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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1923-04-17 MinutesCOMMISSION MINUTES OF METING HELD ON APRIL 17, 1923 PREPARED Dr re OFFICE gfelHiElY CLERK ■IIIIIII111111IIIIIIIIII11III I111111111I111111111111111111111 IIIIII111111111VII111 IIIIYII11111111111111111111111111111111111m111 i®III mIgImunI,LilJpgg1Lf1Y1 April 17, 1923. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CO MISSION RS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. On the 17th day of April, A. D. 1923, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida; met in regular session at the City Hall in Miami, Florida, at nine o'clock a. m., there- being'present the following: C.D.Leffler, J.E.Lummus, J.I.Wilson, J.H.Gilman, E.C.Romfh. READING OP THE MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 10TH The Clerk read the minutes of the meeting of April loth which were approved and accept- ed as written. REQUEST OF AMERICAN LEGION,. HARVEY SEEDS POST FOR BERTH IN BAY FRONT PARK Messrs. Chas. A. Mills, J. L. Billingsley and S. J. Karoo, and others, representing the Harvey Seeds Post of the American Legion appeared before the Commission and stated on behalf of the Post that the City Commission instruct the City Manager to prepare blue prints showing proposed location of berth for a cruiser for the use of the American Le- gion and such other uses as they may deem necessary or convenient;, and thereupon, upon motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the City Manager was instruced to prepare and present to the Commission such plans or sketches of the proposed berth as in his judgment wduld meet the requirements and submit same at his early convenience to the Commission. 0n roll call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lum- mus,Wilson, Gilman , Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimusly carried and the said reso- lution passed and adopted. E3TABLISHMF.NT OF MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY REQUEST OF HAMIL'TON MICHELSON Mr. Hamilton Michelson appeared before the Commission in reference to the.establishment of a Museum of Natural History in nne of the City's Parks and requested the Commission to give some definite answer as to whether or not the Commission was of the opinion that such a project could be financed at this time. After some discussion among the members of the Commission it was deemed unadvisable to attempt the establishment of such a 'mu- seum at.this time and Mr. Michelson was asked to take the matter up at a later date. AUTHORIZING REDEMPTION OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATES ERRONEOUSLY ISSUED A resolution authorizing the Direotor of Finance to redeem certain tax sale certificates erroneously issued was introduced by Mr. Gilman. Said resolution me reed in full as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 718. A. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO REDEEM TAX SALE CERTIFICATES ERRONEOUSLY ISSUED, PROPERTY COVERED BY THESE CERTI- FICATES BELONGING TO BOARD OF •PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ()TIRADE COUNTY AND VARIOUS CHURCHES OF THE CITY; ALSO THREE CERTIFICATES ON WHICH THERE ARE NO SUCH LOTS DESCRIBED ON .THE TAX ROLL. WHEREAS, the Director of Finance reports that the following property was erroneously assessed for city taxes and sold in the detailed below: NO. DATE OF SALE 55C July 5,1921 497 164 192 450 93 700 323 228 292 1620 n n n n 0 r n n r, n rr n , IT n Oot.7,1918 Aug.6,1917 Aug.4,1919 July 5,1h20 July 5, 1920 DESCRIPTION Lot 21, Blk. 24 North Lot 29, Blk. 27 North Lot 5, B1k.B Palmer's Lot 6, B1k.B Palmer's Lot 5, B1k.B Palmer's Lots 12,13,14,15,B1k.2 St. James Park Lot 3, B1k.11 Sosts Lot 3, B1k.11,Sosts Lot.3,B1k.11,Sosts Lot 3, Blk. 11, Seste Lot 16, B1k.123 North OWNER Sev. Day Ad. Churoh Mt. Zion Churoh No such lot No such lot No such lot 'B.P.I.Dade County B.P.I.Dade County B.P.I.Dade County B.P.I.Dade County B.P.I.Dade County B.P.I.Dade County described years as AMOUNT 4155.28 18.91 . 14.67 30.03 25.41 33.64, 8.93 0.78 11.11 9.03 163.52 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the Direotor of Finance be, and is hereby, directed and authorized to redeem the above -mentioned Tax Sale Certificates. Motion by Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Romfh, that the said resolution be passed and 0n roll pall the vote was as follows; AYES: Messrs. Leffler,Lummue,Wilson,Gilman. None. Motion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. CALLING FOR BIDS TO COMPLETE FIRE STATION #4 9 9 adopted. FOES: UNDER MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY BOND A resolution calling for bids to complete the construction and erection of the Miami Fire Deparbient Building #4 was offered by E. C. Romfh: RESOLUTION NO. 719. A RESOLUTI01 CALLING FOR BIDS TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF THE MIAMI FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING f4, LO- CATED AT S. W. LOTH STREET AND SOUTH MIAMI AVE(4 FIRE ENGINE STATION). WHEREAS, on the 27th of June, 1922, the City of Miami entered into con- tract with Peter H. Bartnett, of Miami, Florida, whereby ',mid contractor agreed to provide all materials and perform all work shown on drawings and plans and described in speoifications for construction and erection. of the Miami Fire De- partment Building #4 to be located at S. W. loth Street and :south Miami Avenue (#4 Fire Engine Station), said drawings and epecifications having been prepared Mk= by H. Hastings MUndy, Registered Architeet, of 245 N. E. First Street, Miami, Florida, and WHEREAS, said contractor'executed his bond in the sum of 019,797 with the Maryland Casualty Company as Surety,and WHEREAS, the contractor has persistently and repeatedly refused and failed to furnish enough proper skilled workmen and proper materials to complete said work as provided for in the contract, and failed to make proper payments to sub -contractor and failed to make proper pay - Monts for materials used in the building and certificate thereof has been given by said Architect under date of January 26, 1923, and notice to the said Peter E. Bartnett was given by the City LIanager under date of January 26, 1923, and copies of said certificate and said notice were sent by registered mail to the Maryland Casualty Company, Baltimore, and similar notice was sent to John W. Humphreys, Agent for Maryland Casual- • ty Company at Miami, Florida, and WHEREAS, said Casualty Company through E. B. Kurtz, Attorney, has notified the City that the said Surety Company waives its option to com- • plete construction of the building and requests that the said City Com- plete the contract; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, that the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to advertise for bide for the completion of the construction and erection of said build- ing according to the plans and specifications prepared by said Architect and that a copy of this resolution be furnished by the City Attorney to the Maryland Casualty Company, at its home office and to its General Agent at Jacksonville, Florida, and its local agent and local attorney at Miami, Florida. Motion by Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Wilson, that the said resolution be passed and adopted. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wil- son, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. LOSS ON CITY SCHEDULE BOND - GEO. KAUFMANN AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENTS : The Director of Finance submitted written communication under date of April 13, 1923, in reference to loss on Bond of Geo. Kaufmann and bill owed by City to Pullen-Zoll Co., for electric fan applied by said Geo. Kaufmann to his individual use, and upon motion of Mr. Lummus,seconded by Mr. Romfh, the said communioation was ordered filed and spread upon the minutes of the meeting: To the Hon. City Commissioners, City of Miami, Miami, Florida. Miami,Floride. April 13, 1923. Gentlemen: In re: Loss on City Sohedule Bond. Reference is made to claim for loss sustained through mieappro- priation of certain funds of the City of Miami by George Kaufmann, under Schedule Bond No. 0-57983 of the AmericanSurety Company of New York, in the sum of 01,531.17, which claim was made up of the following Bond Fund Vouchers. No. Date Caehed Amount • Total . . . Apr7722. . . . May 1/22 4)351.14 185. . . .June 20/22. . . .July 3/22 232.33 222. . . .July 19/22./. . .July 21/22. . . . .424.70 ...... $1008.17 248. . . .Aug 2222 501.00 §1509.17 These vouchers were cashed and the proceeds applied by Geo. Kauf- mann to his individual use, and in addition to these vouchers. on.June 17th, 1922, he issued City of Miami Purchase Order No. 2585 in favor of Pullen- Zoll Co., for one electric fan, in the amount of 022.00 which fan was like- wise applied by Geo. Kaufmann to his individual use. By the foregoing statement you will note that the first three vouchers, aggregating 01,108.17, were cashed on July 21, 1922, and prior to that date, at which time the American Surety Company advises that the bond covering this claim was but $1,000.00; this bond was increased on August 10th, 1922, to $5,000.00. In making settlement of the claim the American Surety Company has deducted $8.17 to cover the excess of this misappropriation above the 01,000 bond, and have declined to allow the . $22.00 to cover the electric fan purchased on June 17, 1922, making a to- tal of 030.17 loss, which the City of Miami will be compelled to stand. In order to clear the records it will be necessary for this de- partment to have a resolution authorizing the payment of .;';22.00 to Pulien- Zoll Company and a credit to A000unts Receivable -American Surety Company of $8.17, total 030.17, to be charged to General Fund Surplus. Very truly yours, C. L. HUDDLESTON Director of Finance Thereupon the following resolution authorizing payment of $22.00 to Pullen-Zoll COM-; pany and a credit to Accounts Receivable (American Surety CompaLy) of $8.17 was traduced by Mr. Romfh: RESOLUTION NO. 720. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $22.00 TO PULLEN- ZOLL COMPANY AND A CREDIT TO ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (AM- ERICAN SURETY COMPANY) OF $8.17. WHEREAS, it appears from the communication of the Director of Finance under date of April 13, 1923, addressed to the City Commission, that Geo. Kaufmann appropriated to his own use funds of the City of Miami in the sum of $1008.17, prior to July 21, 1922, at which time the bond covering this claim was but $1,000, and therefore, the City sustained a loss of 08.17, and April 17th, 1923. mR md nn 111 ER WHEREAS, said George Kaufmann issued City of Miami Purchase Order in favor of Pullen-Zoll Company for one electric fan, in the sum of $22.00 wh.ioh said fanwas appropriated to the individual use of sold George B'.auf- mann, and WHEREAS, the Director of Finance requests the authority to pay the bill of Pullen -loll Company and to credit Accounts Receivable (American Surety Company) $8.17, and to charge the total y30.17, to General Fund Sur- plus; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, that the Direc- tor of.Finanoe be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay the bill of Pulien- Zoll Company in the sum of $22.00 and to credit Accounts Receivable (Am- erican Surety Company) in tho sum of $8.17, the total thereof, 00.17, to be oharged to General Fund Surplus. Motion by Mr. Romfh, seconded by Mr. Lummus, that the said resolution be passed and adopt- ed. On roll call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF STREETS "MIRAMAR PLAZA" An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS IN THE SUB- DIVISION KNOWN AS "MIRAMAR PLAZA", was introduced by Mr. Romfh, and on motion of Mr. Gil- man, seconded by Mr. Wilson, it was resolved that the charter requirement for readings of ordinances on two separate occasions be, and is hereby, dispensed with by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. On motion of J. E. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinance was given its first reading and read by title only. Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Lummus, that the said ordi- nance be passed on its first reading. On roll call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said ordinance passed on its first reading. On motion of Mr. Lummus, se- conded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading and read in full. Motion by Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, that the said ordinance be passed and adopted on its second and final reading. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said ordinance passed and adopted on its second and final reading. In accordance with Resolution No. 155, passed and adopted, February 28th, 1922, the said ordinance is numbered 168 and is shown in Ordinance Book 1 at page 131 as passed and adopted by the Commission. ORDERING HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 204 AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Resolution No. 721, ordering the improvement of S. W. 3rd St. from S. W. 12th Avenue to S. W. 17th Avenue and the improvement of N. W. 12th Street from N. Miami Avenue to N.W. lst Avenue, was introduced by Mr. Lummus and is in full as follows; • RESOLUTION NO. 721. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 204. DISTRICT H-204 BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the construction of the following described improvement is here- by ordered to be made; the Commission of the City of Miami, Fla., hereby setting forth its intention to proceed under Section 56 of the dity Charter. Description of highway or part thereof to be improved, or sidewalk to be constructed or sewer to be laid. The materials, nature and character of such improvement with the terminal points and width thereof: The following streets are to be improved by grading, lty the construc- tion of a concrete curb and gutter to the proper line and grade (except where suitable curb and gutter to the proper line and grade is already in place ) and by the construction of a bituminous macadam pavement, to a width of twenty-eight (28) feet from curb to curb. The gutters are each to be eighteen (18) inches wide: S. W. 3I?D STREET from S. W. 12th Avenue to S. W. 17th Avenue, N. W. 12TE S'1'REE', from N. Miami Avenue to N. W. 1st Avenue, the City Tanager is hereby directed to prepare and to filed with the City Clerk plans and specifications of said improvement and an estimate of the cost thereof, which estimate shall show the estimated amount to be as- sessed against the abutting property per front foot, including an estimate of the cost of the expense of preliminary and other surveys, the inspection and superintendence of the work, the preparation of plans and specifications and estimate, the printing and publishing of notioes and proceedings, the preparation of bonds, and any other expenses neoeesary and proper. This improvement shall be designated in all proceedings, assessment s,and bonds as Eighvay Improvement No. 204 and the property against which assessments may be made for the cost thereof, hereunder, shall be designated as Dis- trict H204. Motion by Mr. .Lummus, aeoonded by Mar. Romfh, that the said resolution be passed and adopted. 