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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-04-14 MinutesCITY COMMISSION MINUTES OF !UJUNG HELD ON April 14, 1925 PEPARED ay VIE OFFICE OF THE.CITY CLEM( CITY NALL ' April 14th, 1928. r .r"9 J�_ 1111I 1111 II111111I II11I1111I1111111 11 II 111III111IIIII IIIIIIIIIII1 IIIIIII III. IIIIIIIIIIII I I11111 11111uIMI11111 111111IIIuII11111111111 11111 I I MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, P'LORIUA. On this 14th day of April, A. D. 1925, the Commission of the City of Miami, Flori- da met in regular session at the City Hall in Miami, Florida. The meeting was oalled to order at 9:00 o'olook A. M. by Acting Chairman C. D. Leffler and on roll oall the following members of the Commission were present: C. D. Leffler, J. E. Lummus, J. I. Wilson, J. H. Gilman. ABSENT: E. C. Romfh. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 0! MEETING OF APRIL 7TH The Clerk read the minutes of the meeting of April 7th, 1925, and there being no corrections or additions to be made thereto, on motion duly made and seconded, the same were approved and confirmed by the Commission as written. INVITATION TO OPENING OF BEACH AND CAUSEWAY ''AT FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA. The following communication from B. R. Kessler, Fort Pieroe Chamber of Comoros, inviting the Commissioners to attend the opening of the Beaoh and Causeway at Ft, Pieroe, April 15th, was reoeived and after being read was ordered filed and copi- ed upon the minutes of the meeting: Ft. Pieroe, Florida. April 10, 1925. Mayor and City Commissioners, Miami, Florida. Gentlemen: We wish to extend an invitation to you to at- tend the opening of the Beach and Causeway at Fort Pieroe, April 15. In oonneotion with this opening, we are having a gigantio one day celebration under the auspioes of the Fort Pieroe Chamber of Commeroe and the Stephen N. Gladwin Post Amerioan Legion, and we assure you of a oordial welcome upon your arrival. Very truly yours, (Signed) B. R. KESSLER, Fort Pieroe Chamber of Commeroe. The Clerk was direoted to extend the thanks of the Commission for the invitation and to advise Mr. Kessler that the Commission would not be able to attend. TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN SAFETY DEPARTMENT DIVISION OF FIRE The City Manager submitted the following request for the transfer of oertain funds within the Division of Fire in the Department of Safety: April 14, 1925. City Commission, Miami, Fla. Gentlemen: I respectfully request that a transfer of $200.00 be made from 272-01 to 272-18 in the De- partment of Safety, Division of Fire. Respectfully, (Signed) F. H. WHARTON City Manager Whereupon the following resolution authorizing the transfer requested by the City Manager was introduced by Mr. Lummus: RESOLUTION NO. 1920. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER GB' $200.00 BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FIRE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the sum of $200.00 be, and the same is hereby, transferred from account No. 272-01 to A000unt No. 272-18 in the Division of Fire in the Department of Safety. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, the resolution was passed and ad- opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR The City Manager submitted a request for additional appropriation to the Polioe De partment whiob is as follows: April 14th, 1925. City Commission. Gentlemen: In the 1924-25 budget the appropriation for the Police De- partment totalled $160,267.43, but due to enormous inoreasea in the operations of this Department, it has beoome neosesary to cause the majority of the accounts in this appropriation to 4160 • April 14th , 1925. exceed the estimated expenses, and after oh eoking the various funds in the department I find that the following appropriations will be necessary in order that this department may be properly funoti oned for the remainder of the fiscal year: Salaries $43,000.00 Postage 500.00 Miscellaneous 200.00 Lights, Water, Ioe 300.00 Other Equipment 300.00 Uniform Equipment 500.00 Maintenanoe of Jail 200.00 Feeding Prisoners 5,500.00 Traffic Signs 500.00 Furniture & Fixtures 400.00 151,400.00 I also wish to oall your attention to the oolleotions from fines and forfeitures from the beginning of the present fisoal year. The budget was estimated that oolleotions from this Department would be approximately $80,000. Reoorda in the Finance Department show total oolleotions from July 1, 1924 to M,arob 31, 1925, inolusive, amount to $147,653.29, and a oonservative estimate of oolleotions for the re- mainder of the year will be approximately 160,000 added to this am- ount, which will make a surplus in this account of approximately $127,000. Respeotfully, (Signed) F. H. WHARTON City Manager Whereupon the following resolution making the appropriations to the Polioe Depart.. as requested by the City Manager was introduoed by Mr. Gilman: RESOLUTION NO. 1921. A RESOLU`PION MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THB POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1924-25 AS SET FORTH HEEREIN. WHEREAS, the City Manager has reported that due to enormous in- oreases in the operations of the Department of Police it was necessary to exceed the amounts originally appropriated at the beginning of the fisoal year, and WHEREAS, it is necessary that additional appropriations be made in order that the Department may funotion for the remainder of the fia- oal year, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: That the following appropriations be, and they are hereby, made to the Polioe Division of the Department of Public Safety, to -wit: Salaries $43,000.00 Postage 500.00 Miscellaneous 200.00 Lights, Water, Ioe 300.00 Other Equipment 300.00 Uniform Equipment 500.00 Maintenance of Jail 200.00 Feeding Prisoners 5,500.00 Traffio Signs 500.00 Furniture & Fixtures 400.00 4151,4o0= for the payment of the expenses of said department for the remainder of the current fisoal year. On motion af' Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the said resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF STREETS SHOWN ON PLATS OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS Two plats of subdivisions of certain property were submitted at this meeting to which were attaohed the certificate of the Director of Public Service that same met with the requirements of the City Charter and the rules and regulations of his department and the said plats showing the dedication of oertain streets and avenues to the use of the publio the dedications were aooepted by the following ordinances. The ordinance en- titled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING 71HE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLAT OF "DANKWARDT'S SUBDIVISION" was introduced by Mr. Gilman. