1941-01-24 MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MTG OF CITY COUNCILt
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The iAee't,7.� 'aaa ca ieu to circler by Treo. VanuerbGe,.h, wit.l 1 -Vor Glass
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uinL to r�ol.;_ CJ, 1, and ; essrs. Tuc s, L. R. Geiger v Huttig,
Thompson, Carrier, Teo Dou&ias ana j. 11. Rcby vopreseutixi; the ;hamber
of Commerce, .Lt,eric tn e _iun Post' m:;rch�jnts and citizens.
The �jrimary ,)ury)os,a for "vi ich the meutiilr,, had been adjourned on 'I.'ue8day
being a further discussi, n of the i:ro,.ose„ fair, Pres. Vander:,oe -h gave
Layor Glass the floor at his re..uest.~ .;ayor Glass stated that he be_ieved
he had a ;clear picture uf ti!e severa_ di2fereut angles on tie "fair propo-
sition. To his question of whether t.,e City ;could �,rantu a License with-
out costs Atty. '.,ard rep .ied that under Florida laWs of 1;37 wnere a
carnival is attached to any fair assueiati.un, the c
araivaL dust pay a license,
t :,iat the ztrmptm_yar T=.uy re,.it aft,:r _u Uays, out t eat taelo n' such
� lxll` Gs a waiver, and, that as the Sul_rene Court :1as ruled that municipal
ordi;:.ancLs re�;uiatin�: carnivals are lei al, ti.e t:it�- r,sst eithei° charL:e a
license or re:;er:I its urc llancz. To tlie, r.,�:ycirls question as to the
City could CiuSlate the :;+Mount of the license, Atty._ ',lard ruled that t lis
could be _oiie if there is any budf."et appropriation fur ,that purpose.
n.ayor Gass tilen continued, stating• that time had been ta;;.en to give the
president of the fair assuciati�,n time to con'f'er l,ciith the Chamber of Corlrjerce
and other business li'.en, that Lr. Fuchs, ?'-resident of the Chanbar of Commerce,
stated tila,t they had absolutely no objection to a fair in ;;t,uth Viami but
would object to a strair;ht carnival. x :ayor Glass stated that in a Yong
conversation T.`sr. A-ie, t.-tat day, ; "r. Allen had been undecided vihether
or not "t:fe r t;riulti � thdraw their ap -Li.catio,n for a license and later in
the day Is. G ucit _±F,d ;.honed hii t and made the same ;stater,ient. n'x. A11_11
had a' so told hia, that the car,nivai association: hate tar•.en over tine oecrzring
Of cotleessivl,s and also the si;,;nii;g, up auu securi, of exhibits with the
exception c, Z.Y-,-e exhit; its 'J',ich the fair associati.Gn thel.s, Jves would
negutiate. They include .,a shit:;; °er and packer from - Homestead, several ,school
allu .youth :.iai,li fraternal orLanizations, but that Ile cou-d not state posi-
titre -y lax tether the csrniv; a� association had arty ; aid exhiloi•tr rs signed on.
