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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1917-10-08 MinutesW. WARNER FOR .ALbEOEE..IiiIA.d.ES''icy HIS FLOWERS AND SI�t STREET AND Aypttpr4 itl.piltil;-061. a communication from AttOnOict $0;010,,tigi.--,0f);it,.:*‘,L11,,r. J . Warner'.be- it1lcilred :4000.1.n.'.:hit hot houses .and grounds at the oorner 14th reetating from the heaVy-,raine and. aLao that the otty in EtiVe- had obstruoted some diti3fiei- ing to the Miani Rive 0•.s-Grexeling: Since writing that letter 1 have.owi that -..present oonnoil has beenover and eXamined, necessary for a committee to be appointed es your obitirMeats:',- yOu oan alIoiv Mr. Warner what you think is right under oircuznE Mr, Reirafh: Has he ever made complaint asking that it. be fixed.? - . • , ty t He as to the engineer. Mr. Romfh: Why wean, t it fixed? Mr. Hefty: Mr. Warner has been living over there ten yearitr.':::f,..;-;ha sewers; after the last baricane, everal years ago, he Went .to the trenches down 114-th Street to the river. Mr. Grazaling: When the street was built Lir. Warner complained end that he had. ordered. the drains kept open, but instead of that it Ave,e' engineers s instructions and closed. up Mr. Hefty: That would have made no difference if we had not had this He had foresight enough to go and spend $300. which when he ha. authority to open them the water was off in to .hours again Mr. Brady: We ought to go slow in allowing that alaias It is a pr00.e followed. all over town. Mr. Hefty: As I see it, I went over the situation, ha Call ad. my.*tteni',,,,, r.zaeLe T.,.:-.tation. c,•-t all the oity is at fault and. b-e I think if we could make a reasonesle core:.romise it -,Toule,I. behtpVe,,th see in a moment the city was at fault. Mr. Brady: It might seem so to you but I dor., t know exactly stick f.".eze. is nc Etc= SCIAIr Mr. Hefty: Under the circumstances. he had assurance from Mr„', in there. Itr. Brady: I don't bal.)eve i±the-ze had been a gutter 3 feet it water off before it kilte4 the roses. I am hot disputing the`dat be pail or le..mage s sustained, but if you go rough shod. on these, precedent for ev.1.- ryone to get on the city with some olatim.! Grailain„;: I 7,11ink 1:,5t only mmn i town with a greenhouae hours the water was brought down 13 inches. L. Brady: The city is not ..1.eeleneible for all the lby 1444 have been kicking about water . You are 10.1.king about the r years - you never saw any. Wait until we have a sterM,e1' Mr. Gramling: It is because of the street being' put there by Warner une.er instruotions"from the o.ty. Mr. Rordho I suggest you take It up vitlf-,�,thd we we understood at the time. Mr. Shutts I will write anything yowfolkb,�"44 of the ordinance. I dontt know what wde.'-` settled. It is immaterial, to - me to write back and say what you have said''.,., �T-Vy, I until the other matter Is adjusted.. extending the time provided the railroad'.4, . BE REPMMED of the muto;a6bills speed law court h6u"s,6, to lite home we of been =Mnihg at exoessi' ome The matter was discussed at judge having heaxd the evidence az4.1 request, Was denied. REQUEST OF MR. HAZELTINE THAT F= OF;',01. • ,,,Aliv;z7iiin. tR9Ptit- MAME TO PERMIVNON REsiogiOs::drp,_ • ,,,,,.4p69:,%r-,,.,: , „,, ., .: ,„ . .. ,,! . • , „, .„.,,,, r. 4gfileiManI.Want tobrinethiadrdinatoe,hp., L3onator }It ow-prevlidWfe'r•the sseorecy of the'•batig.t,fae-iliaie also written4-letter to Mr...Romfh,'.06w1444-C- •ver careful.it seems-td'be'aboit00400r0W,. . atriotiomoVeMent. The state has pasSed alaWrea stand th#11,SAGovernment allows all?itsa01.dier e.nd.