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Okeechobee, florida, Sept. 4.th# 1923~:
!he Oity Council of Okeechobee, 'lori4& met in regtÜar session
at 7 .30 0'c1~ck .P. JI.~ on the above date and the following ....
pr.s.nt: H. B. DeYarman, President# OouncilmenAlbert Berka, f. '~
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Hampton and L. II. Bau1erson,with R. p.f1etch~r, Olerk# L. W. Jen- .
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ninp# Oity, Attorney and '1m. Collins, Chief of police in atteDdanc.;¡
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lIinutes 'of ..etings held August 21st, August 24th and Augtlst
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'30th .ere re~ and approved.
)(1'. r. II. III edge appeared before the Oounoil and requested .'J"
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Council to extend the water line from a point ,nearR. If. Bass,' ~
re81denOe to 'tallor Oreek to 'pr~V1de the neh hou..e. with 0 it," .
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water for washing ,fish, and 0 ouno i1 'requested 111'. Elledge tø pro-
cure prices of pipe in Jaoksonvilleand forward s8JJl,e to Oouno!l~
JIr. r. II.' Kobley requested the Council to lay a sewer main .
ao~ 8t1ookn.ee Street to a point near his residence, and same was
re1cred to the Water and Light Oommi ttee;¡
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1Ir. J. D. lIoOarthy requested the Oounoil to have the e1eotrio
ligbtline extended to hi. residence, and same was referred to,the
'later and Light Oommittee;'
]irs: Van pon appeared before the Council relatiye to the
cattle and hogs running at large in last Okeeohobt,;¡
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The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Bamp-
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I ton# seconded by Oounoilman Berka and pass.d by unanimous .otei
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I Resolution
'Be it resolved by the 01 ty .Oounoi1 of the Oi ty of Okeeohob.e~
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. County of Okeechobee# State of Florida, that the sum of .2~l50:¡OO
! withheld þy Geo: ,;ì Parker, ~ormer Oity' Attorney, for, validation of
city street 1JIprovement liens and collection of street improvementri
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liens, i8 exorbitant and unreasonable.'" ,I I
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Therefore _e,the City aounoil of 'the Oity of Okeechobee author- ~
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. ise the c1 ty attorneys to bring s\Ü. t for the recovery of all 'Or .
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any part of the &moun' 10 withhe1d by the said Geo: I:' Parker:
The following ordinance was intrOduced by OOUnoilman Berka, .
and seconded by Councilman RaJlpton:
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An Ordb'l~oe to secure the p$lio safety in the city of Oke8- '
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ohob.~, to prevent the operation of automobiles ,by pcaons under'
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Be i'1: ordained~ by th'e KarOl' and Oi ty Oounoi1 ot the Oi-ty of Okee-
ohobee~ "~.~.. Òounty of Okeechobee, State of V10rida.
'Section 1. ~at the driving of motor vehicles' commonly known as
automobiles by persons under the age ot s1xteen yearsof age is.
dangerous to th e pub1io safety in the 01 ty -of Okeeoho~e, and is
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hereby declared *0 be detrimental to the public satety; That 1t 1s
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unlawful for any person under 'the said age of sixteen years to ,
operate or dri...e an automobile within the 01ty limits of the Oity
of Okeeohobee~ unless aooOllpanied by a parent~ who is an exper-
ienoed dri-ver, on the front seat w1:th the child;
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Section 11.. Any person under' the age of 'sixteen year8 who shall
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vi01atethe provi8ibns of section one of this ordinance; that
is by dr1 Ting an automobile w1 thin the 01 ty 11mi ts ot the Oi ty
of Okeeohobe.. shall be 8üb~'ct to a t1nenot to exceed twenty-
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fiTe tI25;00) do1lar8. or imprisonment not to 8xceed thirty day.~
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Read a tirst and seoond time by unanimous consent. and passed
in open .e.sion.' this 4th day of September A. D. 1923.
Attest: .
B. P. 'letcher
(Seal) ~erk.
Approved th1s day of A. D. 1923.
