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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1915-07-08 Minutes1 • rw O3ss road tho fella CODZIAMS SO. i!1 APl*OYhD SY ?Rg`WORM) =mow 10 WAAL ro the City 0ob*eil, • Bissi, F1oida. Gentlemen: signature, IRAN Z0, 191 AN ORDIY, OZ POOBIBITIRG TO* U$*.. 0 0T AN"I 4 OR dLM OR RUNWAY IX TOZ 0/TY OF MTAMI TB`t� It 4. /VMS* Or NOPROvzMNRT OR OTRZRUIB! DY TBZ OITY OR ITS , UD NMPLIMS OR Till CONTRACTOR DOING TRZ MORI TRUE * AND PROVIDING A MALTY FOR TN VIOLATION OF TBZ ORDIRA*01 all of which is Respeottnlly submitted,- . W. lateen, Mayor.' Roved by 0. Softy, seaondsd by R. G. Ralston, that the Mayor's communication be tiled. Motion carried. e*,ant, Florida, y $ 10114 2 big herewithto rotor:: to your honorable body, al t1► ay approval And • CARE OF MIAMI'8 PAUPNRB 1T COUNTY POOR FARR AND COUNTY PATIz7TS AT CITY R08PITAL Miami, Florida, Ju18, 1915. "To the City Council, Miami, Florida. Osntlsasns Some three or four yrsare an agreement was made and entered into bstwssn the Count commissioners of Dads County and the city Oounoil of Miami, to tbs effect that for all city patients sent to the county poor farm the city should pay the county 12. porgy per heead& and for all my patients sent to the oity hospital, the oounty shout th Believing that this was discriminating against the city of Miami,' as no other town in the county was paying extra for patients sent to this poor tarn and believing further that it was wrong in principle, as Miami is as mob a part es[ Dade county as is any other ssotion of the ooanty, and realising that the city pays nearly one half of the entire oounty taxes, I took this natter up with them, and it gives me great pleasure to state to your honorable body that after some discussion the county commissioners unanimously agreed to take all patients sent to the count poor farm from asection of the county free of may post whatsoever; bat as the city om ospital is independently maintained by the tax payers of Miami, and not from the satire oounty, tbsy also agrosd to oontinus paying the oity =8. snob for say patients they may send to the city hospital. This, in my judgment, is nothing but fair and right and I an also sure that every member of the county vommiseionsrs agreed with me in this natter. Rsspeotfuliy submitted, J. W. Watson, Mayor., Aov*d by 0. Betty, seoend*d by H. G. Ralston, that the Mayor's ocommnioation be received and filed. !lotion oarried. BRIMS OVER TIl RIARI RIT1>CR AST WITH 000NTY 00 8108I0 188 TO STAND PART OF TEl IIiER88 OF CONSTRUCTION. 'Miami, Florida, July 8, 1915. To the city Ooonail, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: I beg to report to your honorable body that -on Thursday the $th lust, I set with the Board of County commissioners for Dade county and discussed with them at length the oars plans for *rooting a bridge ever the Miami River at Iwemus D, and also ens over th. Miami River on 12th Most, and the 0*maissionsrs unanimously decided and passed a resolution to the effect that the oounty would pay *no third of the astir* cost of building thsss two bridges, provided that the satire oust does not mood*150,000.; and -provided further, that otter investigatios, they find that they oan legally bond the county for this purpose. I bog further to ♦ sport to your honorable body that a oommittss from the North Riamj Improvement Assooiation, and also the Improvement Yssooiatia s on the south side of the river, attended this msetisg and assisted very materially is *souring this sppropriaties- sn4 I recommend to your honorable body that a vote of thank. be **tested to these p*op1n; • •ltsepeotftllly submitted, • J. W. Watson, _ fir•• Bused by 0, F, 713ay, s.soe12240d by 0 Ratty tbat the 210,9142 000mmesioition be rsoeivod E a veto et tt . 