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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1918-05-09 MinutesAt Yy . • P Sintth:;preBente -re uired numjo:er'of y� 17t�n ,p .i.of F�.:,i "S 4►!?'•y1!S. �.. :�.._..., i'... yayn�. <: 'd'O 'voy,�,te}y.�;_uypo��`•1I5 per 1 for �.ns n:;the .'quee:ti'on of amends' 4I•h y, {ie , 4 ♦ts`k}+' 'gas :tCi'L�.'`pf oounoi ) .imp ed` .ne s �.'' � OB wile. s : 6" secure :the .additional petitions, k' :, ,�.,�,'*{•. �o : The petition Ben Hud. n t n is in prtiPex'c'f6.�iti:�;;,. yQ i, have to act on it. The only of 7er:enae }petition is as to the time, of the e.leot'ion Council e t1 is to a vote of the people. You' can. pass. it tp'::nightfor:. went to d.o that the list should be checked:.' and cheek the petition. Mr . Highleyrran : I think the be st thing to do is) initial step,- let them decide for themselves.. Moved by L. T Highleyman, seconded by J . K. Fink 'th .t ';' city attorney to draw up the proper resolution for oieckby the city clerk. Motion carried. ACCEPTANCE OF FRAITC ISE GRANTED BY 0 "Miami, Florida, Icy; In compliance with the condition, the .T ,rgis -;k hereby sifnify its ao2eptanoe of the terms and conditio jj+ wbioh is entitled. "An ordinance granting to the Tamiatti" a` and assigns, the right to construct, ms.inte,in and oiler as.:` and over certain streets, avenues and, hi h.Ways o the .:City'r., regulate the construction, maintenance and pperation,.: t%er duly passed by the Mayor of the city of Miami on the,,,, ratified by a vote of the people :at an election held'. Vary . trsuly, TA !IAMI RAILWAY:;~''';` Moved by J . T. Blackmon, seconded by E . L. Brady, that filed. Motion carried. The 1..ayor and City Council Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: I hereby agree to sell under oontraot,';to'' described property: Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, of Block 90.;ITO' for thesum of ;1C,000. payable as follows: 0,00,0*..6: rate of `3,000. a year, interest payable semi-annual In this connection would state tht'''; property which has been used by the Boy Scouts Witho council will permit the continued use of this build:; without interfering: with the City's building plan., Yours tnu ,Attached hereto. you Wt1? find. e' . cit•; for -.its erraory cite to your honorable bed' 1ding, and .'thap,,r,,, feet each. ,;' 4 '.'---' to,;1)4140: be tp That t1W 4i::ii046asity of Atiiii604:40" 2hWthe Z.Oard it in:TiVer:'Ofee4line bond:: it Ow for this 'purpoOeiLT4Y,;'7 s,3edifielations, together; With theiPb r OLtanother meeting.- - - Their idea is that the col4 and atk for bide for building the , Most of the coMmissibriert arMorY and none Of them oppOtedlt All of whioh.is eepectfully . Righleyman: 1 think the PUrOhate.ofi about 700 feet of riparian ,ri4hte--ek,: the riparian rights we. riaglsibly,oa.r I talked to property owneraovD th„,. to consider t as a site for ,e.fei-W, good purchase, particularly 011.06,6.0:i§# bonds wewili: soon sell. Moved by j. C. Hickzon, secOnded by-7?A authorized to purchase the 'property up attorgey :On roll 044 the vote WaS' Yee; q 'twitk,, yea; L . T. High1eym4 Hayor Wats9n: About the plans for the aiMbr submitted and the best to bechosen. I 04 be paid for by the County that the privat Smith: That none on u 'wo lockers and other equitrOnt Architect A. E. Lewis: I have ' comp2tition would hardly be fair. Maj. Smith: I t ink r Lewis should offer3d hie services and has comPlete,, 'Toyed by J. Z. rink, seconded by J. 04 architects of the city of Miami to propa County Commissioners the City Ceuno rr C. J. aoce entered the =moil 'ohm covering lots 9 and 10 of Bloddk 65 Notbc with on deferred payments. 