HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1921-07-14 MinutesADJOURNED.? EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CALLED TO ORDER AT 7,30 P, t. St
J. T.BDACKUON.
Members Present: H. R.Chaae, R. W. McLendon, J. Talbblaiiido B. R.
Councilmen E. L. Brady and J. F . Ob'aai11Q put of It* C
Ceunoilman J. K. Fink detained by other 'bueinesa4
Mr. Highleyman appeared before Council in rererenoe to' offer of Masai/ and
Mr. Maxwell tc sell Elser Pier to the City, stating that he never' bad. be.i'ai: '
favorof selling thepier to the City for t175,00O., but as a matter of civic..i"d`e
and eo as not tc ne in toe situation of apparently trying to retard the 60e.1O
vent of the Bay Front, he had agreed, att he request of some of the Councilmen a$$
the L:ayor, to sell this ,rpperty for $175,O00. some fifteen or sixteen menthe age.
After al the delay he had decided to withdraw the offer, but W. Maxwell had
come to him and asked if i[r. Highleyman would let him go ahead and.mdke the eels.,
on account of eoue financial diffiot 1ties he was in.
For ,.ire aforesaid reasons, he had consented to sell togight for $175,000-- not
because he considered the price sufficient.
Mr. Highleyman further stated: -
There seems tc be an opindon that I am anxiw s to eeb1 this pier, I woad
prefer to withdraw my offer to purchase bonds and often to sail the pier also.
I want to say that I have agreed to give $20,000. a year for a 99 year lease
c:.that pier. I have agreed to give bond back of it, I say this to, shoe yea
that I consi.ler the pier worth more than the purchase price.
Mr,Mitchell D. Price was present and addressed Council, stating that he rePres_ .
d clients, for whom he had already entered written prates t against the pur-
oh:.a eo.: the Elser Pier by the City et this price-- but it the offer had. been
withdrawn and no further action vras being taken, he hadnotbing further to es,y.
City Attorney: The situation is this. I have never taken the attitude -of
reco..mending acceptance so far as Mr. Highleyman's d fer is ooncerned. Op untt l
q short time ago I felt there should be a proportionate amount of rents, i
fur us income is concerned. As I recall it,the offer was made by Mr.i.L'h'
_ehalf of Lir. HishleyrLan. Mr. Smith presented the projeot to about tat or
t. ,_.lee real e tate men. They came here with their various appraisal°, whioli:
vaired frem t175,O0O. to $220.00, as S reoiull. The arrangement was made.after
an average w..s taken.
The only c,utstio.. I L.•re had as a-torney is the natter if adjustment of ren
incense ac:.i inters t.
Now, :hepr:.positi_ n is .erely this, as fer as I am concerned;- MO hai
n.
recinin`.. for ur Bay Front ro eot. We will never be it a poe1ti ;:eg
make suet. a trace, by reason of the new charter forbidding the :44).{ . privy s
sale o: bonds and at par. I dorlt know *hat the position. of -th
is going to be inthe future. The certainty is that the, bond market
54i or 95, w.,ich means nearly $S500C. ' :,, .:,F. , • ;,:.:'a;
There: is only one question f, r t ..is Counoi to decide, so far a's 1' atii ?on a
any that is the expediency anu the valuation of the property, .p'lue the:e4var . .Y
of ,.,ayic, 1C00 on the dollar on the bonds.
When we come to ccndemnati on,we have the posts of the other aide' ih:
a torneys and depreciation of bonds, to consider. ,
If Ur. Highleyman has irrevocably withdrawn his offer; there is- not - ;
cider. :;.:. ...
City A t tor:.ey : There wus,about 14 months ago, a bidding
the Ci t; an Lir. Highleyman, for ti75,OOO. Rowev+er,:t;ire
ex.bane of property for bonds, whiob Mr. Maselio, spaet;
m indd v..s At legal.
Delay w4s caused by reason of Ordinance No.326, 1.0► i'43>'r;
property from the F.E. C., which was not oonaiderod='1. t1
F.naily, we got the $1,000,000. offer, and t be High
abeyance all that time. In the meantiie, of .00uit"
his property and develope d leases thereon.