22t010104 to the thou Slpr*wr+sa% a ttats 4164 to the ne roe. mot, 40474011. i 77777,7711. av mw • MW MW ma MM SR EE To tho Oity Osnaoil, Miami, Florida. INsantlsmen: I beg to inform your honorable that I havo this app$$tr. L o �, Bonner lieutenant of the Miami lio: Pero*, in place Of Mr. ¥6 i4o, ,r0411140d. Asking that the same be oonfirasd, Respectfully submitted, J. 1. Wags*, Mayor,' , Oomaoilman srfert, oemmittoeman On polio:, stated the appoiatmont net with his approval. Moved by H. G. Ralston, ss000dod by Q. F. Filer that tb►s appointment be ooafirisd. Motion; carried. WEST PALM BEA0R =XTt'NDIMB TRAM TO MIAMI )rote PARTICIPATING IN OMLORATZCM 0! OE019THOCTI0N OF PALM REAM AND ST RGLADE8 RAILWAY. 'West Pala Roach, Melds, Jase 98,141.E Users H. G. Ralston and Gaspar Hefty, Councilmen, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: At a regular meeting of the west Palm Beach Board of Trade held Monday evening, Jane 81st, by a unanimous vote, the thanks of our organisation, our city and county were tendersd the Miami city council generally and you in particular for the oourtseies extended us on the occasion of the eelsbration of the inauguration of ths coastrnatio* of the Palm Beach and Everglades Railroad, and I was inetruoted to apprise post of onraotion and to requsst you to bring it to the attention of your honorable body. The only unpleasant incident of the day for us was the enforced absence of your good selmes and of more of your progressive oitisena. Ws desire, further, to assure you that we look forward with great pleasure to a time when we oan rsoiprooate the favors you have so graciously extended us. With best wishes, we ars, Woet Palm Beach Board of Trade, L. G. Biggers, Booty,' Moved by 0, Hefty, seoondsd by H. G. Ralston that the communication be received and the clerk acknowledge reoeipt. Motion carried., JONE REPORT OF THE CITY HEALTH MITER 'July 1, 1915. 0ity Board of Health, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: During the month of June the water was found to be contaminated. The Water 0aspany was communicated with and immediately installed a plant !or using hypoohlorate of lime; the public was notified through the newspapers. to again boll the drinking water. Bow unsanitary oonditions of the toe were taken up with the Ice Company and I was assured that they wound be pleased to have the plant inspsotsd. Mr. H, L. Morris was removed from the position ai sanitary inspeotor Jens 38nd sad Mr. Raymond Dillon appointed to take his peace. Mr. Chandler was appolatsd by the Mayor, to fill the positiosas engineer of the destruotor plant. The distribution of the • oans was finiahed exospt in the oolorsd section of the oity and everything is in_read insee for ths dsstruotor plant to start. Vital statishios, Deaths, Whits 18 Haack 8 Births, 14 9 Twenty-one oompiaints were registered in the office and attended to. The food and dairy inspeotor reports the following: 'Osasidsrable effort has been made to eliminate entirely the oolon bao#tli from the milk but I have been successful only to a limited degree. I have goons over the situation thoroughly with each pproduosr and I bops during the present month to make a better showing. 8ssplsa of milk have been taken,sysral times from sons of the dairies and wherever the nowt has shown above that which has been usual for that particular dairy, the osuss has been sought sad removed. Insppesovtien of restaurants, fond stores end lunch vomiters bar been done and c omoditions Scud to be fair. Muoh closer attention, hemmer, is nssded in this braaoh of the work.' The following collsotions were made furing the months Pluabiag $8r40; gsrbsgs 493.55 seamier $419.50. I hail found linos the swppointment of the sew inipeotOr that Mr. Morris did not enforos any of the laws of the Hoard of Rsalth 4s he was iastruoted to do therefore, it will tale oonsidsrable time to got that territory up to the sanitary standard of the balsa** of the oity, Respectfully sabmitted Met Potere,M.D. Usaltb Offices.' Moved by O..Softy, ss000ded by O. F Filer that the :sport of the Msalth Miser be s•aei.oa es14 11104. Motl n sarr$od.. 1 44tlia go O. Malstaa intsadmesd th• fa/lotting asset - • • "440- I ir,41,1 -00,14K,' 4 ;. 