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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-10-06 Minutes4 CITY • tr OF • • , , • -;:.•th.:,--;H-;.-•- • • " • COMMISSION MINUTES OF STING HELD al October 6, .925 PREPARED SY ME OFFICE OF THUM (URIC CITY HALL Oatobdr 6,,1925. MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. On this 6th day of Ootober, 1925, the Commission of the City of Miami, Floridan met pur- suant to an adjournment taken Ootober 5th, at the City Hall in said City. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 o'olook P. M. by Chairman E. C.Romfh and on roll oall the following members of the Board were presents E. C. Romfh, J. ffi.Lummus, J. H.Gilman, C.D.Leff'ler. ABSENT: J. I, Wilson. CONFIRMATION OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS SIDEWALK DISTRICTS 50 AND 51' The Commission having received and oonsidered on 0otobor 5th, 1926, after legal notioe all objeotiona to the confirmation of the Preliminary Assessment Rolls for Sidewalk Improvements 50 and 51 and no objection being sustained, the said assessment rolls were oo nfirmed by the following resolution; which was introduced by Mr. Gilman: RESOLUTION NO. 2186. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS 50 AND 51. WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met on the 5th day of Ootober, 1925, pursuant to the notioe of said meeting under Seotion 56, City Charter, to hear all written objections to the oonfir- metion of the preliminary assessment rolls for the coat of warrk in Side- walk Improvement Distriote 50 and 61, and WHEREAS, no objeotion thereto was sustained, and the said assess- ment rolls appearing in all reapeota regular and in a000rdanoe with the requirements and provisions of the City Charter, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI : 1: That the prima faoie assessments, as apportioned and indicated in said preliminary assessment rolls be, and they are hereby, in all things, Confirmed and sustained against any and all lots or paroels of ground desoribed therein. 2: That the sums and amounts against each of the lots or paroels of ground in said preliminary assessment rolls are less than the amount that each of said lots or paroels of ground' is specially benefited by said improvement and that such amounts are in proportion to the special benefits that the property received and that the proportion of said oosts to be paid by said City of Miami on a000unt of highway interseo- tions is the sum set forth opposite the same therein. 3: That the total cost of the said improvements in the following sums, to -wit: Sidewalk Improvement 50 $2,633.68 Sidewalk Improvement 51 2,215.42 be, and the same are hereby, approved and oonfirmed. Upon motion of Mr. Lummus, aeoonded by Mr. Leffler, the said resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummua, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. AUTHORIZING PERMIT TO AMERICAN RY. EXPRESS CO. FOR ERECTION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING The City Manager stated that the Amerioan Railway Express Company had applied for per- mission to erect a temporary building on their grounds at the Florida East Coast Sta- tion to relieve the .congestion existing at present and the City Manager further stat- ed that the Company were willing to move such building, if the City allowed. same to be ereoted, upon notioe from the City. It was the sense of the Commission that the building should be erected to relieve oongestion, but that the Express Company be re- . quired to furnish bond that the structure would be removed upon sixty days notioe from the oity. Thereupon the following resolution authorizing the issuanoe of a per- mit to said Amerioan Railway Express Company was introduoed by Mr. Leffler, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO.2187. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PER- MIT TO AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY FOR EREC- TION OF A TEMPORARY BUILDING AT THE F. E. C. STA- TION, UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI• That the Building Inspeotor be, and he is hereby, authorized and di- rected to issue a building permit to the Amerioan Railway Express Company for the construction and a reotion of a temporary building at the Florida East Coast Railway Station upon the condition that said Company files a good and auffioient surety bond, in a form to be approved by the City At- torney, that the said Company will remove such building upon sixty (60) days notioe from the City. Upon being aeoonded by Mr. Lummua, the resolution was passed and adopted by the fol- lowing vote - AYES: Messrs.Romfh, Lummua, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. Ootober 6, 1925, LEASE OP WAREHOUSE CI CITY OF MIAMI TO FLORIDA FAST COAST RAILWAY CO. J. H. Owen, superintendent of transportation; P. G. Walton, Miami euperintendent of terminals and E. P. McLain, superintendent of tranaportion, southern division, representing the Florida East Coast Railway Company, mot with the Commission for the purpose of disousaing and reaching some deoiaion in referonoe to taking over and operating the warehouse built by the City and others to be built by the City to relieve freight oongestion. Mr. Walton statedthat the low railway storage rates make it inadvisable for the railway to operate the warehouse and ex.pl.ai.nod. that if arrangements could be made for subletting the warehouse to a commercial storage oompany prevailing rates can be ohargod and consignees penal.i.zed for fail- ing to aooept their freight. Mr. Walton further statedthat if the warehouse was leased to the Railway Company the Company could make arrangements for subletting same to some oommeroiai storage oompany for operation. The plan suggested by Mr. Walton met with approval of the Commission and a resolution authorizing a lease was introduoed by Mr. Lummus, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2188. A RESOLUTION LEAS?NG CITY WAREHOUSE TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, A LEASE IN THE FORM SET FORTH HEREIN. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: 1: That the City of Miami, Florida, does hereby lease to the Flori- da East Coast Railway Company,a oorporation, certain warehouses under oonstruotion and othere to be constructed by said City, for the term and period hereinafter set forth and a000rding to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 2: That the City Manager and theCity Clerk of said City are hereby authorised and direoted to exeoute said lease for and on behalf of said City in the following farm, to -wit: STATE OF FLORIDA: COUNTY OF DADE : THIS INDENTURE, made the day of 0otober, A. D. 1925, between THE CITY OF MIAMI,a munioipal oorporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, and existing in Dade County, hereinafter palled the lessor; and the FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY C014PANY, a oorporation or- ganized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, and doing business in Dade County, Florida, hereinafter called the lessee, whioh term shall inolude its suooessors and assigns. WITNESSETH: That the,said lessor hereby leases and demises unto the said lessee, its suooessors and assigns, certain warehouses under construction anal others to be oonstruoted by the lessor. Said ware- houses being looated in the City of Miami, Florida, to -wit: On the South half of the southeast quarter of the southeast (garter of Section 23 - 53 - 41, together with the neoessary easements or roadways over said property, so as to afford suitable ingress and egress to and from said warehouses for the hauling of freight or merohandise. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the premises unto the said lessen, its suc- oessors and assigns, from the day of 0otober, 1925, for the term of six (6) months then next ensuing, the said lessee yielding and paying to the said lessor the semi-annual rental of Six ($6.00) Dollars, pay- able in advance, reoeipt whereof is hereby aoknoWLedged by the said les- sor. It is mutually understood and agreed that the lessee may, at the expiration of the term of this lease, renew this lease upon the ssme terms and oonditions, and for the same rental, and covering all of the property inoluded in this lease at the time of the expiration of said first term, for an additional period of three (3) montha,upon the les- see's giving the lessor written notice of Lessee's intention to extend the term of this lease for said additional period, said written notice to be given at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of this lease; it is also mutually understood and agreed that the les- see, its successors and assigns, shall not be liable in any respect nor to any extent for the destruotion or damage of the leased property, however caused; and that lessee, its suooessors and assigns, shall not be obligated to return the leased property in any other state or Condition than it shall be in at the time of the termination of this lease. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their respeo- tive oorporate names to be hereunto subsoribed, by their respective offioere, in duplioate, on the day and year first above written. WITNESSES: THE CITY OF MIAMI By City Manager FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY By Upon being aeoonded by Mr. Gilman, the said resolution was adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. ACCEPTING DEDICATIONS IN PLATS OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS Plata of oertain new subdivisions of land were submitted bearing the' approval of the Direotor of Publio Servioe and said plats showing certain dedications of por- tions of the lend inoluded in suoh subdivisions to the use of the pub/to, ordin- ances aooepting the dedications were adopted. 0n motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonied by Mr. Leffler, it was resolved that the charter requirement that all ordinances 38 MIK e a me E▪ s mw NI es ▪ ▪ " em Oo_tabe:r 6, 2926.. be read on two separate days, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the O ommiesion, be dispensed with and that the said ordinanoee accepting the dedioatione be given both readings at this meeting. The vote thereon was ae follows - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. Thereupon an ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES AND HIGHWAYS IN CROUSE'S SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN BY AN AMEND- ED PLAT was introduoed by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On a motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded by Mr. Gilman,the said ordinanoe was given its se- cord and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Gilman, Leffler. NOES: None. The said ordinance its designated Ordinance No. 480 and is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. An ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF STREETS, AVENUES. HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "LORAINE PARK" was introduoed by Mr. Lummus 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 fol- lowing vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinance was given its seoond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Gilman, Leffler. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated Ordinanoe No. 481 and is shown in full in ordinanoe Book 1. - An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "FLAG - AMU - FIRST 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 - AYES: Messrs. Romfh,Lummus,Leffler,Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinance was given its seoond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated Ordinanoe No. 482 and is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE RESUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "BIS- CAYNE ROAD ESTATES" was introduced by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Leffler, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leff ler,Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance was given its seoond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated Ordinance No. 483 and is shown in full in Ordinanoe Book 1. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS " SUB- DIVISION OF WM. J. BRYAN TRACT " was introduoed by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Gilman, was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs:Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its seoond and final reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None., The said ordinance is designated Ordinance No. 484 and is shown in full in ordi- nanoe Book 1. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES AND HIGHWAYS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "TRIANA" was introduoed by Mr. Leffler and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Gilman,was given its first reading by title only and peened on its first reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seoonded 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 by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus,Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated Ordinanoe No. 485 and is shown in full in Ordi- nance Book 1. Ootober., 6, 1900., • 1 0■ 1 An ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES AND HIGHWAYS IN "INDIANA PARK", AS SHOWN BY AN AMENDED PLAT. was introduced by Mr. Lummus and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said or- dinanoe was given its first reading by title only and passed on: its first reading by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus,Gilman, Leffler. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Mr.Gilman, the said ordinance was given its se- oond and final reading in full and passed and adopted on its seoond and final read- ing in full by the following rote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated Ordinance No. 486 aid is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. An ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "GRATIGNY PARK" was introduoed by Mr. Leffler and on his motion, seconded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinanoe was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by title only by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Leffler, seoonded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance was 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, Lummus, Lef- fler, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated Ordinance No. 487 and is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. An ordinanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, HIGHWAYS AND PARKS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS "MACON MANOR" was introduced by Idr. Leffler and on his motion, seoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said ordinance was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by title only by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Romfh, Lummus, Leffler, Gilman. NOES: None. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Gilman, the said ordinance 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, Lummus, Lef- fler. Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated Ordinance No. 488 and is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission at this meeting, on motion duly made and seoonded, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI DOCUMENT INDE MEETING DATE: October 6, 1925 ITEM NO 1 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 1 COMMISSION 1 RETRIEVAL ACTION CODE NO. 1 2 3 CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT 50 AND 51 AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY FOR ERECTION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING AT THE F.E.C. STATION LEASING CITY WAREHOUSE TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE R-2186 R-2187 R-2188 02186 02187 02188