l.e(I�r. allen)did state that •trey intended to have 22 or 25 concessic.,nk;. -3hot
dog stands, riches, Ac.--and ;:ayor Glass st.4ted that it al . eared to hint that
an e: ual Aura. er of i aiu e xhibitz re +,rc,t..+.d be in .amine. :it i ic; Lr. Vachs
stateu lie uiu not .kv',' ti,v rutiu bot:,ruen ai" exhibits and concessions at
the x:oraeatead fkiir7 he Ad bes,ie•ae that 2:, to 22 ; aid l one -fide ex ibits for
the south &I . ''Fii i' wou.i d be % . i.. 1,t-or (i 4a S a uT "t `aro']' #�ta:tjd tl.at' lie had
discussed wit,1 ..r. A-It -n t1je tifr+u t .eJtlerlt arlu tuft tC? l.dll s id that the
fair 1 sUL' ; Git i tsll 4y', J ,i T1Ut CE.i` ; i.0 Le at Urf tho ,;put by, `,,sjt :i.nsf a local man
,t0 rr~�:11�.`.it, sU they ia4i tlhrllt;t3 c.v�:r tatct ��,�.x�:itall�' ;;..l' exhibits to the
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bone if they deer;l it necessary, his one vote will be cast to rescind the
application fc1r license this rear. 7,:r. �ylien. told 1„ayor Glass virtuaiiy
the same tnin& that da In vier of that fact) mayor Glass offered the
follotaln� suLLestic�n to the C .ty Council, fox c.rrsidcratiota and for
purpose Of r� curd su
Soctl�;csted it be cared %.emcrar7uum ��; addressed to the
i ar,.i Fairs :c�Usit].G?1s, Inc., dr. Clyde A. Alien, President,;
i7ear* fir: ,
le, the City Council of the City of aouth ;,Aa-i wish o
bein4 10Ui for a bona -fide Fair to be held in the City off' South 1,,i_ami. as
The statement just issued bir the ;t'a or which s
of the aph�icatiorr for a licez2se, �izy11'bel ic,� txTx„ out_Li a ,ossib -e .recall
as you can call together a meeting of ;ruur organization)'and uexplain cthe
time
following facts:
jI "I. The City attorney has ruled that the City cannot �srant a free license
but the Ci ter Council, if it deems advisable, could, through a committee
Of three Members appointed by the President of the City Council
(Consisting of the Police Building
and Sanitary Chairmen), in the
txar_re of the City Council Gutlioriz -e 3 donation of $114.00 to the Fair
association. The Fair asSuciation is to ray into the City treasury
the sure of q;114.00 in cash for a license from February 10 to February
15, inclusive; 1�t41, and when the Fair association can shOW bona -fide
contracts to the a. c i nted ceMrlittee, of 20 commercial dis_ lay ex'Zibit s,
--e CitY will be wit intr to donate the suer of X114=..00 to the Fair
association at the conclusi, n of the fair.
112• It is further reciuest,ed that this list Of 20 commerciai di8L,lay exhibits
be presented tc, �.iiis committee not later than 5 days prior to the
o erring of the rair on February 10. This ccwi ttee Will have full
p war to act on this matter fur the City Cotuzci -, as time is short
and another= special meetitzL cc,u?u hardly be called in time. Please
Luxderstand it is the thou;Yxt of ,the Council th.,rt free exhibits such
-as fraternal or ani zatic,ns scixuols, etc., be not included in this
list of 20 ccfxiercit,l display exhibits.
u3 • The colluitiuns laid down in your ap i Gate utt for license will be ad
herea to."
A request for comment on the points outlines above brought the folyo. ing re seonse s :
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Mr. Vuchs7 yres. of Chamber of Couwierce - -O.K.
her. GJ_ucx, Secly of the Fair association- -Does not agree to it.
L:r. r7uttig, Cor,:rttunder of the :,oca.L e'gion post- ': Iants the whole thin; "killed:'
Geis er, nrerctr ,nt- -u.t,.
%,'r. `Chompson, citizen- u.a,
Sauis, J00y of Chamber of Coimmevoe - -Did not .eel in position to
conr„ent, az he arrived late an, did nc. t h3:,r all.
ii'. Carrier, rtes rbar c i' ie , itJn ? ost- -Not in favor Of outliner. :ants trk,Gle
taixzE; rritiiyesi'r.
l:r. G.cuck asp ed yyx prefer was the Only or t4latocou_d i.e usedg and
St,tad they tdould ' e n ,.rr "not' .,
st , Levi that her s 5, t �, �: ayor Glass
r1C1 ':i}t bL1�LVt it pair to Z "c:�5 l'1:, "Gli0 Cuullcil tO I.,it,.e a
C7 f Cfi1it$ tirr'CLRCr �<Il c t ti:iZG tiff v 11• t�YyliLil i:u Y'. a 1'
X11 fil x'4 --r G'' Lf .hFiCC "�atatecl
t ,ere Was a ponsib!.r.ity of ttwir trot ;c.irrs' throu-ji 1,1i uti it.
