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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1915-09-20 Minutes4 % aemoere present i T. Zrfert, J. A. Conrad, J.. ^,hairman announoed that the first bueinesebetor-e-.the. pounell * the ballot box fox the election to be held September net, to to whether or not t645,400.00 bonds should be issued.. a..,ti,..•_ tire; / (Proceedings at meeting of City Council held September 81 1915.) At this meeting the City Council prepared one ballot box of sufficient size to receive all the ballots at the speoial eleotion to be held on September 31, 1915, under Resolution No. 882, passed and adopted August 5, 1915. Said ballot box was marked as follows: "BALLOT BOX. CITY OF SPECIAL ELECTION HELD AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMDERe tEPTEUBER 21, 1915" Thereupon the Counoil did deposit in said box in open session twice as many ballots as there are registered qualified electors in the City. Said box was looked and.the key -hole and all other openings therein sealed and the key to said box delivered in a sealed envelope to s. , one of the Ilispeotore of said election, together with said boz, the said Inspector having then and there taken and eubscribed an oath to perform hie oommieaion faithfully and impartially, without favor or prejudice to anypolitioal party. Upon motion of ��/..1a.�`rs -tL.t� , seconded hy , ballots were ordered to be printed in books or blooka each ballot to have a stub with perforated line of atffioient size to enable one or stamp hie name or initials thereon that when the same is folded the stub cf the Inspectors to write and so attached to the ballot oan be detached therefrom with- out injury to the ballot or espo3in;- the contents thereof. On motion of _ fit z1 f 4 r be provided at said election, one booth for 100 or fraction thereof, over 50 qualified voters, each with shelf or table ac arranged that one eleotor cannot see another while marking his ballot and that cards be furnished and posted for the guidance of electors in preparing ballots:one for eeoh booth and three in prominent planes outside of the polling place to be printed in large olear type: First: How to obtain ballots for votirg, -1- aeoonded by , it was ordered that voting boothe A. .1.ROOK ATTIINN■Y. MIAMI. MIAIIIIDA pe ae. 1 Y •. lifa,e, ahea led .envelope Ox wbioh LD A ' CITY the following, known and peotore of the Q that there ballot box 'CIL CHLUBERS further says faver or 1915, loci.:.•. ith the rovemente within questions: sidewalk .t_he city coun- tevane, aid halt to the e in which een put in whether the below the . ewere wo ld be r. this account.. the sewer .of sufficient e City where eet below the grade and that arty owners uompany.xo.nos eassaufng their mime to some sections of the+ �ottttl-eia there would te no trouble about neceaaury water being- available within a hat ..the grater thou,~,ht hort time. The, Clerk the read the fol.iowino written objections to the improvements mentioned above: 'ia>xi, Fliri:a, Cept. 16,191b. ?o the Honorable 1:embere of te City Cvunoi),, glut, Ylorida. PI A. J. 11111111111. A TTUMNIIIi. MI A MI. FLAMM extendiric their kilns to some sections no trouble about neceasury water being read the followin: written •ojectione TQ the Honorable ;[14Mi, Fliria Members of tne City Council. pre as many,- wa,s then aled envelops:, x whioh AT C/TY. he following. . known and peotore of th d that ther ballot box CITi CHAMMIS further says t' favor or 1915. th the ovemento within nc questions: sidewalk uis oity coun- L. revane, ald 4..hait to the in which n put in wether the tow the.. re wold be n this ocount. fthe ewer ot sufficient e City where 1feet below the A5re and that rty owners that the water Th of th ao:Ah-sid iJ thow:ht available within a short time. to the improvements mentions& Cept. 16,191b. PEMININIow , 'COUNCI SEPTO Meibers present: 'T. 4. Zrfert, J. A. Conrad, .74 Chairman announced that the first businesebefore the council wee ' the ballot box for the election to be held SepteMber alst, to, irotoupen, as jrc whether or not 0045,000.60 bonds should be issued. P704 DV J. A.Co:Irad. Seconded hv J. A vmnesAmiA Second: How to prepare ballots for deposit in ballot box. Third: How to obtain new ballots if one accidentally spoiled. ,Jompany ie now the-e would be The. Clerk ther. above: A111141, Florida. . , . :dy 'eommieeion e.,Lpires: rrir UT, =MOIL UPTEkti # Umbers prement: T. G. Wert, J. A. Conrad„ J. A. *Mena Chairman announded that the first businesebefore the coUnOil wei,ithe4i4 , the ballot box for the election to be held September net', to votCUipoe- as $4 whether or not 4645,000.00 bonds should be Jostled. 4t- Moved by J. A. Ce:.rad, Seconded by J. A. nonottald, that the ballot box De ptepatedL oarried. Council then proceeded to prepare the ballot box by placing therein twice, as manr ballots as there are reistered qualified voters in the oity. The bdx Wae,then.- locked, the key -hole and all other openings sealed, and the key, in a sealed envelope: was aelivered to J. D. Godman, one of the /espeoters, together with the box whioh was plainly marked "BALLOT BOX. CITY OF 1IA1I. SPECIAL ELECTION HELD AV CITY Y!llCILCJIAIIBEFE SEPTE.ITIER 21,1915", whereupon Ir. Godnan subscribed to the following affidavit: State of Florida, County of Dade. Before the subscriber personally appeared J. L. Godman, to me well known and being by me duly sworn says that he has been appointed as one of the Iropeators pf the-. Special Eletion to be held in the City of g,iami, September 21, 1915, and that there . hae been depoeited with him by the City Council of the City of Liiami a ballot box rke1:nBALLOT Th. CITY OF MIAII. SPECIAL ELECTION HELD AT CITY courm CHAMBERS SEPTEIRFF 2,1, 1915", together with 4 key, in aealed envelope. Affiant further says upon his oath that he will perform his commission -aithfully and eithouffaver or erejutioe to any political party. (signed) J. a Godman. c3wern to an.1 subscribed before me this i.31 day of September, A. D. 1915. F.B. Clemons, Lotare reeblic, State ef Floriea at lerce. danuaree 15, 1916. Council proceeded wi the ereparation of the Ballot box In aeeordance with the 'memoranda ateached hereto and made a eart of thispaee. - HEARING CO:IPLAT7T7; C" :=ROVE77,1"TS: The CIrk read notice of the eompletion of the followiree described improvements within the City ef Th.emi and dftr ring each diecription asked tee following questions: (Iecrevem•nt comeleted) Laying and eeeetrectine concrete aijermalk in sidewalk ale- teict N. 3, as authorized by ,,,.leelution :To. 671, pueeed alcytei by tc city coun- cil on Aril 1, 1915, uilier centraot between the cite of and F. L. Levene, Bed eontraot authorized 1,::7 1:nC' sit council on :a: C, 1915e 6ayinc an E in.sewar on 20th St. Res. 460-M, Layine an Ein. eewer on 20th 2t. Res. 431-, Layine an C in.sewer ce 21st St. Res. 