- I feel_CUrA4S.who p.re wizsz ancLtak0-04i#Ott' - '---.1,._:,'-.. ,• ,,. , , — .,r, movedITAHighlellio, .', and fin444' i- 0140#P#A0#0 . mr.,Ro: -- ThisisiterelY4heiiiIS*6 -:of. part /A1Ct-:pat.cleaijOredime t444r berisve W r*bSolutely a welfare measure, ,,, •- , . . , . ..,-;• '' '.'''' • . :3:,. Mr : It is very plain that Senator'HUdso ••; eybn better than state law, whth,doas entirely for blzt in this ordinande it is absolutely doverediOf' - one could knovetheiballot Under his wou1dA*t:fer,0 nly uiemant own law here, if ten men vote the same way4Owit--: exactly hc you know how he Voted,,so this preserves the,:e4044y of the bal We hav had ordinances up here'night after night'azd.• We have had since Friday night to study thiaand 1 don' t think. position on this particular ordinance, whiCh'iSa: 4 Government service the privilege of voting: - viii,444 uld not be'r State and the great Government of the United,StataSZ: , • , , ;,•,•:.•,,••,i,p7Y,m1o4 , _ ....• . ..,..• ,t I g , , .,. , k . , _ . ,,, . , 4, . 1 : , ., , , Mr. L. R....Railey: Mr.Righleyman insists,it is:0,4044, --., nore pat. tio than I am. It ,maybein away, 1401W0i** very piiotio:--m, This iscity eleation'andthepfileidnteetthe * eleotitn of a charter board and the memberslt,f204derta ticket'' opposed to a change in the oity governMent.andit aK movement, some of them. Laying aside tbat, ::frome,1egal eteridpoi is absolutely illegal, not only in contralrentienof .the powers. charter, but even if you had authority to allOW.Ine4!4en.„' ordinance would not come within that,-The,Chartt. • ,A0 ' elections of the city shall come, or,be'conclUbta, . 4:4: laws, except that the atity council shall tiO:A148.61: -ers. Now with that in,the charter the,40'--- oounty commissioners, and the commissioner. the law passed by. the 1egislature...Ander-J:3#* state, who happens to be in the state"6.%Or on the day of the primary or general 010(itid. that election in the state and cast his bag of the state of Florida. .- •,,•• i „:•••,f,,, 4r. Filer: When they made that law was.there*0 r. Railey: Ye air, the war wau here ama"We,4 , . r. Highleyman' Don.t the Government allowthe0. ir. Railey: The state regulates voting—th:y. •vernment law. -The state of Florida pa.ss such :a 1awbut uthority given under its oharter.an -can!not go beyondtht, rdinance I want to dal' yOur attentiontot,.,,, n the, army shaIl,gold_their'paptaia 104.44n"** And-ohall.Present=this envelopa,sealed, t:: 44i4 , 4:-FP0.4.#0*1.:voter.anti qualifle4 to Vote. :T. it The outsid.eAbnvelope:is openened:'and the ffidavit *pti4litliboW*1% Ti'Oeopen al3.?6h,, 40:n;',;Salith2:b -go';').(046eaptain with hia- separates,.::..knows ': '"b.',,',,,kii ydlioh who oast that- bailot? .'I d.ozen..,., .„ „John Smitb. The ''.Urts-.-have held.•'.4 --4, ..) 4. ,s• - - • - • r • , „ . .„ . ,'"' , '' �r. Moved by L . T . Highleyman, seconded by E . C. ROmf h, - than It On roll call all voted yes. ADDITIONAL LEVY OF ONE CALL TAX AGAINST 1917 ROLLS FOR ,BOND .INT Mr. Romfh: We have sold $214,000. Improvement bonds, .Wh ;•ob 'e the buget was prepared; also Council reduced the figures-.,'?u�;t have to put on another mill for interest. In the long,•rUd, ,,"gene from interest of the liens. I have a resolution here.sWh tax assessor oan put on another -mill for bond interest:; Whereas, the City Cotuiool of the City of Miami, Florida day of September, 1917, provided for the levy 'of a tax" -;of, benefit of the interest fund, as provided for by s,eotion'.3 .: said seotion provides that the oity council shall,.;t levy such .additional taxes as may be necessary to ;pay?,;t e legally issued by said city from time to time; and'.;:._,.:.4:;::`;.`'.'