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'74aEktTy ,OAN PRO?O4, THAT .'HE CITY;;'
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LIBERTY 'LOAN'
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great many people in thisto*W,
Only way -to reach them, it by airs
Mayor Watson: I disouesed the matter with. M. Reec:F'y`s
:statement of the different sinking funds Of the c}
:have a legal right to buy these bonds but 'we wo;d'°ri',,
fund.: It is being done by several. cities, I riotiOein4k
$250,000. I believe we could pcsibly invest y25.,0OO :.:i`i^t
the &ity auditor.
Maj. Smith: It is our duty as a municipality to go onre
some of the bonds of the government.
Mr. •Hickson: I will certainly vote for it if it oan be
Mayor: I would suggest the finance committeeman and. the,
and if you see fit authorize them to act. I don't th z Y e`y'i u
an investment in these bonds. If we get to Where we hairs;:,;
these liberty bonds are good security. If we .can not 's baeribay; f r:
in this country is of any value. It is not only helping
business standpoint it is wellto invest now and guarantee.,,t ii :H in
instead of any security being worth nothing.
Mr. Brady: Following the suggestion of the Mayor, I move that we re
Mr. Highleynan and Mr. Reeder to see jest what oan be done+. They
and they can confer with the mayor and when they reach thepoint;.;to
should have the power to do so. Mr. Blackmon: I aeoand';that`. rotio
the motion was unanimously carried.
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE $;175, 000 .
Mr. Highleyman: I have a letter here from Mr Reeder, as -foal:
"Miami, Fla. April`'.''1
Mr. L. T. iiighleyman,
Finance Committeeman
Dear Sir: -
It has been suggested that the matter of an 140
by council, to be divided as follows:
$65,000. for sanitary sewers. This is primarily-
much, needed sewer system in Highland Park and to extend:.';sti
throughout the city. Our sewer fund is exhausted and: tWj
exceedingly slow so that the city has been compelled..•to:
the expense of constructing severe for the property`owne +i
the cost of constructing the large sewers is extremely; he
Street sewer will cast about 016,000. and the amount 1o, be
property will not exoeed y;3500.
$40,000. for streets.. This is to cover the ;p arty;
and sidewalk interseotions and the deficit in the Orel
many of the contracts have exoeeded the estiraates,:'t is.b;
of the streets oonstructed by the City because of tle:.fi
Co. and brought about largely by reason of the increa,e'
for livestock, etc.
040,000. for bridges. As you are aware, oounei1'
b37,000 • shor time notes to ooverthe extra cost of: the''12,
prooeeds of 'the bonds should be used to m et .the-.;no;te:s:;-j==
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$30 000. to oomplete the,.harbor and ter
It is suggested that five year eixee.'be.';;s'aur
to offset the high rate of interest now required.: t" .;
the sugvasted period the issue can be. refunded w.i.:ti
for With the exception of the last issue iiiiami fiyea '
hle te4
yi�an,,. �na;t :;dCe:s'� na'
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in .',afl:, ,.. 1::`:'• a '+ t:,: e;:..'ii:. :,:.. ,_ ,_ s,
P • 'cordat.*'With the Ilan olph :`plans., bec,.s sa we herre i o, he dT,
Government as to just` ' r t "pail be' re:rluire ,taut
m01;er 1t r 1i3O the Capita] Issues 0ommi-ttee and then subm�.t tie ris t xt Uzi
peopi,a.'T►.e..t u t talea money -one-:Way;tlr'tie
hardship By e, b'enrt: issue of five to .;ten 'year, the oh aio`e`e': �
b•000ine •due we will be able :to • refund them at! , lower rate of i
even at six ge --cent,, there":wv`iii be trouble•in: eeilim,,g•:; vith
slso include in' this 2O,,.000 ; for the arn.ory,.•. T ` submit=:;t
I believe we .should let the people, full r understand., • what
'ittnenis that we aak, for acre- d of 3.oits to a .great.' extent`;:t
'for- street and - sewer 'improvemente • are necessary :,'The 4702.0et%'.' as
his department has been out down and the streets are in-b.'etl
%lr. Blackmon: To get this matter before' council I move. that'3r;,;
talte•,;thi's matter up with the Government Respreeent2:tivee atid':-rti
•as early as possible in regard to the bond issue as 'set:. out, wit*i:t1eF:
for en armory .
