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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-03-03 MinutesCOMMISSION MINUTES OF March 3, 1925 MEETING HELD OR PREPARED SY ThE OFFICE OF 111E.C11Y CLERK airy NALL • MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY 0n this 3rd day of March, A. D. 1925, the Commission of the de, met in regular session at the City Hall in Miami, Florida. ed to order at 9:00 o'olook A. M. by Chairman E. C. Romfh and on ing members of the Commission were present: E. 0. Romfh, J. E. Lummus, J. I. Wilson, C. D. Leffler. ABSENT: READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES J. H. Gilman. OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. City of Miami, Flori- The meeting was oall- roll oall the follow - 'OP MEETING OF'FEBRUARY 24TH The Clerk m ad the minutes of the regular meeting of February 24th, 1925, and there being no oorreotions or additions to be made thereto, on motion duly made and seoond- ed, the same were, approved and oonfirmed as written. FRANCHISE TO MIAMI ELECTRIC LIGH'P AND POWER COMPANY SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO MIAMI ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVI- LEGE OR FRANCHISE FOR THE FULL PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, EQUIP AND OPERATE ELECTRIC GEN- ERATING PLANTS AND WORKS AND ALL NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE APPURTENANCES FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND TO CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN, IN, UNDER, UPON, OVER AND ACROSS THE PRE- SENT AND FUTURE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, EASEMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF MI4J.T, FLORIDA, AND ITS SUCCESSORS, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER LINES, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE NECESSARY OR DE- SIRABLE APPURTENANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSLIITTING, DISTRIBUTING, SUPPLYING AND SELLING ELECTRICITY TO SAID CITY AND ITS SUCCESSORS, THE INHABITANTS THEREOF, AND TO PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS BEYOND THE LIMITS THEREOF, FOR LIGHT, HEAT, POWER AND OTHER PURPOSES, IMPOSING PROVI- SIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO, AND INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT BY GRANTEE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE SAID CITY HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSS, COST, DA- MAGE OR EXPENSE WHICH MAY ACCRUE TO SAID CITY BY REASON OF THE NEGLECT, DEFAULT OR MISCONDUCT OF THE GRANTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ITS RIGHTS HEREUNDER whioh was passed on its first reading by title only at the meeting of February 24tb, was given its second and final reading and was read in full. 0n motion of Mr. Lum- mus, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinance was passed and adopted on its eeoond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Wil- son, Leffler. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated and numbered 0rdinanoe No. 350. /FRANCHISE TO MIAMI WATER COMPANY An ordinance entitled: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO MIAMI WATER COMPANY, ITS SUC- CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE OR FRANCHISE FOR THE FULL PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS, TO CONSTRUCT, MAIN- TAIN, EQUIP AND OPERATE A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND ALL NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE APPURTENANCES FOR THE DISTRI- BUTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND TO CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN, IN, UNDER, UPON,. OVER AND ACROSS THE PRESENT AND FUTURE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, EASELIENTS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND ITS SUCCESSORS, WATER MAINS AND SUPPLY PIPES, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE NE- CESSARY OR DESIRABLE APPURTENANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING, DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING WATER TO SAID CITY AND ITS SUCCESSORS, THE INHABITANTS THEREOF, AND PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS BEYOND THE LIMITS THEREOF, FOR DOMESTIC, MANUFACTURING, SANITARY AND OTHER PURPOSES, IMPOSING PRO- VISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO, AND INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT BY GRANTEE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE SAID CITY HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSS, COST, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE WHICH LIAY ACCRUE TO SAID CITY BY REA- SON OF THE NEGLECT, DEFAULT OR MISCONDUCT OF THE GRANTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ITS RIGHTS HEREUNDER which was passed on its first reading by title only at the meeting of February 24tb, was given its second and final reading and was read in full. 0n motion of Mr. Lef- fler, seconded by Mx. Lummus, the said ordinanoe was passed and adopted on its se- oond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated and numbered Ordi- nanoe No. 351. CALLING r•T.FCTION TO VOTE ON FRANCHISES ORDINANCE PASSED AND ADOPTED It being necessary that Ordiname No. 350 and Ordinance No. 351 first be approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the City of Miami before same'ean become effective, an ordinance entitled: marina a, 19XD. AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE FOR THE ADOPTION OR REJECTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 350 AND TO VOTE FOR THE ADOPTION OR REJECTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 351, PRO- VIDING FOR THE OPENING OF REGISTRATION BOOKS, APPOINTING ET,EC'TION OFFICERS, FIXING A FORM OF BALLOT AND DECLARING THIS TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE was introduoed by I.'Ir. Leffler. 