Resolution 6533 RESOLUTION NO. 6533
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FINDING AS TO THE NUMBER
OF FREEHOLDERS LEGALLY QUALIFI} D TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE SPECIAL ET,FCTION HELD FEBRUARY 24TH, 1948 ,
AND CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE SAID SPECIAL
ELECTION AND DECLARING THE RESULT TO BE AGAINST
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE TOTAL SUM OF
$2,563,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSES IN THIS RESOLUTION
STATED.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk and Supervisor of Registration of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, has certified that the total number of
freeholders who were qualified electors residing in said City, and
legally qualified to participate in the Special Election held in
said City on February 24, 1948, was 4347, and
WHEREAS, this City Council has made a canvass of the returns of
the certificates of the Inspectors and Clerks who held and conducted
said Special Election held on February 24th, 1948, such canvass hav-
ing been made solely, exclusively and entirely from such returns ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, that we do hereby find and declare that the
total number of the freeholders who were qualified electors residing
in said City and legally qualified to participate in the Special
Election held in said City on February 24th, 1948, was 4347, and that
only 1620 of said freeholders qualified as aforesaid entered the poll-
ing places and signed the signature certificates as a prerequisite
for voting, as required by law, and actually entered the booths of
the voting machines and participated in the election, as shown and
evidenced by the public counters on the voting machines used in said
election, and that one (1) of said freeholders qualified as aforesaid,
cast an absentee ballot, pursuant to law and participated in the
election, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do hereby find and declare that
the total number of votes cast in said election in favor of the approv-
al of the bonds and the total number of votes cast in said election
against the approval of the bonds were as follows:
Upon the question: 1. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $200,000.00 with interest at
a rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 31% per annum, for the purpose
of constructing and extending Water Mains
and lines?" 1522 votes were cast, of
which 1346 votes were "For Bonds" and
176 votes were "Against Bonds".
Upon the question: 2. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $560,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 31% per annum, for the purpose
of constructing Storm Sewers?" 1505
votes were cast, of which 1337 votes were
"For Bonds" and 168 votes were "Against
Bonds".
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Upon the question: 3. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $90,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 30 per annum, for the purpose
of paving portions of each of the follow-
ing highways : 17th Street from Meridian
Avenue to Washington Avenue ; Meridian
Avenue from Lincoln Road to Dade Boulevard?"
1427 votes were cast, of which 1138 votes
were "For Bonds" and 289 votes were
"Against Bonds".
Upon the question: 4. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $65,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 3- % per annum, for the purpose
of widening Collins Canal bridge at
Meridian Avenue?" 1402 votes were cast,
of which 1083 votes were "For Bonds" and
319 votes were "Against Bonds".
Upon the question: 5. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $8,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 3*% per annum, for the purpose
of constructing a White Way Lighting
System on 17th Street from Meridian
Avenue to Washington Avenue?" 1422 votes
were cast, of which 1107 votes were "For
Bonds" and 315 votes were "Against Bonds".
Upon the question: 6. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $181,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 3i% per annum, for the payment
of which a special annual tax will be
levied, the amount of which levy will be
reduced by collections from special
improvement assessments made against abut-
ting property, for the purpose of paving
portions of each of the following high-
ways: 17th Street, from Meridian Avenue
to Jefferson Avenue; Pine Tree Drive
from Dade Boulevard to 26th Street; Abbott
Avenue, from Indian Creek Drive to 71st
Street; Abbott Avenue, from 71st Street
to 73rd Street; Harding Avenue, from 73rd
Street to 75th Street; Harding Avenue,
from 75th Street to 87th Terrace?" 1408
votes were cast, of which 1139 votes were
"For Bonds" and 269 votes were "Against
Bonds".
Upon the question: 7. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $459,000.00 with interest at a
rate hereafter to be determined, not
exceeding 30 per annum, for the payment
of which a special annual tax will be
levied, the amount of which levy will be
reduced by collections from special
improvement assessments made against
abutting property, for the purpose of
constructing a white way lighting system
on the following highways: 5th Street,
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from Alton Road to Ocean Drive; 41st
Street, from Alton Road to Pine Tree
Drive; Collins Avenue, from 63rd Street
to 75th Street; 71st Street and Ever-
glades Concourse, from Rue Notre Dame
to Collins Avenue; Collins Avenue, from
Biscayne Street to 23rd Street; Alton
Road, from 5th Street to Collins Canal;
Meridian Avenue, from Lincoln Road to
Collins Canal; 17th Street, from
Washington Avenue to Collins Avenue;
Everglades Concourse, from Rue Notre
Dame to North Bay Causeway (formerly
known as 79th Street Causeway) ; Collins
Avenue, from 75th Street to 87th Terr-
ace; Drexel Avenue from 12th Street to
Lincoln Road; Pennsylvania Avenue, from
7th Street to Lincoln Road; Euclid
Avenue, from 5th Street to Lincoln Road;
Jefferson Avenue from 5th Street to 11th
Street and from 15th Street to Lincoln
Road; Michigan Avenue, from 5th Street
to 11th Street and from 15th Street to
Lincoln Road; Lenox Avenue, from 15th
Street to Lincoln Road; 6th Street,
from Washington Avenue to Michigan
Avenue; 7th Street, from Pennsylvania
Avenue to Michigan Avenue; 8th Street
from Pennsylvania Avenue to Michigan
Avenue; 9th Street, from Washington
Avenue to Michigan Avenue; 10th Street,
from Washington Avenue to Michigan
Avenue; 11th Street, from Drexel Avenue
to Michigan Avenue; 12th Street, from
Drexel Avenue to Meridian Avenue; 13th
Street, from Washington Avenue to
Meridian Avenue; 14th Street, from
Washington Avenue to Meridian Avenue ;
14th Place, from Pennsylvania Avenue
to Meridian Avenue; 15th Street, from
Washington Avenue to Alton Road; 16th
Street, from Washington Avenue to
Alton Road; Pine Tree Drive, from Dade
Boulevard to 26th Street; Meridian
Avenue from 5th Street to Lincoln Road?"
1409 votes were cast, of which 1114
votes were "For Bonds" and 295 votes
were "Against Bonds".
Upon the question: 8. "Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
issue negotiable coupon bonds in the
amount of $1,000,000.00 with interest
at a rate hereafter to be determined,
not exceeding 30 per annum, for the
purpose of constructing an auditorium,
in addition to negotiable coupon bonds
in the amount of $750,000.00 heretofore
authorized and issued for the same
purpose?" 1386 votes were cast, of
which 1035 votes were "For Bonds" and
351 votes were "Against Bonds".
and,
WHEREAS, a majority of the total number of freeholders who were
qualified electors residing in said City, and legally qualified to
participate in said Special Election, did not vote therein;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do hereby
declare that the issuance of said bonds in the aggregate sum of
$2,563,000.00 has not been duly and legally approved by the voters,
as provided by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, A. D. 1948.
)gele
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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