4 a' PIP* '40:1,:{'' • . 11111011111,JO. rw• • .'•• • Vt'0•44, t 1t , " •44. 4'. fr` 2›. 4L, •.'fz 114: 4.6 Ott bbOisOiti Of Miami tir, Was011040. tit! 7 site,,,,MOSIIK!lit 00040v, 01100106,,:4 464 h4440.firtherpreet4es ewallirtgrO fair% °lest suehiroperty of lir=ltauarrZtlMieribleiw. rrs4tirsillatitritherotl illot the Oity avail shall have ts Oda deas ad ahollasoss tho oat roar agstast the property so alestei. Ths saps*' doll be payable with.'" Imo yearend bear Sassiest at a rats's( set leas than eight per otenta-Per oe4114 66d# Wham, it 4bet tho fallen*" tbo Olt/ Of 4300141111:164 Shoal* be-01saikodam417:=1:14:014; growth, rUbbith, aebrs t• 'trash, and unsightly nand uasanitary natter theraa vlsaredr Now, Therefore, Be It Raelved, By the Pity oounoil of the pity of Misal,41Aulds; • That all the tellewiag dssoribed owners are herein required tithia ten days of this data to altar and dostroy wads, maga- growth, rubbish, debris, trash, and unsightly and unsanitary patter frea said property: Florida Nast Oast Railway OompanY, thew styli) cot Ube proximately 100 feet in width and lying immadiately south of adjoiniag Baas Vista Street and extonding from rivejt‘thacsajlOtleacithcitilit is It Further Realvel, That if said aware shall fail to, 01sar stash property as horst* above desoribel, within ten days We this date that the pity health *Moor shall alga the saps as hand* roluirod, and be4shall kap a correct and mounts account of tit* oat theroof against the property so olosreti, apd that this oat thereof bs assessed agalast said property, that gseeetsest to beannum, paid within, ope roar and boar interest at tho to of Ili pa , Passed and adopted thie416.y of July, 1918, „• President O(ty 0ounoil. • ittests latd Oity et Mail Us* is is s 44010 leilite&MAS 11000Pting It s orodit to reoetTed &at mum oarrside ION 00. AT S. le OW owner of £t the curbing Afb The toping or molly know that ma I called xished the job. lots are of such kin as they ars. .1V have ths above dodust the cost toe teed and gut report. Ott VISTA BO Moved by O. Hefty, aoondad by C. F. Tiler that Resolution No.. $59 be adopted ae read. On roll oall all voted yes. "73. Oity Clerk. Opuncilan Ralston sitatid that he 'Mild 30trOdU00 a resoLumtwa with rogard to the cleaning up,ai the railroad property. • Sit WM MM 1 railroad oumpany running north to the Vista St. please as important as a t Buena Vista; hasverill s Buena Vista ' RN which lies Biscayne Drive. out the weeds off .ot III A bona wo insist: iod *tired and referred ansi:Pating xa�exH Au so. 40 of do o • ote0'r e Win. IdotEct ft`c odt ��iwcr�B. lo ritiativt t�Et * Itl(;. :,4 $ + t'r :y A yI� lumq 6 4tat Utz 114) iz;:.0o @jiriJ to to'� mil ail ;,per stet you *ItsaM/.ftilnr to the Hem. Oity 0oano116 Florida. Gentlemen: our attention has been called te the 01Miitioia Of this tea 4 1at dsedod to your oity by Mr. J. 0. Collins as a Park, sad aoospted by thS ottr toru under mortals s and °auditions that lore not been oetrsod oat by y :.city, We aka eslosoially an*ious to have this property pat la a oegeit er tbst AO to looping with other improvements at the Beach, far as long as aetbimg it done • valuable time is being loot in the growth of trios and shrubbery. We feel that this is a vslinabl• gift, and that the city of MUNI in aooOptiag it is is duty bound to immediately improve the property, se that it will be a credit tw the oity, instead of a sibj•ot of oritioism as it now is. Awaiting a response from your honorable body. Tours very truly, Town'of Miami Beach. J. N. Cairns, Attest: yayor. J. F. Canova City 01er.e Moved by 0. Hefty, seconded by:8. 0. Ralston that the oommunisatioa be r•o•ived as4 referred to the committeeman on parks for investigatioa and report. Motile carried. COMPLAINT OF C08DITION OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTED BY BISCATNE CONSTRUC?ION 00. AT THE OORNER 0r AVENUE 0 AND FOURTH STREET "Miami, Florida, June 30, 1915. To the City Oounoll, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: Referring to the 433 ft of sidewalk you put down ea ths OW corner of Avenue 0 and 4th Street I respeotfully call your attention to the fact that the curbing on that part of said sidewalk, 18b feet fronting on Avenue 0 is defeotivs. The facing or finishing ooat is cracked or chipped in several different plaoss. I personally know that the walk was lett in this condition by the Biscayne Construotiom 0o. because I °ailed their attention to the matter two or three different times before they finished the job. While the repairing at present would inour only a small impinge, the dsfeots are of such a nature as would maks the oost of repairing much more if allowed to regain as they are. I. am ready to settle for the sidewalks and sewer, but would like for you to have the above named repairing dons, or that you authorise me to have it attended to and deduot the oost from the total amount of bill for sidewalks. Tours truly, Sam T. Young.' Moved by H. G. Ralston, seconded by C. Hefty that the communication be reoeived and referred to the street committeeman and oity eigineer f r investigation and report. Motion oarrisd. REQUEST THAT THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND OTHER RAILROAD PROPERTY AT BUENZ VISTA ZZ CLEARED OF WEEDS' UNDERGROWTH ETC "Miami, Fla. July 1, 1915. "Mr. H. G. Ralston, City Councilgam, Dear Sir: In regard to the order which you propose to,pass, dirsoting the railroad oospanf to out the weeds off of a portion of its land immediately south of Buena Vista St. please include the railroad right of way beginning at the railroad station and running north to this city limits, a distance of about 500 feet. Now, this latter work is just as important as the other and we Should have oalled your attention to it when you were at Hama Vista; hoasysr please do not fail to include it in the order. Some of us members of the Buena Vista Improvement Association met this afternoon and cleaned off our city park, which lies immediately north of the railroad orossing and between the railroad and Biscayne Drive. I also own a lot which touches the railroad right of way and purpose to out the weeds off '•of it at once. In fact we want to have a general voluntary cleaning up, and hence we insist that if the railroad wants to be "somebody too" let is also Olean up. Tours truly, Sam. T. Young" Moved by 0. Hefty, seoonded by 0. F. Filer that the oommunioation be reosived and rsfsrre4 to the oommittseman on sanitation. Motion oarried. 0ounoilman Ralston stated that he would introduoe a resolutio* at this meeting with regard to ths cleaning up•of the railroad property. O. Reethi 'y Oeinoil, Ploaidet r date of 'W 14th I sent to. B. Moore, city clerk, demurrage bills smountLng to so es esti�WE 570 and 778 which were loaded with asphalt. Isow have demurrage bills amounting to $18, On oars BAPS 8$$I 8OO mad Midi iwhich rakes a total of . whioh I would appreciate if roil **did handle with the 00unoil ik► lie+w s of having then settled so that I might eli*inate from or a000rmt. Mr. *Unit says he has nothing to do with them and I have heard nothing fees Mr. Moore. Anything you oan do towards having them adjusted will certainly be appreci►ted. Tours truly, L. O. eraan , gent, T I 0 Ry.' Moved by H. 0. Ralston, seoondsd by 0. Hefty that the matter be referred to the !inane* oommitteenan with power to make settlement. Motion eaarrisd. ALLOWANCE MADE BT RAILWAY OOMPAIIT ON PAVING MATERIAL SHIPPED.INTO MIAMI ' Mayor Watson asked who gets oredit for the allowance 4a freight charges ride by the rail- k way•oeeipany on the pawing material being shipped