The .ecord ianct pnti.e ly clear as to what wR.,a
The thing has gone or. anti: we finally got tom,,. O
for .r.e whole issue ;rd the railroad matter
The 1`.at offer of Ur. Highleyman was tbu
date. What we have to.do is to *grab
we save souet:.ing like 100. or
got cut of the lease ho de from 1410 No
Purchase of Elser Pier.
Oi lr Attorney, (oont' d.) : To my mind, theonly thing that remains to be o011ali Bred t$
the real estate-- the propriety of the real estate appraisal of #i 5,000.00. + fain g•
into consideration that we got pari4plus on the bonds, with accrued interest to date Fund
save the coat of condemnation,prooeedings.
I would like Mayor Smith to tell you abut the proposed purchase of E.lser Pier and the
method we took to tackextkffi arrive at the sus cf #175,OCL.
Mr. Smith; am I right in deolarin, that when the offer was made by Mr. Highleyman,
there were some ten or twelve real. estate Wren prided this and the average appraisal was
higher than $175,000.00.
Mayor Smith: Correct.
Ur. Highleyman: I will give you e25,00C. if you agree to let me keep the pier, acid I
will agree to fill out as far as the City goes and I will agree to fix that property
up within five years and epend at least #259,000. on it.
I don't want to sell this pier, because as soon as you do it, they will say "Highleyman
put something over at the eleventh hour". I will put up a oheok for #10,000. that if .
the City b.ys it, I will take a 99 year lease on it.
The minute the City builds out its park, it wil be worth 43CC,000.
Mr. Price: It to ke to me unreasonable and unfair at this time to rush through a measure
of great ir4•ortance when there will be a ohange tomorrow in the government, and you
will have in men thoroughly conversant with the value of real estate.
It ldoks like an effort to put it through at the very last. The citizens are asking why
it is goin thr_. u- h without any notice to the oitiens. This B more of a bluff on Ur.
Highleyman's part than anything else.
Ur. Highleyman claims it is we.th $2C0,000. and he merely holds a lease contract, With
the option c f buying. The rental is eomething like 6,000. a month. The lease expires
ne::t April and his is option in t:.at lease is to buy at $80,000.***** *" He asks tbe
Cite cf Miami tc come across andaake hits a present of $95,000. tonight.
This is an.atter that the citizens have not fully discussed and those who have discussed
it are not ir. favor of it.
Mr. Price went on to speak 1a favor of condemnation, cliaming that it was his opinion
that if condemned,the city could obtain toepier fora much less sum than 4175,000.E
Lr. Highleyman
Mr. Highle,n.an
had paid 15000
Ur. Else: sold
I bouEht out h
V hebher ycu ta.
ayear. You in
$20,0C .
I told ye u that we withdrew our offer.
added that the vier originally sold for $80,000. He amd Mr. Maxwell
. doer, with firht to , urehaae in five years for 75,000.
to Mr. Roney for $9C,000. odd, and Sir. Roney sold to Maxwell for 41804000.
is rather -in-law. I thought and still think this is a good investment.
i:.k it bluff or not, I tell you I will take a 99 year lease at 420,000.
tercet costs you 4e10,500. and your taxpayers will pay 410,500. and get
Mr. Price insisted that this was bluff on Mr. Highleyman'
theproperty worth '2",0C'0 a year, he would not offer it to
"I can take out an attachment if necessary. If.you carry
doing something the citizens of Miami don't want done.
I don't thank this Council holld assume the authority to
fcr eureba:, c. t. is ercpeety at this time."
