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,M V. by J.E.LummUsand seconded.by 4.B.Rellly that the Communication be received
e-d ame be refered to Oommittmlan on Pollee; ',lotion cerried.
_The following comminioations were Peed;
New York Oct.. 19ta, 1908.
Honorable Vayor, City Council and Board of Public Works,
. Flat
0entlemen;-
'Wering. to our. 3ettere_of_Alpt2.5tk and_OvtAdta to Kr,Terrell, in which .
we ngreed to find a purchaser for your remaining unsold 70,000. bonds, etc., we
wish to say we scknowletige roceipt. of_your_imputquerit .Powninigation. to.nur repreeenr,
tative, Mr.Terrell, stating that the proposition is acceptable to the City,provided
Our customer takes up UMW, vf ,tke_Vonds QnAm...Deform. Deetlat, and $50,000, on or,
before Marc% let, 1909: this we hereby agree to. Upon the acceptance thereof by you,'
,we will immediately forward to MrTerrell an eseignment of our claim against the
Fort Dallas National Bank for tIJ000. to be delivered to you when tne first $Po,000.
t-nds are ta,en up, and will immediately retain Mr.d.H.Caldwell,Esq. in theatter
so thnt the bonds may be ready to delieer to our customer at an early date.
Will you kindly send us a list of_the members of tne City Council and other of-,
fivers' of tne City, with the dates of their election and qualification as officers
of :aid City of Miami, Fla., and the dates when their respective terms of office ex-
pire
W;11 you ploaae eend Mr..)!.Celdwell, 100 Hroadway, a transcript of the procee-.
midge of the City Council or of any officers of the City from toe time the award wne
_made to the Fart Dallae National Bank down to. the present d.te. cellit nothing, in .
other 'weds, Mr.'Jaidwell wants a complete transcript of your proceedings in referen-
ce to these bonds since 1)ec.20th, 1907, to date of the passage of hits ordinance pro.
viling a sinking fund, and have it cover every thing: He has n copy of this record
up to and including tne latter date._ _
The ordinsnce states tne b lids shall be payable principal and interest at the
Fort Dallas National Bank; tney ho2ver.beinout.Of r.,usinese, MrCeldwell states tr,e,
new Orlinen e, which he will drafV810 c) ours, m,y provide payment at the
Columbia Trust Company In New York,ea per our ond!'rstanding.
Youre very truly,
(Signed) Edmund Seymore and Co.,
Miami" Fla. )ct. 22nd, 1005.
A.IT.Adams, City Clerk,
Dear Sir; -
You will please file attached Communication of
re and Company and bring same to to attention of City .3uunc1 at tneir next meetin
In order to expedite niattor 1think it would he advisable or you to search
City's records and forward to Seymore and Company a certified copy A' whet tre ceh-
z.is show pertaining to t e unsold V7J,000. City bonds since the, date of tole deny-
, ory of toe S3o,000. bonds to Seymore and Company and rataAl o copy and report to
2x;r11 at, tnetr next meetin o their approval of your octions in fornishing the
(iusivod information.
very truly yenta,
(tAgned) F..I.Whorton, Mayor.
The Clrk r;porc.od fornisring the following date together with a copy of toort Audit- ,
urn report under date of Sept.30tn1190B., and a copy of the City Cnarter. as reques-,
tel by the Mayor to C.M.Terrell Agent for FOmund Se/more and Company.
Miami,Fle. Nov. •1th, 1907. .
Reguler Be 'Ling Of the City Council called to order by President F.H.Wharton in the
contr. Members present, r..Wherton, J.E.Lummus. J.I.Wilson, J.F.Reilly, J.G.Oros-
and
'40ved ey ,1.1',.iell 4 condei by v.I.Wileun t!.at Vie vote of the City Elec- t
lW. . 'halite and o.C.Tucker.
Lion riell ctuber 26to, 1907 be canvassed; \Litton carried.
;ertificatee of toe . relult, at _the elektisea_ in ghwilgisItQ, rued At tQUQW1L. I
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,Certificate of the result_ of. the 3enernl City Election held in ,and..tor the City.
o' Miami,l]ade Ceonty Elor. ida, on the fourth Monday in October 1907.
We t e undereign:.d Inspectors and Clerk of the 'enerel City Election held in
And for the City of Mian:i,Dele Coenty,F] oriee, on the fourth Monday le October
A.P.L917, hereby certify that the vote in s id election is as follows_,to Wit.,
For Mayor F. '.Whr,rton received 117 votes; for memhert+ or the City Council, '".N..
• i;autie,r received 124 votes, L. raf,ger received 1:'}> vutev, .M•R.YEllum_. received
L.49 votes, .E.Lurnmus received 135 votes.o.B.Re111y received 126 votes,,i.I.Wil-
L son received 130 votes. For 'u»icipal Judge, •.io. n C.Gram1ing,rvice'ved 131. votes,
For Ckief of Pollee F.P.Hardee received 130 votes. For City Clerk and Coll.ec or
. A.H.Adame received 118. votes. For City Treasurer ad.Tax sessor. Ben. in.ton
• received 173 votes. (SI,:ned)W.L.Fureh, 1).8 Riles, Inspectors. C%i* .f-.Pratt,Clerk.
