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ADJOUY TEL "AIEETI:; J OF CoU:T IL :.IONLAY NOIPEMEER 1, 1915, CALLED TO ODY
F. G. ERFERT 7 30
...embers Present: F. u. Erfert, `.lefty, H. G. Ralston, 0. F. Filer, E. C.
I-iomfh, J. A. ':Gnrad,
t , 2'.)RT OF S?c'E-IAL C DLLF:TOT F:'A::::.-A. KOPP
The olerk„rea: th. report of speoiai ooy_eotor F. A. Kopp showing oollectione of
personal taxex for 1914, from O.;tober 25th, 1915 to ;,ovember 1, 1915, amounting to
,81.90.
..oven by J. A. 0onrai, seconded oy F. Filer, that the report be received'and copied
in the minutes. :action carried.
Si,LF TALLY, ..A 1iRE TO A. LEY Ai,LEiT WHO EXE-UTED r`O-Fk . -:"S ::TIT IN PAY::E::T
Teuncilman ;onrad pr.:sente., a note exeuted ..y A. Lee Alien in favor of the city of
.ia...i, ea. rin date of ::ov. 1, 19_5, pa.yabie four months from date, at 0, and explainer.
t1ut ...r. A1.an had curch_sea the Stable manure from the pity) a stables and given the
note in pay.cnt.
roved oy : l:ef't_', seconded o;; . ..alston teat the aoti..n of the street committeeman
be a_.croved• .otior: Garriea.
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:ur:er,t fun s A: FTS
Taxes xe,:;eivab1e,
Lees reserve, un.:o1.-ectibie,
:isa. ac ..,,ants receiv ble,
u._ e,:t fund ✓atla.ys for i...rrovemei:ts, et:;.
cn .. _sit,
iF ' PT...:E 1915
26,962.19
6 590.7E
funaa
tre,t
at: itc iu;: l�
on
,,seeoy..,>r.t _Liens ra,:eiva.ble,
t.i. re.:eiva;Jle,
trei t �:;er L:r rev'3...ents,
Utl yC 1,.4.
20,391.43
490.24
9,925.91
10,496.02
41,287.60
1,000.v0
126,864.69
135,062.75
820.17
5E1,152.31
878,401.1E
wJ.:
166,'. `.23
v
1,691,551.33
Total ae;.te, 1,933,b38.3
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_..._�.�t 3.. rt[dl,
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tr .t
17).756.04
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.5✓. . 0
117,056,04
sit, 1,;00.0`0
eaa ai::r i__ funa
31,»11. i0
_ertifi::,•.t,:a .f i::icUte,.l:das,
.13C1.
:antra to
,antra,Its,
... k311,
Inveet::,ents, 32252.46
:,unary oond, int. sink. 27764.49
1� lilt1 a,
inKir. fund sari;_.us,
Into art,
.over see nioJ.
in t: , ...r:.tit.,*. ...o'Aion carried.
rv•.v.r ,-,1•• are«...•wt•••••• 1u n w
w.A/..wr.u..t.
59,157.72
323.35
63,927.95
35,546.69
166,533.48
11,509.51
16,753.27
69,561.74
941,232.64
674,550.25
b;.,b21.10
59,521.10
1,933,836.93
. Hefty, that the report be received and CO
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ADJOUR-ED ;: EETI::C 7.)F .;'1)iii CIL L[O13DAY NOVEMBEl 1str,151;5
Chairman Erfert announced the next order of businesswas the swearing in of the city
officials elected at the 'general eleoLiori held Ootober 25, ip15
.
City Attorney Rose advised the method of procedure. Whereupon the following m 'Zion.'
aade a
:coved
oy H. G.`Ralston, seoonue,l .eJ� Hefty, that :.:ayor J. W. Watson adalniste,j
of office to .l,:�yor-elect P. A. Henderson. ::etion oa,rrled,
:1ayor J. `", Watson then ain;inistexed th_ oath of office to :aayor -elect t'. A. 3-Ie
Ex ..:ayor Watson oongratuiated :dyer lendereon stating that in his opinion the
pe
hay, ehcsen well and expreese, the wish that the new mayor meet with every suoces';,
assured ..ayor Henderson that he would take :leaser°, at any time, to render him
aesistaaee eels sae vo Turtner the interests of the oity. ::r. Watson also thanke
old city council fox its support an,: conerattllated it upon the aoed work done fo
city, that every difference that hay: arisen between himself an: the council was
an honest one an that he al,a.ired the .an who stool for what is runt x'e,gardlees
ooneequenoes, he also thanked all employes of the oity for their support and
assistanoee and spoke in warm praise of th. ,'ire and pobice departments.; k'
.4ayor Hende,-eon then administared the oath of office to vue councilmen -elect,
1. u. x::rsuAl, F. G. Erfert, L. T. Hileyman, and F. H. Wnartoa.
