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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1917-03-15 MinutesA210 ;f ,r REGULAR MEETING OP COUNCIL .'T1 URSDAY MAROH 15, 1.f l` Members present: F. G. Erfert, F. H. Wharton, E. L. trady, 0. P. Filer, L. T. fiighleyman, 0. Hefty. (Counoilman Hefty was not present at the opening of the meeting but appeared at 30 ":, in the interval, on motion of E. 0. Romfh, seconded by C. F. Filer and duly oarried, Counoilman F. G. Erfert 000upied the chair) TAXES COMPLAINT OF NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY The olerk read a communisation from the National Bisouit 00. under date March 1, 1917, stating that their personal asaessment of $48. for 1916, is deemed by them to be excessive claiming that they seldom have on hand to exceed $2600. atbok and requesting that $24. of the tax be refunded. 0n motion of L. T. Highley,an, seconded by C. F. Filer, and duly oarried, the communication was received and filed. DOCKS APPLICATION OF D. H. GIFFIN FOR POSITION AS CITY D00ICLASTER The clerk read a letter from•D. H. Giffin, of 312 First St. oity,making applioation for position as dockmaeter of the municipal docks. On motion duly made and carried, the applioation was received and filed. STREET CAR LINE ROUTE FOR'FIRST MILE The clerk read a petition from people interested in the ettension of the street oar line out Biscayne Drive, as direoted by the oity oouncil on May 1, 1916, the petitioners requesting that council state whether or not a new order would be made directing the first mile of track to be laid out Avenue D Extension instead of Biscayne Drive. Mr. Romfh: I thought we settled that last year, after about two months harnaguing. :,r. Erfert: If we open that up again we will lose out. We should now be working on the second mile. Mr. Romfh: If we have no better luck with the decond mile than we have had with the first it will never be built. Moved by E. O. Romfh, seconded by C. F. Filer, that the petition be received and filed. !Action curried. Mr. Romfh: That relates only to the first mile, of course. (This was the sense of council. POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR INCREASE IN SALARIES The clerk realla request signed by the Chief of police and&the two seargenats, that the salary of the chief be made $125; seargenats $100. per month and all patrolmen receiving less than $90. be increased to that sum. s :.:r. Filer: If there is any department where salaries should be raised it is the police, - it is about the only one that produces revenue. Our budget is only $26,000. and I think w shculd have consideration. Mr. Romfh: The chief gets a rake-off on feeding the prisoners. I don't believe those gett more than rr90. should be raised.. '.'r. Erfert: He don't make much now with the price of bacon and beans. .'r. Highl.eyman: A man can't very well live in this town at less than $90. Ir. Wharton: We will have to overhaul our salary list before the bcgnining of the next fiscal year and I sugeest this be held over until we make up neat yeqr's budget. I also think we should go further and prescribe the hours and duties of the officers. We can't act to night, although I am in sympathy with the increase. i Hoghley.an I think the chief'e salary too low and think .the proper way is to put it up near the fire chief and contracting the feeding of prisoners. There is always a feelkng that the chief is getting more than he really ie. :•.r. Wharton: We have tried that and it don't seem It work out,- meals not served on time j and of course the contractor don't figure to lose. It was finally decided to let it go over until the 1:917-a918 budget is prepared. I' BUILDING CODE The clerk read a letter from the fire chief dated March 8,1917, stating that Mr. J.H.Talley and himself had compiled a building code, submitted it to,and received the approval of Southeast rn Underwriters and turned it over to oity auditor Reeder. The chief stater that unlese a code is passed, insurance rates will be increased., Jr. Erfert: Mr. Reeder turned the code over to me to exam*, before it is presented to ' council. First «,e had the red book and we were of the opinion. that . it was too ma.1eh P.,r us ,- a great deal of it applies to other countries where they have,snow, and:•net th Council instructed me to piok out something and.I'did: .It.`.. to go to the undfrwx for approval but what do they know about what we want. •s.1 bel ,eve. we have; a better oode :ir. Tampa code whioh the inapeotor got. It was deoidedt the'..00at of' building. der:, the ..xed boo o would be so much greater than any inorease in the inauran o...that no body ou3 ng STREET IMPROVEMENTS HEARING .•0 P. Regular meeting March 15, 1917. Permanent paving of Avenue D from F E 0 Ry. spur to•Waddell Street, Improvement No. 46 ,The clerk read the notice published in the Miami Metropolis on March 2nd and notice in same paper March 2, 3, 8 and. 9; advising also that the cost of the improvement id $212.32 per 'fifty foot lot. The olerk then asked if anyone had any objeotion to offer to the improvement, to the mane i� whiob the work was done or to the cost. No objections filed. Paving and oiling of 12th Street from Avenue U to Avenue M, Improvement No. 10 The clerk read the notices published in the Metropolis March 1 and Maroh 1, 2, 8 and 9; advising also that the cost of the improvement is $32.63 per fifty foot lot. The clerk then asked if any one bad any objeotion to the improvement, to the manner in whioh the work was done or to the post. No objections filed. Paving and oiling 12th Street from Avenue M to Miami River, Improvement No. 11 The clerk read the notices published in the Metropolis March 2 and March 2, 3, 8 and 9; advising also that the cost of the improvement is $30.48 per fifty foot lot. The clerk then asked if anyone had any objeotion to the improvement, to the manner in wh the work was done or to the cost. No objections filed. PavinY; and oiling 20th Street from Avenue D to Avenue G, Improvement No. 12 The clerk read the noticee published in the'Metropolis March & and March 2, 3, 8 and 9; advising also that the cost of the improvement is $26.34 per fifty foot lot. The clerk then asked if anyone had any objection to the improvement, to the manner in which the pork was done or to the cost. No objections filed. Councilman Wharton then introduced the following resolutions: Resolution No. 898-C Highway Improvement No. 10 paving and oiling 12th Street from M to U. Work accepted by city council, upon report of engineer and street committeeman that it has been properly completed. Resolution No. 898-D Highway Improvement No. 10 Confirming assessment roll, improvement of 12th Street from M to U. Resolution No. 899-C Highway Improvement No. 11 Paving and oiling 12th Street from M to Miami River. Work aoeepted by oity oounoil, report of engineer and street eom.,itteeman that it has been properly completed. Resolution No. 899-D Highway Improvement No. 11 Confirming assessment roll, improvement of 12th Street from M to Miami River. Reeolutioni'To. 900-C Highway Improvement No. 12 Paving and oiling 20th Street from Avenue G to Av nue M. Work eocepted iy'oitpobu c upon report of engineer and street oonsfitteeman that it has been properly:d•one, • Resolution No. 900-D Highway Improvement N). 