462-B, • Laying an 6 in.sewer on fere. K, F.ee. 464-, Layin un F in.sewer on Ave. G. • ;:es. 467-B, Layine an 6 in.sewer on Ave. Y. Res. 46E-3, Laying an E in.serer on 19th Ct. Res. 459-2, Laying an 6 in.sewer on lEth 2t. Res. 457-3,2 Layine an E ie.sewer. ::.11 19th Ct. Rea. 45C-e hayine an P in.sewer on leth Ct. Res. E30-B, Laying an E 1n.eewer on Ave. B. Fes. E43-7, eralinc, pavine, ourbin and eutterine an;f: the application of liquid aaphalt to the surface of Yleventh St. from Ave. to Couth River F,treet. • (questiens of Clerk) Are thre any objections to the work, to the manner in which the work was done or to th- coat cf the work? Y.r. Aiken who eives on the south ail% stated that the laterels hud net been put le and wanted to know whether this work wolfed be done by tie city and also whether the sewers would be laid, some of them beinc, he claimed, eight to ten feet below the . eurface and also stated that 48 there is no water in that locality the sewers wo .idbe useeess and thourht th rroperty owners should have some consideration on this t:4.coount. Engineer Kiyce stated that it was not the intention of the City to lay the sewer connections for the eeason thz.t the money in the City c3 Sewer Fund was not sufficient to lay the necessary sewer mains and ,:onstruct each mains in parts of the City wnere they are absolutely neoessary; that rheee the main is .nore tharl six feet below the surfsee this is due to the fact that tee atreoe hae not been brourht to grade and that connections for c.)ineee. on to the laterals are put in ao tht,t the property owners eln lav ther own laterals when t.:.ey so desire. Councilman Fatty, the C:Atmitteemar in ,:11;rgc.! of th,7, water supply, stated that .the wt.ter Company is now extending their Iowans to some sections of the South-sid'i, thoucht • thee would be no trouble about neceesery water bin j available within a short time. MEW MEW The. Clerk then read tile fol.Lowih: written ebjectionsto'the improvements mentioned above: "-- 1 E Flirixa, Cept. 16,191b. To the Honorable Llembers of the Cety Council, Miami, Florida, Gentlemen: s� Hearing 0aMplailit* On pub1ici iaproveelentt (Continued) Put*i ant to your notice to property owners tender deist* ite t. 4, 1915, ithat tb preliminary assessment rolls haVe been completed as to the prepertiee named therein,' . and that the property owners may appear and file written objeotion.s to the carttirraation of the same, 1 desire to file the following objections: Objections 1s hereby made to assessments being made against or liens filed on the following desoribed.land for improvements mate in the streets adjacent thereto by the laying of an eight inch sewer: Lots 11 to 20 inc. of Block 46, South, Lots 13 to 30 inmo.• of Block 48, south.1 Lots 11 to 20 ino. on Block 49, south,r., The west 50 ft. of Lots 1,2,3, r�.nd Lots 4,5,7 and 8 of Block 57, south, Lots 7 to 10 inc. of Block 5e so>.tth, Lots 5, 9 and 10 of Blook 59, south, Lots 1,2,8, 7 and 8 of Elook 62, south all according to a plat of the origin4 oity of Miami, Florida, A strip of land 900 feet long on the north side of 20th Street between Avenue.' M and the Lawrence estate land, and Lots3 ant 3 of Blook 4 of Part of the Rebeoaa Hagan Donation in 9eo 39, Tp 54, south, of Range 43, east, 1einc- 418 feet on south Bide of 20th Street, all of the above being~ along 20tl street beginninc, at Ave. G and extending beyond Avenue ill Lot 11 of Block 44, south, and Lot 1 on Eilock 62, south of Miami, Florida, along Avenue X from 18th Street to 21st Street The east 50 feet of Lots 1,2 and 3 of Block 70, south, Lots 4 to 10 on Flock 80 south, Lots 11 to 16, inc. of Block Be south, Lots 1,2,3,5,5, and 7 of Block 66 , south and Lots 11 to 17 inc. of lock 62, south of u:iami, Florida, and being adjacent to '3lst street between Avenue F an.'. Ave- nue L of saki city, -Lots 10 and 11 of Block 39, south, a::nj Lot 1 of Block 40, south, of .:iami Florida, adjacent to Avenue 0, from lF ti; to 20th Streets in ::.,.i:l city, Lots 11 to 16 inc, on,Blook- 39, Eneeth, Lots 1 to 10, inc. of :.lock 46, so.:th, Lot 8 of Block 46, south, and the ;rat 100 feet of Leto 1 to 3 inc, of Block 53, south, lying as jacent to 19th ;street, between Avenues F and. I! of i:, city, • Lots 13 to 16 inc, .f Block 35, Honth, Lots 1 to „20 inc. of Block 36, eo ith, Lots 7 to 15, ino, of Block 36, south, and Lots 1 to 3 inc. of dock 40, aoeth, of :iarn1 , Florida., and being adjacent to le th Street between Avenues G anJ X cf acid .;.'iarai, Florida. The dbj ctions .re: let. There are no water mains of any character 1 in in the streets above named and to w;.ich the above lets are adjacent, and time sewers are therefore of no value and are no improvement to the property. 2nd. Since there are no eater mains of any character lain in the above named streets adjacent to the lots above deaerived, an since the water company of t:;ie oity will not permit any persons to lay mains of ttee1r own to connect with water mains lain along aeoth::r street, the sewers put in adjacent to the above properties do not consti- tute an improvement to the property. 3rd. There are no water mains along_ tie streets to which the above lots of lane are adjacent; tine water company of this city will not perult .pe. eons to en- croach upon their franc:,ise by laying private mains or pipes along the above streets, and to attempt to lay rainy or pipes a.crose private property to co.;,eet with mains located elsewhere, ever. if this were permitted by the water company 4ou1d be a trespass upon the lands of other ,arsons welch would not be pemitted, therefor: t::e .:sewers lain alone the above streets adjacent to the above lots of.land are not an improvement and should not be assessed against the adj oinin.. property. 4th. Since the water 0ornp ny of this city doesnot, evidently, anticipate 4.ayine. water matins alone the above streets ad jtoent to the above :: ots within the near future, the sewers laid clo not now and could not for an indefinite length of ti.+.e be used by persons residing on or who may reside on t:,cabove late and the work is not an improvement the cost of which ehoale be assessed «e.ainet tole property. he epectf u1.., subtul '. ted, (Sinne.) ::ary i ricked shoved by H. G. Ralston, seconded by F. Fii::r that the crap:'.dint ::, ..r by ..ihs .'