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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1917-12-20 Minutes1.• ' • 110r• ide •`. • ' Ae,, per letter' attached:hereto, yu will •:recomnierfed to me for appOintment.,its .oitYoffi Co conneation with Section: 131,, Chapter '0 of the '0)4t(Cp Offitler: shall be appointed, by, the maYor, upon re00,Via.,:' am:if:Jr:tad' by the ':Counoile I beg to iirrbrm: onori appointed Dr,, Edgar Peters Health Officier for2the?. , — He ep—e"e' lion. J L Watson, Mayor, City of Miami, Florida.. Dear Sir: - At a regular meeting of the City Board. of Hee, Dr, Edgar Peters was recommenled for reappointment as 131. Respectfully submitted, Janos Kt Jackson, Presic Ekey: I would. like an expression from oounoil on this before we Blackmon: / would like to ask what the duties of this man Mr. Ekey: Mr. Highleyman was on the Board two years and. can give ua Mr. Erfert: Yes, he has had. experienoe in that line. n Mr. lif€41eyman: Mr. Ekey worked for the department. He is the eocu, and. is supposed. to look after all details of the departmenCi see that the garbage is properly taken care of and. hauled ttt-t over the Food and. Meat Inspec or and is supposed to lays out and work under him just as your department, the chief £8 autziO. and in the Police Depaetment M, Dillon. Blackmon: Is he connected with aw business outside eV' Highkeyman: He is a practicing physician. Mr . Blackmon: How much of his timo t h supcosed, to give to the o Mr. Highlayman: Enough time that the department will b wan. Blackmon: The seems to be considerable confusion,a, praoticing physician hare I don't sae how he oan zip thesa things,- sometimes a physician is an a a4sp 24 „ivhis anola time to t:la oity ar'.1 not hav4any o hr bus2.nui. don't know how much tin is required but it *sema, 0 aiould city /cc. the ha 3. , . D. 1s4'dac.alt and Mr. Ekey, oame to ae taled tha aver :very thOrc0 with the ispartments that were,s, 4ustly interfere with lt2* 11140VO'W usoessary it is at this stage of the gaine1 avun suoh requtrementa at -an aviation school i# b01.4 ,,that °Moe, without exps*ii" ',11kaait1 ho hal ta1%00. lot P70 thought ,Dr. Paters, with his experience, wou4 be a be te tiwpeoplethalymny m Dr. 0#r4,wP himeelf, and. Dr., , 'OP. a, •,, .:3111 03, r4.1 "1.11',F:•74111"ftV a • • . 0)0P••. /f/•,":',""•.4.'"!•'.0:••0 •' • otionab1e. Dr. 00 Ai WV014tV,fire him out of .offloe 1 departrncnt btit waa ro1r to d.o anythinJ14001.11 .41k two 0.00(petere)properwaa the '”„„ ,cttd. not think it WQU4 be properi'isto oppoae Mr. Ekey. 1 6*CtOpersonal:t° 4er00ne3. niattara. if: ErighVBr0thire(. exp].aine, to nie that the trotb1e with 14i notoome i in butter fat but they were trying tobring it the Board. of liealth thir]k Dr. Peters the proper man to have in 004.y:2 .;:r.00,11Y;.L1',d0x01: feel 1 have any right to pppoae them; and: r'1100 'ateted;H- •• , ...„ er of �itizene. 4,4**1W3 Mr? Braty: You are right. 1 P. atnperely doubt if he ia the kind. of a man who ought to be in deal; Mora,r'diPleiliaot'then'•.ini•Otherlinesief;bitaineisis.--.;',: much• provoked. -at S 30::".1]) f0,ii;;W•ithe ;inaPed to,r0, wal lg when they time .before. and 1-.-.Was,',teld,.:;thathadrhio1104:Ve.;-:,ritiOe'r-:•,'Of,'!!• niiiiitahoUld.:be run.,in'that men', 81104'be on etme. SPesking, for the good. of ;.thecittr.irratipaativeof the man, is 1 too,..pereOnAil„if a. Mat 01,..,eeesotty*,:..abot ';.the,:dePitri*Oint:-;an iiintiediately''takes it ,•,‘ aa al', persona]. tett et 3::?;and. 1, 'den t•:-•think 1 ob tined under.-60h „cionditiOngi'.--„....1t.-Jiii,6t be: believe any is ,po'.b.kit that another oaxi not be found. The d.iatriota and,•1 the:Va.:0ns ,haVe.