4 Confirmation of assessment roll, iaprovement of 20th Street rom to D. Resolution No. 1035-0 Highway Improvement No4' 46 Permanent -: aving, ourb and gutter, Avenue D fromF E :0 Ry. leadin to er.1n4:.400k. to eouth line of Waddell 8t. Work accepts( by oity oounoi,, upon,report of engineer d street committeeman that •it has been,propeAy done. > • Resolution No. 1035-I3e, Highway Tmproveme;t` Confirmation of assessment roll, Improvement .44 Av'.exiue: }' ;;em:F'' `G R!r,- tor#e '4 dock to south of Waddell St. ka ,ti,. -,.. .. '"::,,nN•.,. . Moved by E. C. Romfh, seconded,by C. F. Filer, that, , ta a1ut 9.;. 899-0, 89S-D, 900-C, 900-D, 1035-C and 103E-D, be opted,. CITY JAIL 1.:r. Erfert : The matter of jail facilities was ree a r?r ed t0: c f the Paula Jail Fixture Co and I would like... f o `you to Rep: Gentlemen it seems you are very rgch sanitation and proper rooms for there4Ag*oolowt. installing the equipment will be. I500:., •have not: and as the market is now we can't quote; et00_ ' + .: attractive price in view of the 'fact. that- our ' ere3t'. in the county jail -.°.. Moved by E,. 4. Romfh, seconded:by• L,. ,` facilities is referred to,, the Betiding • �' r "� yaymallet(� a y7, , W with. ?7• 71wMQ� act,- i .� 1��.�].fie �� �Y ���C{ t��tl �?*F'r'f{ N � 1 l �• �. ie011trois the acttVitiee of the vault 'antlt file of our citizens, and by so do- il twould do muoh to counteract the heiggly IT favoratlln iinpresalQP tmada by hdneat and expensive adv.er- titiing., 1 The Petition Signers. ' The following signatures were at- tached to the petition, the first being esidents or Miami: • J McCarthy r a L Lawrence Sdila L. Crlat Atk Iasgn 1E a . Norw odd, iJ. Beach ,r O„y, Sanberg n, Wil am ,J1VneH' i., AtfrBBd Simpson a Tholnas Caaaldy V Harlin Jr .w itingleton Jn pyt Joe, aeson Joht rU MonacaThos. R. Gleason T. 6. Mayer F, B. Trnaghler Andrew J. Smith V. G. X.obell Fred AYre Geo. Miller Andrew Miller Ed cre onel! Eng. A ; Ow bey ,. H. A.Gallagher.* E. 11. Folk 1,. It G(n res ralvin Wapin Earl h'reneleY .hue ,Rawger Peter Moles Carmen p�Ht, baggtic Rufus Tdlgptn r Thos. McCuskcr A. -Kline Hob Xi Julian sutu J.H; t k W@el D C a du J. A 1 '. Jilin :<:d J. Vella Q d lx lit elpodtt J J Qulntn J. D. p. „wo Arthur Gaborrlt J. McLean Win. Lin If, i' Steer ht. 'D @71 son J. kill tits Witter. L, Goodson Y. grad Ellis gueroh E.. W Pa qut$t J. L. Arnold R. IL Arnold R. R. Warden J. 1. NOOP C. M. WOUYOn H. Hamilton J. M. English J. P, Lladgley, T. C. Johnson, Jr. Wtllfatrl Reid W. L. Bare Laura Gorman Alma K. Peterson P. N. Peterson C. N. Peterson 1. on Herrding A. M. LAtialle R. IC. Chaqtfer Paul Gala' John MoKaIn W. Nagler John Lynch Ides Seal Wheel ' utmor Charles Junior C. 11. Vetiver M, J. McCabe W. '1`. FXannady a. (t Strothntftn James. Patterson Robt. Danb, Thornhill t ra@a l3zpjl 'Faeolips Dave Wynster 0.'Wk2nAihe,:• A210 Regular meeting Mr h 1 '19 ±/.# ,_',•' , }" rT� =n3'!ih?Yfii, a +.SSf� {'. i}lY"y d,�'`�,F p1 �l�.n�'�',+`q. �S r�1 ` t'�Vfy1•,.`_, ' stri' _p,,�7.3�, _. .,JN�;Yr:�: ,. ri `�r PARK SITE IN PULSAKI ESTATE OR WX'NbWOOi? "� �_ �a•-k �` ',°"° �;}� '. Y .'J •?5. x.pk.v _?[,, ,`r�. - ^Wy:�"ri��re .'::,'J,r Mr. Romfh: n understood the purchase pri,t a Of the park was 46,006 -At one time proposition was submitted on 3 blocks ',think at 421,000'. and we finally d& i.ed'we' .s wanted one block only. I suggested to Mr. Brady that he see then Niters and of ;er they: $4500. for one block. I did nothing more about it. I think we h?44 `bettet.go head et' purohase the site while we oan get it. I alias think we should have;a, park in Negrotowri°.x:, and one on the east side of the tracks out there. It seems a goodTrioe.st this time but lots are selling all around on a higher basis: Mr. but Mr. Mr. Mr. J. I. Wiloan, representing owners: The Mayor and Mr. Reeder signed the papers Mr. Moore said he was instructed not to sign for over $4500, Romfh: Did you agree to take $4500? Wilson: No, we never did agree to that. Hefty: I understood the price was 6,000. Mr. Filer: So did I. Mr. Wiloan: The city attorney knew about it, drew up the papers and, passed on the abstract. Moved by E. C. Romfh, seconded by C. F. Filer that we proceed to buy the park site in Pulaski Estate, or Wynwood, at 46,000. and the proper oity officers be authorized to execute the papers, Motion carried. PUBLIC SPEECHES PETITION FOR AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SPEECHES CALCULATED TO AROUSE PREJUDICE AND -CAUSE BREACH OF THE PEACE Atty. M. D. Price: A petition has been prepared, containing about 1,000 names, and it reads as follows: To the Mayor and City Council, of the City of Miami; To the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Miami and to all re peetable residents and touriits interested in the good name, peace and prospetity of the City of Miami. The undersigned residents of the city of Miami and adjacent territory, a well as tourists from abroad, by our signatures, register a protest against unscrupulous men and professional agitators coming into our city and publicly vilifying some of our most respected citizens and visitors in their religious or other private beliefs, by imputing to them a lack of patriotism, dishonesty and gross immorality in language calculated to provoke a disturbance of the peace. • No one appreciates more than we do the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech, but when professional agitators invade our city to stir up strife and discord among citizens and visitors, we fell called upon as parties profoundly interested in preserving harmony and good feeling among the different religious bodies in our pity to put upon record our oondemnation of such a