03-17-1953 Regular Meeting 35.
REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
March 17, 1953
A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village,
Florida, was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. ,, March 17, 1953 at the Village,Hall,
with the following Councilmen present:
Mayor M. E. Reynolds
GeorgeA. Frix
William E. Carpenter
S. D. Phillips, Jr.
Absent: Michael J. Franco
Mr. Herbert Nadeau attended in the absence of Mr.• Anderson,
Village Attorney.
Upon motion made by Mr. Phillips, seconded by Mr. Carpenter and
unanimously passed, minutes of the last regular meeting were approved as
written.
The first business on the agenda was appointment of election board
for the Council election of April 14, 1953. The following list of names was
proposed:
Mr. Arthur B. Fuller
Mr. Earle L. Dutton
Mr. James W. Ryan
Mrs. W. A. Spruill
Mrs. Otto H. Goll
Mr. Joseph A. Stradley
Mrs. Spencer. W. Rudnick
Miss Phyrne Jopp
Mrs. D. Waters
Miss Ann Vigneron
Upon motion made by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Phillips
and carried this list was approved.
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After a discussion of rates for the swimming pool for the coming
year, the following were approved:
Membership
Freeholders $25. 00 single
40. 00 family
Nonfreeholders 40. 00 single
60. 00 family
Daily rate
Freeholders . 25 weekdays
. 50 Saturday & Sunday
Nonfreeholders . 50 weekdays
. 80 Saturday & Sunday
In regard to the permit for a new Sinclair service station which
was approved, providing the old station would be torn down, the Village Manager
reported that the Sinclair people cannot guarantee that the old station will be
demolished as they do not own the property. Mr. McCall was instructed to
get a letter from Bessemer Properties, who own this property, stating that
they will tear this building down.
Mr. Ray Guernsey appeared before the Council for a permit to use
dynamite in connection with the development of his new subdivision. Upon
motion made by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Phillips and unanimously
carried, this permit was granted.
The Council approved the Village Manager's attendance at the City
Managers' Short Course in St. Petersburg.
Mr. Carpenter brought up the matter of building tennis courts at the
Country Club and suggested that the Club Manager get some figures on this to
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put in the budget for the coming year, also shuffleboard courts.
Mr. Phillips suggested a plan for the parking of bicycles on 2nd
Avenue whereby one parking space could be allocated for bicycle racks in front
of Troy's Toys, Black's Drugstore and at the show and he then moved that we
eliminate three of the automobile metered parking spaces at the above locations
and that bicycle racks be installed for the children until such time as the
parking plan of the business area is completed. Motion was seconded by Mr.
Carpenter and passed unanimously.
Mr. Frix stated that Keith Phillips thought the Dade County League
of Municipalities should have another meeting in view of the Consolidation bill.
Mayor Reynolds was of the opinion that we couldn't meet until a copy of the
bill is available. He asked Mr. Nadeau to obtain a copy for us if possible.
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 P. M.
Deputy Clerk
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Approved:
VillageManager and Clerk
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Mayor
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