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Dated Merck 27th., 1907.
Areording to the records of the Com isieioners of Public Works the bonds were
o iglnelly deposited with the ctslunsbis trust coc.eany of New yurk, and. on iastruc-
"..i ,ntr *rpm the, ommiseioners of Public Works delivered to the Empire Trust Company
of New yurk, and en the orders of the pr.eeeat city uovermment the empire trust dump-,
Any of New York have deliverers the bonds to the First national Bank of !!sans, Fla.
:especttwily submitted,..
(Signed) J.E.L'.Jmmus,Finance Committeeman.
"u ted by J . B. Reilly and seconded by. T. E. Che.attia* tke .the report of the Finance Con- ,
n,itteemer be accepted Rnd spread upon the minutes; Motion carried.
Miens, Pia,.. 0_ct,lat, 19 )d.
P'.Eit(ul nr meeting of the City Council palled to order tx rAs dent J.I.Wil.son in
the (,heir.
Mee bere present J.I.Wilsun, J.E.Lua+aus, J.A.Reilly,, T.N.nr,uticr,L.Gran.ger
and T. ..:neatrlem-.
The following comuunlcetlon read;
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Miami, Fla, .'ct, 1st, 190 5.
near lr;-
I beg to Advise you t^at Edmund Seymure end Company of New Yurk City nhve.
prupo >d t,r, t e City that under certain conditions they will undertake to piece for
L!-u '.'sty tee remaining unsold "_70,000., unsold .city of . iaaci Bands, and one of the .
-'ovi:=riuns in their proposition in that they will assign to the city a1 their
i 1 _tit, title and interest in tne j1000., depoeit which they made with t'att Fart Dal-.
les matiunn} Bank Rt the time they entered into n contract with the said Fort Jiallaa
Nr, Li.;ne ! oank to purchase the Bonds.
1°i 11 .you kindly arivit+e the City Council what ur 'clam: on you, e, Receiver of
the . ;. flel l as National Bank would amount .Go if we would accept tr.e proposition.
of :;oylLore and Company and ta!'e t ,e1r assi. nment of tr.eir claim of $1000. against
tr.0 Bank, and y Ju w111 please advise us also ea to whether or nut we have a::; claim
on ,y• u , es Receiver of tr.e Fort Dallas Naational Bank on the eh aka of Wm.8rown,0
"1000. that were deposited oy him ae a g.iax'enitee that he would purchase
all the .'100,000.00 City Bonds as these the ks are still held by tne City.
Tea City Council meets in re„ruler seesiuf .tonight and we would be pl:sased to
to ve you: reply au we will have Alliebsee salters before us at our meeting.
Very truly yuura,
(Signed) J.E.Lummue,Finance Committeeman.
','ianii, Fla. Oct. 1st, 1908.
..I.c'..l,uncnru: ,Cnairmen Pin,'nce Committee,
Miami, Fla.
Year iRttct• of October 1st, has been duly re eived, Concerning 170.000. of
trru oil tuns:' u' t:he =ity of Mai,.., which. you say were cuvered by a contract foe pur-
chesc ty the Fort Dallas Ne' ionel Bank of Miami, prior to its sis1RnnsmS su::peg lion.
1 beg to arivl e yuu ago1n, that I, as Receiver, cannot undertake to carry out .
er;y c,,ntrr,,'t wite t. e city of Miami for the purche: e of tne Ponds went tined.
I ''c,ve also advised Fdn.und Seymur,'e end Company uo New yurk, trot 1, es Receiver.
(!F,nn t undertake to carry out the contract made ,>y tam with Lae Fort Dalln: NRtiun-
• l Hnnv prior to its :lu!rpentiun.
1•1un i eyn.:re n',d Company deposited 1000. under the contract entered into with
r1emr ;c1r;-
Any person to whom l?rimunri ,;e,ymore and Company may Assign their claim for the
:1 00. s,, iepusit;ed will he treFlted by se, as Heceive.', arts a general creditor o_
Ln. !'ort 1.`F,11F,e National Benk.
Yo r truly,
(Signed)J.K.` cDoneld,Receiver.
,v; 1 e ..1-.Reilly and eecundel by T.N.Uautier that tree above .onr:..unicatiuns be ae-.
cr;ote 1 and sap, ead upon the minutes; Motion carried.
f'ust ::':riuL; Miami. Fin. Jany. 16tn. 1908.
., the on. Vayor and 'ty Cc.uncil.,
Mined, Fla.
entl eaten; _ ._ . . ....
I herewith respectfully tenderYyou my re._ignationP ee a member a t• e
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City Council of Miami. In tendering this MY r.o_clignotivn4I
,appreciation of the courtesies tendered me ny tre memberof the Council, mid my
retard for ell of the Officers or the City.
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I feel that there are many men in Miami who an perform
rthe duties that it
hes been my pleasure to perfon in your oody as well as T duuld, and perhaps Oat -
ter: In resignire-: tnie position, 1 wish oleo to expreee my apprecia/Aon for the.,
honor ,.onfered upon me oy the people of liaMi, end to thenk them for it; And T
'trust 'tnein the 7uture the offices of the City will be filled by men who's
:hearts and minds are an fell of its prosper ty as is mine.
Respectfully ,.bmitted,
(sw,ed) J.C.Tucker.
Moved hy J.R.Reilly and mconded by J.,.Lummue that the_ rer-,nation of
,er as a member of the City Council be accepted; Motion carried.
The nbove communication was read and the resignation of Courimin_T4oker was
ccepted ht a re.ular meeting of the City Council held eanuary 16th, 1908.)
Miami, Fia. Feby. 6th, 1908.
Pe,uler meeting of tre City Council celled to order by President J.I.Wilson in
the chair:
Members presentJ.I.Xilson, T.N.Gautien,L-4ronggr
.nd M.R.Kellum.
Thos.F.Chenthamle name was pined on nomination by M.R.Kellum., as e member
the City Counril.
Petition 13 t4 ed oy 1,..0anorne and sixty five thers requesting the .lection
of C.d.Rose a a wember or the City Council to eurceel J.C.Tucker, reriKned, was
read, end the nh,e of C.o.Pose was placed on nomination by the chnic.
Tee refult of tre first ballot was es follows, T.E.Cheathem five voter
P.T.nohn, one vote.
moved hy 0.,:,.Lum;.,us end securlel Py M.1?.Kellum tnat the election of T.E.Cnee-
them or a member ':1" the Cty C,elecil, be male unanimous; '7ution cerripd,
T hereby certify that the ?rejoine: as above end the five preceding areete
ntteched in a true wid correct copy .of the record of the !Anutea of the proceed-
ings of t'e City Council as recorded in tte minute book of said '.7ity Council of
the City or miami, Florida.
ignedl A.T..Adamm, City Clerk.
'oved by J.F.Lummus and reconded by "%NJ:sutler t.at the action of the .City ?leek
in furnishing the information requested by Mess. Seymore and Company be oppro-
yel, an a copy of :(-tale be entered in the minutes; Motion carried.
Moved ny ,J.F.Iummis and eecond,d by T.N.(lautier that. Council adjorn;_Motion per -
vied.
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