1966-09-06 Regular1020
Sep~mber 6, 196d
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida met in regular session at the City Hall
on the above date at 7:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor Dunham, President McCrocklin,
Councilmen Gardner, Hunt, Walker and. Wat~ord with Attorney Hendry and Clerk Spivey.
Minutes of the meeting held August 9, 1966 were read and aporoved as read.
The following bills in the ~mount of $ 3ho30 , $ ~,651oOh and $ h~798.62 were approved
and ordered paid when funds are available:
I & S REFUNDING BONDS FUND:
Irving Tm~st Company $ 3h.30
GENERAL FUND
Police Uniform Allowance $ 80.00
Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. $ hl.30
Bond Refunds $ 50.00
Jack Ezell $ 103.O0
Clayton White $ 120.00
Inter-County Telephone & Telegraph Company $ 32.0~
Olen Godwin $ h6h.O0
Okeechobee Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. $ 56.00
Florida Power and Light Company $ 958.18
Gilbert Culbreth $ 10.95
Okeechobee Hardware & Furniture Company $ h8.36
Kings Pure Station $ 26.6?
Alto Watford & Sons $
Rutledge Ice Servic~ $ 6.90
Okeechobee Motor Co~pany $ h7.79
Big Lake Printers and Office Supply $ .~8
Mixon Machine Shope and. Mamufacturing $ 18.00
Domer's Machine Shop $ 155.50
Doc's Texaco $ 651.30
H. L. Schofield, Jr. MD $ 20.00
Hunt Brothers Grocery Com~vany $ 12.20
Bowen Supply Company, Inc. $ 130.77
Oscar's Septic Tank Service $ 25.00
Zep Manufacturing Comoany $ 6~. OO
Robinson Seed Store $ 13.08
Ridge Tankiines Atl~ntic T~ck Stop $ 129.50
The Okeechobee News $ !h.62
Dotherow Office Sup01y Company $ 126.00
Fort Pierce Fire Equipment Company $
Raulerson Department Store $
Florida Microfilm Corporation $ 3.8h
Okeechobee Cleaners & Laundry $
Associates Financial Services Corporation $ 25.60
Motorola Communications and Electronics Inc. $ h6.00
Park Drug $ 1.25
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The Selig hemmcai industries, Inc. $ 78.50
The Pure Oil Company' $ 73.97
T.O,TAL $3,6~i.oh
WATER & S~]gER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND:
Water Deposit Refunds ~6.00
Alfred Watterson 36.00
Charles B. Mc Adams 200.00
Inter County Tel and Tel Company 12.93
C. C. Betts, Postmaster h9.~6
Petty Cash 306.~O
Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. 10.90
L. 'C. Fortner, Jr. 15.00
Water Deposit Refunds 69.13
Florida Power and Light Company 668.36
Gilbert Culbre th 16.68
Okeechobee Hdwe. & ii'urn. Company 31.Oh
King's Pure Service lO.hO
Alto Wat~ord a Sons h.95
kutledge Ice Service 9.30
Okeechobee Motor Company 4.29
Big Lake Printers 33.11
Mixon Machine Shop & Manufacturing hh5.26
Domer's Machine Sho~ 2h
Williams Electric 10.20
Jones Chemicals, Inc. 1,h95.50
Midland Products Company 32.87
Wallace & Tiernan, Inc. h3.70
Tesco Chemicals 150. O0
Ferguson Pl~bing & Electric 7.h2
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Attaway Lumber Company $ 11.39
Jennings Electric Motor Shop 177.96
Industrial Supply Corporation 21.50
Southern Meter & Supply Co., Inc. 631.33
Burgess Supply Company 1.98
Griffin Equipment, Inc. 17.95
Del Chemical Corporation 34.59
Meekins, Inc. 44.13
Hughes Supply, Inc. 44.38
Davis Meter & Supply Co., Inc. 15.80
ThL~ Pure Oil Com~oany 63.96
TOTAL $4,7~8.62
Council, an Wa!~er moved to retain the services of Charles B. Mc Adam as consulting engineer
fcr water aD~ sewer project at a fee of $600.00, seconded by Councilman Watford and un~mn~ous!y carriedil
Frank A!tobello was present voicing a complaint of old used lumber and building materia].s bein~
put on proper~y adjacent to his on south Parrott Avenue. Attorney Hendry instructed to investigate
Ordinance Eoverning matters of this nature.
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Clyde Kauffman, mvml Defense [~irector was present discussing the planned city cleanup program
requesting that the city furnish one tr~tck and two drivers for five Saturdays to participate in
in the cleam~p program. After discussion Councilman Gardner moved to furnish one truck and two d~vers!i:
for five Sat~:rdays for city cleanup program, seconded by Councilman Watford and carried.
Also Civil Defense Director Kauffman invited a representative frc~ the city to attend emergency
plaDning sera, ice to be held in the month of November~ and stated also that during the month of October
their would be a mcck nuclear disaster operation, Jn city.
Joe Dixon of .Ail Service Refuse Incorporated was present regarding information on the meeting
of the Counc~l and County Commissioners concerr~ing a fee for garbage dump t~se.
Cla~,~,on~j ~hite, Building Inspector was present presenting a bid from ElVis Mixon in the amount
of $295.00 t~'. furnish material and build window guards for jail. After discussion Councilman Hunt
moved to accept bid as submitted seconded by Councilman Gardner and carried.
A letter from Chief of Police Thomas had been previously received by each Councilmen and at this
time was brought up for discussion by Policeman Alan H. Thomas in the absence of Chief Thomas. The
Council agreed to study request at their budget meeting. Also Policeman Thomas reported on the F. B. Ii4
school to be held in Fort Pierce requesting permissior}~ for the Police Department to attend. The
Council agreed to grant request and that dtails be worked out by Councilman Watford and Chief Thomas.
Counci~..an Hunt stated that Fire Chief Godwin had requested two weeks extra pay for vacation
that he was unable to take due to having no one to relieve h_~m of his duties. Councilman Walker moved
to grant request and pay Fire Chief Godwin two weeks extra pay for vacation that he was unable to take
due to no fire relief man being available, seconded by Councilman Hunt and carried.
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Cour~ciL~ an Walker moved to include in notice on sale of abandoned/automobiles, City of Okeechobee
].95~ pickup Ford truck (Water Department) seconded by Councilman Watford and carried.
Counci]man Gardner reported that the pickup t~ck used by the Street Department was not worth
repairing. 1
U~n motion by Councilman Gardner, seconded by Councilman Hunt and unanimously carried the Counci~
agreed to write letter of appreciation to the Board of County Commissioners .and State Road Department
for their be]~p in the drsinage situation.
~on _~-~ ion the Cou_~cil adjourned.
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