Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 07-25-1950 Special — reading text

c-,- 1Ii wIut' Jlj$ OF SPBaIAL IrtEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TOWN OF FORT WALTON HELD JULY 25, 1950. PRESENT: W. B. Hargesen, Thee Bass, W. j. Reberts jr., S. E. C. Lindsey, W. Pratt w. c. ~ alker and O. M. Earley. ABSENT: Nene. Meeting called fer the purpese ~ f passing a Reselutien entitled;- A RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO ENLARGE THE IvIUNICIPAL WA'rER WORKS PLANT . AND SYSTEM, AND TO EXTEND THE SERVICE THEREOF WITHIN ANS WITHOUT THE S BOUNDARI1!: OF THE- TOWN OF FORT WAL10N, FLORIDA; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF BY THE ISSUANCE OF NEW WATER REVENUE CERTIFICATES . AND RJTIREM:E1iT OF WATER CERTIFICATES PRESENTLY OUTSTANDING. And acceptance of Bids on prGpesed water extensions. ' Meeting called to order at 2: 05 P. M. Mayor Harbeson then declared that bids on proposed water extensions were clesed and instructed R. L. Kenan to proceed with the . pening of said bids. After the bids were publicly opened and read the fellowing resolution was offered;- A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE FILING OF BIDS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONS TO THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM FORT WALTON, FLORIDA VlHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement, bids for the construction of additions to the Water W0rks System have been filF)d by the fgllowing bidaers: Cleary Brothers Construction Company, West Palm Beach, Florida t M. R. Thgmsson and Holt Construction c.ompany, Montgomery, Alabama Herbert Construction Company, Birmingham, Alabama Carter Construction Company, Geneva, Alabama E. N. Murray, Buena Vista, Georgia Henderson, Black & Greene, Inc., ~ roy Alabama and have been duly received ana publicly opened and read. NOW THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the bids listed in the preamble hereof be filed and presented to R. L. Kenan and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, and that the said R. L. Kenan and Associates, Inc., are hereby directed forthwith te tabulate said bids and at the earliest practicable moment repe. t to the Town Council their findings. Passed and edepted this 25th. day of July, 1950. SIGNED: W. B. HARBESON, Mayor TOWN OF FORT WALTON, FLORIDA seconded by W. C. Walker that Motion was made by W. J. Roberts Jr., resolution be adopted as read. Vote in favor unanimeus.  153 Meeting then recessed until 4: 00 P. M. Meeting reopened at 4: 05 P. M. and the fellowing reselutien was. ad in full in open session&- . , S- O- L- U- T- I-O- N R- E- I RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO ENLARGE THE MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS PLANT AND SYSTFX, AND TO EXTEND THE SERVICE THEREOF WITH- IN AND WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF FORT WALTON, FLORIDA; AND TO PRO- VIDE FOR THE PA"mENT THEREOF BY THE ISSU- ANCE OF NEW WATER REVENUE CERTIFICATES AND RETIREMENT OF WATER CERTIFICATES PRE- SENTLY OUTSTANDING. WHEREAS, due te the tremendous growth in population and development ot the Town ot Fort Walten and its environs, the water works plant, its equiPment, supply and distribu- tion thereof has become inadequate to serve the inhabitants et said Town, and WHEREAS, there is great need and demand tor water a' service by persons living- outside the corporate liDLit. ot the TOWIl, and the Town Council considers it to be neces. ary WHEREAS, ror the protection and pr~ oti. n ot the public health, sate- ty and welfare ot the inhabitants or the Town to fulrill the I aeed. ot the people, both within and without the corporate limita or the town, and in order to provide such areator service and WHEREAS, supply, it will be necessary to construct and purchase tur- ther water works equipment, facilities and distribution lines, and WHEREAS, there is presently outstanding as 8 first liea upon the revenue derived trom the water works plant and distri- bution system, certain revenue cer~iticates dated Septemberl, 194'. which were issued pursuant to Ordinance, adopted February 10th, 1947, authorizing the issuance or $ 160, 000. 