City Attorney: Judge Price: I think in justice to all concerned, it ought to be known
that eon.e 15 ecnths ago the el_ ject f eurchaeinE the pier for $175,000. was presented
tc the peeele ir. all the jcurnale of this city. It was argued pro and con through the
real eetr.te world in t. is down. The people have had it hefore them constantly. 'OS
As t_ the natter of haste-- :t was no more reprehensible to hasten this than to heaters
tbrcu-h the n.i1:_c; dollar purchase f tee Ray Front . The value oftthe property being
fixed, we were in a pos:tior: to obtain t e property by a sale of bonds to the r, E.0. at
ear at erivate sale. The net: Charter does nct permit private sale of bonds. 'The bond
_arket, at this time, w =uld not have yielded more than 95 to 96, and on that one tieansao-
ti:n alcn.! .e P.:;u:d Lave lust at market rate something like t40,00. to $50,000.
As I recall it , I was ega.inst tee el75,C0C. eurchaae 15 months ago, at wbieh time Cournoi1
e .ceetin; Mr. Herater, wes unanimous in acceetir.g the offer. Among the real estate.t:en
wilt ae. rained this property ee Mr. Arthur, Lr. Junkin- and Mr. E.G. Romfh.. 3 ,think
the lc,tir.3t Bras C. V. Hill, and Mr. Reeder was about $13�j,000e in his appraiealr.
Ur. Arthur and Lr. Junkin are ; resent and can advise what they appraised the pacOperty
at.
s part, for if be considered
the Citty of Miami at 417%000.
this deal through, you. Are
burden the peopae with taxes
gr. Arthur sta.ee that he tat a, eraisel the property at #175,000. or 418040004
Li.. J..nkin sta ed his pppraisal ha_: been $180,000.
City Attorney; My personal opion, at that time, w..s that it might have been
for less. w; .:tend w.s teat the en_ire Bay Front night have been pt:r00e84. b
t y c: ndea.nat is e trod; . di r.ea.
There has teen no haste, except.itt the conclusion, which is on aocalent of`:'t21+
under the necharter you cannot effectuate the sale of bon::s by private'4
* * * * * * * . If Mayor 0oith will get ..:p now and say he feels this ie a Webt
bat-te, I will withdraw everything I have said.
I ae oerel; a.,-rebensive of the larger payment by condemnation and eerictusl aid
cf t e onci :.lamer 'ceing lower-- and if we do not take advantage of thiEs'+pf:',
lore tee a._,veeta;;e.
Judge Price stated that if the statement regarding the sale of bonds '# '
the Charter ee a cor.ect, then he took the stand that Council had uor It,;
trivet- sale new, the new Cnorter being in eff:: of as Strongly As
tc a stltea.er.t of Mayor So.th, as he understood it.
It a,.peared to him that the Council was atfrbid its tumgsO.si
Highleyman, if they put the deal thro:: ,h, 3,t 1" 5
forward.
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Purchase of Elser Pier.
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Councilman bio•Lendon stated that when the propoeit icti of buying the ' a
he had talked with about 50. of the merchants on 12th St.::.end r00embered
one of them who was opposed to it at that time, which was about) 15.nthe
Councilman Chi se said that he had felt for months past that the Elder P.i.em. ► ope
was a very necessary part of the proposed Day Front Park to. be bull th t t,eAti'C
This property was 70 feet wide, and right at the foot of the aain'.et7
City filled out the property purohasel from the Rai' nay Cos'npany add *** pot t
property, the expense of bulkheadir.� it would be more than if the _city p1,o eed'.
the pier and filled ou all along the Bay Front. Purthermore,'it would-1.0torwa
very unsanitary situation.
As to values, the appraisal of one of the real estate men on the oommittee.appptint
ed for this purpose, went so high as 225,000. Cou4oil at that time, with:the'
e::oeption of Mr. Hunter, ee proved of the proposition of purohase at 017 ,000.•
The citizens at large had apparently been satisfied at that time with the appiaisa2.
an proposed purchase at 0175,000.
As far as haste is concerned, he would just as soon have the honor of being one,•o
the Council who purchased the Pier, and have it maid this Council purchase d *he
Bay Front including the Pier, which none of the preceding councils had. euoaeedl►d :
in doing.
"I feel that the eec.le as a whole would personally approve this purchase, and
would Ake t. ask Mr. Highleyman to reconsider and let that deal 10 through."