-x?'r Whereas, since the levy of said tax the said. city. he41 ` in accordance with law, and it becomes the duty' -ot,.:: aid'> raise by taxation such amount as may be neoessary;.to.,:.paq':;rte bonds as aforesaid, and the City Council having; determined tax of one mill on the dollar to pay the inttrest on*:, 'Etid Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the City Coune'3.' 'I.# there shall be, and hereby is, levied en additional ', year 1917, for the benefit of the Interest Bond Fund..` The City Assessor of Taxes is hereby autho iced a d.d:; reac levy Capon the tax assessment rolls for the year ,I9i7: directed to oolleot for the benefit of the Interest,'Borid,y'ii against the taxes for the year 1917. Passed and adopted this gth. day., Approved this 101 day of ,,0etober, 1917. . . , . iilki!li:,14 4 ' ;'' ' ' .1 ''.' j'".;:i,,,-, =',4'r',1. '11..v.',;.:.;/,etlin: 4; ,,.=4,,,,,,i4i;•, ti'',1.4 -,g,:i.f", 14).-011. :''''''4i .1 ,,,e, , s , "a. .oircumste.iices ae well s 'YOUL*ge. •bhe'ss0".:•legally!':que.lified'.'voters‘„ altho,igh way from home, to : ILA these people,- twO-or three halkc4ritten,,,e*,;*0_44'40,?0,,,, asked .T110,:16,04Oie they left, before ..the ‘: charter.;board. propooiti thestate law provided. .that they':0614.4 vote, but as 1 tmdorst only to,,county.';' and. state eleotiona••ad not munioipa. elootion • Sen. Hudson: That- is right. _ Mr. Watson: I know ,thi s law mas,..,befoTiv..r,itki,C0t4 tb.oUght" afte r:INO had. passect it v'e had. prov.d.eci for any enierge we overlooked.., the munidipe3,,-'.encV:;-,but we were SX.XIQUS, the service :of, the 'CoUntryl-,'::4hit,;;,;.4, •!;; ',010,04vof the 1 passed: une.nimp,usly,-and.:if..:,•:..:'.10;::`'gtio there ‘2.4a2...A :..that whenever. ;anyl.Tr.:S ;.Government.,. nat ion 1.;eiyt ; that the . sent e e oan .osatit serio people !.-.60ote You men talk', about aaa;';Pa0 vot044.4Ohe •here and to ,of fez to;•prohibit dirtiest kind of politics . I don't • know-, hOW•-•these men will them and. don't oaxe, but I ask in the•name of rason, oomtion people who haveoffered their lives to thei*":optintrt`,W:,* will do that I don't believe you duty and not put it off. These aff idaViteqand ballota,mutb proper places and we have but little tizile,„:•ki-„... M. Highleyman: Mr. Railey speaks ebOut, the, af that they know the man and if the, affida,vit.an fraud., I don, t know what. would, if you ;.r Mr. Ftomfh: Can the se men under state-lai; Vot* Mr. Hudson: No, sir. Mr. Romfh: Then it would be dirty politios it I want to make myself plain. I have not had az o people who know so much about It had. presentPdzl it is a good. measure - why it was up here T Mr . Watson: Who prepared the ordinanoe? Mr. Ro nth : The olty attorney, at the re que st of night and asked to be rushed through. Mr. Watson: This is not Thursday night. Mr. Railey: It wasn't your fault Highleyman: That would. beinline 7/7:1;* • Mr? Hutson: As nearly as I could make it. If you 2 a11074.21g men who are outside the vote is 2 not. an' /5.r. 'HighleY,Man: Then if it is a lawfulPr07440 their lives..for the '.good. of: the' government, it should, give them an opportunity to • victe.ail4.0,*,,,-0,• movement' t o-::ehOw;, 't1194- we aPpre °late' thei0,;'1.0*'46.0,*.:- why. it •should'.'net go 'through exoept of in this town. They: say there. are two 't1,404(jA,1 th said. one one thing and: -eliey noTC,:anything not made right as ifunfortunat 0.g mighty "op Ouroityafrtorney.saya it'1,9•'#0,•4:4-of 4 eela„ eata,ta iat.na i):0* ' e8entd. form ;•:;ehall•.-..,havel,:the.