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The foll8W1ng Ordinance was 1~trOduoed by Oouno1lma.n Bauler-
son and seoonded by Oounoi1.Jlan Berka:
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.AI OBDIIDel DQUIRIIG ALL PESOIS _1'1'1111 1m: BU8IDSS -
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, DISmOT' TO OODIOT WItH SIUIU.CΠLID AID DISOOl'!II'UI SUlU'AOI
'fOILI'1'8; All) 1'0 PaOHIBIT TD USI Or'SUlU'AOI !O1L11'S II '1'D oxn
or ODIOBOBD AID BEQUIRIIG .ALL PDSOl8 THDIII 1'0 DIe! 'l'OILIH
DIOK OOllPLYWI'fH 1'HJ: S1'AD RJ:GULJ.TIOISjf 'rID LIKI! WITHII WHIOH
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, , Poson KAT ÒOKPLY ABD 'J.'ÌŒ PEIl.ALTY'rOB 101 001lPLIAlOI~
.. 1'1' ORDAIDD BY '1'IŒ KAYO!¡ .un OITY COUNCIL or !HI OI'l'Y or
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OD~~. O~TY or OXUOHOBEE, STATZ or fLORID.&.: -
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Sect1on ~.. !hat the use of surface toilets~ unsoreened pr1v1es
and'otber sucb outhouses used for latr1ne purposes~ witbin the
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01ty of Okeeohobee~ County of Okeeobobee~ state of rlo.r1da~ are
¡ detr1mental to the public health of the Oity~ and a nuisance;
That it il unlawful for any person w1 thi1\ .tbe Oity.of Okeeohobee
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to have and u'se any such outhouse or privy, except as hereinafter
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provided; and the owner or owners, ~gent or p~rsón ~ving charge
of any bus1ness building or .res1denoe wi thin the City lill11 ts o~ J'"
I t.he 01 ty of Okeeohobeeare hereby req.u1ret:,¡to di s oo.ntinue such use~ I
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wi th1n ninety days from the passage of th1s ordÙ).anoe. !
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SeotiO7:l II;' All owners, agents or persons having charge of any
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business bu.11ding or residence wi thin one hundred and f1fty feet
of any finished sewerage line are hereby required to.oonneot witb
said s..erage 11ne, and to install on their p~ell11ses such,indoor
toilets &S shall be p8esoribed by the City Health Officer;
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, Section III. All owners~ agents or persons having charge of any
business .building or residence of more distance than one bDndred
and fifty.feet from any finished sewerage line ~ are herby requi-
red to build and install a sanitary screened outhouse or pri vy ~ i
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the s~e to comply with 'the spe01fioations that shall be :pres-
cribed by the City Health Officer. . .
¡ Section IV. Any :¡')erson who shall erect an! business ~ilding
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i or residence within the City of Okeeohobee is hereby required
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w1 thin. sixty days from date of completion or oooupanor of said'
building or residence, to er80t such proper toilet or privY as
. has heretofore been 8et out ~ the previous sections of this
ord1nanoe~ dependant upon the looat1on of s&1d building 'or ")
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res1denoe.
Any person affected by any of the sections of this ord1nanoe~ ....,../
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except section four shall have n1ne~y day,s wi thin which to comply
_ith the prov18ions thereof. .
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Any person whO shQ.ll fail to comply with the provisions of
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any section of th1s ordinance shall be liable to pay a fine not
to exoeedfive hundred (.500~OO) dollars, or to imprisonment
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not to exceed sixty days or both.
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Read a ~irst and seoo~d time by unanimous consent, and on tl1
, th1rd reacUng passed in open session.. this 4th day of September
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Attest: '
B. P: Fletoher
,k alerk.
e Seal) ,
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Approve4 this Sth day of September- A.D. 1923; ,¿.
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Building permits were ordered issued to the following
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named persona: I. S. .&kins, He" H. Osteen and T. )I. lIobley.
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The following bills were approved and vouchers ordered
issued for same:
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", 709 o. o. Bardy' Amount due for building Gar. 50;00
710 Okeechobee }Jews Publishing tax sale 31;194
711 L. II. Baulersonm Hay and feed 19;:75
712 J. r~ Coachman Ioe for August 2:50
713 Spoiled
714 R. P. Fletoher Fees in Jla.yorls court 9.00
7),5 Wm. OOJ,lins . '" 1S~00
716 T. w. Conely, Jr.. . i.. 9.00
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717 Okeeehobee lews Papers mailed out in August. 100.00
71g R. I. )loLaugh1in Rent City Hall for AUgust 20;'00
719, Scharfsohwerdt Bros;1 Light bulbs and look 3;'70
720 o. E. Si_ons ReeO;d1~g satisfaoti9n liens 17;100
721 lIob1ey Transfer Oo;J Drayage &: building truck bodyl14;'75
722 Okeechobee Rd.. &: I'ur. 00;1Iardware 13 ;'g5
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723 Ok~echobee !e.1~ph9De 00, Phone rent for September 6,25
724 J. O. Platt Orimina1 costs . 11;'20
725 llarous Gibson ~lary for bþ8t . 100;100
726 .m:' Oollins '" 125;\00
727 R. P. Fletoher ... 150;~0
72g llike Smith .. . 60;00
729 I."~ Bond Oompany. Iron, lumber and oement. ,35g~10
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5 Fairbanks, )lorse &: 00. Clutch coupling for engine 5.16
6 Gulf Refining Company Gasoline and oil' 31.15
upoa motion Oounei1 adjourned.
Attest: ~. ~ -~
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