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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1913-03-06 Minutesei Miami Fla. Maroh 6th,1913. Regular meeting or city council called to order by the chairman,F.G. Erfert. Members present: F.G.Erfert, R•0.Wetson, c.Hefty, J.A.McDonald, R.C.Romfh and J.A.Conrad. lgiami,Fla. 2-20,1913 Tion.City Council, 'Fiami,Fle. Sirs: Herewith I beg to submit our bill to cover sundry disbursements for account of the river dredging Department, during the nonth of October1912,oatoene t- ing to $4,252.33. This bill is supported by detail statement show.nghitos who tl is amounts were paid- the nature of the disbursement, and supported by properly audited and approved vouchers on file under the audit numbers given, in the accounting department of this Company. Access may be had to these vouchers at anytime, anct any further information ,relative to this detail, will be gladly supplied. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) T.F.Gilmore, Accountant. Moved by C.Hefty and seo,nded by E.C.Romfh that bill be received and filed and no action taken at this time. Motion carried. M1ami,Fla.Mar,6.1917. Hon. City council, City of Miaml,Fle. Gentlemen; We will theni< you to dater action on the ordinance presented by ue at your last meeting until the next regular meeting of the Council. There are some matter:' being considered by us that we desire to have a little time on before action is taken by your honorable body. Yours very trnly, '(Signed) J.E.Lummus and asociatee. Moved by C.Heft,y and seconded by J.A.McDonald thnt communicationbe received and request c;mplied with. Motion carried. Ron. City council, Misr' i,Fla. Gentlemen: We, the following owners of property eautt ng on Sth Street between Avenue H and I, respectfully represent tat V. Street is paved from Avenue .1 to its inter- section with Avenue I, the paving. We,the abutting property owners are Trilling And ready to pay our co-t of (Signed) Roy :liller, and About 10 others. Moved by J.A.Conrad and seconded by F.C.Romfh that petition be received and bids advertised for, and tr a city engineer be instructed to prepare profile and specifications for same. 'lotion carried. To the Honorable Membere of the City Council, Mlami,Fle. Q'entlemen; Whereas we, the undersigned, taxpayers and property owners, waning property fronting on Avenue P from First street soot to Fort Dallas Par' , for ourselves arui the general public, dm see the urgent need of the opening of. Avenue B as a main thorofare from Biscayne Drive,to the business section of Miami, without interruption and desiring to assist in accomplishment of the above insofar as the said Avenue lies within the city limits, do hereby respectfully petitio n your honorable body to take such steps as may be necessary to open up Avenue B between Fifth and Sixth ;streets, across the gro.4nds recently occupied by the old passenger depot of the 'lorida Feet Coast Railway Company, to cause same to be greded,rocked and opened to the public. (Signed) C..i.Rose, and about 50 others. • Moved by J.A.McDonald 'end seconded by J.A.Conrad that petition he received, and the city attorney be instructed to investigate the matte', and report the status of the case to council atsome later meeting. Motion carried. Councilman Romfh who introduced an ordinance having to do with the con- struction of side wa lks asNed permission to withdraw the said ordinance . Moved by R.O.Watson and seconded by C.'Iefty that the request of \'r. Romfh b be complied with. Motion carried. Councilman Romfh who i.ntroiduced an ordinance hsving to do with the pro- posed issuance by the city of Miami of one hundred thousand dollars in b onda for improvements, asked permission to withdraw the same, which request was unanimously granted by the council. Moved by C.hefty and seconded by J.A.McDonald that the request of Mr. Romfh be granted,and the Bond ordinance be withdrawn. Motion carried. In lieu of the aide walk ordinance withdrawn,Councilman Romfh introduced the following sidewalk ordinance: An ordinance relating to the construction of side- walks and curbs in the City of M1ami,F1nrida, and providing a penalty for the viola- tion thereof. Moved by J.A.McDonald and seconded by J.A.Conrad that the above ordinance be given its first reading and read in full. Motion carried. The ordinane was read in full. Moved by E.F.Holmes and seconded by C.Hefty that the ordinance be given its second reading and read by title only. Motion carried. The ordinance was read by title only. In lieu of the bond ordinance withdrawn by E.C.Romfh,the following Bond Ordinance was introduced by him. Moved by 0.A.Conrad and seconded by C.Hefty that the ordinance be given its first reading and read in full. 'lotion carried. The ordinance was read in full. Moved by J.A.McDonald and aecnnded by J.A.Conrad that rules bewaived,and ordinance be read by title only. Motion carried. The ordinance was read by title only. Mr. Duffy requested permission to put in a cess pool on his lot as there were no sewer connections on his atreet.Council discussed the proposition for so,,:e time but did not reach tiny conclusion as to whether cess pools would be prohibitdd or not - Captain Watson addressed councilin reference to three sewer liens that the city held again:;t his property,and which he thought were unjust,and unfair to him. As there were three laterals installed where only one was necessary,and the other two were prac- tically no use for him. Moved by C.Hefty and seconded by I;. C.Romfh that the clerk be notified to colect the full amouht and to notify Captain Watson that the cost of two laterals willb be refunded by council. Motion carried. Councilman Conrad recommended that a sewer be established on Avenue G. Frorp the manhole a, Third and G,approximately 150 feet north. Proved by E.C.Romfn and seconded by J.A.McDonald that that bids be ad- vertised for the construction of a sewer on Avenue G as per recommendation of Council- man Conrad,and that the engineer be instructed to prepare profile and specifications for same. Motion carried. Councilman Conrad brought to the attention of council the condition of the hydrant et the corner of Avenue D and 13th St. the same being broken. Moved by J.A.'dcDoneld and seconded by E.C.Romfh that the committeeman on etreets be instructed to have a new hydrant installed there at once. Motion carried. Committeeman Hefty brought to the attention of council the condition of the cemetery,and asked that a fence be put aro.nd it. Moved by ..A.McDonald end seconded by R.C.Romfh that the committeeman be requested to investigate and get the price for a fence aro and the cemetery and report); the same to council. Motion carried. Committeeman Tiefty also reported to council that the old part of the cemetery was about used up,nearly all the lots being sold,anci that it was necessary that the new part should be cleared and platted for use. Moved by ti.A.Conrad and seconded by J.A.McDonald,that the committeeman on Sanitation be authorized to furnish the sextion with sufficient help to clean up the cemetery. Motion carried. The clerk brought to the attention of council that the deed for the land donated by Mr. Collins on the beach,had been recorded. The chair in tructed the clerk to file the deed with the Auditor. The chair ordered an adjourned meeting till Thursday,March 13th,1913. Attest/ City clerk. President F -t it:, Council.