„0ertain',.dietriitte.to'•'S.00,::•and :• health Oftieer.la oonoerned, if there was no aii!h office the d under the system, I Make:. these ..Statementat'vent, believe it: will be better, fors oity if another man is put with the-two'docierat on the Beard..'HoWeier,I'liWi4iiVote asMr . Ekey; 1 Oall vouoh f1or all' Mr..- Highleymandoes. no t know * make it a vote right novt... Mr Erfer t: You are the e ad. of ,,the depaxtinont, you that is •not the right kind, of 4., Ssin.,:.t14ere:' was, a house nett to me he hacl Oharge.,"oaM it was a. nutaanoe. 'he lt. looked over the bailee and. T: broughts.it".in oounoil and. it Wrote, me a very insulting letter .and„',SSWIlw. to de with it, and. I put it -down not the me.n e a more, polished Man as he muat.Pleadetheientirsi,:)..0 everybody. If he is objectionable let:.;:rir,t1:,a4no., . Ekey; I, think we canget another teit*, 3oukoil, as / , think your judgment better thaxi that "of mine. Moved by M. B. Ekey, seconded by L. T. Highleyman, that the a Health 0ffioer be rejected. On rell:leall-c„all votes yea. I Mr? Brady•: You unierstand.- fully, Mr*.YEkei,,-,,tha.t in reapeat to the wish of any meniber. of 0'0011, as Mr. againat you - it is iargelvtip to 4o#,..:.it,x•:pod doting right as we know how • , Mr. Ekey: / want to bring the coundi1.4.14::the Board together; make the decision. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To the City Council, Gentlemen: Attaohed hereto, Federal F. ood. Administrator, which Will i1p1a.ja your attention to the faot that Ikitye November 19 last I sent to your b.004 be passed creating the position o inapeotor;;!,0 people of Miami could have Estee 'Felier:HL e thet suoh an ordinance RespeotfullY4J*ii'' Hon,: J. W. _Wat 89;4-, De °•• e ,r w,4 ickson•:'':' >S'�1 Ul' '�'•alsr� :�e,`; 1�lii':.1rlBti'��u They;` -are ;oOnxp1a`iriiri Brady°:'':Th'e,.'matter n favor.'of :'it::.ve,ry- hearth 'bait, ;1::,am'``;'o th in. he ";merchants Watson'::::'It ie'';a ter `in wh'i9 eevoerx ook'atter-lioenae, wo gh e:mDe; •`t ;• e',, • :`�hr�.,�'ir die :same. t line': see• whe,ther,'• ore` 'not°<a'=:ne':hait<'>g=''? • ; �� .. •.; -, x• •: f:,;.•' -; r,1 t..�' oved. 'b J'.' C i'iokson ,ceoa�i 'ed. b ' J •T . B a' king ceating,the- offioe ;of• irispeuto .,'Erfert: 'I dons.t assistant.. r • L . T. .HiPhri �" le' aila c.,,y,+'• - ,� ;',, `r;`,' 7r;,,.;: ',L'^'`:x. ,+,,, +"i - ' t - 'i7i', •'' `iJ..: i>wi,:>:r= .✓iby'�;4,1}; a�iti�1,6,:�t�:y u..{"41 iamia Florida: F a. °^�t,' 3>� �:,:..,,;����;<r,�:,;y;sc;:',.••';i�:, �,. ear Sir: - In reference to''our-c_ onver:sat,icin''over;; t e t epho i i =whiff ett.lement •of the Diann , held, by laim held by the firm 'of 'Rini.son,' Wolfe°:and;Cason, ifar-'a s :s be an not accept this offer because, of the ;fact` hen the fee' which the .0'ity agreed' to_:'.p°ay::_'ard. beca se ' of roper to ortitioiae our action in ell i' nating'•"th`e`,'olaue ',`".2 iogeth r } rom the declaration in .the' .e jeotment>'euit The clause "to ethte With'all''r;i eolaration until Judge Branning had.:•instructed':'iaounse� f the state of Florida' had already. d.eo ided,the .,:owxner`r hip of ; `;x p is a lorida East Coast Hallway' Company, and that":he''wa ':going;;to;;;inetruot' laintiff, leaving the question of riparian";ri-hte: und.eo dead;; rl;`,.the;•v The finding of JudgeBranning,,:well`' as th'e;.