course, which isfnot liberty of speech but the worse abuse that could be made of it. We deplore any act or omission whioh would permit the impression to gain currenoy throughout the state of Florida and the United States of America, that religious intolerance controls the activities of the rank and file of -our oitizens, and by so doing would do much to counteract the healthy and favorable impression made by honest and expensive advertising. The following names appeared on the petition: damnation of such a course C. W. Saunders Frank Wilson, Srr not liberty of speech but tho abbso that could be Made of It. �, J. Dutfy deplore any act or omission I J. Anderson would permit' the Flrnprelialon 1 a. J. Otlberc I J. W, Conic hinturrency thrtougllont the;otate J. W. Bracken lorlda and the United States of I leader Cohen George Orr erica that religious intoleliana I riteTIp7f Etten a. M. Allen g Gee. W D, Bro}'n T. T. Andr4w 't1G. , EIlar James M. Marmon 'Sidi Anderson Thos, stall C1has. Jo broil Jae. McCutoheon FM Reitt7� Frannie endr'Y, George Ranktlne rr W. A. 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O'Donnell Jam s` W. Carter. .Phlladelp ••' ilintln H. •WalrathJ: Harlan r ereillea W*Irath aticbpitrd-'V. Farlop ,1�tt Walraeh', A., sololinedlnet S ^D. Watrath, Ji'Ftorn o (tileclers �Mra.�,11. C..Store, John Attltck -.Jr. LaW ed John Stable ehli .$ roipls;., , • W. S. Geoekle '!ilkLYriefr >Jr meClobkey Arthur D. Leplg,1 Al Holm K ,C .'Lyaeh lIN Horace Hayden,'.'4' ?M;i,,$ranhill Milton Wuyfure'ry. �rviI Tito , Jrrhas. Hobblingar(la'JR: BI gler Jhlnes A. Flaherty T Wolfendeop Mary T. Flaherty t'y 81 .Wonledden3ohn M. Whelan :Wright.Kualbt•ugleAlice J oLoug ran Terrence • • , K S, ,Ruloh Mrs Jno, Loughran Solple B. Agnes Loughran M. Rulbn yy1�11a C. ,Lbghrr� Jahn. . McKeowWn Ed. T;Loughran • xiktna MoManetts Geo. E. White bn.A. Barry W. G. Enos il►ldin B. Gault C. J. Donnelly liars, M. H. WalrathW. H. Smith Walter E. SchemI ' Itobt. McKinney 'Dr. John Schema S. S. Staley Dr. John Scheml, JrJohn D'Autrechy Daniel' V. Allen H. K. McLal hlin Win., S., Desmond Mrs, K. Klutkee t,Ir ink J. Allen Edna Klufkee s, •" H, Sheppard Anna Klufkee Al n M. 13 eppard Mr. H. Bott evil i A. W. Nune-Frank Hoff an • yeller rWilliam her C - a Coleman WIl !, ;DS G` r (ierstuekel' ' 'Ware Ge 8.. Warn Doti d�' W George H, Nauss. William eator; Sohn H 1*rktns Bery Williams `,atbfs, 8. Maher' Dudley D. Grdbel• Du ene Hale r�''Ovar ti:ie— t t?ii;ifit`that All of our oititens..e giing are well knoWh to you and I al.00 have' here something to 00you themenner in whioh thiais viewed by our visitors a, number of whom havie0eoeived severe affronts by so palled' ellgioua demagogues who visit our City and use the most offensive language that oan be"used without being subject to arrest; and denouncing on •Of our religious denominations. (Here Mr. Price read from fifteen or twenty letters from Philadelphia, Atlantio City and other points protesting against speakers of the oharaoter described. 'Mr. Price did not turn the Letters over to the city but retained them) This ordinance is not directed toward any • particular denomination but makes it an offense to make charges against anyone, as the ordinance sets forth. I know some peopl think an ordinanoe of this kind is in violation of the constitutional right of free speech but I don't think this ordinance is. There is no sueh thing as free speech in the United States,- if a man begins to use profanity or obscene language he is arrested.•The purpose is not to prevent a man expressing an honest, etraightfprward opinion but to keep out suoh men as make statements,gores oaloulated to offend oitizens or visitors, chargingtEem with being criminals, if they are members of this ohuroh, and ohargitg their wives and daughters with 'teeing unchaste. I dare say many of us, if we were members of that denomination and heard such remarks, we would feel like taking a club and breaking it'over the head f the man. The signers are largely non-C lios. The people hers want Miami to be a town where every citizen Off visitor will be r¢elceme. It is not to prevent a minister expressing himself freely and preaching his doctrine but to prevent people making ohargee that can not be proven to save their lives and which tend to provoke a breach of the peace. When a demagogue of this kind comes into the country and make' such remarks it is calculated to provoke breaches of the peace. Some of you may have read this paper oa led the Menace whioh publiehee statements that some of their speakers have been assaulted and if they made the remarks charged to thee they should have been beaten up and it is for the purpose of avoiding anything of this kind that we want an ordinance so that when anyone takes a position to offend our citizens and visitors the chl:f of police will be authorized to arrest such person immediately. In view of the large petition here, whit# I will be glad to have you see, and which is signed by every business man on 1 th Street except two or three, we don't want this to be a plaoe where a man will feel, because he le a Catholic:, he will be offended by some street corner speaker. Ciuncilman' L. T. Highleyman: Last year when this matter came ,gyp I am frank to say that I did nct - at. The matter was bro^•uht to attention sometime ago by a number of people and I gave it a great deal of thought. I am net Il a Catholic but I do believe that the Catholics or Protestants or member of the Salvation Army, who is earnest in his belief, wheel we reach he last day we are all the same. I eo further in thin&ing on account of sume'agitator who comes for no purpose except to shake discord through which some of our beet citiz ns would be injured and some of our visitor: may be driven from town, I think it is even oeyond that. I believe if the Great Redeemer ":wt3 in this town to ni:-ht that no one could slander any eat but all are working for the great end whither it be Catholic or Protestant. I don't think it makes any difference to me whatever, so that when a man comes here with no other purpose than to create hard feeling and animosity I think that we, as members of this council, should try to stop it. It does not arrive at any food. It can't do any good even for the side such man is•talkinX for to villify someone who does not agree with him. The way for these things to be swot.:♦ lishel le from; 8oc;dneas and desire to help each other and uplift, not drag down. SD I r_.v: ::.ale up my grim that when