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AN ORDINANCE VAOATISt CURTAIN STREETS AND inonnAYS IN T2 CITY OP M PLUM AND PROVIDING POt% THS DEDICATION NY TitPLORIDA :AST OAST RAILWAY COMPANY OP A M TAIR MD 0p LAND TO SE USED POR AICHWAY PURPOSES IN Lag 0p' 8tAtktS VACADD ALL 1Ok THE PURs POSE 0P ISAELINO SAID RAILWAY COMPANY TO tsR1CT A RtAILSAY DEPOT IN LIEU OP ITS PRESENT DEPOT AND SANCTIONING : to &PROVISO THE REMOVAL AND CHANGE OF ITS ?1tE3EN: DEPOT PAC1LITIEES TO THE LOCATION HEREIN 1 t0VI1Bu .silke Whereas, the Florida East Coast Railway Company, a oorpor►tien organised and doing business under the laws of the State of Florida, is desirous of orooting and maintaining a railway depot and of transacting other railway business upon that traot of land now embraoed within the limits of the hereinafter described portions of Avenue L•', eighth, ninth and tenth streets in the city of Miami, Florida and, Whereas, the railway depot and other railway facilities so to be *rooted and maintained upon said described tract of land, are to be in lieu of those buildings or structures used for similar purposes owned by slid railway company and now looated in blooks fifth nine (59) north and sixth (60) north,`in said city of Miami, and Whereas, said Florida East Coast Railway Company has indicated its willingness to dedicate to the porpetual use of the public for high. way purposes, a certain strip and tract of land fifth feet (50ft.) in width and one hundred one said five tenths feet (101.6) ft. more or less east of and distant from said Avenue "S" and extending from .seventh to Eleventh Streets in said City, and Vtereas, this body is of the opinion and belief that such plan will be to the best interests of the citizens of Miami and vioinity, as the one that will teat cablo said railway company to establish and main- tain needed railway and depot facilities in said city. Now therefore, to more fully enable said City of Uiatni and said railway company to carry out and perfect the plan above set forth, De it ordained by the city oounoil or the City of Miami, Florida, �eotion 1. Z'ae following desoribed portions of streets and high- ways lying and being within theoorporate limits of said city, a000rding to the plat of said city recorded in Plat Book "8" at page 41 of the Records of Dade County, Florida, be and the same are hereby vacated, disooutinued and abolished. (a) That portion of Avenue "E" lying and being between the south boundry line of Seventh Street and the north boundary line of Eleventh Street. (b) That portion of Eighth street lying out of the oast boundary line of Avenue "E" and extending outwardly a distance of one hundred and one and five tenth 401.) Pests more or less, to the west boundary line of the fifth (60) foot strip ad to be dedicated by said railway oompsny, es aforesaid. (o) That portion of Ninth street lying east of the east boundary line of Avonue "8" and extending outwardly a distance of one hundred and one and five tenths (101.5) feet, more or less, to the whist boundary line of the fifth (60) foot strip so to be dedicated by said railway company, es aforesaid, (4) That portion of Tenth street lying east of the east boundary line of AVOW() E And extending westwardly distance of ooe hundred and one and five tenths (101.6) feet, sore or loves to the west boundary line of the any toot (60 tte) strip so to be dedicated by laid railway company, as atoroeatd. Seotien 11. lid piorida East Coast Batboy Oompaey, in eensiderte tien of the vseetien, dieeontieuende and tbandenmet1t as a highway, of the above described portion Of the etreets and highways, sforesaidj stall open, extend acid dedicate to the perpetual use of the public, for highway purposes, that oertain strip, or tract of lead, described as follows t Beginning at Maven (?7) north,of the northwest corner of lot nine (9) in bloc& seventy e eity of