1949-08-01 Regular 223
.~g~]st 1, 1949
~.Vh,~ City Comqcil of the City of 0P,'eech~bee met ~n r~gul~r session ~t th~
City H~I]. or th~ above dst~ at 8:00 ~.~. w~th the following vresent: M~yor H.
R~l~rson, ~s~d~nt Pro-Tern ~. ~. ~tin, Councilman ~.~c Dougald, ~i~.~ ~d Watfor~
w~t~ ~. C. D~rance, City nttor~ey ~nd ~',o~en~ ~a~rc~ C~ty Clerk.
~_~utes of t~e ~eet~ngs ~_.ld J~]y 4 ~nd J~l~ t], 1949, we~e read ~nd
T'~e follow~ng bi]!s were s~prov~d. ~nd ordere~ ~d when f~nds ~r~
T-ie Ok.:~ech:obee [,~ews - A'lvert~sing .......... 1.~1.50
~. C. J{arr~gton - Street ~- San ~e~t. 10 O0
Gilbe?t ru].b~th - ~i:.~e Dept. 2.~5
[~ C Ni)~per Water ._ p ._
· · - ;e ~. 7 ~9
hzg. Co - Fir~ D~Dt ---
v4~.~tes, q-~rage - ,_,t ~ Sa~. Dept. ]5 ~5
~:c Donald Elec. C0'., Inc. - Street Light Globes - 45.00
:'~'~!t~ Star ~emi6~l-: Corp. - W~ter Dept. - ......... 28.50
· ~ C - St. L~zht Re~air 29.58
Pierce mlectr~c
/].to watford - Fire ~r~d Vo~ice Dept. 10~'50
0kee. Hdwe. Co. - ¥:ater, St ~ San. am4 Fl re 3~.~0
Iewis H. Dr~ese - St ~,~ San ~nd ~o~!ce De~t. 7.20
Ckee. ",~mb~r Co. - St and Sa~]. Demt. 2.80
Ckee. Yotor Co. - ?olice, St & San. and l~,fater D,~t .129. 82
Ckee. Cotmty Bank - ~:olice c~r m~yment
Y[x Service Station - no]ice, Water ~nd St. ~ Sam. -- 12.31
Y,~er's ~fachine .... Shop - St. ,~-.~ S~n. r, ept~ : . 16.60
~er o. ~!mncy - F~re D~pt. 19.50
I-ater Co Tel and Tel Co. - ~elephone Services 21.60
d?_~tv, of Fort ~, ~rce - Water m~pt~ . . 153.50
E. D. Wood Co. - w~.ter nept.. 77.25
~ ~4 000 00 note ..... ~].m 00
Ckee. ~o~mty Bank - P~ent on , , .
Hank of Melbo~lrne - Payment on :0ewer 92.79
Occupational License for the Okeect~obee ~fews was discuss~4 by the
It wa.~ agree,i that r:o scti ,n cot~ld be taken st this t~r~e.
V. J. Domer appeared in regards to drainage next to creek. ~e
assured him that re!~if would be given him as soon as possible.
Cl,sutom White appeared im regards to draimarr~ of lois and adjoir~!~g ~ro-
perties. ~,~ Co~!~oil agreed for t]~e work to be done at once.
i~arvi~ ~,~obl.y and C'arlisle ~.omas reqn~ested one extra week vacation. ~ae
Co,mci] agreed to t~ r,?~est providing th~ City wo~ld ~ot be respomsible for the
s~laries for their relief.
Cotmcllmsn Wstford moved that the Bond of Joe Bon,tiovsmni (Lis:or Store,on
Psrrott Ave) be cancelled. S~conded by Councilman Nix and carried.
T~e Council disc~soed an ap~!icat~on by Alto ws*~
~'~ , .... ~ord for ~ buf].d~g
· permit. Co,,nci]msn Nix moved tv st t}~e Clertr ~ssue a ~er~lt uDon presentation of the
ap~licat'ion. Motion seconded by Counct]m~n ~,,'~c Dou~sald and carried.
