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CAlln MEETING OP COUNOIL WErNEBDAY APRIL llth, 1917, CALLER TO ORDER BY ORA/RMAN BE ,
3 30 P.M. ,oliigt
Members present: C. Hefty, r4 R. Wharton, L. T. Highleyman, F. G. Erfert, E. L. Brady
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The olsrk read the request for the oall and the oall of the mayor, as follows:
Fia. April 11, ,.917
Hon. P. A. Y.andaron,
:ear 7ir:-
You are hereby ra:lested to call a srecial meetin: of the
alty council, tc hall in the council ha::.ber at '530
Arril 11, 1917, fur te 7ur-_se of .:onaiderinr. th3 -2aestion of rarke,
rark sites and other matters to be presented c.:ncernin7 tne acquisition
of Iroperty in 7.-,iAcayne
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2. Irr2art,
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7. Th.rton,
T. riler,
In r»3'Cfl8 t. t re-Qin: re,aa3t, yuu -ra hereby
notifies tat a s:eaial of th2 council ot held at 3 30 F.:
to-da., in te cf up and
:-arks anl :Lark sites, Gstt in tl-,C r,;ue,at fir the
:t is 1...prtant t'n.t «uat:end the ILeetin.
Rec.eive:. a ac:y uf tha fure:oin::
I, ". J. 711ti,an, chief cf police, urtify that
1 ry 1.;ofy t1.1.3 7.ctice on the rl.e:f::ers of itv ccunail whoa,: nr.smes
hereon.
M.ief Police.
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ma:le and carried, the oallil was ordered spread upon the minites.
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-titled testing April 11, 1917
"r' PARKS FIFTEENTH STREET RIVERRIE
Mr. Brady: I want 1-ring up some park matters that will have to be settled tefcxe `Le
.1: nd of this month. I wont be here it next meeting. We own a park site in Riverside on
15th street, composed of 17 lots, and throe lots of the blook were not purohasedi t)ere
are houses on these lots and the parties who own them went to close the matter 2S,t.e
oity expects to get these lots and as Mr. Romfh told the agent sometime agO.nOt;gip+ ,11
them for if he did the oity could oondemn them, and unless they are purbhaes.6'th R ok
will be ruined for park purposes. I have looked the ground, over end it 1.e, ,ales '1
that the city own the three lots. They faoe 15th Street�jmust east of'Avenue
Brossier, the • ant, has to close the matter up by the 29th inst.
:Jr. Hefty: This has been up a number of ti:.7A but we have been unable to ge `. ' r ' 'er on
the price.
Mr. Brossier; That was one reason, but the main reason was you didn't have the money. The
rice ie 11,000. per lot. The houses will be moved off. As to the value of the property,
two years ago I sold lots across the street for $1250. to Mr. W. S. Witham. Thitioie,ehe
proposition I offered you two years ago at 01?000. per lot. The first proposit40, ,► moan
Wa didn't h.vee any ideas, of .selling but 17 lots beoease of a mortgage on the tin.*e :14
Romfh semi the- oity would have the three if you bad to oondemn and I told him tie .; ;'' 'ld
not be necessary but we would make separate contract for the three at 500. each.'
was no money to h..ve bean paid by the city exoept on or before two years Woe took; e
up in September and :'rs. Briokell had title to the block and she agreed to take tl oity's
paper, but it rocked along and the city notified :ors. Briokell she would have to p`ye•
Miami Avenue end ehae erotcestert end when I went to her she would not take the city Ptper
end to close the deal for the 17 lots, the owner had to sacrifice $1500. by sellSng the
kaper given by the city. The property is now assessed et $700. per lot but wee aese eted at
v100sit the time of the sale of the 17. I offered the three lots to Mr. Relstm fQ"" `'
a1E00. es.oh, which included the houses, or $1,000. each and, we would move the hatless, or
the difference between whet it.woulci post to move the houses, or the lots for 4950.. and th4i�
oity move the houses. I now me,ke a atraa.i-ht proposition of y 1, 000. and the eeeee reVie owner o
the houses off within 6C says efter they get the money.
