R-417-61 RESOLUTION NO. 417
WHEREAS, there is now pending before the Interstate Commerce
Commission a joint application of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company for authority to merge their
properties into one railroad; and
WHEREAS, in the event said merger is authorized by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission without certain conditions being imposed
for the benefit and protection of Florida East Coast Railway Company,
the latter will be deprived of a substantial amount of revenue that it now
receives from southbound freight and passenger traffic delivered to it by
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company at Jacksonville, Florida; and
WHEREAS, this loss of revenue will result in Florida East
Coast Railway Company having to curtail its present service to compen-
sate for the loss; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Shores Village is now being served by
Florida East Coast Railway Company in a competent and efficient manner,
and it is necessary that this service not be curtailed or limited if the
progress and development of this municipality and the surrounding area
are to continue;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE:
Section 1. That Miami Shores Village, Florida, by and through
its Council, hereby opposes the joint application of Seaboard Air Line
Railroad Company and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to merge
their properties into one railroad unless as a condition thereto the Inter-
state Commerce Commission requires Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
to sell at a price to be fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
Seaboard's present track between West Palm Beach and Homestead, Florida,
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to Florida East Coast Railway Company.
Section 2. That the Village Manager and the Village Attorney
be and they are hereby authorized and directed to appear before the
Interstate Commerce Commission at the public hearing to be held at the
DuPont Plaza Hotel in Miami, Florida, commencing May 22, 1961, in the
merger proceedings, and state this Villagers position as set forth in
Section 1. above.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 1961.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Village Clerk