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WARRANTY DEED
DATED 1920
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THIS IHDENTUBE, Made this 9th day of AtI8Ilst, 1920, between TIm IllAKI
BEACH UlPROVi]lE!lT CCIIPAHY, a oorporation organized under the laws ot the State
ot ~lorida, party of the firat part. and the CITY OP ~ B&AOBtDAOE COURTY,lLORlDl,
a amioipal oorporation, party ot t~ seoond part;
WlTIIESSEtB. that the said party ot the tirst part tor and ill oonaid-
eration ot the sum ot One Dollar lswtul IIlODey of the United Statu ot America. to
it in hand paid by the said party of the seoond part at or before the ensea11ng and.
48lhery ot these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby aolmowle~d and in oon-
.!deraUon also ot the parfomance ot the OO'Y9IlAllts and obl1€,$Uons herein en....
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ated to be pert01"lll3d by the party at the second part.jgranted, bargaill8d and sold
and by these presents does grant, bargain and sell lllltO the aaid party ot the 9800114
part and its sUOO8ssors. all the tollowing real estate or tract at land sltuated,
lying and being in the County ot Dade and State ot Plorida, desoribed as to11o":
,A oertain reotangular parcel of ground lying in Township 53
South, Range 42 East, with boundaries as tallows:
Beginning at a point whioh is .;outh fifteen degre81 and ~went1-
the minutes (15025' I West and distant one hundred and fift1-three
teet (155' 1 tram another point which 11 tour thousand nine hundred
and ninety-six teet (4996'1 east of the HortbWest oorner of Seotion
M, 'l)ownshcp 53 South, Range 42 East, whioh last nomed point is marked
by av concrete IOOnUlOOnt; thence North Sevent1-tour degrees and thirty-
five minutes (74035') West one thousand and elghty-nine teet (1089'1
to a point; thence South Fitteen degrees and twenty-five minute.
(15025') West tour hundred teet (400') to a point; thenoe south seventy-
four degrees and thirty-five minutes (74035'1 East eleven hundred and
torty feet (1140'), more or les., to low water line on the West shore
of the Atlantio Ocean; thenoe in a Northerly direotion meandering said
'. low water line four hundred. teet, more or less, to a point ./hioh 18
south Sevent1-to'.cr degrees and thirty-the minutes (74035') East trom
I~int of beginning; thence to point of beginning together with all
riparian rights thereunto belonging; ~ ~
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And the 83id party ot the first part does hereby fully warrant the
title to said land and will defend the same against the lawful olaims of a11 per-
Sons whomsoever with too exceptions hereinafter enumerated and subjeot to the terms
~d conditions following, to-wit:
This deed of conveyance is made subject to a publio easement in oer-
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tain streets and hi,;h......Ys in said tract, w"ioh oaid streets and highWa;;s were here-
tofore 2.l:d are now dedicated to the use of t?-,e rubl1c and are named and designated
in the m....p or plat of said tr.ct al.:d adjoiniIl.~ real estate recorded in Plat Book 2
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ThAl real estate herein conveyed shall be used e~lus1Tely 8S .
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publio park and reoreation ground and nei tiler the whole nor ~ ~t thereat sb&ll
be sold, transferred, aliened, conveyed or encumbered bl said Oity or made subJeot
to the printe use at ~ person or persons separate, distinot or ditterent trom
the use of the publio at large.
Too grantee hereby covens.nts with the grantor, its SU0C8S80rs and
assigns as a part ot the oonsideration tor tllesa oovenAnts to oultivate, improTe
and maintain said real estate in a nsnner and condition tit and suitable tor a
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publio parle and reoreation. purposes and shall trom time to time maItll suoh 1I!prove-
_mts thereon as may 00 neoeuary to 0&n7 out the spirit and to etteot ths purpo..
at this oonveyance. J. tallure or negleot on the part ot the grantee to 0&n7 out
and perform the covenants and conditions upon its part to be carried out and. per-
tormed hereunder shall oonstitute a breach of this instrument and the said tint
party, its suocessors or assigns may at its or their option bave this instrument
canoelled, set aside and annulled on acoount of suoh detault, and the title to said
real ostate slUlll thereupon revert to and b~ vested in the grantor, its suocessors
or assigns.
IN WlTliESS WllE?.EOF, the said party of tile first part by JOml S.
COLLINS. its President, att9sted by Thos. J. Pancoast, its Seoretary, has Ilere-
unto set its ha.nd and corporate seal on the day and year first above written.
s~gue , seale.d. .and delivered in
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ST ~S~ OF IE;; JT..HSEY
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to take ac,:no'lledi;roonts of deeds, hereby certify thAt J'lmr 3.
