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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1924-06-24 MinutesC T :OF MIA NI I • • COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON June 24, 1924 PREPARED Sy. 704 OFFICE OF 1NE,CITY CIZRK CITY NALL • 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 MINUTES OP THE MEETING OT TH& BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OP TUA CITY OW MIAMI, FLORIDA. On this 24th day of June, A. D. 1924, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, Set in regular session at the C ity Hall in Miami, Florida. The meeting was pall- ed to order at 9:00 o'olook A. M. by Aoting Ohairman C. D. Leffler and on roll oell the following members were present: O. D. Leffler, J. E. Lummus, J. H. Gilman. ABSENT: B. C. Romfh and J. I. Wilson. EWING Or MINUTES OP MEETINGS OP JUNE 1OTH AND 17TH The Olerk read the minutes of the meetings of June 10th and June 17th, 1924, and there being no oorreotions or additions thereto, on motion duly made and seoonded, they were approved and aooepted as written. BLUR PIER PROPERTY CONDEMNATION SUIT REPORT OP C I TY ATTORNEY The City Attorney reported that the suit of the City in the oondemnation of Miser Pier property has bean set for November 4th, 1924, before Judge H. P Atkinson, whioh date is one week before the opening of the November term of the Oirouit Court. TRANSPBR OP B'UNDS DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC SERVICE In a oommunioation addressed to the Oity Manager the Director of Public Service re- quested the transfer of 4260.00 from a000unt No. 160-68, Mosquito Campaign, to ao- oouht No. 16-43, Dispensary, which request was approved by the City Manager and the said transfer authorized by the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 1602. A =SOLUTION AUTHORIZING TBB TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PUNDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WJ LP .RE. WHEREAS. the Director of the Department of Public Welfare has requested the transfer of 4260.00 from a000unt No. 160-68, Mosquito Oampaign, to account No. 160-43, Dispensary, within the said Impart- ment, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has approved and recommended the said transfer, THEREFORE, BB IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Mia+ mi: That the Director of Finanoe be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer the sum of 4260.00 from a000unt No. 160-68, Mosquito Cam* paign, to account No. 160-43, Dispensary within the said Department. On motion of Mr. Lummua, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Gilman, Lummua. NOES: None. TRANSPBR OP PUNTS DEPARTMENT OB' PUBLIO SAT1 tr The following request for transfer of funds within the Department of Public Safety, Division of Polioe was submitted by the City Manager: Mr. F. H. Wharton, Oity Manager, Dear Sir: Please make the following transfers: 00.00 from 171-01 to 171-40 Due to Motor wreok. 60.00 " 171-01 " 171-13 Jail Repairs. 60.00 " 171-01 " 171-10 Postage and Telegraph. 34.88 " 171.46 " 171-43 Other Equipment. 56.00 is 171-01 " 171-34 Miscellaneous. Yours very truly (Signed) H. LESLIE QUIGG Chief Police. 0. K. (Signed) P. H. WHARTON Oity Manager Whereupon the following resolution authorizing and directing have suoh transfers made was introduoed: Miami, Plorida, June 24, 1924. RESOLUTION NO. 1603. the 0IW Manager to A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OP OFRTAXN PUNDS WITH- IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAPETY , DIVISION OP POLIOB. WHEREAS, the Ohief of Police has requested the transfer of certain funds within his Division of the Department of Public Safety, and WHEREAS, such transfers have been approved and reoommended by the City Manager, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the Direotor of Pinanoe be, and he is hereby, authorized and direot- ed to transfer the following funds within the Division of Pollee in the Department of Public Safety: ,.8 F�d'F • r00.00 from 171-01 to 171-40: *50.00 from 171-01 to 171-13, 60.00 " 171-01 " 171-10; 34.88 " 171-55 " 171-43, 25.00 " 171-01 " 171-34. : Oil motion of Mr. Lummue, eeoonded by fair. Gilman lution was adopted try the following vote: 0E8: Menere. LUITHI1118 Lof e (flhiflori. NOES: None. WIEMPTION OP CERTAIN TAX SALE RTIPIOATE8 8ET PORTH IN RESOLUTION The Director of Finance requeeted the pausage of a resolution authorizing the redemption of certain tax sale oertifloates and submitted a net of the °art/ - fiestas that he wanted redeemed together with a statement of the reason for the redemption. Whereupon the following roeolution was offered by Mr. Lumens: RESOLUTION NO, 1504. A. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION OP TAX SALE OERTIPICATES A.S LISTED HEREIN. WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has presented Tax Bele Cer- tificate for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922 an that portion of land Seeoribed as followe: "25-foot strip of land between Lots 1 and 34, Biscayne Park", and inasmuoh ae thin property in now being used as a publio street the Tax Sale Certificates should be redeemed; and WHEREAS, a T ax Sale Oertifieate was issued against Lote 8 to 11, Bleak 3 Seourity Addition whereas thie property hae been deed- ed to the City; and WHEREAS, an error occurred in the Tax Sale held June 5, 1922, on Lots 19 and 20, Bleak 98 North and Lot 22, Bleak 59 North and as this property vase re-aseessed on the 1923 Tax Roll and the taxes pro perly paid the redemption of these oertificatee ie in order; and MMUS, it is recommended by the City Manager that the follow- ing Tax Sale Oertifieates be redeemed: NUMBER 561 (1920) 7. (1921) 665 (1922) 111 (1920) 1134 (1921) 1199 (1921) ISSUED AGAINST 25' strip of land between Lots 1 & 34 Bisosyne Park 25' strip of land between Lots 1 & 34, Bieoayne Park 25' strip of land between Lote 1 & 3 Bieoayne Park. . . . . . Lots 8 to 11, Blook 3 Seourity Addit Lot 22, Blook 59 North. . . . . .. Lots 19-20, Block 98 Nerth. . ... AMOUNT $ 54.64 68 se 4, ...... 70.67 ion . . . . 39.66 ...... 546.33 .. . .2,117.11 NOW, T01110010 BE IT RESOLVED by the Commiesion of the OiV of Miami: That the Direotor of Finance be and is hereby authorised and directed to redeem. the Tax Sale Certificates deeoribed herein. On motion ofMr. UMW, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: esere. Leffler, Lucerne, Gilman. NOES: None. RESOLUTION OP AMERICAN LEGION IN RE: FORT IULTAS The following resolution of the American Legion was received and after being read, an motion dtay made and seoonded, was ordered filed and oopied upon the minutes: RESOLUTION ADOPTED IX HARVEY' SEEDS POST NO. 29 IN REGULAR SESSION. • WHEREAS, old Pt. Tallas is about to be subdivided and sold id lots and its historical value diminished; and WENRNAS, old Ft. Dallas is a Port in ethical the people of Plorida attach a great deal of sentiment on acootmt of its hie- torioal reoord; and WEERMAS, Pt. Dallas can be purchased by the City Commission ers at a reasonable value; IT IS THERWORE RESOLVED by exrvey Seeds Poet that it sug- gest to the City Conraissionere to purchase Pt. Dales in order that the Port might be preserved for memorial purposes; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of these resolutions be Gent to the Commiseioners of the City of Miami, and a copy to be kept with the permanent files of the Poet. APPROVED NZ: (Bigned) O. R. BUD= Post ()amender (SUL) ATTSST: (Signed) W. A. SNOW SeoreteW (Signed) JAM & R. COOPER 0 ha irmEui (Signed) R. P. TER= (Signed) NORRIS MoZWA Re solut ion a pmmittei The Oammission took no action on the forago the American Legion. utton and reoommenakti.on ef niter !ill tlieLic June 24th, 1924. 1.25 i ■ i ■ d 1 1 1 1 1 1 giumpu R1ump OP OLIVER ICE 00.. P933 STORM 3kenCONSTRUCTION. UN 9R--80 The following oommunioation was submitted by the City Manager and after being read, on motion duly cede and ,seoonded, the oommunioatien was ordered filed and oopi upon the minutes of the meeting: Miami, Florida, June 17th, 1924. To the City Oomniseion, Miami,. ?lorida. - Re: Stone Sewer District No. 80. Gentlemen= In the matter of Storm Sewer District No. 80, these plans were worked out several years ago by Mr. Murry, then City Engineer, ineer, but the oity was not in a position at that time to conatruot these storm sewers. When the Oliver Ioe Company located their faotory on N. W. 14th St. and let Ave. it was absolutely necessary that a part of this storm sewer eyetem be put in at onoe in order to take oars of the over -flow waters from this factory. The Oliver Ioe Company wee forced to install a part of these storm sewers in order to take care of their over -flow of water, end to advanoe the oast of same until such time as no oity could oum- plete the entire district, and crake out Preliminary Assessment Rolls on the benefited property. This work has now been oomploted, the Preliminary Assess- ment Roll has been made up, lnoluding that part of the waters which woes installed by the Oliver Ioe Company, and an *itch they had ex- tended the amount of $2,537.42. I therefore, reoommend that the Oliver Ioe Company be re- funded this amount, payable out of the sewer bond fund for this die- triot. Reepeotfully, (signed) F. H. WHARTON City Manager Whereupon the following resolution was introduced by Mr. Lummus: RESOLUTION N0. 1505. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF $2,537.42 TO THE OLIVRR IOE OOMPANY FOR PORTION OF STORM 3EW3B IM• PROVEM NT INSTALLED BY SAID COMPANY. 