1947-06-02 RegularJuue
The City Co,oil of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in re~%tlsx session
at the City Hall at ?:~ P. M. on ~he m~ Sate ~th ~he follo~ng present: Mayor H.
Ra~erson,
Presi~en~
Z.
Willies, Oo~ci~ Bre%te, 0h~le~
~r~ce, 0ity A%to~ey ~a Lo~na Pe~ce, 0ity 01erE.
Min~es of t~e me~ing held May ~h ~re re~ ~ mpp~vea
The follo~ng bills ~re ~prove~ ~a oraere~ p~a
~1 P~t~ Ry. E~reas ~en~ - .Police Dept, ............... $ ~.00
Florida Po~ ~a Light 0o. - Po~r ~d Li~z ......... ~16.~0
Inter Oo~ty Tel ~d T~l Co. - Set. ce fo~ May
T. H. ~ix - Fire, 5~t~, Water ~d P~ks ~.13
Alto W floral,Sr. - Police ~d Wate~
P~ Beth T~e~iter 0o. Clerk's Office ~ense ~
Mayor ~er~n r~o~ed that he h~ centered the State ~d
~ctor in .¥~d to the inoc~ation of the dogs, ~ that he stated that he
a ~a~e Veteri~ to come here ~thiu a sho~ time ~ '~ the ~oc~ations.
Se~r~ oomp~nta from resl~nts conce~ng do~ ~d horses
mn or abo~ the Old Dl~ ~ ~scuss~. ~e Oo~cil req~sted ~ief of Polio, Theme,
to center the o~era o~ s~h ~im~s ~ have th~ t~e c~e of the martex
Dr. T. T. 0o~ ~pe~ed befo~ the 0o~cil ~d re~sted that
~l~ed in front of his ~sidenoe. He w~ ~vised to ~t in to~h ~th the m~nten~ce
~rew ~d S~erinte~ent at Fort Pierce.
A req~ fr~ W. A. Lawson to inst~l a street li~t on the ocher of ~lbe~
~ev. Co. ~e disc~eed.:~ .~e inst~lmti~ of sever~ other li~ts ~ro
lefinite ~i~ ~a t~ om this
Fred ~~i ~pe~d befo~ the Oo~cil ~d r~o~ed that
;he e~t end of ~nth ~%reet was in need of repot at fence. ~$o roq~sted that tho
ltre~ by his ~esidence ~ r~red ~ soon ~ possible. After
~e~ to~ look into mmt~r ~ soon as possible.
Upon motion b~ Oo~cil Bretto, second by 0o~cil latford ~d o~riod, the
.Co,oil ~oed ~o send a tele~ to the ~mte ~ D~ment mt T~l~aa~ee, Florida,
req~sting that some re,if ~ ~von to tho pr~e~y o~ers along P~rott Avon,, d~
the excessive ~tor ca~od by the f~lm of the State ~ D~ment to provi~ o~-
let ~d open ~tohes. ~cl~ing it to ~ a he~th me~ce ~d
to
Pr~erty ~ere.
~on m~ion b~ Oo~cilm~ W~tford, secon~d by Oo~cilm~ Brette ~d c~ried th~
Co~cil ~eed to ~tir~ ~ Utility T~ ~ven~ 0e~ificmtes ~d intercO.
~d ~lo~d to r~ loose
A .matter of c~ckens ~ r~sed/~hind one of t~e loc~ grocery
eus~d ~d decl~ed *o ~ a n~i~ce by the 0o~oil. Ohief of Police Th~ ~s req~ste~
to investigate matter ~ hm~ it cle~d ~ at o~e.
A ~tter from Thomas M. Cook and Oompa~y w~s presented to the Oouncil, offer-
ing to sell ~00.00 Olty of Okeechol~e, Florid& Refunding Bonds, in the denominations of
1 x $500.00 -3 x $100.00 - at 67 and interest. Upon motion by 0o~ncilman Watford,
seconded by ~uncilman Brette and carried the Oouncil agreed to accept the offer and
requested the Olerk to advise Thomas M. 0ook a~d 0ompany of their decision.
Oou~cllman Brette presented the following Ordinance and moved its adoption.
The motion wa~ seconded by 0ouncilman 0handler and unanimously oamried.
B~ IT ENAOTED BY THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE OITY OF OEEE0~IOBEE,
SEOTION ONE,. The commission .of any 'act or the e~ist~noe of
any] condition Within the limits o[ the city of Okeechobee, Flo~d~,
whiSh ~ud t~. a~noy the oo.mm~aity o~ which is' obnoxious to the
citizens, generally; or which tend. to injure the health of the
citizens in general, or to Oeri-u~t the public morals, As hereby
dec~ezed to be a NUISA~OE.
SEOTION T~O: Any person, firm or corporation, who shall do
any act or keep, maintain or suffer any act or thing to be done,
· it~in the limits of the city of Okeechobee, Florid&, which tend
to ~moy tho oo~unity or wh:Loh ts obnoxious to the oiti~.~.s,
g~n~rally; or whioh tend to injure the he~l.th of tho oi'l~i~ens in
general, or to oorr~xpt the public morals, shall be guilty of a
MISI~A~OR, and shall be punished by a Fine of not more th~u
$~ or imprisoned in the city j.ail, fPr & period of not more
Read in full the first time and, by unanimous consent, pa~sed
to $cond reading.
Read a second time in full and, by unanimous consent, passed
to ~ird and final reading.
Read a third time in full mhd pressed in regulus session, this
the day of 19 ?.
ATT~: Lorena Pea~ce . President City Council ~
' City Clerk
App~ved by me, this the ~ d~y of ~ 1~?.
.... R.H. P~u!erson
Oity of O~ooohobee, Florid&
Upon:motion the 0ouncil adjourned.