Im07fJl to me and kno"" to 100 to be the Pr,;sident of TH:: .'l.'.).!l
officer
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S::ACH
coml'::Y OF BURLEGTON
autlcorlzed
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DlPROVE)r~T COllPAIlY, a corporation organlsed lUld noW exilUng under the 1....8 of
the State of rlorid&. and. w~ a8 suoh otticar e""cuted the foregoing deed,
this dllY [<lr8onally appeared befo%'Q me and acknowl8~d before Illll that he
eXGcuUld said deed as suoh offioor. in the name of and for and on behalf of said
oorporation, fresly and TOluntarlly for the uses and purpose8 therein s211ressed,
and wi th rull authori ty so to do.
IN -.I~ ~F. I ha<re hereunto I~ hand and af!1xed I1Q
ottioi"I """I, this ,;J" - day of August. 1920.___~~
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STACE OF FL0~IDA (
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I, a Notary Publio of the Stats of 7lorida, an offioer authori.ed-
to take acknowlsdglIlents of deeds. hereby certify that TillS. J. PANCOAST. personally
known to 100 and know to me to be the Secre tary of TIlE IUJJU BEACH lJ!P!l<l'lEIoENT
COMPAllY. a corporation organi.ed and now existing under the law8 of the State of
Florida, and. who as such otticer executed the foregoing Deed, this day personally
appea%'Qd before rn'l and aokno..le~d before me that he executed said deed as such
offioor, in the n2lOO of and for and on behalf ISf said oorporation. f%'Qel, and
Toluntarlly for too uses and purposes therein e',pressed. and with full authorit:r
so to do.
\'ilTNESS 7iHBREXlF, I have hereunto set fJr$ hand and af!1xed fJr$
~ day of August, 1920.
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Tfre CONVEWICE of the real estate described in the fOrl!,'OIng
instrumont, according to the tenor thereof, is bereb:r acoepted by the City
of Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, pursuant to a Resolution to that effeot
duly adopted by the Oity Counoil of said City on the day of
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WITNESS the corporate seal of said Oity and the signature of
its Mayor, Thos. J. Pancoast, attested by J. F. CanoTa, its City Clerk, this
day of ,1920.
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TIG CITY OF MlAlU BEACH,DAD::: COmITY,FL'lRIDA.
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City Clerk.
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110m" J'ROM THI MDfUTBS
01 THI JUAMI BlACK CITY COUllCIL
MlKTIJO HELD JULY 23, 1930.
A proposed to~ or an aareement b.tw.en The Miam1 Beaoh
IlIpronment COlDpBl11 and the C1tr or Miall1 Beaob, .provldlns
tor an amendll'Dt ot the Co111na Park De.d to allow the OOD-
struotlon or a pub110 11brarr, havlnc been lubllltte4 to the
Clt, by sald The JIllall1 Beaoh Improve.ent COllpanT on Ju1, 15th,
1930, and approval b.lns alk.d th.reon and la.. bav1ns b.en
r.terred to the Clt, Attorne" the ro110w1ns two oomaUD1oat10nl
trom Attorn., Edward R. Copeland (aotlna In behalt ot 01t,
Attorne, J. BarYe, Robl11ard, who 11 at prelent out ot the
01t,) were lub.ltted al to110wl'
JUly 16, 1930
Honorable Clty Councll
Clty ot Miaml Beaoh
Minl Beaob, Florlda
RB. The John S. Oolllnl MellOrla1
Llbrary and Art Center
Oent1ellenl
The letter ot the Mlalll Beaoh Improv.ment
Company, addr....d to your City, dated the 15th In-
Btant, hal been r.rerred,to lie and the torm or the
dratt at the agreellent mentloned thereln 11 approved.
I have examined the deed dated August 9,
1920, mentloned ln the agreement, and lt ls my oplnlon
that lt would not b~ a dlverslon or the legltlmate use
ot the land dedloated as a publlo park tor the Clty ot
Miaml Beaoh to construot, establlsh, operate and malntaln
a publlo 11brary on Bald real estate, but on tbe con-
trary, Buoh UBe ls generally reoognlzed as anol1lary
to the complete enjoyment by the publlc o! the property
Bet apart for ltB benetlt.
Very truly yours,
(Slgned) Edward R. Copeland
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clc tOI Hlaml Beaoh Improvement Co.
Attl Mr. T. J. Panooast
July 16, 1930
Honorable Clty Counoll
Clty ot Hiami Beaoh
Miami BeaOh, Florida
REI The John S. Colllns Memorial
Library and Art Center.
Gentlemen I
With further reterence to the agreement mentioned
1n the letter from M1ami Beach Improvement Company to your
COUNCIL MINUTES
DATED 1930
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Clt" dat.d the 15th In8tant, It luoh pub110 .It .trt
not authorl.td b1 tht orl11DAl Irant, tht ..tadmtnt Oon-
taln.d In tht acret.tnt wou14 blnd the ..i4 &rantor 10
that It would Dot oo.plaln ot luoh UI. tor a publlo
librar1.
