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COMMISSION
MINUTES
OF MEETING HELL ON January 9, 1923
PREPARED aY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
anuary 9, 1923.
• MINUTES OP THE MEETING OP TEE COMMISSION OF THE CITY UP MIAMI, FLORIDA.
On the Oth day of January, A. D. 1923, the Commission of the City of Miami met
In the City Hall at Miami. Florida, in remllar session. The meeting was called to
order at 9;00 o'clock n. m., by Choirman C. D. Leffler, and on roll call the follow-
ing members of the :lommision wore present:
0.D. Laff7er, J. E. Lummus, J. I. Wilson, J. H. Gilman, E. C. Romfh.
READING OF THE MINUTES MEETING CP JANUARY 2.
The Clerk reed tho minutes of the meetin!3 of January 2nd, 1923, which were approved
and accepted as written.
AUTROnIZING PREPARATION OF ORDINANCE OR ORDINANCES IN RE BOND ISSUE
A reoolotion rt the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance or ordinances for
the purpose uf submittinir tn the qualified voters the queotlon of Issuing bonds for
the purposes named in the resolution was introduced by J. E. LtifurfillS and read as fol-
lows;
RESOLUTION o. 003.
A RESJLT:TION AUTHORI5IN0 TEE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE
AV ORiJNANCE CR cRDINANCES ?CR THE PURPOsE 02 SUBMIT-
TING TO TEE c,CALIFIED VOTERS TEE QUESTION CP ISSUING
BONDS FOR f:HE FOLLOWINC PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, t're nt: 0oditdissiy.2 deems it to the bent interests of the
Cit„; of Min'r:i and of ifx intabitanto that t'aid City issue'bondo for hos-
pital purpol7e0 am ntn to tho sum nf .1.',00; that it issue bonds for
the struotion of streot railmlys to tho a:oount of :;=1C,O,000; that it
Issue b.nds din: prelZv.ih.er: work, drivin,7 test we71s, secur-
in land dr,1 rijhts-of-way, onstroctini, tratin plants, and filters,
dnii ree017in- basin,Io pumpin:, statios for the purpose
urnL fythe inhabitants of the 0177: r.) wholesome, paintable
water, to the amount of i;"FC.:'flO, and that it isrue bo!:ds fur the purpose
7,f pT:,r1.,-3 and on tho 0t1 side ;:,f the nty,
and for the purposo of fillincr in the Pfc., Front Par.: and acquisition of
the Elser Pier p-oporty for park purpe;3es, to tho, a!;lount of jf'On,fl00;
that it h),J.i for the -rurpose of erectin! co-.1ort stations to the
amount of .:•;11,0^0, md for aCMitional inerator to the m:;eunt of
tht. it -i;.sue be.ide for ti],d ,dst of neensov: sanitary
sowers th,, t 0and thot it issue bondF f?r chdnnel
w7:,rk te the ef anri that it issue bonds for the City's
siare .f the oec't to the ,iount of OF,On0.
i:ovi, i1.17.201:.E, B IT RiOLVED BY T.F. 3Lo-ir.Ii.3ION OF TF.2. CITY OF
MTAEI that Cre Attocnoy be, aid he is hereby reduested and d irect-
ed, tr, 17ep:-.re on ordinance p idhic fur an election at rhi,-,h shall be
the eualified votrs of t'ie City of 71,!3TMI. the que'stion of
!he issdni.ie of said 1;:,n'is, o i of s156 issues to ba voted upon sepa-
rately so ,Js to t':e voter:: e t.o vote for or aainst any
of tl;o rOr:-?Se.fi [4nd the :,ald ordinance to set forth the maturi-
ties and rate nf interest upon the said bonds no to be submitted to said
lualified 1,,YtElrs, and in the followimz. amounts:
Hospital 0.00,0fle.00
Street 400,000.00
';:ater 7.50,000.flO
Par2-s 1,000,000.00
ilemfort stations 15,000.00
Additional incinerator 35,000.00
Sani'ary sewers 100,000.00
Channel woril 100,000.00
;tor!? sewers 75,000.00
Moved by ELur7.m.;3 !ind seconded by J. I. Wilson that the said resolution be passed
1 ,Id7pted. .Cr. the vote was as follows: D.,Leffler, yes; J. E. Lum-
m71s, es; J. I. yes; J. L. Gilman, yes; E. 0. Romfh, yes. Motion carried
nriJ the said resoviution passed rIcl adopted.
IN RE ii2,tar':%11 B.11.133 FUR 5:11:14I,S, ETC. FOR WATER SUPPLY
A ros)1 tion in refere:.,ce tc, 7he issuance of bonds for the purpose of doing the pre-
drivirv. test 'ells, etc., for the purpose of securing for the inhabi-
ttn 7f the City of Miami viholesome, palatable water, was introduced by E. C. Romfh;
RESOLUTION NO. 604.
A RES=TTON IN REFERENCE TC THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE
04? DOING 'rlIE PRELIMINARY WORK., DRIVING TE271 WELLS, SECURING LAND ABD
RIGHTS -OF -WAY, OCNSTRUOTUG TREATING pLA7rm AND FILTERS, AND RECEIV-
ING 9A311:3, INCLUDING PUMPING STATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OP SECURING
FOR TEE INHABITANTS cF TEE CITY OF MIAMI, WHOESOME, PALATABLE WATER..