Miami, Florida, a000rdtng to the plat thereof, reoorded in plat Book "g" at page 41 of the Records of Dade County, Florida, running thence in a southerly direotion along the west boundary lines of lots nihe (9) and sixteen (16) ie each of blocks seventy seven (77) north, eighty six (SS) north, ninety seven (97) north and otte hundred six (106) north, to the north boundary line of Eleventh Street: thence in a westerly direotion along the north boundary line of Eleventh Street a distance of .fifty'. feet (50) feet. thence in a northerly direction and parallel with the eaet boundary line► of this described tract of land to the south boundary line of Seventh street, thence in an easterly direction along the south,boundary line of Seventh street a distanoe of fifty feet (50ft) to the plane of beginning, excepting therefrom those oertain tracts of land included in said description now occupied by Eighth, Ninth and Tenth streets. Said dedication so to be made by said railway oompany is, and shall be with the reversion and reversions of said tract no dedicated, to itself, its successors and assigns, whenever the same shall be discontinued by law. Said tracts, so to be dedicated as aforesaid, shall be graded, in accordance with the specifications for street improvements heretofore adopted by this body, and now in force and.ef'eot, and subject also to the supervision and approval of the City Engineer, and improved by said railway oompany, without' expense to the city of Miami, or the citizens thereof, in a manner suitable for highway purposes, with material similar and equal in quality and grade to that used for similar purposes upon streets adjacent thereto and intersecting therewith. Section 111. The railway depot and other railway facilities so to be erected by said railway company upon the above described porr°ons of streets hereby vacated discontinued and abandoned, shall be in lieu of the present railway depot and station facilities now owned, used and occupied by said oom• pany in blocks fifty nine (b9) north and sixth (60) north, in the city of Miami, and such change in location of said railway depot and other railway facilities so to be made by said railway company is hereby expressly authorized and sanctioned. Section 1V. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and one publication in a daily newspaper published in the city of Miami in the State of Florida, and approval thereof by the Mayor of said City, and its subsequent acceptance by said Florida EastCoast,railway, Company provided, that said Railway company is hereby given and granted until and to the 21at day of April, 1913, in which to grade and improve said fifty foot (50) ft. strip, as above described. Section V. All ordinanoea, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. (signed) P. 0. Erfurt, President of City'Counoil (Signed) Attests W. . Moore, City Clerk. Approved this the 28th day of May, 1012. (Signed) S. Rodmon, Selth, Mayor. A13 OltbItlA1t4E VACATi11c C; `A1i . sTRTATS Aid tttONV➢AYS Iit HE OI1"Y OP MIAbtI, iLO1U k, AND PHOVIbtttO OH THE DE: IC/ iOS, 3Y THE PIM= EAST COAST 1tA1LIrAY C014pANY, OP A GAIN Sal? Off' Mitt) TO t 1 MED POH )tld1t7AY rt11tu0:lm:1 pit r,TEU OP THE STIMTS VACATED, Att V011 THE MOSS OS Or 1 flA3LII+G aAI 1tA;AY CaarAt1Y r.110 MOT A 11AiitaAY DEPOT TN LIEU OP ITs p1iESI T bnr0T, AHD sAIsOTIo U2 G A1fl ApprIu0 THE TE=VAL AND CI= HOE OP 'Ts pins •vti DE?oa PAOiLI'TILS :0 THE MOAT' or; ItInial2t PfOVIfl P IV/MB/1S, tho rlorida East Coast Railway Company, a corpse. ration oxuniced and Coing busineas undor th. 23.110 of tho atnto of Flora ida, is dosirous of °rooting and maintaining a Railway depot and of transacting other 2nilsaay b;t;inocs non that tract of land nevi 'ntbratsod within tho limits of tho horoinafter ioacribod portions of Avonuo " f," Eighth, Ninth and !Ninth 9troots, in tho City Of Miami, Florida, and ►1irI z