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October 19, 1926,
ILinutes of a Regular Meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Sout}, Miami, Fla., held Tuesday evening Oct. 1S'th, 1926, at 8 :00 Par,
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in the Town ?call on Sunset. Road.
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The meeting g was called to order b J y J. ". Paxson, President of the
Board. The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll, tY.,e following a
mentio -ned Aldermen being present: J. '.. Paxson, J. N. Barra, Jno. Prayers,
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R. L. Martin, J. B. Janes,, 71.' G. Stang and H. W. Dorn.
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Minute's of the meeting of Oct. 5th were read and approved.-
President Paxson, called on the various committeemen for reports.
R. L. Martin, Committeeman on Health & Sanitation, reported need
for truck to take care of garbage collection and broaghtuD ��estion
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of garbage cans. For lace of Hinds no action was tacen.
J. B. Janes, Committeeman on Fires, asked the Clerk to read Dro-
position made by Ozone Magruder setting price per foot for drilling
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and casi,ne� fore wells which was w�6.00 per °foot:.
reets, reported that white way
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lights J inspected were to be supplied with c,.rrent.
He also ,made report of a Special Committee appointed to confer with
Consumers ''later Co. for the nur7.�se of wor;cing- out some p,a'n for• a
water supply for the town. Fie stated the company would submit a pro-
position at an`early date.
Mr. J. V!. Barr,, Committeeman on Buildings submitted' a list of
buildings in Sout:J"Miami which he considered unsafe and asked the
Council to instruct the Building Ins-ector to post notice of condemna-
tion on ouil,dings and notify owners to taxe steps to have them torn
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Mr. H. IN. Dorn renoxted for Special Committee appointed to tare up
matter of having station rebuilt. He stated Mr. ;'!a" ton, District SUD't
of the F.E..C. Ry. Co. advised he had recommended that a modern station
oe built near the sight of the station which was destroyed by fire.:
The question of having crossing widened was taken up with Mr. Walton
who said that ;Mans were under way to have temporary' station moved and
crossing widened' at an early date.
�t this time in the meeting, Mr. H. W. Dorn introduced Mr. G. G.
DocxEtzef; -; Vice-Pres. of Coral Gables Sank, who made statement regarding
the plan which had been worked out in Coral Gables to assist in financ-
ing the rehabilitation °grogram o,y :asuing bonds to raise funds for re-
condi tioni.ng loans.
The question of allowing a special discount on tax oay,ments- made in
the month of November and December 1926 was ta;cen up by the Counci 1 and
after a general discussion of the question by all the me =•.begs, a motion
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was made by J. V1. Barra that a discount of,10jb be allowed or, all payments
of taxes :Wade in N,,vember and a discount of 5w on all ,payments made in
December 1926. The motion was seconded o,� Alderman Martin and upon being
lout to vote was carried, all votes being in the affirmative.
The Town 3ngineer then presented Resolution jt16 and the Town Clert
was instructed to read this resolution, . which was as follows:
REI SOLUTION N0. is.
A R SOYMOh proposing and designating the nature of the grading,
rocking, paying, and bituminous- surfacing in certain streets,
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avenues court;, terraces, wags, paces, drives and highways; and
the grading and construction of cement concrete sidewalks in certain
streets, avenues, courts, terraces, ways, places, drives and high-
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ways Of Improve ent District. No. 2. of' the town of South 1,'.iami,
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Florida; 'and nrovid ng -,for s ecial assessments for the' total
cost .of said imprivements; for the manner, of making said assess -
" ments and time of payment of same and stating the total estimated`
00st of aid Improvements.
BE IT RESOLVED by the town
Council of the- town of South 2, iami, Florida;
Y That the following streets,
avenues, courts, terraces;, ways, places,
_ drives and highways be graded",
rocked s
axed an
p' d bituminous- ..urfaced to
a width of 30 feet; to wit:
Fifty-eighth Streetu
from 61st Ave. to 57th Ave.
Fifty -ninth Street
" 61st Ave. to 58th Ct.