'r. Erfrt: You are too late Mr. Ir. nose: Then it was bou-'it beer E2VE7TH STREET aac:UEST T7AT The clerk read a letter from atr. Ipaved or rocked and solid to North ... On motion duly made and carried'; h!ZO' FLY' CHIEF ALLOWAHCE TO. AT CHICAGO The clerk read a letter Fe Qhie this , co :went her et of or be oustmy Moved by .3', 'OW 101,';'.)E1' ar ea.**.nee . , „. , ..;... l't • . , .„%xi . ,; ,-,• . .,-,•,... sie U re r.,':‘ We , wet V .„. ii"6'' 7.1 04:t1;14:b:".:a .'4,.*:,.di. not,.... _ .. :twoo - • . „ . (0#-.d '4'A5:ii:t..;0t:!;-.4*;t-i-Cn,:.*ithin:ia,ver 6 -, ri'iii:that time. Ik�t -c$61e. ;t:iT.f of ::1016'-.care :Out of leerir -,rje'r.'1,n‘Or.46r2' 6:6'i:d4;:it,:,....:our,,,,men an 0 ' " ,:bitter460 and :try t.O.46build one fair': Set,: out :,; t:.i,f,',..:i:oiti 0:acto.otry: to. do considerable zeoair k,.0).- ;the .1*dieSio,thecar , d'.:'''0,i4.1....ti old from. Weather .e#Citure. and:.'1,46-.4-• , ,:..t.,,--i:•,17a hate found, that we *ere not witting ai:47',0,_.ho.r, ki et out of these batter lea . If we had", known- that . the iife- , _ o fer•.shert we woad of _course have endeavored to. lia.7e,!heit .-equip::, 6. ndw'firdnd it is Very difficult to obtain equipment'froia:•the:i, noe'e6de1 in receiving during the ps.st Week new betfery '•triuiii,.0: ... axing been ordered for a long time. -' 1.7e ar e now r ep air ing the ear gi a.ni r ep lap ing the bateriea,,, and. as ari be completed, Which, however, we are advisedwill-teke from three et' the cars in thorough repair, r epairited, and ready ,f or . serViCS' , ,aain, it einstate the former sohedule. Much of the trolible we have had has been c,aused. by ,t'4,-ey73.00.egf, • , ,,,, imes inexper ienced men on the ors, ancl every new•man has ., tei..,40 ''t :46i. ie a . While the are being taught it is possible, azd. £euoiyhspje . , e to the batteries, thus Zhorteninz the life of the batteries, • 111,C,'.r The ideawhich has gained same currency, that we •toetupoci,:,',...the 30hed..,,,., 0.6116my, is an erroneous one as our receipts would be much better'f4ini r29P;Ol., ith a. 15 minute schedule than with a 30 itinute schedule, thereivoie;:it:.::4:0,t - B bertainly our intention, to reinstate the former schedule ..as,,p.,roppt" ' .„.,..., Owing to congestion in the various factories froirtwheli:we:OhL, qui-oment we have not been abl,s to ob tain any def inite -shippir4,3 i:,!,:164i,..- ;,:,: or i ...,,:. ut we assure you that we arek•'doing our volu,,.::.1?Scitt0,d, ' ,) 0-uv,b141#6141 )..,,,, .1...4,4:4 rust you will not find it necessary to in';-,litir*ar:h ''' ' r lie or,.;paiii:40: ense or trouble. .. • ,,,.. ' ••:•,, • - ..., ..,,,-- We do not deem it neoessary to Cali atteption to,..:the ' ±":,46*,.:,%,. lways been, doin:, everything in our power to built up 1,41.S.mii 'and:it::!iS. our sire to, as ra,7:idly as possible, make of the Miami' Traction,' :dc:1: 0,# „..