,-FE.EAS, the repo-,-t, on the 5,ioi ater Company made by the J. G. White
Corporation of New York, made at the request of and for the City
of Miami, shos estimated fair value purchase of the Miami Water Company
a' thP ef 010,E00, end recomeds certain r•reliminary work, test wells,
the acquisittnn of land Lind rihts-ofway, construction of treating plants
1 filters 1,,:A reeeivni., basins, including pumpinr; stations, for the secur-
1.-1n ,7 for the ihabYtunts of the City of Miami, wholesome, palatable water, and
nu u i i u i i i m mum q!!!!! I I!!!11,I1 A!11! 11:1!!1� Emu g
;Tannery 9, 1923.
W1 1 REAS,. the Cnmmiesior^, of the City of I'.iiami, while realizing the ne--
•oeseity Of securing, if possible, wholesome, palatable crater, believe that
it ' is not to the interest of the lit;y- to purohtaoe the plant an{i assets of
the Miami Water Company, but believes that it is to the best interests of .
the people that the preliminary work reoornmended in said report be done and
upon securing a onj-ply of wholesome, pr�1at.able crater, that the 'City secure
the necessary lend end rights -of -way and construct treating plants and. fil- -
terei and receiving bosino, ine1l?dime pumping stations, ,and bring the water
to the City for distribution, and
WHEREAS, the :;it`r of Miami, reril.i:;ins that the offers heretofore made
by the Liirnni Pater Company for the snle to the City of its water plant, were
made in good faiti-. and at at price which the rater. Company deemed its plant
to be worth, yet the Commission. of the City of lir;mi rcnliset that its pur-
chase n:r the said :later Company's plait without first securing wholesome,
palatable ;.attar, would not enable therm to :Cornish to the inhabitants of the
City any better water from the present source of t uppl.y t;itarl is riow furnish-
ed by the Miami ner )arrpenr, end
WHEREAS, the 'Coruni:.sinu of tiro City of Miami is of the opinion that a
bond issue to the omnunt of S„750,000 should be submitted to the qualified
voters for the pirposes above stated.
NOV, T!'i 'yR :EI CtR:., BE IT i�'':1,ULVLIr BY THE CObIiTSSIOSI OP THE CITY OP S.IIAMI,
that the :litre Attorney be, and he ie hereby directed, to prepare an ordi-
nance mailing for an election Tor the purpose of submitting to the quali-
fied voters of tbo City the queticn of issuing 750,000 bonds for the pur-
poses oforeseid, the maturities and mate of interest to be properly speci-
fied in the raid ordinance to be submitted to the Commission.
The foregoinn resolution was discussed and it was the sense of the Commission that the
distributinn of water provided for in the resolution be not only for the benefit of the
inhabitant:: r f the City of Miami and surrcond eg territory, but also for the benefit of
the ini abitLents _' C the City- of I.Iierni Pea h if desired by said City and satisfactory ar-
rangerents for :;oft distribution -en be entered into by and between the two municipali-
ties. Moved by ". Romf}: and seent,ded by J. H. Gilman_ that the said resolution be
passed ara odoptel 0r, roll dill t7,r: eoto me au 'fellows: J 1. Leffler, yes; J. E.
T,urrolt1 J. I. ', hone, en J. I . ' 1!rl7an, re:; S'1' .. iom,!-es. Motion (tarried
and the soil li1'tl pa sed.'i: U' 'ttinl'ty'ra.
AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION CP i;CrTICE TN RE :irPLI11'PIu1l FOR PA SAGE OP CERTAIN SPECIAL LAMS
A resolution authorizing the publicrttion of notice of •the intended application to the
Legislature for the passage of certain, special_ er local laws enumerated in the resolu-
tion was offered by J. E. Lumvus. Said rc::nlutio'" was road in full and is as follows:
RESGLU'dIOi; NO. 605.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORI:';Ills THE PUBLICA'TIOI.; OF NOTICE OP THE
INTEI+D"D APPLICATION TO '2HE LEGISLATURE FOR THE PASSAGE OP
CERTAIN SP a'..IAL 0i LOCAL LAWS ENUMERATED IN THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the Comr:aienion of the City of iiiami deem it proper and necess-
ary to apply to the Legislature of the :,tat° of Florida at its next regular
session in 1923, for the passage of certain Local laws or special legisla-
tion for the benefit of the inhabitant;, of the 'City of Miami
NOW, THERE+C:'R.E, BE IT RE6OLVED BY THE COL1r4ISSIOi7 03? THE OITY OP MIAIhI,
that the 'City Attorney be, end he ic: hereby authorized end directed, to cause
to be published in tic Miami 'daily" Metropolis end the Miami Daily Herald,
once a wee:: for a period of not less Uouri sixty days, notice of the .intention
of said City to nrply to the Legislature of the atato of Florida, at its next
regular seti_;ion in 1923, for the enactment of the following legislation, to -
wit: An not t.ln• n.:,ond Section 2 and Paragraph (h]i) of Section 3 and Paragraph
(b). of Section 4 and Section 15 and :ioetion 30 and Section 57 and Section 81,
of the Charter of the City of Miami, 1'lorida, of 1921 so that the same shall
read its fnl3.oa,o:
"Section 2: Tee corporate limits of the City of Miani shall extend over and