into Miami. Engineer Elyse stated that the oontraotor had advised him the material was shipped in his (the oontraotor's) name and had asked for a statement to enable bin to impure the refund Ma or Woos stated it is his understanding the material was shipped in the bane of the oity and that a rebate of 80%► or 85% is allowed by the railway on material ship in the name of the city for paving purposes, and asked whether the oontrsotor or the oity is ontit ed to suoh allowance. Engineer Elyse stated that in his opinion no one had the right to use the name of the city for the purpose of scouring a rebate but if the material is shipped in the name of the contractor thought he would be entitled to the refund; that the question was gasettled the beneen fit ofJthe.re�batehbyst mmakaingia low bidthe and ther000unoilothen decided toming that e lot theve oity oontraatore have the rebate Mayor Watson stated it has been his understanding right along that the oity got the benefit of the rebate. Engineer Elyse replied that the refund amounted to about $1,000. and council gave it to the oontraotors,- the first few oars being shipped in the name of the city and the balance to the oontse t:or direot; the the oity got the rebate on the first few oars shipped, the city having paid the freight. PETITION TOR GRADING AND PAYING MIMEI FROM 18TH TO 81S? STREET TO A WIDTH OF 18 71Z? WITH MLIYI ROCK. ' The clerk read a petition signed by H. L: Quigg, ?fed Ayre, Mary Briokell and -about thirty others requesting that the work noted above be done; that the petitioners would pay their assessments. Moved by 0. Hefty, seoonded by H. G. Ralston that the petition be reoeived and referred to the city engineer for the purpose of preparing plans, speoifications. etc. and advertise for bids. Motion carried. REREQUESTQIF THE QEMCONG�TIONWISH BZION TOROT E PRIVILEGE 0P PDROHASING &1001S 40 AND 41 'Miami, Florida, June 30, 1915. To the Honorable Mayor and Oity Oounoil, The Congregation e3nei Zion' of Miami send greetings: - Whereas, the Jewish population of M.taai have organised a oongregation under the name Bnei Sion end, Whereas, aortal. are in need of burial grounds, we the undersigned committee of said congregation respeptfully petition your honorable body *o • ell to the oongregation Bnei *ion two blooms in the city oemstsry designated on the nap as blocks 40 and 41, whioh are adjoining the colored section and is part of section narked 'Trees on said map. Now we ruspsotfully submit that we are only a hand full of people and as the fencing in and embellishing the grounds would represent a oonsidersble expense, to put the price on the said blocks 40 and 41 low, so that we could meet it without great diffioulty and thus aid us in obtaining the nsosssary burial grounds. Very respsotfully, David Afreaow, Morris Plikanske, M. Zion, Louis Fins, M. Rippe, H. 8ohnsidman, -D. a. •eiaatetn. 1007404 by H. 0. Ralston. ssoonded by 0. 7. lilsr that &looks 40 and 41 of the oity 'mastery sold to. Us petitioners for $400. cash. Motion carried. agv+tImata1. sAYw +o "ow Oa erg# ate :VA K 1;0 ti • APO•'*i4,4,w4aFet ...'..,1AWAOWZOa410044N6OAX 10,4 ilg..41.40bA.. , ..s, '0140*.V4 C. City Oeuncil, UNA, nAgials• 1?date of Ms4 .so es oasis U I sal 1 which Mimes a tot in vim Of hemdWy he has nothing ti. Anything yoi Moved by H. 0. 10 committeeman witl ALLOWANOW MOW Mayer Watson mho way.00mporty on 11 inset tiros et his (tho oontraol Mayor Watson stai city and that al nano of the oity mitt% ed to sudk Inginser Nlyoe el otty for the the oontraotort when Ingineer J. the benefit of ti contractors have Mayor Watson stal benefit of the VI Engineer Wlym VI the contractors,' to the matter/4w the city having I PNTITION TOR ORAI WITS MIAMI ROM. The olerk road a thirty others roe pay their assess: Moved by O. 1eft3 to the oity engiz advertise fax bid REQUEST 07 TUN 0( 07 TEN OITY ONNII To the Honorable Whereas, the Bari Zion ond, Whereas, SOI °mitigation real Zion two bloohs are adjoining the Now we raw In and embellish as ths said block thus aid us in OK 41= OonnOttman R. 0. Walston introduced the followlag roSelutium 1111001MTIOW NO. SOO . *Mese. tho0=041.0010.0141fters,ia Dade Oovnay. Wlorids. abOnt to Met a 3sS, or prisms is the oity of Mimi, apen he site et the pelmet pill; and. !barite.