:moved by L. T. Hi•-hley:aan, se onded by F. L. Brady thm.t the city purchase the three lots
for 1,000. each, the oensr to cove the houses et his own expanse. :.motion .cried.
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PARKS COLOR=?', TOW'e
Brady: The block '.'r: Waddell offered the city was eppreieed by :'r. Thos. Davenport,
:.'.r. A. H. Adams and "r. e 3rosaier, at k6,000. but Col. Waddell se ys he wont take
:6, 000. but will take 7,000. ..r..i eey the taxed ens aa.sessameents, or :65,002. and the city
essume these eherees. Ha agreed with Mr. Romfh and myee1f to take a prioe to be fixed
by: rbitration but hes just now told me ha would not take less than ;7,000. as I have
explained.
The matter ef.eurchaainx the block in colored town offered to council by J. I. Wilson
for D. A. Dorsey, wee aiscuseed, the price ';7500. it baring; ..bout 100 ft. longer end
:50 feet wider then tea ea•1dell block. : essrs. Wherton :and Hiehley an stated they
'Mould prefer the loree block et 17500. r;.ther than the W.ad.iell block at 7,000. Mr. Wh..rtc i
elso stetad that a. petition is being cireuletel in Colored Town requesting the city to
pnrchese a park site in the Jape's Addition about 300 X 600 at ';10,000. and 17,r. Davis
;of thy: Highland e rk Inp. Assn. said it w:as a. loud prof oaition.
QIT'i E'ULOYEES E".LI2TI7 IN CC77E ' '::.'' '3E7rICE TO BE RFT'JR!TEr TO THEIR POSITIONS AFTE7
T$rIP BISCHAR;E F70M '' .EFE-rICE.
:cvei by L. T. 'iihley:Lan, seeond.ed by F. H. Wh..rton, that this council go on record
eeeet where any city employee ie..vs the service of the city of :tii;cai to enlist with the
7overn:.,ent, that Chair positions will be open for them on their return and th&t all
'substitutes to fill their places ere employed with the understanding, that on the return
of the regular ee loyeee, the subatituteawill have to give way. Motion carried.
The matter of ; urchasin_ fire arms wa,a discus:aa3, but no action taken.
Flfl . Ai"".. POLI F ~riART':E`-TS
er. Hefty: I b1i_ve the firemen and policemen should have arms and also that both depart ,I
.:gents should be inc.:eased. The Water and Electric Light Company are taking. extra preoeutior
.whic:, they should :io of Bourse.
'r. Fi hley:.an: I think the sag'estior. e good ono, although it involves greet expense.
I think we c..n buy tr.e ,'uns. I think we should increase the polies force, es-eoia.11y
w� night. I beliave AS should aid five or six man to the force and buy guns. Our men have
only a:.!a..11 reeolvers and by increasin- the force and purchasing modern rifles, e think we
save shown proper arrraciation, and later on we may :add more men if needed.
:r. Brady. Tha ..rnrin: of citizens hes proven er boomerang. I think it woid be useless
axeenditure of money to arm civilians for proteoting against invading foeeea. Possibly the
olice force should be increased.
: ente,: i by L. T. H:i -hkeyeen, seconded by E. L. Brady that the polioe d.epertment be increase
. ix seen for ni-ht duty. I.'otion oarried.
Tha ':. yor std.te i tha;.t some ir."resew hed elre..iy been ...e "e and plainclothes men employed l
all winter and t':..t it was intention to keep them on for the present; that eeverel robt.erie
had b sn re c,rte._ in the residential section and a plainclothes main h.ad been essignei to
6 endeavorin- to break them up; also th.5.t in order to retain good men on the
freer, efter conferring with the police comp iaaioner, some .e..ijustrrrents in eeleries had been
tre:a, suicL ea h l previously reported to council.