Include all the, territory included within the following desc.ri,ption, and shall
incorporate all or ti":l _n'babit nt:.. +:::thin the Suit e�: nn point
• B jinni a�.. at a � i.nt
where the aest.rr 0ity,' Limits in 3ineayre Bire, extending in a Northeasterly
ilirectioe, 1'."^1:1d intersect the t' tK' seven (7) and eight
�+ :r North lc line of:;action., s ti r, ;,
(e) Township 53, 'nngo 4a, if -rodoeed _East; ^t . along from this t,n:irt :ethe
North 0ectiori line uf Seedion sever (7) and eight Ca), Township 53, 'rang° 42,
an] the Nord: line t Sectinnc ton (1r) .n3 eleven (11) and twelve (1a), Town-
ship 53 0nnge 41, to the Nort}r4"c:'t corner of Section ten (10);
r S„1:} �_, f + m 0)
iCel', .�. >•ilr'i1L- ;�r�^tJ.:��?Z l_�:!e .,J:'rlii.r �1'.e .ie::t sin!? pf JE.?Ct.iCina teen; (1�)r,
fifteen (1' )+, twenty-two (:'2), twenty-seven (27), thirty-four (34), Township
53, :;•tree rl t�l 5 utl:+.,ec>t corner -,C Secti;ors thirty-four (34);
ri ' r t along II'ert:I:. section lino o sec 'ufour4
P -r, r� _ + c.tihl'. ( ), five UT), :a11;
(a), Tower:hip 54, B'.:....''e 41, to the Northwest corner of Section {
Then Soul;: 'ao Lit line of -;nr Tipp s ( s, r egoa� 1 i. ( ) , .E,'Ver1 (l) , ,IAtrten
; ineteer 'la) end t .irt', (30) of Townoh:Ip 54, Range 41; to the South-
G':eet sorrier of sele ,.cation thirty (30)
There, Eeet for the nnuth Line n i Sections thirty (30) , twenty-nine (29)
and twer.tr -+? a t (29), to a 'mint in Bino.nyne Bey where this line 'produced
.latrt wool i rr .....s.., .tne Eeeter , limits, of the City, as described in the Char', -
tP. ef i+.':a o tend•`,l in a aenteweeterly direction;
T1::.., ie a i? rtil:'iC..v'irl.yrr direetirn in. Biscayne Bay for the Southeast cor-
er cf the rreeent oinr limits iri n .i>d Bay as deeeribod irl the Charter of said.
City of 19t:1 ''bonne yo_•ti e': ly following the center line of Bay Biscayne to
tan li : .... -. . oorner of the prevent City limits of said .0ity as desoribed in.
t'. 01,a. , .. of laal ; ti:nnee continuing the last mentioned line it oriel Bay to
!It of beginning.
1:39
enneeleaVITe
3a-nitary, 0,
"Seotion 3: (hh) To lioense, .00ntrol, tax and.regulate traffic and sales upon the
StreetS, oidewnlks and public places within the City end the use of space in sneh
places and to regulate, suppress and prohibit hnwhers and peddlers and beggars upon
such streets, sidevils and public places; and to license, and cause to be reeister-
ed end control, tax, regulate, or to prohibit in designated streets, or rarts of
streets, carriages, umnihusses, motorbusses, care, wagons, drays, iitney busses and
other vehicles; and to lic:ense, tex, and caune to be registered and control the dri-
vers thereof end tn fix the rate to be ehareed for the earrinee of pars -ens end pro-
perty within the eity and te Lhe public worhe beyond the limits of EOlti city; and to
authorize the Cite Manager or the Chief of Police to lufl promulgate regulations
for traffic on the streets, or parts of the otroets, during such hours es may be ne-
cessary or convenient, end to provide for parking spaces on the streete, and to at
any time discontinue thn right to the use of sn.lh perUng spaces and to regulate or
vacate or disentinue the use of the same; and to require all. vehicles for the car-
riage of pera2ns for hire to execute a b-nd to be conditioned as reouired by nrdl-
nance for the protect:ion ef passengers ned of the publie end to make seeh bond inure
to the benefit ef rersens or rroperty whleh may bo injured or demaged be the opera--
tioe of EILOI VQIIIClof'3 for hiro; end to require such bond with sulli surety to be fur-
nished by all vobielos for hire operuting run the streets of the Cite of Miami whe-
ther sueh operetinn be whelly within the limits ef the City of Miami or between the
City of Miui end ether cities and towns or pieces outside of the City of MiRMi".
"Section 4.
(b) The Commission shall consist of five members who shell be elected on a
en -al tieket from the cite ut largo to held effice for a term of two (2) year? from
12 o'cloee noon of the dog after the canvas of the vote end declaration of the result
of the election end until the successors in office are elected and auelifled and shall
be subeat, to reeall es he-einefter rrovidee except that the two cemmiseioners who re-
ceive the hieheet number ,7.11: votes in the general election held in cold city fax the
year Al. D. 1621 abed ,lentiaue to hold office for the term of two (2) years from the
general election te h- held in red eity for the year D. 1925. And provided that
at the general election to be bold in said cite. fnr the year 192F and at every gener-
al election held In oases city thereafter, there shall be three (3) members of said
City Commission elected, the two of whom receiving tho highest number of votes at
such election shall hold offico for the said term of four years".
CITY MAInkaAR
"Section 1F:
The Cemmissien shall within thirty (30) day; after taking office arpoInt a City.
