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1924-07-23 Special . Okeechobee, Florida July 15th, 1924 The City Council met in regular session at g o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present: T. W~ Conely, Jr., Mayor, H. H. DeYar1'lB.Il , President, Councilmen J. Denham Bird and H. T. Bass with R. P. Fletoher, Clerk, Wm. Oòllins, Chief of Police and D. .~ Jer>;ningll,Oity Attorney in attendance. Minutes of meeting held July 1st, 1924 were read and approved~ Messrs Wiley and Douglass addressed the Oounoil relative to the City using concrete pipe for water mains. Mr. D. R. McNeill appeared before the Council in regard to the ~d election. Mr. Stephens, representing ~he Kineto Company of America, Inc., n appeared before the Council with referaoe to the Oity employing .. him to make a moving picture of Okeechobee and 'vicinity, and said picture to be distributej ~J~"~ by said Company. , Motion was mâde by Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Bass that the salary of Clint Bass as night policeman be ~nöreased . $25.00 per month beginning Jull.lllt. Motion cårried. Upon motion Council adjourned. h' #/J<- ~- ~ - Att.st:~ð~ President ty Oounoil. " y ler. to, .,f ~keechobee, Florida, July 23, 1924. ? Pursuant to the following call the City Council met in special . '" session at 10 0' cloak .A.. J4. and the iollQwing ,were present/: T. W. Conely, Jr., Mayor,~. H. DeYarman, President, Oouncilmen.1. Berka, H. T. Bass, cJ. Denham Bird with R. P. Fletc~er, Clerk, and L. W. Jennings and B. ,,1.. .Jennings, Jr., City Attorneys in attendance: Okeechobee, Florida July 23, 1924. To Hon. H. H. DeYarman Hon. Albert Berka Hon. H. T. Båss Hon. J. Denham Bird Hon. H. H... .Hancock I, T. W. Conely, Jr., Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby call a special meeting of the City Council of the.Oity of Okeechobee, Florida, to be held at the Oouncil Chamber, within the City ~f Okeechobee, on the 23rd day of July A. D. 1924 at the hour of lO.OO A. M. for the purp08e of canvassing the returns of the eleo- tion held July 22nd.1. D. 1924 for the purpose of authorizing the Maypr and Oity Council 'to i8sue bonds of said City, and to declare the re8Ult 9f laid election. You and each of you'are he1eby commanded and notified to be . at and attend the aforesaid meeting .at the¡plaoe herein named.,'" 'f . .-- - 248 , " IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as, Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and caused the corporate seal of said City to be affixed'hereto and the same attested by the City . ,Clerk, this. 23rd day of July A. D. 1924. T. W. Oonely, Jr. ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Okee~ chobee, Florida. ~P. Fletcher lerk of the Oity . ,of Okeechobee, Florida. (Oorporate Seal) Motion was ~de by,Oouncilman Bird,secohded by Councilman Berka that the returns of election inspectors of Special Bond iJ-' Election for City of Okeechobee, held July 22, 1924 be receiv,ed, ;,', . .t I inspected and canvassed. The Council proceeded to canvass the returns of the Special City Bond election held*in said City on July 22nd, 1924 and from the official returns made by the Inspectors and Olerk, the Council tit found the votes were cast as follows: For the issuance of bonds for ex~ension and expansion of the water system of the City of Okeechobee 38 Against t~e issuance of bonds for extension and expansion of the water system bf the City of~eechobee g For the issuance of bonds for ~he repair, construction, ex- tension and expansion of seweràge 34 , Against the issuance Of bonds for repair,cons;ruotion, e~ pansion and extension of sewerage 10 F9r the issuance of bonds for the erection of a municipal building , 12 Against the isauanoe of bonds for the erection of a mun- . ¡ ioipal building'. 