_: icicell be received an;. filed. :lotion carried. To The Honorable City Council City of Miami. Gentlemen We the undersigned property ow^ere on lltn street between Avenue L and wa do hereby request your honorable body not to accept the street paving ue it now atends for tree following reasons 1st -- The top :lreseinC of rock need does not come up to specifications in contract, it being smaller in size. T. E. Frederiok former City Engineer stated it was of epeoi- fied size when of less than 2 inches in diameter, and larger than one fourth inch. it was found when tested out by a committee, any. admitted by E. P. :a.uie's repeeaentat+ ive f.urniehinc: saia rock that 355 of it would press through a one fourth inch mesh *ot.An. We note that the rook used oasts less than that specified, an. contend that 4t m*4.44, good, or the cheaper grade would have been speoiried. • 77, irry,. t MM. 1 1 Woolom UnTlrn Or amen, SEPTIMall 99) 19 Hearing of oomrlaints on public, improvements (Continued) land -- There is considerable amount of rook larger thad two inches id diaMelers 3rd -- The sewer repair work was done without bids which makes this part of the *or)' iiilegal. 4th tn.filline in the sewer ditch no attention was paid to tamping the dirt in, and result a depression is now forming over the sewer. :.5th The surface is not properly rolled and an in-aufficient quEntity of oil use4."._ with the result that the surface is now in an iuperfect condition, being rough and un- aven. Air Jzi,ViQW of these facts we the ,IndereifTed do.hereOy. enter Out protest against the pay - in :: for this street between the above named Avenues, ami shall depend upon your honor- , body to protect our interests in t-ais cause. Sizzled. P. Robertson A. 0. M eee Romih o. O. Penny E. F. Church, Jr. Oary A. :(,terow,Por Ed. T. Pee 1 lot 1 lot 1 lot 1 lot 1 lot lots 1 lot Signed. J. *Ai. Dean Norman I. ainro 1.37• Bultman 4 lots 1 14* 1 let . With reard to tne eompleiint mate on li. th Street, Councilman Romfn stated that he waif awhy the zreator part of the time this improvement was being made but went over the .str-et later, had some of tne ..'oC!X. removed and the atreet re -rolled. Moved by C. Hefty eeconoed by J. enrineer un Street Com.Atteeman 'tale etreet up to speciotioations A. :4cDenald, that the matter be referred to Olty to -o over the work and are what can be done to brim ano renor back to Ceunoil. ct1orearried. -r. Fomfo stated furthetat street seemea to him to be etane1nz up ,:retty well, but t.le onp1airt wit e e.rd :c toe quality of rook used makes it a serious one and aeeed Ce tractor ohe did te,. Terk, how ..oce of te r ak did not core up to specifications. r. Fickle, wows in toe audiance, rerlied that the specifications cai,for a certain kind of rock and th t the enzineer hao the ri-nt to refuse to accent any of it but that he, the enzineer, aooepted t-e work as;it was done; that he 'Lls onhand an saw every oar of roek before it wae hauled and v:hee *he work was eomrieted Le-d tha- every rock he put or the atr et ae .00pted by tne Pity Enr-ineer. -r. Rom_h: I uni stand ;le aiJ. object ,c,,,siderab.e. .r. He;, some obectione bot it W48 erount up to hie requir2m nts; I did tne work in zooe f...ito a d toe:a es.e rothin rone wit the sti-et exoept the last block; . - It was ordered the aitch be tin up mni fluetea; the.' woo :.ot taken up out tne middle bock was and re-r. led. EXA1JAT10'." r.iF J. 7. EL' :'r For '.71F.IFICA'rEA Frie7T :"LASS E".!io:FPR . Loioee Inepeetor Pose, as weio 4$ J. P.. Fdobnde, were preeent and brow:tit up the question of re-examinaylon of J. F. Edmonds and Kr. Edmends suemitted the followinz A.st of engin- eers in the City from which the C(.uncil ocuo, if they so deeired, (select two enc-ineers to assist the Inerector to conduct the exa.ination: Fioirda. Septemer. 16.1915. To Oho .ity Florida. lentlemen: Below is a A.at f the names of all too first-class 11.!ensed en:ineers in the City two men from this list to verve next Monday nii-eht I am kindly askinz you to choose the special examinin: eo:„ itteo. Herman Deilifeld, A. A. Kind, Joseph Oleo°, o. H. Pendleton, Lawrence Mikitzo F. BueLlo A. A. J. Creacher Edmond Critenden . J. Woitaker C. Huo,mel A. J. Fisher O. L. Rouerts, Toao41oz you very moo, I am loio's 'eery tray, (Sicled) J. R. FAmende. and on :colied by C. Hefty, aoeonod b C. F. Filer that A.A..J. Croucher and A. J. Fisher be apointed to aseist t 7.ei or Tnspeotor in te,e re-;examlnation of J. F. Edmonds. Loon carried. 'how' ,cidt • air F Or 011111 IIpNENI ValliiiP1011.111i le111R1. II kJ_ ill Ell 11.110. II1. ,J Street Railway: Kind and oharaoter of paving to be laid betwe':n tails And On either side 4 ,thereof: (Continued) Over ten, to twenty-five yards 15 per oent and all above 25 yards, ten per oent." ' Mr.Oo-:rad: All right, auprose you don't put it back, and in this case you are not going to put it back. tr. ..a.nley: There are always two parties to u contract. Mr. ronrad: Do you mean to spy that we can take up ;art of this paving and you would foroe ue to put it baok? ar. "a.nley: When, we took over this oontraot part of the censicieration was the pride we would receive for riakine cute anti I don't see how the City oan try to obviate part of the , oontraot which is to our benefit. ar. Conra : So far as I am oonoerned and for the benefit of the City, I would not recom— mend an asphalt paving ran:. I know the best thing for street oar tracks is Good hard surface like briok or stone and that is the pnly interest I have iii the matter. :sir. ;:aniey: I ran; not arguing that. I may say that it has only been a few weeks since ' your attorney asked cne to come to his office anal go over the oontracte as he would be called on to pass on this and, inasmuch as the question has arisen I would suggest that before you take any action yo; tak- the natter up with hi,n. • • Mr. '. H. Tatum: The City Council granted us a, franchise to b..ila a street car line sand it was ratified by the people and we were notified before .;anley & Stearns were ever heard of and teie ie ehee ,,'y the frano::fee reu.ie in Cection6: "Section 6: That all wont, ievrovemente and construction of said Grantees shall be done under the sueervielon of the committeeman on streets, and of an enei:leer employed by the Grantees and arproved by the City Council. The city envineer of said oity shall furnish all necessary grade stakes, r:.e:.ps, profiles and other information neoessary to enable eniu: a dnteee to conform, to the established pefilee for all streets and avenues, and for all street and avenue crossings and ;utterange. The Grantees shall pay to said ;'ity for all work done by said city encineer in sat: a>netruction, a compensation to be computed at the rate of $S.Ca per day for the time actual;y employed." Under Section 9 the following languare ie used: "Section 9: It is further provideu teat wherever the line of aaid eranteee' tracks traverses any street upon whi e, the pavement is cenetructed, it shall be the .tuty of e:.ie arantees, after laying their tracks, to restore said pavement wl, re iujureci or destroyed, taken up or remeveda to its previous condition, ae nearly as ►:.ay be, except, c ,wever, that such Grant- ees way pave the space between tee tracks an: for two feet on the outeiae of ::ash track with vitrified brick, creosoted block, or each other ea,terial :.te me.y be ~eauired by tl: :City Council of the City cf :i.ami; ana trovidett further, that where said streeta or avenues are only paved wit" ccraline root or otherhard surfaoe material of like character (and rot brick, wood block, asphalt, etc.) then and in teat event, the said Grantees shail pave the said space between tLe tracks and for two feet outside or *ace rail wit:n the same material as that with which said streets and a.venuee are laved. And provided fer':her, that on streets and avenues where none of tae aforementioned pa►vi-.: materials or hard surfacing exists, the said aranteea shall not be required to do rnc:.e than i:laoe its road bed, ties and tracks so that the se..id tracks shall not project core tan two inches above the eer.