V.r1 tru11 10urs,
(Slgn.4) Edward R. Cop.land
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C/o to I Mia.l Beaoh apron..nt Co.
Att. Mr. T. J. Panooast
Atter some dlsoussion a motion .as mad. by Counoilman Mead,
.,oondtd by CounollaaA BaDkhta4, an4 unanlllOuI1r ,anls4, that the
proposed agreemsnt be approv.d In the tollow1n& to~, and that the
John S. Col11ns MellOrlal Llbrary and Art Ctntt.. b, authoriz.d to
proceed with the oonstruotlon ot a publio library in Collins Park,
The tollowing ls a compl.te copy ot the body ot 'ald proposed
agreement as tar as signature tora, but omitt1n& aoknowledgements
and text ot original Collins Park d.td, r.t......4 ~ therelnl
AQREBMKNT, Made thls da1 ot Julr, 1930, between
THE MIAMI BEACH IMI'ROVEMmrl' COMPAlIY, a oorporaUon orpniced
and txistl.. und.r the law, ot the Statt of 110..1da, part1
ot the tiret part, and CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a .ml01pal
oorporation or.-ni.td and txilt1n& und... ~ law, ot the
State ot ,10rida, part1 of tht seoond part,
WHEREAS, the parties h.reto entered Into a oertain
indenture dated August 9, 1920 and reoorded In Deed Book
231 on Page 99 ot the Publio Reoords ot Dade County, Florida,
a copy ot whioh le hereto attaohed and inoorporated herein
by referenoeJ
NOW THEREFORE, in oonsideration ot the sum ot Ten
Dollars <$10.00) and other good and valuablt oonslderation
paid by and moving trom each ot the partleB hereto, to the
other, the reoelpt ot whioh is hereby aoknowledged, it iB
agreed, as folloWBI
1. nlat Bald indenture be and the same hereby iB
amended by inserting after the word 'l;.,rge", as the same
appears in the last line of the paragraph ot said deed be-
ginning with the wordsl "The real estate herein oonveyed
ehall be used exolusively as a publio park and recreation
ground", tlle following provision, namely. "It Is expresely
understood and agreed, however, that nothing herein con-
tained shall 11mit or prevent the estab11shment ot a public
library on said real letate tor the uee ot the publio, with
the oonoent ot the said grantee duly expreesed by resolu-
tion or Mlnube Reoord. provided turther, however, the es-
tabllshment, oonstruction, operation and malntenanoe thereof
ehall not be required ot the said grantee."
2, That exoept as herein provided, the said indenture
ohall remain in tull toroe and etteot.
3. That this agreement shall benetit and bind the
succeSDors and assigns ot the respeotive parties hereto,
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II VITJESS VHIREOI, the parti.. hereto ba~1 o.u..d thi.
.gr....nt to b. .x.ou'.d ln th.lr rl.peoti~. ..... In th.lr
r,'peoti~e behalt., br thtlr rI'plotl~e ottiol.1. thereunto
duly .utborlatd, and th.lr rl'plotl~e oorpor.'. ...1. to b.
hereunto .((lxed, thl day and rlar tir.t abo~e wr1tten.
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COUNCIL MINUTEs
DATED 1920
Regu1ar meeting of the Oit1 Oounoll of the Oit1 of KiamJ. Beaoh _I he14 ~
tile OounoU Ohamben a~ 7:30 P.I(. with Prel14eDt 11'. .I. Bonon 111 the ohaU an4
tile folloWing Oounoilmen prelent: John B. Levi, R. A. Ooaohman. Jr., 11'. .I. Brown,
H. X. B. Davis, and T. .I. Jamel. A quorum present. .
IlinUt.1 of the previoUll lIlllet1l1g WIIS read and a1'llroved.
. Water Ooomitteelll&n Davil lubmitted to the Oounoll. for itl approvel1 a pr1l1W4.
fON of agreement with the OO.SUlIIlrS of water. On IIOUon ot 001lDo11.man oeaobMn,
.eooDded b7 oounolllll&n Ln1, the me.tter ftl 1a1ed onr untU' ~e nut regalar ..et-
1JIC of the OounoU.
. 011 motion of oounollll8ll.DaTiI, leoonded b7 oounoilman JUlel, the OolBiUe.IiIiUl'
011' "ire 1114 lI'a ttii'*81i t.utliofllii4 to 'PlaOl an, ilrdel' tor ll!;600 tee' ot. Uz,1JIoJL ..It
1roD.1I111e an4 neoe8larr f1ttingl. Motion llUt an4 oarrh4' n"a"h'01I.I11'. ..
..l ooumuniotUon froll the Beloher A81lhalt PaTing 001a1l8111 relaUn to the qul1V
of oU to be used on the struts ot the GitT, 1IalI read. On MUon of eounoll..