Manager who ehall be the eqministrative heed of the municipal government and shall be
responsible for the efficient administn'etion of all departments and may be the head
of suah department an the Cemmission moy be ordinance provide. Fe shall be chosen
on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. He may or may not
be n resident of the 'ity inmi or the 3tate ef Florida. No member nf the City
Comenission shell be arrogated City Manaeer. He shall hold efflee et the will of the
Commiesion. He rhall recoive such salary as runny be fixed by the Commission. In
:use of the slichness or absence of the City 7,:anager the City Commission mey appoint
another person, not a member of the City Commissinn to act for the City Manager dur-
ing hie nici7nesa nr absence and the per2pnso appointed may, during the absence or
sieYhesr of the :3it:! Eanager, net for him and perform allrhis duties and all such
n,7!ts ,f the rerson so aprointed shall be as valid as though performed by the City
Maneger. Tte person appointed by the Jity ..7,MMIE2i011 to act as City Manager during
the ebeence nr sicrness of the City Danager shall net be entitled to or be paid any
cnmponsatic,, fT r his services as such 3ite Me-ager by the City of Miami". .
'Section 30:
Upon receipt of the budget estimate the commission chell prepare an appropria-
tion ordinanee using the manes:,er' 0 estimate as R basis. Provision shell be made for
public hevir!ngs on ihe proposed eprrorrietion ordirance before the commission sit-
ting es n eoPmittoe of the whole. The Comminsion shall not pass the appropriation
nrdieence sorr?r tb r nne wee.: after the beginning of the fiscal year to which it is
to eoply, but hall pass said ordinn,!e mithin four weeke after the beginning of the
fic,val year. fiscal year of the City shall begin with the first day of July of
ea:t1; ync.r ar(. shall er:d rith tho thirtieth day of June of the following year".
'Seetine Fe:
TYe Iite cf* by ordieeeee or reselution of ite City Commission may issue
from !imo te time revenue bonds, of city bearing interest at not more 'than c per
onsir. and -,aturing not more than one year from eheir date, for the purpose of provid-
!ee fundle aetleiretien ef taxes theretofore levied, ana may Josue refnnding reven-
ee bonds, with urrn interest and 1.eturity, 1-,1x11 deemed necessary to
provide f-s the 1,ar• er,t eny revenue bonds or revenue refundine bonds at their
eaterity: befere the eeseeoe any nuA ordinance or resolution authorizing revenue
Director Y.' Fisas.2e shail submit to the City Commission a statement of
(11: the erount nf !,C17 eneellected taxes, levied for the last two rrecedine eenual
tex leyies, itemieed an te purposes per which levied and as to the funds into eMch.
the eaom: ere to L9 veld when oellected:
(2) : the face eeeect of ell nutetend!no temporary obligations, meanine thereby the
faoe nmeeet e!' all 1-e.nds, notes, warronts and other City obligations to pay money
whieh era then eetstendlea end which have no fixed materity, or which by their terms,
mature, within one yenr from the date of such statement;
(3); the amount of taxes levied, whether collected or not, and epeoial assessments
actually eelleetee, whieh are appliee-,ble to any of Buell outstanding temporary obliga
tinne. The ee- 1 whilh 'nth notsr.nding temporery obligations exceed such taxes
and a::son.,entn appaleahle thereto, bol 1 be termed "net temporary debt" in this sec-
Th-L. noc 7,1's0oh statent of the Director of Finance Cron be recited in
said resollition and no revenue bonds shall therein be authorl%ed whose
togotier with revenue bcnds thertofore euthoril;ed but unissued, and together
rIti tie a-,nunt ef such net tmporary debt, riball exceed 75% of the .amouret ef suoh
eeeellecte(1 taxes levied for the last two preoeding annual tax leviee. Such revenue
boede eed referding revenue bonds shall be sold by the City Commission upon such
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January 9, 1923.
terms as it may elect, but shall not be sold at less than par value except by a vote
of at least four -fifths of, the members -elect of the City Commission, and then at a
price of not leas than 09 on WO; prnvided, however, that said ordinance or resolu-
tion may authorize the Director of Finance to sell t}.el bonds authorized by it at one
time or from time to time in his diocreation y.nd nn he deems for the best interest
of the city; but any such ,n,it}:')r.1ty to the Director of Finance shall specify the maxi-
mum amount of b nds to he issued, the r')c:axjUr�: rate of interest and the minimum price
for which they ma`, he sold. .11"r rrocer!is s,airl revenue brad;• shall he reld into the
Treasury of the municipality to the credit. -,f tiny one or more of the funds for which
such uncollected taxes were levied in nmeh ..`:o-11Lt and to :ills:}i 'fund or funds as may be
sp-'cifieri in such re: -plat loll or ordinance, but thei Commission i f ap
propria-
te City !r',tx. i e2: shell 1 not `ipprC'p. in-
te any •reatel' ':)"'Cl:i'.t r sr h proceed.-; int.r ai1y one fund than can be repaid therefrom
to spent the payment of sub herein at l}:'ir Maturity; pintldei, hnwev''1 that 'he vali-
dity of any rin!h b'r.dn .,1, utll not be affected it failure of t•Ls 'City Jo!misoinn to com-
ply with the leFt r'rrtii:nni direction. The rreceerl; '1f such refunding revenue bands
ehall be npn' i ed solely to the payment ent ^ f the bonds for :bnsn retirement they
-hall be
issued. For the pn; ,cn` n' eeid revenue bnrirl: and refundine' revenue bonds and the in-
terest the "•br: at I'll,'}' pl`,ec! nr ..laced i.. F1o•-I, cr elsewhere, as may })^ dosi:rnated
by t1::. wit" :ornmisri n, the City C0i,.Eion is hereby authri::e:i to levy sufficient
taxes llp"n n l the tarab1e p:reperty within the City of Miami, over and above call. other
taxes authorized or limited by law,
and the said binds shall he the absolute, direct
and general obliratins of the lit:' of Miami. In eeeh year at the time of the annual
tax levy, there sJ'. 1. ee included the'. air. a ta.. for theJ year,
the principal : �. .-•payment ;' ' h i.;c'.i.nf_1 and
interest . any revenue bonds which ] have matured o111 remain unpaid and any V refunding
revenue h',`,du,L;.heth•'r na•ured .1r riot. Tt shal.l be tics arty of the Jity Commission,
after the authorization or any revenue ands or refunding revenue bends, to reserve
from `axes theretofore levied a Sur sufficient to meet the payment nf such bonds at ma-
turity, ale? it '''rent thereon, provided, however, that the issuance of any or all bonds
so authorized ")'z;' be rev'ol:ed by erd oallee or resolution of the City Commission, there-
by reduc i_the e.., :ur,t of autheriend bends and pro `ants' rcduoin' the amount of taxes
v1 ioh r:uet.1ie reserved for their payment. It shall not be necessary to submit any
such bnr.rle to a vote of any electors and any ordinance or resolution authorizing said
bends may be In force and effect from and after its passage and approval, if so de-•
dare's in the ')r:diran.:e nr resolution".
