Resolution 2610 2610
RLSOLUTI6N NUliBER
RAUEOTING, A?2BOVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY TO RENDER A
. ORZ ADEOATE TRANSPORTATION TO THB CI?!
OF MIAMI BEACH AND ITS INHABITANTS BY THE
ABANDONMENT OF THE OPERATION OF STRP:ET CARS
UNDER ITS FRANCHILi'v, IN MIAMI BEACH JN CER-
TAIN ;TF: 3T3 IN THE CITY or MIAMI BSACH AND
TIIR SUBSTITUTION OF GASOLIII MOTOR mumss
FOR SAID STREET CARS ON CERTAIN OF THE SAID
ETR-'2,ETB OR
10RTION6 THEREOF AND BY THE
OPERATION OF GASOLINE MOTOR VEHICLES ON
CERTAIN OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY .F kIANI BEACH;
AUTIORIZING AND DIRECTING TTr CITY " ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO JOIN WITH NNE 111 t
BEACH RAILWAY COWPANY IN MAKING APPLICATION
AND TAXING SUCH OTHER STEPS AND PROCEEDINGS
AS KAY BE NECESSARY TO SECURE A? VL OP THE
RAILROAD COMUISSION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
AND Si. TING FORTH PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO.
WEIBMIAS, The Miami Beach Railway Company has been re-
quested by the City of Miami Beach and its inh4.bitants, to render
a
more adequate transportation to the City of Miami each and its
inhabitants by the abandonment of the operation of street cars
now being operated by it on certain streets in the City of Miami
;4ach under its Franchise known as Ordinance No. 205, passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City ,1,,f Miami Beach an April
9p 19P4, Out the substitution of gasoline rotor vehicles .for
said street cars an certain of the said strF)ets or portions
therlcof and by the operation of gasoline motor vehicles an cer-
tain other street, in the City of loliami beach, and
WHEREAS, the condition of the transportation business
in the City of Waal Beach i such that the n,!.ed of the City of
1114,11, Beach and its inhabitants will be better served, by the aban-
donment of the operation of the said street cars and the substitu-
tion of said gasoline motor vehicles for said street cars sad by
the operation of said gasoline motor vehicles, and
WHEREAS, Section XII of Ordinance No. 205, being the
Franchise heretofore validly grunted to The Miami Leach Railway
Co7,-any and now in force and affect, provides among other things,
a .
that changes in means and methods of transportation and sub-
stitution for those at any existing under the said French/as,
may be node at any time rind from tie to time, in whole or in
part, but only with tho apprzmra sild on the authority of the
City Council, and
'YT17..liA0,,, The Vioq11 beach Railway Company has the
fhnncial ability, operating dependability, skill and, ex-
perience to proVide and operate said gasoline motor vehicles so
that the City of Nisi teach end its inhabitants may be provided
with adequate transportation, and
Wm * , The liaai Beech Railway Comy haz agreed
to the request of the City of Niali Beach and its inhabitants,
and is willing to abandon the Operation of said street oars
now operated on said streets and to substitute gasoline :7:,otor
vehicles for said street ca s on certain of the said strfiets
or portions thereof and to operate gasoline motor vebiA.,:-.s on
,..ertain other streets in the i;ity of Miami Bertch, Nnd
WnEAS, the ity 'ouncil has been advised that said
nbandonment I ubjet to the approval of the F,allroad Coraldsion
of the state of Florida, and that certain proceedings are nec-
essary to secure tach approval, including the filing of an
application with the osid Railroad Co in for authority to
oak* said abandonment, and
VH,TEIS0 the City Council is desirous of authorising
and 7!irecting the City Clerk, on behalf of the City, to join
with The Misrmi Beach Railway Company in ma\fing such application
Rni in ta:King such other stei's and :,)roceedings ,na,y be nacos-
stry to secure the approval of the said Railroad Colission,
NOW, TAZRUFO ,
BE IT £ $ ?RE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
N/ANT 3ACU, YO1A, Ai3 FOLLOWSI
Section 1. That the City Council of th,t, City of
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M1p,r1 Eench, unCer and by virtue of the provisione of Sectien
XII of that certain FrenchiSe grented. to The Pari Beach Rail-
way Co any by the City of Nivel Beach, end cnown as erdinence
$o. 205, peesed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach on April 1, 1924, does hereby request lnd give its
approval and authority to the 'change In the means and methods
of transportation nor exi5ting under said Franchise, by the
abandonment by ?he amt Beech Railway Cony of the operation
of street cars new being operated under authority of said
Frenohlee
Along Alten AQad fro the laterreetion with
Fifth Street to the intereection with 45th
Street; along Wrshinn Avenue from the in-
tersection with First Street to intersection
with llth Street; along lith Street from the
interaction with Weehineten Avenue to the
intereection with Perk Avenue; along Park