•:OPpertunity:'•.to vote for that 1ate oT. .Tht oaxte -•.:,for; been. •er': " 'a:charter en5. e. patto.ar riitoan M e. ere ooiimit1ed. a .r,:""forM•-of gove .T2).thent. . Then, . the qisttoi is vhterl...O•u,'.are'r..:40 in. • "Ip o this oity an roppottu„nity to•. vote ornbt. No the sane lirne o1ijeots to thia, atggeate teknoWn„.011'.:•the;'f'• Men..00mMitted • eto .a change., '-ind ixid.ertoo1 to thtrt tateon•:::•*hs,cit" ,that aa defe•at.',-sthel:proposition tioket out o •the *ay, thee. to fight the.:.:•oOnittiss ion ..fOrm'Preiiiter.elt..s,:,Other'tiatea:to'fight„,:'that,:le-i.0:0;;',6ch In my .e•arly , days 1 litedaili;Tglahaieeee!,.andalJaokabnaille:::and.,-;:a .,:beggard: hact poittria1,—. we .had Negro 1egie1tue ax4 j4gee, and. eomeiglit genii, it was inexpedient tomanage the state.' unditirtheantebleIiltii:v.„COndtitUti,:s5*,.:•andi2.:. '..propoee..a-tioket which would. . make ..'ev!;y:-,tilembe;..,,Of.:10,4ei.•e;!SIA;Vilts"".,4";!,00., Whioh Would. enable the ''Negreeta,.te,,,.OUb4-:,,,ta'ao.OrietitutiOna;01,`a',,,T404e and2., /`'never , 'Would have thought, of that but,. fOrtb.e. r„ettnatoOfl!1'onteth - here'. to night.-Vhen the ',city charter :and :then go one better and ‘pilti sthe.- ntayor olerk ox tieT.pbartez boa Whioh was 'put up by the citizens for ,thptirpos.ei,.tt'',V*034iit$1it':. tion, The realtion is these boys am not have'failed. to oonvinoe me. There ie no''CallafOr rat1oa4in this . Filer: I am in favor of the ordinance becaUse.•OfathC:,1 from home about . If they were not in the army and 'illi.#14,1t,a*:i#4,4j., for it . Mr. Brady: It seems to be out of place, the wrangle we have had here. In the nine out of ten voters vote for their friends. Put this ol*tia,; board. in the. lu and you will see what sort of oharter you will have. If •it were business men, leavers and bankers in this city, who- undeistand the oituationof J. W. Watson and others, and get together and a3.vise with, each", formulating a charter, and not vote for some of ,as for board. who haire to whatever for the work. Lets not get up troable 1among ourselvea:a up this emit that have gone to pot because of politics. ,Getanine a charter, mail who know what we need. It does not make 'any 'iifferene appoint on the charter board, they mast be of the beet'material will be of some value.. When this charter is reedy to aubelit.A.e701.1a, , vote will then oountfor something; but how can you men in ,Taaan,a;'eaca.,*" proper man to get up a charter. I am free to oonfeas, if ma pia,itOaar wgiuld not know how to go about it. TS want braine to do that It , talent and men versed with the affairs of the city. I would film' to see such z board as Jule Atkinson and. Joha Watson. The council has lone aazo11 as it. oai present law, but you take men like Senator Hudson and a half dozen others,. 1et togethor and elf t clIt the 1:,rniciwz, so that we will have a, propoeitien that is buainess principles. That ordinance extending the .right to vote to the boys, move but does not get at the point we are after.'If we could get that board. .wi but we can't do it. 1 would sacrifice most anything / have to ' seethe'best nii form that charter . That is all I want, good oity government. ' Mr. Highleyman: This seems to have digressed to a talk on.oity manager. •Ueiia1.y matter is up to be sifted you try to get those with experience .,Mra ticket' was brought out after others - I don't know about, have had, experience and have studied the proposition, naturollYa,theywould..be capable of arriving at the solution of these problems, as someone'who ,,hWhad. no In board. sittings to study the problems, the advioe of the necepOr attorneys I lael, with all due justice to the men on the other ticket;., 'axn just-8.8a it as they are and feel it is as right for our tioket to be iliatfield aa the ome of our men have had wide experience with these problems, and have seen the w may be changed and would be as capable of meeting them as aboard. giels6- large . Mr. Moore says he can't see where the question, of. patriptieM and loyalt comes in. Bemuse a man enters the service of the government,:and. who . ie inter town in his way just as much as we are, it is not right tp:disfrino would be a compliment to them and show a feeling of ,patriotism tow here to fight for us. I do believe there is a question patriotiam, pure .and o , I .don't know whether there would be more of these men. Who .would. 