C,~v.',~ci]man Wstfvrd presented the following Reso].~tion and ~,ov,d its
adoption and ~.pon being seconded by Coqmc~q~sn Nix was put to a ~ot~ and unan!~o~sly
adopted: ~
RESOLU TI ON /'
WT~w~taS, J. ~.~ Hayes bas made application tn ff',is
t:~ authorize ±,h.e Tax Collector of the City of 0keec~obee to can-
cel all o~ty~_ , taxes heretofore iev'ied against the pro'oerty hereinafter
5~scribed for the ,years 1927 to 1940 inc]~:sive for the reason that
~ld l~Hds u®re excluded from the municipality by Chapter 10960,
Laws of ~Io Acts of 197,5, and WH~R~n'AS said taxes which hav~
been assess,~ for the years 19~7 to 1940 inclusive constitute a
cloud ~o~ s~id property and t~is Councffl ~aving given d~se con-
sideratlon :-'~ said ~pp].icst~on,
!~, W, ~iE~UEF,ORE, BE IT RESOLV~D that the City Tax Col-
lector of t~-. City of 0keechobee be and she is }~ereby authorized
~nd instr~ct.d to cancel all unDs~d taxes and tax certificates
issued for :,~e years 1927 to 1940' incl~sive, or any of such years,
and ~a~e pr~er notation on the tax rolls of s~id city to clear
the followir~ desCri~bed ~ands of said taxes;
Ps?~ Subdivision, accord~ng to P~at Book
' . Ps~':]~ , public records of 0ke~c:~obee County,
' PasSed and adopted in regular session this ~ day
A~ust, A. D. 1949.
M. ~. ~artin
__ ~ Pres~.dent Pro-Tern
Loren~ Pesrce
C'it~ Clerk ~ ~
Co~n~._! sn .ix moved 2hat the followi~z Reso]_ut~.om be accepted and
being seconded by Co~:~Ci]man t~c Dougald was ~u2 to a vote and ~ni~ouslf adopted
~'..~EREAS, t)~e City Co:moil of the City of Okeecbobee, ~lorids, finds
it absolutely n.:.~Cessary to purchase s new fire truc~ and equipment because
of the fact teat the ~resen2 fire fighting eq~:~ment of the City is
obsolete, dila~r~ated and wholly insufficient to ~rotect ~he citizens of
Okeechobee s~s~.-:at fire bs. zsr~s, and
V~ffERE~.S, t': e City has ordered and ~1 son~ receive delivery of a
ne~ Fire trt~ck, toget}~er with all necessary fire fighting eq~:fpment, st
msxiu[ cost of ~pproxi~ately $ ~e,~-,~ , and
¥~EREAS, t}~e County'of Okeechobee, Florida, has agreed to'pay on the
~2,000.00, orov!ded t~st the City of Ok~ecbob~e wfl] u~e said ~re truck
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living °u~s!~e °f the City timits °f Okeecb°bee, Florida, mow therefore,
BE ET RESOLVED by the 6o~mcil of the 6jt~.r of.0keechobee, FI. or, ds, that
in co~:,sideratfa~:~of the oremfses, sa~ C~ty Council ~8oes hereby coveoant
and agree with t~e Co~issio~rs of 0keechobee Cou~tv, Floc!ds, that the
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fire truck and .~quipment now be~g purchased by said C~ty of. Okeecbobee,
Florida, will b, used for the protection of each and every c~.tizen of
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~= ' whether they l~ve w~thin the l~ts of
Okeec ~cbee City, Florida, or ~ot; that said fire fighting equ~Dment
will ~.e svsilable to the citizems of 0keechobe~ Co~mtT~,', Florida wL~n
~it is necesssry snd wherever it is ~ossible for it to r~nder ~ssista~ce
in th.~:~ protection of ho~es ~nd neoDle of sa~.~, co~ty aga~st destr~ction
of their property by fire.
)E iT ~R[~_~H RESOL, ED thst a co~y of this Resolution be furnished
the C ~unty Co~iss!~ners of 0keechobee County,
~ASSED snd AD.~,PTED. in ~egulsr open sessioD this the 1st day of
~ugust, .A. D, 1949.
~.~. M. Martin
· RO-~M BRESIDEt~ T C! ~ CO~C!L
D. B. Mc Dou~sld..
T. H. Nix
Alto Wa tf'ord
MEMBERS OW CI~ CO!~NCII,
A TTES T~ Lorens Pearc~
CZTY CLERK
Upon "~cti~m the Co~mc~! sd joy,reed.
PR~IDENT ~R0~M ~ - '
A'rTEsT:
C[ ~ CLERE
2~ust 27,
~e Cit]~ Co~c~l of the City of 0keechobee met in smecia! session at
1~:00 A. ~g. v~ the above dste at th~ City Hall with the fo]low~ng ~rese~t: ~.~syar
H. ?~. R~u] e'r~n, Pre. Pro-tern Martim, Councilmen Mc Do~a]5, Nix a~d
~ .... meeting was cai]ed to ~iscuss emergency needs and to assist the Red
Cross,
Co~nci!mam Warlord moved 'b:) e'mT~loy ~.. ],,. Womm~k amd ot}~er
top of -~,,~{:er t~nM. i,~7ot~.on sec~ded })]~ Jo~nc~]?~ar ~Hx and unanimously carried.
