1948-03-01 Regular . 16,
i~ :aeoded for th.!~q ro2'iou ,nc! will bo of Croat boucfit to the
~' ~d city of
N0~T, THE~F0~, b~ it re~olvod th~:t tho following streets
River Va!!oy ~,,~-~e~ M:;~.rkot :uforo-,~'~ o-~ ,',~
Those portions of Cherokee m~d
Streets extending from ll~th Strec~ to
Ha].o Avenv~; ~lco that ~ortion of 14th
Street extending from Tmllci~mc m Street
to ~icm~o~eo.. =, Street. al~__ boi~g_...~ i:a the
term of 0keochobee according to plat of
said term filed in the office of thc
Clerk of Circuit Cottrt of 0keec':~obeo
Cotmtv i~ P!a2 Book ~ at P-~e lO.
P~DED, HOVereR, that in the event tha c¢~d corporation ff~ilc to
c'm~truct s%id m?:rket within ?iuo mo~ths of the date of ~hi¢
r~}colutiou tben said streets sh,all be declared open and thic provisions
~':¢ t~ a resolution ~'-~'~a null
,:,e~ :::do,~ted i:a rogu!ar ce~ion this Febru':ry 2,
By Z.K. Wi!!i~c
Pr_ecident City Co~m. ci!
~t~ Clerk
T'~e foro~o~? re,.elation ~ hero~' ~D~0roved thic February P !~.
M~jor
CITY CLE~
X~moh ~ !948
.B; ~,.-,--TS. gnla~ :?:.a Alto Wc,tford ~ith O. O. gurz, anco: Cii'y Attorney :.:o.d. Lore'o~ Pouroe, City
Clerk.
V~nuto~ ~v tho meeti~ held Februs~ry 2, 1948 wero read .-~ -~,rovod -~, rec~d
T:qe fo!!owi,~ -~n~c~ ...... ~, :re ,.~,proved. ~:.~.8. orOered, p?.id Whe,~ .... ft~ds ,:.re av?i!able:
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· ,,phi:it ~!?.teri-~ Co. - 9~: & S?,nit~:ry Dcpt 260.00
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I:%er C~uni:V m~! & Tel - Fo:~::"ry B!uu~
. et. & 8t.'q. go:~t
Pierce Bloc. Service - Fire Dc-3t. 2.o~
'6~0 9er & ~o~o Co. F~ro Do~..~
p ,~.~c,~:~: ~ ~ Sr)rv~ ce '""j:~r ~'o'~+ 1 . ~0
C. A. Thomr:.~,. - Roin~"m~rm~:~o'at for 2~:~.~tin~ ~i,!nc --- ~.00
~dopt cd: [ .....
~N J'~Z:ALqCE PROVIDIz~G FOR THE PAY,,~:~,~T OF A LIuE~48E
TAX ~Y~,,~Y PER'R, FI ~2 OR OO~u:~RATIOb~ ~;HO SH~L
~ ~,~ FOR ?~.z~, TAXIC~ OR A~O?~OBILE, T~vew~'~
TwE ~_.:IT8 , TFq ~ITY OF OKEEOHOBEE, FLORIDA.
....... ~,Uh~!I, OF TME CITY OF OK~E~H~BEE: FLO~DA. :
SECTiOn,! O?'m',~. Th':t.. ~..er",m., ~::7d after the ~..'-'"~;.~e.,. ~""' of this Ord. iu~:ace,
:,~,'~,~ ~ m..._ .~.. . ~ .,..r*~ hiro , ~i~:hi t ~-'~o..,., __.,~l,m+~-~ ~ of t'?:o city. 32.. Okeochoboo., F!or~ da,
in the ~wn .?~ :.S~O.O0
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Rc~ ...... ........... +'~'~d,~:. .... tip:e .:n~ ~,::;nod, thic the !at d~y of ~,~"-r ',:..02, 1948.
Z. K. T:'i!!iau~
~ AT TEST:
Loron:z Pe~rco
~PR~VED BY ~E ~ T*~!S THE.!~t DAY OF i~I~CH, !9~8.
~,{AYOR CITY C.? 70KEE~OBEE
~n~.~.~ ...... ~.~_ ~., 20. 230 w.'.]n '?ro~outed ~md ro~d i? ~_ ...._ for tho fzr,.%' ~ - ~it~o.
