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Dave White's request to hold
boxing matches at the Pier is
referred to the Boxing Commis
sion and the City Manager 11/6A6 2h 378
Knights of Pythias are given
permission to use Pier on
night of Nov. 25 11/6A6 2h 378
Council discusses various
offers to lease the Pier
for boxing and take them
under consideration 11/20A6 2h 397
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Mr, Renshaw urges Council
to determine its policy with
regard to the Pier 11/20A6 2k-
Mr. Rice reports on various
offers to lease the Pier 11/20/^ 2k
Harry Simberg offers to
purchase Pier 11/2QA^ 2k
Dave White given permission
to use Pier for boxing show
on night of Dec. k ll/20/k6 2k
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Coimcil denies request of
Greater Miami Junior Hadassah
to use pier for carnival 12/k/k6 2k 1+10
A1 Ritchie's request to use
Pier for wrestling matches
is referred to City Mgr. 12/18A6 2^+ 1+28
Sam Weinstein' request to
use Pier for boxing matches
and J,B. Allen's request to
use Pier for dance contest
are referred to City Mgr. 12/18/1+6 2k 1+28
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Council votes to instruct
Mr. Renshaw to call for
bids for purchase of the
Pier 12/18/1+6 2^ 1+39
Arthur Einstein's request
to use Pier for weekly
boxing matches is referred
to the City Manager 2/19/1+7 521
Duke Jordan's request to
hold boxing matches at
Pier is referred to City
Manager 3/5'A7 25 2
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2 offers to purchase the Pier
are referred to Assistant
City Manager 6/11A7 25 217
BiriL, Berliner Company's
desire to purchase Pier is
taken under consideration 6/18A7 25 226
John Klinger's offer to lease
or purchase Pier is referred
to City Manager 1/7/^ 26 ^
John Klinger's offer to lease
Pier is submitted 1/21/^ 26 l5l
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Mr. Snedigar suggests that
Pier might be converted
into housing quarters for
city employees
Mr. Snedigar's suggestion
is referred to Housing
Committee
Council instructs Mr.
Renshaw to recommend best
method of disposing of
Pier
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Council votes to keep Pier
until auditorium is built-
Mayor Liberman opposes 3/3/^+8 26 2U-5
Louis W. Scott offers to
lease Pier - no action 3/17/^+8 26 268
Request of Richard Stevers
to lease Pier for production
of plays is referred to
City Manager with power to
act 12/30/^ 27 271
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Request of U. of Miami Drama
Dept. to use Pier during
summer months for production
of plays is referred to City
Manager with power to act 1/5/^9 27 27^
Ray Yunes offers on behalf
of client to purchase Pier
for $115)000 - Council
turns down 2/2A9 27 ^OC
American Veterans Committee
permitted to use Pier to
hear tenants' complaints h/6/h9 28 1
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Bert Goldberg asks for use
of Pier for production of -
Jewish stage shows h/6/h9 28 27
American Veterans
Committee granted use
of Pier 2-19-50 l-V-50 29 126
Council to inspect pier—
Request Mr. Renshaw to as
certain probable cost of
making a fishing pier in
order to get revenue
from it 12-13-50 30 2h9
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Mr. Benshaw advises estimated
cost of repairing and ex
tending pier for fishing
purposes - City Manager
to publicize fact that
City is interested in
receiving proposals for leas
ing of pier - proposals to
contemplate removal of outer
pier 1-3-51 30 31lf
Bids to be received for
removal of superstructure
of Municipal Pier 9-19-51 32 66
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/-I ^ ^. Book PaceConstruction of concrete piling
authorlzedon south side of M.B.
Municipal Pier as emergency measure.
Contract awarded. Geo. Bunnell
$650.00 10-6-51 32 98
Tabulation of bids submitted
for removal of Municipal Pier.
City Engineer reports on bids.
Action postponed on awarding
of contract.
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Council discusses pier demolition.
Contracts awarded-r- Austin & Co.
for removal of both bldgs. with struc
tural steel to be left, $38,960.00;
Ludman Steel Co. for removal of
structural steel from both bldgs.,
the contractor to own steel and pay-
City, $1,500.00. 11-9-51 32 163
Schematic sketch to be prepared
for conversion of Pier into a
pavilion and fishing pier. 11-9-51 32 164
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City Engineer's request for
appropriation of $40,000.00
to cover cost of demolishirxg
Pier and incidental expense
approved and appropriation
authorized from Current Funds.
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Suggestions regarding children
on Municipal Pier and bait concession
referred to Recreation Director Woody
9-16-53 35 39
Bid for operation of amusement concession
on pier opened - City Mgr to report on
amount of space to be used by concession
aire (bid submitted by 11-4-53 35 146
Jacobson and Rablnowltz)
Discussion held re. pier concessions.
Bid of Jacobson and Rablnowltz
rejected. 11-10-53 35 14?
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Council goes on record as favoring
having no concessions on Pier as
presently constituted.
11-18-53 35 162
Letter from Harry Plissner
re. operation of concession
on Pier 11-18-53 35 162
$425.00 appropriated for fish
cleaning sinks at Municipal Pier
11-18-53 35 171
$600.00 allocated from South Beach
Community Park Bond Fund to cover
purchase of 20 additional concrete
park benches for Municipal Pier
12-2-53 RB 218
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Rail erection at outer end of
Municipal Pier authorized, $475,00
1-20-54 35 303
Mr. Lipp to look into suggestion
that area at Municipal Pier where
benches are located should be covered
1-20-54 35 303
Changing location of tide gauge
building at Municipal Pier authorized.
$1,000 from unappropriated ctirrent
funds 2-17-54 35 34l
Construction of comfort facility on
Municipal Pier approved 4-7-54 35 4l6
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Bids rejected and readvertlsement
authorized for construction of
comfort station and tide gauge bldg.
at Municipal Pier 36 II3
1st reading ordinance prohibiting
diving or swimming within 100 feet
of pier; prohibiting loitering under
pier 9-1-54 36 147
3rd reading ordinance amending Code,
prohibiting diving or swimming within
100 ffeet of pier - Ord. #1126.
9-15-54 36 164