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04-08-1941 Regular MeetingMINUTES OF MEETING OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL APRIL 8, 1941 The regular monthly meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on April 8, 1941. Present were Mr. Stockdell, Mr. Lindsey, Mr. Frix, Mr. Childress and the Village Manager. The minutes of March llth were read and approved after correction. The Council also approved minutes of a special meeting on March 14, 1941. The Village Manager reported that Mr. Ritter had been made permanent Building Inspector. Mr. Hilty appeared before the Council to request that the Village help entertain the National Editors' and Publishers' Association, and Mr. Lindsey moved that the Village contribute to the entertainment of these editors without publicity to the extent of $100.00, but there was no second. Mr. Lindsey then seconded a previous motion to proceed to the next order of business. A letter was received from the Walter E. Peach Organization concerning smoke resulting from the burning of garbage at the Village Nursery. A letter was received from the Mayor of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, asking that the Village conserve cocoanut shells. An opinion from the Village Attorney concerning the dedica- tion of 20 feet of the part of Lot 18, Asbury Park, condemned for park purposes, was received. A discussion of Mr. Dunning's proposal concerning the height of shrubbery to be put on this park area was held. Page #2 4/8/41 Upon motion made by Mr. Childress and seconded by Mr. Frix, the Village Manager was instructed to work out some method of planting this area, and report back to the Council. Passed by a 3/4 majority with Mr. Lindsey dissenting. Notice of a suit by the Gulf Oil Corporation for a permit to building a filling station was received and, in the absence of the Village Attorney, Mr. Lindsey offerred to advise members of the Council of each step that should be taken in the matter. A letter was received from the Miami Transit Company containing a report that Mr. Dunn agreed to present to the Council. The Village Manager reported that all tax certificates for unpaid 1940-41 taxes had been sold. The Village Manager reported that Mr. Holt had asked that he be paid $1000,00 advance on fees in connectiontwith defense of the Golf Course Suit. After some discussion Mr. Lindsey made a motion that Mr. Holt be paid an additional fee of $500.00 at this time. There was no second, therefore no action was taken on the matter. The Mayor proposed that a Committee of 15 or 20 citizens be appointed to investigate park sites and a place for a City Hall, and after some discussion upon motion made by Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. Lindsey, the Council resolved that the Planning Board be instructed to develop plans for parks in the Village, locate a site for the Village Hall and in doing so call upon the Beautification Committee for its advise in the matter, and submit their findings to the Council. Page #3 4/8/41 The Council received a recommendation from the Charter Committee consisting of Wm. H. Walker, Jr., J. Avery Guyton, George E. Hplt and Grover Morrow, but decided to meet Friday, April llth, to act on the recommendation of this Committee. Upon motion made by Mr. Lindsey, seconded by Mr. Frix, the Council approved bills incurred during the month of March in the amount of $1825.99, a list of same being attached to and made a part of these minutes. Mr. Frix presented letters from the Federal Housing Authority and First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. regarding the amount of loans that they would approved on N. E. 96th Street just East of the Railroad. After which the meeting was adjo ed. APPROVED BY' COUNCIL; 1, nager :n. DTA VILLAGE BILLS - MARCH, 1941 AMOUNT Belcher Oil Co. $ 69.00 Berner -Pease, Inc. 20.82 Bessemer Prop., Inc. 30.00 Burragh's 3.00 The Cameron & Barkely Co. 12.70 Carter Rock & Sand Corporation 26.20 Chaplin & Green 60.00 Cunninbham's 15.20 Davis Iron Works, Inc. 22.88 Dixie Tire Co. 89.15 East Coast Equipment .98 Electrical Equipment Co. 3.32 Electrical Sales & Service Co. 4.75 Ever -Ready Garage 1.25 The exotic Gardens 70.00 Gresham's 16.28 Hector Supply Co. 12.97 Holden -Wood, Inc. 42.64 Johnnie & Mack, 37.40 Little River Hardware ,21.76 Linde Air Products $2.31 Little River Press 55.75 Llewellyn 3.38 Miami Bldrs' Supply 12.87 Howard C. McKenty 20.00 Miami Daily News 10.50 Miami Herald 1.96 City of Miami 50.00 Miami Scale Corp. 3.50 Mills Rock Co. 63.90 Orange State Oil Co. 209.70 T. V. Oxtoby 3.35 Railey-Milam, Inc. 103.47 Radiant Oil Co. 4.00 Renuart Lumber Yds. 8.00 Renuart Lumber Yds. 67.77 Sinclair Refining Co. 18.00 Skagseth's 1.80 Spruill -Cordon 33.60 Southern Bell Telephone Co. 41.16 Spies Service Sta. 5.80 Alexander Troy, Jr. 4.50 Town of North Miami 6.00 White Belt Dairy 8.00 Miami Water Co. ,15.64 Cash 88.05 1410.31 Fla. Power & Light Co. 415.68 1825.99 JOHN J. LINDSEY LAWYE R 829 INGRAHAM BUILDING MIAMI, FLORIDA March 14, 1941 Mayor and Members of the Council of Miami Shores Village Miami Shores Village, Florida Gentlemen: The following are my reasons for advocating as strongly as I do the acquisition of the three tracts of land recently condemned for park purposes. 1. I am advised by several, whose opinion as to real estate values is much superior to mine, that the intrinsic value of this land is in excess of the jury's award plus the costs of the condemnation proceedings. 2. While we have near the north entrance of the Village a golf course on Biscayne Boulevard and Barry College on N. E. Second Avenue, yet the property in question is the only spot susceptible to being converted into a park or other usable monument of such nature as to be typical of the unique character of Miami Shores Village that many of us have undertaken to establish since its incorporation and existence as a municipal community. 3. As to objection that this would be out of place because of the tourist camp on the east, it long has been my thought that a park extending along the west of the Boulevard, perhaps beyond and including the present rock pit area, would serve to divert attention from the objectionable eastside view. The land in question can be immediately acquired and the plan gradually expanded as the finances and requirements of the Village will permit. 4. Whatever may be the opinion of some concerning the personnel of those who attended the public hearing when this matter was discussed, the fact remains that a majority of that attendance was in favor of proceeding with the condemnation and the park plan and the subject has not been presented to or discussed by a similar group. So 1 am very strongly of the opinion that before definite and final action contrary to the park plan is taken, the whole subject should be submitted to the Beautification, Committee at least, if not to a public hearing; and especially since it appears to have become the settled policy of the Council to submit matters of this much importance to the residents of a large area and to the Village as a _whole. Respectfully, JJL:MW cc: Mrs J Avery Guyton, Chairman Beautification Committee Since the precipitate action of the council cuts off further discussion of this matter, this letter will be my written explanation of my negative vote.