1949-06-06 RegularGarbage dumping pit was discussed and mat~er was put in charge of Councilman
Nix and Marvin ~obley.
The Clerk wes requested to write to Florida League of Municipalites for
information on buildi~ codes.
Attorney Durance stated that a blue print, of hospital streets was necessary
before the street paving liens could be issued. President Chandler stated that he
would contact Mr. Pri~ regarding this matter. Alsa Mr. Price will be consulted in
regard to drawing up m building code for the city.
A nuisance erdinaance will be presented at ~he next regular meeting of the
Council for approval.
Upon motio~ the Council adjourned.
CITY CLERK ?
June 6, 1949
The City Council of the City ef 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City Hall at 8:00 P. N. en the above date with the fell.wing present:' Mayor H.
M. Raulerson, Presid~ ~ R. E. Chandler, Councilman ~artin, Mc Douga~d, Nix and Watford
with G. C. Durrance, C~!ty Attorney and Lerena Pearce, City Clerk.
Minutes of t~e meetings held ~ay 2 and 16, 1949 were read and approved as read.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
Florida Peweriand Light Co. - Power and Lights .............. $ 325.74
City ef Fort ~erce - Water De~t. - ....................... 275.50
E. C. Harring~n - Water D~pt. --- 19~00
0keechebee ~o~ty Bank - Police Dept. ............... 117.90
Western Union - Telegram .... 1.22
Inter Co Tel an~d Tel Ce. - Tel & Tel ..... 26.20
Alto Watford ~ Sons - Police, Water and Fire Dept. ~ ...... 22.03
L. H. Dreese - St & San. Dept. ...... 17.74
Knight Service Station - Water, Police, St & San. & Fire .... 113.47
W. I. Tillman - St & San. Dept. 12.50
James Nesbitt~ M.D. - Police Dept. - ......... 5.00
0keechebee Me'er Company - Water D~pt. . .......... 22~00
Scharfschwerd~ Bros. - Water Dept. 1.30
Nix Service SSa~ien - St & San. & Peli~e Dept. - .......... 5.50
Demer's Mach ~Shep - Water and St & San. Dept. .......... 70.08
Gilbert Culbr~th - Fire Dept. - 1.65
Bennie's Auto'Supply· -- . Fire and St & San. Dept. --- ...... .. 5.80
Atlantic Service Station - St & San and Police Dept. - ......... 4.50
0keec~obee Hd~e. Co. - Water & St & San. ~ept. ~ 92.40
Bank of MelboUrne - Payment on Nete~-- 92.79
Dr. A. P. BlaSk - Payment on account ................. 200.00
Industrial Supply Corp. - Water Dept. - ........... 1,968.07
. Davis MeterRSp & Supply Ce. - Water Dept. - .......... 99.43
Black Lsborateries, Inc. - Water. Dept; ....... 6.43
Hill Mfg. Ce. - Fire Dept. .............. 76.50
W. S. Darley ~ Company - Signal Light Meter --- 44.70
White Star Ch$m. Corp. - Water Dept. - ........... 28.50
0. K. Meter Ce. - Water Dept. 10.00
The H & B W D~ew Ce. - Clerk's Supplies --- 29.59
Representive~ifrom American LaFrance - Feamite Corp., American Fire Apparatus
Company and Peter Pirseh & Sons Company were presen~ and discussed the purchase ef fire
truck equipment. Afte~ discussion Councilman Mc Deugald moved that the City purchase
fr~m the American La F~nce Foamite Corp. the fell,wing fire apparatus equipment: One
500 gallon Triple combination pumper with 300 gallon booster tank, together with all
ether standard fire fiShting equipment as per specifications. The cost $5,085.00.
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Motion seconde4 by Councilman Watford and carried.
Mr. J. F. Hosea, General ~anager, Inter Co Tel and Tel ComDany discussed the
telephone sit~ation.
~ ~ It w&s requested that Osceola Street be closed at Railroad C~ossing and take
up crossing at Cecil Barber's Paqk~in~_g House. Prep~i~ters of Okeechobee Builders &
Supply Company were present and after discussion the Council agreed to table for
further investigation.
~v~. F. Kinsaul, water ~e~. discussed with the Council the water line te
colored town. Councilman Mc Dougald moved that the City b~rrsw $4,000.00 to complete
water line. ~!.tion seconded by Council~an Nix and ~carried.
O;p4inance No. 236 was presented and read in full for the first time and
passed to a second roading. Co~nqc~lman Warlord moved to waive rules and read by title
only. Motion .econded by Councilman Mc Dougald and carried. Coundil~an Warlord moved
to waive rules and read by title only thi~rd and final time. Motion seconded by Council-
man Mc Dougald. Councilman Mc Dougald moved that Ordinance No. 236 be adopted. Motion
seconded by Councilman Nix and carried.
