1924-0927 Special
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R. We'Xin.ey, E. E. Worth, G. W. Palmer and Abraham rreedilan.. .
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Kotion wa. made by Councilman Bird, .ecoDded by Councilman .
Hancock and duly carried that all Street Paving Lien. on which the
.econd payment ,i. delinquent be -mrned oyer to the" Oi ty Attorney.
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for collection.'
. O%d1lLULoe lo~ 80 ..... intrOduoed. byOouncilmu. B1r4, .eooDd.ed bj ,
Oouaoil8aD Berka andpa..ed by t.e follow1ng vote:
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B. H. peTarman. ~'J '
Albert Berka .. ' ",I ','
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J. D. B1rd
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. H. B.JfaDcook . . . ,J
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AI ORDIIlAITOI PROVIDltlG rOR 'I'D ROBOTIOI OJ' THI PUBLIO .ORALS,
.uD - PRÓVIJ)IIG rOR m OOIVDIIIOI or 'I'D OITIZIIS II !HI OITY or
ODEOBOBII, lLORIDA; PROHIBI!IIG ~OOL ROOJis, BOWLIIG ALLEYS, KOVIIG .
PIO'l'tJU SHOWS AID OTHER PLAOIS or .AJlUSEJID'1' lRO}l OPDATIIG LADR
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THAI 12 O'OLOCX P. K.
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Ordinance lo~ gO wa. ordered f1led in the qjty Olerk'. office.
UpOD motion by Oounoilmtn Berka, .eoanded by Councilman Han-
cock and duly carried "h. Kayor, Pre.ident Oity Council and Oity
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Olert were authorized. to exeoute oont%aot with r. E. Lawrenoe.
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" Upon mot1on Ooun011 adjourned.
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o 0 Okeechobee, I'lorida, September 27th, 1924. l
~ Pursuant to ad"el't18ement in th8 Okeeohob88 In8, 0 a wee(.ly n8W8- '",!
, pj.pe~~'publiShed in the Oi ty of Okeechobee, rlorida, theJlàyor and
r 01ty Opunoil met in special session at 2 o'clo* P... on~. above
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datè, for the purpose of oonsider1Dg bids for the 1150,000.00 par
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value 01 ty of Okeechobee Jlun1c1¡5al IJIprovement Bendsl and the fol1ow- t
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1~ were present: '1'. W. Oone1Y',Jr.. Mayor, H. H. DeYazm.a,n, .President
of Oi ty Oouncil, Councilmen Albert Bark,. H.T. BaSIf.. H. H. Hancook,
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and J. Denham Bird, w1th R. P. netohe2:. Oity Olerk" and L. 1'. Jen-
nings and B. L. Jennings, Jr. City' Attorney., and Wil11am Oollins,
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I Chief of polioein attendance.
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The Kayor stated the purpose of the meeting, to receive and
cons_der bids for the sale of City of Okeeo~obee Municipal Improve-
'. ment Bondsþ Issue of 1924, and to award the bonds to the highest
and best bidderþ provided a satisfactory bit was received.
,Motion was made by'Oouncilman Berkäþ, seconded by Councilman
Bird that the successful bidder be requested to deposit the sum of
tl.Ooo.oo às evidence of good faith.
Motion was made by ,Ooun8ilman Bird, seconded by Councilman
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Hancock that ~ounc11 open sealed bidt, and after bids were opened.
if no bid is found. lätisfactory that the bQi1d sale oont.1Due- a:t"
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auction.
Bids were opened i.om the following as follows by the City d
01erk. and read:
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Okeeohobeeþ 'lorida.
September 27thþ 1924
Kayor and Oity Council.
. Oke,eohobee 4)i ty . noricla.
Gentlemen: ,.
lor tour 1150.000.00 catty ofA.eohobee#- noridaþ" 6f-
. bondsþ as advertised by your s er... in nery resepectl andth, e same
- is hereby -.õ.e a part of this b14~. we.ill pq you 94.75 '" of the
par value ..reof when delivered to uìta t .. bank of our desis-
. nation in Oinoinnat1þ Ohio. ,
This bid is subj eat to the :receipt of an approving - opin-
ion of Caldwell and Raymond, Bew York 01ty. As erid8ao& ~ good
faith we hereby endlos. certified cheokb sum of 1';I8O.ooþ the
same to be returned atOnoe to our representative if this bid is
not accepted. .
ReØJMIotf1E8ly submi ttedþ ,
. Wal ter. WOOdy and Helmerdlnger
-.., . - 403 Dixie Terminal Bldg. .
. ~ 01ncinnatiþ Ohio.
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~ Okeeohobeeþ Fla. Sept. 27thþ 1924.
,Bon. Oi ty .Oouncil and Kayor þ
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For thell'OþOOO.OO city of Okeechobee Improvement bonds
offe for sale tOdayþ we hereby bid tl44.150 and accrued interet.
