1925-01-20 Regular
Okeeohobee, Florida, Jan. 20, 1925
The City Council met in regular session at 7.30 o'olook P. K.
on the above date and the following were present: T. W. Oonely~ Jr.~
Mayoz, Councilmen J. D. Bird, H. H. Hanoook and H. T. Bass with
f R. P. Fletoher, Clerk, L. W. Jennings and B. L. Jennings. Jr., City
, , Bird presided at mee
Attorneys in attendanoe.Pres.' DeYarman being absent,President-pro-te
, Minutes of January 5th, 6th and ðth were read and approved.
Councilman-elect L. F. Soharfsohwerdt was present and lf5he1Traath
of'offioe was administered to him by L. W~ Jennings, City Attorney,
to serve as member of the City Council of Okeechobee, Florida for
the term beginning January 5th, 1925. .
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City Engine~r Lawrenoe presentedoommunioation from~. M.
,¡, with reference to mak6ng service connections with the wa. ter mains
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for the City.
Motion was made by O~oilman Hanoook, seoonded.by Councilman
Bass thatOity employ R. K.~~tohum to make service connections
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with water mains for City ItSD for the sum of $10.00 for each oon-
neotion as per his written proposal' t~' the Council. Motion passed.
Upon motion duly seconded and carried the bill of The Worrell
Manufaoturing Oonroany was ordered paid.
Motion was made by Councilman Bass and duly seconded that City
buy ho:r4e from W. P. Albritton for the sum of $90,.00.
Motion was made by Councilman Hanoook, seconded by Councilman
Scharfsohwerdt and carried that City pay bill of Mitchum & Barnes
for ~xtra labor in connecting wa~er mains with water tank. \
" Motion was made by Councilman Soharfsohwerdt, seconded by
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~ Councilman Hancook that City Engineer be ~uthorized to sell surplus
culvert~. Motion passed.
Ordinance No. g5 was proposed by Councilman Hanoook and secon-
" .. ded.fÍJy Councilman JAss and the vote on roll call was as follows:
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L. F. Scharfsohwerdt
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H. H. Hanoock
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\ "';'. '. " ORDINANOE NO. gs
tiforðJ.nànoe Ppoviding tor the issuance ot bonds lSy the Mayor
,and C,ity Council at the City of Okeecbobee, J!'loriœ, for the pur-
pose ot.extending and expanding the water sy~tem of the City of
Okeeohobee, Jllorida, for furnishing wate:rand fire prete,etion, for
erecting water works,lqing water mains', purchasing lánd tar
erecting the same thereon, and for all øther necessary things ,in
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" connection therewith; providing further f or the calling of a special
I election for the apprOval or rejection of the issuànoe o~ said bonds
QY the &lectors of the City of Okeeohobee, Florida.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City~
of Ok~eohobee, Florida. .-
Section 1. The Mayor and City Council of the Cityôf (
, Okeechobee, Florida, subject to the p~ovisions of law and this r
ordinance. are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said City under ~t..I"
the seal of said oorporatfon in the amount and for the purpose a§ .~
follows' '
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One Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars (.110,000.00) tor
the extension-and expansion of the water system of the City of, "..
Okeeohobee, 1!'lorida~ for the purpose öf furnis hing water .and fire.,'"
protect,ion, for erecting waterwor,kS' laying water ma'ns,"""",Pur .chs., S-~'~..',.,
ing land for erecting the same thereon and for all necesaar
purposes in oonnectibn therewith. Said bonds to be Sf 18d by the,
, Mayor, countersigned by the Priesident of the City Cou~'\l' and '.. ",;
I ' " atteste" d b, Y the .Clerk of ,the äai d City with the seal tH, .~, af- 1.. ¡:'
f~xed, with interest coupons attached, signed in like ma , ~~"
\ the facSimile signature there,of li'þhographed on said inter'.' "
coupons. The amount of said bond-s shall be Oñe Hundred and Ten'
:-- Thousand (.110,000.00) Dollars. ' ..,
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i Sect ion 11. The Mayor shall, as soon as practica.ble
after the pas$age and appro'Ve¡1. of this ordinance issue and, publi.sh
for a,pèriod of Dot less than 30 days, in The ~,eohobee News, a
newspaper published in the City of Okeeohobee, Florida, his prôc-
lamation giving notice of a special election to be held on the 24th
day of February, A. D. 1926 at which time will be submitted to th~
I qualified electors Of said City' the approval or rejection of the
i issuance of the bonds provided for in Section 1. of this ordinance.
Said call shall be published in five successive issues of said
n~wspaper immediately prior to date of said election. .
Section 111. That the form of the ballot to be
said election shall be in substantially the following form: .
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OFFICIAL BALLOT.
I Municipal Bond Election.
, ' , February 24, A. JJ. 1925. '
'U~:..:?: of Okeechobeè, Florida. ,
~:"a cross mark (X) bet re the '
'.. word for" or the word" against~ according
to your approval or disapproval of the is-
puance of the following bonds: f[;~
For the issuance of $110,000.00 '!I
in bonds for the purpœ e of extending 1'1
and expanding" the water system of the I
City of Okesohobee, Flor~da.
I Against thetisauanoe of $110,000.00'
i in bonds for the purpose of extending and
¡' e, :q,aßð4.ng the w,~,~.r sys tem of the City of
I Okeeohobee.. Florft.a.