"Section el:
No e'•elusive fran2hise or extension or renewal thereof shall every be
granted.
And proposing for enact-.ent the following additional amendments to the City Charter:-
"Ir. rya' -:iron the collection of assessments for the cost of improvements for whose
cost b-,rdo shall be cn':tracted to be s,'l d after the taking effect of this Act, to keep
the a`-ser's-ants so collected in se} -,crate funds ir accordance with the provisions of
S' ctic r: F6 of the City :barter or to place the same ir, a single new fund properly de-
si'1r_ated, t'ri:i :l: . el: fund shall he pled-ed to and used solely for the payment of the
principal aril ir.te'i _t _f nll 1. •ls that mey 'nF e issued under said Sec.tio�-. :C' for the
o r.'t cueti o: ,'f the rip : Tr: -:ts far •,,, i ,.- the asses •-,.sort:, to be placed in such new
feed .a, -)re mad n` 'l a'. . . "i' ,'.;a 1Ci }l" �; 1,-.t o )�_ , ,r.
.d 1'n::t ehell ivr' bees fully paid;
Ir. ass'., in t1' ...rt it improvements as defined in ;lestien Fr': of the 'ity Char-
ter or b; th's all o.e!.-A ... . _ nt credit to property owners for improve-
ente prev esly made by sales property na.ner: to the ,':'tent, and enter to the extent,
that sail ex t33r. r: rrov .. „t._ c'r' zil1,e of value and utl.:t; as a part;, of the improve-
:e.:ts for ....i,,h oil'}: ass•e..s:..ont is ..-tide eed to pres.-!ribe a rlori cr ; ,.tee. for fixing
,and dot r'::inio ...al.• ello•� ace ehd iredito."
"In the ueeessments of la:Ae it}.i:. the 'Jit' of 1li'.....i for taxation, ::}.eniever any
eeeh 'nod .'1:`:3.1 have bee.. surveyed or .alibiivtded�se'.Ca slatted into enaTi tracts rle,s,ig•-
.ated ..:ts , r , .t:.ee-eise, nod land cribacen" f e .} ?i�rirr red In the said
,,
: l•.'vel. eehliislan :..i1i- 1:oi'., red; . 'n'),',ed :u•ch survee or •_uh3111'isioln by reference
ti. 'tc In .ae'ee any C-::very&PJ5 ,: .. r'- tho-e in, nr b?' se1111 ..ny lae,=1 therein by
.. fr'1' , .. , t,.''?'etc ..: 'a:.d fir. thatevent, e land e. r c Indi !r
':r_ �i embraced 1Stl::hl .'.}.) l'i:;inn may
'00p'0L 1';' refere!?:. t0 . oh .sehalviel0!. whether any plat
l.r ..e' 1 :.. 'e bee'- r':...:•c}ei >r
"Toe '3ity '3.. . -e i 'n seid city shrill 1:'.:c pnwPr to Cause lateral connections
..'d 1 ; i' d cnenecti-n.. 'far sev:oru:'e rurr, se: to, e mede .r o 1 .n the d� �r,1 to 1-'. t-i,:e ni pay-
' 'i.'" of the ,r' -,r .
Tl . tor:. ' _ r!? ' -...ee used in this section ::}roll be c. 'r:;treed to near those
. ro ''r"`eel: _ ..'1:: 'i:" ,nit'�r' Service sea:Pr 'r s;'or!'i ee er to the fine of the
' . r'r' i,, , .}, Tiee, as the r_+. ^'o elismlon „ii' pre: .:rii'}r'
o ♦ er t ,; i'. . - •_. . , "a 2' el,,i13 he construed ta mull. the fc mentions ex-
r,
.. t,e .. .,i,r' _... .., *1.,.. ,. ..nr;. 1 eP 0T r1` +.;i-.'. o11r}i line to the house
errs fixteres :., the r..r tn be nerved.
