07-01-1947 Regular Meetingr
Iff SHORES VILLAGE COICNCIL
MW 1, 1947
A Regular Meeting of Miami Shores: Village Council Was
held July 19 1917 at 7s30 P.M*,
Members presents Mayor L. J'. McCaffrey
Mr• Roy Mackenzie
Mr•: M•B. Reynolds
)&* Howard I. Parish.
W• George A. Prix
Village Attorney$ Mr. Thames H. Anderson, was also present.
Council dispensed with the reading of Minutes; of Regular
Meeting held on.June 3.= 1947 and June 179 1947; also Special Meet-
ing held on nine 24. 1947 and approved them as typed*
This being the first meeting in July the Council,.. as
required by the Charter,: took up the business of selecting one of its
members to serve as mayor during the ensuing year• Mr. acy Mackenzie
wase nominated.and unanimously acclaimed:Mayon. Mr. McCaffrey, the
retiring Mayoro then installed We Mackenzie,as Mayor and We Mackenzie
presided over the Meeting fran.then on.
The Council passed the necessary Resolutions instructing the
Little River Bank and Trust Company to honor checks signed by Mr•
Mackenzie as Mayor according to the provisions of the Charter which re-
quires the countersignature of the Mayor an all funds, of the Village
expended by the Village Manager•
The Council appointed the following new Planning Board members
to serve for terms of one year each, including the reappointment of
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Mre.Roy J. Schneider and Mre Irwin G. Reddings
We Frank J. Holt
W*, G• R• Zhoury
Mare Thomas H. Teasley
Appointment of members to serve on the Building, Electrical
and Plumbing Boards was postponed..
Council discussed City Hall plans and appointed-Mr. Friz
and Mrs Reynolds. to study the plan with a view of finding the minim,ml
space in a.building which the Village can operate efficiently#, and
report back at a Special Meeting of the Council to be called for the
purpose of a general discussion of the plan.
Upon motion of Mrs Parish,, seconded by Mrs Fria$, and unan-
imously carried; Council approved the operation of a nursery potted
plant sales,business in the Bl section on Biscayne Boulevard. owaed
by He. L. Clark,, and that the Police Department be instructed to put
,'Mo Parking,' signs im that area and the operator be required to provide
ample off street parking..
App3deation was received:from The Texas Co, for a permit to
erect a filling station on Biscayne Boulevard on Lots ,30 to 35 inclusive.,
Block 23,, El.Portal Subdivisiow, The Planning Board having received,
said application on Mane 26. 1947$ took the following actions
Mand it was the consensus of the Board
that U sees no objection to the construction.
of a Filling Station on-this particular site
which is locatedl on the west side of Biscayne
Boulevard adjoining the Pure Oil.Station at
87th Street., subject however to the structure
meeting all requirements that might be made
by the VillageoO
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After same discussion, on motion made by We Parish,, seconded by
We W.Caffrey, and unanimously carried# Council instructed the
Village Manager to investigate this location including the traffic
hazard situation that might be found by the Police Department and
submit recsniendations at the next Council Meeting*
Counciu discussed the proposed dining.room addition to the
Golf Clubhouse and decided to delay awarding the contract for said
addition until a joint discussion can be had on the first Monday
in July with the Golf Club Directors including various Committee.
Members:
The Village Attorney reported that he was going away for two
weeks and that his associate would attend to any legal business of the
Village or attend any Council meetings. He recommended that in the
coming two years the Council give considerable study to re-writing the
Village Charter because of many conflicting and antiquated provisions
in it*.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at
8s45 P.M.
Village Clerk tdd Manager
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