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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1914-02-26 MinutesFebruary 26, 1914. Recess '{eating celled to order ray the Chairmen. '1e;ob ors present: J. A. ''°Donald, P. G. Frfert, F. C. ]!omfh, A. Conrad, ?r. G. Ralston, C.F. Filer, C. T?efty. Attorney Smith addressed Council in reference to the opeing of llth Strst across the F.F.C.Railwey trsck'. Solid that from en operating etandpoint it was impossible , As all trains would have to ne uncujipled as they would reach across llt Street, end that it would be a hardship on the Railroad Comp&any. And they would be compelled to fight the opening of the street end believe theft they would not be compelled to do so. Councilmen Rolston said that he would vete for the opening, es the travel demanded it, end the cutting of trains was done in other cities. Council diecueeed the proposition for sometime with Mr. Smith, after which, the following motion was made: Moved by C. ,lefty, seconded by J. A. ?(cDoneld, thet the Che1rm n appoint e Committee of three Councilmen to investigate the feasibility of opening llth Street Across the Railroad Tracks. upon roll call, the vote was as follows: C.; .Filer yes, ]i.f .Ralston no, !;.Hefty yes, A. ricDoneld yes, F.C.Romfh no, J. A. Conrad no, F.G.Frfert yea. 'lotion carried. The Chair appointed C. "efty , C.F. ]� filer and J. A. Conrad . Councilman Conrad was opposed to the opening of llth Street, es the present traffic existed, and thought that 13t}: Street ought to be opened. Councilman Romfg t ought th'.t the Raioroad Company asked too ankh when they wanted All streets closed fror.! 7t., to loth. As there were morel gentlemen present that wanted to address Council, Councilman Rel ston thought that they ought to be given a hearing et once and not re wired to wait later in the eveningi and ride the following motion: eoverl by H. L. Rai eton, seconded by C. P. Filer, that es the gentlemen are here , toey be Veen hearing et once . `?otion cerri ed. Coomodore Roome addressed Council if anything had been done in reference to the Str.•et Car franchise, es ne understood it was to be retold .upon tonight. The City Attorney ,nd "r. Romfh replied to Mr. Roorce and :_Rid that they had not !wed the time to give efuch in important ordinance the ett,ention it should heve. end that it wu1l t a Fit least ten deys to get it in oroper shape to submit to Council for Api'ruv11 . Mr. R one thought that the franchise would be T,ithdrevm. :ouncilr.cen McDonald efts in favor of a street railway that would be setis- feetory to the neoole, end thought, that the Promoters ought to give Council time to investigate it thoroughly, end thou ht that Lhe metter of safeguerding the city should be considered first. The Chairmen thought that as 'council represented rill the people , that all the time necessary should be given to the preparation of the ordinance. r'o.incilmen Romfh referred to a clause in the franchise which said that they would build two and one -hell miles , end then had ten years beforethe other streets revert to then!, and that mileage would not reach through the city. And it was not the idea of a street ear line to push some real estate deal. Councilman Conrad wanted to know if Mi uo1 capital wee at the back of the street car railway company, end if thew meant business, es he understood not a foot of right-of-way outside of the city had been procured . Mr. 14.7ater, replied for the Street Car Company and said that he end his three brothers and six other men constituted the company and he could show that ample capital was ready if the franchise wan given them et once. H. R. Cheese addressed Council in reference to the street cer business and said thet he represented e c ompany that wo Ild put on about April the l at, cars that would cover about fifteen miles of etreets instead of two and one-half. and urged that, :ouneil allow his service to be tried before granting a franchise, as he believed it would meet the regairements of the city. After discussing the street car proposition and hearing the opinion of several gentlemen present, the following motion sae made: Moved by C. Hefty, seconded by J. A. McDonald, thet the Chairman appoint Committee of Three Councilmen , and the City Attorney consult