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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1925-10-28 MinutesCITY OF MIAMI- COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD O _ OCTOBER 28, 1925 PREPARED SY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL be28th,1925,, MINUTES OF MEETING OF OMISSION AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. On this 28th day of Ootober, 1925, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met et the City Hall in Said City ae a Board of Equalization pursuant to an adjournment taken Ootober 27th, 1925, and pursuant to public notioe thereof. The meeting was oalled to order at 4:00 o'olook F. U., and on roll call the following members of the Commission were present: James H. Gilman, J. E. Lummus, J. I. Wilson, C. D. Leffler. ABSENT: E. C. Romfb. The Board of Equalization having bean in session three &aye for the purpose of con- sidering every written objection filed with it in respeot to any assessments ae shown on the General Assessment Rolls for the District of Silver Bluff and the Die- triat of Buena Vista, formerly the Town of Silver Bluff, Florida, and the Town of Buena Vita, Florida, respectively, as well es for the purpose of considering all other objections filed with it or wide to it and no objections vAn, been made or presented to said Board by any person, hie agent or attorney, considering himself aggrieved, and the Board, upon ite own motion, having made e careful examination of the General Assessment Rolle for the said Dietriots for the purpose of increasing or diminishing valuatiens therein and for furnishing name of persons and descriptions of property improperly omitted from said Rolls, and fixing the values of said proper- ty, and of correcting errors and supplying defioienoies found therein, the Board de- termines the aggregate value of the Real Estate made by the Assessor for the District, of Silver Bluff to be e3,508,708.00 and, the aggregate value of the Reel Estate made by the Assessor for the District of Buena Vista to be $2,689,700.00; and no further , business appearing before the said Board, the board does asoertain and find that the assessment of property as shown by the said Assessment Rolls submitted by the Asses - sore for the said Districts and as revised by and determined by the Board of Equali- zation, is just and oorreot and shall be, and is hereby, approved and considered final. LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING LIILLAGE FOR DISTRICT OF BUENA VISTA It appearing necessary to fix tbe millage and levy taxes in the District known as Buena Vista for the year beginning July 1, 1925, and ending June 30, 1926, an ordi- nanoe entitled: AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE LIILLAGE AND LEVYING TAXES IN THE $ - DISTRICT KNOWN AS BUENA VISTA IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORI- DA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1925, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1926 was introduced by Lir. Leffler. On motion of Lir. Lummus, seconded by Mr. Wilson,'it was resolved that the charter requirement that ordinances be read on two separate occasions, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispens- ed with and that the said ordinance be given both readings at this meeting. The vote thereon was as follows - AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. The requirement of reading the said ordinanoe on two separate 000ssions hav- ing been dispensed with, on motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Lir. Wilson, the said ordinance 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. Upon motion of Mr. Leffler, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinance was given its second and finelreading in full and passed and adopted on its second and final read- ing in full by the following vote - AYES: Meesre. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinance is designated Ordinance No. 518 and is shown in full in Ordinance Book 1. LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING LIILLAGE FOR DISTRICT OF SILVER BLUFF 'It also appearing neoessary to fix the millage and levy taxes in the Distriot known as Silver Bluff for the year beginning July 1, 1925, and ending June 30, 1926, an or- einance entitled: AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE MILLAGE AND LEVYING TAXES IN THE DISTRICT KNOWN AS SILVER BLUFF IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORI- DA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1925, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1926 wae introduced by Lir. Leffler. On motion of Mr. Lummus, seconded by Mr. 7ilson, it was resolved that the charter requirement that ordinances be read on two separate daye, unless dispensed with by a four -fifths vote of the Commission, be dispensed with and that the said ordinanoe be given both readings at this meeting. The vote thereon was as follows - AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lemmas, "Ulson, Gilman. NOES: None. The requirement of reading the said ordinance on two separate days having been dispensed with, on motion of Lir. Leffler, seoonded by Lr. 'ilon, the said ordinance was given its first reading by title only and passed on its first reading by the fol- lowing vote - AYES: Mensre. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. 1107,S; None. Upon mo- tion of Mr. Leffler, seoonded by Mr. Wilson, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading in full and passed and edopted on its second and final reading in full by the following vote - AYES: Meesrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. The said ordinanoe is designated Ordinanoe No. 519 and is shown in full in ordinance Book 1. (!e. ee •e",:7Z4tr:f , WM M ME MEM mm mm EN IM PPO NTING MUNICIPAL JUDGE _Ootpber 28th, 1.9' TO HOLD NIG'UT SEcuSIONS OF COURT Due to oongestion in the Oity Jail the Commission deemed it expedient to provide for holding sessions of the Munioipal Court nightly, exoept Sundays, and a resolu- tion appointing D. J. Heffernan as Judge of the. Munioipal Court to hold night sessions of the Court was introduced by iir. Lummus, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2210. A RESOLUTION APPOINTING D. J. HF2FERNAN AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE OF THE CITY OF LIIAMI, FLORIDA, TO HOLD NIGHTLY TERMS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT, AND FIXING THE HOUR OF COURT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COIVISSION OF THE OITY OF MIAMI: That D. J. Heffernan, of the City of Miami, Florida, be, and he is hereby, appointed as Municipal Judge of the City of Miami, Florida, at and during the will of the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, for the purpose of holding nightly terms of the Munioipal Court at:9:00 o'olook eaoh night, exoept Sundays, at which time all officers of the Court shall be in attendanoe. Upon being seconded by IIr. Leffler, the said resolution was adopted by the following'` vote - AYES: Messrs. Leffler, Lummus, Wilson, Gilman. NOES: None. ADJOURNLIENT There b in€: no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: i1 • ACTING MA YOR CITY OF MIAMI 'CY afi \i`tDOCUMENT INDE MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 28, 1925 I NO 1. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE NO. APPOINTING D.J. HEFFERNAN AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. R-2210 02210