Miami Beach Railway Company_July 1954 to December 1957MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 25
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Meeting to be held with bus company
officials relative to bus franchise
renewal 7-21-54 36 99
A report of the Miami Beach bus franchise,
prepared by a special sub -committee of
representatives of civic organizations
filed 8-4-54 36 109
Conference to be held re. Miami Beach
Railway Company franchise when all
Councilmen are present 8-11-54 36 116
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Report of City Engr. re. proposed
changes in bus routes:- To serve
west end Biscayne Pt. and Normandy
Shores; to serve Mt. Sinai so that
pedestrians will not have to cross
Alton Rd.; to remove service on
Prairie Ave. north of 41st St., 47th
St. west of N. Meridian, and 51st St.
Hearing to be held on 9/1/54.
8-18-54 36 133
Request to remove service from Prairie
Ave. north of 41st, 47th and 51st Streets
denied. Plans for bus service to take care
of Biscayne Pt. and Normandy Shores area
under consideration 9-1-54 36 139
MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 27
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New plan of revised bus routes submitted
giving service to Normandy Shores and
westerly end of Biscayne Point without
depriving any area of service which it
now has. Also buses will travel around
Mt. Sinai so that people will not have
to cross Alton Rd. Approved.
9-15-54 36 153
Mayor Shapiro advises that provision
will be made for discussion of M.B.
Railway Co. franchise before ordinance
is given first reading
9-22-54 36 199
MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 28
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Hearing set on Oct. 27, 1954 to
consider renewal of company's
bus franchise 10-6-54 36 203
1st reading ordinance granting
franchise to M.B. Railway Company
10-27-54 36 279
Discussion held regarding franchise.
Resolutions and telegram filed.
Time between 1st and final readings
of franchise discussed. Cost of
election to be borne by Railway
Company 10-27-54 36 283/286
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Final reading of bus franchise
ordinance deferred until Nov. 5, 1954.
11-3-54 36 308
Dade County Central Labor Union
endorses granting 20 -yr franchise to
M.B. Railway Co.
11-3-54 36 314
Proposed amendment to franchise
ordinance considered,re. right of
City to purchase. Amendment adopted.
3rd and final reading Ordinance granting
bus franchise - Ord. #1140 315/
11-5-54 36 320
MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 30
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Res. #8818 calling franchise election
on 12/14/54
11-5-54 36 321
Meeting to be arranged between bus company,
Biscayne Point Home Owners Assn and Asst.
City Mgr. to discuss petition from Biscayne
Point residents seeking improved bus service
12-8-54 36 360
Files written acceptance of Ordinance
#1140, granting them 20 -year franchise
to operate bus system in city. (attached
to original of Ord. 1140) 12-27-54 36 386
MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 31
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Public hearing to be conducted re.
Railway Co.'s proposed change in
"C" bus route 1-5-55 36 399
Hearing re. routing of "K" bus on
77th St. set for Feb. 2, 1955
1-19-55 36 405
Hearing conducted on request of Railway
Co. to reroute "C" bus so it would turn
from Wash. Ave. onto Fourth St. and then
across MacArthur Causeway. Request to
take buses off Loth St. entirely taken
under advisement. Hearing continued
to Feb. 2, 1955 1-19-55 36 405
MIAMI BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY 32
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Hearing re. removal of "K" Bus
from 77th Street. Petitions in
Clerk's files opposing and favoring
continuation of route on 77th St.
Matter taken under consideration.
2-2-55 36 434
Hearing re. change in "C" bus
route. Matter taken under consider-
ation. 2-2-55 36 434
Councilman Frank favors removing buses
from 4th St. and routing them across
5th St. Suggests 77th 2-:.16-55 36 438
St. not be used for K" bus
rdaand that 75th St. be put in
cmQlton ana used.
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All bus routes removed from Fourth
Street; Fifth Street to be used
hereafter. 2-16-55 36 438
Matter of rerouting "K" bus to be
taken up at next meeting - Feb. 23rd.
