1961-07-11 Regular 737
July 11, 1961
£¥~e City Jouncil or the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City H.~ll on th~ above date at 7:00 P. ~.'~. with the ;'ollow~g ~r~sent: M~yor
i~[ack, President ~ardn~r~ CouncJlm~n ~,~t.~ , Pae~rson,..~ Watford and Yeilding ~th. ~ttorn~y
t'~endry and Clerk Sp[vey.
~'~inutes of the meeti~s h~!d J~e 6, 1~ and 20, 1961 were read and approved
as r~de
~e following bi~!s were ~prov~d and ordered paid when funds are available:
GENERAL F~$:
Am~rican La Franc~ ~ ~.00
B~naf~'s Auto Supply ~8.04
Rutl~dg~ Ic~ S~rv~c~ 7.S0
R. ~. M~s~rv~, Agent 10.00
Dom~r's Machin~ Shop --- 89.
South Florida Offic~ Equipment & S~ppli~ 4.95
~,at~ord's Appliance 4.00
~V. ~;. Darl~y & Company 54.18
?,~erre}l Oil C~
~:p an~ ................... 46.00
Flo~'ida-G~orgia Tractor Company 75.20
Park ~66'' Service S.88
~ r~ent-Sowell, Inc .... 9.
Standard Oil Company
Dot~row Offic~ Supply Com'~any 50.~4
H~rden's Tinker Sho~ and Saddle Shop 4~.10
Rauierson D~pt. Store .~m
Oke~chobee Hardware & Furniture Company 4.00
~e Ok~eckobee News 46.90
~{obinson Seed Store ............................ 9.01
?~[otorola ~'
~nance Corporation SS.57
~mg Lake Press 10.20
Oke~..chobe~ Build,rs Supply Company 8.85
Dir~,ctor of Internal Revenu~ 1760.45
Oasl Contribution Fund - ................... 1002.00
Florida St~l Corporation 247.20
M~m[cipal Code Corporati. on 750.00
~lgl e Grant ............................... 200.00
Citer of ~Vest Palm Beach
"~m+~ - Brothers Grac~ Company -- ~.S1
~[otorola ~on~mmications and Electronics Inc. 15.50
Oke~.chobe~ County Road and Brid~ Fund .... 1S91.54
~.~ er ~nd Light Company 590 97
....... ~ z. Freeman, Inc. --- ~08.02
Oke'~c~cb~ Atlantic S~rvice 14.87
[[ayes' o~sndard Service ................... 165
Ol-:eec[~'~ob~e "66" Servic~ ...................................
Inter County T~I and T~I Corer, any S.68
WA~R Ah~D SE~ER OPERATION Ah~O MAiN.?ENANCE F[~,]D:
~,].crida Fow~r and Light Company .........
Inter Co~mt~ Tel and Tel Company 3.~5
~)~r,ctor of Intarnal R~venue 1012.45
~as~ Contribution Fund ........................................
Att~way I~mber Company 5.~0
:k._r ~ess Supply Com~vany 16.4S
"~ xon' s .... ~ -- !~.00
' ' ply ~
Dav~s r~[~ter & Sup ..... , znc. - 572.04
, la~.:k tories, Inc. - ...........
~"" Drug e omnany .................
; ~ ...... ~ ........................... 4
Bad[~er ~','~eter ~[fg. ~omv~'~ny - ................................... !~.16
~ c~,o~ee .:~ovo~ Compan~ 4.25
~ oc~we] ~ .~'.[fg. ~,o~:[..arv ....................................... 648.00
Okeechobee Builders ~upoly ,~o~any .............. 14.40
[~ob~oson Seed Store ............................................... 6.25
Rut]edge Ic~ S ~ -
~ ~ erv~ce ....................................... 6.00
Tes~o b%emic als ...............................
:][t~~ of Fort Pierce ...................................
~.~e~.,ie'~ Auto Supply Inc.
Ste~'.dard Oil ~
...... om4: any 66.91
O]~'e~-ch obe ~ ~-:ardware ~,~ Fur~ t~n-e C or~'cany 101.57
bom,-~r' s f~'~schir':e Shop .........................
Al.to Warlord ~- o
Oke~chobee A. tlantlc Se'.vic~ .60
738
A. h. ~cott, ?resident of Oke~chobee Contractors Association, a~peared be-
~,~re the~o~ .~ ~ ~res~nt~n~_ model Buil. d'~ng, ~;lectr~ cal arid P!~bfng Codes for the
Counc~!'s approval arid adoption. After discuss!or: Councilman Watford moved that the
~c, atertal be refer'red ~: Attorney Hendry for studs, and reco~endat~on, seconded by Co,cli-
p,an ?ei!,']~ng ~nd ~a,.r~ed.
Coua,;il;;sa~ ~'/atford, ~.~sr_rman of Finance Co~;~ittee, presented 1980 City of
~ec~ obee Audit pr~;,ared by ~c Alpin and Ril~ley, C~rt~fied Public Accountants and
oved that same be accepted, seconded by Councilman Hunt and ~an]mously carried.
Councilman ~fa~;ford ~oved to e~ploy ]'.,~[c Alpin and Ripley to audit the City
records for the year 1981, seconded by Councilman H~t and carried.
President C-ar~r reported on coy~plaints on noise from trucks. ~,~atter re-
ferred to Councilman Parkerson.