Jame.. .eoonded b7 oounoUman Ooaohman. the 01tT Attorne7 wel 1nlItruoted to ara.
illl boD4 with the Beloher Ullhal t Pav1ng OomMIl7, 111 amount of One !bousand Dollan,
to guarantee that streets 81U"faoe with oU will wear tor two ,ears. )(oUon llUt aDd
-,arr1ed UD&n1mousl,.
"~J."'o01lllllUl10ation from the 01117 Attorne1 of the 01107 of KiamJ., nor14a, 1I1fO~:;
ahe 01V that the 01117 of Ki8ll1 has 48'OOl1ted with the 80uthern Bank . !rut 00~8II1 ~
. qllJ:t 01a1m dllld to the 01 wof Kiam1 Beaoh, for the 01 t7 Parll: wh10h wal oonTt7e4 ('
W tile 01 t7 ot Kiam1 11 the lU.8II1 Beaoh Imnronment OOllllls.D7, and al1l:6n8 that v01lOheZ'
~or tl.OOO. made' 'Pa1&b1e to the 011:7 of Kiami. be dII'OO11ted w1th. the 80uthern Bank . .
6. ~1l 00_111. tor llSYJIlInt of _. ' ........ _ .~
>.g.., 'On IIIOtion of oounoUII8ll Jamel, seoonded b1 oounoUman LeTi, the 01117 Olerll: wall
1nBttaoted to have abstraot drawn for the 011;1 Parll:. quit olaimed b1 the 01117 of
Miamd. aDd have same submitted to the OitT Attorne1 tor hil approval. Xotion ~t
a.D4 oarr1ed.
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A oommun10ation from the "J.!ctor Boat" re1aUn to bU1 rendered the 01V for
llub11shing of J.Iotor Boat Raoes 111 the 01tT. was read, and on IIIOUon ot oouno1lmaJl
Ooaohlllan. seoondsd b1 oounoUman Lev1. the matter was refened to the 1ola1'0r.
Preliminary estimate of the 01117 Engineer fot the 1l8ving of oertain stnew
w1 thin the oi ty limits was read, and on IIIOUon of oounoUIIllUl James, 8ll00nded b7
oounoUman Ooaohman, the matter was deferred untU the nezt regallU' meeting of the
OounoU.
Oounoilman Brown moved that all side,,81I1:B, ourbs and gutters oonstruoted
'with1n the OitT be WIder the OiV's BPeo1fioations and inslleoUon. The IIIOUon
WI., seooded by oounoilllJ!\n James. and on being llUt was duly oarrhd.
An amended 'Plat of Berman B. Pratt for B10011: 21 ot Ooean Beaoh Addition 10.
8, _s submitted to the Oounoil for its approval. On motion of oounoilman Brown.
seoonded b;V oounoilman James, that the Plat of Herman B. Pratt, of B10011: 21 of
Ooean Beaoh Addition Bo. 3, be approved. Motion 'PUt and oarried.
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The fo110wingOrdl.na.noe "as plaoed uoon its third and f1nal reeding, and read.
in ftl.l.
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Authorizing the South Atlantio Te1ellhone and Te1egrallh O,IIIJlll.111, 1ts SU0088S0rB
a.D4 assigns. to e.tab1i8h, oonstruot, ma1l1ta1l1 and operate its telephone pl188,
wires and other telephone property upon, elong, aoross and under the 'PUblio sueete.
rod., laneo; alleys, avenues, boulevards and o1J1er llublio highways and 1'160es 111
the 01 V ot lliami Beach. .J1orida. ,
BE I'l ORDAINED BY Till: OITY OOUDOIL 011' TIlB OITY 01 IolIAlU BRAOH. !LORIDAI
8eotlon 1. That perm1sBion be. and the same 11 hareb1 grahted to the south
AUrmtio Te1ephona and Telegraph CompalQ', a oorporation of llorida, its BUooeSSOl'll
1Il4 assigns, for a full term of thirtT (30) years from the date upon whioh this
ordinanoe shall beoome effeotive, to establish, oonstruot, ma1l1tain lLIId operate
lines of telephone and telegraph, ino1uding all neoessar,y no1es. fixturee, under-
groun4 oonduits. manhole~~.eleotrioal oonduotors upon, along, aoross and under
the publio streets, roads., a118ys, avenUll8, boulevards and other pub110 high1r8.Tll'
~nd plaoes. or any part thereof, within said 01ty of Kiam1 BeaoQ, ae the bue1nesB
':)f 8..id OOIlllle.ny froll time to tim. may require.
Seotion 2. That the "ork herein neoessary to be done in oonneotion therewith
ahe.1l. be done nnder the supervision !l.lld "i th the approval of the street Oomm1 the
of said oitT. or of properly designated oity offioiale authorized to euperTiee and
\,,.prove the e1'lrn~.