0n roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously oarried and the said resolution passed and adopted. Preliminary Estimate of Cost and Incidental Expenses In accordance with directions in Resolution No. 721, the City Manager reported that he had filed with' the City Clerk plans and speoifications of Improvement No. 204 and estimated oost of incidental expenses. Ordering publication of Notioe Resolution No. 722, ordering the publication of notice for remonstrances of any person in- tereated•in Highway Improvement No. 204, was introduced by Mr. Romfh and is in full as fol- lows: April 17th, 1923. 212 April 17th, 1923. DISTRICT H-204. RESOLUTION N0. 782. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT N0.204. WHEREAS, on the 17th day of April, 1923, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, passed and adopted a resolution ordering the improve- ment designated as Highway Improvement No. 204, District H-2o4, and di- rected theCity Manager to prepare and file plans and specifications of such improvement and an estimate of the cost thereof, including an esti- mate of the inoidental expenses, and the said plans and specifications and estimate of cost and estimate of incidental expenses have been filed by the City Manager with the City Clerk. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, That the City Clerk shall cause to be published for at least once in the MIAMI HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Miami, a notice stating that at a meeting of the Commission of the City of Miami, to be held at the City Hall in the City of Miami on the 24th day of April, 1923, at 9 o'clock a. m., the Commission of the City of Miami will hear the remonstrances of persons interested to the confirmation of said re- solution ordering said improvement. Motion by Mr.Rornfh, seconded by Mr. adopted. 0n roll call the vote was Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. lution passed and adopted. APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUND SURPLUS Lummus, that the said resolution be passed and as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Motion unanimously oarried and the said reso- $1085.00 FOR BRIDGE REPAIRS The Director of Publio Service requested the passage elf a resolution authorizing the transfer of y$2170 from the General Fund Surplus to the account of Bridge Maintenance, stating that he understood that the 1922 appropriation had been en- oumbered for the repairs to the bridges, but upon investigation found that the. 1922 appropriation had not been encumbered. Thereupon the following resolution, authorizing the transfer of 01085 from the General Fund Surplus to the Avenue D (South Miami Avenue) Bridge and the transfer of $1085 from tthe General Fund Sur- plus to the Twelfth Street (Flagler Street) Bridge, was introduced by Mr. Romfh: RESOLUTION NO. 723. A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $1085.00 FROM THE GEN- ERAL FUND SURPLUS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR FLAGLER STREET BRIDGE AND $1085 FROM GENERAL FUND SURPLUS TO SAID DEPARTMENT FOR SOUTH MLIAMI AVENUE BRIDGE. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, that the sum of $1085.00 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated from the GENERAL FUND SURPLUS for maintenance of Flagler Street Bridge, Department of Pub- lic Service, and the sum of 0_085.00 be, and is hereby, appropriated from the GENERAL FUND SURPLUS for maintenance of Miami Avenue Bridge, Depart- ment of Public Service. Motion by Mr. Romfh, seconded by Mr. Wilson, that the said resolution be passed and adopted. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wil- son, Gilman, Romfh. NOBS: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION ORDEhING H-193 AND CALLING FOR BIDS This being the day set for receiving the remonstrances of persons affected by or in- terested in Highway Improvement No. 193, it was announced that the Commission was ready to hear any such remonstrances. There being no remonstranoes the following re- solution, confirming the resolution ordering said improvement, and palling for bids for the construction of paving under said resolution, was introduced by 1Ar. Lummus; RESOLUTION NO. 724. DISTRICT H-193 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 193. WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, by resolution