this matter came up to night that I would be opposed to any man coming into this community, or even a local man, and attack the fair name of _Easy dJnor::ination,- a man who ie sent out• ear the purpose oflo,doing ha.m. I don't know whether the ordinancz: is a :ood one - t a:.: not a lawyer, but I think in passing it we Can show that we ::_c not in accord v.ith such moves. I really feel it is an honor to be•able to !' introduce tis ordinance for its first rea ling. ur, ':over by L. T. Hi:nley::.an, seeon.ied by F. G. Erfert, that Ordinance No. 235 be wisp gevin first readin: and re:.i in full "otion carried. The ordinance was read in full. oval uy 7. G. Erfert, seconded by C. F. Filer that ordinance No. 235 be given econd re.i.iing and real by title only. :.:ction carried. The ordinance was read by title only. COLO:';t'_' Ty;:II COLOR LII?E RLdUEST THAT IT BE ESTABLISHED 'unici,al Jud e 3_.nton addressed council, stating that race trouble are again arislr.z in Colored Town between the Negroes and Whites who live adjacent to oolored town _ni rel,uestel that council take coma action to define the boundaries of Colored Town. The clerk then read the followin?: Florida, Marh 15, 1917. The Honorable City Council Gentlemen: I wish to call,your attention to the unsatiefaotory condition of affairs existing between the white and colored population in the neighborhood of Avenue I and J, or,rather bete aid Avenues on Fifth 3t. I own two lots, one fading on 4th St. and the.gt'her fading on 5th 3t between Avenue Ian 1 J. When I bought this property sometime ago, I was under the impression the color line was Avenue I, otherwiaho I would not have purchased the propert . I have i1t a valuable house on the 5th St lot, and now the party owning the houses on tie east of my lot h_-.s rented them to nezroes. These same houses or some of them have in the past been eccupiaa by white people. For soy;etii.e past I have been having trouble with these negroes living next toume, and I have put up with their *e.onduot, but thesamo has gotten to the point where. I can no loner resist their insults both to my wife and_myeelf, and it became neoeasary to have tke of the arrested yesterday. I understand that the council .has been planning to egt ,bl.ish a oolor line, but ..t•8ee0a 'that for some reason it has been elayed or abandoned..' .I ^t'rus ;;..y9ur nhorO b)e :..:; o ly i ;' , sae 'fit to take this matter up im:,:edietel and establish a etation oo .o W zwby, 11 707, should be a streetasa Y,• division, � t 8ta on, in�:�;�,ad, : o� an 1�•g�i?�a��� I:;ix>;A�:::���'��'S� � �;t3�,+:��� , t'42, • ul A210 fa+:wrew.rw.w 1 Regular meeting Maroh 15,'fr1917. Mr. Seitlin: The house next to mamas C.ocupied by white people 'h. is rented to negroee. Mr. Cason: Sanstime ago Mr. M. D. prios:appeared here represents ; people and offered to prepare an ordinanoe on the oolor line, but ordinance will take oare of this particular oase as it will covet"'1 whites within a certain distance of a colored `eaohool and vioe vete` sometime ago, which is in my office, might stand before the court however, it would cover the situation but was defeated here after ,:r. Griffin: These houses are mine. This man objects to the Negroes '!%rtg'3i'".° build a six foot fenoe if that will ratify. This man bought the,10':out here e. months ago and now starts to make trouble. I am willing to settle it any way pass He said the disturbanoe was singing and loud talking. He said this morning be did' to run them out. LL Mr. Setlin: I bought that lot three and a half years ago and Mr. Griffin was ,livin' hie property. Why did he move out? And the colored houses were built -later after _..I bought the property. If I had known it was oolored property I would net have 'bougght..',: If he wants to rent his houses to Negroes why don't he live next to ,,then. Icanrt•sel my property and I can't live there myself. I understood the line was Avenue I. 1 knoW; refused to rent these houses to white people. Mr. Griffin: These places have been rented to oolored people three years and this na taught lately. Tyson lived there and was arrested for,selling booze and I had a colored family move in..; Mr. Hiehleyman: I think the Chairman should appoint a oomrnittee to look into this matter ;= Mr. efty: We miiht appoint a committee to confer with the property owners to see if we c .n't e tablish certain blocks for white people and not mix the rases. Mr. Hi`hleyman: i offer that ae a motion. Seconded by C. F. The Chairman anointed Councilmen Erfert, Brady and Filer as Mr. Hefty: Avenue I has been understood to be the color line Filer. Duly oarried. the committee. for years. BOILER INSPECTION PROPOSED) NEW BOILER ORDINANCE TO REPLACE THE ONE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY CIRCUIT COURT OF DADE COUNTY The clerk _ead a petition, a d:tressed to the oity council, without date, requesting that council pass an ordinanoe providing for the inspection of steam boilers and atationae engines, and for the licensing of engineers. The petition -as said to contain about 475 names. J. L. Billingsley: There are several who are interested in the boiler ordiik noe. About two years ago you passed an ordinance providing for inspection of boilers and examination and licensing of en_ineere. That ordinance worked very satisfactorily though it was evidently hastily drawn and some gentlemen objected to working under it and tested it and Judge Branning found it fell short of what the law required in that it did not require th inspector to keep a record of what his questions and the answers were and that they shoul meat regularly in some oertain place;' and it did not provide that a man possession certai qualifications should be granted a license, it being left disoretionary with the inspecto The council having pretended to cover these and it having worked satisfactorily, we have drafted an ordinance which we think covers the weak points in the former ordinanoe. The insurance companies insure mmny boilers in the city and they are inspected by their representatives and it Was pointed out that if this inspection -as made one week the inspector of the city would want to make an inspection the next weak and that is a hard- ship, so we provided that where a boiler is insured and inspected, that upon five days notice from theowner to the city inspector, he shall conduct his examination ap the time the insurance inspector does no and charge but one fee per year. It is important that the men operating