13369 RESOLUTION NO. 13369
WHEREAS, in the list of pioneers whose labor,
devotion, inspiration and efforts have transformed South
Florida from a waste wilderness to the world' s best known
resort area, the name of Henry E. Flagler stand pre-
eminent, and
WHEREAS, it was the daring pioneer spirit of
the said Henry E. Flagler which brought the first railroad
into Miami at the turn of the Twentieth Century, and
WHEREAS, the growth of Miami and the evolution
of Miami Beach was attributable in the main to the
construction and operation of said railroad, and
WHEREAS, in fitting commemoration of the
achievements of this outstanding pioneer, a monument to
his memory was erected on an island in Biscayne Bay within
the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach, and
WHEREAS, the said island, by erosive action of
the tidewaters of Biscayne Bay, has jeopardized and en-
dangered said monument, and
WHEREAS, the proper preservation of said island
and said monument is notably a national responsibility, and
WHEREAS, the preservation and enhancement of
said monument and said island is fittingly a responsibility
of the Federal Government and pre-eminently justifies its
acquisition by the Federal Government as a part of its
National Monument Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Congress
of the United States, the President of the United States,
and the Department of Interior, a.re hereby memorialized and
respectfully requested to take the necessary actions for the
acquisition and maintenance of said island and said monument
for the benefit of all the people of these United States; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that copies of this resolution
be transmitted to the members of Congress respresenting the
State of Florida, to the President of the United States, and
to the appropriate officials of the Department of Interior.
The adoption of the above and foregoing resolution
was moved by the Honorable Jay Dermer, Mayor.
PASSED and ADOPTED this l st day of September , 1971.
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Attest:
City Clerk-Finance Director
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139