11-04-1939 Informal Meeting MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
November 4, 1939
The Miami Shores Village Council held an informal meeting at noon
on Saturday, November 4, 1939, to discuss the action of Bessemer Properties
in filing a suit to foreclose the Golf Course Mortgage. All members were
present except Mr. Pruitt.
The Mayor called a Council meeting for 7 :30 that evening but stated
that he could not be present. Mr. Pruitt could not be located but a
j message was left at his home concerning the called special meeting.
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The Special Meeting was assembled at 7:30,with Mr. Lindsey,
Lir. Stockdell and Mr. Milledge present.
Upon motion of Mr. Milledge, Lir. Lindsey was chosen to preside over
the meeting.
The first matter of business discussed was Mr. James A. Dixon' s letter
declining to serve on the Golf Course Committee and upon motion of
Mr. Milledge, seconded by Mr. Stockdell , Mr. L. J. McCaffery was
unanimously appointed to the Golf Course Committee.
The Council then discussed the suit of Bessemer Properties to foreclose
the mortgage on the Golf Course, and upon motion made by Mr. 14illedge,
seconded by Mr. Stockdell the Council unanimously instructed the Village
Attorney to defend said suit, and in the same cause ask for affirmative
relief of Bessemer Properties oral agreement to loan the Village funds to
complete the Golf Course and with which to pay the outstanding bills
against said Golf Course.
Mr. Lindsey and Mr. Milledge offered their legal services in this matter
free of charge to the Village.
Mr. Milledge then made a motion that the Village Manager be instructed
to notify the National Administrator of r+. P. A. of the said suit to fore-
dose on the Golf Course and to enclose a copy of the Bill of Complaint, and
ask, to be informed of attitude of the ti►. P. A. in this matter. This motion
was seconded by Mr. Stockdell and unanimously carried.
After which the meeting was adjourned.
' The Village Mana er & Cle k
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL:
Mayor
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