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Home My WebLink About1927-12-06 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 1AINUTES Or' THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DA.NIA' FLORIDA HELD TUESDAY ➢ECEMBER 6th A.D.1927 at 2 O'CLOCK P.M. The regular monthly meeting of the Uity Uouncil of the City of Dania Florida was held Tuesday December 6th A.D.1927 at 2 o 'clock P.M.in the City Hall. The following were present: Arthur C. O'Hea, Mayor. John B. Gregory, Councilman J.M.Holding; Councilman F.L.Neville, Councilman O. S.Peok, Councilman Councilman M.C.Frost was absent from the meeting. The following also were present: Raymond T. Skinner, City Clerk T.D.E111s Jr. , City Attorney Mayor O'Hea called the meeting to order. The City Clerk read the following petition which had been presented to the council: To the Honorable Mayor and members of the City Commission: Gentlemen: We the undersigned as members of various organizations of this City do respectfully petition you for the following:- That control of the Community Hall be placed in the charge of the City Manager, who will impartially superintend the letting of the building for all community purposes, to the end that no f. confusion arise as to dates. r € All revenue derived from the letting of said building be paid into the city treasury. ( Signed by sixty-two persons) Councilman Holding made a motion that the petition be taken under advisement until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Peck and upon roll call the council voted as follows: Councilman Gregory, Nay Councilman Holding, Yea Councilman Neville, Nay Councilman Peck, Yea Inasmuch as the vote was tied the Mayor exercised his privilege of casting the deciding vote and voted Nay, thereby defeating the motion. Councilman Gregory made a motion that the Dania Woman's Club be given the custody of the building and allowed to run it has the club has in the past charging n.00 for its use. The motion was seconded by Councilman Neville and upon roll call the council voted as follows: Councilman Gregory, Yea . Councilman Holding, Nay Councilman Neville, Yea. Councilman Peck, Nay Inasmuch as the vote was tied the mayor exercised his privilege of 'casting the deciding vote and voted Yea, thereby carrying the motion. Mr Glass and Mr. Hyman, representatives of the Florida Power & Light Company appeared before the council and asked that the city grant their company a franchise for lighting the city of Dania. City Attorney Ellis reported that he had examined the proposed franchise _ and found it to be the regular form which the company *sed with all municipalities in which it furnished light and power service. Attorney Ellis then read the franchise which is as follows: u�p� k'r ORDINANCE NO.18 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO FLORIDA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE OR FRANCHISE FOR THE PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS TO CONSTRUCT MAINTAIN AND OPERATE IN UNDER UPON OVER AND ACROSS THE PRESENT AND FUTURE STREETS AVENUES ALLEYS HIGHWAYS BRIDGES EASEMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF DANIA FLORIDA AND ITS SUCCESSORS ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER LINES TOGETHER WITH ALL THE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE APPURTENANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY TO SAID CITY AND ITS SUCCESSORS THE INHZBIT.ASTS THEREOF AND TO PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS BEYOND THE LIMITS THEREOF FOR LIGHT HEAT POWER AND OTHER PURPOSES AND IMPOSING PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELFTING THERETO:- BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Dania, Florida: Section 1. That there is hereby granted to the Florida Power & Light Company, its successors and assigns (herein called the Grantee) the right, privilege or franchose for the full period of Thirty (30) years from the date of acceptance hereof, to construct, maintain and operate in, under, upon, over and across the present and future streets, avenues, alleye, highways, bridges, easements and other public plaoee in the City of Dania, Florida, and its successors, electric light and power lines, together with all the necessary or desirable appurtenances ( including underground conduits, poles, towers, wires and transmission lines and rBor its own use, telephone and telegraph lines) for the purpose of supplying electricity to said City and its successors, the inhabitants thereof, and persons and corporations beyond the limits thereof,for light, heat, power and other purposes. This grant is made in consideration of the construct- ion, maintenance and operation of the electric light and power lines by the Grantee herein provided for, and for the said benefits and conveniences to the inhabitants if said City as a result thereof. Section 2. That the Said City of Dania, Florida, hereby reserves the right at and after then expiration of this grant to purchase the property of the Grantee used under this grant, as provided by the Laws of Florida ine effect at the time of the Grantee's acceptance hereof, including Section 1844 of the Revised General Statutes of Florida of 1920, and as a condition precedent to the taking effect, the Grantee shall give and grant to the City of Dania, Florida, the right to purchase so reserved. Grantee shall be deemed to have given and granted such right of purchase by the act of acceptance hereof. Section 3. That poles and towers shall be so located or relocated and so erected as to interfere as little as possible with traffic over said streets, avenues, alleys, highways, bridges and public places, and with reasonable egress from and ingress to abbuting property. The location or relocation of all poles, towers and conduits shall be made under the supervision and with the approval of such representat- ive as the City Council of the City of Dania,Florida may designate for the purpose, but not so as to unreasonably to interfere with the proper operation of Grantee 's lines and service. Section 4. That the City shall in no way be liable or responsible for any accident or damage that may occur in the construction, operation or maintenance by the Grantee of its lines and appurtenances hereunder, and the acceptance of this franchise shall be deemed an agreement on the part of said Grantee, to indemnify said City and hold it harmless against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage or expense, which may accrue to said City by reason of the neglect, default or misconduct of the Grantee in the Construction, operation or maintenance of its lines and appurtenances hereunder. Section 5. That all lines constructed under this grant shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with established practice with respect to electrical construction and maintenance. Section 6. That the Grantee agrees to make promptly such extensions to its existing facilities as may be required by one or n Man Mr. Glass was instructed to have the ordinance properly filled in and returned to the neat meeting of council for final reading and adoption. Mayor O'Hea notified the council that a Chamber of Commerce for the City of Dania was being organised and that the business men of the city desired to have a booth erected in the south half of the fire station for the Chamber office. He also stated that the stenographer in charge of the booth would be available for use of the city officials in return for the use of the space. Councilman Holding made a motion that the Chamber of Commerce be allowed to use part of the Fire Station. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pock and upon being put to a vote the motion was carried unanimously. Councilman Holding made a motion that all bills be presented to council and the approval of the Mayor be stamped upon them before payment. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gregory and upon being put to a more the motion was adopted unanimously. Councilman Holding made a motion that the City Clerk countersign all city checks. The motion was seconded by Councilman Peak and upon being put to a vote of the council was carried unanimously. The City Clerk then presented the following bills for approval: American LaFrance Co. Fire engine parts .70 LaBree Electrical Co. Light bulbs 1.89 Dania Hardware Co.Park Dept. Supplies 2.25 Dania Garage, gas and oil 20.21 Southern Bell Tel. Co. Phone bill 12.75 Paramount Chemical Co. Metal polish 3.85 Florida Power & Light Co. Its. and Powr620.05 Total Bills 661.70 Councilman Peok made a. motion that the bills be paid. The motion was seconded by Councilman Neville and upon being put to a vote 'the motion was carried unanimously. Following a discussion of the financial condition of the city Councilman Holding made a motion that the following salaries and wages be paid to city employeee: effective December 15, 1927: City Clerk and Manager *150.00 per month. City Attorney 125.00 Police chief 125.00 7 !' One Policeman 120.00 " Fire Chief 100.00 One Fireman 75.00 Negroes laborers 2.00 1 Day The motion was seconded by Councilman Gregory and upon being put to a vote of council was unanimously carried. Councilman Neville made a motion that council adjourn until Friday night December 9th at 7:30 P.M. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gregory and upon being put to a vote was carried unanimously ` Approved: _�.[ c 1.t- tR �V IN City Cle „- Mayor 31rv: