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Hon. City Counoil,
Miami, Florida.
Gentlemen:
ADJOORNEt MEETING OF OSUNOXL 'i` t -g AY Al % '
in, the abaenoe ,of ..a quorOm, no .meeht W,waw 4044 .
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL THURSDAY MAY 4, 1916, CALLED TO OiDER BY OHAIRNAN HEFTY '7,30
P.m.
Members present: F. G. Erfert, F. H. Wharton, H. G. Ralston, C. F. Filer, L. 0. Romfh,
L. T. Highleyman, 0. Hefty.
SEWER FOR LAWRENCE ESTATE TO BASE BALL PARK (District 5, Resolution 919)
The clerk read the following letter from Tatum Brothers:
" Miami, Florida, April 27, 1916.
Sometime since you agreed to let a contract to build a sewer from Lawrence.
Drive to Avenue U and from Avenue U to 9th St. As yet, the work has not been done, and
as we are making extensive improvements in this vicinity, and as we are needing sewerage
on other streets, we are attaching herewith a map showing such streets for whioh we
would like to have sewerage.
We understand that the contract prioe for the line of sewer whioh you propose
to build was about $10,000. but in talking over this sewerage proposition with City
Engineer Klyoe he advised us that if a trunk line sewer is extended out 13th St.
that the cost of the entire proposition as a whole could be greatly reduced. In view of
this fact we would be willing to loan the oity a sufficient amount of money to pay its
part of this sewerage system. We feel, however, that the city should put in $10,000.
in this sewerage extension.
Your oity engineer will probably have for you an approximate estimate of the
costnof this sewerage, and as one of our firm will be at the oounoil meeting this
evening we will be glad to go into 1,etails with you in regard to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Tatum Bros. Real Estate & Inv. Co.
By S. M. Tatum,
V. Pres."
Mr. S. M. Tatum: In conversation with Mr. Klyoe he says this cost will be approximately
$25,000. which covers part of lo, 11, 12, 13 and 14th Streets, two blocks on some •
streets and three on others. We realize the oity is probably not finanoially able to
handle it and we are very anxious to get the wok done. We expect to spend $150,000. in
this district by 0otober lat and in view of this if the city will agree to it, we
will advance the city $10,000. for its part of the work. By so doing the.oity will not
be called on to pay out very much cash. This will not only help us but by extending
the trunk line sewer out 13th St. it will aocomodate other sections than our own. We
would like to have you take favorable aotion in this matter.
Mr. Romfh: Under the contracts we have we can not tell how many liens we can put down
against which to issue improvement bonds,- the contracts now outstanding amount to more
than the city's sewer funds. I think we should do thie because it means they are going
to spend $150,000. a pay roll which everybody shares in more or less.
Mr. ]EtxszxX x Wharton: How much of that district is under Contract now?
Mr. Ilyoe: None of it. The contract has not been signed. It would be more desirable to
oanoel that oontract and let the district out as a whole At the time the sewer was
let to reach the park, a trunk sewer was not contemplated, and was madt deeper than is
neoessary if we put in a trunk.
Moved by E. C. Romfh, seconded by F. H. Wharton, that the engineer prepares the necessary
plans and profiles. Motion oarried.
GRADES FOR SIDEWALKS IN LAWRENCE ESTATE
Mr. Tatum: We would like to have the engineer establish grades for sidewalks out there,
for about 7,000 or 8,000 feet of concrete walks as quickly as possible.
He was informed by Mr. Wharton that this would be done.
STREET IMPROVEMENTSTLAWRENCE ESTATE
., Mr. Tatum: I understand contract has been let to r eaurfaoe 12th St. to Avenue U. Would
!it be possible to make 12th Street, as muoh as we do build, 18 or 20 feet wide, to grade?
It will make our sidegalka look better if the street is to.grade. The oontract has been
let and we would like to have the city attorney's advice on that.
Mr. Klyce: Most of the streets are to grade. There is no way we oan legally do oonsider-
'able grading the way our improvement resolutions read. There is only one place the
lestablished grade differs from the surface as now. If Mr. Tatum oan arrange to pay
the contractor for the extra work, so that the oity does not appear in it, we oan do
ahead and do the work.
BRIDGES OVER THE MIAMI RIVER OWNERSHIP OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS ADJACENT AND UNDER THE
TWELFTH STREET BRIDGE
,The clerk read the following communication:
"Miami, April 27, 1916.
To the Honorable City Council,
Miami, Florida.
Gentlemen:
Ir. J. H. Tatum has taken up with us the matter of the approadoea: from the .east
and went to the 12th Street bridge over the Miami River. Mr. Tatum is the c!na c in top
eimplo of the land ob both sides of the river upon which the -approaches Mato!'adz
advised that he has heretofore taken this matter up with you oft var0.o40 Q00W*
endeavored to reach some amicable adjustment "`
various communications and letters.
Inasmuch as the city is preparing to 0O4WOTAW !
will save time and expense to bar® 0.044Z*r
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