=..al surface cf said dirt streeta, wi'.h the anderatar.ciine and condition, h,wever, that whenever and wherever the s_.id City ;;hall pave any street or avenue afore aention :d in this paragraph upon rr:.ich wad line of iaailwu,y is constructed, it shall be tee :pity of sal;: =rantees to construct or say the coat of constructing or paving the space between the tracks and two feet on the outside of eacr rail as laid, the eeic1 suing to eorreepond to and ae cf the ::hamster ar.d t.aterta1 specified in the provisions herein set foeth in `:pie :section; and provided further, that on streeta and avenues whe e none of the aforementioned paving :materials or hard surfacing, exists, Said city ehal, furr. ah said grantees wit.; is grade at al:h to buila said tracks if eecauest for said grade is made by said Grantees, in whi eri event suita•u;e crossings at street i::tereeot- lons shall be ocnetructed by the Grantees." What 1.r. "aniey is tryir:.' to set at, 'he Council relieved the Paving Co..paiay for the • sum of ;i5 eC.00, the i anley & 'ltenirne made an effort to re -contract with the City, es- . peola.Ay for our benefit, to set tele wore out of the street car :ai.;r,any. That contract saya that taese people rrue` have n .t only the original ooet of the rieina.1 eentraet but plus a ; r oentaae. :Tow the people paid for that ravine once ane t:iese people Pant to make you tei , they have the right to charge 10 per cent pore than tLe first cost, anaait won't hol.. water. We hove ordered sixteen ears of the bese qualite of brick ar.d *seat to do the work i;:.n.ediately. and if :u will examine Twelfth Strrot west of the rail- road you: will find it one of the best streeta anywhere. 3. a. Tatum: ?ie ::on't feel like payin;. ;:ar.1.ey ; Stearns over 3.00 i;t:r yard for ;.utting down wood block on ean,i foundation ealich we arae we will have to take up again and next time it would cost;us a Brea'., deal more than. it •;,cu1_i now. We want the a ivicledee of puttee ; :.own a firat cease job now and not payin, w3.0a per yarn for work worth a erect deal less. air. Conrad: Perhaps you think I have tal ed witn :r. 'fatu:. but I have -.ot s :i:i e. word to hizn. I have said that we aid n'.t want Tweife Street delayed any lonear than possible, also Avenue C anj I am clad to hear that ghee are aoine to rush tee work throu ,h and shall be elan, it we have tee Ie:al right,, a.e I 1.now they •oils. ;give us the best and I au, will- ina to vote on it. ay. Drfert: These gentleaen e:see ieetitute a law suit against the City "'t I don't see where they have any erounde. 4r. aanley: I would strongly recommend that C'ouncil listen to their Attorney ea he has taken the matter up and could advise you by ire, idr. Conrad: I want the beat if 11 ekes cost ue .a.little. ar. Hefty: As I understand it, you have a five years eontraet. L Mc- 1 1 1 ADSOt t 'Eb 'fl !P X""0 OF CI "'Y C UINOIL SEPTUM SO, 19 .b. Street Railway: Kind end ohaaraoter of paving to be laid between the rails and on ieither side thereof(Continued) atanley: Yes Sir, It runs about four years. Hefty: You are supposed to keep the streets up withoutcost to the City? .Ashley: Yes Sir. Hefty: How long do you think it will be before you wili have to re -lay the blocks and put them on a ::onorete beat'? mangey: It d;pends upon the condition you want them. Hefty: The war they are now. How long would it be? Aaniey: I think it will be a Food many years. Hefty:. If we find it necessary to relay them beforethe end of this term and put in a cenorete base, would you eltLy. them? d.anley: No Sir, we would not. 'Hefty: Provided the City would furnish the oanorete base? :danley: No sir. a Hefty: Then w. cannot expect to have/better street on Twelfth Street unless we put in concrete? ,.a.i..ey:. :'o, Sir. • ,, cD r ail::1 : ravine? yeu me,n to say that you; will be able to hold up the City to ;et bett:r . .ianiey: No Sir, I do not ,•rorese to :to: d ur the City. You can force u: to take up the bloeke ani relay it b..t not furnish a concrete foun:ation. Oupr-.oiie it coats us 1500.00 to co out there tomorrow morning an.: repair the raving, who would pay :::e? 1 have a contract at a cert:=.ie price. ..r. :`cr?':r.ald: The Tatums propose to lily th-.t pavan: w:it:lo":t cost to any one and you xre play 1" a hold-up came, as I und.:.ret,;sad it. It is an erroneous ce ntract in my orieion if you ':ply _et "E'.'.00 for it tar..a thre is f4,;;0O.0O 1.ror'it for certain work. 1 thi.:k there is a loop hole w>... I t lr.r: the question of fair rlay shout, ee settled. 1 thine: the City't3 .con`.raot with teeee r eor:.e is just as aatronr :.e :r.h the Paving concert;, so t}:: "it is liable to ;.:fa:' either vne or the :_tn. r. It is peals. the R tilroad Cu:':: any h..d rlu:lts t.lat cannot be ,,e..ied tile::.. C. ... Tatum:: I maintain they are not oomx°.ly.n_ with t:/eir contract in maintaining the r'avin . '1'tiey a! a not useing f i.il,:r when they r,:p _ace the. blocks. 4r. We are useiee a Beni file r l"'`1.'•;il i8 ao ordl'.i' to specifications. would like to :cad a section of ..,1s ce `ract which :e hr.;ve with the City: "~eotien 96: o1,1ENI'. 'S A77 FPAIn':S. - Sh ul-, i the cpinin of the Board, any necess- ity arise fur rr;'.::cV1 E, r a1ralc or .er acing any s:`ction of the pavement, for tne lc,yi: of 'r te17, - 9 0.' u''.n.-r main©, or tee repair of same, or of any other purpose, upon fficial ,.:emand, the C.:ntracor shall grant perapieolon for the openin~ of the pave- ment by properly aut::orizei I•.:re,ns or shall promptly attend to the Salle in p,:recn or thr.)uCh soma duly ..ccreulted .-ent, provided, however_ teat in tne evort of an emergency, the ,'ity or any of its puelio r,tl' e crr.^oratiore shall have the tight under this co::.ract an.- ';:o,:d to open any sectOnnof 'tr,e pavement for iemediate repiaoe- rnent or repair of undercrround uopFrtiee or utilities and any r'•ectlon of rave:,,ent die- turbed in such a m_.nn rshall,'promntly repaired upon the requisition of the proper (1ity officials. For all er:;ergenr.y or orh•. r repairs, in full compensation thereof, ti..r•e snail be paid wither. thirty (30) aaya to the ntractor tne terra: of the ,-uara:-:tee, a := in a ciition to the oririn:_1 contract prices, .the further sums in accor- dance wi'._l see fo .aowin:: For oaen eee arate arVD..int has or., re,.l tens than twenty (20) yards. 