„dectaton :Q ;:r: tate of Florida, has held that the .righr'ian',,right.e': i''` front::o,'f t ,a eserved by the original dedioetore` of my question that remained undispoeed of,,was„ the':'ef£eot: o he -City of Miami, having recovered to' the waters:edtge'', woui"d';;, iave'.s'to; In our action, therefore,: we have° the• op'iz ion:': of::;:the sup i ranning, construing the question''of ;, riparian-.', ght-s:=..i t-' aeao d.anoe Sri wpreme oo., t of the state of Florida' uses '''the'': o11oviig;•.;larigua;c' a`` ;' `r,"Yle hold t e'refo5re th''t thee.'aroel-,of.,''lan xtending from a line • drawn across.:':the strip`:"at a': i inn:,:op !q'eite;.the' similar line drawn aoross the strip; at.;a;:point: opposl:te',=:'the oeht'i s dedicated as a public park, but -that. ,the'::1 alaoce;: ©f° the;r{ stri -•toy ights inoidexit or appurtenant to the';`entire ,strip '. axe;: reset ed`: ro rivate property We advised you immediately: vi '4er>; the `:.vi rd.lot aa. en :ed etermine the effect of the r-aervation.ofriparian';`:x ther than an aotion of e j eotment;; anct';",,tends es9. ou a -a a'e ix Cfr h rooeedings or for the purpose .'of proteo'tpxo Jeec i ge that e ring, providing that the city would'.pot`•'ti er ,our:;'ad:vi;Cei..a r eke p guild docks as dir oted by us. If the council believe: that "we 11 riparian rights" from the declaration.., esignated, we are wiling to settle 'those :d'ctibta`.'in� e,`:w tYat'µpe ember of the city counoU. ';':: ' We are willing to submit' the'..deolera n and Caa ogether with Hudson, Wolfe ozr< ; to, bran •aieu t'.:?, y �_. ��oo' ra script of the proceedings in• eaick-:cause,;-to.getl he following gentlemen: E . 0. Maxwell, Ex- judge,:'of'':'.the:; eiu?,xe e'<cgex,t.:: f th ;tat W • H. Watson senoir 'member..' Charles P. Coops ,r .-Jaeksonvile�bier h ;�`'o3im:;:•C:�:Co�a Franoia•H. Liggett, f,ormerly'of .j'iJ okeonirii e 'boa :,i�lo* of ,• recently been making an "-exhauetive, : a:vt state of Florida, on:a000unt''of =the fs�stit:the involving riparian rights;:, w.:r•2,•,nj The Florida gentlemen wham. we'have.-nazaeti�`sar' t the had of the Florida bar . Mr . Li gett;='i"a: well known a e ! lorida as well as by the attorneys-:o-Washing o -r•`;"' We are also willing to deposit in air n full for all these fees due in• the `event -.tbat hall decide that any blunder was oommitteed on be of oo ' striking said clause from the deolaxaiiaf; the.,s 1'ty; of Miiaut► ;,,' ! o deposit with said bank or".trust.'oompany the,'.sum ue, to be paid to us in the event:,the"attorneyee.leoted"'`"" hat no blunder was oommitteed 'by. us.• In the event the city . asoc ta. #hieprOP leone in whose favor said deoieian. shall 'be , and d ''°,!' ► ►,: ' nvestigating the question as to. -whether' or' not; a`'''►:: =,_,• .: ; In case the aity' aa.cept'thi,s..',propirraiitiCti�'r�:';:,'�°:'.�; •f the council, and an agreement .drawn .and; .the: moneys o he; paid, or delivered as the :ease : lea �' ixi; aaeacaxd •, : at3 We, have seleoted the. men' above lamed en whose ability and intelligenoe' is',°•reopggnize ,judgment d. i ieltl 4� n roper motve: t' wen whose judgmene o Te 'xe Doted ;, eople of the ,jo 'ty 'of. Miami men 'who Q e :o ,. .fY .• `• duoat ion . to ci~i i c,i.ee .our -: 3 udgme nt:,' ' yo t z, } ?; .. ;,a ; {, } r ;.•F;.. E, migi10y0iii::1;611400.0104*010,* in the Bay, that. 18, the refnae that w talked to Mr. 4altley about =10p3,34i*,,th st*teii, would. a8g�d.Wetthi't agree with oause*ay„Was to be bUiltHen the banki:,a, only thing to do is to allOW, the:A*4 especially from the :otiizseWELY'.; • ., Mr. ..Boyd: There will be. very 3ttl.a stUff,'*P'e. is above high tide npWi- The goVernment.,an 400" objection a I talked to the Bowers Southern anything until Mr Clarke returine„,butthfk:said h6 dispose of the stuff. I think we oan''4,6Vei,I, and we are Willing to give reasinii,tiblO bon to back contract to move it in one year.: Thera is a great and will have to be moved at our expense Mr. Blackmon: The stuff you don't, wan't„ will you the channel? Mr. Boyd: No, sit, it will all go beyond. Mr. Highleyman: Will you guarantee to Mr. Boyd.: The Government will see to that;and. sa • , Moved by L. T. Highleyman, seconded.' Brady