1EEMS, the City Manager reports that it vies neoeesary for the Oliver Ioe Compare' to construot oertain sewers in order to take oars of the over -flow waters from their factory before the City of Miami wee in position to construct storm sewers under Storm sewer District No. 80, and WHEREAS, the sewers constructed by the Oliver Yoe Company form a part of the storm sewer system under District 80, which dietriot Was oreated and improved by the City of Miami subsequent to the in- stallation of the sewers by the Oliver Ice Company, and the cost thereof assessable against the property benefited thereby, and WHER3E43, The City Charter provides that allowances may be made to property owners for improvements previously made by such property owners 'to the extent that said existing improvements shall be of val- ue and utility as a part of the improvements for which such assess- ment is made, and WHEREiAS, it has been determined that the value and utility of the sewers installed by the Oliver Ice Company amount to the sum of $2,537.42, NOW, TRF.REPORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the 0 ommiee ion of the City of Miami: 1: That the Direotor of Finance be, and he is hereby, author- ised and directed to pay to the Oliver Ioe Company the sum of .2, 537. 42 in allowanoe for storm sewers constructed by them and subsequent- ly inoluded as part of storm sewer district No. 80 by the City. 2: That the said sum of $2,537.42 be paid from the bond fund for the improvement of said storm Sewer Diatriot No. 80. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the said resolution was adopted the following vote: AY38: Messrs. Leffler, Lemma, Gilman. NOES: None. CANO3LLATION O8' CERTAIN 1923 OITI 'AYES ERRONE0U5LX ASSESSED The Direotor of Finanoe presented a list of certain taxes that leer° erroneously as- sessed on the 1923 City Tax Roll and requested that the taxes on such properties be oanoelled. The request was approved and reoomnended by the City Manager and there-• upon the following resolution offered by Mr. Gilman: RESOLUTION NO. 1506. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THe CANCKGLATION OF 1923 CITY TAX38 ON Tim PROPERTY DJSGRIBED IN THIS RE - SCLUTION. MUMS, the Direotor of Finance has presented certain taxes that were erroneously aeseseed on the 1923 Tax Roll and it has been ream - mended by the City Manager that the taxes on the following deeoribed property be oanoelled: bY mit 86-foot strip between Lots 1 & 34, Biscayne Park Addition. . Lot A. High Point Lot 0, High Point Lot D. High Point. 470,.40 6.60 5 60 6 60 NOW, THEREF'ORIS, BE IT RESOUND by the Commis©ion of the City of Miami: That the Director of Finance be and is hereby authorized to cancel the 1923 otty taxes on the property desoribed above. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mx. Lummus, the resolution was adopted by the following vote: AXLS: Messrs. Leffler, Lumens, Gilman. NOES: Bone. O.QMPLAINT AS TO CONDITION OF STRiSST N. W. SEyEN TH AVE. The following oommunioation from W. 3. Haynes was reoeived and after being read was ordered filed and oopied upon the minutes: Miami, Florida, June 23rd, 1924. Oity Commissioners, Miami, Pia. Gentlemen I am making soma improvements at N. W. 7th Ave, and 53rd 8t., and have to drive over N. W. 7th .Ave. from 2 to 4 timee daily. 7th Ave North from 20th St. to 36th St. is praotioally im- passable. The County end of it from 36th St. north to in perfeot shape. The Oity end from 20th 3t. south to llth St. is in bad shape, but is still passable and as 7th Ave., has become a main traffic thoroughfare it seems to me that the part from 20th St. to 36th St. could be fixed up in some way without delay. Tours very truly, 909 N.W.7th Ave. W. S. Haynes OIL IN BO AND OCEAN The following oommunioation reoeived: Miami, Florida, June 14th, 1924. Oity Commissioners, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: - I am herewith enclosing for your consideration, oopy of a letter sent to the Miami Daily papers. Tours truly, (Signed) SIN 000K Miami, Florida, June 14 th, 1924. Tor sometime past therehae been ooneiderably more oil floating on the eater in the Bay and on the Ocean front than there wee last year, at which time there was some agitation regarding ways of pre- venting this nuieanoe. Au •the ail on the water at this point is of purely looal origin, it would seem that the looal authorities should prevent it. VAI boast of our climate, our Olean pity, our Bay and Ocean waters, and then proceed to polute these waters to such an extent that people cannot enjoy them, at least far Ooean bathing. Tie Casinos keep kerosine available for bathers to wash with after Darning out of the ocean. Ninety ps ro en t of the oil found fl oa t it g in t h le vicinity is pump- ed over board by the Dredging 0ompaniee working hare. It is their praotioe to transport the it fuel in the haldo of oldinery bargee and, to depend on the feat that oil floats, to separate this oil and the bilge water in the said bargee. As all of these barges leak it is neoessaryv .to pump them out from once to four times per day, the praotioe being to put a pump d own through the oil so the t the lower end is in the bilge water and than proceed with the pumping. While the barge has a foot or more water in it, the only oil that is pumped overboard is that whioh entered the pump in immersing through the oil cargo, but when pumping operations are nearly com- pleted, of: neoaeetty considerable on. is pumped out with the water. This prooedure a000unts for the major portion of the oil that pol- lutes our waters, and the great part of the