passed and adopted the loth day of April, 1923, ordered Highway Improvement No. 193, District H-193, and the City Manager under the direction of the Commission of the City of Miami, has prepared and filed with the City Clerk plans and specifications of such improvement and an estimate of the cost thereof, including an estimate of the cost of the incidental expenses of said improvement, and WHEREAS, due notice by publication as required by the City Charter has been made that, the Commission of the City of Miami would on the 17th day of April, 1923, at the City Hall, at 9:30 o'clock, receive and hear the remonstrances of all interested persons to the confirmation of said resolution orde ing said improvement, and all remonstrances received having been heard and considered by the Commission of the City of Miami; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, thatthe said resolution of the Commission of the City of Miami, ordering said Highway Improvement No. 193, District H-1'.i3, be, and the same is hereby, confirmed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk cause to be published at least nnce in the MIAMI HERALD a newspaper of general circulation in Miami, Florida, and in the JACKSONVILLE TIMES -UNION, a .newspaper of gen- eral circulation throughout the State, published at Jacksonville, Flori- da, a notice calling for sealed bids to be received by the Oomuission of the City of Miami on the 8th day of May, 1923, at 9:00 o'clock a. m., for the construction of the said work. Saidnotice shall etato the improve- ment is to be constructed and paid for in cash, under Suction 56 of the City Charter. Any bid covering work to be done under more then one re- solution shall be in such form as to permit a separation to be made of April 17th, 1923.. the oost under each resolution. Each proposal must be accompanied by a oertified check upon a bank or trust company of Florida, in the amount of 2i70 of the amount of the bid, payable to the City of Miami, to insure the execution of a contract and bond to carry out the work in accordance with the plans and specifications. All bids will be opened and award of contraC. made or all bids rejected. Ai' - ter an award has bean made, the checks of all bidders, other than the one to whom the contract has been awarded, shall be returned. In default of the entering into of such contract, the certified check required to 'accompany such bid shall be forfeited to the City of Miami, Florida, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages for the delay or additional cost which may be incurred by'the City by reason of such default. No bid will be permitted to be withdrawn for any reason whatever after having been filed with the Clerk. Motion by Mr. Lummus, seconded by Er. Romfh, that the said resolution be paeeed and adopted. On roll call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lum- mus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Motion unanimously carried and the said re- solution passed and adopted. APPROPRIATING 1,000 F Oi1 GENERAL FUND SURPLUS FOR ATVERTISING AND PUBLISHING A resolution appropriating the sum of 41,000 from the General Fund Surplus to Ad- vertising and Publishing was introduced by Mr. Romfh. Said resolution is in full as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 725. A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF 41.,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS TO ADVERTISING AND PUBLISHING. WHEREAS, it is necessary that an additional appropriation of 41,000.00 be made from the GENE.AAL FUND SURPLUS to the item of ADVER- TISING AND PUBLISHING (1-12), therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami that the sum of 41,000.00 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated from the GENERAL FUND SURPLUS to the item of Advertising and Publishing in the Department of the City Commission. Motion by LIr. Romfh, seconded by :.:r. Wilson, that the said resolution be passed and adopted. On roll call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None . Motion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. PURCHASE OF STONE QUARRY TRACT OF 15 ACRES Communication from Price & Price, addressed to the City Manager under date of Ap- ril 17th in rr:ferenee to the purchase of traot of 15 acres for Stone Quarry pur- poses from Mr. Havens, was received and ordered spread upon the minutes and filed: April 17, 1923. Lir. Frank Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: Mr. Havens has interviewed us in regard to Belling to the City a tract of land consisting of 15 acres, to be used for stone quarry purposes, at a valuation of :1.6,500; 46500 to be paid in cash, the balance to be paid in deferred payments, and has requested our ad- vice as to how he can best secure himself against depletion of the property by blasting before the mortgage has been fully paid. We have aoviseo, in the event a sale is effected, that he require