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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1926-04-05 MinutesCITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON April 5, 1926 • PREPARED sr THE OFFICE OF THE.CITY ;Mg CITY HALL April. 5th, 1926. MINUTES OP REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CO IS3TONERS OP TUE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. DA. On tale 5th day of April, 1926, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met in regular session at the City Hall in said City. The meeting waae called to order at N:00 o'olook P. M. by 'doting Chairman J. H. C1ilmf.n, who was elected, on motion of Mr. Lummue, seconded by Mr. Wilson. On roll cell the following members of the Board were., present: 3. H. Gilman, J. E. Lummna, J. I. Wilson, C. D. Leffler. ABSENT: E. C. Romfh. READING AND APPROVAL 0? MINUTES The Olerk read the minutes of the regular meetings of Marob 22nd and March 29th, and there being no oorreotlons or additions to be made thereto, on motion duly made and eeoonded, the said minutes were approved and confirmed as written. $IDS FOR FIRE STATION NO.22 This being the date set and advertised for receiving bids for oonatruotion of Fire Station #2, all bids reoeived until 3:00 o'clock P. M. were submitted. On motion duly made and eeoonded were opened and read, and the following oontraetors found to have submitted bids: Harrison Construotion Company, Louis Fleisher Company, Inc., B. L. Smith, Inc., L. W. Hancock, Hintz 0onetruotion Company, The L. L. LeVeque Company, The R. G. Witters Company, McRae Construction Company, H. H. Vogel, Hunt Bros. Company. It appearing necessary to tabulate the bide in order to determine the lowest and beet bidder, on motion duly made and eeoonded, the bids were referred to the City Manager for tabulation and to report at a later meeting. LW. 7Tg AVENUE WHITE -WAY The request of the N.W. 7th Avenue Improvement Assooiation for an appropriation of Oity money to oomplete the financing of the white -way lighting system on N.V. 7th Avenue was referred to the Director of Public 8ervioe with instructions to confer with the officials of the Eleotrio Company with a view of having the white -way com- pleted without the appropriation of $3150.00 of City Funds. WIDENING N.W. 7TH AVENUE The N.W. 7th Avenue Improvement Association reported that, pursuant to instruotions at the last meeting, they had obtained an estimate of 012,000.00 for aroading the buildings on that Avenue to allow for greater width between 5th and llth Streets. On account of the absence of the City Manager, the Committee was requseted to bring the , matter up at the next regular meeting of the Commission. REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF CITY TAXES The petition of Rev. Sam G..Perry, Pastor of Calvary Pentecostal Church, 52 N.W. 35th Street, for oanoellation of taxes against the property on Whioh the Church is situ- ated, was denied. It was the sense of the Commission that inasmuch as title to tine property appeared in the Pastor, personally, and not in the Church Body, a oanoella- tion of the taxes would not be justified. OANQELLING HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT 268 The following reoommendation of the City Manager that Highway Improvement 268 be oan- oelled was reoeived: City 0ommisaion City of Miami Gentlemen: April 5, 1926 Atteohed is a letter from the Director of Public Service .requesting that Contract PV, 66, District H-268 be oanoelled. This covers the paving of Northeast Third Avenue from NE 15Ith Street to NE 35th Terrace, to a width of 34 feet. Northeast'3rd Avenue is now in the process of being widened to ono hundred feet. Tile Contract should be oanoelled, and the paving liens against abutting property be oanoelled. lours very truly, (Signed) F. H. WFHAR'TON City Manager Whereupon the following resolution was introduced by Mr. Lumxnue, who moved ite tion: RESOLUTION NO. 2579. A RE80LUTION CANCELLING HIGHWAY IIsROVEMENT 268 AND REMOVING PENDING LIENS AGAINST PROPERTY AF- FECTED. adop 8E IT RESOLVED BY THE commiS3ION OF THE ar TY OP MIAMI : April 6th,.1926. Seotion 1. That Highway Improvement 268 be, end the same is hereby, oanoelled. Seotion 2. That the pending lien® against all property abutt ing upon the improvement and liable for assessment of the costs thereof, be, and the safes ere hereby, oenoelled and. removed. Upon being eeoonded by Mr. Wilson, the said revolution vnu passed end adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Gilman, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. LEASE OF PROPERTY FROM F.E.C. RAILWAY COMPANY A resolution authorizing the execution of a lease between the F'.2.0. Railway Company and the City of Miami for automobile parking space was introduced by Mr. Leffler, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2560. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY FOR CERTAIN GROUND SPACE ON T FLORIDA FAST COAST RAILWAY CC "MANY RIGHT-OF-WAY AT MIAMI. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C0MMISSI01 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: Seotion 1. That the City of Miami, Florida, a munioipal corpora- tion of the State of Florida doee hereby oontraot and agree to enter into an egreement with the Florida East Coast Railway Company, a oorpora- tion, wherein and Waereby said City of Miami le granted the right and privilege to use ground epaoe on our right of way et Miami, described on blue print as Parcel "A" Containing 6283 square feet and Parcel "B" containing 1848 square feet for parking Police Department automobiles, and according to the further desoription, terms and conditions aw set forth in proposed agreement, copy of which is attaohed hereto and made a part hereof. Section 2. That the City Manager with the attestation of the City Clerk of said City, be, and they are hereby, authorized and direoted to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of said City. Seotion 3. That said resolution shall take effeot immediately upon its passage. 