D. j. Evans requested w~ter line extension to Lot 1 in Bet - Her Subdivision.
after referred to ~ounc~lman
~e co;~d!tion of building directly behind Dave's ~adlng Center was dis-
c, ussed by the 2om'~c]~. r'~,o~n~_'~ ~lman V'~etford ~oved that Building Inspector ~omas and
Fire Chief Godwin innspect condition of s~id building located on west side of Block
]~1, property of Joe Bong~ovannf, and report to the Co, oil, seconded by Co~cilman
Patterson and carried.
One bid was received for the purchase of a d~ truck from 0heechobee
Company. Councilman H~t moved to postpone action on bid for further investigation,
s~conded by Co~cilman Yeilding and carried.
Co~cilman ~[~t discussed the need of a mowing machine for water plant.
_~ -.~.._zed ~'ot ~nsaul to arrange a demonstration of machine.
Co~&nci~.z;an Hunt presented the cost of mat~ria~ for a water line extension to
;~et-Her Subdivision ~n t~-~e amount of ~15]_.2.40 l~repared by Supt. ~[insaul as requested
by the Co~ci] in J~'~e G m~.nutes. Du~ to amount of cost involved, action postponed
~mtil future date.
Supt. ~ins~ul r e~,orted a request from Cerl Watford for water ~ine extension
.... ' ......... ~ ' l!is residence ~n East OkeecLobee. ~ounci~man Hunt moved
~o=ncilm~ ilding ~d carried.
to grant request, seconded by ' ~' ~;e
Councilman Yeild]ng discussed water at ~e new hospital. Natter taken under
,( u .... ll~
consideration by ~ ~'~'
~,ayur ~ck ]ave a brief reoort on the ~eeting at Sarasota with Greyhound
~us Line Company a~so discussed 0sceola Street repair in front of Primary School and
~:heng~ng the street ~es to n~bers ~d map changes. Attorney Hendw vol~teered
tc p..~pare sa~uple map. Also i~la~or, ~ack discussed tlc destruction of street signs
and reported a request for a light at t~e youth center building. '~e Council auth-
orized the ~a;~or to ~.;et price on li~ot.
Com.c~[man ~ ' I~
~e~.ld~g moved that request for culverts be approved by the
~oun.~ seconded b~? (;ounci].man Parkerson and carri~d.
Cou~cilmau ~Seilding moved to ~;:~lace an order for 8 - 20' - 12" ~coated culvert,
secoc~ded by Cou~ci!man Hunt m~d carried.
739
Cormcilman Yei?ding moved to order a car of street patching material,
seconded by Councilrtan }hint and carried,
Co'mci!man Watford mo~d to r~imb~s~ 0k~chob~ Co~ty on,-half of w~ekly
salary of ~$60.00 for employ~ at garbage d~mping gro~ds from ~arch tV to Jun~ 30,
196!~ seconded b~ Co. eli. man H~t ~d carried. Elzie Upthegrov~ b~ing presently
.... ~ loved.
U~.on request of Fire Chief ~odwin, Councilman Hunt moved to cancel the
contract will American La Franc~, s~cond~d by Com~cilman Y~ilding and carried,
Upo~ motion the Cocci! adjou~ed. /
P~SIDn~T CITY CO(mCIL
~ / CITY ~ /
Aug-ast 1, 1,~61
'Z'he City Council of the City of Okeeechobee, Florida, met in regular session at the City Hall
rm the above date at 7:fR) P. M. with the following present,: Mayor Mack, President Gardner, Co~mcilman
Hunt, ~ark~csoc,, Warlord ~(i Yelling ~th At~ey Hendry and C].erk Spivey.
Minute, s of the Meeting held J~y 11, 1961 we~ ~ad and approved as ~ad.
Th~ follo~ng bills were approved ~nd ordered ~id when f~ds are available:
GENE~ F~D:
Inter County Tel and Tel Co. ................... $ 3.77
Donal,t ~. ~ack ................................................ 15.OO
~,~,~ Power ~d Light Comi~ ................................ 6~3.43
Ha~len's Tinker Shoe and Sad(~.e Shop ........................ 19.90
Dothe~w Office Supply
Domer's Machine Shop ......................................... 26.87
Tom Foy's Garage ................................ 3.~0
Mc llDin a aipley 5~.~
Hayes ' Standard Se~ice ................... 19.lO
~rida Steel Cor~ration ...................... 2~7.20
De Witt Supply Comply
H~t B~thers Groce~ Co,~ - ............. 20.10
Okeechobee Afl,tic Se~ce ..................................... 11~.74
Asphalt ~teri~l Com~, ~nc. 493.50
The ~me~ca~ City .................... 2.50
R. B. M~se~e, Agent 25~
~,~oto~la Fin~ce Cor~ration --- 38.57
Mob~r~la Co~ications and Electronics Inc. 15.50
~i.~on' s Garage 3~.65
Wherr~ll Oil Com~ ....................... 6~.;~5
H~sey & Griffith~ !nc. 37.?O
Will~ ~ L. Hendry ........................... 175.00
C~lto~ ~d Mc Cain ........................... 521.20
Mon~,e A~old ......... 17.32
WATE~ ~D SE~R OPE~TION
Cutchen & Da~ze ~.88
~ori~ Power ~d Lighb Co~ 515.94
H~sey , G~ffith, Inc. 26.75
Do~r's ~ch~e Shop 25.70
Mc Alp~ & ~pley 5~.~
~yes' St~da~ Se~ice 8.35
Davis Me~r & Supp~ Co., Inc. -- ............................... - 33.96
Cody L. Bailey
~txon' s Garage 7 .OO