Flamingo Park_December 1926 to May 1929FLAMINGO PARK
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role' Course Lese=22=his—t
Council votes to purchase park 8, 443
Endorsement of Lions Club on above 8, 474
Committee on Purchase of above 9, 51
Council authorizes use of for Boxing
match - 9, 53
City Mgr's Recommendation on purchase 9,125,128'
Res, 1955 calling .Bond Election 9) 128
Ballot Box prepared 5-29-29 9 219
Proofs of Posting & Publishinfr 9, 222
Returns of Clerk & Insprs. 9, 225
FLAMINI° PARK
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Returns of Election canvassed 875729 9, 226
Resolution No. 2010
Bonds Authorized Res._ 2011
0-5-29 9, 228
$100,000 Bonds sold to First Nat'l Bank
Res. 2042 of Miami 8-8-29 9, 292
4425,000 Bonds sold to First Nat'1 Bank
Res. 2045 of Miami 8-13-29 9, 297
Deed, Abstract & Atty's Opinion 10-31-29 9, 383
(Filed in Envelope #30, Sectional File)
FLAMINGO PARK
Swimming Pool coot referred to City Mgr.
Plan & Estimates presented " 1-22-30
Locker Rooms & Showers approved 1-22-30
Complaint against manner of conducting
Political Rally in Park 5-21-30
Development plan presented 7-9-30
$3,000 for trees & shrubbery
Sidewalks from llth & Jefferson to Band-
stand authorized 9-9-30 10, 262
7-9-30.
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9 , 369
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9, x-50
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10, 200
10, 200
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Suggestion of Night. Football referred to
recreation director Lemon 9-17-30 10, 264
Proof of Publishing Notice for Bids 0 10, 264
Bidders on Flamingo Park Sidewalks " 10, 265
Contract awarded to E. 0. Smith " " 10, 272
Cost of Night Football too high 10-1-30 10, 281
Permit for Political Meeting 10-1-30 10, 281
Permit for Democratic Rally 10-4-30 10, 284
Final Est. on Sidewalk Contract 10-15-30 10, 297
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Clay Tennis Courts Discussion 10-29-30 10,305
Committee appointed on above 10-29-30 10,305
Sidewalk: Jefferson Avenue Extended be-
tween llth & 12th Streets 11-5-30 10,319
Bids Received on Sidewalk 11-19-30 10,337
Lenox Company -Offer Lease 12-30-30 10,425
Lenox Company offer refused 1-21-31 10,455
Bidders on SK -26 and Comfort Station
and Locker Room 4-22-31 11, 22
Sidewalk Contract; Berry & Son, Inc. 4-25 " 23
FLAMINGO PARK
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Revision of plans of comfort station and
locker room requested 4--25-31 11, 23
Low Bidder J. C. Gaffney asked to go over
plans in effort to reduce 4-27-31 11, 25
Final Estimates on cost of improvements
filed with Minute Data of 4-22-31
Objections filed to location of volley-
ball and basketball courts 1/8/34 12,226
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Sidewalks & Comfort Station Bids--22-31 11, 22
Comfort Station-J. C. Gaffney Inc. 11, 25
Sidewalk-26-SK-Berry & Son, Inc. 4--25-31 11, 23
Change of schedule of diamond. ....3
Petition objecting to change" _ " 7-21I_.31 11, 109
J.H.Wendler objection to schedule 715-31 11, 100
Permission for soft drink sonoeesion asked " 119
Three Tennis Courts Bids Called For " 130
ql " 9-2-31 11, 142
" Contract Berry & Son
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Site for High School asked 12-16--31 11, 242
Chas. Cusick: Band Concert proposition _11,. 243
Am.Legion Boxing Tournament permit 11, 21I3
Bids on Construction of Bleachers 4--15-32 11= 317
Contract Let to John L. Berry & Son " 11, 318
n n n n n n "" 20-32 11, 320
Refreshment concession at ammond Ball
Field-Amerioan Legion 5-4-32 11, 323
Admission- to Diamond Ball __games
reduced 5-3-32 11,366
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Diamond Ball project underwritten
5OO.00 by City 3-24-33 12, 18
Installation of gas heater in
Lockerrooms at $120.00 authorized 2/7/34 1?^, 256
$100.00 appropriated to finish tennis
courts started with CWA Funds 7/25/34 13 16
X400. appropriated to corqplete moving
of volley ball courts 8/1/34 13 29
Appropriation for volley ball court
removing increased to $627.28 8/29/34 13 65
Guard rail around band shell to
be constructed 10/31/34
13 134
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Addition to Locker Room and
Sanitary Sewer for Rest Room at
Baseball field authorized
11/7/34 13 136
Completion of 3 tennis courts,
started under CWA, authorized 11/21/34 13, 169
Seats to be built in baseball grand-
stand at $600.00 authorized 11/21/34 13, 169
M. B. Welfare Federation
given permission for benefit
entertainment in Flamingo Park 2/1/35 13, z6
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$2,000.appropriated for planting
hedge around Flamingo Park 4/30/35 13 378
Flamingo Park baseball field facilities
to be offered to major ball leagues
7/5/35 13 488
Cincinnati Base Bali Club ask to
use Park for games with Car//dina5ls
Portion of walk for bicycle Briding 14 101
asked to be set aside 5/20/36 14 443
Construction of
park approved
shelter in Flamingo
10-21-36
15 M8
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Removal of basketball court to
west end of park urged by Dr.