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, it was resolved that the obarter requirement that ordinanoes be given readings and adopted on two separate days, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispensed with and that the ordinances accepting the dedioation of the streets shown on the two plats filed be given both readings and adopted at this meeting. On roll pall the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. Thereupon the ordinance was given its first reading and read bytitle only. On motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinance was passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES None. 0n motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinance was passed and adopted on its second and final reading, after being read in full, by the following vote: AYES: Messrs, Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is numbered 379 and is shown in Ordinanoe Book No. 1 in full. April 14th , 1925. 46i I.Iii oui 111! ilil III.1411i«111111I f 1 The ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 14 AND 28 OF "WESTEND PARK" AS SHOWN BY THE CORRECTED PLAT OF AN AMENDED PLAT THERE- OF was introduoed by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Wilson, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mx. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading in full and was passed and adopted on its second and final reading in full by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummue, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is numbered 380 and is shown in Ordinance Book No. 1 in full. WIDENING OF NORTH 36TH STREET CERTAIN DEDICATIONS OF LAND A delegation appeared before the Commission in reference to the widening of North 36th Street and submitted oertain deeds of dedication to property along both sides of the said street which, it was said, represented 80% of the dedications of property neoee- sary to make this street 70 feet wide over all with a paved width of 50 feet from ourb to curb. The delegation reported that other dedications neoeesary would be seoured and submitted as soon as possible. On motion duly made and eeoonded the deeds were referred to the City Manager for the purpose of examination. WIDENING OF WEST 12TH AVENUE CERTAIN DEDICATIONS OF LAND Mr. R. E. Hall and Mr. W. R. Mosher appeared before the Commission in referenoe to the widening of West 12th Avenue from South let Street to South 7th Street and submitted certain deeds of dedication to property along both sides of the said avenue. The deeds were referred to the City Manager for examination. RECEPTION OF BIDS FOR PAVING, SIDEWALKS AND SEWERS This being the date set and advertised for bids for the construction of street pav- ing, sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewers and lateral oonneotions at 9:30 A. M. the sealed bids received were ordered opened and read. The contractors submitting bids for the work are as follows: Paving: Robert G. Lassiter & Company, H. L. Clark & Sons, Incorporated, T.B. MoGahey Paving Company, Morgan -Hill Paving Company, John J. Quinn Company. Sidewalks: Geo. F. Cail. Morgan -Hill Paving Company, E. F. Lasseter, Geo. E. Bunnell. Sanitary and Storm Sewers, and Laterals: J. L. Kelley Construction Company, J. B. McCrary Engineering Corporation, Haggart Construction Company, R. J. Hardee, John J. Quinn Company, Murphy & Company Castings: C.H.Lyne, Merrill -Stevens Dry Dock & Repair Co., U. S. Welding and Iron Works. After the bids were read it appearing necessary to tabulate the bide reoeived to de- termine the lowest and beat bidders for the work, on motion duly made and seconded, the bids were referred to the City Manager for tabulation and with instructions to report the result thereof at the next regular meeting aE the Commission. PREPARATION OF BALLOT BOX FOR ELECTRIC AND WATER FRANCHISE ELECTION The Commission prooeeded to prepare the ballot box to be used in the forthooming special eleotion to be held on April 21 st, 1925, for the purpose of voting on the electric franchise and water franchise propositions by placing in a ballot box of sufficient size to receive and contain all the ballots to be oast at the eleotion for the approval or rejection of the said franchises, twine as many offioial ballots, paused to be printed by them, as there are registered qualified voters eligible to vote in the election for the approval or rejection of the said franchises; and the said ballot box was plainly marked and labeled with the name of the election for which it is intended. After securely looking said ballot box, sealing up the key- hole thereof and all other openings, the Commission did send the keys thereof in a sealed envelope by the Chief of Police, who, on motion duly made and seconded, was made custodian of said ballot box and was placed under oath to perform his commis- sion faithfully and without partiallity, favor or prejudioe, to the inspectors of said election together with the said box. 16P April 14th, 1.928 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to oome-before the Oommission at this:meeting,' motion duly made and secionded, the meeting was adjourned., • • 1 • • CITY OF MAMI DOCUMENT INDEX MEETING DATE: April 14, 1925 ITEM NO4 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 1 2 AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF $200.00 IN FIRE DIVISION OF SAFETY DEPARTMENT MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $51,400.00 TO THE POLICE DIVISION OF SAFETY DEPARTMENT e I COMMISSION RETRIEVAL ACTION CODE NO. R-1920 R-1921 01920 01921