balay.oe oamea from oars leaeneea in handling hoses, both in filling the barges at the Oil Awoke and pumping from the barges to the fuel tanks an the dredges. The ours for this nuisance seems to the writer to be very simples as the oil is all loaded at one point. The City by making it a mis- demeanor to transport fuel ail, in the hold of any veseel, exoepting atiere such hold has suitable built-in tanker end by making it a mis- demeanor to supply oil to any vessel not properly equipped to oarry same, will do away with the great bulk of nur prevent polltittion. Polio' regulations requiring Oil Companies to equip their filling hose with a gate valve at its open end, and requiring them to alone the same before hoisting their hose from the deck of the oil bargee, will *waist some more, and the request from our public spirited oitisene, who are paying for the fills and dredging operations in the Bay to the dreging contractors to Oxeraiso care in the handling .,IA4417 tixwa, awaivee • of their fuel, will reduce this oil menace to a minimum. Of oouree thie method means the expenditure of some money by the dredging companies, in tease this ordinance is paused, and tshould have sixty days in which to equip their oil oarrying bargee. Every dredging man knows exaotly how to do Vela and knows that hie oonoern is guilty of its shere of the oil prxl1ntton. One Company has quite a large painted si•+.s, notifying their tarzpl,ayees that a3► man caught pumping oil overboard will sumaierily be diaob rged. They then make it impossible for employees to obey their m.andato by i'orotnr them to pump overboard bilge water mixed with n1J. through transporting oil in bargee not properly equipped. There should rati.11,, bo some oil run overboard from fuel tanks and stea►ero, but praotioally all of this could also be eliminated by a little stuey of the sitmxtionond direo- tione to the Companies guilty, how to stop it and a requestfor their oo-opera tion. (Signed) EBBL'N COOK 1348 SW 13th at. The matter vole discussed among the members of the Commission and that foot was brought out that the City now has an ordinance making it a mis-demeanor to pump oil into the waters of the river or bay within the limits of the City of Miami and it was the opin- ion of the Commission that there was no necessity of adopting further regulations. LAND FOR BRIDGE APPRQAO3 . TRADE AUTHORIZED A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Warranty deed on behalf of the Pity of Miami for• oertaln property owned by the said City in exchange of certain pro- perty being deeded to the City of Miami tp P. A. Henderson and C. Meeks, which proper- ty to be aoquired by the City in the transaction is necessary for bridge approeohee on the Bast side .of the Miami River ems introduced by Mr. Gilman and is as foY..ows: RESOLUTION NO. 1507. A RH30LUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A WARRANTS° DEED ON BeHALF 0:5' THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE BE- LOW DESCRIBED PROPBR'TI IN EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN PROPERTi BEING DE DED TO THE C I'T1 OF MIAMI IN P. A. HENDERSON AND C. M1 IS. WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City of Miami acquire oertein pro- perty for an approach to the Municipal Bridge that is to be ereoted and constructed at NW Fifth Street in the City cf Miami, i?1orida, and pBEREAS, The City of Miami owns certain property in that immediate vioinity and also _P. A. Henderson and 0. Meeks own other property in and around that ea id locality, and WE.EREA3, P. A. Henderson and C. Meeks have offered to exchange the oertain property below described provided that the City of Miamiwill deed to them certain other property below desoribed, and WH$REAB, this transfer of said property9n behalf of the City of Mi- ami by the City Manager in lieu of P. A. Henderson and C. Meeks transferr- ing certain other deeoribed property to the said City of L&tumi is deemed by the City Commission to be to the best interests of the citizens of the City of Miami, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED Hi THE 00.12!ISSIONOF THE CIT1 OF MIAMI: That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and direoted • • to exeoute a warranty deed by and on behalf of the City of Miami to P. A. Henderson and C. Meeks for the fallowing desoribed property: That oertaln tract of land, 3•2.0 feet wide, being the West 12.0 feet of Lot R of Rand's Subdivision of Blocks Seventy-one (71) and Seven- ty-two (72) North of the City of Miami, Florida, and the land in front thereof to Miami River according to a plat recorded in Plat Book 2, at page 99 of the Public Records of Dade °aunty, Florida; also all riparian rights appurtenant thereto, oontaining 1143.7 square feet more or less. Beginning at a point on the East line of Lot 5, Block 71 North of Rand's Subdivision of Block Seventy-one (71) and Seventy-two (72) North of the City of Miami, ?],crida, and the land in front thereof to the Miami River, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, page 