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Resolution 6419 _-y RESOLUTION NO. 6419 A RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIOd TO BE HELD ON THE 23d DAY OF DECEMBER, 1947, FOR THE PUR- POSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL A MEASURE KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 824 _, PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 19th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1947, AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO ESTABLISH, CON- STRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES AND OTHER TELEPHONE PROPERTY UPON, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, LANES, ALLEYS, AVENUES, BOULEVARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PLACES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO ALL PROVISIONS, TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS IN SAID ORDINANCE RECITED; DESIGNAT- ING THE VOTING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLI- CATION OF NOTICE OF SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, at a regular meeting duly called and held according to law, on the 19th day of November, 1947, Passed upon its third and final reading a measure known as Ordinance No. 824 , entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, • TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES AND OTHER TELEPHONE PROPERTY UPON, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, LANES, ALLEYS, AVENUES, BOULEVARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PLACES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA" , and WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 26 of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, and as recited in Section 14 of said Ordinance No. 824 , said Ordinance shall not become a law until the same has been approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, voting thereon at either a general election or at a special election held for such purpose. and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that said Ordinance shall be in force after its approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach, Florida., voting at a special elec- tion held therefor, and upon the filing of acceptance thereof by said Company. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida: -1- Section 1: That a special municipal election is hereby called anddirected to be held in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, from Seven o'clock A. M. until Seven o' clock P. Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, the 23d day of December, 1947, for the purpose of s'zbmitting to he qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, for approval or disapproval, a measure known as Ordinance No. 824 , entitled as aforesaid, and passed and adopted by the City Council on third and final reading on the 19th day of November, 1947. Section 2: That said special municipal election shall be held at the following polling places in the precincts designat?d, .to-wit: PRECINCT NO. 25: Being all of the area within the City of Miami Beach lying North of the centerline of 51st Street, the Polling Place of which shall be at the 69TH STREET FIRE STATION, situated at 6860 Indian Creek Drive. PRECINCT NO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying 'between the centerline of 51st Street ON TI-E NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of 34th Street to Biscayne Water- way, thence Westerly along the centerline of Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the AUDITORIUM OF NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the Northeast corner of the intersection of 41st Street and Chase Avenue. PEECINCT NO. 27: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 26, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of 23rd Street to Dade Boulevard, thence along the centerline of Dade Boulevard to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto Island, Di Lido Island and San Marino Island the Polling Place of which shall be at THE DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated on the Northwest corner of the intersection of Dade Boulevard and Pine Tree Drive. PRECINCT NO. 28: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach, lying between the South line of Precinct No. 27, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the cen- terline of 15th Street to Bay Road, thence South along the centerline of Bay Road to 14th Street, thence West along the centerline of 14th Street to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at Municipal Golf Club House, 21st Street and Washington Avenue. -2- OI -CT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 28, ON THE, NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay along the centerline of 11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, situated on 12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drexel Avenue. PRECI_?CT ITO. 30: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 29, ON THE NORTH and a line ' ON THE SOUTH running 'lesterly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of 7th Street to Alton Road, thence South along the centerline of Alton Road to 6th Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of 6th Street to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE LIFE GUARD STATION situated in Lumnus Park on the Ocean Front at 10th Street. PRECINCT NO. 31: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 30, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of 3rd Street to Alton Road thence along the South line of Lot 32 in Block 111 of Ocean Beach Addition No. 3, to Biscayne Bay, also including Star Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at the South Beach Elementary School situated between Third and Fourth Streets on Alton Road. PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami Beach lying South of the South line of Precinct No. 31, also including the Causeway property and the islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling Place of which shall be at the Municipal Pier, situated on the Ocean Front at Biscayne Street. -3- Section 3: That for the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to register for and to vote in said special municipal election, the City Clerk, who is also Supervisor of Registra- tion, shall open the books of said City from Nine o' clock A.M. until Twelve o' clock Noon on Saturdays and from Nine o' clock A.M. until Five o' clock P.M. on each day other than Saturdays, Sundays and Holi- days excepted, from November 21st, 1947, to December 13, 1947, both inclusive, and after said December 13th, 1947, no person shall be registered for said election. Section 4: That the official ballot to be used at said special municipal election shall be in full compliance with the laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots and to the use of mechanical voting machines, and shall be substantially in the follow- ing form, to-wit: OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION December 23, 1947 FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIOI'' : Shall the measure known as Ordinance No. 824 , passed and adopted on its third and final reading on the 19th day of : : : November, 1947, and entitled: "AN ORDINANCE : FOR THE MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND • . : TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES AND OTHER TELEPHONE PROPERTY UPON, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, LANES, •• : ALLEYS, AVENUES, BOULEVARDS AND OTHER . : AGAINST THE MEASURE : PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PLACES IN THE CITY OF • : MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, " be approved or disapproved? (In casting an absentee ballot, mark an "X" in the square before the words "FOR THE MEASURE" to indicate your approval of Ordinance No. 824 , mark an "X" in the square before the words "AGAINST THE MEASURE" to indicate your disapproval of Ordinance No. $24 . In the use of the mechanical voting machine, turn down the voting machine lever above the words "FOR THE MEASURE" to indicate your approval of Ordinance No. 824 ; turn down the voting machine lever above the words "AGAINST THE MEASURE" to indicate your disapproval of Ordinance No. 824 ) . Section 5: That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and direct- ed to publish in The Evening Sun and Daily Tropics, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, once a week for a period of four consecutive weeks, next preceding said special election, a Notice of said special municipal election in sub- stantially the following form: "NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 2.3d, 1947, FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF A MEASURE KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 824 , ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELE- PHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES AND OTHER TELEPHONE PROPERTY UPON, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, LANES, ALLEYS, AVENUES, BOULEVARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PLACES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. " • [7._ • . A special municipal election will be held in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, from Seven o' clock A. i.. until Seven o' clock P. M. , Eastern Standard Time, on the 23d day of December, 1947, at the following voting places in the precincts designated, to-wit: PRECINCT NO. 25: Being all of the area within the City of Miami Beach lying North of the centerline of 51st Street, the Polling Place of which shall be at the 69TH STREET FIdE STATION, situated at 6860 Indian Creek Drive. PRECINCT TO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between. the centerline of 51st Street ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of 34th Street to Biscayne Waterway, thence Westerly along the cen- terline of Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the AUDITORIUM OF NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the Northeast corner of the intersection of +1st Street and Chase Avenue. PRECINCT NO. 27: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 26, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the cen- terline of 23rd Street to Dade Boulevard, thence along the centerline of Dade Boulevard to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto Island, Di Lido Island and San Marino Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated on the Northwest corner of the intersection of Dade Boulevard and Pine Tree Drive. PRECINCT NO. 28: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 27, ON THE NORTII and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the cen- terline of 15th Street to Bay Road, thence South along the centerline of Bay Roa0. to l+th Street, thence West along the centerline of 14th Street to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at Muni- cipal Golf Club House, 21st Street and Washington Avenue. PRECINCT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 28, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay along the centerline of 11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, situated on 12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drex- el Avenue. PRECINCT N0. 30: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 29, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the cen- terline of 7th Street to Alton Road, thence South along the centerline of Alton Road to 6th Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of 6th Street to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE LIFE GUARD STATION situated in Lummus Park on the OceanFront at 10th Street. PRECINCT NO. 31: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between the South line of Precinct No. 30, ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the cen- terline of 3rd Street to Alton Road, thence along the South line of Lot 32 in Block 111 of Ocean Beach Addition No. 3, to Biscayne Bay, also including Star Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at the SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY..SCHOOL, situated between third and fourth Streets on Alton Road. PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami Beach lying South of the South line of Precinct No. 31, also including the Causeway Property and the islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling Place of which shall be at the Municipal Pier, situated on the Ocean Front at Biscayne Street. -5- at �aich election the qualified voters of said City will vote upon the following question, to-wit: "Shall the measure known as Ordinance No. 824+ , passed and adopted on its third and final reading on the 19th day of November, 1947, and entitled: 'AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO ESTABLISH, CON- " STRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES AND OTHER TELEPHONE PROPERTY UPON, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, LANES, ALLEYS , AVENUES, BOULEVARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PLACES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ' be approved or disapproved?" For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to register for and to vote in said special municipal elec- tion the registration books of the City of Miami Beach will be open in the City Registration Office in the Office of the City Clerk, in the City Hall, from Nine o' clock A.M. until Twelve o' clock Noon on Saturdays, and from Nine O' clock A.M. until Five o' clock P.M. on each day other than Saturday, Sundays and Holidays excepted, from November 21st, 1947, to December 13th, 1947, both inclusive, and after December 13th, 1947, no _person shall be registered for said election. By order of the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. Passed and Adopted this 19th day of November, A.D. 1947• Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk. E i i 1_ f M, 0 • ' H a lea L� ? Q• 1 v