Avenue from intersection idtb llth 'Street to
the intereectien with Dade Boulevard; along
Pine Tree Drive fro- the intersection with
Dada Bouleverd to the intersection with
Sheridan Avenue near 26th Street; along
Sheridan Avenue from intersectien A.th Pine
Tree Drive near 20th Street to intersection
with Pine Tree Drive near 40th Street, and
along ?Imo Tree Drive from intersection with
Sheriden Avenue near 4th Street to Flamingo
Weterway Bridge,
and the eubstitution of gasoline motor vehicles for said street
oars on the following streets, evenues, alleys, highways, bridges,
end public places and in either or both directions thereon in the
City of ttiee! Beach, Florida, and its &amnia*, to-wits
Along Alton Road free the intersection with
Fifth Street to the intersection with 45th
Street; along Washington Avenue fro- the In
tersection with Fifth Street to the inter-
section with Lath 1:itreet; along lath Street
from the intereectien of Noahingten Avenue
to the intersection with Perk AMMO; along
Park Avenue from the intersection with lath
Street to the intereection with Dade Boule-
vard; along Sheridan Avenue from the inter
seotien with 41st treet to the Intersection
with Pine Tree Drive near 46th ,Otreet, and
along Pine Tree Drive from intersection with
Sheridan Avenue near 441-th. Street to Bridge
across Flamingo Waterway,
and the City Ceuncil of the City of Miall Beach does hereby
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request end give Its epproval and authority to the operation
of gasoline ,-lotor vehicles on the following streets, avenues,
alleys, highways, bridgos nnd public places and in either or both
directions thereon in the City of Mtai Beach, and its successors,
to-witi
Along ;:.3rd street frog intersection with
?ark Avenue to intersection with Collins
Avenue; along Conine Avenue true inter-
• section with 23rd Street to intersection
with 41st Stre,t; along 41st Etreet from
Intereection 'with Collins Avenue to inter-
section with Alton Road; along Pins Tree
Drive from Flamingo eeterway Lridge to
intersection with 63rd 6treet; along 63rd
Street from Intersection with Collins
Avenue to intersection with Alton Road;
along Alton Road from intersection with
63rd Street to intersectian with 45th
Street; along 5th Street from intersectien
with Alton Road to interseetien with
Vashington Avenue; along Lincoln Road
from intersection with riesh4,neton Avenue
to interseetion with lieridian Avenue;
along Meridian Avenue from intereectien
with Lincoln Road to intersectiAt with Dsde
Boulevard; along Dade Boulevard from inter-.
eection with Meridian Avenue to intersection
With Pretrie Avenue; along Prairie Avenue
from intersection with Dade Beuleverd to
intersection with 34th Street; along Sixth
Areet from intersectian with Alton hoed to
intersection with Lenox Avenue; along Lenox
Avenue from intersectien with Sixth etreet
to intersectien with 4th Street; along 4th
, treet fro interecti )n with Lenox Avenue
to Intersection with Alton Road, and slong
Alton Road from intersectiOn with 4th 2treet
to the intersectitn with 5th 3treet*
Section 2. The City Clerk, on bebelf of the City of
Miami Beech, le hereby authorizid end directed to join with
The 4tset Bench Railway Company in making Aeelicatien to the
Relreed Coeetesien of the State of Florida for authority to
make said abandonment and to take such other steps and proceed-
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lugs as say lie nemossary to seoure the approval of the said
Railroad Coremission*
Section 3. That this Resolution shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage and adoption by the
City Council of the City of Miami Boomiht and its aceeptence
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by Tho Railway Company.
Seetloe 4. That none of the rights, priellagez or
franchise granted to The Miami Beach Reilwey CceeeanY
Ordinance No. 205, passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Alimi belie, or April Olo 1924, are affected in any
tanner by the passage and adoption or this Resolution, or the
ece4ptenee theMent by The Itiael Beechiy Comeany, or the
abandonment of the operation of the said street cars and the
substitution of gasoline motor vehicles for said street ears
or by the operetion of said gssoline motor vehicles in
accordance with this Resolution.
Section 5. Thet this Resolution shall not repeal
any portion of Ordinanee No. 2014
Section C. fat the sage and adoption of tWs
Resolution by the City Council of the City of Ulavi SeGeb,
shell be oonsidered by the Railroad Consiselon of the State of
Floridat as the consent of the City Coupon of the City of
Miami Beech, in also the City of Miami leach, to the abandon-
ment of the operation of said street cars as herein set forth.
eAeSeD AND ADOPTED, this elth day of April, lam,
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