,i" n_ ....,Si r}: ll ter'. .'le 5,_ t}' . location of laterals in sneh r'!arner as
sF'C'r'r cutlets far all rr01"ert";' en far io the:, ma;, find the same
�.. as ln'eenle be '.,o a part nf no,; r.ew sanitary or storm sewtr
.fade 'bald . the f,r_vi, _ :10 ,f Section F'. of the lit' Charter. If said im-
? l : the -:-nstraotice. :f u °unit„ar;; uewe_ all tt.. oe; , of the laterals shall
i-.rt .c the ,. -fth. �,,iwhich i:tn be a..against�d
"r-,r i.ro!:ta:Te' under said .l�'Ctlon Fr', in determiric the
1 1 : ovr:..e'ntto r:• C-,e e b,, the abutting property. If
`.• ',r't s; `ire tr.i^ti _r: of n st ;:r'. en: -third f the , . St s f the laterals
' . ,'r „_t:" n 1 '.rtrti :eta oar; of the _r..:ideiitul ex!.e.emoc shall
rl', ti.s -1-em-I:A.,r shell be ,. far -•oast.. _.'ed i.,
,, ,;ego;: t'_ lotslotsl.d par-
. i'
_ 'a - ul::tr. , , is propertLon t0, esd n.'t in excess of the
Tb,ee relateto the preliminary a:_seee:!ent fill
ti ... EC, d. rot rest!' I . the City from - .aaurger
.l . . e it si. ,'ale also be :....striated as a':sr',i`arate 1'.n1"l`' r'eve-
:, they uee to, .enne0t with sliritar'• or , ,.'i:'i sewers thereto-
"11 " ''„"'.,."t'Jti -es, .in a,.i.lh ease the cost of 0':21: lateral sha11. be }•';aid
`r 1 rr• ,-� . ? :i_ or ` ' __.e euro line of .:[;ir'r, it is o:nlstructed,
i t .te n ..r f: l;' 0 011:11. p'eni.',70 at the o,.ti_.. of City "o ', the a mnlisr-
. .._ t r ra '1 .t !i r fact ie lly uniform is cost and kind ::'; be included
t, ' t to. coat of such irnarevo::yet:t: and incidental exnennes nay
'"i e' ' ,'`F.'er3r: t!",e lots and parcels of land with which or v:'ith
loners:i o are or'nnecteri, ion proportior; tn, and not in excess
of, the special benefits received, in the manner and with the effect provided
by Section 56 of tho Charter for the apportionment of the expense of a storm
sewer improvement.
Whore laterals shall have been constructed, the City Commission may re-
quire rroperty owners to connect their rremisea r;i.th tho laterals and may pro-
vide by gonortl ordinance that in case of their refusal after notice given, the
:paid connection shall be etude by the fity and tht:t the cost thereof :1.1 s}1! con-
stitute a lion upoh tho house, plead and promises i-.1',o!'eb, affected. notice
last above nrov:ided for may be by s(!rvAco can the owner of the property or the
agent a}-n collects his rent:', or the occupant of Said property, or incase the
said property ir: unimproved, by pootins !"u')h notice On the property.
The City Commission shell }:'ive porter to nutGoriY;e and re-luire the use of
surface rri"{^o and cesspools or other devices for the disposal of sewage
where Connection with Commission sanitar;, service sowers City' ri; is deemed by the City
to be imprnor;ticuble, and to rt?,ri;late and control the location, construction,
ma in ter.etn !e care and use -, f the, e i1i t ? r't to said City
'� same, and c^raI?el. t'r e pay �'"E, _
of reasonable n}'iarjon :or it., ..:t":il.ur., services it connection therewith, and
to rr1r m- the, ; rij,j charges: It lien np'n the Louses, lands and premises served. Or
the City Commi:sio!, shall ?'love ,'0'':nr where e!;.nneotio'o with sanitary service sew-
ers is deemed b. the pit Commission to ractl .ah prohibit, e ' ,,; • 1-,e r'. � le to r c ibit, destroy
and forbid t1r, use :l' ,_orfoo reifies and _.;pool.;, andall of " r''' ;,,^, her dE,v ices for
the disposal tr. ,:le ar''e e:-:cert; sanitary service sewers.
l aos:.:,".e is and barges in t'-.ls section prov
e c?
ided for, :}?.all constitute
liens, all of r.} }. shall be of the : me nature, and tothe same extent,
as the
lier for general _'it' tore.', and L:, 11-. lions shall date from the dote ofthe pas-
sare of tl!F' reoiution ord?riri the e r. -. ':}. improvement, 1: ',,:;;ra?'e, under the provisions
of Section fC, )f +}i' it' CLarto? cu "n ,mac l,:t n c
" „' r �o. :i 'r must be confirmed by another
res:,lutio:,, then from the date of the 'pac.'age nf such nonfiT'nlat. ry resolution.
Such liens shall be !nllnot'.bl0 in the 0nme manner and with the same penalties,
nad under th , rote rryrisle:,: as to si-:lr. and forfeiture as city taxes are coll-
ectible, shill `llsr• be 1 e i , , ,ry a t
, :0'. C!tlb.1.C' " ':.�, manner u iri,?'I.:;E(1 by said Section
fF f t,'rn 7_t. +irter for collection -f special asres,.rionts."
b' .u'.....ir !i1 cn� -nde�d b . .1i1 in that the
• � ," ;- � c said resolution be passed
and r dorted. C. roll ,;al, the vote .;as as follows.. D. Leffler, "es; J. E. Lum-
mus yes: J. i. Wile �1' � d
"es
,J 17. 0i1man, :es; E. C. .iumfh, yes. .lotion carried
tall'.] the a. , ?'- folutio'. ressrd rrd ad `e . . REQUEST FOR EXTENSION l7 S1;t;L R ON N. W. llth STREET
addressed tfl t}.e City Commission fro^.: D. Wilson and T Berton Willson
node date f . .roory 4, 1923, requesting extension of sewer from N. W. llth ,street
:l"':;t}: ni ,t ' 6t}. Avenue, ,,on1 t:l be paid by the signers of the petition, was received,
'and the 0n•':n t•,---,upon referred t: the City :.arlager for his report thereon to the
Commission a+'. the next meetine.
