04-10-1945 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
April 10, 1945
The 'regular monthly meeting of Miami Shores
Village Council was held April 10, 19450 , at 7:30 P.M.,
with all members present as were the Village Attorney
and Village Manager.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on March 139
1945, were read and approved.
Minutes of the special meeting held on March 20,
1945, were read and approved.
Mr. Wilson Smith, publisher of the North Dade
County Chronicle appeared before the Council and announced
the establishment of said newspaper for the people in the
north part of Dade County and asked for financial support
from the Village Council. The Mayor stated that he thought
the Council individually would do anything that they could
but did not believe that at this time the Council could
expend any Village funds as requested.
Upon motion made by Mr. Thompson, seconded by
Mr. Reynolds, the Council instructed that $1875.00 interest,
received from the library fund, be used for the purchase of
Series G Government Bonds.
It was noted that a vacancy exists in the Library
Board and it was agreed to fill this vacancy at the next
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regular meeting.
The Council received and accepted with regrets
the resignation of Hugh H. Gordon, Jr. as a member of the
Village Planning Board, and upon nomination of Mro Thompson,
Mro M. R. Harrison was appointed to Mr. Gordonfs term.
The Mayor issued a proclamation concerning the
National Clothing Drive.
A letter was received from Mr. Charles Reakirt,
requesting reconsideration on the matter of keeping chickens
in the Village, but no action was taken other than instruc-
tions to the Village Mquager to fully inform Mr. Reakirt
of the Village ordinance concerning poultry.
The Council unanimously approved Mr. Co B. Moody's
application to the War Department for a permit to construct
a bulkhead and fill the property known as Lots N, 0, and P
of Re-Sub of Govft Lot 4, and the Village Manager was in-
structed to so inform the War Department Engineers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mro
Thompson, the Council approved the installation of 75 new
250 cope lights and ordered all existing street lights
changed to 250 cope, Mr. Arnold dissenting on the grounds
that this program made an exception to an individual.
Upon motion of Mro Reynolds, seconded by Mro
Thompson, the Council unanimously approved the renewal of
the 10-year street lighting contract with the Florida Power
and Light Coo
The Mayor instructed the Village Manager to have
prepared the Resolution calling the bond election on the
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Golf Course, to be acted upon at the next regular meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Arnold, seconded by Mr.
Thompson, the Council accepted and approved the audit
report of Ring, Mahony and Arner for the six-months period
ending January 31, 1945.
The Council received application from the American
Legion Post for a change of zoning and permit to construct
a club house on Lots 15 and 16, Block 30, Miami Shores Sub-
Division, and ordered that notice of public hearing on
Tuesday, May 1, 19459 be given to discuss this matter, and
that the notice include the discussion of possible change
to business use zoning on the Second Avenue frontage between
94th and 95th Streets and between 99th and 100th Streets,
and a change of zoning between 93rd and 94th and 100th and
101st Streets to library, parks, and public buildings use,
the meeting to be held at the Community House at 7:30 P.M.
Upon motion made by Mr. Thompson, seconded by
Mr. Reynolds, current bills in the amount of $4,460.42,
'were approved and ordered paid.
The Mayor instructed the Village Manager to instruct
the police department to pay more attention to glass on the
streets and to cars running through red lights on Biscayne
Boulevard.
Meeting was then adjourned.
APPROVED:
llage Manager and Clerk
Mayor
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