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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1916-09-25 Minutes• ADJOURNED MEETING OF CITY 00UNCIL OF MIAMI FLORIDA MONDAY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 25th, 19160 OALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCILMAN HEFTY 7 30 P. H. Members present: F. G. Erfert, F. H. Wharton, E. L. Brady, 0. F. Filer, L. T. Highleyman O. Hefty. EXTENSION OF SHORE LINE BETWEEN F. E. O. DOCK AND ELSER DOCK: The Clerk read a communication from the Chamber of Commerce regarding the requesting of the War Department to extend the shore line to at least seven or eight hundred feet. Their reaeone for making this tequest is that a shore line of approximately three hundre feet would be detrimental to the house along the bay front for any publio buildings tha night be ereoted on this fill would cause complaint on the part of the property holders on a000unt of breaking the breezes, this being the main reason they have purchased nine homes along the boulevard. Fathermore, that with the shore line at three hundred feet in order to erect the proposed oonvention ahll it would neoseitate the building of thie on a small fill and this fill would be a oatohing plaoe for all kinds of oeverage and debre. By extending the shore line to about eight hundred feet it would give ample space for parka and publio buildings . iA no more suitable site oan be seoured than along the bay front for this convention hall for it is easily accessible for the tourist:. After considerable dieouesion by the Council and visitors it was moved by F. H. Wharton andre eoonded by E. L. Brady that Major Ladue be asked to hold his report until father investigation could be made. On rollaall all voted year. SEWER BIDS. DIS, NOS. 1o,11,12,13,14,& 15. Moved by F. H. Wharton, seoonded by C. F. Filer that sewer bide be opeped. On roll cal all voted yes. City Engineer Klyoe then read the lowest bidders on eaoh of the distriora. District No. 15, John J. Qui nn & Co. District Noe. 13 & 14 John J. Quinn Co. $ $ 1,918.50. $ 11,674.30. Distriote Nos. 10,11 & 12 Duval & Ashworth • 34,608.49.. . Duval and Ashworth agrees deduct the sum of $ 1,000.00 from the bid 4f the City will furnish a steam shovel. On recommendation of the City Counoil awarded contract for District No. 15 to John J. Quinn Company and the bids of the other low bidders on Districts Nos. 10,11,12,13,14 was reocommended to be held until the return of Mr. Reeder, the City Auditor. Moved by F. H. Wharton and seconded by O. F. Filer that oontraot for District No. 15 be awards to John J. Quinn Company and bids of low bidders for Districts Nos. 10,11,12,13 & 14 be retained. On roll call all voted yes. In this connection Mr. S. M. Tatum representin Tatum Brothers agreed to loan the City $ 10,000.00 with whioh to continue the develop- ment on Riverside. No action taken on the matter. SPOILBANK SHIP CHANNEL. Mr. Brady addressed Council as teethe request of the Bowers Southern Deredging Company on last council meeting. Mr. Brady suggests that sinoe the City will need ooneiderabl rook and dirt on the City Fill and that the Bowers Southern Dregging Company agrees to place the required amount free of cost on the fill as directed by the Engineer that they be allowed to deposit the sand from the channel , the mount being two thousand feet to t e island already formed and the other one thousand feet to the east of the governt fill. Moved by L. T. Highleyman and Seoonded by F. H. Wharton that the 3 were �m aSouthern Dredgi Company be allowed to deposit sand as requested with the understanding that they are to deposit sufficient amount of dirt and rock on city fill. On roll call all voted yes. ORDINANCE NO. 214. Ordinance No. 214 was oalled up for third and final reading. Moved by C. F. Filer and ee:oonded by F. H. Wharton that Ordinance No. 214 be given third and final ree4ding and be read in full. ORDINANCE NO.214. Ordinanoe regulating dirving of motor vehicles and imposing penalty. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY bF MIAMI: Section 1. From and after the passage and approval of this ordinance it shall be unlaw ful for any pereon to drive,, operate or control any automobile, trunk, eight seeing oar or other motor driven vehicle propelled by motor power upon the streets , alleys and roa of the City of Miami for parrying passengers for hire until such operator of said motor driven vehicle shall have first applied for and obtained a lioenee from the City Clerk the City of Miami to so operate said motor driven vehicle. Section 2. Before the said Clerk shall be autaorized to issue a license to any person t so operate said motor driven vehiole the person applying for said lioenee shall have previously filed an application with the Beard of Examiners as hereinafter oonstituted, upon blanks to be furnished bb the City fotr, that purpose, praying or the issuanoe of a license together with a fee of five dollars to cover expense of said examination, andin application ehail furnish affirtmative.eviden,oe satisfactory to the said Board that the applioant is over the age of 21 years, a sober law abiding citizen, well versed in the motor .vehicles and especially well versed and eiiirl., d...;,i ►. � k a.r; , ad ; „°. .. P :. partioular class of motor driven veniolee for whioh he h ta►i feu at he shall have resided in trade County, Florida fox a le t p Dhs �, i i o� ha a of s lad application and s familiar with tba d before per shall be granted for the issuance : of:' a d',� ,i;Co , and..:; �¢ i " also be exam e and mental o a_ t crate { to his physical affirmat cl. V e` '� 0 e' "h r vehicle 04 well as satisfactoryeft eoha �; �. ," r , y vie s.'