Agos 3-10-37
Use of Flamingo Park for political
ralley authorized. 5/1g/37
Proposal of Federal Theatre project
to put on Summer shows in Flamingo
Park 1-6-39 17 445
No action taken on request of Federh1
Theatre project for Park 2-1-39 17 461
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15 430
16 96
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City Mgr. authorized to advertise for
bids for office building in Flamingo
Park -Wig/39_ 1 - 325 -
Bids
25
Bids received and refected on abova
proposed office building 11/3/39 1U 363
J.B.Lemon'a estimate of cost for putting
--Flamingo Park
in -prop er---h-ape-Thr bas-ebai 1
training field
21216/39 18 386
Recreation Dept . ataff urge early con-
struction of office building 11/16/39 1 3g6
—Civic League of B. gran to u8 S�
:Park, a ,.!4T,--1_1-1-3 18 392-
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Contract for office building in
Park authorized to A.J.Miles at
$5,130.00 1/17/40
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18 448
1st estimate to A.J.Miles on Office
Building for Recreation Dept.ordered
paid 3/6/40 19 15
Gubanatorial candidates granted use
of Flamingo Park for public speaking
3/28/40 19 46
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J.B.Lemon urges lighting system
to mil—field—of Flamingo Park
15
and renting_ _of f_iel & to ball
club at set figure per night 4/3/40 19 66
Bids to be called for on lighting
system for baseball park 4/3/40 19 66
Contract for baseball lighting
system awarded to F.C.Ast subject
-to—working-out—or details by mm-
___ mitt ee cont rVcW4an 19 73
Atvjriati on of $6,201.00 made f oy ad-
ionas expense in conned with
ball lighting stem_ //$/40 19 73
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Use of qamingo Park for --Political
rallies granted 4-1-4o 19 74
Two requests for use of Flamingo
--Park for-po . ,z orizedl
Dade County Democratic Exe.Comm.
Republic Campaign Headquarters
0-23-40 10
Flamingo Park Whiteway lights appro-
priation authorized 11-20-40 19 414
Contract for Basketball court awarded
o er Contraeting Go. 11/20/40 19 415
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J.B.Lemon and H.N.Schwart;address
Council in re: proposed lease between
M.B.Baseball C1ub,Inc.& City. 1/8/41 20 11
National Council of Jewish Women
given permission to use Flamingo Park
on the evening of Feb.12,1941 1/8/41 20 14
Tentative Agreement with M.B.BaseBall
Club referred to City Atty. 1/29/41 20 25
Committee consisting of Harry M.Hice,
Ju- ._ . t_ . _..visited
on summer baseball committee J29/41 20 25
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Agreement with M.B.Base Ball Club,
Inc. 2/12/41 -
20 46
_Use_ of Flamingo -Park on Easter -night
for Inter -Faith meeting granted
4/2/41 -20 134
Use of Flamingo Park- b Philadelphia
Nationals for Spring 1942 training
Agreement authorized- zed- x/2/41 20 134
JL..B. C -it i-zens-League-ask--use-of F, om a .gin„
Park for political ralley (refused)
5/7/1 20 211
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City Manager and City Clerk to name
3 -dates for politioar-ralleys in Flamin-
go Park 5/21/1
20
227
Flag Committee of M.B.Elks Club
-granted use of-Flaminge Park June—
Di 1941 6/5/41 20 264
eque_st of J.11.Lemon for t750.00
appropriation for summer muscal
-pregrams in P-a-rk-ref-errled t -e City Mgr.
6/18/41 _a
Appropiqiiti on $370.00 for pine 20 05
hedge ar_ound football rield,_a,t
Flamingo Park authorized 7/2/41 20 330
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Council confirm action in acceptance
of 5% gate receipts on Shaunessey
Play -Off 10-2-41 20 439
Lease on ball park in Flamingo Park
authorized to M.B.Baseball Club,Inc.
3/4/42 21 232
Clerk reports execution of above
lease with M.B.Baseball Club,Inc.
3/18/42 21 251
Council grants use of Flamingo Park
to U.S.Air Corps Training School
2 21 268
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Council grants use of Flamingo Park
to Dade Co.Democratic Committee 4/28/42 21,294
J.B.Lemon - Director of Recreation
given military leave - 7/15/42
Harry M. Hice appointed Director of
Recreation 7/22/42
Res.#5591 authorizing leasing of
portions of Flamingo Park to U.S.Arm
City Mgr.recommends extdna33on4?of
handball courts in Flamingo Park
2/17/43
21 383
21, 410
(€J&4i ki
21 426
22 35
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Laurence Schwab presents plan for
musical programs in park 11/3/43 22 210
Laurence Schwab's proposal accepted
and appropriation of $25,000 made
for necessary improvements to
bandshell In park 2/9/44 22 275
Council agrees to installation
of additional lights in ball field
if fee of $15.00 for each ball
game is paid to the City 3/17/45 23 15
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Contract for installing fencing and gates
around ball park awarded to E. W.
Carlson in the amount of
$1,625.10 4/18/45 23 45
Council appropriates $516.86
to cover cost of horse show 4/18/45 23 48
Council gives Phillies Baseball
Club permission to use baseball
field for 1946 spring training 7/18/45 23 155
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..,ontract awarded Filer Equipment
Co. for 18 sections of portable
bleachers in the amount of
$4, 66o.00 11/7/45 23 285
L. Murray Dixon of Typhoon
Club asks for use of
Flamingo Park baseball field
for high school team 12/5/45 23 307
No action taken pending report
of Mr. Renshaw as to cost
of rehabilitation of park 12/5/45 23 307