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1924-05-14 ~ - " 228 Okeechobee, Florida, ~y ,1~,192~. Pursuant to'~he following call the City Council met in spec- , , tal èession at g o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following . " wereþresent: T. W. Conely, Jr., Mayor, H. H. DeYarman, President, . . O°ùncilmen J. Denham'Bird, Albert Berka, H. T. Bass and H. H. Han- ' oO~k with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk, L. W. Jennings and B. L. Jennings, Jr., City Attorneys and Wm. Collins Chief of Police in attendance. . . Okeeohobee, Florida. May 13th, 1924. I To 1ion~ H. H. DeYarman, 'J/ , Hon. Albert Berka, Hon. H. T. Bass, ". Hon ~ J. Denham Bird,. . Hon. H. H. Hancock, , : Members of the City Council, , ~ity of Okeechobee, Florida. I, T. W. Conely, Jr., Mayor of the City of Okeeohobee, Flor- ida do herebf call a special meeting of the City Council of the . City of Okeeohobee, Florida, to be held at the Council Cha~ber, ~ within the City of Okeechobee, on the 14th day of May, A.' D.'192~" at the hour of 7.30 O'clcock P. M. for the purpose of considering the' question of calling an election for the purpose of bonding the City of Okeechobee, Florida for the purpose of raising money for several of the municipal purposes provided for in the charter of of the City of Okeechobee, and for such other purposes as 'may DUiY' . come before-2!lbe brought before the City Council. , You, and each of you are hereby commanded and notified to be J ,,', . at ànd attend the aforesaid meeting at the place herein named. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I,have hereunto set my hand as Mayor of the'City of Okeechobee, Florida, and causéd the corporate seal I ! of said City to be affixed hereto and the attested by the City -n ¡ II Clerk, this 13th day of Kay A. D. 192~. , ' iJ:, ' T. W. ConelY~ ) , Mayor of the City of Okee- .~ Attest: chobee, Florida. {' R. P. Fletcher , ~ Clerk of the Ci ty of Okeecho-' . bee, Florida. ~ ~ (SEAL OF CITY OF OXEECHOBEE) I , May 14th" 192~ I ~ . ~ STATE OF FLORIDA, j SS (. ~ I COUNTY OF OXEECHOBEE. (, {"i1:::"~" I " ,;} ;,¡,¡~.., «, Before the undersignesi pers~all1'è:á.me H. H. DeYarman, . II\, . .., . .~. ,', . " ' " , , y', .~,~.,¡ ,",;,{; ,[,.,;c-, ,', ,~j',JJiLh~"':. I - 'iIIi' Albert Berka, H. T. ~ass, J. Denham Bird and H. H. Hancook, who being dmly sworn depose and say that they are members of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee,Florida, and that they have re- oeived the foregoing notice of a special meeting of the City Coun- cil of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, .as therein specified, and that they have appeared in response thereto for the purpose of . attending the said meeting and for the purposes therein named. H. H. DeYarman I Albert Berka '" H. T. Bass 'J. Denham Bird H. H. Hanoock Subscribed and sworn to before me this l~th day of May A. D. 192~. W. R. Gm Ñotary Pu 1 c for the State (Notary Seal) of Florida at Large. My Com- misionExpires March 19,1926 Ordinance No. 77 was introduced by Councilman Albert Berka, seconded by Councilman J. Deham Bird and the vote on roll call was as follows: Yeas lays. H. H. DeYarman . H. H. Hanoook Bpne \ H. T. Bass . J. Denham Bird . Albert Berka .oRDINANCE NO. 77 (AN ORDINANOE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUING or BONDS BY THE. . .. . IlAYOR AND OITY OOt/BOIL or THE OIT. ~ OF OnECHOBEE. FLORIDA, FOR , THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AND EXPANDING THE WATER SYSTEK OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, FOR FURNISHING WATER AND FœRE PRO- TECTION, FOR EREOTING WATERWORKS, LAYING WATER MAINS, PURCHASING LANI) FOR EREOTING THE SAKE THEREON, AND FOR ALL OTH~ NEOESSARY THIlfGS IN OONNECTIOH