~ Street committee agreed to cot, tact Larnce ~fc K~nzie to jo to work
i~ed~ately ~:lesri~g debris from streets.
~,'~ ~otion the Council adjo~rned.
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September 6, 1949
~ ~ Cot~nci] of the City of Okeec~obee, Florida, met ~n re~]ar
,e City
session at the City ~:all o~ t'~e shove (late at g2:00 v. M. with the following ~r~-
sent: Mayor H. H.R~,~,~_ ~erson, ~vesid~nt C~d]_er~ ....... Councilmen ~c Doug]ad,
Nix ard Watford with ~. C. Durranc~, City ~.ttor~ey .
Mind,tea of ~h~ me~ti~,Zs h~!d A~g~st 1 and 2~ 1949 we~e res~q and apDrove~
aS read.
~?~e fol!ow'~ag bil]s were a~l':roved and ordered maid w~en funds are
F}ori(~a P ~, ~r ~r~d L~gb~ Com~ny - ~ow~r a~d Li~hts ~989.6~
Ind,]atrial ,~upply Corp. - Water Del}t. .-
Okeeci~obee ~otor Co. - ?olice and Water Dept. ---
Okeechobee ~ar~war~ - ',.U~ter, F~e and St. ,~' S~n.
O. )[. [fete~':Co. - 'Tater Dept. - .............
Sowen Sup'p!~ Co. - Clerk's Supp~es 8.51
C'~t'.,~ of Fo~ Pierce - water D~Dt. 1~4.00
Dom~:~r's }~Ja~[~. Shop - urater ~ St. & San. ~Dept. - 75.4~
Okeec~.obee L~.~ber Co. - Fire Dept. 4.41
R~'~!erson ]-~pt. Store - i~re Dept.
Enter Co ~,~ and Te3 Co. - Tel Cervi. ces 96.45
Okee Count~ ~ nk - ~ ].17.
Oke~, Count;~ B~n~ - P~ym~nt on ~4. 000 O0 note- ~18.00
'[,! C. Pi tt~ - Envelopes 99.84
'i~e Counc[': ~isc~sse~.i the repairs to be :made on the City W~[er 9ank.
Since ~ N. ~gomac],- ~Jecae~ ~'.~' ~ jo~ it .v~s Se.c~!.~e5 to contact s number of
repsir ~ ~
oom.:sr,:~_,s ~r~ h~e est!m~ten made on the r,l~:~tes. Councilman ~;~rtin
to contsct these com'i~aines, seconded by Co~ci]m~n Nix ~nd carted.
~s.y-'.r H. H. Raulerson presented a letter to t]ue Council conc~rn!mg the
finaning of the tank ~epairs tbrm~gh R. F C Cmmctlman Martin movmd that t~e
Mayor cont, sct t~m R. ~. C. for t~'~-ms on s~ch ~ loan. t',~otion s~condmd by Cmrrcil-
man :~atiord arid ~arr~$d.
Chief of °~'~,Iice ~omas bro~f~bt before the Co~mc~] the ~atter of th~
vultures roosting on the open top of the c~ty water tsmk. ~fter a complete dis-
cussion of th~ matte~, by the Cmmcil, Coune-7~ma~ ~c Douglad made ~ motlom to
a msn to stay at the tank to keep birds awsv. Chief of ~o]~ce ~omas to be
charge of aais man, ,~nd his pay to be b~sed om ssm~ ~ate a s thst of the street
laborers. Moti,~ seconded b~ Coach]man ~st~.o~d ~d csrried
Mr. S. ~. ~c ~ougsld spOea~ed in behalf of the Hosoltal Beard to 5iscuss
r,~ying Belche~~ Oi]. C-,top,ny for 'pa~ing the streets to the hoso~t~l, r~fter disc~ss~mg
the matter tl~.oro~i~b]~ ~t w~s (~ece~ded that a committee of t~ee i~c].t~ding City
Attorney G. C. Du~r~ ce, Co~,c~l~n W~.tford ~d S. }~. ~{c Dougald meet with cowry
Attorney T. W. Co~el-:,r~ Jr. ~t the e~rl~est convenient time to ~rr~n~e for paTing
of the pub].ic. Counollm~n }~c Do~,sald made a ~ot~or, to condemn the following: Remain~
of the Turni~seed ~ot~ ~lbert ~otel ~d the ~mrise S~rv~c~ 2t~t,~on ~,~otf. on
seconded by Cour~c~.]m~,n t,,~art~n snd carried.
Vpon motio~"~ the ~ou~e~l adjourned.