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EXCERPT FROM THE MIJro'l'ES
OF THE IUAMI BEACH CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD JULY 1_, 1931.
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Mrs. T. J. Pancoast and her son, Arohitect Russell T.
Panooast, on behalf of the John S. Collins family, asked the
Council to aocept a new south wing which they proposed to
construct adjoining the present Library BUilding. at a cost
of approximately $17,500.00, to be temporarily used as a
reading room, same to be built as a memorial to the late
John S. Collins.
The follOWing resolution was then introduoed:
RESOLUTION MO. 4062
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF '!'HE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING 'l'HE TENDER
OF A SOUTH WING TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PRESENT
LIBRARY BUILDING AS A MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JOHN
S. COLLDlS, AllD EXPRESSDlG THEIR THANKS TO MRS.
THOMAS J. PAlICOAST AJlD THE JOHll S. COLLINS
FAMILY FOR SAID GIFT.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Thomas J. Pancoast, in behalf of the
John S. Collins family, has tendered the City of Miami
Beach, through this Body, a proposal to construct, with-
out expense to said City, a new wing adjoining the present
Library Building on the south, same to be used as a read-
ing room and extending the present library facilities,
and to serve as a permanent monument and memorial to the
late John S. COllins, and
WHEREAS, Architect Russell T. Pancoast has submitted
plans of the proposed structure which are entirely satis-
factoLY to this Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cit1 Council
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, that we do hereb1
accept with sincere appreciation, this very generous
gift and memorial, not only in behalf of this Council,
but also in behalf of the City and all of. its citizens
who will in the future enjoy the benefits of these ex-
tended facilities, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in accepting this memorial
it is fitting that we add herewith our tribute to our late
friend and Father of Miami Beach, John S. Collins, who by
his courage, faith and vision in the ear11 pioneering days
of our little community gave impetus to and made pOSSible
the tremendous growth and development of our present City,
and we are hapP1 to see this practical and beautiful
monument erected in his memory.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of July,
(SiKned) John H. Levi
Mayor
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(Signed) C. W. Tomlinson
City Clerk
(SEAL)
A motion was made by Councilman Ralston, seconded by
Councilman Meyer, that the foregoing Resolution No. 4062 be
adopted as read, and upon call of roll the motion carried
unanimously.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
RESOLUTION 4062
DATED 1937
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^ H1WOl.UTlON OF TilE CITY COUNCIL OF Tnt
UITY OF tHAllI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTDlG
17IE TJi:NDER 01' A BOUTn WING TO BE COlf-
6TRUOTED 011 THE PREBENT LIBRARY BUILDIIIG
AU A ){DORUL TO 'TRJ LATE ,JORII B. OOLLI1I8,
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.1. F"_OOA.r A1fD Till: JOllll 8. 001.1.1"8 TJ.VILY
ron BAlD GIrt.
wnER~q, Mr~. Thoaas J. Panooast, 1n beh_It or the John I.
CollIns {flJII l.lr , has tendered the C1tr of )llallI Belloh, through
thIs Bod1, . proposal to oonstruot, wIthout expense to saId City,
a new wing ~dJolnlng the pre.ent Llbrarl BuIlding on the louth,
same to be used all a readIng rOOM and extendIng the present lib-
rary faol11tl~", and to serye 8S a permanent ~ona.ent and .eMor-
111.1 to tile lAte .Tohn B. CQlline, and
WllmE^3, ^Y'ohl teet RueBell T. PanOOB.Bt haB eublll tted plllntl
of the pr'OpOlll!<1 struot;ure whloh are entIrely eatlstB.otory to thlll
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CIty of MIamI Beaoh, FlorIda, that we do hereby aooept with eineore
approoiatlon, thIs vory generous glft and memorIal, not only In
behalf of thlll Or}un!)ll, but ,,1110 In behalf at the City and all of
lte ottl~en. who will In the future enjoy the benetits ot these
extended ("oilitIes, llnd
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BE IT P'UHTIIEH HESOLVED thll t in aoaoptlng th18 memorial it in
flttlnl1; tlint "0 I\(!U herewith ollr trIbute to our late friend and
F'athor- of Mlum!. Ileadl, John 8. Coll1ne, who by hIe courage, faith
and vlelcn In thn. el\l'ly ploneorlng daye of our lIttle oommnn1t1
gl\ve Impn.tull 1;0 nntl matle possIble the tremendous growth ami develop-
mon t of OUT' prn.I1011 t CI ty, and 'HI llre happy to eee thIs proctlc"l and
bel\utlful monumont el'ected In hIe memory.
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OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY COUNCIL
MEETI~G HELD APRIL 2, 1930'
The Council, having previously discussed with the Board
of Directors of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, their
proposal to locate a public library in Collins Park, the
following resolution was introduced and same was read in
full:
RESOLUTION NO. 2239
A RESOLUTION OP THE CITY COUNCIL OP
THE CITY OP MIAKI BEACH, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY AND ART IN-
STITUTE OF MIAMI BEACH TO IREC! A
LIBRARY IN COLLINS PARK.