wit" the directors of the Street Cer Company and haVe an ordinance prepared to be presented to Council for approvalat the first meeting in March. Motion carried. The Chairman appointed J. A. Conrad, J. A. McDonald and E. C. Romfh. Mr. Sharp spoke in reference to the Sanitary condition in his locality. And asked th et it be remedied before the hot weather came on, es he was afraid it would mire siel-nees. The me., -ter Wks referred to the Committeeman on Sanitation for an invest' gat ion. T. V. Moore , representing the Deep Water Arsoc'ation, spoke in reference to the to ,tling of the rights of the city and Railroad Company in regards to the riparian rights and wanted the Deep Water Association end city to fret together is suit against Railroad Company. Councilman Ralston replied and said thet the whole matter had been turned uv'.3r to the City Attorney wit, full authority to act. Councilnao McDonald wanted to know if the City Attorney had all the leeway necessary and if he had any idea ae to the manner that he would proceed. The City Attorney said that he had previously asked for Aenociate Counsel and that the original resolution gave him authority to do eo, and that he had been conferring w:th "t9. A. Blunt, who evoke considered one of the best lawyers in Florida, and also one of the best in the lniteld States, and they were working together now on the case. CnAnc 1nttsn '?.orfh t ought that i f the Deep rater Association would read the papers they would readily understand the wort irks of Council. A letter from the Ma,'or wee read.in reference to a letter he had received from the Railroad Company es to the appointing of a Special Policemen at the 12th Street Cro:ring, in welch the Railroad Company asked that this officer be appointed, and t' Rt if the city would not pay for the services of such a r n, the company would do so. The Mayor informed Council that he had appointed M. Cann as Special Policemen at the 12th Street Cro sing. '.loved by .1. A. Conrad, seconded by C. P. Filer that the eppoint;'ent of the Mayor be confirmed. And the salary of the officer be billed Against the R.It.Bo. '�ctian carried. Miami, Fie. Feb. 21, 1914. To The City Council, Miami Florida. Gfinhtimen: — I beg herewith to inform you that I have appointed Mr. C..J. Whits)-er Inepeetor of Boilers and EXaminer of Engineers, for the City of Miami, to succeed Mr. W. R. Robbins, who resigned, This appointment •ffective February the 23rd next, end I eel: your approval of .the appointment. Respectfully suhmittei, (Signed) J. W. Watson, Meyer. "roved by J. A. Conrad, seconded by H.G.Ralston, that the appoi tment of the !f+-.yor be unproved and condlirmed. 'lotion carried. A communication was read from the Mayor, in which he recommended that the city pur chase galvanized iron cans to place along the eagee of the park and other points in the city, as receptacles for the.rubbish and trash to be thrown into it. ',loved by lr. *.Balaton, seconded J. A. Conrad, that the Mayor be authorized to pur— chase the cans as he recommended. Motion carried. February 26, 1^14. To The Honorable Cit,, Council, Mond, Flor ,.da . Gentlemen: - I beg to edviee you that at a meeting of the Miami Deep Water Society held on Wednesday, February 25, 1913, the following resolutions were adopted:- "WTTF EAS, we favor city bonds for city improvements end recognize the necessity of such bonds, end "W'T.REAS, we are opposed to the issuance of any bonds for the building or maintenance of city docks at Any point outside the city limits, therefore, it is RE:;OI,VF,D, that we r000rd ourselves as opposed to any bond issue which has incorporated in it the expenditure of any sum for docks outside the City of '[ibrti. It le FURTHER RESOLED, that we favor the seprration of the questions of bonds for city improvements from those referring to expenditures for docks and termirtelf and it 115 FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the City Coune4 oil and same be published in our daily papers." I am Very respectfully, (Signed) C. TT. Ward, Secretary Moved by TT. G. Ralston, seconded by C. F. Filer, that communication be received and filed and no motion tel. en. Motion carried. The following ordinance woe introduced by Councilman Ralston: ORDINANCE NO. \ AN OP DINANCE FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF ^'fIF k`HIEF OF '"fIF. :'IRE DEPARTMENT AND IN - SPEC"'OR (IF ThF, FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OF THE CITY OF MIA`.!I FLORIDA. Section 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the City .Council of the City of Mi wni, Florida, that the present 0h1ef of the Fire Deportment shall receive a s al f ry of ":18OO.00 per year, payable in instalments of $,150.00 per month, and he shall also be Superintendent of the Fire Alen' System of said city and for such service shA11 receive in addition to the above compensation the sum •f $300.00 per year, payable in installments •f ' ?5.!t0 per month. Said eompens at ion t• begin from the first day of Maly., 1914. ;section 2. All ordinances •r parts of ordinances in c•nfliet herewith be, and the sane are hereby repsalsd. PA:,SED AND ADOPTED this _ day of ='ebru ary, 1914. The Chairman fdvised Council that as the Chief had extended his resig- nation, he thought that i t would be a good idea for him to withdraw it before a rdiw nonce was o eased and th at he be o llow d to do se. Moved by J. A. Coitr ad, seconded by J. A. McDen E•ld, that as the Cht f hod sent in his resignation, as Chief of the Fire Department, he be ollowed t• withdraw it if he desires to de se. Motion carried. The Chief was present and withdrew his resig n Htion. '..Moved by J. A. Conrad, seconded by H. G. R lst•n, that the ordinance introduced by Cou ncilme , R, lst•n, fixing the salary •f the Chief •f the Fire Department bs given it first reading and read in full. Motion carried. The 'ordinance was read in full. 'roved by H. G. Rfilst•n, ssesndad by C. Hefty, that ordinance be given its seo,nit reading and road by title only. Motion serried. The •rdinanes was read by title only. There was an ordinance presented in reference to the raising of the policemen's salary who had been in the ssrvics •f the city for mere than a year, s• that they would resolve the benefit •f the sliding seals allowed them in the salerw erdinanes. 1 1+5 The City Attorney advised Council that it wbe net neeessary to pane an ordinance as it wa■ fully (revered in the Salary Ordinenoe. The City Attorney advised Council that the bids submitted for the eenstruetien of sewers , se .dvertised for by the city, had been sorrested and were now in the proper form for asceptanes by the city. Councilman Conrad introduced the following resolution: IMPROVEMENT RESDLUTION NO. 202. BE TT RESTLVFD by the City Council of the City of Ati emi, Florida: That the bid of Biscayne Construction Company for the laying, installing end construction of eneight inch terra cutta sewer main along Sixth Street from the center of Avenue I to the *enter of Avenue J, in Vie City of Miami; in length five hundred mad fifty feel, in aceordense with the profiles, details, drawings and apesificatiens of the City Engineer and approved end adopted by the City Council, for the sum of $320.00, being the lowest and best bid therefor, be and the same is hereby &scepted, and the contract for said improvement is hereby awarded to Jocelyn* Construction CoLpany, said *sntractor to execute a bend to be approved by the City Attorney for the prober performance of the contract as provided for in the resolution ordering said improvements and the advertisement for bids thereunder. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of February, 1914. (Signed) F. G. Erfert President City Council. AT'" E5T : W. B. Moore City Clerk. Moved by J. A. MsDoneld, seconded by E.C.Romfh, that Improvement Reselution No. 202 be adopted. Upon roll call, the vete vas as follows: .i.A.Conrad yen, J. A. McDonald yes, C.F.Filer yes, C. TTsfty yes, F.C.Romfh yes, H.G.Relsten yen, F. G. Erfert yes. . stien carried. The following Improvement Resolution was introdused by Councilman Conrad: D PROVE 'EN^' REs 'LUT TON NO. 203. BE TT RF.S 'LVT?D by the City Council of the aty of :Miai, Florida: That the bid of J. D. Gsdman, for the laying, installing end *enstrustion of fourteen 6 inch terra cotte service sewer pipes extending f'em the sewer main which is laid along Ninth Street from the center of Avenue r.