Moved by . " .H. Chaille and. s.conde by that toe retu •np Qf the
Election held on the fourth Monday in October A.D.19 s7, as made by Inspectors
• and Clerk thereof, be accei.ited and incorporated in :tans mutes of this meeting,
and it appearing to the Council that P.H.Wrarton received 117 votes for the of -
flee of Mayor. of VI, City of Miami, therefore bt3 iv declared el.'cted Mayor of tre
City of Miami. It further appearing that the following vote' were cntt for Alder
men, ''.N.Ga.ati. r 124 votes,!,.rranzer 128 votes,M.TZ.!{Fllum 1 9 votes, J.E.Lummus
135 vrten,u.F.Reilly 126 v tes,O.C.Tueker 123 votes, aid <.T.1"ailcon 130 vetr's.,
therefore it is declared that tre eaidT.N.(Gautier,I..r.ranger,'".R.Ke11um,d.E.Lu..-
m:,s, .F.?,ei11y,.i.C.Tuc}'cr and 0.I.W11eon are elected as members of the City Cou-
ncil of to city of Miami. It furtner appearing that .ions C.Gre ing received 131
votes for the office of 'unicipel .nudge, therefore use is declared elected Munie-
. Ipal ,;udge of tne City of Miami. For the office of City Clerk rend Tax Collector
A.H. Adnn e received lln votes, therefore he is declared elected :Jerk .nnd Collec-
tor of the City of Miami. Trot fur tne office of Chief of Police ',;.F.Herdee re-
ceived L30 votes, therefore ee 1s declared elected Chief of cuilce of tre City o
• Miami. or .;sty '.'z•eesurer hnd '^ax Wlles*sx Asseesur Pen ! 1nton received 133
votes, therefore he is declared elected City '"reati•rrer out :ex Assess ,r of the
City of Miami. Motion cerrle.d. (A11 of above o!' icers were elected for a term of
tw, , yeses)
1 hereb, certify taut t e above 10 o true end correct copy of the proceoSi-
ink'.:, of t e City Council of the City of Miami,reld at the City Council Ceawwer
November it", 1907. (::i;;;"ed) A.0.Adams,''tty Clerk.
P.S.
1te u1se 04eeting of the New Council calllod to order, following art jornment_ of
o1sCouneil, same late, and the above officers and oeftciale were sw,,rn in as
shown ny the proceedings, pee rri uto book.
'teeess meeting o' Vie ee uler meeting of tne City Council neld August 6th,1908
celled to order by President J.I.Wil:un in the cflair; Members present J.I,Wileu;
o.s' Lummus,J.H.''eilly,T.r.Geutier,t..Granger,T.E.Onentran and .R.}(e11 *.
The following report of Cvnnpittenan on Finance was read, E. tds*etes of ..ev-
enues required for 19,
G.enLral rind 433,535.76
epaire and Tnternal I;.,pruven,ent F nd $14,000.00
Lighting the City Fund 2,000.00
Interest tier'e•rturs Bonds 5,0u0.00
Sinking Fund(Debenture Bonds) 2i0O.00
Total $49,035.76
Asseseed veluation es per tax roll 19u6, of all roal rind pernonnl property
is '''1,468,550.00., I recout nd fixing tre millege a: follovrc;
General Fund 10 mills w14,664.00
Repei:'s and Internal Imp: ov. ment Pun-i 3 mills 4,405.44
Lighting the City hind 11 mills 16, 153.26
Interest Debenture Bonds 4 mills 5,873.92
Sinking F:znd 2 mills ,. 2.936.96
Total 30 mills $44,054.40
Esti: aced oasinees licenses 8,0 )0.00
Grants tot, 1 $52,054.40
Millage fixed on this .coatis will en.abie ua to meet all Qbl etions at prc.s-
ent contracted for, and carry us to about July 1st, 1909 on maintaining the City
.,, th v._r'nmen).
Outstanding contracts meat be met, and loud r ,nnino expences will require ub
Le AABese 30 mills on Vie total aeseea.ent as per valuation of property, and un-
der the Charter i know of no legal way we can wake the assessment except to as-
ses s for• .t !e excess on the I,io;r_.ting of the C : ty • und, and divert the F.inde to
the General Fund and Repairs and Internal Improvement F ,nd, and afteter.ards re-
furld..tI?.4 .ewe y__1pit*P..�ttr1& lxg the city Fund.
(signed) J.E.Lun:mue,Conin,itteeman on—inanee.
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"uvo l h.y J.P.Reilly and saoonded y ."•,R 1�eZluzs t}at tne report of the Committeemen
on w;nance he noeepted and epreed upon the ni,_ut.ea; Motion ( t iced.
Areaolution by u.E.LuLmue,Cummitteaan on loimnce;
A resolution of the City Co mci1 of the City of salami, fixing the eatir..ete of the
,re -oral departn.onts of the City,pruvidina .tor its aDpt'o4s1 by the mayor of deems,
Florida, end said estimates being for the year A.D.1908.
