Resolution 6563 RESOLUTION NO. 6563
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FINDING AS
TO THE NUMBER OF FREEHOLDERS LEGALLY
QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD APRIL 20TH, 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 $1, 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 free-
holders who were qualified electors residing in said City, and legally
qualified to participate in the Special Election held in said City on
April 20, 1948, was 4436 , 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 April 20th, 1948, such canvass having
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 April 20th, 1948, was 4436, and that
only 1998 of said freeholders qualified as aforesaid entered the
polling 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 fourteen (14) of said freeholders qualified as
aforesaid, cast absentee ballots, 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
approval 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 310
per annum, for the purpose of constructing
and extending Water Mains and lines?" 1914
votes were cast, of which 1765 votes were
"For Bonds" and 149 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3
per annum, for the purpose of constructing
Storm Sewers?" 1902 votes were cast, of
which 1754 votes were "For Bonds" and 148
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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3-%
per annum, for the purpose of paving portions
of each of the following highways: 17th
Street from Meridian Avenue to Washington
Avenue; Meridian Avenue from Lincoln Road
to Dade Boulevard?" 1834 votes were cast,
of which 1593 votes were "For Bonds" and
241 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3i%
per annum, for the purpose of widening
Collins Canal bridge at Meridian Avenue?"
1801 votes were cast, of which 1514 votes
were "For Bonds" and 287 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3i%
per annum, for the purpose of constructing
a White Way lighting System on 17th Street
from Meridian Avenue to Washington '.venue?"
1894 votes were cast, of which 1607 votes
were "For Bonds" and 287 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3fg
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 paving
portions of each of the following highways:
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?" 1816 votes were cast, of which
1565 votes were "For Bonds" and 251 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 here-
after to be determined, not exceeding 3fg
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 con-
structing a white way lighting system on the
following highways: 5th Street, from Alton
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Road to Ocean Drive; 41st Street, from
Alton Road to Pine Tree Drive; Collins Ave-
nue, from 63rd Street to 75th Street; 71st
Street and Everglades Concourse, from Rue '
Notre Dame to Collins Avenue; Collins Ave-
nue, 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
Terrace; 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 Pennsyl-
vania 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?" 1791 votes were
cast, of which 1515 votes were "For Bonds"
and 276 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do hereby declare
that the issuance of said bonds in the aggregate sum of $1, 563,000.00
has not been duly and legally approved by the voters, as provided by
law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of April, A. D. 1948.
Mayor
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