�i� Q$ � ��.�' � �� ~�. � �z " r '�� finer and vehicles of like kind wherein a goingbeing mare to appear exinit a u :_ ,., ' f •, ,tOS U the for !� `'a' ' - r o him which g Rp r t0 thp�u�'���g',�' �";�� �Z. ��ti.Mxe ,j�h fi .;s ... }1 permit ahall authorize the Qler5 `o `'` J.! �.e o" � `, A hioh said lioenee shall in no way�,�r `; of vehicles. affe4t °;thy �����'�� �� `;���?c�'���tiv.a ���r �'��>�n�� the operat Section 3. That there .0 here_ o kd$ec T nd° f s, d 3'grated' s' Boa of Examiners"' whioh sha1 be : to a p t ° o #t ►o m s . rt _ r. Two competent persons appointed b <tha .. a py a . , , y Miami over ,� �-��>i ,r tar; ..�1" ,a i err � -Y �i the age of twenty-one ,yearsh It a � �" ' s - r . s .}}9 loatione fo e o � y ' x $ ar� �i . A {+ ,x 5. Yw. 67' a ?� r?'''' YTS license under th i r, ina:a,.tie,�„a? A y. l R ��. s14 �. h 44yor an y� ``ti7J"'" e x ff p }'}Yt�� v '�'���j5 a afr °.rY � .�.� fff 1s � A�-'..�Y A M accepted the api3o e r kWlAi t 4eitHR35T'`he t l FF'vvv member of the B '`,�$., is vehicles. d id id dling of t ed as aid ion en A io Owlr ..r....r:r er :`tit The term of office of the person so appointed bSt e ' q+b 1 '�eic termination of the Mayoros tenure 6n offioe. The application 'ee 4edom aiiy1rig'each_' shall constitute the entire fees and expenses to be pale •by anyr dpp3.•dabti' except th'e \', furnishing of the license tags as hereinafter mentioned. The Clerk of the Oity Shall be the Olerk of the Examining Board and shall reoeive the Sum Of One Dolls for -hie services as Olerk of said Board in each application ooneidered by the Board and the.reraitder of the application fee shall be paid to the said members of the lioensing board pro rata. Section 4. All lioense for motor driven vehicles for hire shall be granted and graded by the Examining Board under this ordinance a000rding to seating oapaoity of vehicle. Section 6. All licenses issued under this ordianoe shall be in the nature .of tags Of metal and uniform size and shall be displayed upon the front o1 rear of the motor driven vehicles authorizing the holder 60 drive and operate said vehiole at all times and which said tag shall be numbered at the time of isauanoe by the Oity Clerk and a reoord thereof made, and whioh said lioense tag shall hot be transferrable. And in addition to the lioense tag furnished for the motor loehiole a small levies in t nature of a button bearing the same number shall be furnished to and worn in some oonepiou plaoe by the driver mf said motor driven vehiole. The said applioant shall pay the Oity Clerk for said tags a sum to be approximately the cost of the manufaoture and ,furnishing o said lioense numbers to the saidapplioant and:a failure to so display both numbers while operating or oontrolling said vehicle by said driver shall be deemed a violation of this ordinanoe. Seotion 6. eepefore any motor tehiole shall be permitted to be driven by any applicant who shall have niched a lioense as hereinbefore set forth the said driver shall exhibit the maohine to -be driven to the Chief of Polioe or to a member of the Board of Examiners and satisfy said officer that the said maohine is in a safe condition regarding brakes, si warnings and other safety appliances necessary to the safe operation of said vehicle and said driver may be required as often as may be neoessary to again exhibj.t the said maohine to said official in order to asoertain fully if said maohines isbeing kept in a safe Bondi tion for operation as hereinbefore set forth. And no motor driven vehiole shall be per- mitted to be operated as hereinbefore described upon the streets and roads of,the Oity of Miami whose safety .applioanoea are not in working order. A failure to comply with this section shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance by the said driver of said Vehicle Section 7. That any mieoonduot, intoxication or wreokleasmess of the holder of any driver's lioenee, as hereinset forth upon oomplaint being made to the said Board and affirmatively proven to said Board shall oonstitute sufficient cause for the resoinding or suspension of the lioense term herein granted for a period of not less than three months and upon a second offense for a period of not less than one year and for a third offense