a, tho railway t'o`.ot ar.,' ott!or railway facilities so to bo arootod and. (maintained upon said dosoribed tract of land, axe to be .in lieu or those buildings or structures use't poeoo owned by said railway company and now located vino (59) :aortic cne, oixt:y (6n) :forth, i:i ^c.id City for similar I*`" in blocks fifty - of and rw, -aid Vloriaz. Coast i' ilway Company has ia- dicatod its :71.11in,;nosa to .lo iaato to tho pprpotuo.l use of tho public for highway irsrpoues, a oortaia strip and. tract of 1..nd fifty foot (50 ft . ) in width and ono hundrod ono and five tonths foot (101.5 ft . ) more or less east of .and distant from said Avenue " E " and extonal:3g from ov0nth to :Clovonth Strout!) in said City, cud atir^.A,S, thin body is of tho opinion nd belief t7:at such , r1c i will be t tho boot intorouto of t'io olti.aena of :iiami and gici' ty, 0.0 tho Cosa that wilt boot onablo onid of► y to °stablWI Wilt maintain toodod rai v ty and dd of faoilitioo in ooici city. NOW, T1101100/1i , to molt fuliy,onoble said City of Matti and said railway Company to carry Cut and porfoot the plan above cot 11312 i 0Th ATT 7 by tho city Council of the City of ttibmi, ploridc, that , MOTION I. Tlio following c°oscribod. portions of streets and hishways lying any?, bo ni within tho corporate litaits of said pity, according t0 the pint of said city rocorded in Plat Book " 1,"at j.aro 41 of tho Rocords of patio County, Plrrida, bo are:. the aoxso are horoby vaoatod, diaoontinuud and abolished. (a). That portion of Avonuo " P. _' l :ng :nd. bosh, botwoon tho south boundary lino of Core:1th Stroet y:d tho north boundary line of TEleveiith 8troot. (b) . Th: ‘t portion of aluhth Stroot lyin;; oast of tho oast bo r.dary lino of Avonuo " " c d oxrcndin7 oaotuardly w distance of ono huncbrod and ono and fi vo-tonths (101.5) f30t , more or loss, to the %mat boundary lino, of tho fifty (50) foot strip so to bo dedicated by said railway comrany. ao aforesaid. (0) . That portion of lfinth Street lying oast of the oast boundary Lino of Avonuo " E " and extending oaat:rraly a distance of ono hundred and duo awl rive-tonths (101.5) toot, more or loss, to the twat boundary lino of the i'ii y(50) foot :trip so to ;)o tiodiaatod by said railway cosilcny, as aforesaid. (d), {hzt I,wrtion of Tonth :+treot iyin oast of the os t bo euutz r line of avenue " ". and extending eaatwarcily a diatom* of ono 4rod and ono and five-tontho (101.5) Toot, more or toe , to the west bouada:y lino of the fifty -Foot (50 rt.) strip Op to bo sob at sit by 1iiiid railsatt call its ompaii. Plegititik,a6 Said x'10 ic% PAst Ocaot Ilanway 00tirdnYt in. oozioi8,ortittOn Of the Vaeatitfi, diedOntitittonee end abandonment as a hietwt, of the above c 000ribed ilortlen Of tho otrooto and hlghtw:yo, aforcoaicl, °hall cheat, oxtond and dodioato to tho rpotUnl uoo of tho public,' for higho 10190 ! 1", • Iogiilning at tho norbhwout oornor of lot vino (9 Sri Block novont moovon (77) : forth, of tho Citj of ;Iiamt, rlorida,a0- oordinw to the Plat thoroof r000rOiod in .°1at 3ook " " at 41 off' the Toords of Dada County, Vlorida; running thonoo in a oouthorly direction along tho t7ost boundary linos of lots nino (9) and sixteen (16) in each of . aloelo3 sovul ty-sovos1 (77) I;orth, oighty-six (86) North, ninety-sovon (97) North raid ono hunnaret? six (106) I►orth, to tho north boundary lino of 1;1ovontlt ;;trout; thence in a raotcrly direction along .tho, north boundary lino of Elov©nth Stroot . a. diet anoe ,,of = fifty' foot (50 ft.) ; thonoo in a port}:orly c,iroctiO11 a i1 laarallol with tho oast boundary lino of this d000ribed tract or land to the south boundary lino of Sovonth Strout; thonco in a:. cartorly direction along tho south boundary lino of Sovonth ,tro;Jt , a distance of. fifty foot (S0 ft. 1 to tho placo of boginring, oxcopting tl.orofrom th000, oertain tracts of land inc?uzdod