G� aciuen stated that 3 � Ccuncilb an
,i( t�id nbt See ;711t3rG' file City ,ot,:u Ld j °!. on recis.Od as
CtJi st.Cti2t�; aftYt�.,(3�J �.41id tiie #i r,ayi:x�° it 1r Lit b.K till t.i%iv 'it w.oC ,ul {t3 tr1U' Sar.iG'
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as �,;ivinp there a license without churc'e . It was definitely stated that, �ti,,e
business men of the ,cc��nity �v::_,e in faVor of a lc�L,itimate
definitely against a carnival.. Cot, =LLian T'cstuic c asked whether a coed
,y tional license coa-d be 1 ~ranted, anu u,)on Atty. .lard's statement that this
could be done, r,ounc-_7l.:nz Glad -en, seconded by Coen( ilr.an 1 ostmick, mace
the f0l,4014inL notion.
That the City graint a permit to -the ',ouch :..iami Fairs �_ 3,:posf_tion,, Inc.
under the fc_lovin�,-, conditions;;
1. South I iar: i R „irs C "xgjositi ons, Inc,. , is to pay into the City Ts- easury
; 114.00 in cash for a .license from February 10 to r ec.ruary 159 inclusive,
said amount -to be dontated to the ;youth !.'it.r .i 2a.irs & E-".. ositiuns. Inc.
at tie conclusion of the fair, if 20 bona -fide cor,rf,ercial ais �Lay
exhibits were slru.rn
2. Contracts lor said 20 commercial display ex i':its are to be presented to
a CGLUtittee havi L; full power to act on this matter Tor trie City Council,
not dtez than 'j days prior tc the o eninL or the hair on February l0.
It is understood that free: exhibits, such as fraternal organizations,
schuols, etc be not includ6d in this list of 20 cur::rirercial disj, lay
exhibits.
3. The conditions laid down in -the_ application of South T,liariti Fairs <c
xpositions, Inc., are to be adhered -to.
4. That permit be paid f'or ,.hen issued sna if conditions are not as sl:,eci-
J. the fait' is not to be oi,ened and the tr.on,.y is to be, refunded.
The motion igas then declared oven for discussion, and Ur. G-Luck declared
the cunditions too heavy, ; and as -ed a; ain i'cr definite "yes” or "nol', on
the ap,.licatioi� as ; resented. At this �pc+int i r. A..len arrived to tape part
in the discussion, and there,. Baas ,a question as to whLthev the num ;er of paid
exhibits (also called coia-erical dis� lay ex`ii bits) could be reduca;.:. Coun-
c1ii-an e tiett raised the quest;.•_n, tt „'rhet;ler the Carnival Co.,, could tine
the ,)outh Liittili a'airs & E.cp�.siti,..ns, inc., for failure to carry out their
coxitr..,ct, but Atty., ',`ard stated that as tiiere Sjas no assets t ?d they couldn't
do anytrti g with the charter, he hnrdiy believed they would be o, en for suit.
Councilman - ennett, stated that he didn't want to see anyone persc,nally
sued on this.
There bein4 no further discttssi(.A1 the i't Aiun was declared ready to be
voted upon, and by accl:;imatiun was carried.
The matter of legislative bil:i.s was then taken up. i -Ittyy ,lard roc; ,cd,enaed
that the matter of Council hold -overs be abandoned for thin se,ssi�n and
efforts concentrateu can .etting through the riLht to assess at !W,�, and
the possible re- astab_ishuunt of the City's boundaries. It :ti +:.s aLr "eed
that lie take u.1 tiiese l;�uints with the repruse.ntatives fro.,m horu atici report
back.
There beinL no furt ur '.ussness, the meeting- was ad'ourned in rqr uLar order.
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