. . ........... ~ r *~ full rm.~ by
consent, p~se'~ to third ,',,c! fin,,1 v .... -~,n~ _~ ich ~,u ~z
................................ ~ a~:,.r~,L Oottnci_,. ~ Bretto moved
~ adooi:io,~. .... c::7d u-o?._ bei:'$ ~e.~o~dod by Oounci~,,,",~._ 'Ob.:;.nd!or ...... ,..~,~ put ~:~ ~ vote
O~INA[~CE ,,0. 230
~ AN ~II~AJRCE ~GULATING THE USE AiqD OPE~TION OF
~- T~L,:~S, 0R~A~0MOBILES FOR ~IRE, WlTHIi~ THE
[ CIT~LI?~IT8 ~F THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDa;
~ PRC$IDI~G FO?. THE ISSU~JCE OF a PE~IT FOR THE
[ USE ~[D ?~o~o,~;:~ CF TAXIC~S, 0R AUT0~:zOoILES FOR
~ ale.J, ,I.~.I,', .,,, ~_TY LI,ITS vF TH~ CITY OF
~ SUCL{ PE~.IITS A~D LICE:SES S~.~LL BE ISSUED ~'~D
S~?,tBIdG PE.~I~8 F~:'~ T~iZ VIOLA~I~ 02 THIS
[ BE IT EN~E~ BY THE GO.OIL O~ ~ OITY O~ OKEEOHOBE1, ~DA:
" 8~i~ 1. ~a~ fr~m ~d ~ez ~he p~ge ef ~him 0rdim~oe i%
~ mh~l be ~1~ for ~ pezmem, fi~ er c~rperati~: te eperate
~ a t~c~, o~' %~icabm, e2 automobile fer hire, er p=efit,
the City ef ~eechebee, ~lerida, ~leam ~d ~%il m~h perm~m,
E~$'~mm ~ ~ ~ :~ m ~, ~ I . mm ~mm
firm er cerpera$ien shall have ebtainted a permit mud license
the miry ef 0kemchcbee, Flerida, me te de. The ope=atien efa
taxicab, er taxieabs, er autemibles fer hire, ia hereby defined
~s the business ef ca~ryi~g or traumpe~ting passengers fer hire in
any ~eter driven vehicle ever the public streets and highways within
the City limits of the 0ity ef 0kmechobee, Flerida. That all neuus
used in the singular in this 0rdinauce shall include the pXuxal,
where the cen~ert so a~lmitm er requires.
Section 2. That auy person, firm e~ corperation desiring to engage
in the business of eperating a taxicab, er taxicabs, er autemebiles
for hire, within the Oity limits of the 0ity ef 0keechebee, Flerida,
shall make application tc the 0ity 0euucil ef the. 0ity of 0kmechebee,
Florida, fer a permit to engage in er uae the highways and public
streets fer much purpeae, which applicatien shall be in w~iting,
verified by the applicaut, and shall specify the fellowi~g matters:
(a) ~The name, age, residence mad business address ef applicaut,
if a natural person, mud if a cerporatien, its name, date
and place of incerperatien, and the names and addresses ef
the cf ricers thmreef.
(b) The public, streets and highways, er the general territory
within the ccrperate limits of the maid City ef 0keechebee,
which the applicant desires te uae.
(c) A brief description of each vehicle which applicaut will
uae fer the purpose ef traumporting pa~mengers, settin~
ferth the seating capacity thereef, the make ef the same,
the size mud weight, mud whethor such vehicle is new er
ascend haud.
(d) A statement ~f the rates propemed So be charged ~y the
applicant.
(e) Au agreement on the part ef the applicant to ce~ferm with
and abide by, amd alms te ebey, all the rules mud re-
gulati,nm which may be lawfully prescribed by the 0ity
09uncil of the 0ity ef 0keec~obee, er its police
in respect te the epmratien ef taxicabs, er autemebiles
for hire, and traffics regulatlea8.
Section 3. Each much appllcatien £er a permit shall be accempamled
by t~ tender of mufi'icient funds in the ameunt provided by
0rdi~Auce Ne. 229 a~ a fee fer a license to eperate automebilem
fer ~ire. Upcn receipt of such applicatien mud licenme fee, the
City Ccuuoil shall investigate mud oensider the moral qualifications
and ~inancial rempommibility ef the applicant, and the Oit¥ 0eunoil
shall be required to eith grant or refuse much permit wi.thin a
period or,thirty (30) days from the receipt of such application.
the actio~ taken by the Oity Oouncil upon the ~plioation sh~l
be tr~sm~tted to the Oity Olerh ~d T~ ~lleotor of the 01fy
of Oke~h~bee, Flori~, who, ~n ~oeipt of the s~, sh~l
l~e~ate~y ~tify the ~plic~t of the ~ti~n t~en by the
Oity Oom~il. If a~h pe~i% ah~l be denied, the ~plic~%
may requegt the Oity Oo~cil to reconai~r the ~plication ~
open hearing, ~d the Oity, Oo~cil ah~l be ~eq~red ~o
· a~h hearing. ~thin Thi~y (30) days from the time a~h
ia m~e, ~t which time the a~d applic~t m~y prod~e
~di%ion~ evidence in ~po~ of the ~plica%ion ~ m~y be
de.ed cemetery. Notice of the time ~d place of s~h he~l~
ah~l ~ given to the ~plic~t by m~ling e~h notice to the
~re.~ ~o~ on ~he ~plic~iou.