in said doseriItion now oocuriod by Eighth, ninth and Tenth Strooto. Said dedication so to ao suede by said railway company is, and shall bo with tho reversion and rovorsions of said tract so dodi.cated, to itaolf, its snow aora and aasimo, ldhonaver the saao shall. Do discontinued by saw. Said tracts, so to ao dodl.catoci as aforosald, shall bo grated, in acaordartoa with tho spocifieat ioua fOr atr=sot improvoments ] Groto ore adopted by this body, and now in force and effect, and aubioat to tho supervision and approval or the City racer, and ilnuroved by said railway cols:pony, without expense to t1 nil. of Wet, or tho ait I t thor ot, in o trantvoi :r+atbabl* filetwety pttrrodon. with and oqual. i7► tiUrdtty toad gr to :Wit, it Mad ror b i ti9.ar M"n'ponob tipofl street° Won* tt tthol40o anti intOrOooltifie thorektith. 13f (Si'lo 14.4 Tho ctopot imd otixti' Vailttay taoilitioa 04 to o$ otrootO hor by vaoatOrl, dio0ontinUoil tmcl ubandonbct, rthall bo it' lion of tiro pr000nt taliwicopot ate otnt ion outilitiou now ownoi.. used and ocoupiodby said oonrnny in Block° fifty'itino (09) North anti. sixty (GO) liorth, in tho City of Mani, and such chance, in location of cad rally -ay dopot and ot;hor railmay faoilition. so to bo m d6 by maid railway company iu horoby oxprbanly authorized an i� sanctioned. 8`ajt1Qli iV. phis ord ; nnnoo shall Wm Wools i nmctiatoly upon ito irtoaaEo one ono publication in a daily nowamnor lniblio11oa in tho City of ;ttx t2i th t;i0 Ota!wo of i'loritia, tali; approval thoroof by the «Uyor of nr.id city, aud, itn subsoquont ac coptsan00 by AWL Ploritkt ;waot Ouc at Railway Company, i 2 OYiM, t'4at srt1c1 railway oorvuty io he, rob;,t tri•zon and ,R;rantod until art'. to the, t lst : ny of . mil, 1913, in ;s:aicil to cr 10 tn:: im*provo u:J r 3';1-Coot (t) rt.) ntrip, aft a~ boyo t OsOribOd• t ;'d1Cli oranancoa, or parava or o,.t.l.2.-Ancoo, In conflict hor©• vr_th, ; r' 21o1.*414 r tfa::x'�odl• (SL 'uod) (Si,ned) i'.G.Srfort , Preaidont of City Council. Attost:M71.3.1100r0, City Clerk. Approved this tho 20th day of nay, 1912. (Sizzled.) S. Rodman Smith, i:agvr • • The Florida Sant Goat Railway Company; a oorporatitra Organized and doing buninaos under the lava of the State of Mad% hereby accepts the Above and foregoing ordinaiioe, a000rding to the tenor thereof, and Hereby binds itself to do and perfOrm all things imposed upon it by this adceiten* said ordinance. the IttlIthAer. form and tim:h set forth in ]lt ".7t7'`tt.gSS :Janos' tho Sant Coast Railway Oommany has hereunto caused its corporate tam to b:3 Subscribed, by its prooident, attested by its aoo:iotary, and the corporate seal to bo sffiled hereto, this e."4. of 04%em4.e.!' • A. D., 1912. Signed, sealed and dolly. ered in the presence of: era STAT.: OF FLO IDA. : SS. COUNTY OF DUY•LL. FIOaIDA _UST COAS 1.IL;JAI O0L,iPAiTY, By Vi AL ) President. .444 On this n3� day of -v , 1912, before zne, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared J. N. Parrott, to me personally known and kaotm to mo to be the President of the above named Florida East Coast :Railway Company, a corporation, and acknowledged that bo executed the within iu trltnent for and cn behalf of said corporation, and. that be executed the sane as the free ct and deed o:: said corporation, IIt ii' u1.;SS 4114B OF I have hereunto set ro' head and official seal. at Jwl.aonville, in said County and State, the day i d. year lust aforvaaid. lto io tatoofFlo daa Mil Oommioninn expir©e /9/ OWItN PANIt e. awu1rts Wit41AM P.SMifw billAt b.I16WIEN 'W.I tbNARb P tELANb LOUIS `, l�NEBiDA eaevto c. iuNk Ur. V. W. Cason, Attorney at Law, 0 t t y . Lear sirs- MIAM1IrLOPI A • July 23rd, 1917. We enclose herewith proposed ordinance whioh we desire to have adopted by the City Council inoreasing the speed limit of our trains from ten to fifteen miles an hour within the corporate limits. Will