these boilers and engines should be competent persons and this city should know it as we know that the man who practices law, a physician or a dentist. There is nothing more dangerous than a good boiler in the hands of an incompetent person and the on way to know a to examine him. Mr. Romfh: Don't the insurance companies pass on these boilers four times yearly? Mr. Billingsley: Not all boilers are insured. ar. Romfh: Wouldn't you make an exception where they are? .,r. B: It provides the examination shall be conducted by th ,jMr. Romfh: The insurance companies insure a boiler and gives '' they bet 10,000. against about a15o. it wont blow up and the Mr. B: The city's business is different. You have a building buildings, notwithstanding the insurance. The most important ;', and licensing of persons who operate these boilers. J. M. Carson: (Representing Miami Laundry Co., which tested out former ordinance) We don't propose to go into any legal argument before this council. We attempted that before the cir court. Personally it would prove all the better for me to let the council pass this ordinance because I think I can drive another horse and wagon through this one the same as the other, but I am here representing my client and feel that these matters, when left to the legislative discretion of council, should be argued out before you. This ordinance is just as arbitrary and just as unreasonable as the other one. It is a little more artfully drawn because it conceals a little more successfully the real objeot of the ordinance, but it is all there just the aame. They very carefully evade saying what a man shall be examined about,- it `simply must be a written examination. All the qualifications a man needs is a mind, one hand and the ability to write - he Can pass without his right arm and both legs - he don't have to be examined about a steam boiler. It says these three men shall inquire into his qualifications, then ask the questions, lay out the course and. do the eroding. They meet the first and third Monday of each month. It don't require that all applicants on the same night shall receive the same questlons..There is a great deal talk about this being necessary. I don't think so. I believe there was some little disturbance about the pf sent boiler inspector that is',the man who was inspector b for your other ordinance was taken into court). and o t.tho. same names a eared on,ty rdoall petition as appear on this petition. Yp boi er peoto t r our to nx t ra.H court decision) he would have: .,• .ieare� °t`, x, °: a=ary ZQr someone 5 'la know what lie does but I do ' , . ,, Na f �, s.� e r oity at the same time. the owner a guarantee,- that city' don't guarantee anything, inspector to look after your feature is the examination 8 uj.ar mesons ilaroh j.5, 1917; tiie plant was by itself a considerable number of hours. Tjere is a real joker i this ordinance "Section 19; that license shall::be issued under this ordinance, without examinat to all engineers who now hold licenses, eto etc." Also sections one and two. Now this ordinance - former ordinance- was tested because the Laundry Company had two engineers who were induced to leave and it was not the fault of the Laundry Company, and it was intimated that if the Company would employ certain drivers and okauffeurs the engineers w allowed to come baok. Mr. Davis thought he would run his own business and he happened to have the money to fight it out. It is an effort to foroe this through by intimidation a I don't believe you will stand for it. About the same number of names appear now as were recall and voted for Judge Billingsley at the last primary. There should be a provision exempting boilers insured for a certain sum both from inspection and the engineers. Every knows what this means. It is designed and drawn for the purpose of giving three men the right to say to those who operate any plant with steam bfailers, that unless certain people are employed all over the plant, they can not run their boilers and attempting to get the help them do so and they are atte-pting to validate every lioense under what Judge Billingsley concede was an unlawful ordinance,- just putting a little more sugar on a pill that Jude Brannings said was too bitter to swallow. Mr Davis could have gotten results much quicker at the expense of the oity and the next time such demands are made and his plant attempted to be closed down at the height of the winter season.• He has been hurt enough. I don't think council should pass an ordinance of this sort. The ordinance in its present form provides that these three men shall be appointed for one year,- I judge from erasures that the ordinance as originally drawn read " hold office from the blank day of blank, 1917, then for two years. There may have been some fear that the present mayor wou not ar.point satisfactory men and when their terms run out in about eight months, the other to run two years, but that has been changed to one year. I think these objections show th true meaning and intent. Mr. B:. Mr. Carson addresses hi:rself to matters entirely outside of the law and if heehoo to assume that everyone is crooked, then you can't do anpthing. If the bui ding inspector as crooked as Mr. Carson believes the men will be who are put on this board, what will bec your building restrictions,- the same with your police force. You can not prescribe what questions shall be asked and answered. Mr. Carson: You can if you want to. Mr. B: A man might study books for year's and not be a food engineer and the man who is a rood practical man should have an examination and it might be written for him. The mayor will not appoint crooks. Mr. Carson: There is no such examination in Jacksonville; in Tampa the plant superintenden is required to stand an examination A man who has boilers that insurance companies will insure for $10,000. is apt to use some care in selecting men to operate them. Mr. B: It may be that Jacksonville does not require inspeotion by the city nor provide for examination of engineers, but I know it is a fact that five years ago I came to the water works in Jacosonville, they had a boiler explosion and three men were dead and that is what we will have herewithout regulating these boilers and the people who operate them. In regard to renewal to the men who hold lioense at present, it seemed to be fair to those who had in good faith received an examination and license, that they should be protected b the city until the end of the time their license was granted. Mr. Romfh: Have you had ordinances from other. cities :ter. Cason? Mr. Cason: I have not looked into the natter at all. The former ordinance was a law when I was employed by the city and I never read it until it was before Judge Branning the other day. There is a< law of the state providing for such ordinanoee. Carson: It provides fcr one examiner instead of a board. Mr. Cason: It says that each city may have an examiner and as a matter of precaution to protect the people against one power the city put three men on the board, which I think would be entirely agreeable. I think this is the only town in the state that has such an ordinance. on, ld be n the ity es is me of r. essay: V o circulated that petition? Mr. Cason: I don't know Mr. Brady. The ordinance now presented was submitted to ma by Ju e Piliirgeiey and I made such changes as I thought would meet the objections raised by Judge Prenning. 