Resolution 10184 RESOLUTION NO. 10184
A RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE
FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1959, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THEIR
APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, AN ORDINANCE KNOWN
AS ORDINANCE NO. 1363, PASSED AND ADOPTED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1959, AND ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, INC. , A FLORIDA
CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF
THIRTY (30) YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN A GAS UTILITY SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA", SUBJECT TO ALL
PROVISIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN SAID
ORDINANCE RECITED; DESIGNATING THE VOTING
PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF
BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE OF SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
at a regular meeting duly called and held according to law, on
the 2nd day of September, 1959, passed, upon its third and final
reading an ordinance known as Ordinance No. 1363, entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM,
INC. , A FLORIDA CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE FOR
A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30) YEARS TO CONSTRUCT,
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A GAS UTILITY SYSTEM IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA",
and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 26 of the Charter
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, and as recited in Section 18
of said Ordinance No. 1363, said ordinance shall not become a law
until the same has been approved by a majority of the qualified
voters of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, voting thereon at an
election held for such purpose, and
WHEREAS the City Council has determined that said ordinance
shall be in force after its approval by a majority of the qualified
voters of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, voting at a special
election held therefor, and upon the filing of acceptance thereof
by said Company, the effective date of said ordinance, however,
to be not less than forty (40) days after the final passage
thereof by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: I
SECTION 1. That a special municipal election is hereby called
and directed to be held in the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, from 7:00 o'clock A.M. until 7:00 o'clock P.M. , Eastern
Standard Time, on Tuesday, the first day of December, 1959, for
the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, for approval or disapproval, an ordinance
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known as Ordinance No. 1363, entitled as aforesaid, and passed and
adopted by the City Council on third and final reading on the 2nd
day of September, 1959.
SECTION 2. That said special municipal election shall be held at
the following pblling places in the precincts designate
to wit:
PRECINCT NO. 25-A: Being the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying between the North line of the
corporate limite: of the City of Miami Beach ON THE NORTH and a
line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from the Atlantic Ocean
along the center line of 71st Street to the center line of
Indian Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Indian
Creek to the center line of Normandy Waterway; thence westerly
along the center line of Normandy Waterway to Biscayne Bay,
the Polling Place of which shall be at the BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL situated on 77th Street between Tatum Waterway Drive
and Dickens Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 25-B: Being the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying between the South line of
Precinct 25-A ON THE NORTH and the center line of 51st Street
ON THE SOUTH, the Polling Place of which shall be at the 69th
STREET FIRE STATION, situated at 6860 Indian Creek Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No.
25-B ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from
the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 34th Street to
Biscayne Waterway, thence westerly along the center line of
Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which
shall be at the NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the
northeast corner of the intersection of Arthur Godfrey Road
and Chase Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 27: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No.
26 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from
the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 23rd Street to
Dade Boulevard, thence along the center line of Dade Boulevard
to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto Island,
Di Lido Island and San Marino Island, the Polling Place of
which shall be at the DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated on
the northwest corner of the intersection of Dade Boulevard and
Pine Tree Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 28: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No. 2,
ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from the
Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 15th Street to Bay Road,
thence South along the center line of Bay Road to 14th Street,
thence West along the center line of 14th Street to Biscayne Bay,
the Polling Place of which shall be at the east entrance of the
MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING at 17th Street and Drexel Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No.
28 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from
the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay along the center line of
11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of which
shall be at the FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, situated
on 12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drexel Avenue.
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PRECINCT NO. 30: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No.
29 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from
the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 7th Street to Alton
Road, thence South along the center line of Alton Road to Gth
Street, thence westerly along the center line of Gth Street to
Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the OCEAN
FRONT AUDITORIUM at 10th Street and Ocean Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 31: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct No.
30 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from
the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 3rd Street to Alton
Road, thence along the South line of Lot 32 in Block 111 of
Ocean Beach Addition No. 3, to Biscayne Bay, also including
Star Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the Polling Place
of which shall be the SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
situated between Third and Fourth Streets on Alton Road.
PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying south of the South line of
Precinct No. 31, also including the Causeway property and the
islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling Place of which
shall be at the SOUTH SHORE PARK RECREATION CENTER BUILDING on
Biscayne Street at Biscayne Bay.
SECTION 3. That, for the purpose of enabling persons to register
who are qualified to register for, and to vote in said
special municipal election, the City Clerk, who is also Supervisor
of Registration, shall open the books of said City from 9:00 o 'clock
A.A. until 5:00 o'clock P.M. on each day, Sundays and Holidays
excepted, from September 3, 1959 to November 7, 1959, both
inclusive, and after said November 7th, 1959, no person shall be
registered for said election.