• this site to the letter of the pity of Miami. USW* Ws, Si, rig*WHiallesager stetting in plata view of Xam$0 aushos of visitor, *he arrive at sad depart from said senior station; andths looation of the jail or prison on lot boo brought oat mush unfavorable ommene: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, By the oity monoil or ths pity of nisei, that the Beard of County Oonaiesioners of Dade °gusty, Plesida, he and they are hereby respectfully requested rple oonsider looatisi the proposed new jail on another site so Ms to place such jail or prison in a more seoluded part of the laity and thus avert mak orAtIOlom and moment upon the part Of our elates visitors. Passed and adopted this ell; of Jays 1915 Attest: 1,1 73 7/ki, ortrv-i- • City Clerk. 97 1 President 0ity Counoil Moved by C. Softy, seoonded by C. T. Tiler tbst ROGOlUtiall Nq 858 be adopted as road. On roll oall all voted yes. Tory respectfully, Dowli Arrow* Morris Plikanshe, M. Zion, Louis 7ins„ M. Rippe., H. 8ohnsidieen, L 1. Weinstein. Ailed by I. D. Malatya, smonded by O. /. tiler that Bloats 40 and 41 of the oity peastery .1* sold to the petitiomere to $400. oash. Motion married. 1 ■®MI IIIIIIII1111 1111111 III 1 1 4 t boi+w.s a h: ! lvar Irate*_ ice, 01 a$ it sill,ast 1* vale. of pripirty will asfs t pass eush a resolmtiori and iuslode d; d tiasa.. t t tha 6.010M166 k et WI the and we waruld lips to e0 . + M0444 it is the bOad 1.866. omit* Audio stated, th. tss ,payers a#e wins $04.1 their p#ppptiwtists p0; mat ttiem, is .necessity for the bridgs sad a* lien . sf' 000 should Sot dsiay sale of tbs otheriboohtissif the Isr Ds we s Should that list ip the bridge it wai34 vet be rW*s ► the , 000 or so snob of it se is nsosssafr7 be authorised and inoludid in surly bead .lestie* to be called. The first bridge soross , the river *as at Avenue 0 and a bridge there will OPO* UP o seotios of the pu t� • that will bop more aoosssibls vis Avenue 0 than Avenue D; that he did not believe he people would vote against a bridge St 0. , City Attorney Ross mated that if the impression has gone out that he is rsonsli�r opp'sod to a bridge a1 Avsnoe 0, it is an arm, as he has no obisotioa whatever, lot is cenosxned in the braid election and would not want to Nee anything to :Islay it and apprehensive that to include lh. bonds for Avenue 0 bridge would mean delay, *mama. it will be neoosesxy to pass a resol*taoa directing the engineer to propose plans and speoifioatisns to be sent to the •ar Department for ersrination and approval, and thee the Department will est the mattes for a hearing which has,to bs advertised for thirty days, just as has boon don.. for the lath. and Avenue D bridges; this will requixe in tho neighborhood of six weeks time. h;ow, When this hearing is had, some people hsre in Miami come before the War Department, !blob ha. jurisdiction over navigation, and say 'We do not want a bridge at Ammo 0' then of oourse Major Ladus's report goes to . Washington to the effect that there is objeotion to the bride. at 0;j also there is the question of delay to the bond election, which must be advertised 45 days. Di the oall for this election is inoluded the ohannel bonds,,bods for bridges at lath and D, and 450 000. sewer beads, oontraote for which sewers have been let o but if you want to hold all this up there will Os no trouble to inolude the Avenue 0 item La the eleotion all. Suppose you do put it in and this oontingenoy arises, you simply have an aosdanio question before the people and not a oonorete ono