Ma.yor Watson: The armory proposition: I believe if we. put'`it' in`';ti3e• s;'
to build it, I think it should come through the county.'; At the:,1as.t;se; s;ori',.o
I introduced a bill authorizing county commissioners in this' gounty':•to;. eubtn :
to the people for armory purposes . That is the custom. all' over' this 'state`};;;the
are from the county as : a whole and I think if the site .:is f u_ xnished:,i
of the county would willingly vote the necessary amount for'' a;.f;iretci
DuVal county to the extent of w}225,000 . and also in, other a`ou tiaa::; ;
0f course this might help us to get the bond issue throughrUirOther'cv
get both through if necessary, and. I am satisfied a great•deal' of,:,=it=:'�.ie`
should not undertake to bond right now for anything that' is not'' neae:ssa:
that this administration was elected on a economical platform and,`tiie,..i:
that the other oouncil had spent a great deal of money That.,is true:;-~'i
great deal of work, just as we are doing, ba it would' be well wh.iie you
matter .up _with, .the bond. 1401110 as to the possibility of placing the:kr,ari�._....,..
Givernment representatives,- I think it would be suioide to sell bonds°`.und.
Mr. Highleyman: We can't sell under 9r •
Mr. Watson: There is, a great deal of complaint, I hear it hall'.._, ,dozen t in s:s
high taxes. But you oan' t spend money and keep it too .. We ' oan •no t do : the,.'rrl
doing without spending money. However, it is up to us to scrutinize',al,..lexpot�
fully, especially bond issues, and we should cut out anything we can'; in :tYio';;A/
and at the same time not injure the progress of the city.. That must, be.lkept`;u
essential, we oan not do withoutthem, but if we get to where we c.en't'_•
think we oan do without some streets. The idea of bonding to open: i ;,toe]::;
be put on the market is not a good idea right now. I am ure you: w ll:: ]vest
this thoroughly and see what we need to oonti cue improvements, ' but 'don.?t'
anything that is not actually necessary, but the things that are..;nec.esee :y '
sewers we have to put down even if we have to bond and sell at a discount . Ou
are high and next year there will be an increase of about three .t:iille,
increase in valuation. I know you will consider all these things c.aref?r .iyva
necessary that we watoh closely our taxes because there is a gre:att:c os..]. o j
present.
Mr. . Highleyman: to the armor I simply follows out o r.''-
night that a In regardarmory, d y u�--.
a the city advance the moneythe benefit of `. t,.•
rear$ to and get heiiia,:,i
the bonds, especially for streets, there are a number .gfAG ";oi e
taken care of. In selling the short time bond, it is really almAg.:team ,t` u e.{.
maturity we can refund and extend the issue for another period s'oi they.-:, 'e ; a ll y
sinking fund is spread over a long time. On the other hand, it thew
direct taxation it will be burdensome.
Mayor: You must remeber that the people are pretty tired of bond.:'. slue
we must get it as low as possible to oar _y on improvements.,'
Mr. Highleyman: As an actual fact, you could increase the amount•::`pf,,`^•t?re
extent if you want to take care of all the requests for improvements: ; li
Highland Park Sewer over :;;10,000 . Pract ioally all the cost, ' over ha .f ,
oityr baoxase '.Da Cl:: t7:iiy '.L3ti)J7 two zl_e cost of in ei ,t. ino�t
how mush larger it is, against the abutting property. I su :ggost` ti e
ooramittee of one to a;_); er°x before the county coarlieeion; ra. to :
t;�z,_ armory 'Nail li:�.; if t':e city .;rill .� turni.sh t'_i.J site. I. a` � a
Seoonded, by i r .Brady and duly carr•4, and put in the form of ,a, resolut'.
Whereas, Dale Oo'znts is 3reiztly in nee. of axt.';ar:nory
They Mere Be It aesolved that the CountyCommission
a, s'oti 'o ;rote on bc.nc, _.3:,te to f inaTioa:` .•n s .. ,
furnish the ,ite for the proposed buildiri(�
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vote :t 6; ' 5 t Qn :,was_ u'an.imousiy ? ,Q ? teci .