0n motion of Mr. Leffler; seconded by Mr. Lummue, it was resolved that the charter requirement that all ordinances be read on two separate days, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispensed with and that the ordinanoe palling the speoial election to vote for the adoption or'rejeotion of ordinances Nos. 350 and 351 be put upon both readings at this meeting. 0n roll Call the vote thereon was as :Follows: ME: Messrs. Romfh, Lummue, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. Thereupon the said ordin;ir o was given its first reading by title only and was passed on its first reading by motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by.Mr. Lummue, with the following vote: .AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lum- mue, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. 0n motion of ]r. Nilson, seconded by Mr. Lum- mue, the said ordinanoe was given its second and final reading in full and was passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummue, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. The Ordinanoe is de- -eignated and numbered ordinanoe No. 352. PAYMENT ON CONTRACT WITH NYE CREMATORY CO. FOR INCINERATOR PLANT The City Manager submitted the following oommunioation from the Direotor of Pub- lic) Service in referenoe to partial payment on the incinerator being constructed by the Nye Odorless Crematory Company: March 2, 1925. File -145-6 Mr. F. H. Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: Mr. Felton of the Nye Odorless Crematory Company is desirous of obtaining partial payment on the Inoinerator which they are building. This to advise that their materials are all on the ground with the exoeption of material for chimney, whioh has been shipped and is on the F.E.C.Railway somewhere be- tween Jacksonville and Miami. The work on the Incinera- tor itself is about 60% complete. 0n this basis it would be O.K. to pay the Nye Company up to $20,000.00. Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Direotor of Publio Service And recommended that the City make a payment to the Nye Odorless Crematory Company of $18,500. Thereupon the following resolution authorizing such payment wae of-_ fered by Mr. Wilson: RESOLUTION NO. 1888. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF $18,500.00 TO THE NYE ODORLESS CREMATORY COMPANY F(R WORK AND MATERIALS UN- DER THE CONTRACT hI`TH SAID COMPANY FOR NEW INCINERATOR. WHEREAS, the Direotor of Public Servioe has reported that the work on the new City Inoinerator is approximately 60% complete and that all materials for the building with the exoeption of the material for chim- ney is on the ground and that payment in an amount up to $20,000 is in order under the contract with the Nye Odorlese Crematory Company, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the payment of $18,500 to said Company, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the 01ty of Miami: That the Direotor of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and di- reoted to pay to the Nye Odorless Crematory Company the sum of $18,500. on a000unt of the New Incinerator. On motion of Mr. Wilson, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummue. Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. AUTHORIZING $1,500,000. MUNICIPAL IMPROVPmEGTT BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR SALE A resolution authorizing $1,500,000. Liunioipal Improvement Bonds, favorably voted on at a apeoial election held January 29th, 1925, was introduced by Mr. Lummue and ie as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1889. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $1,500,000. MUNICIPAL IM- PROVEMEtTT BONDS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: Seotion 1. That pursuant to the vote of electors duly qualified, taken at an election held January 29, 1925pursuant to Ordinance No. 315, $1,500,000. negotiable coupon bonds of the City of Miami shall be issued under date of March 1, 1925, bearing interest at a rate to be hereafter determined after receipt of bids for said bonds, but not ex- oeeding six per oentum per annum, which interest shall be pa;'obrle semi- annually on the first days of Llaroh and September in each year, and both principal and interest shall be payable in gold coin cf the United Maroh 3, 1926. States of the present standard of weight and fineness at the United States Mortgage & Trust Company in New York City, and that the prin- oipal of said bonds shall be payable on the first day of Maroh of the years provided for their maturities by said Ordinance No. 315. Section 2. That the said bonds shall oomprise nine distinot classes, each olass distinguished from the remaining classes by the numbers assigned thereto, as hereinafter in this resolution provid- ed, and the amount and purpose of issuance of eaoh class shall be as follows: For ereoting a Public City