SECTION 4. That the official ballot to be used at said special
municipal election shall be in full compliance with the
laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots and
to the use of mechanical voting machines, and shall be substantially
in the following form, to wit:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
December 1, 1959
FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL
OF
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
Shall the ordinance known as Ordinance No. 1363, passed
and adopted on its third and final reading on the 2nd
day of September, 1959, and entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, INC. , A FLORIDA
CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30)
YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A GAS UTILITY
SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, .1FLORIDA", be
approved or disapproved?
MAKE A CROSS (x) BEFORE YOUR CiP!CE
FOR THE ORDINANCE
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE
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In casting an absentee ballot, mark an "X" in the square
before the words "FOR THE ORDINANCE" to indicate your
approval of Ordinance No. 1363 ; mark an "X" in the square
before the words "AGAINST THE ORDINANCE" to indicate your
disapproval of Ordinance No. 1363 . In the use of the
mechanical voting machine, turn down the voting machine
lever above the words "FOR THE ORDINANCE" to indicate
your approval of Ordinance No. 1363; turn down the
voting machine lever above the words "AGAINST THE
ORDINANCE" to indicate your disapproval of Ordinance
No. 1363 .
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to publish in the Miami Beach Sun, a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
once a week for a period of four consecutive weeks next preceding
said special election, a notice of said special municipal election
in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION,
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DECEI'IBER 1,
1959, FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF
AN ORDINANCE KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 13 63,
ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, INC. , A FLORIDA
CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF
THIRTY (30) YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE
AND MAINTAIN A GAS UTILITY SYSTEM IN THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. '
"A special municipal election will be held in the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, from 7:00 o'clock A.M. until 7:00
o'clock P.M. , Eastern Standard Time, on the 1st day of
December, 1959, at the following voting places in the
precincts designated, to wit:
PRECINCT NO. 25-A: Being the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying between the North line of
the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach ON THE NORTH
and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly from the Atlantic
Ocean along the center ''line of 71st Street to the center line
of Indian Creek; thence northerly along the center line of
Indian Creek to the center line of Normandy Waterway; thence
westerly along the center line of Normandy Waterway to Biscayne
Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the BISCAYNE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL situated on 77th Street between Tatum
Waterway Drive and Dickens Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 25-B: Being the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying between the South line of
Precinct 25-A ON THE NORTH and the center line of 51st Street
ON THE SOUTH, the Polling Place of which shall be at the 69th
STREET FIRE STATION, situated at 6060 Indian Creek Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 25-B ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 34th Street
to Biscayne Waterway, thence westerly along the center line of
Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which
shall be at the NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the
northeast corner of the intersection of Arthur Godfrey Road
and Chase Avenue.
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PRECINCT NO. 27: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 26 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 23rd Street
to Dade Boulevard, thence along the center line of Dade
Boulevard to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto
Island, Di Lido Island and San Marino Island, the Polling Placc
of which shall be at the DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated
on the northwest corner of the intersection of Dade Boulevard
and Pine Tree Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 28: Being the area within the City of Miami Bead.
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 27 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 15th Street
to Bay Road, thence South along the center line of Bay Road to
14th Street, thence West along the center line of 14th Street
to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the
east entrance of the MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING at 17th Street
and Drexel Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 28 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay along the center line
of 11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of
which shall be at the FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING,
situated on 12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drexel
Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 30 : Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 29 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 7th Street to
Alton Road, thence South along the center line of Alton Road
to 6th Street, thence westerly along the center line of Gth
Street to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at
the OCEAN FRONT AUDITORIUM at 10th Street and Ocean Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 31: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach
lying between the South line of Precinct
No. 30 ON THE NORTH and a line ON THE SOUTH running westerly
from the Atlantic Ocean along the center line of 3rd Street
to Alton Road, thence along the South line of Lot 32 in
Block 111 of Ocean Beach Addition No. 3, to Bisciyne Bay, also
including Star Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the
Polling Place of which shall be at the SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, situated between Third and Fourth Streets on Alton Road.
PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami
Beach lying south of the South line of
Precinct No. 31, also including the Causeway property and the
islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling Place of
which shall be at the SOUTH SHORE PARK RECREATION CENTER
BUILDING on Biscayne Street at Biscayne Bay.
"at which election the qualified voters of said City will vote
upon the following question, to wit:
'Shall the ordinance known as Ordinance No. 1363,
passed and adopted on its third and final reading
on the 2nd day of September, 1959, and entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, INC. ,
A FLORIDA CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF
THIRTY (30) YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
A GAS UTILITY SYSTEM IN TIIE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA" be approved or disapproved? '
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"For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are
qualified to register for and to vote in said special
municipal election the registration books of the City of
Miami Beach will be open in the City Registration Office
in the Office of the City Clerk, in the City Hall, from
9:00 o'clock A.M. until 5:00 o'clock P.M., on each day,
Sundays and Holidays excepted, from September 3, 1959 to
November 7, 1959, both inclusive, and after November 7,
1959, no person shall be registered for said election.
"By order of the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida. "
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 1959.
Mayor
Attest:
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