-- .for tþ, em when .acoomp8.Öed by the approving opinion of Caldwell and.
Raymond of Ifew To%,k Oi ty Bew York. As evidence of our goodfaith',
we enclose herewith our bashier's check for the sum of '2iOOO~OO
..... ;to be held by you as liquidating damages in case we shOU1d n()1t
. carry 01* thiS, contract. In the event we are awarded t, hes,e bonds
i~hesa1~ I~,oqo.oo to be applied tn the purchase price. We will
aooep;'del~.-'~ of same at our bank in Ok.eohobeeþ Fla.
~,; -Yours very truly þ .
Bank of Okeeohobee
',. .. R. Qe.ry. ~
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Orlando, llorida.
. September 27thþ 1924.
Bon. Jlayor and City Oounoilþ ,
Okeeohobee .
Geatlemen: . ,.~, .
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.,~. ~e 1150.000.QO legally issued six f. )[un1oipal Iaprove-
me,ntBOIldsþ wit. full number' ,O"f coupons' att&,Ohedl... to 'be dated Aug.
1. 1924þ to mature 115.000 A~lst each year 1944 to 1953 both
inolusive in denOìl1nati, one of~',).OOO delivered to, ,us in Orlando, Fla.
fre, e of exchange- and oolleoti- ~ø. both pr1D.Oi,p&l and semJ:-
annual intere8t payable ai sOlIe bqt~ln :I_, Tork,;!e will. upOQ.
del~Tery to. us aoc,,"104 'by tbe a:pprOT1J1g apia/" of Caldwell
and,'RaymODd . pay "yo. 1957.12 f.r _h 11000 in,: ,.Ú " p11lll &Gonecl
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interest from date to 'date of del1very to us.
You agree to promptly take such steps to make. this issue legal
as may be required and deemed necessary by the attorneys to whom the'
transcript is submitted and prior to the delivery of the bonds to
furnished us with a certified copy of the transcript.
We agree to pay for the bonds in current funds when deliver6d
and approved by our attorneys and you agree to promptly deliver the
legally issued bonds as above provided. ~
Respectfully submitted~ '
Wright~ Warlow and Company
By L. O. Leedy
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Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 27-l9¡4
Mayor and Oity Council of Okeechobee~
Okeechobee, Florida. J'
Gentlemen: '
For the 1150,000;'00 legally issued Jlunicipal Improvement
iOnd~ of ,the, City of Okeechobee, Fla. dated Aug. 1-1924 and 8:s, des- ,
cribid in your legal notice of sale we will pay you One Hundred add '
!hirty six thousand five hundred dollars, and accrued interest.
from date of bonds to date of deli"ery to us in'1'oledo, Ohio. when
accompanied by the transcript of proceedings and the approving opinion
of Caldwell and Raymond of I. Y. O.
Blanchett, Thornburg and Vandersall, J I"~
By J. Forrest Caldwell .
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Okeeèhobee, Fla 9/27 .
Hon 01ty Qouncil
Okeechobee rla:
Gentlemen:
" For the tl50,000.00 pf 610 semi ånnual interest Improvement ;,
Bonds of, the City of Okeeohobee, Fla. date~ Aug. 1st 1924, maturing
serially Aug lst 1944,toI953 Inc,lus~XA ~ interest, and princiP,al
. payable in lew York City, we will pafrüpon delivery of said bonds
to the Florida lational Bank of Jacksonville, Fla.' together with the
apprQving opinion of JlrssrsOaldwell and Baymond of lew 'York and
transcåpt of 'all proceedings upon whioh sam approval is based.t
the 81JJD of 1144,375.00 and accrued interest on bonds from date of
bonds to datè of delivery. '
Shou1~ this offer be aooepted we will deposit wi~ you
. check for 12000.00 guaranteeing compliance with term hereof, an4 to
be forfeited should we fail so to do as fullliqutdated damage..
, ' , 0 G.B. Swayer 00.
By G. B.: SawYers
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, Okeechobee, Fla. Sept 27,1924
Kr. R. P. Flet~her, ..
City Clerk. ¡l'
Okeechobee, Fla. ,I
Dear Sir:
For 1150~000 legally isqed Town ot Okeeoh~bee .610 Improve- : L'
ment Bonds dated Aug. 1, ,1924 and ~8 further described in your legal' \ --.I
notice 0+ sale' , W8 will pay you 95.l0o on the dollar and accrued in-
tereat when delivered to ua in toledo, Ohio accompanied with proper
de11Tery papers and the f1nallegal opinion of some recognized bond
attO%'ney. ,. ,
In the event you fin4us high bidders and you make the award
of èð.id bonds to us, we will make you a good faith deposit of l~ that
we may keep our part in. the contract.
f Respeotfully submitted
&yan Bowman and 00.
-. toledo, O. .