Mr. H_ jhleyaan: I will. teel i r. Price that the reason aI said I would sell for
0175,0.0 ane would of.er se uuai _or a least is because I want to put myself before
the eeople in a good eight. Honestly, I know this pier is worth more than 1175,000.
If this Council wants to pat this deal over tonight, Mr. Maxwell and I will
si;;e an egl ,euec.t tonight that if the Comx iesicneee arenet satisfied, we will
cancel the deal, which gives thee: a change ofthrowing the deal down, and at the
theyaaee time if feel that the City has t ate a good deal, you will save the
disc_ unt, eeice could set 'te saved tomorrow.
If y.,u Bien the de;.d
if the Coma.isei;:nere
Ju ze Price. Will y
held back 30 days, s.
rescind,,or confirm?
Mr. Highleyman: The
ae soon as eoeoible.
Hake it 2C :lays.
Judge Pri_e; I teiek that should give the Conu.isaioners time to attend to the
eat a r.
tonight ee will sign any agreement you Like to take it back
are not satisfied.
_u enterinto an agreement in writing that the bonds shall be
es to 1 t the City Commission go into the matter and either
3C days is a reasonable t i}te.
fact is that I as: a very ein k rtan and I *pant to leave Mted.
Mr. Hiehleyman: lie. Price, that detains me. I have to pay 075,O0O. to Elser to
put t:.is teal thrc. gh. Neither Mr. Maxwell nor anyone else can do that for me.
gzdgssitxtsa
B. F. Hunter' Let gr. Hiehleyman sign an agreement and let the City bold the bonds
until the :..,,tter is investigate: by the Corn issienero. ?r * * « * a *' *.*. * # « *.
I ti._r:k that is a very liberal offer. We will clone the deal tonight. We don't.
deliver tLe b n_a. kr. Highleyman will sign an agreement together with Mr..
uni_. which they will agree to wait 20 days.
City At u rney :
Ja.:6e Price) I
J. T. eieeke n:
City Attorney:
Mr. . Hi ehleyman :
tonight will go
Twenty (20) deye, or to the date oferevoeation by the 0p l is
eeve nu ob j .ati..n.
Now, as I understand it, the deal is closed ae of toni
Yes.
T: a interest on thebonds will go from tonigbt4..,
to the City.
Judge Price; Yee, provided they sign this agreement.
Mr. Hi hleyuian: I want to state that in u:aking this offer to' se
aa. t cot.:. 1t ing myself that thin is the value of the property'
form, :ut rather than Let into anycentroverey with the City,
deal be cicsed.
kr. Junksn, of Juaskin & Erdman, real estate deale,;.ey;; at One:
tY.e Ccuaittee e ointed in April 1920, to appraise tap lleoV....
a.: reseed the Council as follows:-
?r:. J zekin : I am vera filed that this matter his beeet,. ►
ecelea I t:.ck the City is ;vetting a mighty good bazrga.$n
4175,Cc0.
There is net a eiece cf property on 12th St. to bepuro%.
fo t. Arises has peen acidmale ablock and Ahalf
' ►
front foot. Even reduced to 0,000. per !rant lo4t..l�t::�If
barealn.
I acne t telek any jury of real estate Eien wou110
such fc.r that.
see this tranar�ot io n go through
I a�. cad t ..
D,uc. f. r the wel.uee e i the tarty and inn.
+airy.. +is
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Mayor Smith: I heard Judge Price' a remarks, olaimi,ng that we are r ,lltd .'d
matter. As youknow, I presented the offer to Counoi of Bale at $175a000.
It was put up to me, and I get a committee of the most representative real. a i;..-
in the City, including one banker, E. C. Ro&fh, and the general a'rerage Was o0't1Bi+
above $175,000.
Them has hardly been a meeting since at whioh the ElaerPier matter had lot been'rs
tioned. This Council has been a debating club on the natter.
$175,000. was -considered very reasonable.
We did not estimate on tae front footage, but on the net inoome
If I recall it was stated that the pier was bringin in about $20,000, per year..
Rents are increasing, and it is going up to about $40,000. per year.