1 Upon being weoonded by Mr. Lummus, the said resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Gilman, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. GOLF COURSE AND AVIATION FIELD - OFFER OF OPA LOCKA COMPANY The following offer of the Opalooke Company to furnish golf oourse and aviation field. for the use of the City of Miami was received: April 2, 1926 City Commission Miami, Florida Dear Sire: Since my letter of March 26th, the City representatives have inspeoted the site at Opelooke and I have made a tentative layout of the golf oourse, nine holes of which provide a border for an avia- tion field large enough for the air mail Berries. This is the dairy farm on the west side of LeJeune Road in Section 20. The entire field is oovered with a good eod, making it ideal for an aviation field. The other nine holes eurround Cooks Hammook and provide public park and locations for wells and a source for Miami's future water requirements for the northern part of the City and its suburbs. A looation is provided for water treating plant with a ewitoh from the Seaboard railroad and aooess to drainage canal for refuse in the treating plant. This Company is willing to deed to the City for 0.00, the land required for the golf oouree and water works and to provide the money for the Construction of the golf course and olub house under the City's direction and accept the City's notes or other form of deferred payment for same. The infield of the second nine holes may be leased by the City as an aviation field for $1.00 a year for a period of two years, at which time the City will have the option to purchase the field at a prioe of $2000.00 an acre. This area will contain et a guess, 100 mares. If it developew that less area is required for aviation pur- poses, the City may purchase only as much as desired. The attaohed sketch shows the general looation of the oouree. The golf arobiteot will arrange the links. If you oan accept the plan in principle we would have no trouble in working out the details. Your prompt attention would be greatly appreciated. Yours truly, Opalooka Company, Inc. By: (Signed) G. H. CURTISS. It was the junee of the Commission that the City is not in a position at this aooept the offer end no action was taken on same. ORDERING SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT - DISTRICT 66 A resolution ordering Sidewalk Improvement 66 wee introduoed by Mx. Wilson, who moved ite adoption: a time tq Apr“ 5tb, 1926. RESOLUTION NO. 2581. A RESOLUTION ORDERING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SK..66. BB IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: That a local improvement described and designated as follows shall be made under Section 56, City Charter: Improvement Sk-66 on follows: On both aides of U.W..llth Street Road, from N.W. 12th to N.W. 13th Street, 0n the Eaot oide only of N.W. loth Avenue, :from N.W. 12th St. to N.W. llth Street steed. Grading from the curb line to the property line. Laying a sidewalk of concrete 5 feet wide and 4 inehes deep, exempt that where a suitable etdevral..k to proper line and grade is already in place the oonotruotion of a new sidewalk will be omitted and credit will be given. The property against whioh special aseesements for the cost thereof shall be made is hereby designated District Sk. 66. Upon being seoonded by Mx. Leffler, the said resolution was passed and adopted by following vote - AYES: Messre. Gilman, Lummue, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF DOG HOSPITAL A petition from residents in Allapattah for removal of dog hospital on N.W. 17th Ave- nue was reoeived and read and referred to the City Manager for investigation and re- oommendetion at a later meeting. the CONFIRMATION OP RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMINT-DISTRICT SR. 192 A resolution confirming the resolution ordering Storm Sewer Improvement 192 was intro= duped by lir. Lnmmus, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2582. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE RESOLUTION ORDERING STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT 192. WHEREAS, the City Commission at a meeting held at 3:00 o'olook P. M., April 6th, 1926, after legal notice, heard all objections presented by interested persons to the confirmation of the resolution ordering Storm Sewer Improvement 192, and the plans, specifications and estimate of cost thereof, and no objeotion was sustained, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: That Resolution No. 2559, adopted March 22nd. 1926, ordering Storm Sewer Improvement 192, be, and the same is hereby, confirmed. Upon being seconded by Mr. Wilson, the said resolution was panned and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Gilman, Lummua, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. CONFIRMATION OF PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLLS SA.L #5 This being the date set and advertised for hearing objections to the confirmation of the preliminary assessment roll for the cost of sanitary sewer lateral improvements in Improvement District Sa.L. #5, and the Clerk having submitted proof of due publi- oation of notioe of the meeting and no objections to the confirmation of the said pre- liminary assessment roll having been received, the said assessment roll was confirmed by the following resolution, Which was introduced by Mr. Leffler, who moved its adop- tion: RESOLUTION NO. 2583. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SANITARY SEWER LATERAL IMPROVEMENT #5. WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met on the 6th day of April, 1926, pursuant to due legal notice of said meeting under Seotton 56, City Charter, to hear all written objeo- tione to the oonfirmation of the preliminary assessment roll for the coat of work in Sanitary Sewer Lateral Improvement District 5, and WHEREAS, no objection thereto was sustained, and the said essese- ment roll appearing in all respeote regular and in accordance with the requiremente and provieionsa of the City Charter, NOW, THEREFORE, BEM RESOLVED BY THE COISIAISSION OP THE CITY OF MIAMI: Section 1. That the prima faoie assessments, as apportioned and indioated in said preliminary assessment roll be, and they are hereby, in all things, confirmed and sustained against any and all lots or peroels of ground described therein. Notion 2. That the sums and amounts assessed e.geinet eaoh of the lots or parcels of ground in said preliminary assessment roll are less than the amount that eaoh of said lots or peroels of ground is epeoially benefitted by said improvement and that such amounts are in proportion to the special benefits that the property received and that the proportion of said costs to be paid by the City of Miami on account of highway interseotions is the sum set forth oppoeite the same therein. Section 3. hetthe total cost of the said improvement in the sum of $972.24 be, and the same is hereby, approved and oonfirsnod. Upon being seconded by Mr. Lummus, the paid resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Gillman, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOE:s: None. CCEPTIM3 ORDINANCE REGULATING GARBAGE HANDLING An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE HANDLING OP GARBAGE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FIXING THE RATE FOR SUCH SERVICE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION. adopted on its first reading March 29th, 1926, the same not having been amended, wee taken up for final reading and paseago, and on Motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Leffler, the said ordinance was given its second and final reading in full and passed on its second and. final reading by the following vote - AYES: Meyers. Gilman, Lummus, Leffler, Wilson. NOES: None. The said ordinance io designated Ordinance No. 636 and is shown in full as passed and adopted in Ordinance Book No. 1. INCREASE IN RADIUS OF CORNERS - W. FLAGLER 80 17TH AVENUE The matter of inoreasing the radius of certain Corners at the interseotion of W. Flag- ler Street and 17th Avenue was dieoussod bgt no action taken at this meeting. It ap- pearing neoeasary to use a part of two lots belonging to Tatum Broe. Company for the purpose and it not being known just what they would expeot in exohange for same, the matter was referred to the Director of Public Service to obtain the neoeseary informa tion and prepare a plat showing the proposed changes. PETITION FOR DEEPENING BAY AT N.E. 28TH STREET The City Manager submitted the following oommunioation from the Direotor of Public Service, to whioh was attaohed a petition: Mr. F. H. Wharton City Manager Miami, Florida March 81, 1926 Dear Sir: Herewith a petition left with me by Mr. Head of the Gar-Ane Company, which petition requests that dredging privileges be given to the Gar-Ans Company for the deepening of Biscayne Bay immediately abutt- ing N.E. 28th Street. You will note the petition is signed by oertain owners of lots in Bankers' Park. As I understand it, the Gar-Ans Company are agreeable to do- ing this dredging in order to avail themselves of the material for fill- ing purposes. You will recall that certain of these same property owners objeoted to the b.ulkheading end filling of the area opposite N.E. 28th Street, which it was proposed to utilize as a park area, What would you reoommend on this? Yours very truly, (Signed) ERNEST COTTON Director of Public Service. Miami, Florida Feb. 23, 1926 To the City of Miami, and The Gar -Ana Co. We, the undersigned, owners of lots in the subdivision known as "Banker's Park", hereby give our permission for the deepening of the Bay, immediately abutting N.E. 28th Street, and petition your Body to have this dredging privilege given to the parties engaged in filling in to the North of our street. (Signed) SANUEL D. W. LIGAT, Et.Al. No action was taken on the petition by the Commission. AD JO UPNMZNT There being no further business to oome before the Commission at this meeting, on mo tion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: EVIIPM1IPrllrll11111'I®IUIII■6ell'iAtrllrrreraimr mWeure®e®elerirr 71:=MIT eir'm.t sstrerrriirr • CITY OF MIAMI CUMENT MEETING DATE: NDEX April 5, 1926 ITEM NO DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE NO. 2 4 5 CANCELLING HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT 266 AND REMOVING PENDING LIENS AGAINST PROPERTY AFFECTED AGREEMENT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY FOR CERTAIN GROUND SPACE OF THE FEC RIGHT-OF-WAY AT MIAMI ORDERING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SK-66 CONFIRMING THE RESOLUTION ORDERING SEWER IMPROVEMENT 192 CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SANITARY SEWER LATERAL IMPROVEMENT NO. 5 R-2579 R-2580 R-2581 R-2582 R-2583 02579 02580 02581 02582 02583