HomeMy Public PortalAbout1951-08-20 MeetingAugust 20, 1951
The Council of Hal Harbour 7illage met at the Administration
Building, Monday, Angust 20, 1951 et 8:00 o'clock?. M.
There were present: Messrs. Beatty, Simons, & Dr. Leonard
Absent: Messrs. Brown and Stokely
Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary
Village Clerk; and Fred Baisden, Pillage Attorney.
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In the absence of the Mayor, Mr. Stokely, the Vic -Mayor Dr. .
Leonard presided at the meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting of July 16, 1951 were read
and approved.
Mr. Webb said that,the engineers survey for the sidewalk Work on
Collins Avenue mas still not complete, but that he would have enough
time to get in bids and have the work completed before the start of the
season,
Mr. Simons said that .be believed the letter to,the club members.
in answer to Mr. Barnes letter shauld be sent out. Mr. Webb said that
this letter had been tabled`by council action until the utility assign-
ments were cleared up. Mr. Baisden said he would check with s7. Therrel
in the morning and inform Mr. Webb of the status of the assignments.
Mr. Webb said that after Mr. Baisden called he would check with Mr.
Stokely about sending out the letter.
Dr. Leonard brought up the subject of the signs in front of the
Emerald Isle Hotel and remarked thatbe had noticed the four object-
ionable signs had not been changed into entry way columns.' Mr. Webb
said that hewould see Mr. Henry in the morning endifhe refused to
charge them as he had agreed Wisthe signs would be removed by the village.
Mr. Webb. said that Mr. Smith, the Town Manager of Surfside, had
'approached him and said that the Surfside council had appropriated money
to construct a bulkhead on their part of 96th Street and wondered if
Bel`Harbour wanted to do their side at the same time. After discussion
it was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Simons, and unanimously
voted that Bel Harbour Pillage was not interested in constructing a wall
at this'time.
Mr. Webb informed the members that the legislature had passed an
act enabling municirnlities not cotered by a pension plan -to take advan-
tage of the Social Security act and said he would contact the employees
and see if they wished to come under the Social,Security Act.
The Council then examined the audit of the village for the ten
months period ending July 31, 1951.
There bung no further business before the meeting on motion of
Tar, Beatty, seconded by Mr. Simons, the meeting was adjourned;
s riliCEE 17, 1951
The council of Bal Barbour 1411Age.met at the Adminis-
tration Buildings Monday, SepteMbar:11, 1951, at Ss00 &cloak EX.,
There were presents :Messrs. Borwa, Simons, Stokely
and Mt. , Leonard
Absents Mr. Beatty
Also present were Mr. W. B. Webb, Village Manager;
Mary Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Fred Baisden, Village Attorney.•
The minutes of the previous meeting of August.2O, 1951
were read and wee motion, of Mr. Brown, seconded by Dr. leopard, .
the minutes were approved,
Mr. Webb read to the council a letter frcmr,Mr.:Charles F.
Henry regarding the signs in:front of the Emerald Isle Betel.which.
as yet had not been changed, `After discussion it was moved by Mr,
Brown, seconded by Dr. Leonard, that Mr. Henry's letterisii acknotledged
and he was to.be informed that the signs are to'changed10 ones
acceptable to the council ' before. the hotel `is opened in the fall,; acid
that Mr. Henry should appear. at the next council meeting with hie
plan for the signs.
Mr. Webb told the council that he had talked with the
village employees and they mere all in favor of participating in the
Social Security. Act governing municipal employees and that he had
attended a meeting that day at which the program was outlined. After
discussion it wee moved by Mr. Brown,seconded by Mr. .Simons, that
inasmuch as the Bel Harbour employees.were in -favor of'ccming under
the Social Security Act the plan would be approved with deductions
starting on October 1st, 1951, and unanimously voted. Mr. Webb then