ON St_UTE i1L'JII ROAD
Ti. retition addressed t: City Commission, em h 1 fro a T3.
' the date$ December rat 9+,; ,I
Ori •n n ati Prs1, i li sidewalks nri Seat} r.: n n Ian rc. It. f. , .. o W.
11- ,., � rrni Road b-e'i i a . lot}: ir.. So-1th
T.:. 1 Avenue at , _ theide At,. .tol and ?'lll:r:i+ north to ei } Street,n
�� "I ti": was received
... . ollr' r:, aftr'r illr.,..rslnn, :.ns i'?for:'ed•to tie City `Mar:'. er t:it}: directions
'. 9Pte street re:'., d the'ein within the sidewalk district now be formed.
TT: 1 D ;r,-'i,,'; T ,, ST-,EETS I11.LL':2ttT `AIT :,CI;tOL SUBDIVISION"
r r , + .i t - ' J r AC :. ., T.Fr It. is `.1' THE a r,2E.SP S II, THE
An "1'.. `2:.?e' .tie, hI; (: . T,, '.hi!i i 't:". Lli i)ICil ryt �,� ,i,,.., ,n .-,
ol'B..' TvT'l I' ' ".., .i,' . '7';E :3.7 L GLT..1.. 17L3IOI1", va., lntr iured by J. T. '.?ii-
�1r, 1 on.- r_ f J. ..Urn:ue, seconded by' J. Y. IlIl,litan4 resolved that the
,bar ter ren- .. .err t fer r earl .._. : f ':.'d i .aa e+s n o to ' �=' i o r, t'+':.. separate 1 .•,a_iio:.. be, and is
'nl?' '1i:J'Ct:Ee%d .,it}: br tl-- fillo air:• vote. C. D. Leffler, yen J. E.
. Lurlrour yes.
., T. il::. , F. "l.,S! i3 C. flmfl, es. l':I moil ell?. I. ;'tilson
.- ,d' . 1 ,. 2- f., t:,. 1 . ,i:.,nce ."iver its first readin and rout] by
I
t' _ ' . ,'. . 1,-' „ T. ., .:, .. - .o .-.,ale, h'' ,. .c.::P1: tit the said Trdi-
.n 0. D.
„p ..:, first r,;..:i!. Cr r'.��7- ,:rl'1. the votewasas fnal_n•,.,
,...,
r ... .. ,:; '. T. "lJ.l.i;,; , '- J. T. Gilman, .. .. E.
). :;nr.:fh
. +i ,,- ,LT 1 i } .. : etl:`i1-,ce passed .:t: its 'first read .Y,,"" On motion
,
. T.'1 . .,-nded 1' Z. F. ill': , the said or,li: anue> was 1-iven�its second
. •+' ail read 1:: r:1l. ;:(., ed br J. E. '',1111P, ;tr:d se .o:6e d by J. }]
t' r] rd. a -cr: he r'ri:;seJ and adopted ci. its so:.,nd and final read-
:. r-1 . Jai-. „_e v, to ;:no as f . .lov:s 'I. D. Leffler, ;'es; < . E. Luranius, yes;
J. I. Wilson, :on:, , -s; , . E. )ilman, yes; E . C. Romfh, yes. Liotion carried and the
}t is , r i . a._se. ptissed ;TLC ,..1: ted on its nec,:'nd and filial reading. In accordance
v,It. re... . 1 : e asued . .'] ,'i •ter? ;': 1922, t'
... _ r' 'J '.1?T'li':' .:`it};, ilEr ::�...,]d OTdAi.`:T'iC;@
rr ] ' -- 0 1 :
.. - 't 0.. _i: T.a`t? STC, t',&^:3^d and ,'.1,701)ted.
7AL7 :'i., -1.'.10:: AS ;'T:.:L BY .. a....t 2Iull t•'93 CII r-i3OPOti:;'D BUDGET
. .:r I.1 ' 7-., ..o;. . , .,_ :;}.-i J'ro,vides for public }:eari.s0-s on the proposed
r—In ` ". - - r h'+j'1'r t'r'. ,",t..nlnsicn sittin3 art a COranitt.rn nf the ..hole,
:1__1..- t' a' , .e ..., .inricn was read, to receive and on: ider any di£cu8si.on
,r f sod :]? I' rr iti 1. rr'.` r r!Ce. There was no discussion On said ordinance.
ALTTFORIZII+3 ADI'TTI01AL C01;STRT3TIOIi FOR CUSTOM HOUSE ON CITY DOCK
. '... - ' _.'r'_._ Snr lin and E. Mundy, Ar!•i'iteot, reported to t.`;r+ Commission
• 1 •• ,+ - T 0.t!'nis ion
,H_t..'..'1-1 .'141'e 1:'E%;. needed for ountom h::,uie inspectors at City Decks which
1': ' ,i 't F.' ' :/"?:',..''j" .j:0,'0.. r i,Cer and above the arprnyriat;iin ':lade therefor, and
r • . ' , ++:j a :t' rit,' t ,'at'inue said .'crh so as to :include such addltonal. space. On
_ .. f . T. .;i:,.',: , o . ,nded h; J. H. '.r:ilman, it UE resolved that the request
_' ,..e C.nri, bn rl!:I7Ptoa '10 requested.On r'1_ call the vote was
a, 1 :.r.fflr 'ye O. E. Lur'T.r';u,, yes; J.I. Wilson, yes; J.H.