you examine the same and. if it is not in due form and changes are necessary in this connection, please advise ue. We would like to have the same introduced at the next meeting of the City Council. CDB:G hncl. Yours truly, bE IT 01114.1141111 BY TWA any 00124011 of the City Section is That section 419 of the City Code Of.the 0,1* Of-Miamiillorititbe and the aame ii hereby amended to read as follows* "Any engineer, fireman, conductor or other persona who shall have charge or control of any locomotive or train of cars who shall ran the same at a greater speed than at the rate of fifteen miles per hour Within the corporate limits, shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum not more than fifty dollars nor leas than ten dollars for each and every offeme, or shall be imprisoned at hard labor tor not more than thirty days nor less than ten days." Section 2. This ordinance shall take effeot from and after its passage and publication according to law. Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Attest: President City Council City Clerk *4W1T * 0/01, 141411141, 414.980110 • An Ord .nanos against transporting women for: immoral purposes, giving information COnoern- ing any immoral house or woman, inviting or soliciting to immorality or prostitution .thin the Oity of Miami and to provide a pen- ity for violations thereof, BE IT ©cRDAIith1} BY Tit CITY COUNCIL C` THE CITY OP UI1d'il, 'LOR DA Section 1. That from ant. after the passage of this ordinance, .. it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, driver or dri- vers of y c o mrno n carrier Of any i i.nd ,�.whatsoove ytorxtransport, carry,vehicle or or assist by aiding, abetting, 4etoottraging, ,requesting or otherwise, in tranaportung, carrying, convey., ing or aoeompanying by any ways or moans whatsoever oever any woman or women from any point within ` he limits of the City of Miami to any other point within the limits o d City or from any point within the limits of 3 d City* to any pot outside the limits of said City, or from any point outside the limits of said City to any point within the limits of said Oi,ty, for any immoral purpose or purposes. -111110.pction 2.. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, 740951 unlawful for any person to give information about or direct and other person or persons to any house or place for immoral purposes, lbr xto any immoral woman or women, whe ther the communication be by word of mouth, direot or by telephone ;or in writing, within the limits of the Cifytil Miami. 4lection 3. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the City of Miami to , u vite , or entice any person or persons upon any avenue, e treot , road, 4. highway, open space or public square or enclosure in the limits of the -City of Miami to accompany, go with or follow hire or her to any place for ;_. -.immoral purposes, or to invite, -entice or address any person frori any doo window, porch or portico of arty hou%se or building, to enter any house, go with, or aocompan`. or follow him o:� her to any j 1ace tilhatsocver for irmnoral purposes. Section 4. That any person or persons, any 3rivor or drivers of any vehicle, servants. or agents of any corporation or oommon carrier of any kind, who shall knowingly violate the provisions of any of the forego- ing sections of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two hundred Dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or both; and if any person or parsons convicted of violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinaare shall have a license from the City of Miami as a driver or owner of a public conveyance, the said license shall be immedi- ately forfeited anti revoked., , and the said forfeiture and revoortion shall be declared by the tint Dili !MTh.. hi* 1+tllitttflii 1k itiN', 0000 tit ttaiiiitit littItifttt tttgt tit. itiIfltfli ,iity t pitiott F