0 R D I N A N C E N O. 236
AN ORDINANCE DEPtNING A "NUISANCE" AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY THEREFOR.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE I~A¥OR AND ~HE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The commission of any act by an
individual, organization or corporation or the keeping,
maintaining, propagation, existence or permission ~f any-
thing by an individual, c~poration or organization by
which the health or life of an individual, 6r the health
or lives of individuals may be impaired, or by which or
through which, directly or inderctly, disease may be
caused, is hereby declared to be a nusisance.
Section 2. Whoever shall erect, establish, construct
or maintain, own or lea~e any building, booth, tent or
place which tends to annoy, impair or ink, ute the health
of the community, or become manifestly injurious te the
morals or manners of the p~ople or which shall be frequented
by the classes of peple mentioned in Section 856.02
Compiled General Laws of Florida, 1941, or any house or
place of prostitution, assignation, lewdness, or place er
building where games of chance are engaged in violation of
the ordinances of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, shall be
de~med guilty of maintaining a muisance.
Section 3. Filth, cesspools, offal garbage, foul water,
dye-water, refuse from manufactories, stable manure, decayed
animal or vegetable matter, or ot~er offensive substance
detrimental te the health, thrown, placed or allowed to
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~emain in or upon any private premises, street, avenue, alley,
side~lk, gutter, public reservation or open lot within the
cerp~ate limits of the City of 0keechobee, Fleridm, are
here~ declared nuisances ~nJu~ious to health.
~ectien 4. Any person who shall commit, create er
main~in the aforesaid nuisances, er any of them, shall be
fined net less than Twenty-five Dollars, nor more than Two
Hundr~ d Dollars.
Read in full a first time and by unanimous consent passed
~e ~ ~second ~reading.
~ead in full a second time and by unamimeus consent passed
to a third reading.
Read in full a thir time and oassed in regular open session
this day of June ~. D. 1949.
R. E. Chandler
Presi"dent, City Coun6il
ATTEST:
~oren. a Pearce
City Clerk
APPROVED by me this $ day of June, A. D. 19~9.
H. ,,,,,.H. Mayor Haul ers on
for
Ordinance No. 237 was presented and.read in full/first time and passed te
a second reading. Cour~ilman Watford moved to waive rules and read by title only, passed
t~ a third and final r ~ding. Seconded by Councilman Watford and carried. Councilman
Watford moved to waive ~rules and read by title only, seconded by Councilman Nix and
carried. Coouncilman Nix moved that Ordinance No. 237 be adopted. Motion seconded by
Councilman b~artin and ~rried.
\ 0 R D I N h N C E N0.~237
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTION FR0~ PAYMENT
OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX TO CEBTAIN PERSONS
i~AN~ED IN .SAID ORDINANCE.
BE I~ ORDAINED BY THE ~AYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF O~ECHOBEE, FLOE[ DA:
:Section 1. Any bona fide permanent resident elector
of t~ City of 0keechobee who served as an office~ er
enlisted m~n in the United States army, navy or marine corp.
du~Jr~ the !World War between April 6, 1917 and November 11,
1918, o~ in the Spanish American War between April 21, 1896.
and Suly 4,i 1902, or World War "Two", and who was honorably
dfsct~ged from the service of the United States, and who at the
time of his application for license as hereinafter mentioned shall
be disabled from performing manual labor, shall upon sufficient
inde~ification and p~ooof of being a permanent resident elector
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i ~n the State and producation of an honorable discharge
from the service of the Un, ted States during World War l,
the Spanish-American War, or World War 2~ ~e granted a
i license to engage in any business or occupation in the
City of 0keechobee, Florida, which may be carried on main-
ly through the personal efforts of the lecensee as a means
of livelihood, and shall be entitled to an exemption to
the extent of $50.00 on any license to engage in any bus-
iness or occupation in the City of 0keechobee, Florida.
The exemption heretofore referred to shall extend te and
include the right of the licensee to operate an automobile
for hire of not exceeding five passenger capacity, in-
cluding the driver, when it ~shall be made to appear that
such automobile is bona fide owned, or contracted te be
purchased by the licensee, and is being operated by him
as a means of livelihood, and the proper license tag for
the operation of such mobor vehicle for private use has
been applied for and attached to said motor veh~6le and
the proper fees therefor paid by the ltcensee~
!--- Section 2. The City Tax Collector of the City of
.. 0keechobee shall issue to such person or persons as may
be entitled hereunder a license in pursucance to the fore-
going provisions and subject to conditions thereof, and
such license when issued shall be marked across the face
thereof "World War-One*Veteran,s License," or "World War-
Two-Veteran's License" or "Spanish-American Veteran's
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License" -- "Not transferable", ss the case may be, pro-
vided that before issuing the same, proof shall be duly
made in each case that the applicant is entitled under the
conditions of this ordinance to receive the exemption
herein provided for, which proof may be made by exhibiting .
a certificate of government rated disability to an extent
per
of twenty-five/cent, or an affidavit or testimony of a
reputable physician who personally khows the applicant and
who makes oath that the applicant is disabled from performing
manual labor as a means of livelihood.
i ~-' Section 5. All licenses issued under this Ordinance
. shall be in the same general form, and shall expire ~t
the same time as other municipal licenses are fixed by law
to expire.