23 I For the i..uance of bonds for a more adequate fire' proteoti on . . Of Ig Against the i8suanoe of bonds for a more adequate' f~re protection , 20 For the issuance of bonds for the maintaining of the Ci ty Parks -- 17 Against the islUMoe of bonds :for aIittaining or the Ci ty Parks . .". ' 2,l , For the issuanoe of ~onds for street paving 20 Against the issuance of bonds for atreet ~aving 19 The following reaolution was offered by Councilman Berka, ,~ seo9nded by Councilman Bass and carried by unanimous vote: ,I : Whereas the City Council of the City of Okeeoq,bee sitting, ,~ f"- as a canvassing board for the Special Bond Elect+on for the City , , ':"', "I' ' ::'11 . , , of Okeeohobee, held pursuant to law on July 2~c;.¡'5.924 and ; Wherea., it appear. 'from ,the Cert1fioa~J 1Ì\t',lnopeoton and Clerk of said election that the water,,""g."è1-'Street . .; "", -' , 41v' Paving proj acts carried, and that the Kunioi~l' Buiî<iing,p,ark and, , Fire Protection projects were defeated~ It is declared that the Council assembled in open seasion this , 23rd day of July A. D. 1924 find tàat ~aid projects have been car- ' ried'and defeated as aforesaid. ! , . "',T . " . - ~. ,~ 'J . . . ,- - ," .,,-, 249 Signed . H~ H. DeYarman .1. Berkà Henry T. Bass J. Denham Bird Motion was made by Councilman Berka, seconded by Oouncilman Bird that the City Attorneys proceed with validation proceedings. '. Kotion carried unanimously. '! UPOD motion the Oouncil adjoUrned. ~ ~ .. ~ A tteat: .. Pre. den,: 'y COIUlofl . Okeeohobee, Florida July 31,1924 Pursuant to the following call of the Mayor, the City Council , , . of the City of Okeeohobee, Florida met ~n special s,ession at the qity Co~cil cham~er. at 11.00 otolO' A. M. July 31st A.D. 1924k w '. , .. and at said meeting ther~ were presènt: Mayor T. W. Conely, Jr., , ,0OU"Ii",O ilK',!,'.',,' ".,.H,' H. DeYarman, Preddent, H. T. Ba..:, J. ne,nhà.m"¡Urd, and.H. ' ncock" with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk, and L. W. Jennings '., , . ' c«~ttorney in attendance: \ Okeechobee, Florida, * Jul~ 30th, 1924. To Hon. H. H. DeYarman " Hon. A¡bert ,Berka Hon. H. T. Bas. Hon. J. Denham Bird Hon. H. H. Hancock I, T. W. ConelY, Jr., ijayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida do hereby oal,l a special meft,ing of the ai ty Oounoil of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, to be held at the Council Chamber, within the City of Okeechobee on the 3lst day of July A. D. 1924 at the hour of 11 o'clock A. K. for the 8J.rPo..e of consideration of a resolution adopting the form of Bond for the bond i.sue of the City of Okee- chobee, authorized by ordinance number 77, and voted on by the elec- tor. of said Oi~July 22nd A. D. 1924, and for the further consid- eration óf an,:.o~anoe to be numbered Ordinance nu.'!lber 7g, providing for interest and sinking fund and tax levy in connectiqn with said bonds. . . You anq. each of you are hereby commanded and notified to be at and attènd the afore¡¡aid meeting at the j)lâ.ce herein named. IN WITNESS WHEREOF" I have hereunto .et~~y hand as Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and caused the corporate seal of said City to be affixed hereto and the same attested by the Oi ty alert, this 30, day of July A. D. 1924., ATTEST T. W. OonelYJ Jr. R. P. Fletcher Mayor of the City of Okee- Clerk of the City of chobee, Florida.' Okeechobee, Florida. (Oorporate Seal) The Mayor atated the puJ."þose of the meeting~as àhown by hi. . cal], of July 30th, 1924 and the said Ci ty 'Clerk.