This ;ropoeition is ncthinE new. As you know, I have never endeavored to.put'4rigt1*,`
over on the people. I don't think it is fair to'have the Kiwanis Club eayibg. that
this Cdunoil is trying to put something overori the llth hour.
(It had been understood that Judge Price Rate represented the Kiwanis Club in tbie .
matter. }Lr. Michelson, of the HamiltonaMichelson Co., addressed the Caunci;.l, stoat- n
that the Kiwanis Club had not made any such statement.
Mayer Sntth: My i-,erscna1 opinion is this is a good deal.
When
City Attorney: /1Sayor Beath brought the original offer, I oompelied Mr. Iiighleyman to
guaraetee tot he ,CGunoil that his income from that property was $20,000.-- net ---
an:: I made that y.art cf the resolution passed at that time. (April 9, 1920--REa+14.49)
B.R. Hunter: So far as tale deal has been an eleventh hour propositioCi. It Was tied
up with the railros.0 proaosit.c u, and but for that would probably have been coneummated
a year ago.
At that time I didn't t::.hk it was worth the amount offered, but since that time 1 have
bee a talkinV with real estate wen and have reaohed the conclusion that it ie worth the
aacunt. * * * * * * It was only to some minor details I objected. *$*
I claiu, that the trar.sr.ct is n should in eves way date from the date of he tranaaotion.
I tkke personal responsibility for delaying this deal for stxta&zX the last 10 hays.;
* * * I is anly ithin the last two weeks that we have been in a position to O1;:C,Be.that
offer, and it is r y vier j.cint that this oounoil should o10 a the natter, rather titan
Gass it alen" t: the now comn,is-i:.ners, sc that we would have accomplished the propoaItt o
cfacquir:n the Bay front and can turn it over to the new Commissiota's, and they,ha 9
the „rc;.,erty, can Develop it.
Mr. Michelson hereupon aa-.ress d the Co4ci l as follows:* I think that Judge P.r.ice
was probably s.istake n about i'..e Kiwanis Club. It was not the opinion Of the O tb- tfat
the C.,t; Cc inci . was tryir.;; to ,gut soe.eth'. ng over at the llth hour. It Was 'the opinion
cf C1 .1c that, as the new Comn.lsicners ware taking their seats tomorrow, :i.t..w ,,, ,
fairness to thea that they sho'.1d decide whe .her or not they should take• up
deal. Everybody deci i d that the City should own it, but felt that the new 09tita'4.o4
ehc ..la han:: le it.
Mi. Hi,:hleynan stated that he was perfectly willing to have it stated in the Cont.
that if he (La not execute a iease for the Pier for 99 years at $20,000. pat year,
should forfeit ,a10,0"0. of the r.urohase ,.ride.
Councilman. Chase stroke infavor of the City awning the Pi•.r, stating it wot4 ao'st
City as much t leave it as t:, take it, that he had reoeived an offer to 3:eaOe t ,
prcrerty for 6,CC0. for one year- - or a longer lease if the City would :Ye Ott He was orposed+to lei -vino the decision to the Cowsissioners, and did not-ses'.- 21e
necessity for the sellers to sign such an agreement as they had agreed to, re r'
right of the nev. ®maissianers to gc back cc: the deal, would prefer fqr Coon*,
receive tr.is.
Mr. Prio hereupon read the agreement signed by Fred. W. Maxwell and L. Tw
W . McLendon: I am voting; for t ..is, simply to clear Mr. Highleyman..
as Mr. Chas: does, I a: i:. favor of receiging this, simply to show that it.
situp ynsoaet'Ling Lr.Hihleyman is trying to put over°.
Mayer 8:-th stated that he did not consider this agreement binding. lt-
1:.ga1 agreement.
Ur. IIi;;hleyman: As far as I a;. c-ncerned, it is a binding moral obti
o:.e that 1 will r.c t try to get out of. I cannot speak for Mr.. iKwr'
Ir. Fr:d W. Maxwell: I agree with Mr. Highleyman.
H. F. Cha3.: I don't want it to go down on the records that after
this Else: Pier propositten, we ware .t competent to decide the
ve it cvti for the ner. Coos ission.
I cove that this agreement be not Leoeived.
It was the sense of the Council that the agreement of Messre• 4
r.. 'ert tre Latter to the Com. is3ione. s should be received and t
to or3.
Councilman B. R.,Bunte; Olt Pirk
wEEtticAS rri
eeii to the 04
deeetibed '00,
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We hereby offer to Sell and
Maud the property known as kheArleer
as follows: -
All that part of the Jates,
ion tion 37, Townehi; 53 souttii ot Iteork
par tioularly de ribed afe:14Pil04',:-
Begini.ing at a point on thetast
at the interaeotion-ott� ,
produced East to the Watarcr,Of-B1-0
run East along said 401*th
to t1e waters of Biscayn
meandering. the *stork
line of lath treat
Biscayne tar4theniti`cp -run
Street prpfjnottdO. ee
thence tun ne#
Drive to the 0:0 ,
said above 40801
exhibited On the,
made by k
BookB, at pa
740.c.i4ai :ka
land lying batV0102;'
of Biscayne B84
Togs tiser ,
manta and apptnaS6t
p taininc tableetlt,
which expito-c9,4.4arimo
Traneportatioa,00*944
to deliver warrantti
of $17,,,,.00.0.i.,yrovi4ei,t',',:
than JuIY 1,14114.321.
anoi d
WHEREAS: tikeljil
the citizen '
vinutitAS
by ten (10) real „40,1
reasonable an4 to be
value of the pope'
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Purahaae Elser Pier 'property.
Judge Mae 'poke at length several tt nee during tie sieting4e
of himself and his clients (unnamed) to the Oity purohae .ng the 'i
price given, and in heated discussion asked . B. P. Rd'b�ineau, the Ott Att a*4.4,
he was not being paid a retainer by Mr. High ynan.
Mr. Robineau: No, sir. I am NOT. I am aching _edgy''#+es`ei`C:y`.
f.t the close of the discussion Mr. L. T.Highieyiefn made Lhe fol:Tctng‘ a
Mr. H. Gentlemen: I have been asked to speak in r ereape
regarding whether I am paying Mr. Robineau a retainer lee:
I wish to say that I have never employed Mr. eb'i.nean att.'anytbifl ,410,
.. ? .
at any time as long as I have known him. ..,,-, 3 ., ^:
I once asked him to draw me up some mortgagee, which 1 beve not yet 140* a#n.
That is the only transaction I have had in any way, shape ot fort?, with'+' ptba
I estimate that Mr. Robineau'a delay and Mr. Hunter's, has 0auae4 ue t0 ZOO 'a
3,OOO.on t...is pier deal.
Mr. F. W . Maxwell: I wish to reiterate Mx. Highleydtan+s statement',ragart ins
dealin;e with Mr. Robineau.
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.ICEPA1i ON BI'CAYT;E DRIVE. VIDHHINo.
1.ir. Michelson addressed the Counoil, stating that be had. been asked 'to `ctc° in the
matter of the widening of sidewalk in ;'rout of the O'Brien pr lert ► .c$n' iscayue 'Drive:.
They will agree to give theproperty for the sidewalk,provided the .Ci�'Fy ei'llmove. -
back the rook wall without ooet to the property. If Council desire; it•r':" ► "*0;4 .
rrocure a written statement to that effect. If Council wi.ebed .to" ee'tt .e ' ha' ter
tonight, :hey n,i ht prodeed with the sidewalk.
As far as the Allea property is concerned, the Oity will probably have ;tp: eondern" to
get the sidewalk.
:2i.. Chaille had suggested that Oo_11oi1 would probably be will ng to move- the O'Brien ''gall.
City EL.gineer: Eou will remember we were somewhat delayed in
on Biscayne Drive, whiting to get all the property owners, to
Lr. Chaille felt that whanthe City began to bald the eideivalks u tt
proee.ty owners realized how much it u:eart to the publio. they" *ould;'
I wcula like to say that Count DeHedouville ie willing to 'donate
on a,' his ero; erty and at Mr. Freeman's request I went Weise .e...
h., irg we be able tc get Mr. Allen to agree also. Ur. :lllen'e
required out there.