"�«.. v4,.::sAtt•owk..,rrvywx:.t:*.ari.t6Yp3.'41,I'L•;a, h»:•t
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allo +ed.;.'the;1'E
dviei', 1140St.t%,
• On .Motion Of 0�rflton, :Eli
was: 'arit0d .'tore;•:u e ;o •t
tt : Putt?.,: ,1ii ar'k6:'�i- 'On' 11164nt ed, .
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The-., oo i ;ttoe; `th .e{d,,: g0ux2.0
,re'use :sa:atter!ect -about•,_the
OT1?S FOR . ^iHE PAYING 0I! AVENUE,:
STREETS' TO THE SOUTH IDE"' OF "13A?" ST}
AND FROM Thy' NORTH _SIDI?': QF 13.117L ,TR
SOUTH SIDE OF WADDELL Ei TREET ItIT i OIL Ai3A :
Moved by J. T. B1adkmon, seconded :by.
reoeived at this meeting ,r"or •the, pav,p of
Motion carried.
The clerk opened and read the • b ids . as _"f,alloi$,r-;a°
J. F. Morgan and Co. bid on the asphalt ip4,
Freedlund Const SupPly Co. bid on . tbe''sand.-. trid":,:o
Municipal Construction Co. ;.• • M "
Freedlund Const . & Supply Co. bid on ;tl:e.,", a :Ia.1, :cetiO
No bide received for furnishing the oil.'.
Mr. Watson: Those bids are on the unit basis; I',.el ve
be exceeded. So many things can arise, - T knom t3 ;
things we have to pay for that we would •not on-:<<::,:tiirx
The City Engineer stated that.the prioes-are'.basd `ori 4rt
a survey and should not be exoeeded.
The question of moving the asphalt plant of Morgan
east of the Boulevard just north of .,.6th Street. to:, s to
north of the railroad and the council agreed that :the`' p'1
if Morgan and Co • would build a roadway _ from the ':!3ou ova
alongside of and contiguous to the north sine` of'-thel.`a:r
furnish the site for the plant free of coat for is
On motion duly made and carried, the matter of,,plaaing t
was referred to the street committeeman ard.`b-ity :engine
Moved by J. C. Hickson, seconded by J..T. Blaokmon, tl
construction of Highway Distr iot,/..32G be awaarded ::to
Moved by J. C. Hickson, econded by J. T. D1"-ckmoi,;`t2x`
construction of jtighway mprovementeg129 . and 30., a d.
arkarded to the Freedlun Construct ion and `St p1:y a #,
On motion duly made and carried, the checks of te
returned by the clerk, and the checks of. t>;10 -; eQoes
surety bonds aref l.ed. M ''
STREET DEPARTMENT PURCHASE OF TWO TWOTO1 idT
Mr. Ilickson: I have looked very oaxefulLy, intO.:t
ptreet department in place of teams. I recently ; a',
wagons and with twp trucks I can sell thrae: ritoxe ::
about every dealer in town and gone into #heir vxy
that I be authorized to purchase two two to,ja .Feria,
5648.5E fob Miami. '1f
Moved by L . T. Highleyu an , seconded by J `ate laoJ
purchased for the street department as_$-Q,ric d'
carried
SPEED LIMIT BOARDS
Mr. Blackmon suggested that speed li.mit
the city, -specially on the mainb.
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ZiIGBTa FOR -1% At''‘tiALIFF
The street cOmMitteeman 'Stated 'that
to 'install"; in. Royal PalM Pavk three 'flOdd. light
-top of the Wotan, s Club building .and two . on
of 1000 wa,tts. It Was estimated the cost OUr,ize
012,00 per light and that the lighte ',shou10. bUrn, „
on and off by the police . The e3.ectrioal 1pe0to a11
installation. • '
On motion day made and carried the street cOMMitte
pla,oed
Apassmin ROLLS HIGHWAY IMPROVEMEET8 61, 62 844:
The engineer filed his assessment rolli3 for improvernent
rrnt,fi
Councilman Hickson introduced the following tone:
Resolution11267,0
District 61
Directing the clerk to publish a. notice Herald. tha
on May 3, 191$ to hear remonstranoes to the aoCeptanoe-
.MOVed by J. T. Blackmon, seconded by J. 4 Fink, that resolutic
oall the vo te was J J. 'T . Blackmon, ye s; Hick sOrW,ye e
J. K. Fink, yes; L. T. Highleymsn, yes; M. B. Ekey, yeef
Re olut ion Eo 1127-0
District 62
Directing the clerk to publish la, notice in the Miami Herald that
on May 3, 191$ to hear remonstrances to the aoceptanoe by conci
_
Moved by J. T. Blackmon, seconded by J. K. Fink, that'r ,,,10
roll call the vote Was J, T. Blaokmon, yes; J. C. Itiolt e
J. IC. Fink, yes; L. T. Highleyman, yes; M. 6. Ekey, yes; F.
Resolution 1129-C
District 64 c, •
Directing the clerk to publish a, notice in the Miami fleT
on May 3, 1918 to hear remonstrances to the accepta.noe by oourLc.
Moved by J. T. Blackmon, econded by J. K. Fink, that solutiol
roll oall the vote was J. T. Blackmon, yes; It. C. Hiokson, yes
J. IC. Fink, yes; L. T. Highleyman, yes; M. B. Ekey-,
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Movedby 'M M. 'Hu Ekey,'' 'sa°° r i l adrrt yli
on..xoll call all voted yee:...
Previotte to the adoption to ,'these
Ta-,.-T, Hithleyme.n, seconded,
the adoption of ordinance TTo,. 264' at
On motion, duljr made and aarried, 'floc
follows:
ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PRESE'�C1�'
ALLEYS HIGHWAYS AND PARKS' OF'''
Section 1. It shall be unlaveulf°°:.
any boy under sixteen years old to be zpd ty`t`,
oity of Miami, between the hours of nine-fo3 ook.
a000mpanied by an adult member og. his
thereto, by writing, signed. by apaseri'to.r ierSon
this ordinance shall not apply to any such
highway or park of the said city with n .t'he,hot;
have in his or her possession, a written State*
or from some person in loco parentia,,'.'Iaaw �;tf
performance of some mission of urgent neoe,s'yi <'
child is not unne oe s ear ily loitering in '.any' ^such
prolonging his or her stay in any "stash pl,acta ai=y
Section 8. If any euoh ohild
park of the oity of H1ami, in violation of,-'`ie=
shall be taken into the custody' of the p 1ice,A c
her parents or family shall be not±f'ied4;f
euoh child, but no such s{}iT
child shall be
euoh violation the parents of sucha ..dh?.
such child shall be subject to a•' izie; r'.o °t" ` ;
imprisonment not to exceed thirty days'
shall appear that eada ohild is a Jelin
to the county probation of,4,oer..
section 3. This ordina ioa'.:,ba::';
by a written permit of the
person in loco parent).
LS` AGAINST
iv$'afi :'vegislatirre :�' r' .. ':£1.Q' •: ,U;t•
Au e ,!s oPf3.oe4
iunioi al". Buiidin s.,
Misoelltneous,,�.w�
Police" Dept.:
Fire Dept.'•7*4F
Sanitary,;..
De struotor,:a;dx.,'
• Ceine tery, •_ 26a
Parks, ' '' -•66
Streets, ' 25G:64ti
Bridges,, J ,: 'Z41' ...
'Sewers;:.. •54..'•6 .,._•
Stables, 1325.86
Hosp i.tal, Sg :Ot
Lighting City, 1+.j1.46-.
Cap Outlays, • 3.0,.:j9•
Moved by L. T.. Highleyman,, seconded by J. T. Bla:oktttc
'March, as presented by the auditor, b•e paid.•• %v en> fun
TAXES WIDOWS EXEMPTIONS REP' RTI OF CITY: ATTORIISY.
1; ji
Hon. W. B. Moore, .
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:-
I herewith return the communioatiorio `'.Co7;.' J,
which ra a.;referxed to me for an opinion.
I have examined the oity charter and fnd.;.zc�:'.
instrument. Therefore, the assessor is governed, `in:<.t1 e. tit
Article 9 of the Constituion, which Fixes the •e cempticxxt
provision applies to oity taxes, as well. 'is to; state and
somin ; within the classes desoribed in that sectiozi.
of the amount of property that such person map
to enough to provide an income sufficient tosupper:.h0r.''
exertions of the owner . In such oases it is pOa3ib ;: t
though. even in those oases it is not olear that there
The letter was received ana filed and the city.,:
the oity attorney.
