07-19-1940 Regular Meeting-MINUJTES ,QF THE MEETING OF
MIAMI SHORES VITJTAGE COUNCIL
JULY 9, 1940
The regular monthly meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council
was held on July 9th, with all members present except Mr. Kitson. Mr.
Milledge was selected Chairman of this meeting.
The Council approved a plat presented by Mr. Hugh Cordon result..
dividing part of Miami Shores Section #8, said plat to'be known as Bay
Breeze Section of Miami Shores. Mr. McArthur was present and objected
to the approving of this plat stating that Mr. Gordon had agreed with
him that there would only be two other building sites in the block
where Mr. McArthur has recently built his house. The Council decided
that as Mr. Gordon's plat complied with all of the Village zoning laws
that they could not do other than approve this proposal. Mr. Milledge
in voting for this proposal made his affirmative vote subject to the
opinion of the Village Attorney that the Council could be required by
a mandamus suit to approve same.
The next business to come before the Council was the proposed
subdivision of acreage owned by Mr. Dunning, said subdivision to be
known as Dunnings Miami Shores Extension #3, and this plat was unanimously
approved.
Mr. Frank Wheeler appeared before the Council and requested that
the boards, as set up in the new building codes, be appointed but the
Council postponed action on this matter until the next meeting.
The Council then discussed a proposal of Bessemer Properties to
loan money to clear up the Golf Course bills and after some discussion
upon motion made by Mr. Stockdell and seconded by Mr. Lindsey, the
Council unanimously decided to instruct the Village Attorney to propose
to Bessemer Properties that the golf course controversy be submitted
to a Board of Arbitration consisting of 3 men - one to be chosen by
Bessemer Properties, one to be chosen by the Village,'and these two to
appoint a third.
Mr. R. F. Lawrence's request that he be paid the balance of
$500.00 due him for the architectural work on the golf course was
discussed, and it was decided that this would have to come up for
discussion in the next year's budget.
The Council approved the Village bills for the month of June in
the amount of $1670.49.
The Village Manager presented a tentative budget and tax
assessment roll for the coming fiscal and tax year, August 1st, 1940 -
July 31st, 1941.
It was decided to continue this meeting on Friday, July 12th,
and the Village Manager was instructed to give notice to the residents
of the Village of a public meeting to be held at 8 o'clock in the
Community House on July 23rd, for the purpose of discussing the
tentative budget and tax assessment roll, after which the meeting was
recessed.
On July 12, 1940 the Council reconvened with Mr. Pruitt acting
Chairman.
Mr. Stockdell informed the Council that Mr. Kitson wished to
resign as Mayor of the Village due to his illness and that someone
else be immediately elected Mayor, and Mr. Stockdell thereupon nominated
Mr. Miliedge and the nomination was seconded by Mr. Lindsey and Mr.
Miliedge was elected Mayor, who immediately took office.
The next business to come before the Council was the request
of Mr. Steve Vetter to rezone the property on 96th Street between 8th
Avenue and the railroad and upon motion of Mr. Pruitt seconded by Mr.
Stockdell, the Council unanimously ordered that a public hearing be
held on this proposal.
The Council then discussed the various items of the tentative
budget through item #53.
They then discussed the golf course law suit and the Village
Attorney was unanimously instructed to defend same.
Upon motion made by Mr. Pruitt, seconded by Mr. Stockdell
resolution #240 was unanimously passed, said resolution being entitled:
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING
DEPOSITORIES OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE TO
ACCEPT, HONOR ARID PAY VOUCHERS AND CHECKS
OF SAID VILLAGE DRAWN UPON SUCH DEPOSITIORIES
SIGNED BY C. LAWTON McCALL MANAGER, AND
STANLEY MILLEDGE MAYOR.
The Council unanimoubly appointed Mr. Henry Thomas and Mr.
Anton Skislewicz to the membership of the Board of Examiners and
Appeals in compliance with the Building Code Ordinance. They also
appointed Mr. W. J. Harper to the Plumbing Board of Examiners and
Appeals and Mr. L. P. Lyons to the Electrical Board.
The Council then recessed until July 16th, and adopted the
tentative tax roll and budget and estimated the tax rate to be 10 mills.
and also at this meeting Mr. Lewis Hall, Attorney, appeared before
the Council and requested that money be put in the budget to pay his
client, The Hector Supply Co., golf course bills carried by them.