WHEREAS, the Library and Art Institute of Miami Beach,
Incorporated, has filed with the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach, Plorida, a plot plan, showing the proposed loca-
tion of a memorial library in Collins Park in said City, and
WllEREAS, said plan meets with the approval ot the said
City Council,
HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that permiss10n il here-
by given to the said The Library and Art Institute ot Miami
Beach, Incorporated, to erect upon said Collinl lark a
library and art institute, according to the plot plan filed
with said Council, a copy of which is hereto attached.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of April, A. D. 1930.
lSigned) John H. Levi
President of City Council
ATTEST:
(Signedd C. W. Tomlinson
ity Clerk
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. A motion was made by Councilman Clements, seconded by
Councilman Hice, that Resolution No. 2239 be adopted as
read. The motion carried unanimously.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
RESOLUTION 2239
DATED 1930
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J. resoluticn authorizing the st.le at C1t;y Park at llJam1' Beaoh
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1rnRRE!B~ heretofore on t he 16th day o't JllltBry. 1913, the Cit;r
ot lltami did receive b;y Speotal Deed from the Jl1ami Beach ImproVlIIlEllt COIlplU1)'
too, hereinafter described tropert;y. lying ani being in the County cL Dade am
State ot Florida, to be used exolusi \'Ill;y as a publio park and recreatiOll
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J. C8l."t2J.n reota~ar pl.rcel ot grOlDld ~in8 in !own.hip F1tt,-
ttJlIGe (53) South at R2nge FortY"'two (42) East. nth bttmlariea
as t ollOWllI '
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lleginning at a point "'_iol1 is South 15 251 West ani distant
one Illl1dllld fifty till'ee (153) teet tl'OlJ 2l1oti:er !;Oir.t. ';7Ucil
is lbur tl10usend nine r.undred ninHY"'Six (4996) teet East ot
till Northwest corner or Section munbered ttJirt,-tour (M),ot
!i'ormship mmi>ered tiftY"'three (53) South, of RmlGe nur.:b-<"'lld
?artY"'two (12) ECst, t,ilich lest named !;Oint 1s mr};ed b;r a
oonCl'ete montti.ent; thence north 740 351 West one ttJous1'.lIi
eichty--nine (1089) feet to a point; tlence South 150 251
West four lnudred (400) teet to a !.Joint, thence South 740 351
East eleven lundred end. torty (1l4O) teet, Lore lr less. to
10\'1 vw,ter line CIl tile Clest shore of t:e Atlantio Ooeen; thEnce
In n northerly direction r.JeDlderint; wid 10;-; tl~,ter lil'l! :0Il!'
inlllired (400) feet tlOl'C 0.' less, to Eo point ;1ilich is South
740 35' EC-ct fro~J ~~oir.t o:~ be~L~lill{;; thence to poi:-.t 0: be-
_ CUlIl,q;, toaetrer witr1 1'11 ri.::>aricn rights tilerllUnto belonging.
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/Jill ',liEl:G\S. it I>S.s nO\'1 becoL'll iL,_r[ccticable to reintain the
S2Xlll as a public park by the Ci t-y of ::iaci by rer,SCDI of sc.id perk beilt; beyond
till licits or ti:e Ci ty of J:iE.ml ;m:l '.-Ji~hin the 1101 ts of tl'e Cit:i of ::iao1 Booch.
1nccr!Xlr~ted 31J"~e t:e G:'r.nt of said city ~rk;
,UD ;; m:r:i,S, the said Miaci Beach IOl'rovcrrent Compl.l1y 2l1d the
s~io. 01 ty 0;: ~inr.i llr. ve b et;;;ecn t:~::J t:.rr2...l1.ge0. t~t too sai.i per~:: ~ll be con'"
veyal to t::!l s['. id Ci t:r of :':ic.:i B-:::.:.ci:. far lr..rl: c.:rc. otter p.u.')Gsesj
....2~ rr.l':r:i:C::.s, the eit:l of' ~ic.d in:.; baW'. 0:f0:'0"':' O!l~ ~::C"..lS[,J~C. Doll:::-s
(i)l,OOO.OO) to quitcleil~l its ric~:~, :itle aL~ il',:'~-le~t i., cT."::';O ::.iJ. proyerty
il~ onlc:" t:.~.t't:1C sa::n r.ti.:;i:t be c':ll">I'::;Jc.I to t:.:: :..;c;Jd. Cit~; ~ ..;"::1:11 3_[.ch for
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RESOLUTION 1452
DATED 1920
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UOO ~REF(Ril, BE IT BEroLVED BY ~lE mp CumJU <F TIlE
CITY Oi' )lUlU, PLORIDJ.I
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ImIroYeI:J<Jlt Co~ on Jaluary 16. 1913. and reccrded in Deed Book 102, page 219,
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Dade County Publ;o Reoordl. be r&-Canveyed to the JUam1 JleI1.cih.:1mprove~t Com-
p6ny1n order thE-t tre sme ni:;ht be oonveyed to the Oity of JUami Beallh for
po.rk pllll'oselh
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.,~ecei"!?t of One ~,ousandDollars 1$1.0001.
