1932-08-31 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MTGiSfEMTES OF ''fII, 73JOLTItPI t E'ETI TG OF H'P.I,, CITY COi?I IL AT TIIL
CITY 11AId' SOUTil ?. I 1,, ;I,_ FLORIDA, AUGUST 31, AT 8 P.M.
Present
were iouncilMan Red,_Burtashaw, Peacock, Shelley and Angerman.
The President of the Council being absent, upon motion duly .rade
seconded and cR.rried, Zr. D. J. led zrns appointed acting president.
12e ,meeting, was then called to order and the ^lerk read the minutes; of the
last regular meeting, which were approved as r-ead.
The clerk presented a comrmnioatdon from Vanderlool ' Co.:; regarding, bond
for the policeman. Ater some discussion a motion was nude by CouncilmaIl Shelley, seconde
by Councilman Burdashaw, that tile clerk be instructed to draw a check in favor of
Vanderpool & Co., for the premium on the bond for the policemen,,the bond to be subject to
the anproval of the clerk.
A oll on the above motion was taken and the motion carried unanimously.
The eniestion of the nolicemgn's salary was discuss at length, after
which Couneilminn Shelley made a motion which was seconded by Councilman Peacock, theft
the policeman be paid.
A poll; on the above motlon t,ra.s taken as follows
Peacock; Ylas
Shelley
Councilmen Burdasha`i
And errnn if
Real No
Councilman Burdashaw made motion which was seconded by Councilman Angerman
that the Clerk be instructed to draw check for ?;50.00 in favor of Purvis ?tint* and
Mahoney partial n_ayment on audit.
A poll eras t -ken on above motion and the motion carried unanimously.
C'ouncilran . Shelley made motion which was seconded by Councilman Peacock,
thzt J. C. Sullivan. be paid ..' :25.00 on account of ''52.00 and that petty cash be reimbursed
In the sum of ''126.95. 'Items as follows:- C -3 '14.25, 0-4 10.25, C -7 1.55, a6.2 1.10.
A poll on above motion was t ^I,en and Motion carried unanimously.
"lie follotiing resolution was then nresented:
'Miereas i.:r. : S Bridges who wnz heretofore here to wit, the 16th day of
August 193 ?, aonointed te, the office of T;i.tt 01er3s of Soutli i:iami, Ins refused to
quglify as such Clerk, therefore be it resolved by the City 'louncil that the appoint -
ment of 1dr.Brid� es, as Clerk, lie •ii d i,YAo sq.MO 'hereby revoked and. rescinded and hold for
nfluglzt.
t �)ulcilnx�xz Peacock then ,..ade motion which wa.s seconded by Councilmann
Angerman, tn•tt the above resolution be adopted, Motion carried.
Councilman Burd.a.shoyl then made )notion, which was seconded by ^ouncilms'n
Peaoopktha.t Council t:le up nomination of ;leak. This motion was carried.
,ouncilr,rn Peacock then made tiotion, which .r.s seconded by Councilman
and Angern n, that V.P.Shel le- be appointed as 9ity rtlerk. A poil on this ' otion was taken
see-
.ended dad unaDr.oShelle,t then tendereds, declared resignation i- d�upon notion dxay ; nde sec
curried, V s resignation was Accepte;l. ) 4(
'he follctidnt, resolution v.s offered!-
dhereas tre City of South 13ami, Ly tlm resignation of V L.Ysrbo gh, is
�' /iu}i41it (11aric. Zt a""trrlp ji tG ±!.r� (� . ,y.., «
` ,. roperty, receiving of ronoys f or tat certify
ietites or other sources of revcmie, 'cat • s trr. of ,permits and to deposit whatever money
so taken in tho OlitAt of South Mari, such AUtrority is hereW tleg tod to 1r. J Red, to
continue until otherwinq oruqrei by Couhcll.
,"etion by Azirer ,n, seconded. %,? `0 e;oclt that above recolution be adopteri
.'atlon oN.M "exi_a�
i'.esoltition roieasing Clerk from littt.'" ��.