for an.entire suspension of the lioense of said driver. In oase of the failure of the applicant to pass the necessary required examination as herein set forth the said applicant shall not again apply for license fora period of six months next ensuing thereafter said applioation and examination shall have taken,plaoe. Section 8. In case of the examination of an applioant for a lioense under this ordinance and upon a fiiure of the Board to agr:e as to the necessary qualifications aria fitness of ;Xs applicant as herein set forth then the findings of the Board shall be submitted in writing to the Mayor of the City who shall determine upon the applicants acceptance or rejeotion and whose deeieion in the matter shall be final. Seotion 9. .This ordinance shall not apply to regular drivers of other states or cities who are visiting or temporarily within the Oity of Miami driving visiting oars for privat use, nor shall it apply to private owners of motor driven vehioles who use said vehioles for private businese or pleasure, not to hotel busses or lines running in or out of the oity on estaoeiened routes. Seotion 10. The term " Motor driven vehioles" shall apply to all power driven vehicles that are used for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire either whooly or any par of the time and tne drivers of said power driven vehioles shall be understo.d and deaignat d as suoh persons who operate vehicles that are used for hire wbolby or part of the time. Any violation of this ordinanoe shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of not exoeedi g One Hundred Doelare or thirty days at hard labor eaoh day that this ordinance is violated or by imprisonment or by both such fine and imprisonment at the desoretion of the Court. day of 1916 and pasaea to its first This ordinance introeuoed this reading. ^Passed to its second reading the day of 1916. Finally passed tne day of 1916. Approved this day of 1916. Attest: Clerk. Moved by F. h. wharton and seconded ready. On roll call all voted yes. JITNEY BUSSES. Mr. S. M. Tatum, represent the distinction being made while the jitneys are plao proper bonds for it is an that tne City Atto_ney be roll Bali all voted yes. Mayor of the City of Miami.. by C. F. Filer that Ordinanoe No. 214 be adopted as ing the Miami Traction Company, addressed the Council relative t by placing the Traction Company under heavy bonds to operate ed under none. Mr. Tatum asks that the jitneys be planed under injue:loe to them. Moved by F. H. Wharton seoondea by C. F. ii instructed to look into the matter of bonding the jitneys. On LICENSE CLEANING AND PRESSING. The Cierk read a petition signed by fifteen members of the Dyers & Cleaners Assooition aakine that the lioense fee remain as at present. Moved by F. H. Wharton seoonded by C. F. Filer +-t • -t,tio re received .and filed. All voted yes. LICENSES Moved by F. . read in full read in full Moved Hill 111111rl:'I4' maw 1111111111m.1,k.. eading and be 'Tax Ordinance -44 as read. On roll pall all voted yes. ORDINANCE NO. 221. Ordinance No. 221 was palled up for thrrd and final reading. Moved by 'P. H. Wharton anl seconded by 0. F. Filer that Ordinanoe No. 221 be given third and final -reading and be read in full. On roll pall all voted yes. Ordinanoe No. 221 was read in full. by Clerk, Ordinanoe amending section 3 of Ordinance No. 194 ORDINANCE NO. 221. BE IT ORDAINED BB THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; Seotion 1. That section 3 of Ordinance No. :.34 heretofore adopted by the City Council snail be amenaed ao as to reaa as follows:- " Section 3. Lioenses shall expire on the 30th day of September of each year. No lioenee shall be issued for more than one year, and for each license obtained betweeen October first and April first, a full tax for one year shall be paid, exoept as hereinafter provided for, and for eaoh obtained from April tire.; to September 20th, one half the full tax for one year shall be paid, exoept as hereinafter proved for. That tor any lioenee which is due and payable on the first day of October, and which is not paid prior to the first day of November ov any year, that shall be oolieo:.ex in addition to the amount designated in thisordiance as the license tam for said business a penalty of ten per cent of the amount of license tax herein imposed. Any license may be transferred with the approval of the mayor, with the business for which it is taken out when there is a bona fide Bale and transfer of the property used and emplgyed in the business as stook in trade". Passed and adopted this 1 day of 1926. Attest: City Clerk. Approved this day of 1916, Mayor City of Miami. Moved by F. H. Wharton seconded by F. G. Erfert that Ordinanoe No. 221 be adopted as read a 0n rod pall all voted yes. Moved by 0. Filer seconded b; E. L. Brady that Council be adjourned to meet again on Thurs ay night 0 tob:r 5th at a regular meeting. On roll call all vot d yes. Attest: City Clerk. President City 0our:cil.