* t the strees,c.f the times naturally causes us to move rklOre .P:Irit '.0 d. improvements thikwe wouldlike to do. ,, Again assuring you that.,.it is• ;Air-, expectat ion:10':._•,:.4..9,.*-- demands of the pliblic' v in re gard to the oper,ation:t our1ine' we are, Yeurs-.-Vei ' , • 4., ,. Tatum: I doni.t know -1-"hat ee..r. add anything to that letter 'Oc>#4: . -mitt you 'are, ismiliar make it almost impossible to obtain eqUipaiik, in the ha is the government ancl can not do outside work, We 1iavebeii schedule , not' because of our desire - we didn' t know we wouJ4 hate' cars examine. In order to save them we had to stop the oars irilio44449, atterie3 rei1t. have, only reocited two sets which ere ordered::Micen: ooppe.nies throughout the' country are in worse condition than any, ..le,yor Watson: Then ao you tiik you can r canine the 15 minute schrt1e? r Ts.tum.: I think in about two or three, months. The men in ays to do the work . We -have ben op er at in ,:r; Lt sflaver,,age.,;19 aS • d waz;es increased twide, and I am informed reliably thataoq 3itlss have been forced into the hands of r.,:oeivers that we can not increase the rates of fare. Also, other plrnefis: gainst jitneys, which we have not had here . • . . . Hih1eyvi.n: I r:-:; alize 11r. Te.tum, s condition, but the pepn' er vice . We p as ...ed s. •,,j4tney ordinance but the jitneys will have. '• • is already buying n.eW;oars., aid when the car company star,ta`,440,1i. Till be useles,.: and tit -will cause more feeling. .• • .r . Tatum: They never have :thrown them away. .„ 2 4 gryrr ,OriXtGtt • ' r rx -Iv. • 4 1-,•,,ORIDINANCE RELATING TO TT CONDUCT OF.PEIVONStot, The Mayor placed 'oefore council an ordinanoe whio Lieut . 11-aller , of the Naval Reserves, ree;azd34ig ' that the ordinance could be given its first and' cr.SO'i: ',.00nsideration and to put in proper legal she. over which the city has no jurisdiction'but he hadhot atures should be eliminated. L-oved by J. T. Blackmozl, secorrled by E.- I. 41it7 onduct of persons towaV. the Governmeni:'or th4';, '4, '',1*.r.td read, intf :o t arr ied. The rdina#60''' Iloved. by J. T . Bla.okmon, seco ed 'o y E. L. dy2.' conduct of p r eons toward the,,,,government of the.i, title only. I./lotion carried. The ord., pee ,by ,duly made and carr. Ittitedl, to can . H i.e. son at tii , - :?175 i0o0 *Ma RESOLUTION GALL IrFLIO11 Councilman gighleyrns,n introduced. : RESOLVED BY THE OLTY OOVN�X • 'PRI*: • , Seotion 1. That a epecial eLeo4Xoz 004e4:4n4 directed to be holii at'thi,4- -,k.:Icity from 8 oloimil;.A: 14.4 une , for the piarp410.e-4iVen ', own real or pereOnal"?4*, , ehall have paid.Aatle oto,,e Were last due itho: oh.,aU b81 a votefe.6,i.u.bier the oity 2.1e34„« the general laltiv ot:..tha :11tte, e election nOtTea, herePialft*t, fincert pne shall be vote. upon arDxe ction 2. That the f orsaid electiorq., pm- lo of clock At. '11. 200*.:01.:' :( Sundays excepted.) thee. " .day, o4oh,1?9,440",4 crpoaaofregiete,i1.4 • 41 ;111412 ‘11.1114'1.1•11.7?„..ittr,c%J•Mirri..14;473..ov 4, 4,1, wo" Vt; ,triZIK • tV., "Y« :1:%J ‘,.‘0 p . 30. • • , •" • " 0 0 MTV: curt m, mo hi 4 id T4 ems,. ua m a k,• .o. ', ,i ri 00vi 0kSP, r4 0 .