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NOW,, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that said
resolution No. so passed. and adopted on
September 1 1932, be and the same is hereby 4*_ker*bjr repealed:
0 PASSED and A�DOPTM this 15th .day'of November,
A. D. 1932.
Councilman Burtashaw made the motion that the above'
resolution, No. 81 be adopted. The motion was seconded by Councilman, Red
and upon being put to vote was carried unanimously.
Councilman Red 'then offered the following resolution, No.82
which was read to the council as follows
RESOLUTION We 82`
A RESOLUTION OF THE !CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTF MI -02ZI AUTHORIZING THE SALE'
AND DISPOSITION OF 0ERTA2N TAX CERTIFICATES
N(7�7 O=_-D AND HELD BY SAID CITY AS TO THICH
THE TWO Y AIS PERIOD OF RED.IM:PTION M.LOt7LD
BY LA17 HAS E MIRED.
IMMEAM, at sales duly held for non- payment of
taxes upon real estate situate within the corporate limits
of the City of South Miami for the years respectively
A. D. 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929, the City of South Yiami
became the purchaser and there was duly issued to said City
of South Miami sundry tax certificates pursuant to amid ;sales and
said City is now the owner and holded of said sundry
certificates; and,
?9HERF.AS, the time allowed by law for the redemption
of said certificates has elapsed and expired; and,
SWHEREAS, touch effort has been expended to produce
and bring about a redemption of said certificates by the owners'
of the lands on and against which the same are issued, and to
sell the said certificates for said years; and,;
IMEREAS, effort and experience so to procure a redemption
of said certificates and /or sell the same to the people in
general has demonstrated that said certificates cannot be sold
at a price or sum greater than thirty -three and one -third per cent,
(33 1/3p) of the face value thereof without penalty or interest;
and said certificates being in the great majority upon vacant,
unimproved and non - revenue producing lands within said City of
South 1:3ami and the said City Council after an extended investigation
has determined that the reasonable market value of said certificates
is approximately the said sum of thirty -three and One -third
percent, (33 1/3%) of the face value thereof without penalties
or interest;
NOW, THMMMORE, BE IT REMOLVED BY 1711-1, CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOM 1.IAMI that the City C .lerk of said City of
South minni be and he is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to bell said certificates for said years 'of 1926, 1927,
1928 and 1929 at and for the beat pride and sum as he shall be
offered or shall be able to obtain for said.certificates but not
lose, however, in any event than the said sum of thirty -three
and one -third percent (33 1/3 %) Of the face value thereof -
without peraltied or interest.
adpption Following
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Councilman Burtashaw seconded bthe motion. resolution, o
clerk wft thenr its.
instructed to poll the vote which resulted unanimously in the affirmative
as follows
pngerman yes
Chubbuck yes
Burtashaw yes_
Seb m,cker yes
Lindley yes-
Red yes
Councilman Clsnbbuck made a motion which was seconded by Councilman
Burtashaw that Ur. Sullive -n be appointed as city attorney for the Oity of
South Miami. After some discussion 91 11
"fii�zz 4 '4
Xr. Nelson appeared bekore the City Council in behalf of the
1? Trustees, of the U.B.Church, asking that the taxes on lot 33 Block 2 of
Cexver's subdivision, owned by the said M.E.Church be reduced or cancelled.
Mr. Red made the motion which was seconded by'Mr. Burtashaw that the clerk
be :authorized to cancel all the taxes on Lot 33 Blk. 2 Carver's subdivision
an requested. A poll of the vote resulted in the affirmative as follows:-
Angerman yes
Clmbbuck yes
Burtashaw yes
Schmacker yea
Lindley yes
Red yes
The clerk then presented a complaint on the assessment of property
In Cole Villa, owned by Mr. Suitter as lots whereas in 1930, the property was
assessed by description as acemge. Mr. Red made the motion which was seconded
by air. Angerman that if upon investigation the clerk finds -that a: resolution
had been passed by the City Council authorizing the return to acreagr of
prgpertr listed as Lots 9,10911,12921,22,23,24 Block 1 Cole "Villa and owned
by Chas. ;7. Sutter, that the clerk be authorized to apply the 1931 millage ZZ,
to the 1930 assessed valuation as a matter of adjustment for the 1931 taxes.
She motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned upon proper
motion.
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president #f the council
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City clerk