Wilda At tit), tit MI AMMI , iiiftl ",`fit i. tirtfi•1e1W ti trrfttlt+$ tot i•ifilliflt1Yl11 iherttlt+ tit: ti, r ltl r S t n tit` titt4 Ott M sTA1g OP V'LOfttbA , t OS'NI1t. rtr 'i"1414 (nth' l h' ";MftAdtt, ter rl,illtttt:l. �1 OF LAL ' Stsctit n 9 • ihhat firma Anti Idler. ttte iossitirr of thta nrd►nnnee., It strait ittt iltnlawfut. for arty parson, lima or tdrfA 1 Edward Taylor, t enerAl M&nagor of lit" con ance:r nr Vehicle Err common of nuts tear' The 11�iami Herald, n et)rpfrratiun, publisher it+' conveyance, rehinte irf cummnn i!nY� ' 1 trim of tiny i.ind y4hatsoeter,tat t '0 off The Miami Herald, n newspaper -of gaff• part rnrry, entrVeY or n!tRIAt 11V hidt1 ing. ale tt iti,c;, t Ueortfo gItt , rrrtut 14I Ina' be eral 'circulation published at Miami, bade oIbtru•tso. In transporting, . tinrryttif;t f con eyintl' or necom)lnt'ini~ by tiny County, Florida, do solemnly swear that nit ways or iwans witntsoever env wbinan r %rt,ttten from tiny ituint Within ttheaadvertisement o' notice, u true eo»y of n llntlt�t of the t itv of +titian in tiny other .. which is hereunto afl1xed, was published in iiutnt within the iitnits or maid City or from any point within the lhnttt; of said newspaper Oil said City to arty point outside . lire otitritlettli paid of said City Ytotnit%t point 'within the limits of said City. for any immoral purpose oe pltrposes. Serittotl ' Tint front and offer the laoe ttt.o Uf this ttperst er it e lir, I ,, il Ito mationul for nm direct to yit•o ter, f ,�%.- - //J//++ /GJ prns0 unit about or direct tiny o tither porton* or 1iCrFoi1N to tiny bonne or place for tntroot•nl purposes. or to any int• moral woman or, women, whether rho continuitianttointie by ward of mouth, .1iroot or 1.:• t rl.•plioni' or Hi writ Hitt, Or11111n tilt', 1lniits or tat* Illy of %lI- watt, Srrtinn 1. 'rhnt from and after the pnt.sactt of thi.* urditin tree. it slurp be unlawful for any pi:r$ott within the Burris of tier City of Alinmt to invite. or entice arty peraotl or pet•sn its upon „fatty avenue, "drool. road. hif;hwiiy.• 1 'April 41t:Irrt or 1i01011e 1+1111i1 rt. Or oil. lelo';UH'to in tilt. 114111s of ihea t'11y of :Xi 1- jinni in at t.uinhattt. an tl Ith or foliuw Onto of lief to arty place fu immoral tputiiores. of to invite, tntit.:. or ad. dress any person from arty noon writ- d, w pntt•It or itui tlo:, of any hnU,i.• .i1• ...Oltiling, to enter any house. so with. / �% % c x� ;tit ut onlitany' or follow him tit• her to C{,da�' of-l./ t� ` •`y__�i91_� ally M to � what:turvor for immoral par, �: ta That any person or pe•r, �' � '�' t.el4( i . tgo1O.I. ;itty driver or artvora or tiny n1 to a :l 73 1 ytht.•ir. ,.rvutit :~, or agents of any .'-- Notary Public. t'11t j.olaiinil aN tom itt oft carrier of any I cd /C' c are Subscribed and sworn to ft>1re me this I><ind, who shall knowingly vtolato 1Mz t pruciatnlut of itny u1' thu fore•Kuint; t•ac. Bull'' of this ordhtaltto. Nhall brt patti'tj ell by a true. or not. more than Two llnndreii laultttt••a or by imprisonment fat• trot more than sixty ihtys, ur both' and it any prison ut• 1lL1'huntt ronck•ted of violating any of tite pt•ovisionit of this ordinance :aunt hove a lit.P1M0 ..I'ut11"12te• eit," tr: Mtia"miits a alriter nr • My commission expires r. a JOHN W. WATSON, HAYesitt Matti, Via. March 1B, 1018.. To the City Council, Miami, Fla. Gentlemen:- t beg to roturn to your Honorable Body, with my approval and signature, Ordinance No.259, the samebein"An Ordinance fixing license taxes on Motor driven vehicles used for hire." Also, with my approval and signture, Ordinance No. , the same being, "tAn Ordinance against transporting woman for immoral purposes, giving information concerning any immoral house or..„ woman, inviting or soliciting to immorallity or prostitution within the City of Miami and to provide a penalty for violations thereof." Reep.Petfuily Submitted, • • .f.