99, Public Records of Dade County, i'lorida, said point being 10 feet South of North East Corner of said Lot; thence West parallel to North line of said Lot, 57.0 feet, more or less, to point of tangency; thence Southerly along a curve with a radiva of E2 feet, and a Central angle of 1290 30'; thence South Easterly 80.0 feet, more or less, to a paint of tangency; thence South leaat- erly along a curve with a radius of 152 feet and a central angle of 180 30' to a point on the East line of said lot, said point being 11 feet, more or less, North of Southeast Corner of said Lot; thence North 116 feet, more or less, along the East line of said Lot to point of beginning. This deed is to be executed provided the said P. . Henderson and C. Meeks deed to the Oily of Miami, by warranty deed, the following described property: Beginning at a point on the Southerly side of North Cleat Borth Ritter Drive, and tangent to said side, said point being 32.5 feet, more or less, North Westerly. from North Weat Gorier of Lot It; thence West- erly on a curve with a radius of 80 feet and a central angle of 580 58' 40", more or lase, to the West line of that portion of Lot 13, B1o,ok 70 North lying South of North West 5th Street; thence North along said Weat line to North West Corner of said portion of eaid Lot 13; thenoe Beet along North line of said Portion of said lot, 111111111111101111111111111111111 I1111111 IIIIIiiii li ll I IIII ll111IILIHI111 86.0 :feet, more or lees, to the intersection of South side of North Meet 6th Street end North West North River Drive; thence South ifeaterly, along the Southernly aide of North West North liver ]give to point of beginning, containing 1143.7 square feet, more or lead. The above deeroripti.on and coeveyanoe being in ecoordence to plat made of said pity of Miami by A. I,. ''Knowlton, O. ]E., end filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for. Dade County, Florida, which read property is se part of the said property oon° reyed by the Model. Land Compete" to Calvin B. Oak, as mode the 2nd day of Jenenry in 3919 and reeerded in Deed Book 185, page 415 and filed fur reoord on January 18, A. D. 1919, which description le more ptartiou1ariny desor.ibed as f of lows : Beginning on the Bast basin of Miami River et a point where the west line of. Avenue L extended youth iaiterree;cte the low wa- ter line of Miami River; thence Southorly with time low water line of Miami River :160 feet to a point; thence Borth to inter- eeoti.on with West line of North ]giver Street; thence ].forth Westerly with the West line of forth River Street to its inter- eeotion with South line of Seventh Street; thence Meet with the South line of Seventh Street .to its intersection with the West line of Avenue L; thence South with the West line of Avenue L extended to plooe of beginning. Beginning at a point 14.7 feet, more or lees, eolith of the North West Corner of Lot 13, Block 70 North of Miami, Florida, in a000rdanoe to the plat mode of said City by A. L. Knowlton, 0. E., and filed in Plat Book A, page 41 in the off lee of the clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Dade County, Florida, and with West lino of said Lot as tangent, run South Easterly on a curve, with a radius of 125 feet and aoentrnl angle of 90° 12' 30" to a point on the East line of Lot 14, Hiook 70 North, 10 feet North of the South East Corner of said Lot; thence South 10 feet to said South East Corner; thence West 125.3 feet, more ar less, to the South West Corner of Lot 13. Block 70 North; thence North 135.3 feet, more or less, to point of beginning. BB IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City L nnger be, and he is hereby, di- rected to pay to P. A. Henderson and C . Meeks the sum of $12 , 000.00 for the building looated and situated upon mad property which is deeded by said P. A. Henderson and C. Meeks to the City of Miami, and the said $14,000.00 be and is hereby appropriated froze the Bridge Bond Fund when funds are available, 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seoonde+d by Mr. Luzmnus, the resolution was adopted by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummua, Gilman. NOES: Nano. DREDGING IN .BAY BY BAY BISCAYNE IMPROVEMENT 00.1 EXTENSION OF' PERMIT APPROVED The City Manager submitted the following oommunioation addressed to him from Mr. A• L. Brunson, Jr. United States Engineer at Miami Beach: Beach, Florida. 