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A motion by Councilman Chandler to barricade that part of old ~ounty road
crossing 1st Street at intersection of Miami Street also 1st Street at entrance of
Kissimmee.Street. Motion seconded by Councilman Brette and carried.
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet Thursday, December,9, 1948.
sldent of City Council
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City Clerk
December 9, 1948
The City Cour~cil of the City 'of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned
session at the City Hall on the above d~te at V:30 P. M. With the following present:
M~yor H. ,H. Raulerson, President Z. K. Williams, Councilmen Dalton Brette, R. E. Chandle~
and Alto ~atford with ~. C. Durr'ance City Attorney and Lorena Pearce, City Clerk.
President Williams announced that the Counc~il would proceed to canvass the
returns~of the General City Election held December 7, 1948.' After so doing Councilman
Watford presented the following Resolution and moved its adoption. Upon being duly
seconded Resolution was unanimously adopted:
R E S 0 L U T 1.0 N ~
%%~EREAS, The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, sitt-
ing as a board of canvassers, has convassed the r~turns of the
General Cit! Election held December 7, 1948, and
~'~EREAS~ H. H. Raulerson received the highest number of votes for
Mayor, and M. M. Martin, Sr., Roderick E. Chandler, Bruce Mc
DougA~d, Themas H. Nix and Alto Watford, received the highest
number of v~tes for.CounCilmen, and Carlisle A. Thomas received
the highest.~number of votes for Chief of Police, and Lorena Pearce
received the highest number of votes for City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that H. H. Raulerson be, and he is
hereby declared elected Mayor, that M. ~. Martin, S~., Roderick'E.
NO
.Chandler, B~uce Mc Dougald, Thomas H. Nix and Alto Watford be, and
they~re hereby declared elected ~ei~ that Carlisle A. Thomas
hereby
be, and he is/deClared elected Chief of Police, and that Lorena
Peard® be, and she is hereby de!ared elected City Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she is hereby
instructed $o issue and deliver certificates of election to each
of the above persons.
PASSED and ~DOPTED in regular adjourned session this 9th day of
December, A. D. 1948.
CITY 0F OKEEC~OBEE, WLORIDA
BY Z.K. Williams
President, City Council·
ATTEST: ~orena Pearce
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The above and foregoing Resolution is hereby APPROVED by me
t}~i$ 9th day of December, A. D. 1948.
~'. H. Ra~lerson
~ ~ ~!A~OR
_.~ The matter of money for the float reoresenting okeechobee County at the
fna~gu~ation oF the Governo~ was again beought before the Council. Councilman B~ette
moved gh~g gho CSg7 donag, ~200.00 go gh~ flo~g. ~ogSon aoeond~d b7 Comellman
Chandler and carried.
Upon mogSon gh~ Council
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Cl%y Clerk
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