THEREWITH; FOR. THE FURTHER PURPOSE OF .RE- PAIRING, CONSTRUCTING, EXTENDING AND EXPANDING SEWERAGE INOLUDING . ALL OONNEOTIONS UPON OERTAIN AVENUES, STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOr IN THE CITY OF OXEECHOBEE~ FLORIDA, IN ALL ITS DE- TAILS; FOR THE FURTHIR PURPOSE 0' DJ:OTUG A KUNIOIPAL BUILDIlfG . . . :' 230 . IS AND FOR THE CITY' OF OXEECHOBEE, rLORIDA, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE , . QUARTERS FOR THE CITY GOVERNMENT' AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PURCHAS- ING LAND FOR EREOTING THE SAME THEREON, AND FOR ALL OTHER NECESSARY THINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; FOR THE FURTHER PURPOSE or PRO- VIDING A MORE ADEQUATE FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE CITY or OXEECHOBEE, I FLOR~DA, PURCHASE or ENGINES, HOSE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND FOR lŒET.ING PAnŒNTS ON EQUIPMENT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED; FOR THE FUR- THER PURPOSE or MAINTAINING THE CITY PARKS or THE CITY or OXEE- I ØIIOBII, FLOR¡DA, IHCLUDUG PtJRCHASUTG OR LEASIIiG OF LAB!) AlID ALL, ('r..,1 I ð'mER THINGS NEOESSARY. TO .IKPROVE THE PARK SYS"TEK; FOR THE FURTHER 1 t i PURPOSE 'OF PAVIIG, CURBING, '~DI1fG. IN ALL ITS DETAILS: CERTAIN :J:1 AVENUES, STREETS OR PARTSTHQEOF IN THE CITY or OXEEOHOBEE, . FLORIDA, AND DESIGNATING THE AVENUES, STREETS OR PARTS THEREOF ... ,TO BE SO IMPROVED, AUTHORIZING LIEN CERTIFIOATES TO BE ISSUED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY WHERE NEW STREETS AND NEW SEWERAGE MAINS ARE OONSTRUOTED; PROVIDING FuRTHER FOR THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL , , ELECTION FOR THE APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS BY THE ELECTORS or THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,-FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE PRO-RATING OF THE MONEY OBTAINED BY SALE or SAID BONDS AMONG THE SEVERAL ENTEBPRISES OR: PROJECTS SET FORTH HEREIN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE'CITY OF . OKEECHOBEE, !LORIDA. Section I. The Mayor and Oi ty Council' of the City of Okeecho- '>", bee, Florida, subject to the p~visions of law and this Ordinance are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said City, under the seal 'I " I of said corporation in ~he amounts and fo# the purposes as follows: I . 1. B1ne~ ~~Md ($90,000,00) d~lus for ~e ext~tioo Md -ur.I.... . expansion of the water system of the city of Okeechobee, rlo~ida, i ~. ' . for the purpose of furnishing water and fire protection, for ereQt- . ; ingwater-works" laying water mains, purchasing land for erecting i: the same the:reon and for all other necessary purposes in connec- tion therewith. 2. Ten thousand ('lO,OOO~OO) dòllars for the repair, cons- truction, extention and expansion of sewerage including all con- \ nections upon certain avenues~ streets and alleyways or parts there- of .in the City of Okeechobee,Florida, in all its details; for the , . I ¡ purpose of paying the Oi ty' s portion of such lmprovemen'bs, the 1,/ .. ~~ ~ '::¡ .. . ........ ,. .¡":"",¡i..ü... . . . ...~. i balance òf two-thirds of the cost'of construction of aii'neW sewer- . , age lines or mains to be charged against the abutting property by issuance of lien certificates in the amount of one-third of said expenses to the property on each side. 3. Twelve thousand five hundred '(12,500.00) dollars for the erection of a municipal building in ~d for the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the purpose of providing adequate quarters for the City Government and the fire Department, purchasing land for erecting the same thereon, and for a~l other necessary purposes in connect- . . ion therewi th~¡ ,.,.'. 