Sixtieth
61st Ave. to Florida East Coast Ry.R /, "l
Y- Street
60th Court to 59th Ct.
., ;' :Sixty -first Street
" `N. Dixie Highway to 58th Ave,
= Sixty -third Street
t' W. Dixie highway to 57th. Ave,.
Sixty -third Terrace
61st Drive to 61st Court
Sixty-fourth Street,
" Ea.lir_e of i,arn in Pines Sub. to 57th. Ave.
Sixty- first Dri ve-
?' 62nd Street to 63rd Terrace.
Sixty -first Co-_crt
r 62nd Street to 63rd Terrace.
Sixtieth Nay _
" 62nd Street to 60th Street.-
° Sixty- first Ave.
"= 62nd Street to 60th Street.
Sixtieth Court
« 62nd Street to 58t1 Street.
Fifty- ninth. Court
" 62nd Street to 58th Street. _
Fifty eighth Co•,,rt
« Commerce Place `to 58th Street:
Commerce Place-
' *" 60th Street to 58th Street.
Larkins Drive
59th Court to Dorn Place,
Dorn Place
''r 62nd Street t5 Lar_�ins• Drive.
Fifty -ninth Court
it 64th Street to 63rd Street.
Fifty- ninth Ave.
64th Street to 62nd Street.
Fifty - eighth Court'
'1 64th Street to c2n$ Street, -
Fifty- e ighth Ave.
62nd Street to 71. X
Di Highway.
Fifty- .seventh Court
" 64th Terrace to'S. Dixie Highway. '
Fifty - eighth Ave.
rr 62nd Strer t to 64th Terrace,
Sixty: - second Court
" 2nd Street to 64th Street.
Sixty -- fourth Terrace
" 57th AvG to 58th Ave.,
Sixty - second Ave.
TM' 62nd Street to 60th Street:
- That in the following
streets,, avenues, c,iurts, terraces, ; ays,
places, drives and highways there shall be graded and, constructed
cement concrete SIDEWALKS of such width as may 'be noted hereafter;
t'o wit:
Fifty- eighth Street
from 61st Ave. to 57th Ave.
Fifty -ninth Street
rr 61st Ave. to 5c h Court.
Sixtieth Street
t' 61st Ave. to Florida, East Coast Ry.R/'rV
Sixty -first Street
60th Court to :5th Court.
Sixty- first Street
n 'N. Dix' e Hit!hway to 58th, Ave.
Sixty -third Street
N. Dixie Highway to :7th A %e.
Sixty -third Terrace
it 61st Drive to 61at Court,
Sixty- fourth Street
Ea.ltne of Larkin P neq Sub.to ;,7tH Ave.
Sixty - first Drive
62nd Street'to 63rd Terrace
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°�. Sixty- First 6) _ -1 t from 62nd Street cr to 63rd Terrace
S'xtieth , "lay '11, 62nd Street to 60th Street,,
Sixty -first Ave. if 62nd Street` tgI46,0tiz Street.'
Sixtieth Court It 6 ?nd Street to 58th. Street.
Fifty - eighth Court '! Commerce° Place to 58th Street.
Commerce dace ?' 60th Street to 58th Street.
Larkins Drive '' 59th Court to Dorn, Place.
Fifty -ninth Court " 64th Street to 63rd Street.
Sixty- first Ave. (East side only) from 60th Street to 58th Street. R)
Fifty -ninth Ave from 64th Street to 62nd Street,
Fifty - eighth Court 64th Street to 62nd Street.
Fift:r- seventh Court ", 64th Terrace to :V.. Dix4 e Highway. "
~ Sixty - fourth Terrace " o8th Ave. to 57th ,Ave,
fifty- eighth Ave.(East side only) from 64th Street to 64th Terrace. C;
All walxs in the above mentioned Streets, Avenues, Courts, Terraces, -
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+IL 8, Place , Drives and Highways to be six (6) feet in wIidth.
Fifty -ninth Court from 6Lnd Street to 58th Street.
Dorn Place (North side only) from E2nd Street to laikins Drive.