that a mortgage be given back, representing the deferred pay- ments, covering a period not exceeding three years, scouring three equal payments, which said payments shall become due one, two and three years respectively after date. We have also suggested that he put a clause in the mortgage permitting the mortgagor to blast and remove the roc.: from not ex- ceeding two acres before tilt- first annual payment shall become due. After the payment of said first annual payment, a clause authorizing the city to blast and remove the rock from two additional acres. Af- ter the payment of the second annual inetallment the mortgage would authorize the city to blast and remove the rock from two additional acres. After the payment of the last annual installment of course the property would be entirely subject to city control. The mort- =age could also contain a clause that failure to make any payment ae therein provided should immediately terminate the city's right to blaet and remove rock from said quarry. As there are thirty acres in the tract Lir. Havens would not desire to sell the fifteen, unless the entire thirty were sold at the same time. We are aovisad that L,r. T. B. idoGzhey desires to purchase the other fifteen acres. Both deals would have to be consummated at the same time, as LT. Havens would not desire a stone quarry upon part of the property unless the entire tract were to be used for quar- ry purposes. All deferred payments secured by a mortgage would have to bear interest from date at eight per cent, payable semi-annually. We are Very truly yours, PRICE & PRICE By Mitchell D. Price. April 17th, 1923. WM Thereupon the following resolution accepting the foregoing offer contained in the oommunioation of Prioe & Prioe, was introduced by Ivtr. Romfh: RESOLUTION NO. 726. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OPFER OF PURCHASE OF CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND TO BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF ROM QUARRY. WHEREAS, the City of Miami has been offered, through Attorney for the owner, a oertain tract of land consisting of 15 acres, to be used for atone quarry purposes, at and for the sum of 016,500, $6,500 cash and the balance in deferred payments upon certain conditions set forth in the communication of said attorney to the City Manager, and WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it advisable to purchase said land for the purposes aforesaid and considers the price asked for said tract of land to be a reasonable one; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami, that the offer of the purchase of said property at and for the sum of `16,500 of which $6,500 is to be paid in cash and the balance on or before, one, two and three years, be, and the same is hereby, accepted, and the question of giving mortgage back for the deferred payments or tak- ing contract for sale, examination and approval of title and other de- tails in connection therewith be referred to the City Attorney with directions to report back to the City Commission at its next regular meeting. Motion by Mr. Romfh, seconded by ',;r. Wilson, that the said resolution be passed and adopted. 0n rolicall the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lum- mus, Wilson, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. Lotion unanimously carried and the said resolution passed and adopted. AU'THORIZIIdG ;,2,730,CCL L;U1ICIPAL BONDS VOTED. MARCH 20TH A resolution. authorizing ; 2,730,000 Municipal Improvement Bonds,voted at an elec- tion held Larch z:0th, 193, was introduced by Ur. Lummus. Said resolution was read in full and is in full as follows: April 17t923'. 21'- uii1liiuiiiiirniu 11111 RESOLUTION N0. 727. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING 42,730,000 MUNICIPAL IMPROVIII, l' 3T BONDS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE; COLMISSIO1 OP THE CITY OF MIAMI: Section 1. That pursuant to the vote of electors duly qualified, tak- en at an election held Liarch 20, 1923, pursuant to Ordinance No. 157, 42,730,000 negotiable coupon bonds of the City of Miami shall be issued un- der date of January 1, 1923, bearing interest at five per oentum per annum, which interest shall be payable semi-annually on the first days of July and January in each year, and both principal and interest shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of the prevent standard of weight and fine- ness at the United States Mortgage ortgage F- Trust Company in New York City, and that the principal of said bonds shall be payable on the first day of July of the years provided for, their maturities by said Ordinance No. 157. Section 2. That the said bonds shall comprise eleven distinct classes, each class distinguished from the remaining classes by the numbers assigned thereto, as hereinafter in this resolution provided, and the amount and pur- pose of issuance of each class shall be as follows: For constructing a hospital unit and connecting corridors and equipping hospital units, 0_00,000. For acquiring an adequate supply of wholesome water for the use of the City and its inhabitants, 050,000. For constructing an incinerator, u40,000. For extending and improving the street railway system of the City of Miami, 4400,000. For acquiring property for street purposes, 475,000. For extension of fire alarm .system and installation of hydrants and high pressure system, 05,000. To pa; the City's share of the cost of constructing storm sewers, ;75,000. For acquiring and improving lands for public park purposes, 41,000,000. For erecting a public comfort station, : 15,800. For deepening the channel and turning basin of the City*s harbor, 0100,000. To pay the City's share of the cost of constructing sanitary sewers, 0100,000. Section 3. Thet all the bonds herein authorized shall be in the denom- ination of 41,000 an °ohall be desi:hated "Municipal Improvement Bonds" and shall be alike in form, except as to dates of maturities and numbers, and the form of said bonds, coupone and registration endorsement, as well as the manner of execution of said bonds and coupons, shall be substantially as pro- vided by Crdinance no. 20, passed november 15, 1921, being an ordinance pro- viding tl:e form of bends isc ued ender section 68 of tho City Charter; each of said bends shall recite ite purpose of issuance as "paying the cost of certain permanent municipal improvements as set forth on the reverse of this bond"; and a form shall be provided on the reverse of each bond for the cer- tificate ef valiCation provided by law. Section 4. That efter the preparation of said bonds, with proper ma- turities as provided in said urdinance No. 157, the said bonds and coupons • annexed thereto .:hall be stamped with the numbers 5099 to 7828 inclusive, in the order of their maturities, and the bonds bearing lowest numbers to be those first aaturing of all the bonds herein authorized, and the bonds bear- ing consecutive numbers following to be those of the succeeding maturity, and so en; thereupon there shall be assigned to the Hospital. Bonds the low- est numbers of bonds having suc'r_ maturities as have been designated for Hos- pital Bonde by said urdinance L:;. 157, after which there shall be assigned to the remaining ten classes of bonds, in the order in which said bonds are described by Section 2 hereof, the lowest available numbers of bonds having such maturities as have been so designated for such classes respectively; and on the revere() of each bond there shall be printed a statement showing the amount and numbers and maturities of each of such eleven classes of bonds; and a copy of such statement shall be recorded in the bond record of the City. Section 5. That an annual general tax shall be levied sufficient to pay the principal and interest of all of said bonds. :Action. G. That the Director of Finance is authorized to advertise for sealed bids for said bonds, but not for less than all thereof, to be received until nine o'clock, a. m., L:ay 29th, 1923, and is authorized to promise delivery of said bends on or about June 6, 1923, the form and man- ner of advertisement to be substantially as provided by Ordinance No. 28, passed November 15, 1921. Moved by J.E.Lui:umus and seconded by i . C. Romfh that the said resolution be passed and adopted. 0:: roll call the vote thereon was as follows; C. D. Leffler, yea; J. E. Lurnmus, ye^; J. I. Wilson, yes; 3. H. Gilman, yes; E. C. Romfh, yes. Motion carried anti the said resolution passed and adopted. ADJGURIndeniT 11:25 A.M. At 11:25 a. m., there being no further business to come before the Board at this meet- ing, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI DOCUMENT INDE MEETING DATE: APRIL 17, 1923 ITEM NO DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO REDEEM TAX SALE CERTIFICATES ERRONEOUSLY ISSUED. CALLING FOR BIDS TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF THE MIAMI FIRE DEPT. BLDG. #4. AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF $22.00 TO PULLEN-ZOLL COMPANY. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 204. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 204. APPROPRIATING $1085.00 FROM GENERAL FUND SURPLUS TO THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR GLAGLER ST. BRIDGE. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 193. APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $1,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS TO ADVERTISING AND PUBLISHING. ACCEPTING OFFER OF PURCHASE OF CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND TO BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF ROCK PIT. AUTHORIZE $2,730,000 MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS. COMMISSION 1 RETRIEVAL ACTION i COPE NO. , R-718 R-719 R-720 R-721 R-722 R-723 R-724 R-725 R-726 R-727 00718 00719 00720 00721 00722 00723 00724 00725 00726 00727