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1950-02-06 Regular It w~s brought before th® C~unc~l the matte~ ef ~,~ si~e~]~ ?n C~ ~.~.. Street ~n front ~f Har~e~'~ t. w~te t~ ~!~. ~.e~ ~ee~e~ting thmt this ~mtte~ b~ e~r~ecte~. '~e C~ci1 agr(~ that ~lfr~ Watters.n b~ instructe~ t~ cut U~on motion the Co~ctl adJou~d. ATTEST ~~ ~ Of~y Cl,~k ' February 6, 1950 The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular s'ession at the City Hall at 7:00 P. M. on the above date with the following present: Mayor H. H. Raulerson, President R. E. Chandler, Councilmen Martin, Nix and Watford with G. C. Du~rance, City Attorney and Lorena Pea~ce, City Clerk. Minutes of the meeting held Januax~y 9, 1950, were read and approved as read. The following bills were approved and c~dered paid when funds are available: Florida Power and Light Company - Power and Lights ..... - ...... $ 50~.21 Gilbert Culbreth - St. & San., Water & ~olice -- 91.~1 Okeechobee Motor Company - Water & Police Dept. ....... ~ ~4.41 Dan Mc Ca,thy - Street & San. Dept. ......... 1.44 Nix Standard Service - Police Dept. ............... -- 2.50 Standard ~il Co. - Kerosene ................... . 7.15 Okeechobee Hardware - Water & Fire.Dept. .......... 6.55 Burgess Feed Company V. L. Dunning [ Fire Dept. ............ ~ ..... 2.50 Down Payment on Checkwriter - 50.00 Domer's Mach. Shop Water, S~ & San. & Fire --~-- 2~.45 Paul Robbins [ Police & ~St. & San. Dept. --- 17.00 Halsey & Griffith, Inc. - Clerk's Supplies ............ 5.60 Davis Meter Repair & Supply Co. - Water Department ............ 5.58 The l~yr-l~yter Co. - ~ire Department ............. 6.12 White's Garage - St & San. Dept. .......... --- 15.50 Alto Watford - Police Department ........... 6.4~ L. H. Dreese - Police Department ........... 11.41 Inter Co Tel and Tel Company - Tel Services ......... , .... 27.65 City of Fort Pierce - Water Deptartment ........... 220.25 Eureka Fire Hose - Police Department ........... 59.97 Industrial Supply Co~p. - Water Department ............ 157.~5 Belcher Oil Company - Balance on account .......... R. B. Meserve appeared and requested that Hale Street east of the Fa~mers Market be g~aded. The Council agreed that this be done. R. B. Meserve and S. H. Mc Dougald appeared before the Council in ~egard to the so~ ordinance. Attox-ney Durrance was reqUested to meet with the above and work out plans to be submitted at next meeting of the Council. K. L. Sharp appeared in regard to the maintenance agreement offered by Company on the water tank. After discussion the Council agreed to table matte~ indefim~t Mi,s ~aiiie Thomas appeared ~nd re~uestsd that the ditches around her property be opened. The Council refer~ed matter to Marvin Mobley. Water Superintendent Kinsaul inquired as the possibility of placing an order fo~ new meters. Councilman Martin moved that the Superintendent be authorized to order t~:'~ new miters. Seconded by Councilmen Nix and Carried. Piping water into colored town was discussed. The Council requested the / 246 Ahto~ney to contact the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. for definite info~atlon in ~ega~ds to laying the wate~ ltle under the ~ail~*oad t~acks. /~ef~e the Co~ctl ~a~in ~oble~ .b~o~ht/. ~', the ~a~ge ~evenue situattm. It ess a~eed by the Co~cil that the 8~tta~ Co--tree work up system and p~esent to Co. Oil at ne~ meet- ing fo~ consideratio~. ~e needed ~opai~ on ~ite way 8ynt~ ~s ~o~ted and ~tte~ ~8 ~e~er~d to light co, tree. Installati~ of several street lights wac disc~sed.