20 reel cent. For each eeparate am ant as ordered than t..,enty (:,J) an: _.Phr than fifty (50) yarn., 25 p., cent. For :tirh separate a,::vunt ..a or“ere.i in excess or fifty (r:',) yaree, 10 p r cent. (;) At the or ,on of tee :ity, if, after seven/days notice, the Contractor .:alines or refuses to. renew or repair an:, ',Fork orde. .;i o. r6qu1 ced by tne City o.. ate r:l:bllc e rvi :e cororatlons throufn i+• .uly taut; orizei Of, iclal, w..t. ia:;,'% deee ::' y.e rormed or me.teriale furnished for such restoration o;: the eeet of eatms abali. . be charCed to t, i , Contractor, wee h-._ l r... coal:, of t ,. ,raat>r of the work the 3. iCCity O:a +e :cants, :P . release ev tee1'.is f'i •,,,q for .^..:3.1?-`: 1n. r.c F, e :eliLrantee under thy,. etre -ant." In answer to :.:r. Tatum' s remark that this ,:gas brought up before :anley & Stearns were ever heard of, I want to say that this aont..raot wa,e made before the Traction Company was ever heard of and there is a. clause in theta franchise that the Traction Company will be bound by any oor.trr_ots the City has. It may seer:, unjust tc, pay :;w.89 per yard for that, nevertheless it will be unjust for us to epend ;;15C0.00 on re- pairs when we only get y5 0.00 for it and that is a provision of the oon-:act and the City is bound by the contract the same as any one else anal ee pro: oa3e to :et the profit out of it. Erfert: When ycu rut down the paving you %ere to furnish the wood blocks :.n, .;a.so the labor but ycu :.re not furnishing thew now, :anley: This is to contract you people drew up, why do you blame me for it? S. A4 Tatum,: We admit that this contract was in existenoe before we were booed of but you have at their request hired the iaar 4f this a tazefo . dud enter .t �... ..a .__—__ .,�.. ra :m u4 "x.4.•. :.1�iJ '.+yhj y'u.; ccit '�'�i,��'.:43 '�..... .. .... ...,. . 1 111 EMME i. . o .off` a1 .. ? Street Paving: Kind and oharaater of paving to be laid between the 'r'all* and On •ithis side thereof.(Continued) into oontraot with Manley & Stearns and you cannot bind the Traction Company to. a former a oontraot. You passed our franchise and told us we must do certain things and then Counoil wade a oontraot with Manley & Stearns, probably not thinking to bind us to the oontraot and you cannot bind us to a future oontraot. I do not blame Manley for wantin4 to do the work; it will cost him about 50 cents a yard tp put it down (Manley: Your estimate is too high.) but they want us to pay thee, $3.00 for it when we oan put dowri a concrete foundation with brick for lase money. lAanley: Ir. Tatum susgests the Council has no right to bind the Traction Company on a fut- ure contract. Ir. Tatum: Allthe courts Mr. ;Manley: You accepted your charter. :.Ir. Tatum: That makes no differenoe. You know the courts won't hold you in that. The. Southern Asphalt People have never raised any objections. In fact, I think they were pleased. Manley: I just want to read a clause in the franchise granted to t#e Traction Company: "Any opening, removing, repairing or replacing of any section of the pavement for the laying, maintaining, or oonstruoting of the street railway, or the repair of the same, by the Grantees herein shall be done under all the conditions and subject to all the terms of any existing or future contract between the city and any oontraotor who has con struoted or may hereafter lay or construot any street pavements in said oity over which the Grantees may construct their tracks, and all cost of opening, removing, repairing or replacing any section of the pavement shall be paid for by the grantees herein," Mr.'iatum: We have never been :e.de a part of that contract. .aanley: Yoe are ma .e a part by this franchise. Ueuec'iin:ar Hefty: If I ha., the up -keen of that pavinr- for four ;ears, I should be Elad t0 `. Iirn part of it over to so ;e cne else. The wood blocs r avir.^• ie plot satisfactory at all to the people an eape.ial..y thee, wi.c have to pay for it t.;.ej it seems to me unreason- able fur you to con;a he •e an.: want the ;:riviledge that you request. I'c,n't ycu tei k the City hra some ,;r;un::ia that you arc net , six.*airline that street? iunley: I have never had n::time. Conrad: Wherever I have n,t.icee eerie+•.: s defects he has repaired them. He has ,Yene_ally responded. yefty: We untie rsten.F that. but I say there are a -rear :;any places in bed shape. The I:avir, ie set cetief::ctory 4nd it hes cost us a erect :seal of e.oney and their. request seems to me unrcasenab:.e. .,.trniey: It is not a request 'cut eor.trU.ct. Hefty: to you think yea are lain: up to yc :r part of the contract? haneey: Yee air. .•.r. Conrad: The frt.nci iee says the 2tre ,t Carr Ceepary eht ",i. lay the paving wit; whatever the Cu ncii may era r aed that the ea,n:e sheeid be; tap r.roveti by the Street Cemmitteeean and the EnL:ieeer. Sc there ie another e retract and it is a question which we shall break, .:z,neey's or the other axle I ,._or.'t s!:e why we are not ar :ruch in the xi`ht wa the other. ridn't you arty, .:r. :.Lniey, that the Wood Block Paving Co.,ptsny has :one cut of business and risked tee City if they would .rat take 5' `.00 wr. ::a1.1 it square? ean.tey:They were attemptin_• to their affairs. Conrad:`"'e can only set ;5^0.` () cut of them; there ie no other. chance. .,.ar.iey: Yes the e is. I auk eat that yo : rut it up to the 'ity Attorney. It is a cen'`raet eve:: theurnt the profit is if C per cent. Chairman Erfert: This orleinal contrc..ct called for W *e,00th level street and it .: a not there. .:aniey: I ;:t er::i^ted to ;;et the specifications ohanred and. have the concrete foundation and your rri sneer eazlehurat replied "I arc on the :aional Cor.,:.:ittee to dray up specifi- cations, you can't talk to me". These eeepie we e ::etifi-e.i of this ccntrr,ct some two menthe a jo and trz;t they eidn't brine it up ueeii toni-ht is not your fault. J. :•'..Tatum.: er. .ar.1ey ca::e into c;uf office see time after the charter .`..e wanted and ca::..:e.d at*.er.tlen to this contraet and I stated "it's a fraud if you has a contract for the p4vinti that ie paid for" aed this Eentlemar. Raid "I know it is not right but ,,.e hove it". elan1ey: I '.:tie to .differ rite the ~entierran. I vent in there before their franchise wtsa voted en and he v42.6 solicitous for us to heir put the frar.onise through and. we worked for it. Conrad: I woull :like .e e e it tested .ut, ae I do rot tnini` it ib right. -henever a lietie openir:_ is made an: two or three yards taken up. it `coats us as 1401 as 0.30 per yard to cut it back tinit I think it v el... to have, ti:ie tented out ae I do net think it to be to the best interest of the City an,'_ I am set afraid to Eo into a suit with any one when 1 thit.k it is for the best . r.tereet of tee ity. it' s at ; rig:A if they can hold it but 1 don't think the: can. Moved by C. F. Filer, seconded by J. A Co:-.ra.d, that the Tatums be grunted per,..ission ll_S._�.e YA_��C. �..YL - .0 !1 id. ' a.0 ...