Gilman,
' f'r , ;i.e. ....tier carried unanimously.
II MILL LL !JIIL!IIILI!' .LE.I.. IlL!Ll!! EMILI LOLL.
Zan:Miry 9, 1923.
EXTENDING,CORPORATE LIMITS OF CITY OP MIAMI FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
An Ord inanee entitled:
AN 0 DIITAUCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF 'THE CITY OF MIAMI
SO AS TO II'J. UDE THE; ADJAJEITT TERRITORY .'TEi1T1Ji;R IIICORPORATED OR
NOT NOT NM:: INCLUDED WITHIN THE LILIII'S'(:F THE CITY OF MIAMI, SO
THAT TF E CORI'O SATE LIMITS OF TEE CITY OF LIIAIII SHALL INCLUDE ALL
THE TERRITO Y TI'.:.: L'Li D 1:ITHE2 THE D&CRTDTION IN SECT'IGI' i,II3 OF
THIS ORLIfA1M ..;L s1-:ALL TiiC6?i'O?:ATNI :1LT. '1'U.;? TII;:ABIIANTS WITHIN r r, '� ,),U FTL,, 1? TIti+I
THE SA',:;':, AND 'P�:: ��t..,:� LLII �:L:',CiI,.Id G_ THE ,L.ALIc i.,�, 'v'C-1'.;,_ �� C::+
ENTIRE TE T �C>::,'i 301':>5:.... "0 BS �?:JL{,1),•' ,{n „TT-, G : ORATE LI-
TIA.L) :I I:; Ii. 11.L J(J., _ 1
MITb oF sAID OTT( T'i _.r'DIi;' TI r.$s -
':I i;Ti' SAID :;" CITY ,it ) I1 AN!) `.PI'(,SL TO
BE TI;JI LJ D :,:i'i'I?Tl; ;;-, ;s. _i (:�1f.'' LII,`.T1.r; AND '.P0 PROVIDE ?'0' TITF
RE-
=ISTIA.TC11 C,' ALL i? ;.a :IPIIITHE ENTIRE TtPRIlORY TO
BE II; )LUD:;I TEE 1 OPC: ;D ';IT'i LIMITS :�;Ll GIBLi: TO QUALIFY
„ ,. ;, AT �,.-• . Py, i T) TIOIT 0:, THE
TO (.,.P.� Jc.I-. ;L'sC"_I -ii, AND i tiO4T.1;III"� _l.'Ii i_..'. LOJA .�
POLLT; 1 LACL;S AT SUCH ELECTION,
CTION,
was introduced by J. E. Li.r.;mono, and on r:lotion of J. T ro„ seconded b1? J.
�.. ..,u..,.;.0 : ,T . Wilson,
the said 1rdinance was riven its first reading and read by title only. Moved b:, J. E.
Lummus ,nd se^onded by T. Wilson that the said ordinance be passed on its first rend-
ing. On roll +{:il tl:o vote was as Follows: a. D. Leffler, yes; J. E. Lummsus, yes; J.
I. Wilson, 14:. J. ia.l!.'i". r'. res E. v• :.Znr Y, `t s i n c
. f_. tees. L��tion utz_�n_rn�n, I.y carried and
the said or'.linu!,,, )a., ed n?: It. first reading.
EEORT OF GRAND JURY _ :'ALL T.::2I.: ADDRESSED TO CITY COMISSION
There was recolved in a envelope acidre; ced to the City Commissioners a rorort Tf. the
Grand .Jurors at the fall ter•.1 of th.. ') rug t Court addressed to the Honorable H. Pierre
Branning. i';.r rnl:ort staled, among other things, that the :it;; Jai'! is unsanitary and
that an electric chair is used to obtain uonfesoions from prisoners, The City Lianager
reported ti thn olectric chair referred to had beer, dispensed with and not used for
:30 Dr a,: „r:nr to t1 3 ,tor:,_- of the report and that the city ;?ail was in just as
S'onil`r or:ditiur as r;ar 7`ossib-le by reason of the ,^,7astri:etior c'..f'the fail and the
nu-lor ref rriooners were lent therein aa1 no efforts had been spared to keep the
jai] in thn b- 1..: sar._try c-nd i.tion ;z nssible.
ADJOURNMENT
10:40 A M.
At 10:40 a. m.. there being no further business to come before the board at this meet-
ing, on motion of J. I. rvilson, seconded by E. 0. Romfh, the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
143
ifi
CITY OF MIAM
DOCUMENT
1NDE
MEETING
DATE:
January 9, 1923
ITEM NO.
DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION
2
AUTHORIZING ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR
PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING QUESTION OF BOND ISSUANCE
ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR PRELIMINARY WORK FOR SECURING
WATER SUPPLY
AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF THE INTENDED
APPLICATION TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE PASSAGE OF
CERTAIN SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAWS
COMMISSION -1r-HETRIEVAL
_ACTION iCODEJ4O. _
R-603
R-604
R-605
00603
00604
00605