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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1911-05-18 MinutesMiami ,Fle . ,May, lath,191l . Regular meeting of the City Council celled to order by President J.I.'ileon In the chair. Members present J.I.tgilson,J.E.Lum.mus,L.Grenger,N1.B.Moore,T.N.Cnutier and C.J. Rose. Communication: May,1f3h,1911. Hon.City Council, City of Miami,Flrt. Gentlemen;- . As the summer weather is on us,we find the uniforms supplied to the offi- cers of the Police Depertment,last fall,too warm for them to wear: And owing to the heavy service performed by the men,in the performance of their euty,the suits they have are considerably the worse for wear; and I would respectfully recommend tnet new uniforms be supplied to the police ot?cers,of a material suitable for summer wear. Respectfully submitted, (Signed)Lester Granger,Commltteemnn. Moved by W.B.Moore and seconded by O.J.Rose tnet Vie communication from the Com- mitteeman on Police be received; end tb t he be authorized to purchase suitable Bummer uniforms for the Police Officers: Motion carriers. AN ORDINANCE. MOved by J.E.I4ummus and seconded by .J.Rore that the ordinance be given its third and final reading and be read it full: Motion car ic d The ore+finance wee given ite third and final reading and was read in full as fol- lows: �Rn 1�p� Zi i r! 1� iII And CI"_'Y N>3S of t�f�e' G yh o !din ith�a111ni oz., elect3onR� o ermine theVissuanee THOUSAND fusuch bonds; and provirilne the method of holding the same. BF IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Miami: SECTION 1: T et the City o'' Miemi is hereby autho.ized to issue end sell bonds to tne amount of ONE HUNDRED And TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOI,I,ARS,for riunicipel improvements neeee the liquidation of the out -standing indebtedness; the raid nrroune,including all horde ,now out-seanding,Againet toe city,beinf; less teen fifteen percent of t-e fsses:3cl valuation of all real and perFr3nal property in raid city for the year 1910. eee PROvIDED;the ieeuo and . le of said bonds me retifiee b;y two-tnirls of tne re►-- istered voters of said city,who st ell be owner- of real estate vl.tn'n reil city; end possessing the qunlificetions hereinafter oetfo_•th,vutinv et a epeciel e1ectien,ce1led and hold for that purpose. SECTION 2: That said bond shall be is sued and sold in the several amyl ts; anri *o:the mun- nicip-T purpose s named below,to-vest: For tho purpose of constructing , nri maintaining a system of sewer ge, or for , othe- rwise promoting the e eltn of tre city to the mount o Ten :'houeand Dolinrs,to be eel led ens known AV SEWER PONDS. For the purpose o opening,widenini and paving the streets ern r'i'ie-walks of the City,to the amount of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS,to be called end known es M EV I'oPPROv- EVENT PONDS. For the purpose of Acquiring property on Hiseeyr.e Pay,tn the City of Miami,for Dock and Park purposes; ani to construct docks and parks thereon,to the amount of FOR- TY THOUSAND DOLLARS,to be celled end known ae rARK And DOCK BONDS. For the payment of the existing indebtedness of the City to the amount of FIFTY - THOU: AND DOLLARS,to be called and known as 1UNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS BONDS. Foe the purpose of estaolishing and equiping a sub -station of the Fire Department end otherwise improving the Department to the amo;mt of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,to be known end celled FIRE DEPARTMENT BONDS. i 14 390 That the said City bonds shell be issued in five different series,to-wit: The Sewer Bonds in a aeries from Thirty-one to Forty-one inclusive. The Street Improvement Ronds,in a series from twenty-,ne to Forty-o-' inclusive. The Park and Dock Bonds,in a series from Sixteen to wifty,six inclusive. The Municipal Indebtedness Bonds,in a series from One to Fifty inclusive. The Fire Department Bonds,in a series from Sixteen to Twenty inclusive. All of which avid bonds shall be signed b,y the Mayor and by the President of the City Council, attestea by the City Clerk and countersigned by the City Auditor; rind shall have pieced thereon,by the 6ity Clerk,the seal of said ei',y. Phut said bongs s all be issued in denomi,ations of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS eneh;and shall bear inters st at the rate of Five perc .nt, per)! annum,writh inter, ++t coupons nt- tached,signed in like manner a: the bonds. The principal and intorest shall be paya- ble in gold coin of the United States,of standard weight and mammy finenese,or its equivolent,with interest pnynble semi-annually,at sone bank o: trust company,in the Cita of New York+,P4X.U.S.A. All of said bonds shall mature and become due Thirty Years room the date thereof. All oY said bonds shan be dated when is'ued,signed,countersi ned, and ntteuted; and shell be Fold at not le:=s tnan their par value. SECTION 4: -#3. That eac of said bonds,when is ued an'+ properly exeeuted,shall be deliver - ea to the City Treasurer of the City of 'diami,as Pond Trustoo of said city,who snail eftu.r advertisement for bids for the period of thirty days proceed to sell the same at not les than thei par value; and the proceeds arising from :uch sale,shall be paid ie%e the Ciey Treasury,to the credit of the said Bond Trustee,to be ,isbursed by him, under the direction of the City Council: Provided that said Bond Trustee shall give eu?h Bond,for the faithful performance of his duty,as the City Council may,by resolu- tion or other -wise prescribe. And provided,further t et the money arising from the sale of such bunls shall not be diver ed from the purposes fop which said bonds are issued. SECTION 5: That a special election shall be celled and held in the City of Miaei,on Tuesday, the 27th,day of June,A.D.1911.,for the purpose of submitting to the qualified,register- ed voters of the City of Miami the question of the issuance end sale of said ONE MN- P F.D And TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS of City Bonds. That no per:'on shall be allowed to vote to said election,who ie not a registered voter o' tno City of Miami;and who shell not own real estate,situated within tre limits of said eity,upon which the taxes have been paid for the year when the tax-e were last due;and who shall not be n qual- ified elector in all other r spects under.the City ordinances.. S"C'i T ON 6: #5 . That the Mayor of the City of Miami shall issue his proclamation,giving no - tic of such election;the time and place,when and where the same shall he held; the qualifications of electors; and the names of the inspectors +end clerk,wtlo are to con - duet the same;and the time for the opening and closinf' of the polls,in the City of °riarii,for the period of thirty deys,next preeeeding such election. SECTION 7: ;'6. That these ahall be appointed b; the City Council three inspectors and one clerk of eleetion,who shall conduct said eleeti,.n; and the names of such inspectors end clerk shall be certified to tree mayor; and said election shall be conducted accor- ding to the provisions of the State law. The namer of the Inspectors and Clerk,who shah conduct said election are as fol- lows: Inspectors,'!.F.Jones,John Sewell,and T.E.Chentham,Clerk,J.B.Reil.ly. Tho Polly shall be openers at eight o'clock A.'k. ,and close at sun -down. The ballot to be used in said election shall be prepared by the City Couneil;end shall be in the following form,"For City Bonds"and "Against City Bonds". Fe CTION S: / 7 . That immediately after the cl sing of the polls,the inspectors and Clerk of said election shall proceed to count the votes cast et said election,"For City Bonds" and "Again:t City Bonds" and shall prepare duplicate lists sh v thin votes for r eeeh; and snail certify the correctness of the same; and one of sgWtiAte lisd be handed by an inspector t t r. City Clerk and the other ce/ti 1 ralso under seal shall he handed to the President o? the City Cou cil: Provided that the inspec- tors appointed to conduct said election,may require each elector o'fering to vote at said election to furnish proof that said elector possesses the requisite quailficetion:: as herein defined. Sf?.'TION 9: 1. That on thk. fir. t Monday after amid election or as soon thereafter asp ac- ticeble,the City Council shall convene and proceed to canvass the vote cast st such eleetion;and if it shall appear t'et said issue of bonds have been ratified and appro- ved by the affirmative of two-thirds of the qualified electors of said eity,voting at said election; ana owning real estate,within the City limits,thon such bond issue shall be valid and the City Council shall proceed to issue the same; and deliver the execu- ted b nds to the City Treasurer of said city,as Bond Trustee of said City. 1' i I� -77 S??CTION 10: #9. TRis ordinance shall take e+'fect immediately upon its pessage,epprovel by th„ Mayor and publicrtion as required by law. Passers this lgt},dny of May,A.D.1911. Sttest: (Signed) J.I.Wilson,Presirlent of Council. (Sinned) A.H.ADams,City Clerk. Approved thi 22nd,dny o" May,A.D.1911. (Signed) F.H.Wharton,Mnyor. "loved by T.N.rautier and seconde- by C.J.Rose that the Above ordinance be passed eg rend,upon roll enll th,_ vote was ns follws: .1.I.Wilson,yes;J.F..Lurt%us,yes;T.N.rau- bier,yer;W.A.Moore,y-s;C...Rose,yes;L.Grenger,yee;TI . Motion carried,. Py order o' the President a recess was taken until FrAay May,10th,1911,^t 7,30 O'clock Attest: Approved, `sty Clerk. Pre iient o" City Council rr, 0