Section ~& If a~h ~e~it ah~l be ~$ed, the ~plic~t
there~o~ f~i~ a ~od ~d a~fioient ~nd, in the ~o~t of
One ~oue~d ~d ~/100 ($1,000) Doll.s, payable to the Oity
Oo~cil og the Oity of Okeecho~ee, con~tioned ~on the f~l
complete ~ompli~e ~th this Ordin~oe, ,~ ~th ~ r~ea
red.fiche gove~ng the oo~t of e~h b~ineee. The Oity
Olerk ~a~T~ Ooll~tor abel, ~on deli~ry ~o him of a
f~tory ~nd, conditioned ~e set o~ mbo~, executed by some
a~ety c~p~y a~horized to truant b~ineaa ~thin the
of ~ori~, iaa~ a license ~d a pe~it to the ~plic~%.
Section 5. ~o~d ~y person, fi~ or oo~oration ~o whom ~
pexmit a~l have be~ $~a~ for the ~eration of m t~lcab
b~lneas Xn the Oity of OEeecaobee, Flori~, become mor~12
dieq~i~ed, or fin~ci~ly irreapo~ible, or violate ~y of
the te~ conditions or provisions Of this Ordln~ge, the~,
~ In t~t e~nt, the Oity go.oil ~1 h~ the ~we~ to
revoke e~d pe~it, ~ter a pubic he~lng of the licensee,
noti~ of: which he~ing ah~ ~ gi~n to the licensee ~t
le~t Fi~ (5) d~e prio~ to the time for s~h he~ing, by
m~ling ~ch notice to the ~eem aho~ on the ~t. ~o.~d
pe t revoked by the 0ity 0o cil, then, in
event, t~ lioenaee ~1 no longer ~ pe~itted to enga~ in
In the t~icab or automobile fox hire b~ineaa within the Oity
of ~eec~bee, Florida, ~til a new pexmi~ ah~l ha~.
iaa~d i~ accord~ce with the provisions of this O=~n~ce.
~n ~v~ation of ~uoh pe~it, the ~e~ed potion of the
license ~ ah~l be ret~ed to the licensee.
Section ~ Tha~ au~h pemit fo~ the operation of t~caba ox
'! '"'"' " ''
auto~obiles for hire sh8.ll be non-transfer&bls. However, in the
even%,, of a ben& fide s&!e of
s~h b~iness ~h~l operate, m~ be ~r~sferre=~ pro,rea the p~-
oh~ of such b~ines~ 8h~l ob~U ~ new pe~l%, ~ other~so
oompty ~%h ~he provisions of ~his Ordin~oo.
Section ~. ~y per,on, firm or
provifiono of ~hl~ Oranges ~1;
by = fine in ~ ~o~ no~ o~eeain~ Fi~e H~9~ ~ no/l~ (~0.00)
Do~, or by imprioo~en~ no~ exCeoaing Sixty (60) days~ .either
one, or bo~h, in the ~aore~ion of the 0o~%.
8euti~ 8. Ail or~n~cea, or pmr~a of ordin~oea, in oonflio~
here~%h =e hereby repe~le~.
~ion 9. In ~he even~ ~y
ah~l ~ ~ecl~e~ ~o be inv~iea, a~h inv~i~i~y ah~l no%
effe~ ~he rem~na~ ~he~eof.
~c~lon 10. This Or~m~e ~1 be in f~l for~e imme~%sly
~on i~a passes ~ooraing ~o law.
Re~ In f~l ~ by ~imo~ consent,
~ m aeoo~ ~ime im f~l
P~SED ~D ~PTED ~hia ~he la% ~my of M~oh, 19~.
ATTE~:
Oi~
~P~D B~ ~, THIS T~ la% ~y of ~OH, 19~8.
~R H.H.
OITY OF OX~OHO~E, ~O~DA
~PR~D AS TO FO~ ~D O0~OTNESS,
THIS ~g la% DAY OF M~, 19~.
R. E. Ham~lgk mppea~ed before the Oouncil and requested that the Reeolution
that wa~ pre~nted on Febr~y~d ~th one
c~eion by tbs Oo~cil, Mr. H~rioh ~d citizens present, the Oo~cil ggreed that
~d ~ beg% to ~rtize notice of m m~ing to he held Mond~, M~ch 8, 19~, for .
the p~oae ef he=lng compl~nta from ps,acne ~o h~ prope~y that joined No,th ~d
Seth O~ve Streets. After this the Oo~cil to t~en deflate
moetin~
~eed
scm%
The Oo~il ~nt into Executive Session.
Th~ Oo~il then c~e into open
~ motion the Oo~il ~jo=ned to meet M~ch 8, 19~.
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