On July 23rd, a public meeting was held in the Community House
with about 90 Village Residents attending, Mr. Milledge, Mayor, gave
a talk on the Village developement during the past few years and ex-
plained the increases in the tentative budget and then requested the
Village Manager to read the proposed budget item by item so that
anyone present might question any part they did not understand, and
after discussion the Council adjourned to the Village office and upon
motion duly made and carried resolved itself into an Equalization
Board and heard and examined written protests to the tentative tax
assessments. Protesting their assessments were: Col Musgrave, Mr.
Lose, Mr. Ketchum, Mr. Glasgow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott and Mr. Kokenge.
The Equalization Board then recessed until July 31st, 1940.
The recessed meeting of the Equalization Board reconvened on
July 31st, 1940. Present were Mayor Milledge, Mr. Pruitt, Mr. Lindsey,
the Village Clerk and Village Attorney.
The first business to come before theKt. was a letter to
the g=111 from Mr. Gordon which was read to the 411 by the
Village Clerk. After some discussion the Village Manager stated that
"There are 5 or 6 owners of that type of land in that area and it is
all assessed at $2,000.00 an acre and recommencWthat it be assessed
at $1,300.00 an acre throughout which would include Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Ferber, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Gordon and the Pe ?I?J1 Co.."
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Earnest were present to voice their objections
to their property assessments. Mr. Earnest read a letter to the Council.
The Village Manager stated that the facts contained in a report
submitted by Mr. Earl Wilson, in which he stated that the property
East of Biscayne Boulevard and North of N. E. 97th Street carried a
high assessment, and that the assessed valuation on the basic lands as
shown on the 1940 Tax roll for 1940-41 is 15% more than the cash market
value.
The Village Manager stated that "There are apparently about
50 more Homestead Exemptions estimated than will be granted. That
will add •175,000.00+_>to the roll and then instead of 700 make 650
Homestead Exemption.aslAithe Council to add $984.00
to the budget? Tills increase .1e -for salaries to men on the parkway
department who have been working for the Village a good many years for
$78.00; e.-QQincrease them to $90.00 a month."
The discussion then tx 'fined back again to the question of tax
assessment. Mr. Gordon stated that he thought the recommendation of
Mr. McCall was too high. He based his decision on the fact that just
two years ago the same type of,lknd sold for approximately
800.00
an acre or $1,100.00 for 1* acres.
Mr. Lindsey made the motion that the budget Ordinance #98 be
adopted with the $984.00 increase that the Village Manager had re-
commended. This motion was seconded by Mr. Pruitt and unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Lindsey, after some discussion, made a motion that the
Assessment Ordinance #99 be adopted with the adjustments the assessor
has made making a total tax roll of $7,786,120.00. The motion was se-
conded by Mr. Pruitt. The vote was Mr. Lindsey - yes, Mr. Pruitt - Yes,
and Mr. Miliedge - no., and the motion was carried, after which the
meeting was adjourned.
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Vil =ge Manager and Cler:
VILLAGE BILLS - JUNE, 1940
Adelman Pipe Co.
Bessemer Properties, Inc.
Belcher Oil Co.
Berner -Pease, Inc.
Biscayne Engineering Co.
Frank T. Budge Co.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
City of Miami
Dixie Tire Co.
Davis Iron ;forks, Inc.
Alfred Destin Co.
Electric Sales & Service Co.
Fla. Tractor & Supply Co.
Mr. Foster's Store
Thos. S. Griggs
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co.
Hector Supply Co.
George E. Holt
Jimmi e' s Machine Shop
C. H. Kesinger
W. J. Knox
Little River Hardware Co.
Lechich Florists
Little River Press
Maule Industries
Miami Shores Service Station
Miami Vater Co.
Mills -Rock, Co.
Orange State Oil Co.
T. V. Oxtoby
Patten Sales Co.
Public Administration Service
Railey-Milani, Inc.
Renuart Lumber Yards, Inc.
Renuart Lumber Yards, Inc.
Renuart Lumber Yards, Inc.
Sayre's Pharmacy
Sinclair Oil Co.
South Dade Farms, Inc.
Southland Motors, Inc.
John Spies
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Village Service Station
Wardlavi Oil Co.
Cash
Florida Power & Light Co.
Archie Cooper
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID
yr
45.40
30.00
7.50.
199.45.
4.36
13.20
4.20.
50.00,
111.30
5.10
7.20
5.63
2.60
1.00•
5.00
8.20.
55.32
101.45.
14.23
1.00•
20.00'
26.09
5.00
15.50-
5.25-
.50
7.89.
5.00.
232.51
5.00,
6.00.
2.00
68.60
1.00
7.04
29.30
.70
7.20
70.00
1.95
4.50
23.45
19.27
9.60
22.50
1267.99
397.53
1665.52
4.97
1670.49