f.ayv., 1.011LL0..0.,., vuen.4,i.:.lnleterec; the oath of offioe to City Clerk W. B. Moore, 0
Police W. J. Whitiue.n, Tax Aseeseor T. A. Price and ::unioipal Judge W. Frank Bian
chairaan Erfert announceu the next or.er of business was the election of a press
council.
roved by H. Ralston, eecondee by e. a. Romfh, that the president and oozun itte
chosen by roll call vote. :.:orlon carried.
aoved by . Ralston, seconded by F. H. Wharton teat Councilman C. Hefty be ua
President of the City Council. 0n role call aii voted yes. (:..r. Herty4took the
.3efore tne roll Bail Chair. an Erfert asked if there were any further nominations
there being no response de.;lared nominations elose;l.
,:cued by F. Filer, ae onc:ed by L. T. .:ileyaar- that councila.an E. e. Romfh be
firanee coi,,...ittee:::an. On roll eaii aed vote:. yes.
CO t.,1 ..A_ O:. PARKS A_::: tO::.s P':TI'lI0" ? i1.. APr' iI::E"1' 0:' L. T. H1LEY::
The Chair:.an an-:ounceci the next co:.a1t Leeman to be selected was for the park an,.
der art...ent .
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Attorney J. :.,,.:aekill rea.- tee feeior in,-, petition:
".Lidos:, Florida, O,::tocei 20, 191b
;o "een:ae"e... , ea. _ a ueel nay ell .lame, Tauxaba:
aentleaen:
We, the un deesiene;.1, being in number equal to fifteen percent of
registered an.: •:iuuiiteee voters of s,.i+. ; . y, hereby petition your honorable boot
aeeoirt :on. Locke 't. Hiiey:..an, as :or:::.itteeman or the departr.ent of Parks and D
seeve our c,l 6::a �.. ,,_ _. , 6.1 . be ape ointment being a measure which your sa
may a,:opt, ea eroviae._ in :section 2e of the Charter os tne City of Miami.
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In case your honorable bony eha.ii not a.,ort sc,ia measure an:r make said apr
y,:u are hereby cai;ee. upon an., petitioned to submit the same to the electorate of said
envy at a special eleetiea to oe.ealiea witniu sixty days from the filing os tale petiti
ana otuei similar pecivlous wnicu are bean; filed herein, the gross number of signers on
all of said petitions eonatituting said fifteen peroent of the registered and
qualified electors and voters of said city.
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Respeotfully submitted,
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Attorney :doCaskiti et4e1 Oat h n engeod 1,6,preseiii.11*p ''' to 0,
and that Sectioi 23 alvibe aity rter- rov1de4 or the petitienOtthiit IVIOHAA ,
421 duly registered anal ,slualified votere inoludi, some of the Zeaain aitizen144it,,,
that the,number is close%to,20;7'awhile 15. only is requiltd; that he ha .bee .reqn040)
urge Lr. Nileymants appointment as coamitteeman on Parks.and Docks ()Wing to id
experienoe***a
, • grili“‘04'bf
'At this point councilaan E. Tomfh arose to. point of order, stating.:that if the
AttOrney desirete present the petition to council he may do sot
aAred by L. T. ::iiayman seconded by C. Romfh, that the -:etition be reeeived and filedn
lotion marled.
Attorney ..,37 ALL:. stated that the peti-,ion was ntit ciroulated at the instance of ar.
Hileyman but he ha: ben aske to present it.
Councilman 7omfh asked attorney Rose if the matter of selecting ooaaitteemen
one () refare_dum.
City Att(irndy 7.use tl.at it is nut.