3f course that is largely a matter of opinion. _°r. Romfh: I think it is upto this council to investigate what cities have ordinances a.r.0 whet they are. It costs money to go into' court. If thie is passed I am = atisfieca it will be attacked again, which means another $100. or sc. I think the city attorney should write other cities to see what they have. If no other citiee in Florida have such ordinances', they n.uat 'r.cw ' hat trouble it brings about. Mr. OGaon: There was are printed copy of a Philadelphia ordinance and I believe Judge Billingeley ' hoe the benefit cf that. :'r. Wharton: All of our ordinances are'for public benefit or for the good of the people one uniese we cast be shown that it is a public necessity I don't think it behoove the city council to place an ordinance on the books that does not appear to be to the best interest of the public at ;arse. I will say that I have heard of very few boilers eeploding, that ha.rrens very seldom, and I will say that I don't believe Judge Billingsley could blow up a boiler if he tried and don't believe the average boiler inspector could. You might burn one but to blow one up is another proposition. I don't know what the insurance rate is, bu you gall read the ea,,ersaand how often do you hear of a boiler explosion. I don't see why, le such a public necessity and lives and property of the people so much in jeopardy, that cr.ir.ancc :.as to be rushed through without proper thought and consideration and I will vot against it until I can be shown it is a public necessity. It is all right to investigate :_r.:i if it is good thing I art, for it, but want to know that before I vote on it. :r. Erady: 'Lr.Romfh and Mr. Wharton have covered the ground. I think it would be foolish f ceencil to ;ass an ordinance that we believe to be illegal, and wasting time. I will take the s n;e position Mr. Wharton has and vote against it. Moved by E. C. Romfh, seconded by F. H. Wharton that the oity attorney write the different cities in Florida to see if they have boiler ordinanoee and if 80 why; also see bow many boiler explosions they have had. Motion carried. Ii EXTFrrSION OF STREET CAR LINF OUT BI9CA NE DRIVE .:r. A. J. Cushman asked council if any action would be taken on the queetlon of pranging r,•,'I the order made last April to the Tra010.oA C �.n' to d One Mile of 'tr 4 PR :t ' o ti h BiscS e Dr s n,• .• • :x the y • is: • �i 4 4a'1�i+1F!".. �'�'i"k`3 n'{�:SaEd{ wwf' Aran .. t if it or A210 yY'414- n. HARBe IMPROVEMENTS FINAL ESTIMATE ON CONCRETE DOCK CONSTRUCTED BY HI `LYE1YER & OtRAINO "Miami, March 15, 1917. Mr. E. L. Brady, Commissioner of Parks and Docks, Miami, Fla. Dear Sir: - I enclose herewith a final estimate of the moneys due Hillyer & Sperring Cot Inc. under the terms of their contract with the city of Miami. You will note that the total cost of the dock itself amounts to $87,317.94 and the cost of misoellaneous works shown in the voucher amounts to $2,56131. The conorete dock is entirely oompleted with the exoeption of about $50. worth of work pointing up a few proous places in the bonarete nape. This work should be completed within the next few days. The contraotor has yet to eupply two rope 'wings fox the boat unloading device which will cost in the neighborhood of $20. These two items amounting in the aggregate to $70. are all that remain between the contractor and the couplete discharge of his obligations to the city of Miami. The following request I am transmitting from the contractor with my hearty endorsement. This request is in effect that you will pass the enclosed final voucher at the council matting to night with the understanding that the two obligations mentioned above will be discharged by the contractor as soon as it is possible to do so; that Ito insure the contractor's ood faith in the matter you will retain a small amount ( say two or three hundred dollars from the amount of the enclosed voucher until said obligations are discharged. It you will grant this request the contractor will be enabled at once to make use of the retained percentage which the city how holds. The contractor has suffered a loss of about $'6,000. on this work. He has accepted hie misfortunes with a very good graoe and has at all times during the progress ;of the work shown himself anxious to give good materials and honest work for value {received. Pe has rra:e every effort to co-operate with the best interests of the city at all imes and I hope that you and your.00lleagues will see fit to grant the request here pre- eanted. I shall be glad to consider with you in detail any items in the enclosed {ccucher which are not entirely clear to you. Respectfully submitted, Isham Randolph & Cp. Py S. W. Randolph, Res. Engineer." Mr. Brady: This is final,acceptance of the dock work and I really felt it would be pre- sumption on my part to approve this matter in full settlement, inasmuch as $10,496. is the b 1 ance, and in cr%3, r that council might be familiar with the approval of this and what the situation is, I would be relieved more or less'aif council will go down to the dock with me, say to -morrow, and accept the work. I don't mean to hold it up but will feel better if you will go over the work with me. This is final and I think council should lock over the 'dock and then after that I will approve the vouoher immediately. I would recommend, or request, that council go with me to morrow and look the dock over, in company with the mayo It wµs agreed that council, as a whole, would inspect the dock at 2 P.M., Friday March 16, ,1917, and the arrroval of the final estimate held over until Monday, March 19th, 1917. STREET LIGHT FOR THREE B CLUB BUENA VISTA ON WISCONSIN AVENUE "Buena Vista, March 12, 1917. Hon. F. H. Wharton, Councilman. Sir: By vote of t:,e Buena Vista.