SIDETRACK FACLITIES RE"JUEST OF MRS MCCRI . sP�T`t:
NORTEi..;.
n :2; at4
he. City Council
@m_ an:
• ' I have examined the is tt.ax
a4` ;Atli *on Bu dine, dstet, Mark*:
and Yale Ave . a,n c'9P.;., ,; '`-�,
The allowanOe
ejition but of . e,
0 eaten , = Ob:
8d r? 1i6f f ;'t
bt
t1
ty ter- to„1.ev,el and slope . tithe .; ;ta_r .ioz
tna r till sl al .abe�;removed but itili ;t
i ae ' bdv riie�xn ovr:. tide 441i0 seoarrl 4g .
ovided., ±or in suo2&ma"zi
t ez r p rty of the `Ci°ty,,,of �i ► �`.. 4nr �).n suc i' tae i '
re uJ. tiona of 'the Unite& States.'Governrne, anc qnx
oontreot, "and•" -,to ,saye•'the Cit hartn;esa from.
City by,.rea'st .:ofr an 'injury. Vo:,AnY r ''-reb o
said second party to full•, ,vcarry 'out., the:provisi:r n `
T .''said }Second ,party is to cothpletO'rthe ;s.id.'•itio s` t
contract and is- to ha the7`r �:- '"ma '
sp;i .1.ban xi �`aocordai ce Sri th the . ., .. o T t ie : contr
cor'Vote oorrpensation for the Work herein Provide
The seaaond•part,• is to give ' god ands Sufi `tiiextt bo;
performance 'of;,: this contract' on his part; 'arid 'this;ky�c'
bond=shall 'tie `given. •
The- mutual Undertakings and agreements herein Set out-• cone,
coritre.Pt:,,�
Ii -VTITNESB 1 iER OF the party of .the' seoon .'part.b;as..hsrexintd
City, of Mimi has paused this instrument . to be a :o ute .
be affixe&, attested by its City Clerk this l7th d•° of?3;
Attest:
W. B. Moore,
City Clerk.
Moved by E. Li Brady, seconded by J. T...Blaokmtyn, • that,:
and instructed to execute the agreement. Motion oarried�.
(This agreement not copied in the minutes until after'
affixed)
REAL ESTATE E ICROACHI.TNT BY THE CITY ON LOT 1, 3LO,
"Miami, April
City Council,
Miami, Florida.
Gentlemen:
As attorney for Capt. Charles G. Sinolair,
north, City of Miami, Florida, aocording to map make -1
in the office of the clerk of the circuit courtin
to notify you that the building known as * the city,>;oe',''
3 of said block 41, e.s above, encroaches on the 'lot c
Block 41, North, City of Miami as above #iescribed;. eri
notified to remove said building from said lot' 1: ,A o
I am,
Very truly yours,,,
Lil tu. •'B :Ra
gr. Erfery: idr. ?;urray surveyed the lot..and .w':7'ix1:t;
over the line. Mr. Bailey set & he wou],d.,.not`ragu st.
it could stay until We oo.,oi y the net0io
1,
:r":.;;�:,,,,,:,� may',,-�tiy..K.• - `•..�:+'f �y�. "1 -' ey y� '
.�}..-Ae.e. 'me' r.e0,i3e d.1 +(i�- • �.
ill. in
=uietion d.0 y."mad,:e eaut oa;r ied.,the matter . raa 2'e
RDINANCE REGULATI1 4 THE SCREENING AND SANITARY'P 0,
a ohatrman V1 lle ad 1`y-1 e4-'14 y� .
oBDINAtin N0. 26 rys -,• ` .
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SCR. T.TNC" 11.
OF PLAt1 $ WiTHIN THE CITY OF I T: b-Z )10W rG�OD i
oved by M. B. Ekey, seconded by L.T. Eighleyman, that Orc ;nam
lnal reading and' rear. in full. Motion oar_r.ied. ' Tlte4d:i oe
peed by M. B. Ekey, seconded by L. T. Highleytan, that Ordt ni
ra.,.
x,eenin , .:nd sanitary places where food is So3.d. ox 'served, b
a s'.•J . T. Blackmon, yes; J. C . Hickson, yes; E:: L :: "Bra y, =,yea;
ighleyrnan, yes; M. B. Ekey, yes; F. G. E.rfert, yes.
See minute of meeting; April 18, 1915, when this ordinance
epassed)