{,' �.• Jw .v W.J_:.wh..'.i J • i mom mm mm ME ME mm mm ME 11111111 Ill 11111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 -�LtS111�C 21111E1 1 1 ' ".7;773,7777 it will be impossible block but that he will OhrhA.1: Of .11.8 ;iv reF w.— f 10111111 111111iluvit* lig . , =Tiro or art counm stimStic.000111 Street Railway: Kind and oharaoter of javihg to be used.betitten the re.11104Al'O, either side thereof: (Continued) to put down brick paving between their car rails and two feet On either side Ot.the • rails on a concrete foundation four inches thick; this character of paving to be 1104 4. where th,,1 said streets are permanently paved or are to be permanently paved. On R- roll cal: all voted "Yea". il The Clerl,. r':ad the followinc. rerort of the Judges: liami, Florida, September 10.1915. Encineer Kice stated that he would like to have it noted that to make a good job of pavin where the brick joins on th,: wood do the best that can be done. PLA7 FOP PF0PrED N-F.W HOSPITAL: -r. F. G. Ralston, Cor.:L.itteeman on Sanitation, City Council, Pear Te, the undrsi7red, beg to repert to you that, a careful examinaticn and analysis of the seven plans aut..ited in ccmpetition for t;le iarnl Hosrital has develoed a unan- imoue vote in favor of plan No. 4. This plan meets evry Condition of the program, has been carefully studied, affords g-reatest flexibility in its execution and presents the nucleus of a'vry comylete and economic pavillion plan of Hospital. e be furthHr to re ort that Plan ',7o. 5 recaliLld rJcfnsidoration. • ber- furr to re-r-ort tLo.t Plan N-0. 6 .-.0ceived third consideratic.-.. Cr ...pcninL t!le ervelF.es it four. that th- foliowin: names correspond ritx th• nur:bers 'ice: 1 On the plans: • ], 7. Z. .Dackus, 7c. 2, :".eir.irt • 7, Ceo. L. Pfieffer, 7 . 170. 4 Auc-ust 7o. 5 L. Lewis, o. 0 rrohlinr Jai%es• Thas. Facrct, Wi, U. Au:ust ei.r,arcitect ?,h(, nti suesaful in t eoent cont::st for coretitive plans for the rsror,used nttw hosrital, prdentrd hiw -:Lrawinrs to th, T:ouncil and on :otion hefty, sec,,nded -y T. A. nald, thz. wo_e accept- ed. Lefty, by A.Jer tht th. arohitec:t oe Laid his fee of one - fifth of iix 1:er cent of th:,, seti:..ated 7-)st of 11.5,0MC•C for the plans the Auditor be inwtrted w w,,rrant aainst byr-fty, c 1t.L y ,. c,(.1„A, that Ictorney .c,ct instructed to draw up contract tetwen the arh,tect an the. Ity. ..%ved by 3ec(3nled by '. that th, 1:1tructL2,1 to warrants for th th aroitects wh% acted c:nest, upon re ,f of thait Lp:rovai, by %he Zanitl,ry Itt -ction 7e:eas, the "ity r1 (;:r' tLe of :land, 71c:1.ia, actin: thr(,:,:h its aut::o-Azed aLent, did, on '::•tF:L..1.:er 1, 1915, fro, ,ivalified ArJLiteote coLpetitive plans for 'it7 Hosrital, and, rhereas, :;haries A. Favrot, of • -rleane, LuLsiana, J.Zaywood, of At.i.anta, ar JaJ,,ee :c;:6 of i.i, Fa.lted 1.1.1res of tie cor.r.,?,tit- ive plans, an:1 so t_e judgment of L.en 1,:nced in the planning and oreration -3f htspiti,lrl, and, Whe.eas,ee:entle..en acted in tr„ frcely an.. ::-:nerous...y of ti)eir hereas, i2entl.ev.en furtl•er :„aje L,any inAuable suay:,etions r. eucc&sful hoelit4IL r•an, .:ow, Therefore, nf, It Fkeeo-.ved, that the :ity Council. ,f ity f ilorida, ot noned cent4emen ite th..nks ff..r the valuaLle in th.- ',„mpetiticn. • , 4 1,1':,91it ttlatittro-li Proposed new City HoSpital'Oontitued) 3 1 T And, Fe It Further Resolved, that a oertified copy of this Resolution be sett to es.60 of the threo above named zentlemen, and that a oopy othis resolution be spread upon tb* -inutes of the %.ty ;ouncil. Passed and adopted this 21st day of September, A. ire.( F. G. Etter% President 'ity Attest: 21st in: of !l'epter.r r., 1015. (Sic77erl J. 1".Watsor, flavor, 1ui Floria. A.:!,or:or.aId, oloonded by J. A. Cora, i ao. EIRS eZzrted c:A3 rrfCL1 1Irot'.41 "yes". A:77=7 TT: F.T7.1'73T-'" r",r rT7-17-7. The 6t4t1 - if haa au'itted ah ordirance containinz an aLend- ent to the ofthe -ity had ,;:lso sul7mit'ed :Jecdr' 77ft'r, 7. ordinance:9 be referred to the Howe 1 t .na 1 on;,e.Iti.,r, with the of th(if a7.1 _tt - • e7. L4th f .;ust so-d-th of Li.ty s:att:1 ha,4 t 2et carri-d the 7'1t: i:. iiJecrt to the se artv .1 anj fro- fit ;.tses, on .;.!.7e.Y:nt 'of lta ;ro!timity totI If any ate.v: .-n %, for':e their -airs to t, it -;1:1 t1.4,4 intercet.: faanitati.-. .74e7_1 fire ,,,:tect- o ae'o7AeA ferreA to fire The ,!ity .cdnoil, T. As ittaman oh .e.71 4-c the that 'hey i;.:.1:.editely the 3.00 tax wi,..cosed" on oitizens ./(1 ccr. eot their hodses with thr Aty sewer. The tai: is irkso.Ie, unlet, and a v-7:y s.,roe of zeven'Ao for the is har.117 fair to Llake a ;;.an ,pay two thirds of the :ost of ilia sewer tlaer. to order him to J.,nnect, char:i77 i: f';.e con v, tru:y, ',...uved. by J. A. %_rad, O: Kefty *:at :dferre., Attorney w1t.1 reAluest tc •1,-d.r,:1,-1 a- 11 J ' &vie se.?4,1 • 1 1 1 1 , '7777, 777.1771,271 A libntUrtp ItEicr VG Or cotraatt, SEMVIBIT.:3041,54E;. ivtEPORT or PI;TIBI7n IrsPEcTon r(-)T THE 1107TH Or IGIST: 'liana, Fla. Sept. 4,1915. eaty Florida. 'entlemen: The fci1owir ia a list of permits issued durin: the :..ort.h of Auz;ust, 1915, coverins instalt.ation of ..i36 fixtures amountiec to 4119.00. A. W. -011, for *". A Byrn, : 3.50 7 . 'Drown, 4.50 J. Enecard, 4.00 2.00 T. P. :lair, J. Deerinc, 3.50 'hapmAn, r. Price, 3.00 C. Benton, 2.-0 r. XroEler, 2.50 C. L. Price 6.00 ,•;. L. ',tiller, 3.50 12.60 r. i Loreey, 4.50 ".rovee, 6.00 P. U__endorff, 3.00 e. .i ter, To e, 10.11 00 Art Stare es)., 1.00 J. F.:31anton, .50 Johd i.7eybo1d, J. E. rirtr.'an, 1.50 'rut %. .50 •Th.‘tt01,Ivcee Jaudon, 5.50 Jno. F. Hintoh, 1.50 0 Y. 7orwood, 2.00 . Fisher, - 2.00 i.rioth..r 7artiner, 2.00 c. .34.3.rter, 2.00 2.00 r. L,_born, Thotzeor., - 7,1on, .50 .;1?..