with power to act 4 subject t� Mr Clerk's a contract, and also subject to azsi (The communication from Boyd. and Cox :turned.,over t The clerk read the Hon. E. L. Brady, Commissioner parks and. .Dooks, Miami. Fla. ear MD. Brady: In, accordance y! 1411. thtuo and Saoltett , and the engineer's, and. f.' Ind, that the, tment , copies Cfwhioh we now; ha*.a-is',,, ort4 andsouth side ,Of •the dopIt'„.0 ..NOCt4f 14'1 t•r•rw - • 'V..' • 4,- 0 "4 'ft-".13."4 t •Pt --t,;:w c•,,,,t; ••• of_ 1$ • 1' t • 1- • radY: After we adjourn Mr. Reeder wifl me.ke. a0 done a great deal toward clearing the matter oitY. Mr . High leyman': I think we should make an EiPpropriatton to oover the report showing our resources down here,- what we have expended. are unier way. Mr. Reeder will ber very busy during the, next on and I mOve that he be authorized to .employ 813611 assiete.nbe as he nee report. Motion aeoond.ed.y Mr.; Brady and duly oarredi' Mr. Brady: Mr. Reeder haa had a lengthy conversation wi information that will give weight to the project': I would. never. attention to the Tamiami Trail and the oanals, the drainage In making the rport I would» have beenlike the"ChaMber,ofAo He has been on the ground and it is easy enOugh to see after we neoessary. Those all are absolute facts. I ,, Mayor Watson: I just want to say that I hearyily endorse t method. getting behind deep water for Miami. Unfortunately We divided in this matter and did not work together in harmo are on the right lines, especially when you go to get this informatl government officials in order that *hey can recommend some ORDINANCE REGULATING CHAUFFEURS A new ordinance was presented by Councilman Fink regulating,Carei., and after some discussion on motion duly'made and darriedit*14.4 Arte' with suggestions for redrafting the ordinance. HAZARDS GASOLINE AND OIL TANKS MIAMI TRACTION COMPANY DELAY IN COMPLETING LINE VISTA Mr . Hudson: I was Instruoted by council to aotionasmight se lalisdayne Drive ta regard to work of the leplainthey ordinance against tearing up more than two.1400W0,0,1*ee: ,r0M45 ge•IrthlinAt %In= 021h:ft, took aot1�toward. .ralievXng the. situ satisfactory to the engineer and street comMittO gentlemen, I will take action looking to Mr. Hiokson: I heard yesterday'theT** block this side. I investigatliid they have a oar load on the way. Ur. Parlee, engineer for the TraCtiw, Mr.:Hickson: Is it your intentiirgo to Biena itota?, Mr • Pariee:: That ie about as far oty.'-It.was not the intent' ILErfiekatet,: T:would like f!Or_ there ar4 ipll.o,Ord'er with, pe,ro„, we.s raferred backto Mr. Htokeo, 11 • Mr .., Fiigk:-,But ;e , 84erior Mr .'' Hard.i.ei :.':You'`wi was oalled':.by Mr. Fink::there` Cl Mr Haa�d.ie:': Naar: the disoh arg you Q&.''ing«any',bi squaxe', d"e.a ' `said a T.;; Mx`'. Mr have:: If think working'.' on rnor th : salary and :Pad; `n -hopethe people have moved; grogery bi t to:;d.i Mr. Fink xHe.;;o a ii Mr.. Mr . Fink : AU r.ig7 wrestlingmatch,:.. tix • Hardie:: Tf Mr . Fink He: wa Mx. would Mx Fiidk aoi'=:.'T Mr . .Fiik ,Qe Hiok eou buildin rezcfnxieid of ot],,'. 00:,,,, 8`..Q le :, 'a:i ebbtaiiez . it,��0�9-'' have Cba ezi ni t at. ve : l a .::th s :.