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! Section lV. The Mayor in his proclamation calling :eo,,'
the election her~in provided shall^~e three electors d. the Ci tl
of Okeeohobe~, Florida, ,who sþ.all ~ as, 4n~pectors of's,aid el.ßQjï'~o
and, one elector of the City of Okeeohobee, ~ l~,,~, who shall ~.'
as Clerk of said eleòttJon. Should any of the. tJ1$pectors or Clerk
as' a pp01nted fail or refuse t 0 qualify~/: the,¡vIayol" is authori zed. at
any time prior to the, opening of the pollls, ta ~e ad~itional in-~:,
spec tors or Cl'erk. ,.., The iD:Spec"Þ;rs conducting the electJ.on s.foresaid.I'.;~
shall, immediately afte.r 'the polls have closed, count the votes for.,,:,,!
and against the iaa.ance of bonds as aforesaid and immediat.elY .ih
certify the result of the same: to the City Council. ; '.:~ ':r",
Section V. At the election to be held as provided in
this ordinance only persons who are 'registeieQ and qualified votèr
. . under the 1aws of the state of Florida, and have paid their poll
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tax for the last two years; a~d have resided within the corporate
limits of the City of Okeechobeefor six months prior to saip.
election, and who are bona fide owners of real estate, (freehOlder
within the limits of said City of Okeechobee, and who have piid
the taxes, State, County and City last due thereon, and actually
'~ voting, shall have a rigl1t to vote in said electiòn.
- .J" ~ City Cleñ ~al1. twen~ d~e prior to hid eleotio
open the registration books at the City Hall, and keep the same op
on each week day, for the registration of electors; and shall close;!
the same ten days prior to said election. Said Clerk shall have])
001 pohr to a~lmst.r oa~s to all p.rs~. appQlng f~ ~glstra;
tion. ,
SectionVl. The bonds issued under the provisions of
this Ordinance fÌlall be in denominations of $1,000.00 each and sha1
bear interest, payable semi-annuallYat the rate of six par centum
per annum, both principal and interest payable at the Bank of Okee-
ohopee, Florida, ór at the American Exchange Bank, New Yank City,
N. Y. at the option of the ho+der. Said bonds to be dated March 1,
A. D. 1925; interest payable on the First day of March and the
First day of February of eàch and every year after date of is'sua.œ e
until maturity of said.bonds. The principal of said bonds shall
be payable as follows; $11,000.00 on the First Day of March, Ã. I.
1945 and $11,000.00 on the First day of March of each and every
year thereafter up to and including the Fizst da y o~ March, A. ~.
. 1954. Said bonda to be numbered from 1 to 110 inc1USi'v:e, me'
." said b ondsshall be payable in the following order:
Bonds number 1.2,3,4,5, 6, 7,8,9, 10 and 11
pâyable March 1,1945, A.D.
Bonds number 12, J..Z, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21 and 28 payable March 1, A.. ,U. 1946.
Bonds number 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28; 29, 30,) 31,
. 32 and 33 payable March 1, A.. D. 1947.
Bonds number 34,35,36,37, 38,39,40,41,42,43
and 44 payable March 1,1948.
Bonds number 45, 4i, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
and 55 payable March 1,1949.
Bonds number 56,57,58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
and 66 payable Marc~ 1, 1950.
Bonds number 67, 68, â8, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, "75, 76
and 77 p~albe Jlarcþ 1, 1951. ~""
Bonds number 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 83~ 84, 95, 86, 87
and 88 payable March 1, 1952.
Bonds number 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
and 99 payable March 1,'1953.
Bonds number 100,101,102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,
108, lØ9, à~d~llO~payable March 1, A.. D. 1954.
Section VIl. Should thè issuance of said bonds be author.!
heel. by the. required (majority) Tote then the said bonds æall be,i
issued without delay. and the City Council shall,before such issua~i
. provide By ordipaHCe or resolution for the redemption of said bonds "
at maturity. ant for the payments of interest upon the same by a to¡(!
1evy of a suffie~ent milleage as may be necessary for such pUrpose. "
Seetion Vlll. If the 'result of siidelection provided fo~'
in this ordinance ehall 1Ie against theissnenee of bonds then this ::\
ordinance shall be null and vQid. . - (
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Section IX. This ordinance shall take effect
upon its passage and approval.
, Read:~nfirst time and by unanimous consent passed toa
second reading. "
. Read a see ond time and b~T unanimous vonsen t passed' to'"a
third and final reading. , .
. Read a t.ird time and passed in open ~~gular session
., of the City Øð~ll this tœ 20~ ~ÃtJ~y A. D. 1925.
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t UpOn' motion by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Hancook
the Clerk was authorized to draw voucher transferring sufficient
, from Water Wbrks Bond' Fund "'3" .
funds(to meet,the.int~res~ on,the192~ bonds, due February 1st,
192" '5",.. after uein~".~l1' avàllà.bh funds ~n the Interest & Sinking , ,.,
19?~ Bond Fund. Uotion' passed. í
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Upon motion Council adj ourned. .1
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\ Okeeohobee, Florida, Feb. 3; 1925.
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! The City Council met in regular eeesion at 7.30 o'clook P. 11.- .,
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i on the above date and the following were present: 1. w. OC?nely, Jr., I
Ma~or Councilmen J. D. Bird, L. F. Soharfsçhwerdt, H. T. Bass and
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i H. H. Hancock ,,6th R. P. Fletoher, Clerk, L. W. Jennings and B. L.
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r J~ings, Jr.. City Attorneys and Clint Bass, Chief of police in
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\ President DeYarman being absent, President pro-tem Birdpresi.dyd .
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uithe meeting.
Kinutes of January 20th were read and approved.
City Engineer Lawrenoe addressed the Council in regard to tb,e
r Council permitting the oontraotor'for street paving to use Ooala
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rook for a six ineh base and finish with Naranja rook.
Motion waS made by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman