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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1911-12-28 Minutes4 1 Miami, F.a Dec. 25,191 Recess m eening caled to order by F.G.Erfert, Chair.,an. Members present : J.A. Conrad, C.Hefty, F.G.Erfort and M.J.moDonald. The following petitio was read: City council of Miami,Fla. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned residents and property owners on 1S 19th- Street respectfully petition your Honorable body to have 19th. St between Avenue D end Brickell Avenue graded and paved. Miapii, Fla. Dec. 2S,1911. (Signed) W.B.Brickell and 10 others. Moved by J.A.Conrad and seconded by M.J.McDonald that City engineer be in- structed to make profile of 19th. St. between Ave. D and Brickell Avenue, and have same atnext meeting of the council. Motion oarried. ?.4iam1, la. Dec. 2$,1911. To the honorable Couneil of the City of Miami, . Fla. Sirs: The undersigned owners of improved lots abutting on 10th. Street and en the Boulevard adjacent to said 10th. Street respectfully petition your Honorable Body to authorize and order the grading of said loth. Street, form its interseotion with Avenue "A" to its intersection with the Boulevard being 150 feet in length and of en estimated cost of $200. The prompt graduation of this short block will assure you the immediate construction of 150 feet first-class side -walk adjacent to loth. street andt the Boulevard. We respectfully and urgently request your immediate action. (Signed) S.A.Berni and about v9 ethers. Moved by M.J.McDonald and seconded by C.TIefty that City engineer make profile of loth. Street between Avenue A- and Boulevard, and leave same at next meetinf of cou* council. Motion sa^ied. A communiftion from the Mayor was read recommending that one Peter J.Cook a poor old Confederate soldier, be given transportation to Jacksonville, as he is now almost entirely blind and is stranded in town here without means to get book home to Georgia, etatig thst if he c uld get as far as Jacksonville that he will be eared for from there on. Moved by J.A.Conrad and seconded by M.J.McDonald that the communication of the Mayor be referred to Dr. North to procure transportation. Motion earried. Miami, Fla. Dec. 28,1911. To the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Miami, Florida Pant amen; In the formal oomnunioation sent to your Honorable Body at its last meeting by Mr. C.L.Huddleston, who was nominated as City Auditor, he declines the appointment. I would thereforenominate and appoint, subject to confirmation by yosr Honor- able Body, Mr. B.F.Shopard of.this city to that postion. Very resentfully, (Signed) S.Rodmond Smith, Mayor. 452 Moved by C.Hefty, seconded by ".J.McDonald that communication of the Mayor be received and filed for future reference. Motion carried. City Council of Miami,Florida. Would like to make propositio to you for the use of small lot on the northwest side of Avenue D. bridge now leased by the City of Miami from the the Fort Dallas Land Company for dock purposes. The proposition is this: I will build and keep in gold repair the dock en west and south sides of lot for the use of lot to be used as a place to unload sand and rock for buildingpur poses in the city. Very respectfully, (Signed) L.B.Boyd. Moved by M.J.McDonald, seconded by C.Hefty that the communication be received and placed on file. Motion carried. Miami, Fla. Dec 28,1911. To the Honors le Mayor and City Council, Miami.,Fla.. Gentlemen: Hving learned of the resignation of Mr. C.L.Huddleston as City Auditor I respectfully offer myself as a candidate for this office. Hoping that you will give my application favorable consideration, I am, Yours truly, (Signed) fin. Puzsard. Moved by J.A.Conrad and seconded by M.J.McDonald that communication be received and filed, and referred t the Mayor: Motion carried. J.L.Billingsley,City Attorney, offered his bond to council for approval: Moved by C.Hefty and . seconded by M.J.McDonald, that bond be accepted and copied in the minutes, and original copy be deposited with the Audi*or. Motion carried. State of Florida County of Dade. [now all men by these presents, that we, J.L.Billingsley, as principal, F.A.P.Jones and B.B.Tatum Ns sureties, of the City of Miami, Dade County, Florida, are hereby held arri firmly bound unto the city of Miami, a municipal cor- poratio n exiting under the laws of the State of Florida in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000,000 for the payment whereof, well and truly to be made, we hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, Jointly, severally and firmly by these presents. Signed and sealed this Zit . day f December, 1911. The condition of the above and foregoing obligation is such that, wh reas, the principal, J.L.Billingsley, has been duly elected to the o"fice of city attorney of the City of Miami, Florida, ad it is required by ordinance of the said city that the said sity attorney enter into a bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such office. New therefore, if the said principal, J.T,.Billingsle y shall well and truly porter m all the duties of the said office of city attorney of the city of Miami, to which he has been duly elected and upon the duties of which he has enter d , then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. In testimony wh roof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the day and year first above written. J.L.Billingsley, F.A.P.Jones B.B.Tatum (Seal) (seal) (seal) e-;4 15I»ty. � ' State of Florida County of Dade. Before. me the undersigned authirity. personally a peered F.A.P.Jenes,, and B.P.Tatum, each of whom being by me duly sworn, de,oses and says elakh for hisser and not one for the other, that he is worth in visible property in Miami, Dade Counq !urida, subject to execution above all debts, liabilities and homestead exemptions the sun of one thousand dollars, ($1,000.00) the amount for which they are bound in the above and foregoing obligation. Sworn to bfere me in the City of Miami,Flerida, this the 26th day of Deo* ber, A.D.1911. E.W.Bebinger, (seal) Notary Public, State of Fiord (Notary seal) My commission exnires December 17,1914. The chair advised council that at the lat meeting it was proposed to let contract for sewers on Eighth and T irteenth Streets. After discussing the subject theroug ly, the following motion was made: Moved by M.J.McDonald and seconded by C.Hefty, that the sewer proposition be hell over until next meeting, so as to give the city engineer time to prepare profile . Motion carried. Mr. J.A.Co nrad addressed .council showing the need of lights on Avenue D. from 20th.to 25th. Street, also on corner of Avenue B. and first street, and one in the middle of block between B. and C. and one between C. and D. onFirst, street. Moved by M.J.McDonald, seconded by C.Hefty that the recommendation of the oommitteemen on streets be accepted, and lightsordered placed. Motion carried. Councilman McDonald addressed council showing the need of the bridge tender hay ng police power, and recommending same. Moved by C.Hefty end seconded by J.A.Conrad that the reoomnentatien of committe man en sanitation, be referred to the committee on streets and sewers, to confer will the Mayor as to the advisability of such procedure. Motion carried. Committeemen McDonald addressed council in reference to the need of another teem for his department. Moved by J.A.Conrad and seconded by C.Hefty, that the sanitary committee man be authoris d to purchase a mule, wagon and harness forhis department. motion carried. The matter of annexation again came up for discussion. The following motion was made: Moved by C.Hefty and seconded by J.A.Conrad that the chair appoint the commitb previusly appointed and the city engineer and attorney to go over the lines proposed and establish definite lines and report at the next meeting or couneil,and that the City attorney have an ordinance prepared by thenext meeting to submit to the people as to whether the proposed territory be annexed or not. Motion carried. Moved by C.Hefty and seconded by M.J.MeDonald that council adjourn. Motiun carried. Attest: City Clerk. c# ,i Chairm4 a.