-Bieoayne-Badger Club Company at its annual meeting on the 9th inst. we were directed to make a request of the Miami city council as follows: That the Miami Flectrio Light & Power Co. be instructed to make connection rwith the ;six concrete lamp poste now on Wisconsin A venue by underground electric light wiring; that they axdu six lights to said posts of the same candle power as adjacent streets for Miami Street li_htir.g service. It beinc understood and agreed by us thet we will pay all exoess costs of the under- g round wiring as we agree upon over that of overhead wiring for this service. Buena Vista Biscayne Badger Club Co. By W. H. Bailey President, Frank F. Stearns, Secretary. Cr. Wharton: That street has never been edicated to the public. I just promisedthem I woul bring it up and see how council felt about it. The str.eet is built up with beautiful homes and they pay a great deal of taxes and are entitled to lights but I hesitate because the Avenue is not a public thoroughfare,- it. is dedicated to the property owners. ".'r. Ron;fh: Let them dedicate it to the public and we will put the lights down there. Mr. Wharton: We have ordered a great many lights on streets that are not dedioated. I woul i like to put these lights in. J'rr. Romfh: Suppose we shut the lights off the streets that are not dedicated until the people living on them at least make the dedication. Cason: The engineer has not finished the map showing all these streets. {{Mr. Wharton: There will be no defense to our suit and it will not be eatpensive, but if anyo does make a fight we can eliminate them altogether. !Moved by E. L. Brady, seconded by F. G. Erfert that the street oommitteeman be authorizes place the six lights on Wisconsin Avenue Re rgciuseted. Motion carried. :A •'4P, t1':' ,.'r .$p. Ceereaeaare olar meeting a'oh 1 15j' . HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED WAREHOUSE AUTHORITY TO tXECTTTE CONTRACT Mr. S. W. Randolph: I would like to find out one of three things about the warehouse proposition. It hae been dra e'ing a long time and we want to find out whether you want to build according to plans drawn, whether you want new plans or whether you want to•make • settlement for the work we have done on the warehouse and sever our relations on that part of the work. We are not urging any particular oouree but do want to know what you want to do. ageeedea Mr. Wharton: We want to build a warehouse.' Mr. Romfh: We have started with Mr. Randolph. and'male prrg+e�Ss;'tlae first time in seventeen years, and a couple of letters I saw, one fxdm Mobile" and and frOm Norfolk, and they are proceeding pretty muoh along the same lines. T don't,beli ev, we' will make a mistake in following hie ideas. I believe he made a personal investigatitt. Of obUrse ,I know nothing about a warehouse but think you will get the best resUlte ftti t Yptxr: moneyalong that line. I would go ahead and see if I couldn't build along thee,prngta, :d4.down. The bond el©ctioL will be on the 20th and if we advertise now we Can't' get=?13.t9:"a under three or four weeks. Mr. Randolph: I would like to say that I Dame from aaoltsonville the other day with the man who made the only bid on the last advertisement, which bid. We recommended be accepted as we thought it fair and think next time it will be higher, and if ybu Want to accept that bid he aill close at the same figure and sign up subject to., thepassage of the bonds. • Mr. R enfh: 0n a matter involving 45,000. it Betted to me we Should make an effort to get four or five bids at least.. Steel may go up and it may go doW , :I.dotilt feel like accepting one bid although I appreciate you looked into that. !Pe had the same thing on the bridges and le r.:ade quite a saving. It is hardly public policy to aooept one bid on the first advertisement. If we don't Let another bid next time we have wart least made two efforts. Mr. Brady: Why not have plans for have decided to build of steel. I not insisting on that. We own Mr. question about that. Would it be a conorete building also and get prices on both unless you don't approve of the matter going into anothere hands and am Randolph money for drawing up the plans, there is no a saving proposition to get up,plans of the same dimensions? Mr. Romfh: I see no objection to that. ;.:r. Brady: I ar:, not standing out for any particular thing, I have said all I intend to. I am not opposing council's wishes at all and whatever you decide. upon I will take hold of mad wokk with the engineer. My idea of it ia, and I have oonferred with men who handle freight, that it is a waste of money to put in steel doors closer than every 30 or 40 feet :,:r. Wharton: I a,t more interested in knowing that we are going to have enough flocr space tc take care of our freight. It is immaterial to me whether it is concrete or steel and I don't see how we can get sufficient floor space from the type of building that has been planned. There must be a pas age way down the center and also numerous paesagewaye across the.building and I don't see where we oan unload and accomodate as much as the Van will bring in. °' Mr. Randolph: You can't provide ideal facilities for handling both local and through traffic on one tier but you can accomodate both on a pier for water and rail batter than upon a pier designed water and local traffic alone. :.'r. Erfert:_I believe the local people who are paying for it should be accomodated first. M r. Randolph: We are providing for both to the best advantage with the money available. L r. Wharton -- Mr Hefty: If we are going to build as the engineer recomn.ends I think we should accept the bid received the other night. Per. Romfh: I feel that we tried for fifteen years and did nothing and should now follow Ithe engineer's advice. F'r. Brady: The plan was made altogether to accomodate through traffic and no thought whatever !was given for facilities for city freight. Look::at the cut which is being made for the trE.cks land to secure dirt to fill in behind the dock and if you can figure out how local people well be served yeti can do betterthan I can and I have handled about as much freight as the Randolph people during the past thirty years. In fact I have been at it for thirty three years 'and know