•:;.. Poi . .50 Florenoe ck1rL.50 Ar. Dradfced, 1.50 Laniel .50 .50 '5erry, ee, 7i.7!tor ALel ” .7. A. m11, 6.50 1-11G-:f15 :hock f..ee 'he abeve ae.e nt I -.:.rhed otter to 'e, ity , 7evr. ana .ce.oen• .;ollacted turnt vtr tc4.he 1,13pector. .de .Herty, by ' . iv.Land ie1 in the carrie. The 'I re. -eu Tla. :.;trt, 13, 1915. Tne ,It' 1 4dviee that arproval of the E'epartment on the plans for the prweosod over the P.iver at Teelfth ';2etreet ani Avenue L hae been secured. The 7epertment approvee 1•.e plan .providin7 a 21ear chae.nel 50 feet wide at Twelfth Street be.t it requires that a clear channel 75 feet 1:17,e •ee provided at Avenue D. For tlei c.1 economy I Lad hoped the Leaprtment approve 4 30 foot eLJ,nnel at Avenue L in which eaae a ::cesideaLle would. have beer effeoted since al: ahop templates, pat -erne, and operati :try would have been the eame for br.th Furthermore, re.. acount of the elint elearane ab-..ve water, the for eeonomis desicn ih the :;:ovale apan is very small even J.r. the case of the 30 fo:_t 'span. We have written to .e.q;or Larue at JaJksonville to aecertai. if it is eot yet e1b1t to secure the ap.roval of the DepartElent on a 80 foot annel itt Avenue L althcw7h do hot we *111411 be be to in;luce the to chance their decision. , Proposed brides over :Aiami River (Continued) We are therefore prooeSdinE vith the designs for the proposed bridges in f000rdanoC with the expressed requirements of the War Department and hopeto have plans and speolf oatione comrieted at an early date. Vary respectfully, (Signed) J. Kaokley, I 'Ioved refty, seconded by J. A. MOte,nald that oommunioation be received and flied. A:ction ' REPOTr OF CITY E7SI7FER REGARD7G PA,717G AeTt SEVER TORK; IT METHOD OF CONSTPITCTING ' SIZE WAVS TO ALTO T FOR PAFKI:(i SPACE; CROnI7GS 07E7 F. E. C. RY AN L:0117.1.-17T COVERS' FOR CTT.' C7R7FY WORK. The Clerk read the followine co:i_unicationst 'Miami, Florida , offiee, ' Sept. 16,1915. To tLe City Council, giami, Florid.. and sewer worl!. uudee centract te"the Southern Asphalt an, Construction Co. has new ',:ten eempletedY. ad) oertain minor eepairs are completed will be present- ed for yeur aocee'ance. The peineinae remainine street in the doen town dietriet is Ave. C, plans for this work tozether wlth the neceoaary dine pare are practiCally completed and it is expected will be ready fer ye-er aeproval at t.'-ee first meetine in Octot,er. A 'he se time elans and seeeifications wili be peeeented for the firat aistrict to be oiled; the specificat- ions have been turned over to the ::_ayer to be printed; thie first itrict cvere about E miles of streets; it is expected to have"other plans and profiles other districts prepared at enee. As instrected by you the Street ":emmitteemat and I have one into the queetion of better adjuetine the width aldowed for si:ewalk area in resieential aectiens 48 to conform with your views and that ef he C'.aeber of Ce.r.erce. Thie matter is not presented in the form of an crdinance °win- to the absenoe of the City Attorney; if the propoeed eidthcf wales aa shown in a eeparaie eomunication eoeet yOur vieles, I will stake out edlik.e aecordine thereto at cnoe wiehout waitin: for the or. Inanc.e to be passed.' I ohould like to bo advied weat aourse Couheii wiehes tr, eureue in the edi ter cf extend - in; rivate sewere out enee ,he Some of thee nly redee out a seeet distanee from th s),ere and aee ao:,eteine ef a nuisance. Siece in meet cases tea e are private sewers, I are ect eenvinced that it le tee duty of tie Citr to pay fcr havin: thi4 wore done Lue I ee„ preeentie: this matter by request. Seortly :_eee eenament covers will be needed for the Etreet survey work that 13 beinc dine under the eupervisien ef the Street Comedtteeman, the City paid ,1.95 each for the others that we bou:ht, the leed.i. feuhdre wil:1 make them for ;i3.10; I wish yi.;:r inetruetions f!om whoe to eurchase and authority to buy Q. The Sanitary ::r.letteean reeleeted that I brine to "or attention the which is chareed for a :,?„reelt to connect to the Bawer and state that he is in favor of abolisnin: it. i have aealn eti,fiel the F. L. 2. F.F. in eeference te the eavinG. cf ene 7, -..rosincs at Ave e, Ave, C, Twelfth eAreet and °tn.:re, ma per lett,r attached. Reepectfuely aubelitted. * * * • * • • • / t (City's Ftecri letter to F.,.C. Ry ..r. E. Zen rtee, Thief enc:,neer, f. t.Aueustine, Flori a. (7,ie.ned) Seet.14,1915. De:x LA.r:- Yoir .r. roe ear' in ':.11:8 city recently in reaponee to 4 ce,,mu:ication fro e6 the Ciey cli ie referee to euttinc in the pavinr at the I. croasince of eeveral streets in this city. He aereed to MaLe c!rtaie eemeorary repairs 4t one of the ercseenze and .aa to work oh the eiermanent croleire:e this eenth. So far none of this work r.Ls been deee. VA.::: you aee tees this work ia Cozen promptly and Pushed to cceepletionY Advise me when to expect your ravine crew. • ioura truly, Ulty Enr-,neer. • 1 1 o:' x **Ott: Report of City Engineer regarding paving & pews; work; SOW ,MOShod Of oa side walks to allow for parking space; Crossing* over F.2,0. ly Ito,- et* (Plan for sidewalk oonstruotion to al)ow for parking space) 1iami, Florida, Office, Sept. 9th 1915. The space ,.].lotted for sidewalk construot ion shall be one fifth of the width of the et plus one foot, for each side of the street, leaving three fifth of the width of the, street, Jess S feet, for the drivway. Of this area this allotted for sidewalks, one held, plus one-half foot, is to be paved, beginnin4 at the property line. Each siaewalk is to consist of the pavement and a curb ( or curb and gutter when so ordered by the oity oounoil). ,he above provisions shall not apply to streets east of the Fl orida East Coate Railway, from First Street south to Miami River; to Avenue "C" from First Street to Waddell Strap to Avenue Na* from 13th Street to First Street; to Fourth Street from Avenue G to Avenue L, to 8eventA Street, from Avenue J. to F. E. C. Ry; to Eighth Street, Ninth Street, 'teat Street and Eleventh Streets, from E. E. C. Ry to Siami River; to Twelfth Street, from F. E. C. Ry to Avenue iI; to Ninth and EleventhStreete, from Avenue M. to Miami River; to leth,19th and r3Oth Streete, from Brickeel Avenue to Avenue D ; to Aven'.e D from the Miami River to : iami Avenue; to Miami Avenue fro,:. Avenue D to Eroad;'ray. . (Letterereggdrding raving between F.E.C.Ry tracks.) Miami, Fla. August 7th,1915. er. J. P. Beckwith, Vie Preeaid+ant, F1ori...i Ees Coast ; ai1••ra,r eo. , St. Aucuatine, Flor1-ia. Dear Sir: At the -:-eEuiar ceet of the City l'ouncil, held or August 5th,1915, the ccnditeen of the street crossings over your tracks in this city was discussed and many complaints were received. It was our una retandin- at the tie the Asphaltic puvinr was laid ue to your tracks on Tveifth Street that this Street between your rails would '..e maintained in equally as Eood. condition ae the street east and west of this crossing. This has ;lot 1).:.; n :lone and Twelfth Street over y er tr_ eks is in extremely bad share. Tnle same crnciition also exeiets at the croesinE of Avenge 3, Avenue S, Avenue P, and Seventh Street and the roeleverd. After a fu1.L discussion of the s. .theet and hearing statement from our Engineer the foie?i _ Lotion was duly made and �ca tied: "That the F.iori...,. Ea-- .oast nai.iwh:r %mp ny be requested to i mediately pave with brick the foll.owine streets ever their tracks in the Cit• cf Miami: Twelfth Street , Avenues a, 0, and L; Seventh Street and the Boulevard, to Pule width the brick o be eruuted and laid u;on concrete foundation." We sha1:. bo to h -r that yo,: have Eiven instructions to this effect. Yc..ra truly, amity Florida. Sertember 4,1911-). ,,.r, J. P. Bechwith, Vice Presii.'nt tee. St. Aug.:stir.e, Florida. �..