'Y, of, them, and if they were going to vote against me I 'Would take t Mr. Railey: How is it this patriotic proposition was not,bro • Highleyman : So far as I am concerned, I have been away' an Mr. Railey: Were you the sole instigator of the ordinano.el Mr. H ghleyman: I may say so. I don't believe I, spoke,' to aOUE up purely as a matter of patriotism , • - Why was not the city manager propoSitiOn: It was brought out. long befoae,2thea0Fi* elected. Mr. Watson: Not within the last eighteen oz.tha lir. Railey: It has.been discussed here to '00 .4., . „ • • • , • , • ,M== ••• a MIMI. t A " • vi •1-6`"' "'"17' 4 I, .14 44,11 " a • . 1. 41,441i1; -eneejecitO ae;raiite taker. .1.0•;;'` to aome ereit tho oBgibi1itr of to.-46;4?„.pXePe.,red.,,,a.'neW frm 0rr,Or inane aereen-',-Ipe.'.-and,::as ner1y as 1 oou1. ro t1ie 4im the .adVice 1 have, givenoonply of policY.1::jitat Want =to' tbe law possibly 'ef the ordinanota :not: aqUaring;4.0, e(, , that. But there is one point the validity- et --,this without briefing upon that and only taken tb - that all eleotiona shall be oandupted: lass of the state-, and I take it is to be taken by itself to mean 'that'...ne'-eIeetien;:'is ,,be - state law, . then every ele etion- you haVe you can not o ome to the counoil.chaMlber , over the o ity ; How is it, • under these the next section provides thati:_alIreleelpieT.Of,fA#,,,. council shall, by ordinanoe,-..PrePrin,e;:the4ilanne hold a city 'election in adoordenee.;WAW'eta city election is to be held',":34),poeix!,,'0*.in voter can vote where heay be; St(At entitled to vote in whom I not 'file ,my vote are, not -there , beoause it li inspectors. Ao you are boUrd to lake.thete:.tWo:-;i0;e to provide tie manner of conducting can not absolutely take the state law and4o116Wf..:it,..,: here where state law has not put any 1imia.tionip its election plan so far as,pOssible--afteratate of the se ordinances . It Is true it perm,ite*arCi 'believe that is a matter within the provi40#9,02:',.0., courts are very averse to declaring klebtiOne;*e.:, probably will come, will be a contested. eleotiOn. opposition. The candidates without oppoaition Will not_ the primary rule of the carts is to deterniine",:,Whetheri court oan eliminate the illegal ballots anddeeliiri, this ordinance will be. that all of these votea canvassing board., and it is easy to put votes are invalid. all you wouldhave to do wou1d»'beo Df them and find exactly how they No ted. and-. and all who vote for Bowen on the other side.-W deolaxe the result, so when you come tqthtb it will not inva lidate the election,' but:, it,_,MaY.4. decided. For these reasons I think the ,.ordkriar0e4 Mr. Hudsor: You have 100 votes that axe connti), to know ks, how many voted. for Highley,ttia4? Thet Mr. Watson: What bearing has this ordiaariee.':,„o a charter board. In other words, what has the �h that will stay on the books for years, and 8, Mr. Halley: It has nothing to do with it.. Mr. Watson: I notice in most of the argument Mr. Moore said he opposed it because they:oe" legally entieled to vote why not let Mr. E. C. Stahl We have had. this t1u?eaed.ou Watson regret that polities hav been injecto at all. Why Highleymand ai4 Watson are anziou about these men or patriotism, but because Watson t";* ; . : '; • - ' • p iit ,r,„ it Xi •i L • ' 1, '0,0;., - t'S 41iS City Counoii, Gentlemen When the 0reosoWLIT004:13look- 1.2.407441$!,0ppi for the, :Maintenance of