1927-09-20 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MTGx;
.,, September 20, 1927. .
Minutes of the meeting 'of the City Council of the City of South
Miami, held September 30, 1927, at 8 :00 P.M. in the City Hall -on �.
Sunset Road.
Councilman Stang was the only absentee.
The minutes of'the Council Meeting o,f Sentember 6th were read
and approved.
"No reports from standing commiatees.
A petition was presented by the`nronerty owners in the West half
of Section Thirty -fi�v - asking to be 'set o-.,t of the city.
Councilman Myers moved and - Councilman Harrs seconded a motion that
the petition be turned over to the City Attorney for advice.
Additional offers for sites for a City Hall were read and re-
(erred to City Attorney for his opinion relative to co
ferred Y P considering the{n�
after, the action taken in the meeting of September 6th
Councilman Barrs' moved and Councilman Dorm seconded a motion that
the bid received as ordered under Resolut in #25 be opened Friday.
The Council instructed the cleric to write the County Commissioners
of Dade County approving the present method of handling the county
road Rind.
It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that Isomer Crochett
be appointed special police officer in the aosence of Chief Weaver.
It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that a committee
be appointed to work out an improvement program in the central part
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of the Gity. Councilmen,A1yers, Dorn, Barrs and Janes were appointed
on this committee.
/Counc'ilman
Dorn moved and Councilman shyers seconded a motion that
Golightly be given $35.00 from the charity fund if a committee found
the ease warranted it. The ,vote was polled with the following result:
Ayes - Councilmen Dorn, Janes, Iartin, Myers and Paxson. No - Council -
man Barrs.r Mayor Foster and Councilman. Sarrs were appointed to this
committee.
Councilman Dorn moved and Councilman 3arr:s seconded a motion that
the clerk's bond: oe increased to 15000.00. I7non being nut to vote
the motion was carried.;
Councilman Janes moved and Councilman 3arrs seconded a motion
that the following - ng resolution be adopted
- RESOLUTION NO'. 31
REEPSOWTION AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING BY THE, CITY of SOUTH
MIAMI, FLO -RI DA OF VIE' S JM OF $2500.00
711MEAS, in the opinion of the 'City Council, it has
become necessary in order to provi e'sufficient funds for
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the necessary exoenses in th'e operation of the city and
to meet the orooer expenditures for municipal purposes,
pending the _collection of sufficient taxes and other
revenue, that the city negotiate a °loan and borrow the,. sum• of not exceeding Twenty -five Hundred and no /?.00 Dollars;
and
WHEREAS, the Coconut Grove Bank Trust Company has
expressed its willingness to negotiate and extend to the
city a loan in and for said sum- of Twenty -five Hundred and
no /100 Dollars, with interest at the rate of eight (8�)
percent per annum; ,
NOW T IEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED by the Mayor and the
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City Council of the City of South Miami, Florida:
THAT by virtue of and in conformity with the powers
and nmvisions of Section 93 of the City Charter, the city
negotiate and Drocure from said Goconut Grove Bank 6 Trust
Company such 'loan not exceeding the sum of Twenty -five Hundred
and no7100 Dollars, for such period of time as the same may be
procured and in the judgment of the Mayor and City Clerk the
same may be needed;, not to exceed a period of one (1) year from
the date of such loan.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk F
be and they are hereby 'fully authorized, embowered and directed
to execute in the name and for and on behalf. of the City of
South Miami, Florida, such note, notes or evidences of indebt
eeness as may be required by the lender evidencing said sum
so borrowed,, and that they, the said Mayor and City Clerk 'be
an -A they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do and
perform each, all and every other lawful act found necessary,
expedient or essential for the complete consummation of, such
loan and the carrying out of the provisions' of this RESOLUTION.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September, A.D.1927
W. A. Foster
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ATTEST:
Shea W. Airey J. Ti. Paxson
City Clerx Presi Council
I, SHEA' W. AIREY, the City Clerk of the Ci of South'
Miami, Florida, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the ab "A'nd fore-
going is a fall, true and correct copy of the Resolution
duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
South Miami, Florida, at its regular meeting duly and legally
held on the 20th day of September, A.D. 19274
Shea ',J. Ai;rey .
C , TY CLERK