Councilman Hefty stated that the County Commissioners bad agreed to pay $50,000. towards the birds at lath and D and asked if their action oould be resoinded and donate one half hat amount for the 0 bridge. City Attorney Rose thought it oould be done. Mayor Watson stated that if it was a.qusstion for tho.aotosissioners to dooids it could possibly be demo but that it is a question for the satire county to deoidsp that the arguments before the oomsissioners were that the bridges at lath and D are an main high. were and if At is divided a great many people would no doubt decide that 0 is not a main highway and will not agree to vote for a bridge for Miami; that the question his not been settled and no election called as yet and oounoil oan Bettie the matter and if the people want a bridge at 0 it should be submitted to them; there is son. danger of losing your water bond issue and all the root of it if you get oertain seotion of the city la opposition. Counoilman Hefty. Ws oan lot t ' deep water proposition and the bridges at lath and D go en as they now stand and cal a speoial election fax 0, but it seems to me that the oounty at large would rather vots ca s bend issue fox three bridges rather than two. A cation stated that setter the $400,000 bonds were voted about a year ago the dook plans were drawn up and approved and it seemed the bridge matter amid be handled in the same way. Capt. Jaudon expressed the opinion that it would oomplioate matters to divide the question and bane a separate election for Avenue 0 bridge bands. Councilman Ralston asked if it would b. satisfactory to submit the matter to be voted on separately, fora bridge at lath, form bridge at D and ono at 0. 01ty Attorney Ross stated that it should be done in that way. Mr. 8wita$ts.Ths people will possibly say that we are now loaded up with bonds and will notevoto any further. 0ounoilman Ralston: If you are willing to inolude the item in that way and give the people a ohanoe to vote on saab bridge, I see no objeotion to putting it in, provided you consider this,- Suppose we go ahead and have the engineer make the plans and we approve the plans and submit then to Major Lades, the post to be ;35,000., and them suppose the War Department says your structure will not be satisfactory and iniist on a bridge that will cost 1130,000 to ;40,000. You are asking that we go at the natter blind- folded. Row do you know the War Department will aooept a 4135,000. bridge? and to find out all this will take 30 to 80 days. If you ari willing to take your chances with the War Department and vote on it separately, I se. no objeotion to it. I understand that you want one item for bridges and if that is so I an against it but am willing to put in a separate item of 05,000. if you are willing to take your ohanoss with the War Department. The first id,.a is that we do not want to delay the deep water program. ♦ 0ltisen: is do not want to veto on it separately. Oounoilman Ralston: I don't think a gone lam Miami is small enough to turn down deep ,water from a selfish standpoint,- I don't believe the southside people are built that way A Citisen: It is true that we are not built that way, but we believe it would ooaplioats the question to vote on it as a separate item for each bridge, and ws don't want Avenue 0 bridge made a separate item. Oity Attorney Rose: It wound not complicate matters. Your oharter makes it necessary t re4 Wiser: We be_ live the ler t will ob eot, tp a e city attorney' s agates, the repssitirs bee . s*.ft ; tow sop *aims. Val or* Serer et deep rater and: if we Mats it what " w 1 t 4* 11sse re. have the brides Is bxiap to the etuff for the .hips. • 1 believe the �j000 teoultl bo i*o1 did is the luu and we are willing to take our ohanass will the leer D.p r$attnt. ls ars not agates, 000 water and will set vite against it if we do net et ghee bar we fool we entitled tp the bridge and are