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. Okeechobee, Florida, June 17, 1924. .
The City Council met at g O'clock P. K. on the ~bove daté
and the following were present: T. W. Conely, Jr., )4ayor, H. H.
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DeYarman, President, Councilmen H. 'H. Hancock and Albert Berka
with R. P. rUtch~, .O¡~rk, L. W . Jennings and B. L. Jennings,
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City AttorneysAin a tendance.
Minutes of meetings held June 5th and June lOth we~e read and .
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approved. .~
)Ir. F. O. Collins addressed the Council relative to the Council
granting the Finance Committee of the Fourth of July Celebzation
authority to handle all.concessions within the City on the Fourth
of July. '
Motion 'was made by Councilman Hancock, seconded by Council-
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man Berka that Council grant the Finance Committee of the Fourth
of July Celebration authority to sell all cancessions within the
the City ofOkeechobee during the Fourth of July Celebration.
Motion passed.
Kr..Bryant Bowden requested the Council to improve the street
on the East side of his new garage.
Motion was made by O¡uncilman Berka, seconded by Councilman
Hancock and duly carried that Council ~ave Hi~ohee Street rooked
a distance of sixty feet running North from North Park Street.
Motion was made by Councilman Berka, seconded by OQunoilman
Hancock and carried that Council order. one car of rock from Meyer
Construdtion O~mpany.
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Motion was made by Councilman Berka, seconded by Councilman
Hancock and~uly car~ied that Council r~quest Southern utilities
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C~~ to install street l1~ts on Parrott Þ~e to Sooth City I..
limits, '
Motion was made by Councilman Berka, secondèd br Councilman. .
Hanoock that Council accept offer of Palm Beach Times for one
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page of advertising in said paper in its Fourth of July issue .at . ."
a cost of egO.OO. Motion carried.
Building permits were ordered issue~o Bryant Bowden and H H
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Osteen. Action on application of J. G. McNeff^ as deferred until
next meeting of the Council;'
Vouvhers were ordered issued for the follOWing bills:
GENERAL FUND
10.5 Gulf Refining 00. Gasoline
1096 Amerioan Bi1alinfeo~~~ O~tP+,~.;~~~~~~
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l097 Park Pharma~y Drugs & office supplies 2~.05
~09g T. W. Conely, Jr. Expenses in re Mayor's convt. 35.00
1099 Southern utilities 00. Lights for City 1322.00
WATER FUND
30 Gulf Refining 00. Kerosene and 011 65.~7
. Upo motion Council adjourned.
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Attest: President
. œ~ Clerk.
~. . Okeechobåe, Florida July"l, 192~.
in. regular session' , '
"The City Council met/at g Olc¡,ock P. K. on the above date
and the following were present: T. W. Conely, Jr., Mayor, H. H. De-
Yarman, President, Councilmen H. H. Hancock, Albert Berka and H. T.
Bass'wit~ R. P. Fletcher~ Clerk, WID. Collins, 'Chief of Police and
B. L; Jennings, Jr. City Attorney in attendance.
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. Minutes of meeting held June 17th were read and apprlved.
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'Mr. R. Y.-Patterson addressed the Gouncil relative tò the
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Bond -issue.
Mr. D. R. McNeill addressed the Council relative to the Bond
issue.
-Building permits were ordered granted to W. D. Coker 'and J. C.
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Groo:ver.
.Motion was made by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman
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HancOCk and duly carried that the Council pay the specùal 'police
employed during the Fourth of July Oelebrationtl~100 per hour for
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I their. services.
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. Motion WIs made by Councilman Berka, seconded by Councilman
, -; Bass and duly car;ied that the Clerk be instructed to ,write and
wire. the First Assistant Peit Master General and request the
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Post. Office Department to furnish another Clerk for the %XI Okeechobee
Post Office.
,Motion was made by Councilman Hancock, seconded by Councilman
Berka that Railroad Street be Qpened from North Park Street to North
side of Wright Be Bass' Addition to Okeechobee. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Councilman B...a,seconded by Councilman
Bass and carried that theOity Attorney be instructed to prepare
an ordinance granting, the"'~JIi rlorida,North-ern &'Western Railway