� Sir: Oa the 7th .Laat, by direction of t•rr:. city council, the fol..owinr le er was addressed to you: "At the aeguiar :.:eel,e,r: or the ,;�t•.- councii, held on. August 5,1915 the condition cf the street crosalnes ov::r your trmoks in tills city was ciscussed and many c.,r, .ra±nts were ;ecei•ied. It was our un- derstanding at `he ti: e the Asphalt x vine ►i:ws laid ur to year tracks on 13tih Street '.hat t:,is street between your rails wcul be 'maintained. in equal.iy as eoo:i condi .ion t ne street ec,yt a::.-. west of this cross- ing. This hoe not been ,i•..e and 12t11 Street over your tracks is in extremely bad shape. 7:15 sank e ,r.ition dlao exists at the crossing of Avenue B, Avenue S, Avenue L' and Seventh Street and the 3oulevard. Afte . ful.y discussine the sueject and hee.rine a statement fro.., v.,r fll4,.ineer on the matter, the followlr'motion was .duly 'made and cr.rried: or,at the F-lorida East Coact Railway Company be r,quested to immediately pave witn trick the foliowin Streets over their tracks in the wity of diacrsi - '"wel.ftn Street, Avenues B, C, and Di, Seventh Street ;and the Bosi.emrd, to full width, the brick to £r :uted and laid upon c •;norete foundation" We e : li. j: jle.d to hear that you have riven instructions to t ,is of e0t." As yet we are wi e:,::•ut reeey to this letter. The con.iition of these crossing was dieoussed at meeting of .council held last night and beoauee of ,the foot that the view .3.2121 >y� rav ac` nj 1 (Lettere regarding paving between F:f.C,t4y firm tcrt((4c iti'mbt approaching the Avenue D and Seventh Street *rotting is obstructed, it" rri+s Q+ . Tidedttist gates are neoeasary at Seventh St., and that for the present an eleot"tio'$t ** %si 4 should be'iAstalled at Avenue D. All members of council feel that these pretee ive features should be installed at once; the creaming. paved as previously i:ndieeted, and concrete sidewalks extended over your right of way. A great many'ooaplalrrts have teen made beoauee of the physical condition Of your crossings and unless their. are paved and maintained in reasonably good eurfaoe damage will result to vehicles ( at present such damage is averted only by ;;rent care on the part of drivers of vehloies in passing over your tracks). With reapeot to proteotion ar railway crossings in the city of Miami, we quote Section 44' of cur City Charter, approved by the Governor on ;,ier,y 29th, 1915, to wit: "The City council shall have the power, by ordinance or resolution, to require that railway or railroad companies provide euffioient lights, of the kind and character used throughout the city, ' on all highway cross- ings within the oity limit., whether such croeeinge be at grade, or by bride or viaduct, or an underpass, and also to provide at suoh oross- ing a watchman, by day and by night, or good and sufficient automatic alarm signals and gates, for the proteotion of pedestrian., vehicles and others using such crossing or crossings." '1';rereare not lights ot: any of :r::ur crossings in the city of hiami but there should be, and it is requested that you have lights installed at such crossing in th city without delay. no formal ordinance or resolution has been passed by -co inoil, the opinion havi.nr been that cur request woule receive yr;ue favorable o .ne1d1 ration within a reasonable: tine and we shall be ,,_lad to haee your aesuran;:e the* this will be doge. ee order of the city c^uneil. y;.., s very true.,, chr. City ,rk.; #sty#►####.# .:r. W. B. :uoore, City Jeer:, Flori veer _ r: Au : istlie, i'la, , Sep.6th, i9le. File 77—t :ieT:1yine te you:' iettr of Septe^:'o;.r. 4th, in reference to y•.ur letter of August 7th, I wi.L endeavor to ee e to eiac„i next week, an tare tnis ;;utter up with the City Authorities, goieg into the wetter fully, s.r 4ee if so._.. coy;:nor fir. unc1 cannot be r•ea,:ned 1. `heae mutters. Y. , truly, r.--r (, ,1nci) J.P. U,ecr:witn Vice P 61..1,nt. Council an .it t.]Uti :tt tha- five foot, si le :alka wc,uld be . '1� it me.n:" re'rta of the City. :r. C..;nra1 etsted that he awe tee tn�ineer talked teat over thorouehiy and a five feet walk r:;;q r. suft'1,;1ent to allow for free easee.-_•e ef persons and th-elrht a six-foot :calk be ter. t -,ated th:lt he thee lit there w.;:u i '';e little or . o oepoeitior. to 25 feet strei.t., ir. t.ie Leal •ential ee : tior., �s .i :1, would a: lo' for ..o.' e p:.rk.:; ,,pace o twcien the curb and would afford a 1,lay :ronin . for children r:.r_.1 ke r., te:. out of the. streets Cc n.:iir a. ._C .: _ilk, at t..ie point, brJ;_ht u': t.ir ,uestiori of t'.:rtterlal for fill in the now hark 1 .. F.1v . raids. Conrad stated that he at;e t;}at the airt is fuenished. fur. .:ce :';aid:alao.aseed for some pevi::r to c.e done ir. tl,t. Yic;1:;1ty cf tnis i'ivt:rsi..e; Park a,__t the en�7.11,eer was instru;ted to draw up the plans for earns. After some .iitt.ie discussion the foliowine :..otiee e ee duly made an.. carried wit:i :'egxrd to tee purchase of eoeurtment covers: :'c;vee by C. Katy, seconded be F. Filer, tlr:.t the Street Co:mitteeran be autnoriz d to purchase the a:onument ,'overe from io;a.i feundriee at 0.10. .•.otion carried. The question of tie: width of el ,"'-;;.lka and street eavinr was seam die::assee 8.:'.., following motion. made: :roved by C. F. Filer, eeoo,;ded oy C. Hefty, that the report of the "urn .itteo be accel: ted eine the Attorney be instructed to :craw up an ordinance in ec.njunction with the Ci.y yni;ineer. ..e A.cn carried. OPERATION of teeSTRUCTOi PL*t , The Clerk read the following 1et'ter. ,,_ Miami, rut:, 14 September 191$. Cite Council, iami. '1a. t,ezntle en: 1 am handier- you herewith the report of the Destructor Plant for the weak ending Sept. llth, 'ihinh I eak to have read before the Council. This report, which ie tabulated from the daily reports from the Plant (which is signed b./ the engineer in charge) is ample proof that the Festructor Plant ie doind all that it was olaimed it *mid do. The retort showe that in twenty-eight burning hours the plant destroyed all the garbage a and refuse from uia.mi with the exception of file wagon loads of old iron, rook, etc, whi::.4 were gent to the dump. Very truly yours, En.,losure. ( Signed) H. G.:.alston.e. The ,71 roc thee read the rero•"t from the eeatr;zctor Plant ah wing its operation frog:. Sepitete,er 3t?: to llth, inolusive, ehowinc that the plant was in oreration durinc that time. 28 hours fifteen minutes and consumed 1239 cane cc darbage,� le wagon loads dry _arbage, 91 loads of mixed Garbage ...n;, six cots and used four cores of wood. i _eyed by J. ... ..Ci. :-:ti_e, see :.eel be e. . in. the ...i'�C�B petty ' i_,. r that the ui11.e F � y cash fund, ar ertire to `502.74, .:.e 1''. .;0`.•1Q ca :led. 177 -eS .7' . 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