— 60 +, o A a0 1-1 9 r0 4 P, H 0 p� ,r. . 14 .04 0 +t 0 i r1 t� 0 la IN �• 0 ii, • $4M41as 0 • A n \ m .04 :00' ,*0P+43 m W m 0 9-•i` .0 P. ,i M 0 4+ 0 0 isO 44010o3 XI90,pf o0 co co O rd'S. o pp 14 m A CD ID o04 i kw o .p cu,:at .M .+� o 0 o ri • k 4' O ` 43 J. r+ id ,0 O O VD M 60 "'� • _ 4-10 o f q 41 14 .i7 k $ A to 0 44 0 O t • 4, 0 .a 'd .. 0 Id rd.• \ gl 04 rr1 m ,00 0 P 0. 0 4" to 43\ ra v / O ri r0w00 1 MS r4 4t •ri r4. 0 r4 m O a ra e 14 Shall boxi :.ieaue&' the purpOft Opal o e eating a bridge • over the NOW' Or -•;::''ra, , as provided by Resolutiorti C „y • 'Tee. No. Shall bonds of the city of Miami, n©t''exo �0.e° , be issued for the purpo#e: "A oo:z or erecting a bridge over the''Mia `_R �► :' , as provided by Resolution No q jea• i ,7: ;'..,' i•:3 "'�sf `•.,.v ••4'-- Shall bonds of the city of Miam,; ,dinAbe issued for the purpose of coma a a part of a local mumillipal.,rai' and the Florida Bast oo"a t Rai'l �'w esolution No. /d2...3 `''• ?, Passed and adopted this r P Loved by J. T. Blackmon, seconded by J. sewer construction from the '-street 1;) ftlx41:113 adoPti 4 . T . Blackmo r, yes; J . C . Hickson 1. yesl lr G. Erfert, yes. lr , 1 TWENTY* FIVE:FEET OF VATER fl BISCAY:T.1'; BAY lin:.f.Highleyman: The War Dept. gave us five foot channel. It has be en ,p,F.0 yen that the se thi Its over . arotin my oiononite meet the enc,dneer s Iioe 911 seconded the motion at*4,,it *as Moved. by ,:r Fink, that the' ne.Yo Councilt Motion sec,onded by Mr 31ackron and duly cart ed. Hr . Elackm§n: We have IIISPECTiog OF WEIGHTS A'27D MEASURES GAS WATER AUCK Hr Hickson: It is up to council to appoint an inePe4t., his equipdent. The ordinance bee zee effective ip fort' about two tr three weeks. Moved by J . Fink, seconded, r-comending. a man to e cou. ESTIMATES FOR TIT HON= OF APRIL 1918 E. N:. Parker, Final estimate, bulkhead reinforoemep C. Lyne .„,4P'pmdry. Co . Duval and M4wprth Co . J, " '• t•T //v�yyaa .. fit. Y� y. �Y 7�t�y 6TLa '{; 1 ,1;'': L9; �.11Jt .fm 1.7 '-.+.liV. +\ � . AeOnld bertel. h l.polsing .after, ' he: ivb.rk' _r an- engineer here-edlifta41 etalmg him for hie effor:ia. Bl ,o 111, x" econd that motion and su the action !lotia r �y. ©M! SEWER IIIPRO VEA'EITT NO. 24 -the city engineer explained that it would be nee elong 5th St . from G to H '8rd on Avenue .1I" from' q-tli ootiririilman Hickson introdu ced : Distriot 2 og1aring the intention of ooiu i;1 to prea.ee ,+d : eating the city engineer to p ,are pleats";,. c e t . ► , expenses, for the7ponstruabion Of the foL.lowin '"'e o 12 in vitrified4J4pe sewer on 5th St, from Aven10.'.,G:=w 4th to 5th Str ett;,; With -neoesea.D ,;:-:imets, mt0holei,^.. and declaring tlye property to be epecia11y neria± ,• Lots 1 and 2 end lots 12 to 29. both ix o1usive;,• 0 lots 11 to 19, both inclusive;;n`Af Block 35 N.,: 19 both inclusive, of 3look ,46 4.,y. I;'obt lots 13, 14 and 15 of Block U'6• - Lots< inclusive, of Slocic tr T; Lots ' l to 6, "o'cfh i _ e .+ - •T ",1., .fit, 3 i .i' i 9 3 1 , that call all voted yes. D_a trict 24 , Directing the clerk toadvertise fc2 rsrucnstr8fOeP -to c:rc... _�� : f r:r.: • . µx. .,, � to be beard �c Lioved by j . T. Blackmon, seoonded .1-'y J. IC. Fink, t1 roll call all voted. yes. Wosolution,, $p