will iat to take" our obanees sad want" tAia M,�000 inc1udsd"la the itea to read 'Tor Bridges . I don't think there is any danger from the War Department unless there is some underourseat fres Miami to the tar Dspartasnt. City Attorney Roset 1 have had softie' to say to the far Dlpattmsit Mod if I had any influoaoe with it, I oertainly would not use it against my era peiplb. More is no parallel between the bridges and the looks. The Rae rtmsat had aetbt td do with the deaf until we rot ready to build them but in builddth $ bridge, they ire ` 3urisdiotiom over navigable streams and will sot stop the Sag of a bridge ozoept as iia Lappodissat to aaai$aties, The purpose of separativean issue is to give *mob vole the tA+tvil r t to say whichf voting bill wants to t he pay. elThe h�vshspays a the ts topayInd 1 if Ia. t lupe y� y �►� City Clerk Moore suggested that possibly the bridge at 0 oould be bnolt $50 000 to be appropriated by the county for #a'th► and D bridges, +Ms the be for the purpose of retiring that amount of thf► $150,000 issue and the to invest its sinking funds. Mayor Watson asked it the plans for bridges at lath and D had bees spprov!d. Be was informed that they had been and a date set for hearing by Major Indus. Mr. Crosland stated that we now have two bridges and are going to replace them and want the third bridge at 0 and would like to have the question submitted as 'Bridges' and let the people vote on it. Counoilaan Balaton: I am perfectly willing to vote for the third bridge, but would like to put this up to you: You are a comparatively small emotion of this community and you are trying to . an your Avenue 0 Bridge down the throats of the people whether they want it or not. If your demand is fair, if you ought to have the bridge, if there is necessity for the bridge, then you should sot be afraid to divide the three items and give the community as a whole, as they will pay the bill, a ohanos to vote for wbaat they want. Mr. Crosland: Year do not vote for sewers on 'soh street, as Mr. Srfert just remarked, but vote for sewer bonds. Councilman Ralston: You are not willing to submit the natter to the oemasunity as a whole. If you agree to vote on it separately, I will make the motion right now. City Attorney It the items ars not separated and the bond attorneys will not approve Shea, then all your bonds are gone. In order to seal the bonds they must have the �prowel of New York bond attorneys. We went to Mew York and oonsulted • firm that hoe the reputation of being one of the most capable and disoussed this feature for hours, and it was determined to be best to separate each item and I will not, under any Oircumetanoee, put my nano to a matter that I think is twang. I will write or wire Caldwell, Maselleh & Reed and 1f they say we oan include the three bridges in one of the pa ores, I shall be lad to do so, but before undertaking to do so, in view of the language of your charter, I would have to receive their approval. Mr. Crossland: I think that a fair suggestion abd believe that everyone is willing to wait until you receive their reply. Mr. 8witser stated the $16 000 for improve: mote soross the bay was not separated in the $400,000 issue, but willing that the city attorney should take the matter up with the New York attorneys. We are willing to divide the question if you will divide the oity into precincts. Moved by C. F. Tiles wounded by C. Hefty that the oity attorney be instruoted to oommunioate with Caldwell, Masslioh & Reed and ascertain whether the bridge bonds can be voted as one item. motion carried. Qapt. Jaudoe requested that it the reply is that the vote can be on 'Briggs,' instead of separating into three items, that the oounoil now pass a resolution to the effect that the eleotion will be so called. Mc action taken on this request. Attest: City Clerk. Using the 000. would ty is required President City Osunoil • Mir