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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-02-17 MinutesCOMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON February 17, 1925 - PREPARED BY ine DICE OF THE.CITy CLERK CITY NALL February 17th, 1925. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OP THE CITY OF MIAMI, PLOBIDA. On this 17th day of February, A. D. 1985, the Commission of the City of Miami, hlorida, met in regular session at the City Hail in Miami, Florida. The meeting Was called to order at 9:00 o'olook A. M. by Chairman E. C. Romfh and, on roll oall the following members of the Commission were present: E. C. Romfh, J. E. Lummus, C. D. Leffler, J. H. Gilman. ABSENT: J. I. Wilson. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING 0P FERUARY 10 The Clerk read the minutes of the meeting of February loth, 1925, and on motion du- ly made and seconded, the same were approved and oonfirmed as written. CLAIM OF F . D. AKIN FOR ALLEGED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY A oommunioation addressed to the Commission from F. D. Akin oalling attention to a bill for alleged damages to his property whioh he olaims is owed to him by the City was received at this meeting. The letter set forth that the writer had, pursuer t to instructions of the Commission, determined what he oonsidered was the amount of damages sustained and submitted bill for same to the City Manager and that for some reason the bill had not been paid. The City Manager stated that the bill submitted by Mr. Akin had been oonsidered by him and the oontraotor for the street work, who was alleged to have oaused the damage, and that the contractor had refused to allow the amount asked for by Mr. Akin; and that the contractor bad stated that Mr. Akin • sold the plate glass which Mr. Akin had replaoed for approximately $80.00. On mo- tion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the matter was referred to the City - Manager, and the City Manager instruoted to investigate the claim, make a fair ap- praisal of the alleged damages and tender such amount to Mr. Akin in settlement of his olaim. COMMUNICATION OF KATE Y. FLYNN IN RE: ALLEGED ILL TREATMENT The following oommunioation addressed to the Commission from Kate Y. Flynn was re- oeived at this meeting and after being read was ordered filed and oopied upon the minutes of the meeting: TO Northeast Third St. Miami, Florida. To the Commissioners, City of Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: I wish to call your attention to a grievance and to ask that. you kindly remedy sane, as it lies within your province to do so. In September, 1922, I was injured by a l000motive in the F. E. C. Railroad at Twenty-ninth Street, and the accident was further ag- gravated by the subsequent ill-treatment of the management of the rail road, through its employees and the Miami City Hospital, in order to foroe me to sign a paper releasing the Railroad Company from all liabi- lities. I have not, even yet, suffioiently recovered from the shook of the accident tonot experience physical weakness at the sight of a moving train. So, when I was hemmed in between two mavingtrains at Twenty -Ninth Street on the night of the Twenty -Third of December, while crossing as a passenger in a bus, I suooumbed to prolonged unoonsoious nese. When I recovered I found myself in a bed in a long entry -way of the County Department of the City Hospital, where there was much con- fusion and joise - - - crying ohildren, groaning women and Seminole In- dians passing to and fro shaking Indian rattlers. Added to this nerve- racking situation I was informed that I was again in the hands of the railroad physician, J. N. McCartney, whose serious vices of being a ha- bitual drunkard and a narootic addict further emphasize bis incompe- tency and uncouthness. Fearing a repetition of former. treatment, and the oarrying out of a threat made by J. N. McCartney to give me a dose of narcotio if I came his way again, I consented to sign a paper releasing the hos- pital from blame for any bad effects which might follow my being dis- charged too soon, on condition that I should be given immediate free- dom. I was not permitted to read the paper, and bad to follow the line where Dr. Hall, physician in charge, pointed for my signature. Even after complying with this demand I had to get some one to tele- phone the police department before I was finally allowed to leave the hospital. Dr. Hall was very discourteous to me. As R. 0. Lyell, head of the Hospital, and City Manager Whar- ton have both refused me the privilege of reading this paper I now respectfully request from you, the Commissioners "If the City of Miami, the unconditional surrender of that paper in question as the persons who hold it oan make a bad use of it, and I believe them unscrupulous enough to do so. A former experienoe with R. 0. Lyell has led me to oonolude him to be the most damnable coward that 1 have ever encountered. He stood idly by and refused to interfere when some brutal men were