Resolution 924 udOw wan ism
RESOLUTION NO. 924
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Or MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA
SECTION 1.
That on February 18th, 1925 , this City Council, by
Resolution No. 822 ordered that Washington Avenue be
paved, and where heretofore paved, repaved, to a width
of forty-five feet with a Bituminous Wearing Surface
on a Rock Base and Concrete curb and gutter, from the
North line of Biscayne Avenue to the South line of
First Street, as said Avenue and Street are shown on
a Plat recorded in Plat Book No. 2, Page 81, and as
said Washington Avenue is named and designated in Ordi-
nance No. 170, recorded in Deed Book No. 297 , at Page
242, all of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida;
And on the same day by another Resolution, No. 816, or-
dered that said Washington Avenue be paved, and where
heretofore paved, repaved, to a width of seventy-six
feet with a Bituminous Wearing Surface on a Rock Base
and Concrete curb and gutter, from the North line of
First Street to the South line of Lincoln Road, as said
Avenue, Street and toad are shown on Plats recorded in
Plat Book No. 2, at Pages 56 and 81, in Plat Book No.
4, at Page 83, in Flat Book No. 3, at Page 11, in Plat
Book No. 7, at Page 145, in Plat Book No. 9, at Page
147, and in Plat Book No . 6, at Page 34, and as said
Washington Avenue is named and designated in Ordinance
No. 17C4 recorded in Deed Book io. 297, at Page 242, all
of the kublic Records of Dade County, Florida;
And on the same day by another Resolution, No. 811, or-
dered that First Street be paved, and where heretofore
paved, repaved, to a width of seventy-six feet with a
Bituminous Wearing Surface on a Rock Base, and Concrete
curb and gutter, from the West line of Washington Avenue
to the East line of Alton Road; as said Street, Avenue
and Woad are shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book No . 2,
Page 81, and as said Washington Avenue is named and desig-
nated in Ordinance No. 170, recorded in Deed Book No. 297,
at Page 242, all of the Public Records of Dade County,
Florida;
And on the same day by another Resolution, No. 812, or-
dered that Alton Road be paved, and where heretofore paved,
repaved, to a width of seventy-six feet with a Bituminous
Wearing Surface on a Rock Base and Concrete curb and gutter
from the South line of 'first Street, deflected Southwest at
an angle of ninety degrees with Alton Road to a line thirty-
five feet South of the center line of y'ifth Street ; as said
Road and Streets are shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book
No. 2, Page 81, all of the Public Records of Dade County,
Florida;
And on the same day by another Resolution, No. 824, ordered
that said First Street be paved, and where heretofore paved,
repaved, to a width of thirty-four feet with a Bituminous
Wearing Surface on a R&eek'Base and Concrete curb an trotter,
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from
the West line of Collins Avenue to the East
line of Washington Avenue ; as said Street and Ave-
nues are shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book No.
2, Page 38, and as said Collins and Washington Ave-
nues are named and designated in Ordinance No. 170,
recorded in Deed Book No. 297 , Page 242, all of the
Public Records of Dade County, Florida; and in and
by said Resolutions the City Council designated said
improvements as H-66, H-60, H-55, H-56, and H-68, re-
spectively, and set forth its intention to proceed
with such improvements under Section 29 of the City
Charter of said City.
SECTION 2.
That the Railway track of the Miami Beach Railway Company
is now maintained and operated along said Washington Ave-
nue, Alton Road and 2irst Street at the places where
said Avenue, Road and Street are to be paved, repaved,
or improved as aforesaid, pursuant to the provisions of
Ordinance No. 205, of this City Council, adopted April
9th, 1924.
SECTION 3 .
That pursuant to the provisions of Section 6, of said Or-
dinance 1,o. 205, said Miami Beach Railway Company be, and
it is , hereby ordered to make the repairs or replacements
as to ballast,• ties, rails and the raising or lowering of
the said railway track as, in the opinion hereinafter set
forth of this City Council, will put said track in Bach
condition as to preclude the probability of damage to
said paving, repaving or improvement heretofore ordered
during the reasonable life thereof due to deterioration
of said Railway Company' s track maintained pursuant to
said Ordinance No. 2)5 , and that if this order is not com-
plied with within a reasonable time and within time to en-
able said City to pave that portion of said Washington Ave-
nue, Alton Road and First Street occupied by such track,
at the same time it is enabled to pave the remainder of
said streets , the said City Council will assess the cost
of such paving and a proportionate part of the incidental
expenses against such Railway Company including such cost
upon any intersection of highway in accordance with the
provisions of Section 29, of the City Charter of said City.
SECTION 4.
That in the opinion of said City Council it will be neces-
sary in order to preclude the probability of damage of
said paving or repaving, or improvement during the natural
life thereof, due to deterioration of said track that the
following repairs or replacements as to the ballast, ties,
rails and the grade of said track be made, to-wit:
That said track be constructed of seven inch grooved-
girder rails properly secured to 6" x 8" x 8' creosoted
ties, the latter to be spaced not more than eighteen
inches on centers at rail joints and not more than
forty inches on centers at rail centers.
That brace tie plates be instal led between the rails
and ties of said track at a maximum spacing of six feet.
That catch basins of a design approved by the City
Engineer be installed under said track at all sumps
in the grade line thereof.
That creosoted combined trolley and feeder line poles be
installed where poles are required and that said poles
be of sufficient height to provide proper supports for
street lights to be suspended therefrom over the center
lines of said Road, Street and Avenue.
That said track be lined and surfaced to the lines and
grades established by the City Engineer on a bed of crushed
stone eight inches in depth after thorough compaction.
That crushed stone be thoroughly tamped either by hand or
machine tampers under and around each tie and the base of
each rail, traffic being meanwhile maintained on said track.
That said tamping be continued until eadzand all of said
rails and ties are firmly and solidly settled and bedded
into their predetermined position and free from vibration
or movement of arkv kind. That said track be gone over and
re-tamped as is required until the above condition is ob-
tained to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
That all rock for the above purposes lying below the plane
of the centers of the ties be furnished and compacted in
place by the said Railway Company. That all rock lying
between the center of the ties and the base of the rail be
furnished by the paving Contractor but that the same be
compacted in place by the said Railway Company. That all
rock and other paving materials lying between the base and
the top of the rail be furnished and compacted in place by
the paving contractor, except that the said Railway Company
will be required to tamp suitable filler material under the
rail heads on each side of each rail of each track until
this space is filled to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
Any defects which may develop at any time in said track con-
struction or in said pavement because of such defects in
said track construction shall be promptly remedied at the ex-
pense of tree said Railway Company.
SECTION 5.
That said City will begin said improvement of said Washington Ave-
nue, .Elton .Load and a'irst Street on or about May 15th, 1925 , and
that said Railway Company ishereby ordered to pave, repair and
make the replacements within that portion of said 'Washington Ave-
nue, Alton Road and First Street occupied by said track, beginn-
ing not later than April 15th, 1925, and continuing said construc-
tion with such force or forces of men and equipment as may be re-
quired in order to keep such construction well in advance and en-
tirely out of the way of the Contractor paving the street, other-
wise said portion occupied by said track will be improved as a-
foresaid by said City and the cost and incidental expenses in ac-
cord with the Charter provisions of said City assessed against
said Railway Company.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of March, A. D. , 1925.
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