Hest, resolved by the City 4ou ail of the City pf Mlan4;
;k“A1n 1. That the following estimates be, and ere hereby made for the mointainenr.e:
ur the rove: el depactmen)s, of the City...for. the.year. A.1).19011. _t•D wit.,-._
;atimete for General Fund $14,684.80
"at lmate eor i,iirting the _Pity_ F4nd
l?stimnte for Repairs and Internal Improvement F:,nd 4,4)5.44
';etiweto f9.r. Sinking Fund _ 2,936.96
i?stimate for Interest Deuentut:a Bonds
ist3t2
itt,at•e fuz .total zualltainanee.......... 5 054.40
That ral4 estin.nte be submitted to the Mayor for hie a 4,054.40_
., :Fuved :y J . P. smelly and hecu~,ded b above rcl.
Y =,N,Oautier .that._tb rcao1ution be adoptudt
'oticr carried. Adopted t^is llth day of Au ust A.U.191e.
Atteei,, (Signed) J,I.Wilc_on,Pres. City Council.
A. U. Ariams, C `ty Clerk-.
Approved this . lld.aY of 4uguat A..P. i90a,
(SENL) (S1trned) P. •.Wharton, May .r.
A re: elution by F,. Luntreus Con,mlttoeman on t. inenr:e;
A resolution of tope City Coun-11 of the City of viand., fixing the millege for the
y a>Q" A. 1). 1908 Al conf )rmity estimots: fixed by Cu inch and approved by the Mayor
AlLgust llth, 19n6.
t e it, resolvers by the City t,c; ncil of tie City of Miami, that tne village for
tne .v r r A. 1'.1Qf►M, b--, and the same is hereby fixed by council and levied in tke
etLe nst the reel and peraPna.]._ Propert Paid C ty,.`ourty of Vale
end Stmte of l:.ride in accordance with said estimates made by the City Council end
approvers oy tne mayor on. the llth,day of Au;,fuet A.D•19''9,._ and according the which
t' e-,n`'ax Assessor of .aid C:ty will make up hie asses. ent roll for the said year A.
.1.1, to wit; -
General Fund Ten mills.
Ligr tine. the City fund Eleven Allis.
tepair s and Internal Imp.•ove!,,cnt Fiend '"hrre mills.
Sinking Fund "'wo mills.
ioter ,at, Debenture Hondo Foyir mills.
Moved by end seconrle s by M.R.Kallun tat t'se above reeolla.tiun be
'topt,trt; otion cerri d,
Adopted this filth, day of Aueust A. p. 19Q0,
ttest; (Signed) 0.I.' ileun,Pvee. ;sty Council
A.H. Adasts,City Clerk.
Appruved t, is 1lt!,, day of Au,;ust A.I).1908,
(Signed) F. UI.Wharton,'deyor.
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Miami,, le.Aug.20th,1, d.
rp_ul ,r neetin of th, C;ty Council called to urder by Prea.dent J.I.Wiloon in the
or,.-1:; Members present, J.I.Wiiaon,a.!'.Heilljiry,L.Granger,T.E.Cheatnam,T.N.Ge'..tier,
V.'-. v.el luny and J. 1 .Lumpus.
A resolution by J.E.Lumntus Committeeman on Finance;
Ens lved that the Empire '.^rust Company of New York City be inatructea to deliver to
the i.irst Notional bank of Miew1,F'lurida, ell of tne City of Miami bonds; held by
t' m +) they account of t e City, r',,netituting,
Sewer bonds in the sum of
.street bends in t e sum of
+ty !+uilrlinj. )olds in the sum. Uf
Par and Promenade toads in tree sun of
20 , 011.0 ..00
15,000.00
20,000.00
15.000.00
:ut 1 170,000.00
their rwc ipt for same: be it, firtner resolved, that a copy of this resolu-
tion or forwr.r,ted oy tne City Clerk to the Empire ':rust Company of New York City:
e i i., f!trtner resllved, that the order direct:ng the Eu.pire Trust Company of New
ty ':'u deliver tr above boats$ to. the Fret $ationa.l benk of 't[iemi, Nloridea
be a'. ,ned by the Moyor, President of the City Council and attE steel by the , sty C.leitk.
A resolution oy 4_,E.l.,4zu. t;f Committeemen on Finance;
yvlved that the Committeeman on Finance be autrori: ed to demand from the Receiver
u' th,g,.,?ort Dallas National Honk that he complete the contract entered, into by the ...,_,
r, !h 11ar, National Bank end the Hoard of Public Works or the s'.ty of MiaA, ta'ingl
k,p tyre remaining series of .onicipetl bonds ae„ _followa_,t2U,000.00 @sty building, }ends'
$20,00+).00 ;ewer Honda, $15,000.00 Par..s and Pronenddes Bonds and $15,000.00 :,t:eet ff
l 'ove4lent.k+undtt, and, turn over, to tha_city Treasurer ,cash_t t e empunl„of the„._._