( to the center of Avenue L, end on Avenue L fraau the center of Ninth Street to the `S1Sn1 River, to the property line et the proper places es designated by the specifications of the City Engineer - the approximate length of paid service sewer pipes being 315 feet, in eesordance with the profiles, details, drawings and spesifisations of the City Engineer and approved end adopted by the City Council, for the 'sum of $138.85, being the lowest arui beat bid therefor, be and the same is hereby accepted, and the sentrast for said improvement is hereby awarded is J. D. Gedmen, said sentr aster to execute a bend to be approved by the City Attorney for the proper performing' of the *entreat as provided for in the resolution ordering said improvements and the advertisement for bids thereunder. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of February, 1914. (Signed) F. G. Erfep President City Connell ATTEST: W. B.Moore City Clerk. Moved by C. Hefty, No. 203 be adopted. Upon J.A.Canrad yes, J.A.McDen seeended by J.A.M.Doneld that Improvement resolution roll call the vote was as follows: C.Hefty yes, C.F.Filer yes, old yes, F. G.Erfert yes, E. C.3omfh yes, H. G. Nal sto►n yes. ATTE:;T: W. B. Moore City 1 1erY . Moved by .i . A. McDon No. 205, be adopted. Upon F.rfert yen, Ii.G.Relston yea C. Hefty yes. The following resolution was intrsduced by Councilman Conrad: IMPROVEMENT RFSOLUTI ON NO. 204. BF IT RFS'LVED by the City Council of the City of Mismi, Florida: That the bid of J. D. Gartman, for the 1 wing, installing and eonstru sti on of 4ai eight inah terra Cott, • sewer main along Ninth Street from the •enter of Avenue M to the Center of Avenue L from the oenter of Ninth Street to the Miami River, in the City of Mi atoi, Florida; approximate length •f main being 894 feet, in accordance with the profiles, details, drawings and spesifieatione •f the City Engineer and approved and adopted by the City Council, for the sum of $861.15, being the lowest and best bid therefor, be and the same is hereby ascspte# and the contract for said improvement is hereby awarded to J. D. Godman, said con - treetop to execute a bond to be approved by the City Attorney for the proper perf•rmane• of the contract as provided for in the resolution ordering said improvements and the advertisement for bide thereunder. PASSF,D AND ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 1914. ATTE: T: W.B.Moore City C1'Tk `RoVed by E. No. 214 be adopt C.F.Filer yes, J C. Hefty yes. (Signed) F. G. Mrfert President City Council. C. Renth, seconded by J. A. McDonald, that Improvement Resolution ed. pen roll call the vete was as fellows: P.G.Erfert yes, . A. MsDonfad yes, E.C.Romfh yes, J. A. Conrad yea, H.G.Relsten !lotion carried. y1, The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Conrad: IMPROVE:11EN'!' RESLUTT ON N0 205. BE IT RESnLV FD by the City Council of the City of ';i and, Florida: Th , t the bid of 61s o oyne Construetisn Company, for the 1 crying, installing end constrt stien of ten, six inch terra eotte service sewer pipes extending from the sewer main whieh is laid (-long Sixth Street from the center of Avenue I to the center of Avenue J to the property lin• at the proper places, as designated by the apesifications of the City Engineer - the approximate length of said pipes being two hundred and twenty-five (225) feet, in aeserdanss with the profiles, details, drawings and epseifieatisna of the City Engineer end approved and adopted 9y the City Council, for the sum of $189.10, being the lowest end best bid therefor, be and the same is hereby scoepted, aid the sontreet for said improve- ment is hereby awarded to F31: cayne Construction Company, said contractor to execute • bond to be approved by the City Attorney for the proper performance •f the sontreot as provided for in the resolution ordering said improvements end the advertisement fur bids thereunder. PASSED AND „DOPT z'D this 26th day of February, 1914. (Signed) F. G. Frfert President of C'ty Council. ald, seconded by F. C. Romfh, that Impr•ver.,ent Resolution roll call the vete was as fellows: C.F.Filer yes, F.G. E.C.Rr,mfh yes, J.A.Conrad yes, J. A. McDonald yes, Motion carried. Moved by H. G. Ralston, seconded by J. A. Conrad that Council adjourn this mooting until Monday night, March the aid, 7:30 !.lotion sarriel. The Chair ordered an adjournment •intil March the 2nd, 7:30 P.M. ATTEST: City Clerk. President C'ty Ce+unail.