3, 1924. City of Miami, Florida. Attention Mr. Wharton, Qity Manager, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: - The Bea* Biscayne Improvement Company has made application to the War Department for extension of time of oompletion of permit to con- etruot the islands over which the present Collins Bridge passes, from June 30, 1924, to 0otober 31, 1924. There is attached herewith a small blueprint showing the loon tion o f the islands, and the areas in the Bay >ahioh the dredging operations in the Bay would cover to complete the work; red shaded area is originally permitted dredging area, and broken line further out is limit of permitted area extension of dredging as au- thorized on January 4, 1922. It is requested that you furnish this office a letter setting forth the viewe of the City of Mimi in regard to such extension, mak- ing referenoe to the faot that the official signing the same has been duly authorised by the City Council to do so. It would also be well to refer to the epeoifio drawing attached by title and date. It will be appreoia ted if you will furnish Ike statement re- quested as early as practicable, returning the blueprint with same. Very truly y ours, (Signed) A. L. BRUNSON. JR. 1 enoloeure. Junior Engineer Blueprint (to be returned). Upon examination of the blueprint contained in the letter of Mr. Brunson it was the sense of the Coeinission that there was no objection to the propoeed extension of permitted dredging area by the City of Miami and thereupon the following reselution Ilea introduced by Mr. Gilman: RESOLUTION NO. 1608. 1 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF PERMITTED DREDGING AREA AND EXTENSION OF TIME TO THE BAY BISCAYNE IM- PROVEMENT COMPANY FOR Dana OPERATIONS IN BISCAYNE BAY. WR BJW, in a oommunioetion addressed to the City Manager of the City of Miami, Florida, Lir. A. L. Brunson, Jr. Junior le'ngineer, Engineers Of - floe of the U. S. Government at Miami eoh, Florida, requested the City Of Miami to set forth the views of the City in reference to the propoeed extension of permitted dredging area and extension of tide to be granted the Bay Biaoeyne Improvement Company by the U. S. Geverxunont for dredging June 24th,1924 operations in Blsoayne Bay ty the . said Compa , and WRERIIAS, after an examination of the blueprint deeignnting the - proposed extension of dredging area and after duly considering the extension of time from June 30th, 1.924, to October 31st, 1924, to be granted the Bard Compariy itis the eerie() of the Oi,ty Commission that the Oily of Miami has no objections to the pr opoeed exteneiane, NOW. THER1;1'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED D by the Oornmlcaaion o:Z' the City of Miami: 1: That the proposed extension of dredging area and extension of time to be granted the Bey Biscayne Depr^ovoriont Camparty for dredg- ing operations in Birsoayno Bay a ®et forth in the o ornmun ion ti an of Mr. A. L. Brunson, Jr., to the City , taager, and deoi„uo tad on a oer- tain blueprint enti.tl.od "Proposed Extension of Dredging ,area for Is- lands in Biscayne Bay at Miami., Plo.ri ,a." an al, dr ted l aember 1921, and which blueprint makes roforenoe to Permit No. 12t3f,01, ?dated. May 12, 1920, be, and is hereby, approved by the City of Mimi. 2: That a esertifled copy of this resolution be furnished the U. 8. Engineers Offi.oe at Miami Beach, Florida. On motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr.• Leffler, the said revolution sacs adopted Id►' the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lumeme, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: atone. 1003PTIHG DEDIQATION OP STREETS IN NV SUBDIVISIONS The Aireotor of Public Service submitted plate of subdivisione known as "L. O. Rios Addition No. 1"; "Malverndale"; and "Elwood Court", which he had approved as cam plying with all the regulations of his Department, and the said plate showing the dedication of oertain streets and avenues to the use of the publio, the following ordinanoee aooepting the dedication of the streets shown on the plate of the said subdivision were adopted. An ordinance entitled; AN ORDTNANOE ACCEPTING TRI DEDICATION OF THE STREETS IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "Ti. C, RICE ADDITION N0. 1." was introduced by Mr. Lummus and read by title only. On motion of Mr. Lummua, as - coaled .by Mr.Gilmen, the said ordinance wcae adopted on its first reading by title only by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lumrue, Leffler, Gilman. N0B8; atone . An ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE MEDICATION OF Pa STREETS IN THE SUBDIVISION LITOWN AS "IAALVERNMALE" . ;ass introduced by Mr. Gilman and read on its first reading Iv title only. Cal mo- tion of Mr. Gilman, Eaconded by Mr. Lummus, the ord inane was adopted on its first reading by title only by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lummus, Leffler, Gil• man. NOBS: None. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING TEE DEDICATION 0? THE S 1 3TS IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "ELW00D COURT" was introduced by Mr. Gilman and read on its first reading by title only. On mo- tion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the ordinance was adopted on its first reading by title only by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lummus, Leffler, Gil- man. NOES: None. PURCHASE OP PROPERTY POR STREET PURPOSES OPENING N. E. 3RD AYE. The City Manager submitted the following communication addreeaed to him from Mr. A. L. Hoffer in referenoe to a lot neoessarr to open N. E. 3rd Avenue through to N. E. 34th Street: Mr. F. H. Wharton, Oity Manager, Miami, Plorida. Dear Sir: - Miami, Florida. June 18th, 1924. I am writing to inform you that I am the owner of Lot #16. Blook 2, Beverly or 34th Street N. 3. I understand that the Oity Commissioners are oontempleting purchasing this lot to enable them to out 3rd Avenue through to N. B. 34th Street. This property ooet me 413,500 at whioh figure I am will- ing to sell it. Kindly inform me as soon as possible of the action you are going to take in this matter so that I oan make my plane e000rdingly. Yours very truly, (aliened) A. L. HOPPER After due oonsideration it was the eenee of the Commission that the price asked for the property by Mr. Hoffer was reasonable and thereupon the following resolution wan offered by Mr. Gilman: RR90LUTI0N NO. 1509. ♦ RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OFFER OLD MR. A. L. HO?FBR TO SELL LOT 16, BLOCK 2, BEVERLY, AND AUTHORIZING THM OITY MANAGER, POR AND ON BERALP OP THE CITI OF MIAMI, TO PURCHASES SAID LOT AND PROVIDING FOR TEE PAYMENT *P THIS PUROHASE PRICE. WR RRA9, in the opening of N. E. 3rd Avenue through to N. i. 34th Street it is neoeseary that the City acquire Lot 16 of Block 2, Beverly 8ubdivieion, for street purpoeos, and WHEREAS, A. L. Hoffer, the owner of the oei.d Lot 16 of Block 2, Beverly Subdivision has, under data of Junco 18th, 1924, offered to sell the lot for .3,500.00, TH! R!ORE, BE IT RESOLVED try the Cernmieuton of the City of Miami: 1: That the offer of A. L. Hoffer to sell to the 0 t ty of Miami Lot 16 of Bleak 2, Beverly Subdivision, at and for the sum of .13,500.00 be and the SEMI is hereby aoocapted. 2: That the Oity I7onoger ho, and he is hereby, authorized and direoted to puxohaeo the said lot for and on behalf of the pity of Miami, all deeds and inetru ente in the trans aot;ion to be approved by the City Attorney as to form and execution. 3: The t the purohaee pride be paid from the Bond Fund for the Opening and Widening of Streets when funds are available. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said resolution was by the following vote: AYES: Masers. Lummue, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: COBPIRMIBG PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL SAN ITARt SEWER • The date for hearing ob jeotione to the oo nfirma tion of the Preliminary .Assessment Roll for Sanitary Sewer Dis trio t No. 86 having been set for June 17th and there being no quorum of. the Commission present for a meeting on the 17th of June., it was announced that the Commission would receive at this meeting any objections to the oonfirmation of the said Preliminary Assessment Roll. There being no ob - jeatione filed with the Commission .and upon examination the said AuseSement Roll meeting with the approval of the Oammiesion the same was approved by the follow- ing resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 1510. DISTRICT SR•86. SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT 86. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Miami, L'1orida, met on the 24th day of June, 1924, pursuant to the notice of said meeting under Seotion 56 of the City Charter, to hear all written objeotions to the oonfirma tlon of the Preliminary Assessment Roll of Sanitary Sewer Improvement No. 86, by any person whose property is desoribed in said Preliminary Assessment Roll, and WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami having received and oonsidered all written remonstrances filed to the confirmation of the said Preliminary Assessment Roll by any persona echose pro- perty is desoribed in said roll; NOW, TI REPORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the prima faoie assessment, as indicated on said Pre- liminary Assessment Roll, be, and is hereby, in all things con- firmed and sustained against any and all lots or paroels of ground described thereon. 2: That the sums and amounts against each of the lots or par- cels of ground in said Preliminary Assessment Roll are less than the amount that eaoh o.P said lots or parcels of ground is benefit- ed by said improvement and that such amounts are in proportion to the special benefits, and that the proportion of said cost to be paid by said City of Miami on a000unt of highway intersection is the sum set opposite to the same therein. 3: That the total coat of the said improvement, in the sum of .22,050.92, is hereby approved and oonf armed. 4: That ten (10) days after date of this confirmation of said Preliminary Assessment Roll the same be delivered to the Di- rector of Finanoe, and the Director of ?inanoo is hereby ordered thirty (30) days after date of this resolution, to make collect- ions of the assessments therein as required by law. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus,seoanded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lummua, Leffler, Gilman. hoes; None. PURCHASE OP STREET OARS OONTRACT AUTHORIZED EXECUTED The City Manager reported that negotiations for the purchase of six street oars had been oonoluded with the J. 4. Brill Company and requested authority to eae- oute contract on behalf of the City with the said J. G. Brill Company for the street care. After an examination of the proposed oontruat and the same meeting with the approval of the Commission the following resolution was introduced by Mr. Lummue: RESOLUTION NO. 1511. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF 0P THE OI'f( OP MIAMI, CONTRACT WITH THE J. G. BRILL COMPANY ?OH SIX STREET OARS. WSBRRAS, the City Manager reports that he ha tions for the purohase by the City of six street Brill Company of Philadelphia Pa., and requests by the Commission to enter into oontreat with the pang for the said street ears, s oonoluded negotia- oars from the J. G. that he be authorized said J. G. Brill Com- June 24th, 1924. THEREFORE, BIC IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the Oity of 1: That the 0 ity Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter into contract, fox and on behalf of the City of Miami, with the J. G. Brill Oompany of Philadephi8, Pap„, for six (6) Single Truck Double End, BialaSc1:'caty Motor Bodies mounted on Brill Patented No. 79 "E" 1 Truoks. 2: That the coaatraot be approved eJ to foxes and execution t r the Oity Attorney. On motion of Mr. Lummus, eeoonded by Mr. Gilman, the said resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Lummus, Leffler, Gillman. NOES; None. PURQHAS$ OF PROPERTY FOR MST APPROACH OP NEW BRIjG A resolution authorising the City Manager to purchase 'pertain property for the west approaoh of new bridge to be oonstructed Across the Miami River at N. W.Fifth Street wee introduced by Mr. Gilman and is es follows: RE'SOLUTION NO. 1512. L RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW FOR TER WEST APPROAOH TO BRIDGE TO 00NSTRUCTi.D OVER THE MIAMI RIVER. propWRRR$►8, it is necessary that the City of Miami acquire certain erty on the west side of the Miami River for an approach to the new bridge to be constructed over the Miami River conneoting N. W. ?ifth Street on the east side of the Miami River to N. 17. Fourth St. on the west side of the Miami River, 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 purohaae for and on behalf of the City of Miami for the purposes herein - above set forth the following described property, to.wit; Commencing at a point on the Bcrth line of NW Fourth Street, 25.11 feet, more or less, West of SE Corner of Lot 2, Belle's Resubdivision of part of I3lock A South, according to the plat of said Resubd ivis ion, recorded in Plat Book 7, page 150 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, as the paint of tangenoy; thence Northerly on a curve of 40 feet radius with a oentral angle of 1410 04' ;D "; thence Northeasterly 152.77 feet, more or less, along the South side of proposed bridge to bulkhead at Miami River; thence Northwesterly along said Bulkhead, 61.30 feet; more or less, to North side of proposed Bridge; thence Southwesterly 156.00 feet, more or less, along the North side of proposed 'bridge, to the west line of Lot 1, Ballets ResubdIv Ia ion; thence South, 108.10 feet, more or leas, along the West line of Lot 1 to SW Corner of said Lot 1; thence East along North line of NW Fourth St. 74.89 feet, more or less, to point of beginning. ' The above desoribed property which is described le according to the plat of said Resubdivlsion recorded in Plat Book 7 at page 150 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purchase prioe be paid from the Bond Fund for the oonetruotion of said Bridge. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messre. Leffler, Luamnus, Gilman. N0s8: None. ADJOURUM(TT There being no further business to come before the Commission at this Meeting, on motion duly made and eeoonded, the meeting was adjourned. 4 CIT' Y cF MiAMI 1 DOCUMENT INDEX MEETING DATE: • 1 4 ITEM NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 3 4 5 C COMMISSION ACTION TRANSFER OF FUNDS 1 N WEI'FAJ,1 DEPARTMENT TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN POLICE DIVISIOi'J REDEMPTION OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATES R-1504 PAYMENT OF S2, 537.42 TO OLIVER ICE COMPANY FOP SEWERS INSTALLED BY THEM R_-1 505 AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATIC'"J or 1923 CITY TAXES of PROPERTY BISCAYNE FARE, ADDITION AND HIGGH POINT R-I5'J6 AUTHC'YIZIN'' 1::•:1',C::"F1:)N OE WARRANTY DEED FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY oWGEP BY CITY IN EXCHANGE FOP PROPERTY +"'F Y.A. HEND :RSO'N AND C. MITES Al PROVINO S R(POSED EXTENSION OF TIME, To BE GRANTED BAY BISCAYNE IMPROVEMENT CO. FOR DREDGING: (PLRATI0115 IN PAY Y.-1507 F.-1508 ACCEPTING OFFER TO SELL LOT 10, BI.,OCK 2, BE'.'ERLY, roR STREET R-1 5u9 CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT ROLL. ON SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT PC, ADTHORI'INC EXECUTION OF CONTRACT WITH O. G. BE -ILL Crih,PANY Frei' S,TE.:.1'E:T CARS FO!-: CITY i.f'THOE•:I::IP:<; PURCHASE t',1 E R+?I'[''rTY E'r'k Ai F'R'+AC'EI BPIDGE oN WEST SIDE of RIVER RETRIEVAL CODE NO. G15(J2 O'1503 01504 01505 01 506 01507 01.508 01509 01510 i11 511 ')151,