I understand the railroad compan, will give right-of-way thri at
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Buena Vista and pay for the sidewalks, which leaves only two
e ro po s i t i c n from Ur. O'Brien, and, as Mr. I61oheleon ewe, Vt. At1sb
I w..:ld . ike to have some statement rZDm Council, as we are 'ge l`?
eiaewalka k.ore rapidly.
C.ty Attorney: Is that being done at the City'a 'ie7panse,;`
C.ty E..gineer: Assessment. There are three widtha
B. :.Hunter: Is it not true that we could not %AU
written agreement of the property owner?
City Attorney: I think so. There 1s the oust of the.
1dr. ct1the1son: Will the City Engineer be able t
wI1tten .:g.eeaeent, without action 0f Comsat].?
J. T. Blackmon: It will be up to the!** Oommi.ee
City Engineer: I do not know whether I would be;.ilt
1 1 unt- ' the u.at .er is all cloned up
Cit. Atto iney I would like to have the .d
quite a .;it cf money.
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Adjourned sate tiring.
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SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Chase brought ep the matter of the uneffieial•dieo,berelo,,
Sanitary Department, one C. Switzer, who he Matte waa 4ieaia�di
without giving Ur. Switzer any reason* for eaMes, the-00'4r A0A11,;'
approved by the Board of Health, and there 'being iie
records of the Board of Health. Ur. Switzer now 0141401k,i
Ur. Switzer appeared inperson and stated that he We* olatai,ogt48r_
he had resigned his position.
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It apieared that the matter arose from a statement Mr4 Switzer had
in Council regarding certain oana which the Sanitary DOPettaent
and regarding which certain citizens came beere Council With 0
At that time Ur.Switzer made certain statement*, which Mr. 404041
and to which Dr. Bayles took exception. A meeting of the Board 0_ 8aZt
been called, and Mr. Switzer way sealed upon by Dr. Sages to 4100100ie
statements made to Council. This hehad refused to do, statios thsvt thervWere t
truth and he would not take back. Later Dr. teLnier di-Si:barged Switzer*
Mr. Chase had had Switzer continuously employed on oertainworh or thVee we0X0
after his discharge and be had been told to hold himself at the dieposal Of the,
Boa— of Health and had done so, instead of taking other Work, and badbeen reedy
and will:gg at all times to perform duties, and had raver left the 010 4uritig
that period without the permission of the Board of Health.
and Mayor Smith.
Dr. Lanier had stated that Dr. Sayles/had ordered the discharge, but would gveo
reeos,n. He ardered Switzer to hand over hie papers, eto. to the Seoretary,
Dr. Hodescn ha J told Ur. Chase and Mr. Switzer that he knew nothing of Switzer
beim- diseharged, stating Dr. Bayles must have ordered it.
He hgd been ordered to report for work the let of May, and on doing so was given
work for two dee.
In rely to Mi. Chase's inquiry of Dr. Lanier as to what he held against SW00020
the Dr. ho.J. replied, "Nothing"-• stating he was one of hie beet mat.to that fra
Baker and Ellice t wre no good,and simply taking the oity's time mod money*
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Ur. Hunter thought that Council should take no action in t* *Oar.'
a departmental matter, the Sanitary Department ehould,J,he giVin rtUn
kresent the liatter.
The City Attorney stated that in order to pass. upon the.MOdtk, lege1ity-
it would be neoes:ary to kLow just to what extend Mr. Switzer'heWhiMee
disposal of the Sanitary Department during that time, whether ernot be'
other work; what the records of the Board of Health showed theru3eB.
rev:rdinintas employment were; and various other inatters, .00
decided to what extend the oity might be inedbted to Ur. Switzer.,:
No was taken in this matter.
Theie being no further business td
oarriel, Ccussi: adjourned until lig.) A
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