1943-04-06 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MTGMINUTES OF THE REGULAR ' 11EETING OF T-1-F.
CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTH MIAMI MELD TUESDAY
ET'SNING9 APRIL 61 A.D. 1943 AT THE CITY
BALL AT 8:00 P. M
The meeting, was called to order by Fres. Brown with Mlayor Vanderboegh
and all members of the Councils and Atty. i -,?ard present.
Minutes of the regular meeting of March 16 were approved as read'.
The request of S. H. '!lever for permission to close Pinelan Drive on his
part of PAUJ MIAMI HLIGHTS (Tracts 5 and 9) was gone into, and the
clerk'instructed . to check with the County engjneer to see if they will.ap
prove such a cicaingg andf if sod to advise Mr. Wever that the. City
will approve a new plat showing that change,.,
In response to asrequest from John Allison, Attorney, as to whether
the.,City will consider selling the 20 ` acres on Ludlum Road in Seca
26, the Clerk was instructed to advise Mr,. Allison that the City
was not specially interested in disposing of the property at this
time, but would suggest that he make a definite offer and also state
to what use the property :would be put.
Mayor Vanderboegh stated that he had written a recommendation to
Sheriff Coleman for a deputy sheriff's appointment for V. D. Bryant.
This met with the consent of the Council.'
Atty. :'lard raised the question of the advisability of having the South
Miami police also made deputy sheriffs and it was decided to leave
this up to :Chairman
Bennett for action.
Reports of standing committees were as follows:
Finance: O.K.
Sanitation: O.K. Chairman - .Faust reported that the County Health
inspector wants to have a "clean -up week" in South Miami but in the
course of the discussion the question of the City's being able to
haul it all was raisedg and it was decided to approve, the project
only if the 'County can help in the removal of the trashq etc. Chair-
man Faust also stated that the dump body on the truck was O.K. and
that he had given the final O.K. for payments as per authorization
at the last meeting.' He stated that someone was dumping refuse from
a chicken farm at the edge of the pit but that up to the present had
not been able to find out who was doing it.
Fires Chairman Barrow stated that a letter had been received from
the Eureka Fire Hose Division stating that the hose they could
sell the City under the priority rating would take pressure up to
400 lbs. It was 'decided to let the hose order rideq and use the
funds instead to get small equipment) including a pick -up truck on
which one of the Defense Council pumps could be ' mounted. He also
stated that all 'the fire wells needed deepening and it was agreed
that he look into the matter'.
Police Everything m K.
Streets & Parkst O.K.
�a
Buildings: Chairman Bostwick called the Council's attention
fact
leohe
that it was time to check the City FIail roof for re-
pairs before the
rains started and it was left up to him to take
care of.
There was a discussion agai,ng on
action taken.;
the bus situations but no definite '
Atty. :lard discussed the water situation in Miami which has become
serious and suggested that South Miami take the lead in
offering
its assistance a
and co- operation in backing up legislation to give
the Everglades Drainage District
g
and conservation problems in the
control over drainages reclamation
water table insofar as the South
glades areas and control over the
Florida area is affected.
Councilman Bostwicki seconded by
Councilman Gladden2 moved that
Attorney lard draw up ,a resolution to that effect. Motion carried.
The following bills 'Were presented
for approval and payment:
March 31
1943
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Abie's Lunch
Browns Garage
.90 Prisoners' meals March
1g, Police "re
Canington's
.50 car` �' airs
7.25 Tire repairs! etc.
Carter Electric
Central Press Inca
4. 0 GenerWrepairst Police
50.85 1500
Dorn- Martin Drug Co.
Firestone
car stickers
1.20 light bulbs
auto Supply & Serv.
38.79 tires & tubes
Fla. Power & Light
Mr. Foster's Store
166.37 street lights March
3.00 duplicator
Hick's Service Station
geiatin
33.05 gast oil, etc.
Kells _
City of Miami
b.00 letterheads
5 -00 Police Radio
Petty Cash
Railey -Milmm
29.08 Per itemized statement
12.07 Paintq Paint brushes,
Batteries
1.47 paintq turpentine
Sinclair
Collector of Internal Revenue
77.13 gas & oilp March
101.78 Victory Tax Withheld
Dr. D. H. Grimes
00 lst Quarter 1943
5 health cards
4:�payable
out of GENERAL FUM
Due GENERAL FUND ✓.
58.59 Civilian Defense Expenditures
Sept- 1942 thru March 1943
Payable out of RE. SERVE FUND
Councilman Gladdens. seconded by Councilman
Bostwickq moved that the
bills be paid as read. Motion carried by poll, as follows':
Gladden yes Barrow yes Faust es
y
Bostwick es Chinn t
y Yes Bennet
yes Brown yes.
There being no further business, th mee ing adjourned in regular
Order-
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