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1961-02 (Greyhound Bus Lines)J11 T QX WMOWR S, the City of Okwhobee, Florida has experienced a tremendous growth in population (and induatfiial expansion), and WHEREAS, The greyhound Corporation southern Grehound Lines Division,, has been rendering motor bus Gansportation to the residentei of Florida and its thousands of winter visitors and tourists over various routes in the State of Florida, and ME 9EAS it has comb to the attention -,of the City Council of Okeechobee.'Ploridit that the Greyhound Corporation, Southern Grey- hound Lines Division has filed an application with the Florida Railroad and Public ttilities Commission and intends to file an application with the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to transport passengers,, baggage of passengers, newspapers and light express between St. Petersburg, Florida and Jct. of U. S. Highway 97 and Florida Highway.No. 70 as followst From St. Peters- burg, Florida over U. S. Highway 19 to Bradenton, Florida thence over U, 9- Highway 41 to Junction Florida Highway 72 (6 mes south of Sarasota, Florida) j thence over Florida H ghway 72 to" Junction Florida Highway 70 (1 mile west of Arcadia); thence over Florida Highway 70 to junction of U, 9. Highway 27, and return over the sane route' serving all intermediate points and MM VjjS= it is necessary and essential that said applicatjon be granted in order t1hat pubii'c convenience and necessitybe best served,, so.that the permanent residents and visitors to his area may enJ4 efficient motor bus..transportatipn between Okeechobee, Florida and St. Petetsburgi Florida and intermediate points namely, Arcadia, Florida, Sarasota, Florida and Bradenton, Florida without interohange, over the lines of Southern Greyhound Lines Division; NOW MEREF01REj. HE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Okeechobee, Florida in regular meeting assembled this 7th day of Marsh, 1961, that thlli Council formal approves the application of Southern Greyhound Lines Division for the extension of its common carrier bus service between St. Petersburg'. Florida and.Jet. of U. S. Highway 27 and FloA da Highway No. 70, -as described herein and that this Council respedt,fully requests the Florida Railroad and fu'blic Utilities Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant said application, BR IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be .furni,#2*d The Grehoupd Corporation, Southern Greyhound Lines Division, for transmittal to the Florida.Railroad and `public Utilities -Commission and the. Interstate Cammerbe. Comtlission in support of its kpplication for permanifit authority t© op Brats over said 'route. PASSED anii DULY ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of Okee- chobee, Florida on the 7th day of March, A. D. 1961. (Place) Okeechobee, Fla. ( Date) 2/94/1961