thewood' blcals:Paiiing ete g stibstituted,in their place under agreement o tle„;,614 paid the ,d4*'the sum of $506:,:for the.: release Co: at the end: of thsf,t e#0 f 44*i 11 date. of ' the. original .00ntraot. - 7 In the. suit of the Manley Stearns COnitr* court has practically nullified that Maintenane“ Construction Company we respectfully' request the pass the refunding of the $900.4 to the Manley StearnEC,OnStr OMan1er Se Ar• . , , tgl ',1;4,A,'.40P414.11g . Mr. Romfh: You' will remember the suit 'that:041e' about Street Car CoMpany to replace the wood lockwith btiok between .te: Stearns Co. thought they had $8,000 or 49,0004,caMingtotheM. supreme court and the city won' out,, sq they' are Uriderilb-OnkraO they ever did maintain it'. I boieve the'clty but not beyond that, or the life of the counoil .0404: Mae t as well to have the street department Maintainit, as2, 04.004 • Mr Myrray: Mr. Manley was supposed to Make" repadt4,:Wec Moved. by E. • . - C . Romfh, seconded by E . L. Brady that the '9500-i:, LAWRENCE DRENE 12th to 20th; TWELFTH sTAEg ELEVENTH STREET FROM G TO R R; THIPTXPO4 District 21 Declaring the to engineer to Authorizing the clerk Oct. 18, 1917 • Moved by C . F. Filer, seconded by L. T . HighloymW Oh roll osal e.11 voted yes. District 22 • Author izina the clerk to aclver. Odt.. 18, 1917. Moved 1pfi#OP. Filer, 00090 - - 4.to ' vote4,7 • " .1"1,1,14ti- 4 • erk" rea'`a e't*io>`:;>re; at SeVeria poinbe..,throu' Of' paaserigereir we,itingf"''thb: rtet re Moved by C. F:., Filer, aeoonded. Park COmrriiseioner with power to ao meeting). BALLOTS FOR GENERAL ELECTION AND CI tTER ClerkW B Moore :. Senator, should ..:°tk e. b Sen. Hudson: No,sir, it is simply eighteen names should be printed a1phabe Hon. City Council, W. B.' Moore', City Clerk;. Gentlemen: . We the undersigned qualif .9d vva'e petition your honorable body' to'^'p].acce on`,th� members of the ohexter .board to be Voted„,-0ri' The names we request to be Placed on the;'.' E. C. Stahl, F. A. Srmstrong, J.',B._Ha;rn . F . H. Wharton. (This petition signed by the followinrigj =: f ft C. Chalmers, Frank Smith, Theo. WeiohuO.Y L. L. Silcox, Paty Christiansen, R.';Sr :psbp. G. F. Sinclair, A. B. Chapman, J. P.:.ME11 Joh Scott, R. J. Mothers, H. E. CondOf,,;'•I; J. N. -Davis, H. B. Purvis, Walter L. Goodso !t. i3. Elliott, M. Shoff, B. E. Tomberlin Mr. Moore: All the names have been taken ofi lion. City Council, W. B. Moore, City Colerk. Gentlemen: , We the undersigned quelified':o petition your honorable body to place embers of the charter board to -be votad.'`i The names we request to be p14oed ;on John W. Wa.toon,. L. T. Higbley , i.:E M. B. Ekey, J. C. Hiokaon,.:J,•;`T+ Bi .o)CmO (This petition, signed,,.,��iyj,:.=.�';��. ,g=��v�• ,,:�,�y C. F. Fapon, J. A. $+ r Frazure Curt Wunder Edgar pe era, t'a' t`C1I tti gaiide oofa ��( W. H. H Mo � 1.:i�.11 �iI:���:•i, .: P��A.i�...,�����: �• ..ern.: Rgt4i1 Vie:oan't do anything al:..oU to .;e1 rtinate' his . nan a '. Moore: That will make 19 names. sr isms x en. Hudson: I -don't see how . he . can. Moved by E.:.C..;-Romfh:, seoo2.4ed by L;;;.';fli'7 -accordance With the petitions filed here,,,,-e1 eXoep't that of F F. A. Armstorng. Motion or iE XTENSION'- OF' Ti#E ROttLEVAR H O T FOtQ .xs''SfiFtT-o:MR1t Mr . Murray: Mr. Hoffpauir, is working 'i 'bee plane, ::,it `. aar ,I3ou1evarCi should enoroaoh on the oity' ,dook.,prope'rty more; ', the int ention to include the work in another:improvement:: Mr? Brady: You certainly want to keep off the look prop'e t'. great deal of money.and we can't afford to let is be'"es to the prkvate property. FIRE DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE UNIF©BRMSllow•' he clerk read the following: n;M; on. City Council, Miami, Fla. entlemen : As this is the month when new uniforms ared:'t „mployees of the city as are compelled to wear them,',I' ear at least the city council to make a special ,ap�+op� Contrary to the custom of nearly all o hies me.i,rita.ni° Iiami have always bought their own uniforms, .xd e<.re'`: 4'`•:0 orce who are compelled to do so; and they are 'no,axly; tl a .; iving and mounting; every day, and the salaries 'noh$:x'_"-+ hi ardship to compel firemen to buy their own uniYorme,.