abus- ively handling me while I was a very siok patient under his oar$ Chief Quigg had to personally resoue me from the oustody of these inhuman fiends. i WHIN 1111 I1111111 1111111111111111111111111111MEMminewomumwommmaiiiMEMIIMEMBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM111111111 ®IIIIIIII"I I R. 0. Lyell is closely followed 'in his cowardice and heartless- ness by City Manager Wharton and his deputy. Cora Bain, who ordered me to leave town at one time when I was very ill --- my body then bleeding from wounds inflioted by an aooident that had also happened in this oity. I had to suffer other hardships and abuses from the respective offices of Manager Wharton and Cora Bain which were en- tirely unprovoked and unjustified. I would have been very grateful for a bed in a hospital and a plane of refuge through this illness and oppression but was refused admission to the City Hospital by R. 0. Lyell and Cora Bain. I offered a small fee as I had very little money. I am satisfied that these three worthies reoeived their bribes, as well as a "prestige", for their pitiable cowardice. As for Cora Bain I see no reason why she should oome on my promisee at all, as I have never put myself on the town for support. As far as I can as- certain the Miami City Hospital is forthe use of the private patients of the physicians in oontrol, which is not the case of. most city hos- pitals, and we, who have sometimes felt the need of reasonable medioal care, hope it will not always be true of this oity's institution. In addition to my request for the surrender of the paper obtain- ed from me under pressure, I also ask that J. N. McCartney be noti- fied to not again harass me with his "Medical" attention, his threats, nor to give advioe to others to roughly handle me. I have had to, on two 000asions, show a gun as my only means of proteotion from unpro- voked abuse. Very truly yours, (Signed) KATE Y. FLYNN February 12, 1925. The City Manager submitted a oopy of the paper referred to by Mrs. Pion in the fore- going oommunioation and on motion duly made and seoonded the said copy was ordered filed with the Clerk, who was instruoted to copy same upon the minutes. Saidpaper is as follows: ( C 0 P Y ) Deoember 23; 1924. I am leaving Jaoksdh Memorial Hospital against the advioe of my attending physician, Dr. T. B. Hall and Hos- pital authorities and hereby release them from all fur- ther responsibility or any claim for damage of any kind which may develop in the future. (Signed) KATE Y. FLYNN WITNESSES: T. B. Hall, M.D. Lucy M. Stokes (Nurse) . Ilrm16U mU INIIIIIIMP11!IMIIIIIMMU!IIIIIUIIIM1111P111RI1111Mi1111111! The Clerk was instructed to mail a copy of the release signed by Mrs. Flynn to her • 1 and to aoknowledge reoeipt of her communication. ADDITION TO COURT HOUSE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PLANS The City Building Inspector and Mr. George Holly, Clerk of the Circuit Court, ap- peared before the Commission and submitted proposed plans for an addition.to the Court House to house additional reoorders necessary in the Clerk's Offioe. Mr. Holly stated to the Commission that under the present building ordinance the struc- ture oould not be built without the permission of the Commission and asked that the Commission authorize building permit issued. The proposed plans and specifications for the addition met with the approval of the Commission and a resolution approv- ing them and authorizing the Building Inspeotor to issue a permit for the ereotion of the building was introduced by Mr. Lummus: RESOLUTION NO. 1878. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN ADDITION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND AUTHORIZING THE BUILD- ING INSPECTOR TO ISSUE A PERMIT THEREFOR. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the plans and specifications for an addition to the Cirouit Court Clerk's Office at the County Court House be,and the same are hereby, approved by the City of Miami and that the Building Inspeotor is hereby 4tthor- ized to issue a building permit for the ereotion of an addition to the County Court House a000rding to said plans and specifioations. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was passed and adopt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman.. NOES:None. PURCHASE OF SITE FOR FIRE SUB -STATION AT NW 7TH AVE. AND 17TH STREET The City Manager reported that pursuant to instructions given at a former meeting of the Commission he had gone into the matter of a looation for another sub -station for the Fire Department with the Chief of the Department and had considered the offer of Mr. G. C. Kirkland to sell a lot owned by him at the corner of NW 7th Avenue and 17th Street for a sub -station site. The City Manager further stated that both he and the Fire Chief were of the opinion that the site offered by Mr. Kirkland was an ideal one and that a sub -station was needed in that section of the City. Mr. Kirkland, owner of the lot, stated that he would sell same to the City for the sum of $15,000. The prioe asked for the lot by Mr. Kirkland was oonsidered a fair one bythe Commission and a resolution aooepting the offer of Mr. Kirkland and authorizing the City Manager to purchase the lot was introduoed by Mr.Leffler and is as follows: IIli 61111i1i nll II11I'+rOOI101®II11111111MMIII1MMEin1 illiti iONI 1®IAIMMOM 61N1 • RESOLUTION NO. 1879. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF G. C. KIRKLAND TO BELL LOT SITUATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NW 7TR AVENUE AND 17.TH STREET AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE SAME FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. WHEREAS, G. C. Kirkland has offered to sell to the City of Miami the lot situated on the Southwest corner of NW 7tb Avenue and 17th Street for and in oonsideration of the sum of $16,000.00, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has reoommended that the said lot be pur- chased for a site for a sub -station for the Fire Department, and WHEREAS, the Commission oonsiders the prioe asked for the said lot to be a fair one, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Mi- ami: 1: That the offer of G. C. Kirkland to sell to the City of Miami that oertain lot situated on the Southwest corner of NW 7tb Avenue and 17th Street at and for the sum of $15,000.00 in oaeb be, and the same is hereby, aooepted by the City of Miami. 2: That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and di- reoted to purchase the said lot at the price set forth above upon the owner furnishing the City with an abstraot of title showing a good and marketable title to said property and upon receipt of a warranty deed,. said abstraot and deed to be examined and approved by the City Attorney. 3: That the Direotor of Finance is hereby authorised and direoted to pay the purobase prioe set forth above from suoh fund or funds as may be available for the purpose. On motion of Mr. Leffler, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was passed and ado pt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SEWER WORK UNDER SR-107 MADE NECESSARY BY STREET PAVING The City Manager submitted the following oommunioation in reference to certain sew- er work neoessary before the paving of NW 4th Avenue between NW6th and NW7th Streets oould be oompleted: February 17, 1926. Mr. Ernest Cotton, Director of Public Servioe, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: On NW 4tb Avenue, from NW6th to NW7tb no, a sanitary sewer with laterals is to be built under the new Work awaiting the sale of bonds, District No. Sr. 107. The paving of this block is in Clark's oontraot, the grading hav- ing just been done. This work will oost approximately $960.00. If this amount oan be secured now to permit the oonatruotion of this view- er, the paving oan be finished without delay. Very truly yours, (Signed) D. L. WILSON Engineer, Division of Sewers. It was the sense of the Commission that the money necessary for the oompletion of the work set forth in the foregoing communication oould be advanced from the funds in the treasury for the payment of the City's share of the oost of constructing sanitary sew- ers, such advance to be returned to the proper fund when bonds for the sewer work on NW4tb Avenue were sold, and a resolution authorizing the payment of the oost of the work from the funds for the payment of the City's share of the oust of sewers was in- troduced and is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1880. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF CERTAIN SANITARY SEWERS FROM THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF SANITARY SEWERS. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the total oost of constructing sanitary sewers on NW 4th Avenue between NW 6tb Street and NW7th Street, under District Sr-107, be paid from the funds in the treasury for the payment of the City's share of the oost of oonetruoting sanitary sewers and that the portion of the oost of the work not assessable to the City at large shall be returned to said fund when bonds are sold for the payment of the property owners' share of the post. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the resolution was passed and adopt- ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF STREETS AND AVENUES AS SHOWN ON PLATS OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS The Director of Publio Service submitted certain plats of proposed subdivisions of property and stated that he had examined the plats and that they complied with the rules and regulations of his Department; and the said plats showing the dedioation of oertain streets and avenues to the use of the public the dedioations were accepted by the City of Miami by the following ordinances. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, it was resolved that the obarter requirement that all ordinances be read and passed on two separate occasions, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispensed with and that the ordinances aooepting the dedioation of onuuin ■I•HInlolm..mm..Ili.I•■iliIIIMI MOILI111i'fill■IIIIIIIiIIlIIN11I11l1®I!IIIIIIIII®IlIIiiillll1UI Iin®INENN iNIV iPiilRIIUTITITI+l•l 413 the streets and avenues shown in the plate submitted by the Direotor of Public Servioe be given both readings and passages at this meeting. The vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. Motion oarried unani- mously. The ordinanoe entitled; AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "AMES SUBDIVISION" was introduoed by Mr. Lummus, and on his motion seoonded by Mr. Leffler,was given its first reading and passed on its first reading by title only by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinanoe was given its seoond and final reading and was read in full. Moved by Mr. Lummus and seoonded by Mr. Gilman that the ordinanoe be passed and adopted on its seoond and final reading in full. The vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. Motion oarried unanimously and the said ordinanoe passed and adopted on its eeoond and final reading in full. The ordinanoe is numbered 336. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "BELVEDERE" was introduoed by Mr. Gilman, and on his motion seoonded by Mr. Lummus, was given its first reading and passed on its first reading by title only by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinanoe was given its second and final readi g in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. Motion oarried unanimously and the said ordinanoe passed and adopted on its seoond and final reading in full. The ordinance is numbered 337. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "ORANGE RIDGE COURT" was introduced by Mr. Leffler, and on his motion seoonded by Mr. LumMua, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Rath, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman,. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinanoe was given its seoond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. The ordinanoe is numbered 338. The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "CITRUS GROVE PARK" was introduoed by Mr. Gilman and on his motion,eeoonded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Leffler seoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinanoe was given its second and final reading in full and passed and adoptedon its seoond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES; Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: Bone. The ordinance is numbered 339. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "SICKELS GROVE" was introduoed by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading bythe following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinanoe was given its seoond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. The ordinanoe is numbered 340. The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACOEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN t AS "MARYLAND" was introduoed by Mr. Lummus, and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its seoond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. The ordinanoe is numbered 341. The ordinanoo entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "CO1.TJn RCIAL ORANGE GLADE". was introduoed by Mr. Leffler, and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Gilman, was given its first reading by title only and passed on ite first reading by the following vim: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinance wan given its second and final reading in full and passed and adopted on Its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh,Leffler,Lurnmus,;ilman. NOES:None. The ordinanoe is numbered 342. �...V4wtW<411.44. liitUary 17th, 192S. 414 3. The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OP THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "CHrPNEUX SUBDIVISION" wad introduoed by Mr. Leffler, and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Gilman, was giv- en its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AY: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Gilman, Romfh. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Leffler, aeoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinanoe was given its second and final reading in full and passed and adopted on ito seeond and final reading by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Gilman. NOES: None. The or- dinanoe is numbered 343. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to oome betore the Commission at this meeting, On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. MAST: • • 11 4, • 3. wry. OF M!AMI DOCUMENT MEETING DATE: INDEX February 17, 1925 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE NO. 2 APPROVING PLANS FOR AN ADDITION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE ACCEPTING OFFER OF G.C. KIRKLAND TO SELL TO CITY LOT SITUATED ON S.W. CORNER OF N.W. 7TH AVENUE AT 17TH STREET AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF SANITARY SEWER WORK FROM THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF SANITARY SEWERS R-1878 R-1879 R-1880 01878 01879 01880 111-1[ IMF