Section ~. All licenses obtained under the previsions
of this Ordinance by the commission of fraud upon any issuing
authority of the City of 0keechobee shall ~e deemed null and
v~oid, and the person who has fraudulently obtained any such
license and has thereafter en~aged in any business or
cccup&tion requiring a license under color thereof, shall be
sub JeSt to prosectulon as for engaging in a businessor
occup&tion without having the required license under the laws
of tbs City of Okeechobee, Florida, and such license shall
not b.. issued in any city other then a city wherein such
veter&n is a bona fide resident elector, ~mless such veteran
applying therefor shall produce to %he Tax Collector of the
City Sf Okeechobee, Florida, a Certificate of the Tax Collector
of his home County to the effect that no exemption from license
has bSen granted to such veteran in his h~me county under the
authority ef this section.
lead in full a first time and by unanimous consent passed
to a Second reading.
~ead in full a second t ime and by unanimous consent passed
to a ~hird and final reading.
~$ead in full a third time and PASSED in regular open session
this $ day of ~June, A. D. 1949.
R. E. Chandler
· P'resident, City. Council'
ATTEST:
Lo'cna Pearce ~ity Clerk
APPRO~D by me this 6th day of June, A. D. 1949.
H. H. Raulerson Mayor
The matter o~ a fire trUck chasa~m was bro~ght before the Council. After
discussion the Council agreed' to accept sealed bids on fire truck chassSs. Upon motion
by Councilman Mc Dougs.~d the Clerk was instructed to notify the three local auto dealers ~-~
regarding the sealed bi~ offer giVing desired specification of chassis as follows: 1~~c
and 2 ton truck with cab - 8 25 dual rear tires - with 2 speed axle - 158 to 161 inch ~o
' mO
wheel base - delivery ~oint Elmira, N. ¥. Bids to be opened June 13, 1949. Motion
seconded by Councilman Watford and carried.
Councilman M~ Dougald moved that the City pay their share ($300.00) for having
the County recoJ~ds of ~x Sale computed. Seconded by Councilman Nix and carried.
Upon motion ~unc~lman Nix moved that Cecil Barber be sent statement for
grading the alley at hi~ colored quarters property. SecOnded by Councilman Martin and ~
carried. Vote 2 ayes -3 nayes.
Councilman W~ford moved that E. M. Hutto, Roadmaster, S. A. L. Ry. Co. be
furnished with a letter regarding the water main to be instal'led under Seaboard tracks
at Ch$~eloskee Street. Motion seconded by Councilman Mc Dougald and carried.
Marvi~ Mobl~ discussed with the Council the fly situation. No action was
taken. ~
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet June 13, 1949.
t' ?resident, Cit~ Council
A TTES T:
City Cle~
June 13, 1949
The Gity Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in ~$~a~ ~djourned
session at th,~ City Hall at 8:00 ?. M. with the folle~ing present: Ma~or H. H. Raulem on
President~Chan41er, Councilman Mc Dougald 'and Watford with G. C. Durramc®, City Attorney
and. Lorena Pea~ce, City Clerk.
Bids from Okeechobee Motor Company and Gilbert Chevrolet CompanY... for fire
truck chassis Were received and opened. After discussion a secret vote was taken.
The vote was aS follows: I Chevrolet Chassis - 2 Ford Chassis. The Council agreed tS
purchase a For~ Chassis for fire truck.
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet June 14, 1949 at 6:00 P. M.
ATTES T:
City Ci~rk
June 14, 1949
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met inregular adJourne~
session at the City Hall on the above date at 6:00 P. M. with the following present:
President R. E. Chandler, Councilmen Mc Dougald and Watford with Lorena Fearce City Clerk
The following resolution was presented by Councilman Watfowd who moved its
adoption and ~on being seconded by Co~mcilman Mc Dougald was put to a vote and unanimous.
ly adopted:
R E S 0 L U T ! 0 N
~.WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee, Florida, has considered
the advisability of extending the water line and or supply to
territory commonly known as "colored town", which said teritory .!~ ,. ~
is within the municipal limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,and
! WHEREAS, in order to purchase necessary pipe and pipe fittings
and ~roviding for the laying and installa~.!on of same, it is nec-
essa~y for the City to borrow the sum of $4,000.00 - the estimated
cost of providing this service and mlso for the purchase of the
water line, consisting of pipe, pipe fittings, ets., which has been
owne~ and operated fo~ a numbe~ of years by one Mack Nitchell
and ~ich said water line,has, in the past, partially furnished