Market, ►75,000. For extending and improving the street rail- way system, 175,000. Por the oonstruotion of incinerators or gar- bage and trash disposal plants, $60,000. For the development and increase of the fa- oilities of the Miami City Docks by the ereo- tion and construction of additional wharves and docks, $400,000. Por acquiring and improving lande for public park purpose, $400,000. Por the erection of a treating and filter plant for thesoftening and filtering of the water to be supplied for the use of the City of Miami and its inhabitants, 4250,000. I■I 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 III 11111111 1 For the erection and construction of addition- al units for hospital purposes and equipment therefor, $50,000. To pay the City's share of the coat of oon- struoting sanitary sewers, $100,000. For the acquisition of property for the ex- tension and widening of `Streets, $100,000. Section 3. That all the bonds herein authorized shall be in the denomination of $1,000 and shall be designated "Municipal Im- provement Bonds" and shall be alike in form, except as to dates of maturities and numbers; and that the form of said bonds and cou- pons and registration endorsement, as well as the manner of execu- tion of said bonds and coupons, shall be substantially as provided by Ordinance No. 29, passed November 15, 1921, being an ordinance providing the form of bonds issued under Section 58 of the City °bar- ter; that eaoh of said bonds shall reoite its purpose of issuance as "paying the oost of a certain permanent municipal improvement in- dicated on the reverse of this bond"; and a form shall be provided on the reverse of eaoh bond for the oertificate of validation pro- vided by law. Section 4. That after the preparation of said bonds and cou- pons, with proper maturities as provided in said Ordinance No. 315, the said bonds and coupons annexed thereto shall be stamped with the numbers 8779 to 10278 inolusive, in the order of maturities, the bonds bearing lowest numbers to be those first maturing of all the bonds herein authorized, and the bonds bearing consecutive num- bers following to be those of the next succeeding maturity, and so on; and thereupon there shall be assigned to the Market Bonds the lowest numbers of bonds having such maturities as have been desig- nated for Market Bonds by said Ordinance No. 315, after which there shall be assigned to each of the remaining eight classes of bonds, in the order in which said bonds are described by Section 2 here- of, the lowest available numbers of the remaining bonds having such maturities as have been so designated for such classes respeotive- ly; and on the reverse of eaoh bond there shall be printed a statement and schedule showing the amount, purpose and numbers and maturities of each of suoh nine olasaes of bonds; and a copy of such statement and sohedule shall be recorded in the bond record of the City. Section 5. That an annual general tax shall be levied suffi- oient to pay the principal and interest of all of said bonds. Seotion 6. That the Direotor of Finance is authorized to ad- vertise for sealed bids for said bonds, but not for leas than all thereof, to be reoeived until o'clock A.M., 1925., and is authorized to promise deliver of said bonds on or about , , 1925, the form and manner of advertisement to be subr, stantially as provided by Ordinance No. 28, passed November 15, 1921. 0n motion of I.lr. Lummua, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO ROBT. G. LASSITER 00. OF CERTAIN RETAINED PERCENTAGE The City Manager submitted the following communication addressed to him from the Director of Public Service in re,ferenoe to the release of certain retained per- oentage under the contract with the Robt. G. Lassiter Company for paving work: 426 mmonow muNon!pm i RS1101111111 m 1ebruaxy 26, 1980.., Pile 13.9-P'v*6.k. Mr. F.A.Wharton, City Manager, Iitent, Florida. Dear Sir: The Robert G. Lassiter Company have Completed their Con- tracts Pv. 55 and Pv. 56', with the exoeption of the north half of SW 8th Street from 14th Avenue to 22nd Avenue, and the bridge ' approaohea to the West Flagler Street bridge. We do not feel it expedient to have this Company oomplete the bridge approaohea until after the first of May, owing to present traffio Conditions at this looation. As you know, the SW Bth Street work is awaiting action of the County Commission- ers in the matter of paving the south half of this street. The Lassiter Company request that we reduoe their retained peroentage on the above oontraote to two per oent on the next estimate, whiob will be made by the 5th of March. I believe it only fair that we should comply with this re- quest, and shall be glad if you will have proper resolution pass- ed accordingly. Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Direotor of Publio Servioe To wbioh communication the City Manager had added the following reoommendatioxi: City Commission: Gentlemen: I approve of the above recommendation of the Direotor of Publio Servioe and will ask authority to pay the R. G. Lassi- ter Company the retained percentage above 2%, until such time as they are permitted to complete their. oontraot. Respectfully, (Signed) F. H. WHARTON City Manager Whereupon the following resolution was offered by Mr. Wilson: RESOLUTION NO. 1890. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REDUCTION IN THE PERCENTAGE TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY ON ESTIMATES OF WORT{ COMPLETED UN- DER THE CONTRACT WITH ROBT. G. LASSITER COMPANY. WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service has reported that the Robt. G. Lassiter Company have completed all work inoluded in City Contraots Pv. 55 and Pv. 56 with the exoeption of the north half of SW 8th Street from 14th Avenue to 22nd Avenue and the bridge ap- proaohes to the West Flagler Street Bridge and that it has been deemed adtaable not to oomplete the bridge approaches until after the first of May, owing to the present traffiu conditions and that the work on SW 8th Street is awaiting action of the County Commis- sioners in the action of paving the portion not within the City, and WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service and the City Manager have recommended that the percentage of the amount due the said Robt. G. Lassiter Company for completed work be reduoed to two (2) percent instead of 10 per oent, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVSu by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the percentage of the amount due the Robt. G. Lassiter Company for completed work a000rding to the approved estimate there- for to be retained by the City of Miami until the completion of the work under Contraots Pv. 55 and Pv. 66 be, and the same is hereby, reduoed from ten peroent to two peroent. On motion of Ilr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Leffler, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: none. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCES IN POLICE DIVISION The City Manager submitted a written request from the Chief of the Polioe Division of the Public Safety Department for a transfer of certain unencumbered balances of appropriated funds within the Division and reoommended that the transfers asked for be made. Whereupon a resolution making the said transfers was introduced by Mr. Leffler: RESOLUTION NO. 1891. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UN- ENCUMBERED FUNDS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF POLICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the. Director of Finanoebe, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to make the following transfers of unencumbered funds within the Divi- sion of Polioe in the Department of Public Safety: IC 1 1 Prom 271-08 to 271-43 (other Equipment) $200.00 From 271-08 to 271-48 (Uniforms) 1500.00 From 271-08 to 271-54 (Traffio) 3500.00 Prom 271-08 to E71-13 (Jail Repairs) 200.00 From 271-08 to 271-80 (Motors) 1746.00 From 271-08 to 271-50 (Maint.&Opertn.Jai1) 100.00 TOTAL. $/246.00. On motion of llir. Leffler, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said resolution was peened and addrpted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Wilson, Lummus. NOES: None. WIDENING NE 2ND AVE. AT 34TH ST. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS TO FRAZURE BROS. The following communication from the City Managerwas received together with the let- ter addressed to him from the Direotor of Public Servioe: City Commission, Gentlemen: Attaohed hereto is a letter from the Direotor of Public Ser- vice showing the cost of the oonorete work around the Orange State Oil, Companyw.s filling station on NE 2nd Avenue north of 34th Street. The City agreed to stand this part of the work in the moving of their filling station, allowing for the additional width needed in the widening of the Avenue at this point. Deeds fcr the 8 foot strip required for the widening of the Avenue has been seoured and I will ask that the proper resolution be passed authorizing the pay- ment of this bill'in a000rdano a with the letter of the Direotor of Public Servioe. Same to be charged out of the Street Widening Bond Fund. Respectfully yours, tSigned) F. H. WHARTON City Manager Mr. F. H. Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Florida. Dear Sir: Maroh 2, 1925. Marob 2, 1928. Sometime ago Mr. Finn of the Orange State 0i1 Company ap- peared before the Commission, stating that this Company had a lease to the property owned by Frazure Brothers on the west side of NE 2nd Avenue immediately north of 34th Street, on whioh property, they were operating a filling station. They desired to have NE 2nd Avenue widened in front of their property, and I.ir. Finn stated that if the City would do the flat oonorete work around their filling station, they would agree to tear down and re -build the filling station, whioh would be neces- sitated on account of widening of the Avenue, and that they would join Frazure Brothers in giving deed to this property required for street widening. The Commission was favorable to this project, and Contractor John W. Rollins submitted prices on doing the flat concrete work, all of which has now been completed and his bill amounts to $1,741.42. We have checked the measurements which are tabulated below, and find the quantities correct qnd in line with theprioes submitted: Flat surface, 5, 529.6 sq. ft. 27/ $1 520 64 Curb & Gutter, 39.7 lin.feet, 854 33.74 Curb Only 44.2 lin. feet ® 50g1 22,10 ,r rr 55.3 " " (14") 3 65V 35.94 " " 104 " " (4") ; i 35/ 36.40 Bases 45.4' X 2 X 1 - 90.8 ou. ft. 4.5' X 2 X 1 - 18.0 •' " 5.0' X 2 X 1k - 15.0 " 2.0' X4.9X2.9-X33 X.33-1.2 ou. ft. 92.60 Total 11,741.42 Frazure Brothers have prepared deed to this property and it is my understanding that the Orange State 0i1 Company will also give quit -claim deed to the same strip. Mess. Finn and Frazure were in my office and said that it had been arranged mutually that the Orange State 0i1 Company would pay Mr. Rollins and that the City would pay direct to Frazure Brothers the amount that the Oil Company were paying Mr. Rollins for the •irk. I am attaching hereto receipted bill of the Jno. W. Rollins Company, Inc., against the Orange State Oil Co., in the sum of $1,741.42. Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Director of Public Service Whereupon the following resolution authorizing the payment to Frazure Brothers of the sumof $1,741.42 was offered by Lir. Wilson: RESOLUTION NO. 1892. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF $1,741.42 TO FRAZURE BROTHERS FOR EXPENSE IN WIDENING N. E. 2ND AVENUE AT 34TH STREET. WHEREAS, in the widening of NE 2nd Avenue there was an under - Standing between the City of Miami and the owner and leaser of pro- perty on the west side of NE 2nd Avenue immediately north of 34th Street, occupied by the Orange State 0i1 Company's filling station, that oertain property would bededioated for street purposes on con- dition that the City pay the cost of oertain flat concrete work ne- oessary in re -locating the building on the property, and WHEREAS, the work has been oompleted and the bill therefor in the sum of $1,741.42 has been paid by the Orange State Oil Company, and WHEREAS, a000rding to the agreement Frazure Brothers are to be paid such amount by the City, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to issue a vouober of the City of Miami in the said sum of $1,741.42 in favor of Frazure Brothers in settlement of the costs of the work done in accordance with the agreement. 2: That the said sum of money be paid from the "Street Widen- ing Bond Fund". 0n motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Lir. Lummus, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. ORDERING PREPARATION AND FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL AND NOTICE FOR OBJECTIONS A resolution directing the City Manager to prepare and file with the Clerk oertain Preliminary Assessment Rolls and authorizing the pubiioation of notice for objeo- tione to the confirmation thereof was introduoed by Mr•. Leffler and is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1893. A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR CERTAIN WORK AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE CONFIRMATION THEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, directed tolmake and file with the City Clerk a preliminary Assessment Rollfor the oost of the following improvements, to -wit: Sanitary Sewer Improvement No. 95. Storm Sewer Improvement No. 102. Lateral Connections under Resolution No. 1229. Lateral Connections P.0.#15849 and #17232. 2:That upon the filing of said Preliminary Assessment Rolls, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notioe to be given, in a000rdanoe with Section 56 of the City Charter, that at a meeting of the Commission of the City of Miami to be held on the 24th day of March, 1925, any persons whose property is desoribed in the said preliminary aseessment rolls may appear and file written objeo- tions to the confirmation of the said rolls. 0n motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. .OBJECTION TO USE OF ROADWAY IN CITY CEMETERY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES Mr. T. V. Moore appeared before the Commission and stated that he represented a Committee of the property owners in the vicinity of the City Cemetery and persons having friends, relatives and acquaintances buried in the City Cemetery. Ir. Moore further stated that on behalf of the persons he represented he would like to pro- test against the encroachment being made upon the cemetery on account of the public alley on the southside of same and, asked that the City take steps to fenoe this al- ley or roadway within the Cemetery so that it would be used only by those wishing to visit the cemetery. The City Manager stated that the City had already taken steps to fence in the roadway with the Cemetery but that the City had been tempo- rarily enjoined from doing the work and that City was now awaiting the outoome of the suit. The City Manager further stated that if the decree of the Court was in favor of the City the work would be immediately resumed and quickly finished. This was acknowledged by Mr. Moore to be all that the City could do and thanked the Com- mission for their efforts in this connection. STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM TO CORAL GABLES INTEREST OF CITY IN CONTRACT FOR OPERATING SAME Mr. F. W. Webster appeared before the Commission representing Mr. George Merrick, owner and developer of "Coral Gables" and stated to the Commission that the "Coral Gables" Company were about to enter into a contract with the Miami Bauch Railway Company for the operation of the street railway system now being extended to "Cor- al Gables" and that the proposed contract provided that the agreement must be ap- proved by the City Commission of the City of Miami, this on account of the simi- lar contract between the City of Miami and the Matti Beach Railway for the opera- tion of the City's street railway system. Mr. Webster was asked to leave a oopy of the proposed contrast for examination and was told that the Commission would go into the matter. ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF STREETS AND AVENUES SHOWN ON PLATS OF NEW SJBDIVISIONS The=Director of Public Servioe oertain plats of subdivisions of property, which he had approved, and the said plats meeting with the approval of the Commission and the same showing the dedication of oertain streets and avenues to the use of the public, the dedications were accepted by the City of Mia.rni by the adoption of the following ordinances. 0n motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Mr. Wilson, it was Maroh 3, 1925. 1111111III IIII111II11 ®111101■11■■Il®11111®11110®IVI■1111IJ11■111111111111■111I1111111111BIII11111111111IIIIIIJIf11111III 11111 1111111 resolved that the charter requirement that all ordinances be read on two separate days, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispensed with and that the ordinarcesaooepting the dedioation of the streets shown in the plats filed be passed on both readings at this meeting. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Wilson, Leffler. NOES: None. Motion carried by a four -fifths vote of the Commission and the neoessity of reading the or- dinanoes on two separate days was dispensed with. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "FIFTY-FOURTH STREET TERRACE" was introduced by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading and read by title only and passed on its first reediting by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Wilson, the ordinance was put upon its seoond and final reading and was read in full and passed and adopted on its seoond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated and numbered ordinanoe No. 353. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "AUBURNDALE - TAiIIAMI ADDITION" was introduced by Mr. Leffler and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: - IYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lef- fler, seoonded by Mr. Wilson, the ordinance was put upon its seoond ani final reading and read in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. The ordinance entitled: Numbered 354. AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "RE -SUBDIVISION IN BLOCK 4 OF WEST SHENAN- DO AH" was introduced by Mr. Wilson and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Lummus, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Wil- son, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinance was put upon its second and final reading and read in full ani passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus. Wilson. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated and numbered Ordinanoe No. 355. The ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AID AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "ALLAPATTAH HIGHLANDS" was introduced by Mr. Leffler and on motion of Mr. Wilson, seoonded by Mr. Lummus was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by tie fol- lowing vote: AYES; Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Leffler, seoonded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinanoe was put upon its seoond and final reading and was read in full and passed"and adopted on its seoond and final reading in full by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. The said ordinance is numbered ordinanoe No. 356. The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEP"PING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "SMITH TERRACE - SECTION 2" was introduced by Mr. Lummus ani on his motion, seoonded by Lir. Wilson, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinanoe was put upon its second and final reading and was read in full and was passed dnd adopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote: AYE: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson: NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated Ordinance No. 357. The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "LloDUFFIE PLAT" was introduced by Mr. Wilson and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only ani passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Leffler. Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. 0n motion of Mr. Lum- mus, seconded by ilr. Leffler, the said ordinance was given its seoond and final read- ing in -full and was passed and adopted on its second and final reading by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Liessrs. Romfh, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson. NOES: None. The ordi- nanoe is designated ordinanoe No. 358. AD JOURNMENT There being no further business to oome before the Commission at this meeting, on mo- tion duly made and seoonded, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: ClT OF MPAMI DOCUMENT MEETING INDEX DATE: March 3, 1925 ITEM NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION RETRIEVAL. ACTION I CODE NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $18,500.00 TO NYE ODORLESS CREMATORY COMPANY AUTHORIZING $1,500,000.00 MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS AUTHORIZING REDUCTION IN THE PERCENTAGE ON ESTIMATES OF WORK COMPLETED UNDER CONTRACT WITH ROBERT G. LASSITER COMPANY AUTHORIZING CERTAIN TRANSFERS IN POLICE DIVISION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $1,741.42 TO FRAZURE BROS. 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