4. Three thousand five hundred (.3,t500~00) dallars for a more adequate fire protection for the City of Okeechobee, rlorida,pur- chase of engines, hose and other necessary equipment, and for meet- ing payments on equipment previously purchased. ~ 5. Six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars for the maintaining , , of the City Parks of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, including the purchasing- and leasing of land therefor and all other things necessary to improve the Park system. 6. Fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars for paving, curbing and. grading in all its details, certain avenues, streets or parts thereof in the City of Okeechobee,Florida; for the purpose of paying the City's portion of such improvements, t~e balance of two-thirds of the cost of çonstruction of allivenues, streets) or parts thereof to be charged against the abutting property by issuance of lien certificates in the amount of one-third of said expenses on each side. . f The streets, avenues or parts thereof to be so improved are I designated as follows: ,... ,:Pij:vlng osceOla, Street from I. Park Street to Eighth Street..... Paving 8th Street from Parrott Avenue to Osceola St. Paving 7th Street from Osceola St. tö Hiwassee Street. Paving 6th Street from Parrott Avenue to Hiwassee st. Paving 5th AvenU'~~Q,'.'.., r,~"",O,'~ Osceola st. to Cherokee st. Paving Osceola S~ from 7th Street to 5th Ave. ' Paving 1st Street'1'rØJIParrott Avenue to Kissimmee St. Paving 2nd Street from parrott Avenue to Kissimmee St. Paving and curbing west side of Osceola Street from South Park Street to 7th Street. , Paving South Park St. from Parrott Avenue to Cherokee St. Paving Cherokee Street from South Park Street to North Park Street. Paving 8th Street from Tallahassee Street to Cherokee Street Paving Cherokee Street from North Park St. to 9th St. Paving Tallahassee Street from gth, St. to 9th St. Paving Avenue ISI from Hancock Street to the East side of Wright's First and Second AdditiOn. to Okeeohobee. . , ~ ',232 Paving Avenue 'D" from Hanoook Street to the East side of Wright I s First and lecon4 add~tion to Okeechobee. Paving.Wright street from Avenue'.. to the South side of Wright's first and Second Addition,to Okeechobee. Paving.Palmetto Street from Avenue 'D' to the south side ot , Wright's First and Second addition to,Okeechobee. Paving.Kissimmee Stree~ from First St. to 2nd Street. Said bonds to be si~ed by the Mayor, countersigned by the .pres- ident of the City Council and attested by the Clerk of said City with the seal thereof affi~ed, with interest coupons attached# signed in like manner with the facsimile signatures thereof 11 thographed on eaid ,in tere, S, t, coupons~' The amount of said" bonds , .,J' S~ll not exceed t172,000.Oq. . . : . , ' Section II. The .:Mayor shall, as soon as practicable, ,after -II!" the passage and approval of this Ordinance issue his proolama- tion calling a special election for the City of Okeeohobee, Flor- ida, to be held not less than thirty days from the date of .aid t' , proclamation for the purpose of submitting to the electors ,of said City, the approval or rejection of the issuance of the . bonds provided f9r in Section one of this Ordinance. Said notice . shall be published in the Oke~chobee News, a newspaper published in said City, said call to be publ~shed in five successive . I issues of said newspaper immediately prior to date of election. I ' ' : Section III. Thàt the form of the ballot to be used at ¡ said election shall be substantially the following form: , .oFFIOIAL BALLOT I KunicipalBond Election I ' " I June 17th, A. D.. 192..... I Ci ty of Okeechobee, Florida. ""44' I Make a cross mark ( X ) before your choice. I , . ¡ . FOR WATER" 'i' . (Vote for one) - For Bonds I' Against Bonds .. FOR SEWERÂGE" . (Vote for ~ne) , \ ,'""' For Bonds , "~ ' Against ,Bonds . ~ "FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING" (Vote for one) l For Bonds . Against Bonds I I 'FOR FIRE PROTECTION" , . i . ~ ,." " " . ", , ' . ' . ~...... .!;..,¡¡"..;..