00 water revenue oertiticates ot the Town ot Fort Walton, and WHEREAS, in order to obtain sufficient funds te pur- chase ' and construct said improvements and appurtenance., it will be necessary to issue new water revenue certiticates, and to retire the outstanding water certificates, now there tore: BE IT RESOLVED ~ Y THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FORT WALTON? STATE OF FLORIDA: 1. ! hat for the purpese et extending the water service to a greater number ef inhabitants both within and witheut I the contines ot its cerporate limits, the Town ot Fort Walten ahall c. nstruct and purehase such extensions, addi~ ions and iap"rovem.en ts, including equipment, pumps, pump- house., well or wells and at. rage tanks to and rer ita munioipal water orks plant and distributi.. system 88 the ' ewn aounoil .. deem expedient and Y necesaary end can pliah within the acc.. 154 amount oftunds supplied through the issuance of water certi- ficates, as hereinafter set Gut and described.' 2. The territory to be covered by the aferesaid censtruc- tion and purchase shall be generally the Town of Fort Walten and ell outlying areas within five miles E)f the cerporate limits of said Town, the Town O. uncil to decide and .. ter.mine the specific area er areas to be c8vered~ther8in. 3. That the Town of Fort Walton shall acquire all real property, easements, or other rights and interests in realty, as may be found necessary to effectuate the interests and purposes of this resolutien. 4.That the Town issue the water revenue certificates which shall bear reasonable rate of interest and be in the amount of . 500, 000. 00 a which certificetes together with the interest there. n, shall be payable only and s8lely fro. the revenue derived fran the operation of the water works plant and distribution system, said oertitioates to oover net only the oosts of aco~ plishing the purchase and oonstruction of equi~ ent and tMprevements as set Gut in Paragraph One hereot, but to also cover the retirement ot water revenue oertiticates presently outstanding in the apprex~ ate ameunt of $157, 000. 00, the specitio details there. t te be previded fer by Ordinance. ( 5. That a publio hearing en the prepesals herein containea ahall be held at a Special Meeting ef the Town Oounoil at its usual meeting plaoe in the Tewn of Fort Walton en the 16th day of A~ gust, 1; 50, at 3 o' cleok P. M., at whioh tUne and place any and all parsons desiring te be heard er to present any matters fer or against the oonstruotion or the prepesed extensions, additiens and ~ pr. vaments te the weter werks plant and distribution system, and the issuanoe or new. water revenue certifioates and the retirement of existing water revenue oertificat~ , or the method ef payment there. f, will be heard. Objections ' shall be in writing and filed with the Tewn Counoil en or before the 16th day ef August, 1950, but the failure thereef shall net preclude any persen from being heard there. n, time per.mit ing. 6. The Town Olerk is directed to pest this reselutien tmmediat& y and to forthwith publish a synepsis of this reselutien tegether with netice of said hearing, ene ( l) time in a newspaper of general oirculatien' in Okaloesa Oounty, State of Florida Oouncilman S. E. Lindsey thereupen moved that the foregoing resolution be adopted, which motion was seconded by Oouncilman G. W. Pratt. Upen roll call the vote was Six ( 6) Yeas, and Ne Nays, and the rese1ution was declared adopted. ADOnED, ~ 26~ APPROVED: . W. B. arbesen. lIayer ATTEST: The rellewing let~er received from R. L. Kenan and ~ sseoiates Inc~, was then read in fUl~ in epen sessienz-  155 Fert Walten, Fle. ruly 25, 1950 t Hener. ble Kayer and Tnn Ceunci1 I Fert Welten, lla. Ra: , Additions t. the Existing Water Works System t Gentlemen: t Bids wera received en the abave pr. j~ct teday, . ruly 25, 1950. In accordance with yaur resalutien passad and adepted, we have care tully tabu18~ ed the bids or the cantracters and rind that the prapasa1 ar Oarter Canstructian C~ pany ef Geneva, a, Jlab..i. tho lew bid an the Water Works Syst... A list af the bids subRitted ara as tallaws: 1) - Carter Canstruction C~ p8ny 127, 111. 00 Banava, Alabama 2) - Hendersan, Black, & Greene, Inc. 135, g78. 00 frey, , Alabama 3) - K. N. Murray 137, 624. 00 Buane Vista, Geergia t( 4) _ Harbert Canstructien Ge. 146, 405. 00 I 5) Birmingham, Alabama M. R. Themasan & ~ alt Oanstruc~ ien 0.. 168, 067. 5g Mentg~ er1, . Alabama t . . 6) Cleary Brathers Constructi. n Cempany 167, 387. 50 West ralm Beaph,. Flerida Wa recommend that, Carter Censtrueti. n Ca. peny be a. ardad