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REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
August 3, 1948
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Village Council of Miami
Shores Village, Florida, was held at 7:30 o'clock, P.M., August 3, 1948 at
the Municipal Office, with the following Councilmen present:
L. J. McCaffrey
M. E. Reynolds
Howard I. Parish
Absent: Roy Mackenzie, Mayor
George A. Frix
The Village attorney, Mr. Anderson, was also present.
Mr. McCaffrey was appointed to officiate at the meeting in the
absence of Mayor Mackenzie. Upon motion made by Mr. Parish, seconded by Mr.
Reynolds and unanimously carried, the reading of the minutes of meetings held
July 20, 21, 23 and 27, was dispensed with and approved as written.
The next item on the agenda was the final action in awarding contract
to C. F. Wheeler for constructing the City Hall. In discussing this award,
Mr. Parish pointed out that our original estimate to build and equip the City
Hall was $90,000 and that it will run way over this figure if the construction
alone costs $82,000. It was his repeated opinion that the building is too large
and not as efficiently arranged as it might be. To convey the opinion of the
members of the Council not present, a letter was read which had been signed by
Mr. Frix and Mr. Mackenzie before leaving town, quoted as follows:
"Inasmuch as we will be absent from the city on the date of
our next regularly scheduled Council meeting, at which date
we propose to award contracts for the construction of the
City Hall and Swimming Pool, we make the following recommend-
ations:
"1. That the contract for the construction of the City Hall
be awarded to C. F. Wheeler Builders in the amount of
$82,000.00 according to the bid received from this firm
this date.
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"2. That the contract for the construction of the Swimming
Pool be awarded to Perry E. Willits, Inca in the amount
of $77,247.00, according to the bid received from this
firm this date.
"We shall be willing to abide by the decision of the Council
members present at the meeting on Tuesday, August 3rd, 1948,
concerning the inclusion or deletion of the alternates
accompanying both these bids."
This letter had also been signed by Mr. McCaffrey. At this point
Mr. Reynolds moved that the bid as submitted by C. F. Wheeler for the con-
struction of the City Hall at a contract price of $$2,000.00, plus the alternates,
be accepted, and that the standard form of Agreement as submitted be executed
by the proper officials of Miami Shores. This motion was seconded by Mr.
McCaffrey, after temporarily relinquishing the chair to Mr. Parish, and upon
vote, passed by a majority of two, with Mr. Parish dissenting.
Concerning the bids for the swimming pool, Mr. Parish moved that all
bids submitted be rejected since they are in excess of the money available to
build the pool. This was seconded by Mr. Reynolds and passed unanimously, with
the added stipulation that the Council will meet with the Golf Course Committee
to go over ways and means of building a pool within the limits of cash available.
The third item on the agenda was to establish a definite amount of
bonds to be issued for the construction of the City Hall. After a lengthy
discussion of the various additional items of expense that will be necessary over
and above the actual construction cost, Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded
by Mr. Parish, that the Village Manager be authorized to accept bids on bonds
in an amount of $100,000.00. Before a vote was taken the Village Manager brought
up the question of the legality of changing the printed schedule of payments to
cover amounts equaling $100,000.00 instead of $125,000.00. It was the Village
attorney's opinion that this would not affect the validity of the resolution.
Upon vote, Mr. Reynolds' former motion was unanimously carried.
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The next item brought before the Council was in regard to the
Supreme Court's rehearing of the Edwards suit. Mr. Anderson wanted to know
if the Council wished him to appear for oral argument on the date of September
27. He believed that the Village should fight the case, if for no other
reason, because it was contesting the right of the Village to condemn land. He
also pointed out that the Village had nothing to lose and that it was more or
less a matter of precedent in carrying on with this case. It was Mr. Parish's
motion, seconded by Mr. Reynolds, that the Village attorney be instructed to
proceed with the case and appear for oral argument on September 27. Upon vote
this motion was carried by a 2-1 vote, with Mr. McCaffrey dissenting.
The final item on the agenda was in regard to a license for a new
drug store that will operate as a pharmacy without soda fountain or food. After
discussing comparative license fees for other drug stores with food service,
it was Mr. Reynolds' motion, seconded by Mr. Parish and unanimously carried,
that the license ordinance be amended to incorporate a classification for drug
store without soda fountain or food.
At 8:40 P.M. Mr. Reynolds moved that the meeting be adjourned. This
was seconded by Mr. Parish and unanimously carried.
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Village Man Clerk
APPROVED:
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F L O A I D A
C.LAWTON MCCALL
VILLAGE MANAGER
$uly 27th.. 1948
Mr. C. Lawton McCall
Village Manager
Miami Shores Village, Florida
Dear Sirs-
W�
Inasmuch as l�will be absent Pram the city on the
date of our next regularly scheduled Council Met-
ing; at which date we propose to award contracts
for the construction of the City Hall and Swimming
Pool, -7 make the following recammendationss
1. That the contract for the construction of the
City Hall be awarded to C. F. Wheeler Builders in
the amount of $829000.00 according to the bid re-
ceived from this firm this date.
2. That the contract for the construction of the
Swimming Pool be awarded to Perry 8. Willits, Inc.
in the amount of $77,247.009 according to the bid
received from this firm this date.
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5 shall be willing to abide by the decision of the
Council Members present at the meeting on Tuesday,
August 3rd., 1948, concerning the inclusion or de-
letion of the alternates accompaning both these bids.
Yours ry truly,
Geo. A. Frix
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