v hat the public need. :Cr. Randolph: The local people were not overlooked entirely,- it is einply a matter upon wh :,_r. 2ra,y ...nd we can not agree. {r. Brady: A11, ri--ht, lets go ahead and do whatever oouncil thinks best. I have said all I intend to s y. Pon.fh : V'e nay be wrong- in starting with the engineer. Lets decide this now. Mr. Wharton: All right, lets accept the bid received subject to the bond issue. ':.'ovee by F C. Romfh aecorded by F. H. Wharton that .the action of council in rejecting the received be rescinded' Motion carried. ich bid Moved by E C. Romfh, seconded by F. H. Wharton that the engineer's plans for oonstruotion of 'tie warehouse be followed and the bid received for construotion of the warehouse be accepted subject to favorable conclusion of the bond issue. Motion oarried. TRANSFER OF FUIILS TO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY BOND FUND Councilman Romfh introduced the following resolution: Be it resolved by the city council of the pity of Miami, Florida: Section 1: That the sum of $1,000. be and the same is hereby authorized and dire .tad to be transferred from the Repair & Internal Improvement Fund to the Munioipal Ry, Rona Fund. Section 2: That the Repair & Internal Improvement Fund be reimbursed in the sum of „1,000. from any sum or sums hereaft r reoeived by the city for the use of the auntoipal Ry Bond Fund. Passed and adopted this 15th day of Marph,_1917. "'. r. Moore, City Clerk Approved P.A.Henderson, Caspar Hef 'tes City Council Moved by F.H.Wharton,sec. E.L.Brady that Mayor, resolution be adopted. 0n roll call all vOted AN CR DINANOE TO PREVENT THE BLOOKING OP SIDEWALKS WHILE BUILDING$ ARE UNDER OON3ThUtltION- The ohairman oalled up for thitd and final reading ORDINANCE NO. 22$ OIILUINAN #JO. 11S& Ait ok Inance . " • amend sectioh gg8' of ahapL8r 18 of ho Cods of the Cl}il of (and adopted July 7, 1010, which said' chapter 18 1'•elntes to streets and sidewalks, JJU3E IT ORDAINED BY THEhi MI, COfINC)IL OIr T11E CITY. OF M1A I, FLORIDA: 6$ oi'Cha Section 1, That S t Miami ter 18 of the Code of 0. y p Adopted July 7, 1010, fo' hapter re- b 1A3ga,tes to streets and sidewalks, be, and !"'the same Is, hereby amentled to toad i as follows: "No parson shall place any , trash,. lumber, wood, glass Qr other obstruc- {,ion In any public street, lane, alley - 1 Or way, or on any sidewalk; any er- son who Shall place any ubstruc ' ons as aforesaid In any street Jane, a ley or way. dr on any sidewalk, tailing to - remove settle Within six hours after i, being notified -by the,chief of police or - any poltdoman, or having refnoved the f said ubstruetlons, shall replace them or e etmilar o structimts, shall on cenVic- s tion be ned not exceeding one hun- - dred'doll is, or be tmpr1aoiled not ex- ceeding_ thirty days. Pfovided, that , any person or ,pere ns actually build- ing or'about to build or repair any butlding,,,Or construct or lrrepalr any j sower, or lino of water or gas pipin may ay col set and lay all such materials as may be necessary for audit building Y or repairs. In the street, lane or alley next adjoining to whore, such bullding or repaliring.g• s to be dono,apar in front of such banding, and all have the privilege of using onejifird of the width of the street adjoining to front of said building or repairs. But in no ? event• shall •dny person obstruct the sidewalk in front of or along the alto or place where such improvement' Is beingmade, or where sUoh building Is In process of repair -Or construct on, except ripen written,consent of the mayor of the City of Miami, and in no • event shall such obstruction of side- ' walk be permitted for a period ex- ceeding one' day:- •-AND PROVIDED FUItTHbdR� the owner or proprietor of r.such materials shall cause a lamp• or• lantern, with .spa -$�ood and sufficient' h light t ersap.."ii, 8-�ualt4'.vi1ri-hung r7r»-. place' i n a post or otherwise at each end of the pile of material 1 which may be lying in the street, lane or sidewalk, and obstructing the same, and to such manner as to clear* and plainly show the place and extedi oc- cupied by such material, The said lamp or lantern shall be lighted by the owner proprietor or his employees, at t or before dark in the evening, and 1 shall be kept burning until daylight. e When buildings or any part. thereof are erected or Increased in height to over one story In height above or along any street or sidewalk, the per- O son erecting or altering such building, shall erect and maintain an tmproVet substantial shed from the area line to t the sidewalk curb for the full front- age of the building. Such shed to have e. a clearance above the sidewalk of not v less than eight feet, and shall be open • at both ends and on the side next to the 'street. . nyonb violating the pro- 9 viliions of this section shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or Imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, r or oth.' Passed and adopted this 16th day of March, 147. B CASPAR HEFTY. t p-,,-- .resident City Council. I 13'V': i3 iISODAFI, -1 .:;, 'City Clerk. t Approved this loth day sr March, 1 1917. P. A. HENDERSON. Mayor, Miami, Fla, Moved by F. H. Wharton, seconded by F. G. Erfert that Ordinance No. 228 be given third and final rewiin,r and read in full. :,lotion carried. The ordinance was read in full. Mr. Erfert: Before vote is taken, I think that should apply to new permits issued and not to those who have been given a permit and are now constructing their building. Mr. RImfh: I think here is an absolute necessity,- it is not one half eo hard on those whc are building as upon the people. Moved by E. Cr( Romfh, seconded by E. L. Brady that Ordinance No. 228 be adopted. On roll call all voted yes, except Councilman Erfert who voted no. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS The street committeeman and city engineer reported that PERMANENT PAVING OF EIGHTH AND TENTH STREETS BETWEEN AVENUE D AND AVENUE E PERMANENT PAVING OF FOURTH STREET FROM BOULEVARD TO AVENUE E PERMANENT WING OF BOULEVARD FROM SECOND STREET TO F. E. O. SPUR TRACKS had been completed and the preliminary assessment rolls prepared. Moved by E. C. Romfh, seconded by F. G. Erfert that the city clerk advertise for complaints to be received upon the work and upon oonfirmation of the assessment rolls at regular meeting of council April 5, 1917. Motion carried. 0n motion duly made and carried council adjourned to meet at 7 30 P.M. Monday Marsh 19, 1917, Olty Oex'Bt ..