~!.. .. '" ~. . ~ ,. I.' ( Vot~ for oneO "~ For Bonds. Against Bonds. "FOB. PARKS" (Vote for one) For Bonds. " Against Bonds. 'FOR STREET PAVIBG' (Vote for one) FOR BONDS. Against Bonds. Section IV: The Mayor in his proclamation öalling for the election herein provided shall name three electors of the ðity of . Okeechobee, who shall act as inspectors of said election and' Clerk thereof. Should any of the inspectors of Clerks so appointed fail or refuse to qualify the Mayor is authorized at any time prior to the opening of the polls to name additional inspectors or clerk. The inspectors conducting the election aforesaid shall immediately after the polls have clòsed cOunt the votes for and against each project'of the proposed bond issue and immediately certify the result of the same to the City Council. Section V. At the election to be'held as provided in this . Ordinance only resident electors otherwise qualified under the laws of Florida, being those who own real estate or personal property in said City and who have paid their taxeš last due thereon, . and'actually voting at said election shall be entitled .to vote. , , I' ',' Se.tion VI. The bonds issued under the provisions of this ordinance shall be in denominations of .500.00 each and shall , ,:. bear 1¡1terest. payable semi-annually at the rate of six per cent. per annum, both principal and inter~st payable at the Bank of < " Ok eechobe e" Okeechobee, Florida., or at the Amerioan Exchange National Bank, New York City, New York, at the optiòn of the holder. . , Said bonds to be dated'July lst, A. D. 192~; interèst payable on the first day of January and July of each and every year after date of issuance until maturity of said bonds. ,The principal of . said bonds shall be "payable as follows: 117,000.00 on the first day of July A. D.19~~, and 117,000.00 on the first day of July of each and every year there&tter up to , ~234 and including the first day of Julÿ A. D. i952, and $l9,OOO.OO on the first day of July, A. D. 1953, or in case all the bonds are not authorized then in the same proportion as nearly as practic- able. Said bonds to be numbered from 1 to 34~ inclusive. Section VII. Should the issuance of said bonds be author- ized by the required vote then the said bonds shall be issued ! ! ..1 th aut de lay, and the Oity' C ounc 11 shall, b ef or e such 1 s suanc e i~ provi de by ordinan 0 e for the r edemp t i On of sa i d bonds at ma tur i ty , ! and for the payments 'of the interest upon the same by a tax levy - of a sufficient tax levy of a sufficient millage ~s may be neoes- . sary for such purpose. . ~ Section VIII. If the result of said election provided for in this ordinanoe shall be against the issuance of "bondS then this '.:: òrdinance shall be null and void. -,' 'I . . .. . Section IX. This ordinance shall tåke effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Read a fi..t and second time, and by unanimous consent read a third time and passed in open session of the City Council this the l4th day of May A. D. 1924. ATTEST . . R. P. Fletcher (City Seal) City Clerk. APPROVED this l~th day of May A. D. 192~. \ ¡ T. W. Conely, Jr. l ~ayor ot the City of Okee- chobeeFlorida. r Kotion was made by Oo\1Ilcilman Berka that City employ F. J. J i : . Godwin at a salary of 1100.00 per month begibning May 1st. Presi- dent DeYarman called Councilman Bird to the chair to act as Pres- ident and President DeYarman then seconded the motion