DRAWN IN CONNECTION WITH SMIBS OP STORM WATER
AND EROSION PROBLEMS. FAIAHOPE, ALABAMA. L960
C. W. Arnold, City Engineer.
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PIPE LINES W. R. MITCHELL, CONTRACTOR
Gas & water P. o. Boxzox 10175
PRICHARD, ALA13AMA
August 4, 1960
City of Fairhope
Fai rhope, Alabama
Gentlemen:
We propose to furnish all necessary labor and equipment
to install approximately 10,000 ft. - 31` 0. D. steel
pipe complete with fittings, including 3 - 3" - 25o#
working pressure flanged plug valves, complete and
2 - 211 - 250# working pressure flanged plug valves,
complete, for a unit price of IS0.865 per foot; to in-
stall 30 ft. casing under Highway No. 31 for $8.00 per
foot.
Thanking you for the opportunity of bidding, we remain
Yours very truly,
W IL
W. R. MITCHELL
CONTRACTOR
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WELDING
Electric & Acetylene
x xx 10175
August hS, 1960
City of Fair -hope
Fairhope, Alabama
Gentlenew
We propose to furnish all necessary labor and equipment -
to install. approximately 10,000 ft. - 3,d" 0. D. steel
pipe complete with fittings, including 3 - 3" - 25C#
working pressure flanged plug valves, co:Vlste and
2 - 2" - 250# working pressure flanged plug valves,
complete, for a unit price of $0.865 per foot to in-
stall 30 ft. casing under Highwy No. 31 for 18.00 per
root.
Thanking you for the opportunity of bidding, we remain
Yours vary truly,
W. R. MITCHE L
COItT RACTCR
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S20 Pccan A,,,c.,, r'airl-Op te, Ala.
3ulj "0, 1960.
"C"ATM1LLaS TTAYOR, CITY T,a%ITAC�':, Ar:) �OUT'CILF�T' OF Fa .-IIoI,u, AIA.
'T'Ii;i o y ►j a •iatt3r in ieh ny wife and I arc deeply concerne3
:nd one Oiich needs a colution.
a unhappy concernirp, t'_ie =ar;-a a-..ot r;tzy,'ae' -a i
o--;rfio ring o-, our lots in Mock 13, "arnolia 3each A& i.tion from
P,--clo and Fig Svraets. An c~a:,iinatlon cf tl.a prnperiy there •"ill
�^ ; tle ^itua A on, and 1 al so chowthat r o provi -ion •7la a r.-aa
r,revcnt the overflow.
"'o st of tlzo ryzrface ••'ai ,_r hicr i e Jverflo-.7 r R the propert;
"r-,i Pcnelo covz) s from Orange Street. I 'holieve t",.at co'alla bo pre-
.,, z.,J layin; a tilt acoocj PoYolo on Orango Sti-,Csot co file
' 1 �o a o .n Orang3 !treet.
I an also of the opin'_on that tl:e sth-fac_ • atuv on PiF_ S'
L-al-1 -,o do-:m Fig Street, a,i,l not tu.-rod onto r oiaulo a oJe.fls,.
ov.� logy. Since upper Fig art,et s cut.-i LI, tlly ,;ib 11mito '.'lta
attar ••;:ill have to b. take 1p ••pith the I'iF,li'.^ay C �jxii s_-I on.
hou se s are })eing ':kilt on the lots and no one ~,avi t s bi
r - , )rty ovvrrun voi th curfacc •r�attr .
belie f.s the matter can bo coi euo fed and �;c� tru st thata
!,hall i^.ave your kinde at eo-operation, so we shall have d ce 'i^v :, S
in ' ai -hope.
Yours v„r y trul j &- 'J