Resolution No. 4062REBOLUTEON NO. ~O6a
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
CITY OF MIAM1 BEACH, FYDBIDA, ACCEPTIN0
qqlE TENDER OF A BOUTH WlNO TO Bw. CON-
8TRUOT~ ON ~ PRESENT LIB~ BUILD~O
A~ A N~OR~ TB~ ~TE JOHN 8. ~I~INB,
A~D t~RXeS~ N~IR T~K6 ~ ~S.
~H BAlD
WHEREAS, Mrs. Thomas J. Pancoast, in behalf of the John 1.
Collins family, has tendered the Olty of Wiaml Beach, through
this Body, a proposal to construct, without expense to said City,
a new wing adjoining the present Library Bull~lng on the south,
same to be used as a reading room and extending the present lib-
vary facilities, and to serve as a permanent monument and memor-
ial to the ],ate John H. Gelline, and
WHEREAS, Ar<;hltoct Russell T. Pancoast has submitted plane
of the proposed structure whloh are entirely satisfactory to this
Council,
NOW, TREREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Counoil of the
City of ~{laml B~aoh, Florida, that we do hereby accept with sincere
appreciation, this very generous gift and memorial, not only in
behalf of this Council, but also In behalf of the C~ty and all of
its o~t~zou~ who w~ll ~.n the future enjoy the benefits of these
BE IT FURTHER ~E~LVED that in aoopptin~ this memorial it
f~tt]nS tb.t ~. add herewith our tribute to our late frlend ana
Father of M~mt Beach, John 8. Collins, who bY his oouPn~e, faith
and vision ~n the early p~oneor~n~ days of o~ little community
~ave ~mpetu~ to nnd made possible the tremendous ~vowth and
meet of o,v pve~ent CIty, aud .e are happy to nee thle practical and
beautiful monumnnt o~'ected in hle memory.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thl. ]{{th day of July, A. D., 19}7,
ATTEBT{
~Jl. ty Clerk