1951-02-16 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MTG�v
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTH MIAMI HELD FRIDAY
EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, A.D. 1951 AT THE
COMMUNI'TY BUILDING AT 7 :00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by President Prebish. with Councilmen.Andrews-, Gresham,
Preble,and Prebish, and Mayor Acker responding to roll calla
President Prebish stated that becausP g, of the special meetin the'reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting would be dispensed with at this time,
President Prebish read the notice of the meeting which had been called for the purpose
Of canvassing the returns of the Election of February 13, pursuant to Florida Statutes
which provided for the Council to act as a Canvassing Board.
antelope containing the Official Return Sheet and read
President ein etilebsh opened the
Resolution No. 382 was then read, as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 382
A RESOLUTION OF THE CANVASSING BOARD OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI CANVASSING 711E ELECTION RETURNS OF THE
GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON FEBRUARY 13, S.D. 1951 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND FIVE COUNCILMEN
PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR (4) OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF ;SOUTH MIAMI AS AMENDED.
WHEREAS, the C ity Council sitting as a Canvassing Board, having examined the Return
Sheet of the General Election of the City of South Miami held February 13, A.D. 1951 and
certified by the Election Clerk and the Eloation Inspectors duly appointed, hereby
declares the said Return Sheet to be proper and correct, and
WHEREAS, the said Return Sheet:reoords the 'votes cast for the candidates in said
election, as follows:
For Mayor
1A- Clayton W. Acker 322
2A Winford W. Brown 253
3A John W. G. Fritz 290
For Counoilmen:
4A H. Hollis Barrow 348
5A Henry P. Bennett 317
6A J. M. (Pat) Bryant 404
7A Julian L. Carballo 288
8A Edward J. Corley 346
9A Carl Gluck 357
l0A A. G. Gresham, Jr. 450
11A R. Bruce Preble 318
12A A. J. Reboso 336
13A J. W. Strong 193
14A P. A. Tripp 328
15A Wo A. Veazey 299
16A William J. Wallis 149, and
VMEREAS, the 'above tabulation shows that the followink five (5) candidates received
the highest number of votes cast for Councilmen, in the order as follows
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le As G. Gresham, Jre
2e. J. M. (Pat) Bryant
3. Carl Gluck
4e H. Hollis Barrow
5e Edward J. Corley
and that no candidate for Mayor received a majority of the votes cast for Mayor,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI:
1. That pursuant to Section 4o of the C harter of the City of' South 'Miami as
amended, "
ae A. G. Gresham, Jr. and J. Me (Pat) Bryant have been duly elected to
serve as Councilmen of the City of South Miami, Florida for a term of three (3) years,
commencing March 1, 1951 and ending March 1, 1954, anal
be Carl Gluck, H. Hollis Barrow and Edward J. Corley have been duly elected
to serve as Councilmen of the City of South Miami, Florida for a term of one (1) year,
commencing March 1, 1951 and ending March 1, 1952, and
2. That pursuant to Section 4e of the Charter of the City of South Miami, as
amended, a`Run -Off Election is necessary to sleet a Mayor from the two (2`) highest
candidates for mayor, to -wits Clayton We Acker and John We G. Fritz, which Run -Off
Election has been set by Resolution, No. 380 and 1+380 -A for 'February 27, A.D. 1951.
Councilman Gresham, seconded by Councilman Andrews; moped that Resolution "No. 382 be
adopted as read. Motion carried by poll', as followse
Andrews yes Preble yes Gresham yes Prebish yes
The meeting was then adjourned in regular order at approxi tely 7 :20 P.M.
hxu r sident, City Council
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