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AGRE~MENT, Made this -'/~day of July,
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tween THE MIAMI 9EACH I~~OVE1ENT COMPANY, a corporation
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org&lized and existing ~der the laws of the State ot Flor-
ida, party of the first part, and CITY or MIAMI BEACH, a
municipal corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Florida, party of the second part;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into a cer-
tain indenture dated August 9, 1920 and recorded in De.d
Book 231 on Page 99 of the Public Records of Dade County,
Florida, n copy of which is hereto attached and incorpor-
ated herein by reference;
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Ten Dollars ($ 10.00) and other good and valuable conBid-
eration paid by and rnovi~g from each of the parties hereto,
to the other, the recei;Jt of which is hereby acknowledged,
it is 8€reed, as follo~s:
1. Thllt sald lndenture be and the same hereby
is amended by inserting after the word "large", as the
same aDpears in the last Ilne of the paragraph of said deed
beginning with the words: "The real estate herein conveyed
shall be used eXClusively as a aue1ic oark and recreation
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ground", the followlng provision, namely: (,"It is expressly
understood and agreed, however, that nothing herein con-
tained 8hell li11i t or "revent the establishment of a public
llbraxy on said real estate for the use of the public, wlth
the consent of the said grantee duly expressed by resolu-
or Mlnute Record
tion/, orovided further, ho~ever, the establlshment, con-
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structlon, operation and malntenanee thereof shall not be
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2. That exceot as he:::-ein ')ro'lided, the eaid
In:'cnl.\lre shall re'nain in full force cnd efieet.
AGREEMENT
DATED 1930
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the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this agreement to be executed in their res?ective
names on their respective behalfs, by their respective of-
ficials thereunto duly authorized, and their respective
corporate eeals to be hereunto affixed, the day and year
first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of:
THE ~IA~I BEACH IMPROVE'lENT COMPANY,
Attest:
By: X,.}Oa...~
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE
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Before me, the undersigned aut:-.or-
ity, th.is day personally a9peared THOS. J. PANCOAST AND
EViLYN ELLIS, to me well known and known to me to be the
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MIAMI BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the state of llorida and
they each acknowledged before me that they exeouted the
foregoing agreement as such officers, for and on behalf
of said corporation, freely and voluntarily, for the
uses and purposes therein expressed and with full author-
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WITNESS my hand and notarial seal this
day of July, 1930.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this
day personally ap~eared before me, LOUIS F. SNEDIGAR and
C. W. TOk~INSON, Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of
the City of Miami Beach, a corporation under the laws of
the State of Florida, to me well known and known to me to
be the persons described in and who exec~ted the foregoing
instrument, and they acknowledged before me that they exe-
cuted the saroe freely and vOluntarily and for the purposes
therein expressed, and that said instrument is the act and
deed of the said corporation.
WITNESS my hand and notarial seal. this l;th day
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THIS INDENTURE, Made this 9th day of August, 1920,
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between THE MIAMI BUCH IMPROVElLENT COl!PANY, a corporation
organized under the laws of the-State of Florida, party of
the first part, and the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, party of the second part;
WITNESSETH, t~at the said party of the first part
for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar lawful
money of the Uni ted State s of America, to it in hand paid
by the said party of the second part at or before the en-
sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged and in consideration also of the per-
formance of the covenants and obligations herein enumerated
to be performed by the party of the second part, has grant-
ed, bar€ained and sold and by these presents does grant,
bargain and sell unto the said party of the second part and
its successors, all the follo~in5 real estate or tract of
land situated, lying and being in the County of Dade and
state of Florida, described as follows:
A certain rectangular parcel of groann lying in
Township 53 South, Range 42 East, with boundar-
ies as follows:
Beginning at a point which is South fifteen
degrees and twenty-five minutes (15025') West
and distant one hundred and fifty-three feet
'(153') from another point which is four thou-
sand nine hundred and ninety-six feet (4996')
east of the Northwest corner of Section 34,
Township 53 south, Range ~2 East, which last
named point is marked by a concrete monument;
thence North Seventy-four de6rees and thirty-
five minutes (74035') West one thousand and
eighty-nine feet (10g9') to a point; thence
South Fifteen de[reee and twenty-five minutes
(15025') West four hundred feet (400') to a
point; thence soutt seventy-four degrees and
thirty-five minutesfL~~0351) East eleven
hundred and forty/( r~O'), more or less, to
low water line on the nest shore of the Atlan-
tic Ocean; thence in a Northerly direction
mean1ering said low water line four hundred
feet, more or less, to a :Joint wi-,ich is s0utii
S~v€nty-four degrees and t~irty-five ffiinutes
(74035') East from point of beginning; ti-:ence
to point of beginning toget~er with all ripar-
ian rights thereunto ~elon~ing;
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with the exceptions hereinafter enumerated and subject to
the terms and conditions following, to-wit:
This deed of conveyance 1s made subject to a
public easement in certain streets and highways in said
tract, which said streets and highways were heretofore
and are now dedicated to the use of the public and are
named and designated in the map or plat of said tract and
adjo~nir~ real estate recorded in Plat Book 2 at page 47
in the office of the County Clerk in and for Dade County,
Florida, on the
day of December, 1912.
