12-18-1940 Special MeetingMINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
DECEMBER 18, 1940
The Miami Shores Village Council held a special meeting on
December 18, 1940, for the purpose of considering the erection of a
hangar at the Sunny South Airport. All members were present as were the
Village Manager and Village Attorney.
Mr. L. C. Childress was sworn in as a member of the Council
after which the Committee consisting of Mr. Frix, Mr. Lindsey and Mr.
Evans submitted the following report to the Council:
"Having considered the circumstances, this Committee submits
its report to the Council in the matter, that this Council should object
to any further expansion of the Sunny South Airport without any idea
of working any hardship on anybody. The Committee feels that it is for
the best interests of the Village to go on record as opposed to this."
Mr. Stockdell then said that he would like to put that report as
a motion before the Council. Upon motion by Mr. Pruitt, seconded by
Mr. Childress, the Council unanimously approved that the report of the
Committee be accepted and approved and the Village Manager be instructed
to register protest on behalf of Miami Shores Village with theCounty
Zoning Board.
Mr. Strock, of Biscayne Park, then appeared before the Council
as a committee to discuss paving N. E. 6thAvenue, from 96th St. or in
that vicinity, north to the bridge. He asked the assistance of the
Village in getting this street paved and maybe widened a little. The
Council decided to investigate this :natter and see to what extent the
County would rebuild the part of N. E. 6th Avenue lying within the
Village limits.
Mr. Dunn and Mr. Worley appeared in behalf of the
Miami Transit Co. after Mr. Holt stated that he was instructed at
the last meeting of the Council to contact the Miami Transit Company
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with reference to the question of tokens being refused in the
Village thus causing discrimination against the residents of the
Village. ;;1r. Dunn explained to the Council that the Company had
secured a franchise with the City of Miami to furnish transportation
for the City and since the elir:ination of the Street Cars the Company
was to take over the entire transportation in the City. "We made
a bid on the transporation for the City of Miami within the City
limits of the City of Miami and nothing else. In the franchise there
are specifications that we furnish no transportation outside of the
City of Miami at the expense of the City of Miami. We could not
make up the loss sustained in the Village of Miami Shores from the
revenue of the City of Miami. We only get 132¢ a mile in the Village
and it costs us 17/ to operate the buses."
Mr. Holt, aftersome discussion, stated that "Before the
neva franchise, when the Miami Transit Co. reduced fares to 10/ in the
City and we were paying 15/, I was instructed to go to the Company
and get our fares reduced to 10V. I was turned over to the traffic
expert of the Transit Company who told me that it was impossible to
do this because the business i.i Miami Shores was a dead loss, but
here is the fallacy in the whole argument: They never have been able
to explain to me that you can segregate Miami Shores Village from the
rest of the municipalities in the area of Miami and say they operate
at a loss. I can take any segment of any section of any route operated
on a traffic route and show they operate that segment or part at a
loss. The question is whether or not they can penalize Miami Shores
Village,(draw a circle around any other city such as Coral Gables),
and say it is a definite loss and that is the fal:tacy in the whole
argument. They admit that as far as Miami Shores Village is concerned
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they operate at a loss. The question is whether or not we should
be penalized for operating at a loss or treated as every other
position of the route." Mr. Vlorley then stated that the report
was not a segment of Miami Shores, but the whole route.
After some discussion it was decided that Mr. Dunn was
to snake a report on what it costs the Company to operate the
buses, the number of passengers and the revenue obtained in Miami
Shores Village and the miles they have to cover to carry those
passengers.
Upon motion by Mr. Frix and seconded by Mr. Childress
the Council unanimously approved the purchasing of 7iew cash
register from the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. in the amount of
X181.80.
After which the meeting was adjourned.
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