Fifty-seventh Ave. (',lest side only) from 64th Terrace to 4'1. Dixie Hgwy.
" Six,ty- second Court from 62nd Street to both Street"
Sixty- second Street. " N.'R. Cot. of ri..;.Y of Sec.36 'Tvip.54 -40
to the _V;.E.Cor. of N.`,V.Y of N.;V.r of
Sec. 36 h4 -40. ,
r All walks in the above me .tioned Street,, Avenues, Courts, Terraces, Ways,
Places, Drives and Tli-ghways to be eight (8) feet in width. �
,Vest Dixie Hig s4de only) from 57th Ave. to , "I.line of
hv�ay(s:.uth Soltvoff Sub,.
Fifty- eighth Ave. from 62nd Street to 'U. Dixie Highway.
Sixty - second Street " 57th Ave. to 71. Dixie Highway.
Sixty- second Street(south side only)from the N.7,.Cor. of 'Reilly Stoms
.axs'.)n Sub. to the East li e of Hobbs Sub.
V Sixty - second Street from the S.E.Cor. of Rosawood Sub. to the 2.N
Cor. of the S.E. of Sec.. 25 Tp 54 -40.
All walks in the above mentionei Streets, Avenues, Courts, Terraces, V lays,
Places, Drives and Highways to be ten (10) feet in width;
That all t:he costs of said Im- rovements be paid by SDecial Assessments,
and shall be levied upon the land described as follows: A'11 lots and
lands adjoining and contiguous-,Or bounding a,d abutt'ng upon such
Imorovements.
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The 'manner in which said assessments a, e to be made- is as follows;' the
total cost of the said improvements sha "1 be divided by the total
number of front feet d'rectly benefited by such imrrovements and this
quotient shall be the front foot a.- sess%ent for each aarcel so directly
benefited.
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Special Assessments levied on the, above- described property
for said improvement
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ments, with interest at the rate of siz (6) peg, cent, per annum, pay -
able annually.
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That no part of the cost for maxing said Ilnnrovements shall be, paid
from the general improvement find of the Tovm of South IIiami, Florida.r
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That the total estimated cost of said improvement is $242,661.28.
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Attest:
perk "�� o Presi, n • of e Council.
Mayor.,
A motion was made by Alderman R. L. Martin that Resolution #18
be adopted as read. The motion to adopt Resolution ;418 was seconded by
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J. W. Barrs. Motion was n-..t to vote and vote ta:cen- by Doll.
Following 'mentioned Aldermen voted Aye: J. B. Janes, J. W. Barr,
R. _J. Martin, H.W. Dorn, 71. G. Stang and Jno. T °yers,. There being no
negative votes the resolution was declared unanimously adocted by the
Presiient of the Council,_ J.'. Paxson who stated that the resolution had
his approval
Alderman J. W. Barrs made a motion that policeman James W. Koon
be requested to resign, resignation to be effective at once. Alderman
H. W. Dorn seconded the motion.
Alderman Jk. ;iyers then ma?e a motion to amend the motion of
J. W. Barrs to include the name of Larshall i:. E. Fleming.
Alderman H. W. Born seconded t .e amendment made by Jno. It yers.
Alderman J. W. Barrs accepted the amendment as made by Alderman
Jno. Zrers,
Mr. J. L. Paxson, President of "the Co.�nc' 1, called for a ti�dte by
Doll on the amendment and tally showed four voting .,yes and two voting
no. The amendment to the, *riot: on was declared accepted.
The President, Mr. Paxson then called for a
, , poll vote on the motion
as amended, ani the to -Ily of the vote showed four in the affirmative_ and
two in the negative. The President then declared the motion carried as
amended.
Town Clerk, George Airey, then „ornuight up ti.e question of the
appointment of -a Tax Collector for the Town of South I'liami, Florida.
A motion was made by H. V!. Dorn that Geo. A. Airey be appointed
to act a-, Collector of Tayes for period ending March 2nd, 1927.
:notion was seconded by Alderman J. 11. Barrs and upon being ---t to
vote was carried all votes being in the a.'firmaV ve.