Counothan o place uefoae c,un;i1 the naL.ze cf Hairston for
oormAtteean on :arks i,,r11 _ooks. This matter was threshed out the June primary and
I publicly etated, an. aepeat it now, that oain_ to the state of h-1:,ith of ar. ;,,IoLonald
praotioully everythinf; in ,:onnection .ith tLe Randolph plan fur harbor dovelopement, had
beon han—e,, by :uunJii2an 7,aISton, inujn th pIroval of the plane by the War
Lepartaent, it is true there a,e sumo four hundred names on tha petition, yet
in the pri_ar: election in th,:. uf 10 totes wore cast an(3. :ir. Ralston
reoeiven a heavy majority of that vote tit therefore the,peopie have spoken in the
aatter, th,t i. i 0/0.6 metr for referendum he w.:uld be to see it go taat way
c.6 Ili vum. ar. Raaaton u.L r;:ceive th.: en .ore en of a number of those waose
names ap_er on tiai petition a at least 1.,"; have spoean to him about it Lille state::k they
wouaa ocme here a;i. ask that their names be removed.
:..ove'd by T. Romfh, Cy 7. i,_rton that -uuncil-an H. C. Ralston be made
?oaaittc:: aa on par,:s an. ks. 11 ro. L11 LLii voted yes except Councilman Hileyvaan
who ansv.ered Theisent"
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:ouncil_an c:y.an ested th.,.t it i6 not his a,.sire to have that aoaaitteem and wou.1.t
not a.ept it if -'.,acted, ti.at th,2 :.etition was 6tarte, ..itho_t his knowce.and '
whore he he ha1 th.,1; it bc nct
In soconiin nomn,s 1.11:ton state:: *It it''snould be
the icur:,.e. t. ipon 'bsinesi basis; that ar. Roza had been
chosen finance co L):—. '2.so of hie ar. he thou:lit the same
a];ply to cAin:::Ii;.-11 7.“..ston.
he ,..thuir-an next :L_e r nominalons for chairman o co:-11,t,ea on fire prOteotion
out one na-a Waa preientei
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seo..onded by . Fomfh tt ouncila.an :'efty be la1.4p Committeeman
on rirt, On aia
odlie- r nir r
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r„y . - noara t.at ,. F. Filer be me
C.L... b....1 vote- yee.
Th 311,1:. an calei nomina:lon, ..aaaitttaman on streets an, ewers ana but one
ni-Le was pan:e: folicws:
.:ove- by ". -2.1stc,n, se,onded 1- T. _an tha'.` counc11m.a.1 7. H. "7-1aarton be Mi1ae
strc:oli )fl ali voted yes.
e noainations for .,aaittecaan on sanitation an, bum one name was
nu a W-6 pr: -rite- a3 foalows:
ih( 21-4 ir n 0.11...a. fur nominations f..r. ,;() im-e,t an on pablic builaings an a but one
co -1ttes' -II on s hltat1,11. -.]-1 7(.11 ,..:._1- , -- v..-e, yes.
ab_c,...,e,.. . -. .„.._ t., t uounciaaan L. T. Hileyman be metate
.oved by F. P. rh-rton, se.::onaed by E. :. ::oafra tit councilman ii. U. Ertert be made‘A,
:o“mittaeman on public buil_in:s. On roil call ali votea yes. .
:cunn.i,an vharton, in nominations ..i'. Errert, .::ailea at ention to the importance
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this committee, SspeC1-11y in view or the -act that the City will soon oegin fine:
cenalaalovioa ol a ae%, noaplual, docks an u oattea suluetures.
0ounollaaa Inert. 81,.:Luuu ;,Ilaw uno 1.404.4daloe 01 tne place is apprerlatea by lam b,
rsquesLel tatau veal/ea.,. vest, ham -11,12 more power an was assureu 'Gnat tale W140'
Chairman Hefty statea taat lie thOU:A6 16 well to express tile outgoln$14Teia4Okr '
push it to ,arly completion, endevoring to overoome allifoositionio the,
wouad reault in great benefit to the com_unity.
'oats 1,ily nave -one ant on motion duly madL, anti carried the city teits attOrne' ‘
aonraa anu 4.cLonald, and Ex aiayor Watson, the thanks a' tile o‘ityr.ii xor t 0
Counoilaan Ralston thanked council for its expreision of oonfidence in Ottoin
oonfiaenoe has not been misplaced and stated for the benefit of tne PticTiOA,
"-On motion. luly .4.a-- ci-1- oa.,rled, tae tin adjouxned. 4
committeeman on parks and docks and that he would make every effort tO 0W '
taut it vill be tae purpose to take the Ra4dolph plan for harbor iniprovemenI'
inatruot,ea to prepare the proper reeolutione.
City Clerk. Preeident Olty
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