`saes:' .and ' Ouio 1 d.oeCanyt t .ng,: ;. nd: regiiire '=the r.efommet1 .ai one eoommendations.' are made LAIti t -04kg E; Tq ,r..Hudson I 'want to rev oxt: ozi...th"aoe t e-' a ar�dpoint.:.o the .oity in x' a ax l Ktc:;',t a°: street: streets ha ve not beezi ctedicatecl`tu �tle �a�;ty.' ;'Ho�revery' ;th��{,� thru there by the city under an arrangement and.it might b;e, eing responsible for that ditch. However, I Underst h Pry epaired the next day, about as soon as it was rep*rted'. ,r. Hickson: I would not object to paying him the. eoommerxi that the city buy him a ne* tire, for 'aie '0 otion seconded by Mr.Fink and duly carried. CLAIMS ALLEGED PERSONAL INJURY MISS GLORIlrUX r_. Sen. Hudson: Another 'claim wag that of Miss. GLorietaYc::`s`t b St and Biscayne Drive, walked a few feet ' and stepped' can't see ar{y responsibility; it seems to be .4 se ;i`ox...t The amountof her bill was about IWO.. It is .a caae::'fr`cni;;;: see that the city is liable. BILLS AGAINST THE CITY MONTH OF NOVEMBER The city auditor presented a statement showing tha follo olty for the month of November,'1917: Executive and Legis lative, Auditor's Office, Clerk's office, Attorney's offioe, Asst . of Taxes, Municipal Bldg. Charity, tisoei .aneeus, Police Dept. Fite Dept. Sanitary Dept. ,IDestruotor, :Cemetery, parks, Street Dept. Sewers, Stables, Bridges, Hospital, Lughting City, Capital. Outlays, All the bills listed above, sho*tng together with a complete summary Of Moved.hy L. T. Highleyman, eeoorid_ed for the, month of November, ].9.Vf :be Atddire000e the 6.0Yengi3OW' wes4Mates .of Poo, or the Direatit)Ohe oletk to advertiSs.itthe De0Sibe270.1917. • MOved by J. K. Pink, secotded-byj. On oall of the roll the resolutionlaS;, Resoluitatid.-„:1262 „ District25 , Deolaritg the intention of ooui1 to propeed.uner with the.aotstrUetion of oonorete eidewalk from 114,id1.2th Street; on both. sides Ry.ekoePt in ftotteflot ta proper line and grade are alroOdy-tti:' constructed. .And directing the Zile wt of coat of theimprovemettl,, • Moved by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T.Bloakmoto that On oall of the roll the resolution was UtaniMaup Resolutionlio.:12624 District 25 Direoting the clerk to advertise in the Miami eo. 27, 1917. oved by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T. BleakOpt, n call of the roll the resolution was 11440:404.0 Resolution rip.ig istriot 26 eolaring the intention of council to prooee1ier ith the construction of concrete earn abd,:ei,de* D in front of lot of tile biock bet ur tradk. Sidewalk to be 7 ft in width and. d curbs in good condition and to proper 3.ine and d curbs *ill not be constructed. And diT.P#40-- land and specifications with estimates of opSt2. oved by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T. Bla44;7:ta f the roll the resolution was unatimously.„a4opbed. Resolution. No4',, istridt 26 treating the clerk to advertise it the,040 ea. 27, 1917. g�.'thi�'- d�tefi'�cin.:�p;�';;t��:'',,�;a'c�ia�':•,�'o?.;" fir: � . andin :. _ron t. of : to • :16;, mock �. �..' gx. elb,d.:liisQ `eu'e:re�seeiti° .ttnd. irao in .the . en n y, , p • ,; ..=' �. g= gi eer, '�.a�.prePese, acovement4 Moved .b - J. I{ . Fink, seconded by J. T. . 'Bla kmo of the, roll the resolution was unanimouslyR.ad'o; Directing the clerk to advertise fey in'°, I.d,sti•I , December 27, 1917. Moved by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T.Dlackmon, tea': of the roll the resolution Was unanimously adoptOd; District 20 • Deolaring the intention of the council to prooeed.:u4n4e.t, with the construction of a 12 inoh vitrified pipe.*Wet' St to Bisoayne Bay, together with the necessary , 10a, And direotiri - the engineer to prepare,plansepeoi± ca' The eounoil determines and 'hereby declares "the -foxl;Qi3i'g benefitted by said storm sewer: All lots 840.160oe10 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Miramar. i jrt Moved by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T. Blackmon,. that; se On call of the roll the resolution was unanimously adopt; Resolution District 20 Directing the clerk to advertise in the ,Miami Heral4 Ot ,tepo December 27, 1917. Modred by J. K. Fink, seconded by J. T. B lackmon, that:'r'esti call vote the resolution was unanimously adopter.,,, ";."