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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-01-27 Minutes• CITI11- OF MIAMI • • - . • -,. - • • Pd. • • .74;‘t; C „ A , , • COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD DI January 27, 1925 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CM CLERK all' HALL January '27th, 1925. II1111111111IIIII I11111111 111111I 1111111111111 II MINUTES OP THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,FLORIDA. On this 27th day of January, A. D. 1928, the Commission of the City of Miami, Flo- rida, met in regular session at the City Hall in Miami, Florida. The meeting was led to order at 9:00 o'olook A. M., by Chairman E. C. Romfh and on roll oall t e followingmsm bars of the Commission were present: E. C. Romfh, J. E. Dumas, J. H. Gilman. ,ABSENT: J. I. Wilson and C..D. Leffler. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OII MEETING OP JANUARY 20TH The Clerkzead the minutes of the meeting of January 20th, 1925, and there being no corrections the same were, on motion duly made and seoonded, approved an:d oon- firmed. APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT The following oommunioation was submitted by the City Manager : January 24, 1925. Pile 160-2. Mr. F. H. Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: We have had Considerable complaint recently as to the stop page of main sewers, whioh, upon investigation, has developed that the trouble results from a ]ack of attention to grease traps. by operators of restaurants and other plaoes of business, as well as apartment houses and hotels. In handling this with the Division of Health, they state that it will be neoesaary to put on an additional Inspeotor at salary of $125.00 per month for the next five months. As this addition- al expense was not contemplated in the original budget, it will be necessary for an additional appropriation of this amount to take oare of the situation. Will you please, therefore, arrange for an additional appro- priation of $625.00 to A000unt 260-01. Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Direotor of Public Welfare City Commission, Miami,Florida. Gentlemen: I hereby approve of the above recommendation from the Direo- tor of Public Service and ask that appropriation bemzde as request- ed. Respeotfully, (Signed) F. H. WHARTON City Manager And a resolution appropriating the sum of $625.00 was offered by Mr. Gilman and is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1862. A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $625.00 TO ACCOUNT 260-01 IN THE DIVISION OF RAT.TH. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the sum of $625.00 be, and is hereby, appropriated to A000unt 260-01 in the Division of Health, for the purpose of paying the salary of an ad- ditional inspeotor in said Division. 0n motion of LIr. Gilman, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romf h, Lummus, Gilman. NAYES: None. AGREEMENT WITH F.E.C.RY.CO. FOR CROSSING TRACKS WITH FEEDER WIRES The City Manager presented the following oommuni,oation addressed to him from the Director of Public Service in referenoe to agreement between the City and the F. E. C. Ry. Co., for orossing the tracks with feeder line for street railway: January 23, 1925. Pile B-40. Mr. F. H. Wharton, City Manager, • Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: - In connection with the feeder line for Street Railway, it was necessary to cross the F.E.C.Railway tracks with 600 volt lines at NW llth Street and NE First Avenue: The F.E.1.Railway Company have submitted the attached agree- ment covering permission to orosa their tracks, for exeoution by you, and also requests the passage of proper Resolution authorising such execution. Will you kindly arrange a000rdingly? Yours very truly, (Signed) ERIIES'T COTTON Direotor of Publio Utilities. +101 • After an examination of the proposed agreement the same meeting with the approval 1 Of the Commission a resolution consenting to the agreement and authorizing the'City Manager to execute same; for and on behalf of the City of Miami, was introduced, by Mr. Gilman and is,as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1863. A RESOLUTION CONSENTING AND AGREEING TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TH.E'FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY FOR CROSSING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID RAIL- WAY WITIH CABLE AS SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXE- CUTE SAME. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the said City doesbereby oonsent and agree to enter in- to and make an agreement with Florida East Coast Railway Company, a oorporation, whereby said City is granted the right and privilege to arose the right-of-way and over the traoks of said Railway Company with a 500,000 C. M. Triple braided W.P. oable carrying 600 volts; at the looations described in and a000rding to the terms and conditions of said proposed contract attached hereto and made a part hereof. 2: That the City Manager and the City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized and direoted to execute said contraot for and on be- half of said City. 3: That said resolution shall take effect immediately upon ite passage. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the resolution was passed and adopt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfb, Lummus, Gilman. NAYES: None. AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR RAST APPROACH TO 5TH ST. BRIDGB The City Manager reported that be bad an offer from F. B. Tavener, agent for the own- er of Lots 12, 13 and 14, Block 14, Spring Garden Subdivision, to sell to the City that portion of Lot 14, Block 14, Spring Garden, whiob the city bad ordered condemn- ed, together with five feet of Lots 12 and 13, of the same Blook, for the prioe of $15,500.00. The price met with the approval of the Commission and the following re- solution accepting the offer and authorizing the purobase of the property was intro- duced by Mr. Gilman: RESOLUTION NO. 1864. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF F. B. TAVENER TO SELL TO THE CITY CER- TAIN PROPERTY SET FORTH THEREIN, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISMISS THE CONDEMNATION SUIT INSTI- TUTED BY 2HE CITY. WHEREAS, the City Attorney was by Resolution No. 1595, adopted July 29, 1924, authorized to institute proceedings in the name of the City of Miami, Florida, to aoquire by eminent domain a pertain N portion of Lot 14, Blook 14, Spring Garden, and certain other proper- ty set forth in said Resolution No. 1595, and WHEREAS, F. B. Tavener, agent for the owner of Lot 14, Blook 14, Spring Garden, has submitted an offer to sell to the City that por- tion of said lot now being condemned, together with five feet of Lots 12 and 13, Block 14, Spring Garden, at and for the prioe of $15,500. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the Cityof Miami: 1: That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept the offer of said F. B. Tavener, agent for the owner of said property, and to issue a voucher of the City for the purchase prioe thereof. 2: That the CityAttorney be, and he is hereby,authorized and direoted to disniss the condemnation proceedings for the aoquire- ment of said property. 0n motion of I;Ir. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the resolution was passed and adopt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfb, Lummus, Gilman. NAYES: None. ACQUARIUM EQUIPMENT REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF SAME A oommunioation addressed to the Commission from Mr. James A. Allison, owner of the Miami Beach Aoquarium, reporting the sale of the building in whia:b the aoqua- rium is looated and asking that -the City take steps to remove the equipment from the building was received at this meeting and on motion duly made and seconded the communication was referred to the City Manager with instructions to arrange for the removal and storage of the equipment until such time as the oity Could con- struot a building for housing it. CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENT ERRONEOUSLY MADE FOR IMPROVEMENT WORK A communioation from the City Manager requesting the passage of a resolution oor- recting the assessment against Lot 3 of Blook 94 of Lawrenoe Estate, owned by F. A. Melsom, for work under Highway Distriot 218, was received to which was attach- ed oommunioation from the Direotor of Public Servioe to the City Manager whioh com- munication of the Direotor of Public Servioe is as follows: II1111Ij1u,1I IipII IIiIIIIiI 11 del-' 396 January 26, 1926. File 139-3ke .1. Mr. P. H. Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Fla. Dear Sir: - In preparing preliminary assessment roll oovering Die- triot H-218, Lot 3, Blook 94, Lawrenee Estate, owned by F. A.Me1- som, was assessed as follows: Paving, 50' 0 $2.497 per foot Curb & Gutter, 50' ® $0.935 TOTAL It is a fact, however, that no new curb was built in front of this lot, as the curb which was already in, was used. The assessment should, therefore, be changed to read: Paving, 50' el $2.497 $124.85 Gutter Only va 10.49655 24.78 TOTAL 4149.63 This is a reduotion of $21.97 in the assessment. Will you kindly arrange for the neoessary resolution authorizing the Pi- nanoe Department to oorreot the assessment as above. Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Direotor of Publio Servioe. Whereupon the following resolution making the oorreotion in the assessment°as re- quested by the Direotor of Public Servioe and recommendedby the City Manager waeof- fered by Mr. Gilman: $124.86 46 76 RESOLUTION NO. 1866. 1171.60 A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENT FOR WORK UNDER HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 218. WHEREAS, the .Direotor of Publio Servioe reports that upon inves- tigation it appears that the assessment against Lot 3, Blook 94, Law- rence Estate for work under Highway Improvement No. 218 was erroneous in that the property was assessed far the oost of new ourb when, in fact, the old curb was used, and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends the passage of a resolution oorrecting the assessment so that the oost of new a urb will not be as- sessed against the property; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the Direotor,of Pinanoe be, and he is hereby, authorized and direoted to aorreot the assessment against Lot 3, Block 94, Law- rence Estate, for the oost of work under Highway Improvement No. 218, so that the assessment against said property will read as follows, to - wit: Paving, 50' 40 $2.497 $124.85 Gutter Only 60' w $0.49566 24.78 TOTAL 1149.63 thereby reducing the total assessment against the said property,for the cost of work under Highway Improvement No. 218, $21.97. On motion of Mr. Gilman, seoomded by Mr. Lummus, the resolution was passed and adopt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lumaus, Gilman. NAYES: None. CON?' RMATION OP PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND ORDERING COLLECTIONS This being the date set and advertised for hearing and considering any objeotions of persons interested to the confirmation of the preliminary assessment rolls cov- ering the cost of the work under Sanitary Sewer Improvements Nos. 67, 70, 72, 73, 76, 74, 76, 77 and 78, it was announced that the Commission was ready to reoeive and consider the objeotions, if any, to the said rolls. And there being no objeo- tions filed by any person to the confirmation cf the said rolls, the same were con- firmed by the following resolution which was offered by Mr. Lummus: RESOLUTION NO. 1866. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE ASSESSMENTS SHOWN THEREIN. WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, mat on the 27th day of January, A. D. 1925, pursuant to the notioe of said meet- ing under Section 56 of the City Charter, to hear all written objec- tions to the confirmation of the Preliminary Assessment Rolls of Sani- tary Sewer Improvements Nos. 67, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78, and WHEREAS, the Commission having received no written objeotions to the oonfirmation of the said Preliminary Assessment Rolls by any person - or persons whose property is described in said rolls; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED D b;; the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the prima facie assessments, as indicated on said Preli- minary Assessment Rolls be, and the some aro hereby, in all things, oon- firmed and sustained against any and alllots or paroels of ground des- oribed thereon. 2: That the sums and amounts against ouch of the lots or paroels of ground in said Preliminary Assessor nt Rolls are less than the am- ount that each of said lots or larcele or ground is benefited by said Improvements and that such amounts are in proportion to the epeoial ben- efits and that the poioportion of said costs to be paid by said City • ,i 1 • of Miami on a000unt of Highway intereeotione is the cum set opposite the Same therein. 5: That the total oost of said improvements in the sums set oppo- site same, to -wit: Sanitary Sewer improvement No. 67 $27,026.15 " " " No. 70 1,724.03 " " " No. 72 1,160.28 " " " No. 73. . 6,238.58 " " " No. 74 12,889.68 " " " No. 75 16,463.68 " " " No. 76 10,063.03 " " " No. 77 2,987.30 " " " No. 78 4,218.49 are hereby approved and oonfirmed. 4: That ten (10) days after the date of this confirmation of said Preliminary Assessment Rolls the same be delivered to the Direotor•of Fi - nanoe and the Direotor of Finance is hereby ordered thirty (30) days af- ter date of this resolution to make collections of the assessments there- in as required by law. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Gilman. NAYES: None. BIDS FOR COMFORT STATION, TUBERCULAR WARD & RECREATION PIER REFERRED TO CITY MANAGER This being the date set for the reoeption of bids for the construction of oomfort station in Central Park, '1'uberoular ward at the Jackson Memorial Hospital and Recreation Pier at the foot of NE 36th Street, the City Manager submitted the bids reoeived by him until 9:00 A. M., whioh, on motion duly made and seconded, were ordered opened and read. Af- ter the bide were read it appearing that no bids for the oonstruotion of the recreation pier at NE 36th Street had been received, the City Manager was authorized to readvertise for bids on the recreation pier, and the bids for comfort station and tuberoular ward were referred to the 'City Manager for tabulation and with instruotionsto report back to the Commission at the next regular meeting. The resolution authorizing the City Mana- ger to readvertise for bids for the recreation pier was introduced by Mr. Lummus! RESOLUTION NO. 1867. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RECREA- TION PIER AT THE FOOT OF NE 36TH STREET. WHEREAS, after due advertisement for bids for the construction of recreation pier at NE 36th Street it appears that no bids were reoeived, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to readvertise for bide, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and direoted to readvertise for bids for the oonstruotion of a reoreation pier at the foot of NE 36th Street to be reoeived until 9:30 o'olook A. M., at a re- gular meeting of the Commission on February 10th, 1925. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Gilman. NAYES: None. PREPARATION OF BALLOT BOX FOR BOND ELECTION The Commission proceeded to prepare the ballot box to be used in the forthcoming spe- cial election to be held on January 29th, 1925, for the purpose of voting on the is- suance of bonds of the City of Miami by plaoing in a ballot box of sufficient size to receive and contain all the ballots t6 be oast at the oleotion twioe as many official ballots, caused to be printed by them, as there are registered qualified voters eligi- ble to vote in the election; and the said ballot box was plainly marked and labeled with the name of the election for Which it is intended. After eeourely locking said ballot box, sealing up the keyhole thereof and all other openings, the Commission did send the keys thereof in a sealed envelope by the Chief of Police, who, on motion du- ly made and seconded, was made Custodian of said ballot box and was placed under oath to perform his commission faithfully and impartially and without favor or prejudice, to the inspectors of said election together with the said ballot box. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission at this meeting, on motion. duly made and seconded the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: CITif OF MrAMI DOCU MEETING DATE: I NDEX January 27, 1925 ITEM NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 APPROPRIATING $625.00 TO ACCOUNT 260-01 IN THE DIVISION OF HEALTH AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY FOR CROSSING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID RAILWAYS WITH CABLE AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT OFFER OF F. B. TAVENER FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY ORDERING CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENT FOR WORK UNDER HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NO. 218 CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS ON SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS NO. 67 THROUGH 78 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RECREATION PIER AT THE FOOT OF NORTHEAST 36TH STREET R-1862 R-1863 R-1864 R-1865 R-1866 R-1867 01862 01863 01864 01865 01866 01867