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Home My Public Portal About04/08/1947MINUTES OF IJfEETING OF TOWN COMMISSION, TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, met at the Town Hall on April 8, 1947, with Town Commissioners W. Seward Webb, L. Seton Lindsay and William J. Bauer, present. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved, and on motion duly made, seconded, unanimously adopted. A general discussion of the Town's affairs was had, and it was decided that the Town Clerk and Tax Assessor should immediately prepare the Town 1947 Tax Assessment Roll, using the values on said Tax Roll the same as those set by the County Tax Assessor, so that all valuations of the land in the Torn would be uniform and on the same valuation basis as those adopted and approved by the County Tax Assessor and equalized by the Board of County Commissioners. Torn Clark and Tax Collector William J. Bauer reported that all taxes levied and assessed on the 1946 Tax Roll, with the exception of ZJ, had been paid. The Town Commission discussed with the Town Clerk the adoption of a tentative Torn budget for 1947 -48, and instructed the Town Clerk to prepare a tentative budget which should include the following items: Cost Police Car IL1394,25 Policeman year round salary 2400.00 Town Clerk 600.OU Street lights 300.00 Cleaning streets 100000 Miscellaneous 100.00 Fire 500.00 -2- After a general discussion of the above and foregoing proposed Town Budget, it was regularly moved, seconded and unanimously carried, that the above and foregoing items and amounts be a dopted as the tentative and proposed 1947 -48 Town of Gulf Stream Budget. It was further moved, seconded, and unanimously carried, that the Town Clerk and Tax Assessor was authorized and instructed to extend a millage of four mills against the proposed 1947 -48 Tax Roll so as to produce in taxes. It is further discussed by the Commission the advisability of having the pine needles and debris removed from the Ocean Boule- vard north of the Golf Club house, and Town Clerk Bauer was in- structed to proceed in having this work done during the summer months. There was also a general discussion as to keeping Police Officer Cooper on duty so as to give the residence properties police protection through the summer, and the Commission instructed Clerk Bauer to have Police Officer Cooper remain on duty throughout the year.