as made by . Councilman Berka~ and the vote on roll call was as follows: ' Yeas Nays H. H. DeYarman H. T. Bass H. H. Hancock. Albert Berka Councilman Bird passed and did not vote. President DeYarman then resumed the chair. Upon motion by Councilman Berka, seconded by Councilman Bird and,duly carried, the Clerk. was instructed to write the Southern Utilities Company and request them, to furnish electric cmrrent I in the City of Okeèchobee during the entire twenty-four hours of each day. Upon ~otion by Councilman, Bird, seconå4dby Councilman Bass and duly carried, F. J. Godwin was instructed to repair the water , . i'\ main from a point on the sout~ si44 of the School house to a point near R. L. Pierce's residence. Upon motion by councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Berka, and duly carried,the Oounoil granted R. E. Hamrick permission to . move the 'two story building off the South side o! Lot 6, Block 166 to the North side of Okeechobee. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Council adjourned. A......---- - Attest: erk. Okeechobee, Florida, Kay 2Q,192~. at g o'olook P. M. The City CQunoil met in regular session/ on the above date and . tbe following were present: H. H. DeYarman, President, Councilman A~bert Berka with R. P. Fletcher,Olerk and L. W. Jennings, City .Attorney in attendance. A quorum of the Council not being present, the Council adjourned. )/ H ~~ e<-. Attest: Presiden ity Council. . ~ I Okeechobee, Florida, June. 3, 192~. :he City Council of Okeechobee, Florida met in regular session on the above date and the following were present: H. H. DeYarman . . , President with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk, in attendànoe. A quorum of the Council not being present, -the Council . tø meet at g o'clock P. M. June 5th, 192~.. - , . . . ,. . "'236 Okeeohobee, Florida, June 5th, 192~. Pursuant to adjournment the City Council met at g o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present: H. H. DeYarman, Presiden~ ,(0 " COuncilmen J. D. Bird, H. H. Hancock and Albert Berka with R. P. Fle- tcher, Clerk, L. W. Jepnings and B. L. Jennings, Jr., City Attorneys and Wm. Collins, Chief of Police in attendance. Minutes of meetings held May l~th, May 20th and June 3rd were read and approved. . ,..... - ¿/ ~ildmg permit. were grMted Kil1er~en & Palmer Md ~ley & ,~ Cl em en t s . . ---'~f . , 1JII~~.~J"X%.YXYW'XJIlIIXIIXIIXIIIIJII~.~ Application was received from M. E. Patten for the position , . of Fire Chief, and said application was ordered filed. '\:, " The following bills were approved and vouchers ordered issued . for same: GENERAL FUID 1067 Amerioan LaFrance Fire Eng. Co. Payment on Fire Eng. 1,000.00 . l06g Scharfschwerdt Brothers Rent of Garage 5.00 l069 Okeechobee News Papers & Satisfaction 250.00 . 1070 H. & W. B. Drew Company Mayor's Docket 15.65 '~ 1071 East Coast Lumber & Supply Co. 'Cement 2.70 New York Bond Attys. I 1072 Jennings & Jennings 'Advanc'e on retainerto/ lÒO.OO l073 Clint Bass Fees in Mayor's Court 36.00 .,'1. ./Ii . 1074, T...-W. Conely, Jr. " "" II l8. 00 I '\1 1075 R. P. Fletcher II II II . II l8.00 : fi,:.",) t~ne,,'í 1076 J. A. Coody Watchman in re quaran/ 6.001,,' 1077 F. J. Godwin 3 gallons gasoline .g~ J . \ .,' 1079 Okeechobee Telephone Company Phone rent 6.25::' 1080 R. E. McLaughlin Rent of City Hall 20.00 lOgl E. G. Sellars Salary for May :r lOO.OO . 1082 William Collins , ' Gasoline for May 5.00 H . . ,~ 10g3 Clint Bass II II II 10.00 I lOg~ R. P. Fletcher Salary for 'Kay 150.00 . 10g5 William Collins . . II II l50.00 , ~og6 Clint Bass " . II 100.00 , lOg7 Jennings & Jennings II II' 18 25.00 ',,\/ !ì I , " l ;~, ""-"'-. ...." -<--. ,;.¡:.,;'., """";_!'-Á"";:":"'~;""""'~"- .. ,Co.'...... .. . . ",',.c.." ....