2-16-55 36 441
M.B. Railway Company requests Council
to approve their acting as self -insurer
up to $50,000, and carrying insurance
from $50,000 up to $1,000,000 for any
one accident. Matter deferred until
next meeting. 2-16-55 36 446
Above request approved. 2-23-55 36 448
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Hearing continued on rerouting
"K" bus. Mr. Lipp advises results
of survey. Motion to return to old
route fails. Motion that present route
remain fails. Present route to remain
after second vote. Traffic and origin
and destination survey to be made.
2-23-55 36 450
Petition filed objecting to rerouting
"K" buses from 4th to 5th St., and urging
installation of traffic light at corner
of 4th St. & Washington Ave. No motion
to reconsider action of Council in re-
routing buses on 5th St. therefore matter
ddro pped. Survey to be made re. traffic
in's ailed: h St. and if n ed,�to be 16 453
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Asks Council to take action on their
request for permission to re-route "C"
bus line so that it would turn onto Lith
St. from Wash. Ave. and then proceed
across MacArthur Causeway to Miami.
Council advises that studies are still
being made and took no action.
3-30-55 37 48
Approval given to re-route "C" bus
on 5th Street 7-20-55 37 275
wner of apt, house at N W. o . 4rding
Ave. and 73rd St. requests that -
Bus be re-routed so that it will not pass
his house. Public hearing 9-21-55 beeld 37 358
on Oct. 19.
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Hearing conducted on proposed change
in "R" bus route north of 71st Street.
Action deferred. 10-19-55 37 394
Res. #9163 authorizing M.B. First
Nat'l Bank to act as collection agent
for $10,000 U. S. Treasury bonds which
M.B. Railway Co. put up to cover claims,
as provided in their franchises (Ord. #1140)
11-2-55 37 425
Shuttle bus route proposed at northerly
end of the City to serve Biscayne Pt. and
Biscayne Beach areas. Mr. Lip 's report
read. Hearing called on 12/7/55 re.
proposed bus route change.11-16-55 37 444
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Hearing conducted on proposed change
in bus route at northerly end of City.
Mr. Lipp sets forth proposed changes
agreed to at meeting held with
organizations' representative and
bus company. Change in certain bus
routes including proposed shuttle
service denied. New hearing to be
held on Dec. 21, 1955.(((NOTE: on
Dec. 9, Mr. Lipp advised Clerk's Office
that contemplated hearing will not be
held))) 12-7-55 37 472
Bus hearing scheduled on Dec. 21st
cancelled 12-14-55 37 490
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Communication from City Clerk re. M.B.
Railway Company report as to their gross
annual receipts for year 1955. Report
accept1ed. 3-7-56 38 98
Property Jag, N.W. cor 73rd St. &
Harding Ave. asks that buses traveling
on 73rd St. be routed on 72nd St. because
of noise. Mr. Lipp to contact property
owners in 3 blocks between Harding and
Dickens Aves. and enlist their support of
bis proposal to route east bound buses on
(3rd St. and west bound buses on 72nd St.
6-6-56 38 220
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Request for change in "R" bus route .
in north end of city requested.
(72nd and 73rd Street ) Petition
filed. Hearing called on Sept. 5.
New survey to be prepared.
8-15-56 38 350
Hearing conducted re. change in "R"
bus route. Changed to provide that
westbound buses will travel on 72nd St.
and only eastbound buses will travel
on 73rd St. between Harding and Dickens
Avenue. Railway Co. 9-5-56 38 383
advised they had no objections
to change
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Statement of Bernard B. Davidson, City
Auditor, in amt $350.00, approved and
appropriation from u.c.f. authorized
in connection with audit of M.B. Railway
Co. liability for period 2/17/53 to 2/17/54.
10-17-56 38 467
M. B. Railway Co. offers no objections
to permission being granted Venetian
Sedan Service and Twin City Jitney Co.
for replacement of jitney equipment with
new Plymouth stretch -outs, seating 8 passengers
and the driver, subject to stipulation that
at no time in future are the new automobiles
to be converted to carry any addsl passengers.
Permission granted. 12-18-57 40 166