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The real estate herein conveyed shall be used
eXClusively as a public park and recreation ground and
neither the whole nor any part thereof shall be sold,
transferred, aliened, conveyed or encumbered by said city
or made subject to the private use of any person or per-
sons separate, distinct or different from the use of the
public at large.
TIle gra11tee hereby covenants wi th the grantor,
its euccessors a11d assigns as a part of the consideration
for these covenants to cultivate, i~prove and maintain
said real estate in a manner and condition fit and suitable
for a public park and recreation purposes and sh?ll from
time to time make such improvements thereon as may be neces-
sary to carry out the spirit and to effect the purpose of
this conveyance. A failure or neglect on the part of the
grantee to carry out and perform the covenants and condi-
tions U==,OIl its ?art to be cerried out and perforl!led here-
under shell cOllsti tute a breach of tr.is instru:'lent and the
said first party, its successors or essi,?ne :'lay et its or
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annulled on account of such default, and the title to said
real estate shall thereupon revert to and be vested in the
grantor. its successors or assigns.
IN WITIE8S tHEREOF, the said party of the first
part by JOHN 8. OOLLIN8, its President, attested by THOS.
J. PANCOAST. its Secretary, has hereunto set its hand and
cor90rate seal on the day and year first above written.
Signed. sealed and delivered
in presence:
THE UIA!.!! BEACa lIAPROVEM!:NT CCllPANY,
BY
(Si~ed) John 8. Collins
Its President.
(Si~ed) Cbas. J. 8tokes
(Signed) H. S. Ed~ar
As to Jobn 8. Collins, President.
(SEAL)
(Silloed) E. W.
(81"ned) Hazel
As to Tholl. J.
8beddan
Pancoast, Secrete.ry.
Attest:
(8i2ned) Thos. J, Pancoast
Its Secretary.
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STATE OF NEW JER8EY )
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COUNTY OF BURLINGTON )
I, a Notary Public of the State of
New Jersey, an officer authorized to take acknowled~e~entB
of deeds, hereby certify that JOHN S. COLLINS, personally
known to me and known to me to be the President of THE UI~I
BEACH IV2ROVEMENT COMPANY. a corporation organized and now
existing under the laws of the State of Florida, and, who
as such officer executed the foregoin5 deed, this day per-
sonally apoeared before me and acknowledged before me tbat
he executed said deed as such officer, in the name of and
for and on behalf of said corporation. freely and voluntar-
ily for trie uses and pur90ses therein expressed, and with
full authority so to do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal, this 24 day of August, 1920.
(Si~ned) Chas. W. Stokes
llo tary Public
My commission expires:
!!arch gth 1925 (52AL)
STATE OF FLORIDA)
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COUllTY OF DADE )
I, a Nota,ry Public of the State of Florid.a,
an officer authorized to take pcknowledgements of deeds,
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hereby oertify that THOS. J. PABCOAST, personally known
to me end known to me to be the Secretary of THE UIA!lI
BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, a corporation organized and
now existing under the laws of the stete of Florida, and,
who as such officer executed the foregoing Deed, this day
personally appeared before me and acknowledged before me
that he executed said deed as suoh officer, in the name
of and for and on behalf of said corporation, freely and
voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein expressed,
and with full authority so to do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal, this 31 day of August, 1920.
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(Si~ed) Hazel Shedden
Notary Public
My commission expires: Nov. 10, 1923.
THE COHVEYABCE of the real estate described in
the foregoing instrument, according to the tenor thereof,
is hereby accepted by the City of Miami Beach, Dade County,
Florida, pursuant to a Resolution to that effect duly adop-
ted by the City Council of said City on the day of
1920.
WITNESS the corporate seal of said City aud t~e
signature of its Mayor, Thos. J. ?ancoast, attested by
J. F. Canova, its City Clerk, this day of
1920.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of:
THE CITY OF MIA~I BEACH,
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
By
Its Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk.
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