:s .hers vas no money evailavle to inorease the pay rolls nor to loay the
.rk mnd th..t ,account numerous expenditures authorized by council and not provided for
in the budett, t1-e city is now fading a deficit of approximately 50,000.
'2'0 ,potion taai.en on the auditor's statement.
Called mettin April I1, lei'
BISCAYNE BAY EFFORT SECURE DEED TO ONE HUNDRED ACRES IN THE BAY FOR THE WRPOSE
OF CREATING AN ISLAND BY BULKHEADING AND "FILLING IN AND AT THE BARE
TIME CREATING A TACHT BA SIN.
Ur. E. B. Douglas stated that the Chamber of Ovmmeroe Legal Buiaau.had prepared a
resolution which he asked be passed and that Mr. A. J. Rose would explain its intent.
Mr. A. J. Rose: A number of gentlemen, including 'Zr., Romfh, have launched a movem6nt
for the purpose of deepening Biscayne Bay in a great many parts between Collins Bridge
and the Causeway, and the city needs and wants a park out there. The figures show,
from the engineers' estimates, that a park of at least 100 acres could be created
near the town and north of the Causeway. The deepening of.the Bay would oreate a number
of islands. Under present lad, the title to such land would be vested in the I I Board
and, it is besieved the city could go out there and help deepen the Bay and aid
com-:.erce and create islands at great profit to the city if we oan get title. A
committee has been appoints:l to draw up an Act to present to the legislature to divest
the state cf any title to the islands so oreated and vest it in the city. A committee has
also bean aprointei to eo to Tallahassee and wants the suleort of this oounoil. The whole
purpose is to vest in the city the title to any islands that may be created in the bay,
by the ependiture of money by the city and we`want to present this resolution of the
city council when the Act is presented to the legislature.
eft. Hi.ehleynan: I was on the corn ittee about these islands and it was th ,usht well to
put the islands on the north -side of the Causeway but dred:e the stuff from the south
side as it would be to better advantage to have the yachts at anchor south of the
Causeway to prevent the yachts continually havine to pass the draw in the Causervay to
get to a.n.1 from deep ,water basins on the northside of the Ceuseway.
:r. Wharton: I went to introduce this resolution and will ask the clerk to read it
ITc7OLUTION LL53
nr IT FF'OLV=L 5Y T'r `I71' ^O�:;CIL v" T;l': CITY 0^ '.uIrl;,:I FLOF.I:A
It is the opinion of this body that steps should be taken to secure deeps
w.,ter ,.n1 ,.otter facilities for commerce and navigation in that portion of Biscayne y
lyiri_ between the C useway .and the Collins ??ridge.
C. The president cf the council is hereby authorized to ay -point such comnitt s
�$ :.my be necessary to devise plans for securing deeper water end better facilities or
.,,,......tree and navigation.
3. 9a`ii committees shall also take such steps as may be necessary to procure
from the ''nited States en, the '-:tote cf Florida, the necessary permits for deepening water
end sa2urir.e better fgcilitises for ce:r,::.eroe and navigation within the territory
aforesaid, an1 sell coe-itteee ,ire directed to also take the necessary steps to secu b
for the city of :ia:.:t:i, the title to .such spoil banks and islands as may be created b the
o: ereticne above r.tir.tionea.
Cae;-ar ?-lefty
President City Council
Attest
T.
City :Jerk.
':cva.i by L. T. L hleyrr.ar., seconded by F. L.
-ee lel, cell ..11 voted yes.
r. ..cfty: I will a: -pint tht 0o... ittee within the next few days.
:r, 'r.i hley^an: ".s ire seriously in need of _arba.:e cans and I would like for the
city auiitcr to ..aeure prices on 3,O00. cans
J ..: tier. elly ea,: and cerrie •, the auditor was instructed to secure prices on
7COC z,ar see cans.
Attest'
City Clerk.
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President City Counoil