08-09-1932 Regular Meeting REGULAR MONTEILY MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
AUGUST 9th, 1932:
• The regular monthly meeting of the Council of Miami Shores
Village was held at the village offices on Tuesday Evening, August
9th, at 7:30 P.M, tbsre being present Frank 0; Pruitt, Mayor and
Hugh H. Gordon Jr., W. F. Andes, John M. Carlisle and Mo R; Harrison,
these being all of the members of the council and J. L. Carothers,
Village Manager and Geo. E. Holt, Village Attorney.
Since the minute book was in the hands of the Village
Attorney for his inspection, the minutes of the previous meetings
of the Council and meeting of the freeholders were dispensed with.
The Village Attorney presented and the Mayor read a proposed
contract in connection with water service for the Village. Paragraph
#2 of this proposed contract was objected to by all of the members
of the Council and the reasons for these objections were verbally
presented to Mr: Glass, manager of the Miami Water Company, who was
present at the meeting, The substance of this paragraph was that
upon the termination of this proposed contract the Village would agree
to pay the Miami Water Company certain specified charges for water
service, said bharges being based upon a rate of $600.00 per mile
per annum for all 4" water mains in the Village plus charges of from
$10.00 to $50.00 per annum per hydrant for fire hydrants cc sizes
ranging from 4'' to 12". After considerable discussion on this subject, j
upon motion of Mr. Carlisle, seconded by Mr. Harrison, it was unani-
mously decided to defer action on this proposed 'contract and the
Village attorney was instructed to enter into further negotiations
with the Water Company to draw up a contract that would exclude this
feature.
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Mr; Ring of the Firm of Purvis, Ring & Mahoney, Auditors
for the Village, presented an audit report of the finances of the
Village for the period from Januarg 2, 1932 to Jul? 31, 1932, a copy
of this report being given to each member of the Council and the
Village Attorneg for their inspection. After this audit report
had been gone over by the members of the council, upon motion of
Mr. Carlisle, seconded by Mr: Harrison, it was accepted and approved
b7 the Council and the village was instructed to place it in the files.
Upon motion of Mr Carlisle, seconded by Mr: Andes, this
Village Manager was authorized to expend from funds collected for
dog licenses, such necessary expenditures for costs of inoculation
and license tags.
Mr. Ring the Auditor for the Village brought up the question
of setting up .on the books 'of the Village appraisal valuations for
streets, sidewalks and other public improvements owned by the
Village. After some discussion of this matter it was decided to
hold the matter open for future reference.
The Mayor, Mr., Pruitt, then presented the question of
whether or not it was advisable to employ additional help to assist
in keeping trees and shrubbery trammed and in good. condition.
After--.a,'-discussion of this matter it was decided to defer a decision
-until just prior to the winter season to come:
Tbere being no further business to discuss, the meeting
was adjourned:
As Villige Manager and Clerk;
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