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05-09-1944 Regular Meeting 11INUTES OF REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF MIAMI SHORES `�ILLAG- COU:ZIL MAY 9, 1944 The regular monthly meeting of Miami Shores Village Council was held on May 9, 1944. A.11 members were present except Mayor Thompson. Mr. Arnold was elected Chairman and called the meeting to order. The first business discussed was concerning the Golf Course and the Village Attorney reported a conference with 1�r. tyitchell, New York Bond Attorney, retained to prepare a resolution c^11ing F1 freeholders election to refinance the golf course. The Village Attorney reported that 14r. Mitchell was preparing said resolution and tizat his fee would not exceed �2E�0.00 for his legal work up to and including the election. Mrs. John T. Dalton appeared before the Council and requested that the Acacaia trees on Miami Avenue be removed. The Council took this request under consideration and upon motion of 11r. Earnest, seconded by Mr. Dooly, it was unani- mously decided that said trees should not be removed and the Village Manager was instructed to so advise Tars. Dalton. The Planning Committee of the Professional Engineers Association of Southeast Florida. appeared before the Council and offered to help in any way possible village post war plann- ing. Members of the committee were Mr. Earl Rader, Mr. Fusselman, 1dr. Johnson and Mr. Wertz. Mr. Arnold, acting Chairman, thcnked the committee and expressed appreciation for their offer. Mrs. Asbury and Mr. Osterman appeared before the Council to discuss the Red Cross work room using the Community House temporarily. The Council assured them that this arrange- ment would be satisfactory until another location could be secured. Council discussed the installation of a drainage well at N. E. 2nd Avenue and 96th Street but no action wes taken. Letter received from Mr. S. R. Esty, regarding viola- tion of the hedge heighth ordnance on his property. The Village Manager was instructed to contact the adjoining property owner for his opinion in the matter. Letter and a framed copy of the Declaration of Inde- pendance was received from the Fuchs Baking Company and the Village Manager was instructed to thank said company for this gift. Upon motion of Mr. Dooly, seconded by Mr. Arnold, Council declined to include the village office in the George S. May Company survey authorized for the golf course. Upon motion of Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Earnest, Council instructed that no street paving be done without a written contract between the village and the contractor. Upon motion of Mr. Dooly, seconded by Mr. Earnest, the Village Manager was instructed to retain a testing laboratory to pass on the type and quality for all materials used in future paving contracts. Upon motion of Mr. Dooly, seconded by Mr. Reynolds, the village audit report for the six months ending January 31, 1944s was approved. Upon motion of Mr. Dooly, seconded by Mr. Earnest, the Village Attorney was instructed to examine the existing contract with the Peoples Gas Company and to confer with said company regarding the franchise to supply gas to the village. Mr. George R. Hilty appeared before the Council and expressed appreciation for the office help rendered him in his activities in war bond sales. Upon motion of Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Earnest, April bills in the amount of 41, 269. 37 was approved and ordered paid. Upon motion of Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Dooly, the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday, May 23, 1944, at 7: 30 PM. On May 23, 1944, the regular monthly meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was continued with all members present. Minutes of the meetings of April 11 , and April 25, 1944 were read and approved. Council discussed the street light contract and in- structed that the Village Attorney. and Village Manager confer with the Power Company regarding a new contract to include additional lights and to discuss the franchise possibility with the power company and Miami Shores Village. Letter was received from the Chamber of Commerce, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, urging the Village Council to look into the proposed Miami Sewage disposal plan to build an out-fall into the gulf stream. Council instructed that the letter be acknowledged and to inform the writers that developments in this matter would be watched by the Village. The Village Manager reported that an audit had been made on the golf course indebtedness. Mr. Dooly reported on his conference with Mr. Lamon along with Mr. Hawkins, representatives of Bessemer property, Inc, and that Mr. Lamon had assured him that no change was contemplated in the status of the golf course mortgage and that Bessemer would put up any funds necessary to enable the golf course committee to maintain the property and keep opan for business for a period of at least one year. After some discussion upon motion of Mr. Arnold, seconded by Mr. Dooly, the Council unanimously voted to suspend further action relative to the adoption of a resolution calling for a bond election to re- finance the golf course. `-Aere being no further business presented for dis- cussion, the meeting adjourned. � •1 Village Jana er and Cle lk A�PROVED: Mayor �l �Tl CL APRIL - BILLS - 1944 Alachua Rock Quarries 7.15 Bryant Office Supplies 14.95 Burley Welding Works, Inc. 2.50 City of Miami 81.00 Electrical Equipment Company 21.87 Eastern Sales Company 1.65 Florida Tractor & Supply 15.33 Henry Flattery 44.95 Hauser Company, Inc. 2.67 Hector Supply Company .90 International Association of Chiefs of Police 10.00 Kilgore Seed Company 11.50 Little River Press 9.50 Linde Air Products 6.39 Frank 0. Pruitt, Inc. 294.19 Renuart Lumber Yards 34.46 Sinclair Refining Company 122.89 Trutred Tire Company 8.00 Tropical Typewriter, Inc. 10.00 Village Service Station 18.13 716.03 Florida Pow6r & Light 333.53 Southern Bell Telephone 55.03 Bessemer Properties, Inc. 83.33 Albert P. Hammond 38.25 Cash 41.20 $1,269.37 ����°� e