�' . ;Ina lear to raise the pay, I believe it no more than j-uet,,;: Yours very respectfully, . Mr. Highleyman: I think it only fair they shoals.. be ft *hi why we should make a distinction. They are as impo�*axit' as?: for one uniform each year. Moved by E . T . Highleyman, seconded by E . C . Romfh, .that;;:, purohase one set of uniforms for the f ire aen. Motion: .aarr, POLICE DIARTMENT PURCHASE OF WINTER UNIFORtXS Moved by C. F. Filer, seconded by L. T.. Highleyn purohase the police uniforms. Motion carried. WEEDS AND GRASS REQUEST OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LOTS clerk read a letter from the Chamber of OpOwir hat the oity force the owners of•vaoart 1Qt ,t- he • city clean up .thewweeds and grans ;prig, it . Murray: We will get started . s ith t,.,..,.. tiy:: LI S- SIDEWALKS REQUEST 0F"73..' !ti Q'�". ,<;,,�„� DLOON' 1 DAIiDWIN ADDITION ? '.'t,+',^,L'y:'-;l;:.f.-: :f;r".°,h'}".t:; s+� :,jl: "fit": •tl" 'vtn •`•;�r:r F7~�•1{ii:'Yr�:,`,r:'Y;�Kiris";,^�i:�5i'j'" :••witYi'`...z`Mr 1cr:R r itV .i'7' r i ne ,iC X S. _ r Whether ho,-ever'had.. e:ry,°>olai ^ tlmx'; ri '' z; ; ie'• : a.tea he` attorney who is here states the testimony will -short,:; who is now a deputy sheriff, and he ols.irhs `he: we,is;:`en witnesses. I am entirely in the air as to '.the •meri,t:e lost hie rights by failing to ,give notice:;; donation, that will satisfy him. He is"askiixg:.'pr ].' a. better settlement than that. I understantl, tie'.:a, ioi be glad. to get it. four Atty. months he Was on c ruillsr c he s st f ro�ri' his expenses of $107. Mr. Romfh: The only way oouno it otin``1,00k take care of himself, is a publio ohar'ge": and. tiv rr, whether he has anything or.*' not:,',; �;`' ;. ��• i •.fn2w Mr. Hefty: � know the .manquite well:. �i�e`.. ost considerable time. He aslaid,oe t Mr. Payne: $67. of the amount is for dooto:r.r Mr. Romfh: It is a question of whether this' Moved. by E. C . Romfh, seconded by L. T. . ih,;' Hig. eye }�,F Motion carried. ;,,•, NEW CITY HOSPITAL PROVISIONS FOR OPERATING: TWO BATH ROOMS. Mr. Hiohleyman: I would like authority,'to dorvex into an operating room, as we oan nat .build=tithe one sick room into two private bath iroome:;f Moved by E. 0 .Romfh, seconded by E. L. prea;y :th> committeeman with power to act. Motion oat`�ced.;' ESTIMATES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER : STRN T . B. MoGahey, for team hire, oonstx,rat:iz�n.'.. Freedlund Const & Supply Co. J. R. Little, sewers, F. G, Proudfoot, streets, Seminole Construotion and Supply Co. Guyton and Moore, oil, Bowers Sou. Dredging Co. fender. pain;,.`+:fit 7. H. Molntyre, supervision, driging:fie .er, Moved by L. T. Highleyman, seconded t7 n ; Motion . oarr ied BID FOR PRINTING YHE CITY LICENSE: he clerk stated that but one bid wa.e;;x'e+ opie s of the license tax ordineno.e,"•tile; n motion duly merle and cearried, thti:`flrga r. -, 7� ,tip v+. •r.•r� 1'tf?4 quest ;)k' '0' fEPORT 'O ' *THE:: fOARD OP i EALTfi. FOR•EEPTEM R iThe ol.e*k xee.d itbe report .of the, h aLth o `fic,,, x and the "zebu t of:. the • eiier4 natiibn of the -i i1 steve.be to ri-or:G.the eradioetiotrot-inoggbtito. y A;ctioit •al.reedrtaken on the two ;act items':: T. On motion duly made and carried, oou oil adjourned to R.,