By L.o O.VonTheon
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.! Okeeohobee, Fla. Sept. 27th, 1924 . -'
City of Okeeohob&e
Florida
Gentlemen:-
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For One Hundred/Fifty Thousand Okeeohobee Six per cent
Bonds interest payable semi-annually 16w York, fifteen thousand
maturing annually from lineteen hundred and forty-four to ninetean
hundred fifty three- bonds one thousand dollar denominations- we
will -'1 ninety six naught $ight or One hundred forty-four thousadd.
one hundred and twenty dollars plus aoor1Led interest. Bonds to be
delivered to us in Birmingham Alabama within a reasonable time.
Prior to delivery of Bands. City to furnish us with a complete
certified transcript of proceedings evidencing the legality of is-
.sue satisfactory to John O. ThOfpson or'other recognized ~ond Attor-
neys
This b~d is submitted for immediate acoeptanoe~ and if
accepted please notify the unders~gned by wire collect.
.¡ Steiner Brothers. Bankezs
Birmingham, Ala.
. By James Downey ¡ .gent.
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It was then ascertained that every bidder bad a representative
.present, and enquiry was made if any bidder had any objection to
oontinu~ng the sale by auction. Eaoh affirmatively stated that they-.
did not ~ave any objection includingG. B. Sawyers who bad had the
high bid. '
it . Kotion was made by oouncilman~oock, seconded by Oouno.il~
'~,. ,Bird that the Council continue the sale of bonds b"y auction, and
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~~U. Oounoil reserve t~e right to reject any or all bids. Motion carried
\." unanimouslY.
Ryan. Bowman ,and Oomp~y raised its bid to tl44.4l5,.OO with
accrued interest.
G. B. Swayers and Company r~ised its bid to tl44~500~OOwith
accrued interest.
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Bank of Okeechobee raised its bid to tl44.505.00 with aoóru6d
interest~
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!he following resolution WJl.S introduced by Oounoilman B~rka.
seconded by Councilman Banoook. and passed by the following Tote:
Yeas' , lays
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B. B. DeYarman -
H. H.-:' Hancook Þ I'one
B. T. Bass
J. D. Bird~ '.
Albert Berka
" RJ:SOLUTIOI AWdDIJlG SO.DB
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Whereas. Oity 'of Okeeohobee~ florida, ~ municipal corporation
. created and existing under the laws of. the Statð of Florida. has
in aooordimoe with law issued .150~OOO.OO of munioipa11mprovement
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bonds of sa1d City. and. .
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Whereas~ said bonds have been adyertised for sale on the 27th
clay of September A. D. 1924. and
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Whereas~ pursuant to such notice of sale tie 01ty Oounoil of
the Oity of Ok,echobee, has met to reoe1ve and ope~':l8.Dd consider
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Whereas, it appearing from examination and inspeotionof said
bids that Bank of Okeeohobee, Okeeohobee, Florida is the highest .
and best bidder, the amount of its bid being Il44,505.00 and accrued
interest, pursuant to section 50 of the Charter of the City of Okee-
chobee~ now therefore; .
Be it resolved~ by the Oity Oouncil of the City of Okeeohob88
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Florida this 27th day of September A. D. 1924, that bonds of said
City of Okeeohobee of the par valué of 1150,000.00 issue of 1924,
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oalledOity Of. Okeechobee. lIunioipal Impr 0.vem8l1t BondS. Issus of J. . i
1921¡., be and the 88me are hereby awarded to BaDIt of Okeechobee. it .'
being the highest and, best bidder for- the amount of tl44,505.00 '4 ,
with accrued interest.1
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The above resolution was read a first time and by unanimous
vote passed to a second reading. It was read a second time and pa&-
I sed to a thirt.reading . It was read a third time and passed in
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open. session of the Oi ty Oounoil by unanimous vote~
Kotion was made by Oounoilman Bird, seconded by Oounoilman
_ss that W'. R. Gary be designated and authorized to act as ous-
todian of the bonds ~ and deli ver th~ to the Bank of Okeeohobee a4d
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receive the purchase price for them. Upon roll call on the, above
motion the vote was as follows: '
, Yeas. lays
H. H. DeYarman lone
H. H. Hanoook
H. T. Bass
J. Denham Bird
. Albert Berka
Motion was made by Oounoi~ Bird, seoon~ed by Oounoilman Bass
t~t the Oity f~ish the Jefferson Construction Oompany water at
the ra,te of 115;00 per month.
Motion ~ made by Couno1Ìman Bird and duly eeoonded that Coun- .1
oil appoint.. I. Rolmes bUildi~s;inspeo,tor for the Oi ty of Ok'eecho- ",j I
bee except on jobs w~ere a membtr of his family ls employed or ts .
a 'oontractor thereon~ Motion passed.
Building permits were ordered issued to the following:
G. .A.. Rogers, Jr. and O. O. HanOoo't. '.
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Upon motion Oounoil adj ourned.
Attest: (J a ~
City Clerk.
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