~te~ ~ich Co~cil~ Watfo~ moved that three lights be installed if It co~d be done without ~y extra cost to City fo~ installation. ~wO lights in east Okeechobee and one near property of Mrs. F. W. H~ie8 on South Pa~k Street. Moti~ seconded ~ Co~cilman Nix and carried. ~e Clerk Vas inSt~dcted to ~ite letter to Florida Power and Llght Comply ~equestinS the inotallati~ of lights. Co~cil~ Watfo~ p~esented the following O~Xnance and moved its adoption, ~d upon being 8econde~ ~ Co~l~ Ma~tin was put to a vote and ~imously adopted~ 0 R D I N A N C E N O. 240 AN ORDINANC~ PROVIDING FOR ~E PA~ENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE STORAGE TANK OF ~HE WATER' SYS~E~ OF ~E CI~ OF O~OBEE, ~ORIDA. ~is OFdinance is adopted p~suant to the p~ovtstons of ~apte~ 8315 Special Laws of Florida, 1919, and amen~ents thereof ~d supplements thereto, the s~e being the ~a~te~ of the city of Okeeehobee, ~ Florida.. -.~ ~EREA~ the h~ic~ee ~ Septe~be~ 1949, partially destroyed the 8to,ge Tank of the Water Syste~ of ~e city of Okeechobee, FloPida, ~ in o~de~ to p~ope~ly p~ese~ve the health ~d safety of the inhabittnts off said city, the City Co~ci~ of said city, deemed it i~e~ati-~e and necessa~ to repair said Storage Tank without de- lay, ~d ~REAt the city did not ~ve d~fictent ~ds in its possession o~ ~de~ itl e~t~ol to defray the e~ense of said repairs, and ~EA~ ~. L. Sha~ of Orlando, Florida, agreed to ~epai~ said sto~age ~k at a cost of $S,500.~, ~ich said s~ was considered by said city co~cil,, to be a fair ~d reasonable p~tce for said repairs, ~ the pa~ent of ONE ~OUSA~ DOLLARS, in cash, ~d the bal~ce to be paid as folios: ,500eO0 on or before ~ua~ 10th, 1951 ,O00eO0 on o~ before ~anua~ 10th, 1982, and - ,O'Ooeo0 on o~ before ~anua~ 10th, 1953, together with interest at ~e ~ate of 6 per cent pe~ ~, and ~EREA$ the ~evenue f~om the operation of the Wate~ System of said city, ove~ amd above the cost of said opera~, ts in an ~o~t s~fficient to meet said pa~ents as they severally become due, now, ~ER~O~ - BE IT ~AC~D ~ ~E CI~ CO~CIL OF THE CI~ OF O~E~OB~, ~LORIDA: Section 1- That the president of said city council and the Clerk of said city, be and they are hereby authorized to execute, in behalf of said city, three promisaax-y notes, pa~ah~e to the said K. L. Sh~, o~ ~a~e~, aa~followa: 1,500.~ payable 0n or before ~anua~ 10th, 1951; 2,000.00 payable on o~ before Janua~ loth, 1952 ~d 2,~.00 payable on o~ before ~anua~ loth, 195Z, t~e~her with interest there~ at the rate of six percent pe~ ann~. Section 2- ~at the net Revenues de~ived f~om said Wate~ System in ~o~t s~ficient to pay ~e principal of and interest ~ the Pro~sso~ Notes here~ authorized, are hereby irrevocably Pledged to ~e pa~t of said promisso~ no~es afomesaid. ~e Cle~k'of aa~d c[t7 of okeechobee, Flo~ida,, Is he~eb7 authorized ~d ~ected to deposit, mo~thl7, tn the ~e~e~ve 'and a~n~n~ ff~d off said, city a s~ficien~ amo~t, which ~tll insure the pa~ent of .aid P~omisso~ notes, to~ethe~ ~ith interest the~e- on, as they severally ~ecome due. ~EUPO~ said O~dinance ~s. ~ead in ~1, and consent, pas~ed ~ second ~eadtng. ~aid 0~din~ce was ~ead a second time ~d, by ~animous consent, was passed to third and final ~eadi~. Said 0~dinance was ~ad in f~l a third time, and ~imously passed, in ~egula~ session of mid city co~cil, this ~ 6 day of February, A. D. 1950. R. E. ~andler P~sident city Co, ell of 0keecho~e, Florida ATT~ T: ~rena ~ea~ce .. _ City Clerk AP~O~ BU ~, ~IS ~ 6 DAY 0F ~BRUARY, A. D. E~. ~..:~ H, H. RaulePson - Ma yo~ ....... Upon motion the Council adjourned. .. Count President City ;il 24S March 6,. 1950 ?he City Cou~,eil of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regula~ session at the City Hall on the above date at 7:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor H. H. Raulerson, President Chandler, Councilmen Martin, Ne Dougald and Nix with G. C. DU~rance, C~ty Atto~ey and Lorena Pea~ee, CI~y Clerk. Rev. Bruce Flora led in ~ openi~ p~ye~. Minutes of the meeting held Feb~ua~ 6, 1950, were read and approved as read. ~e followin~ bills.were app~oved and o~e~ed paid ~en f~ds a~e available: Final pa~ent on 11~.99 Okeechobee Ce~ty B~k - Pa~ent ~ note ............ Okeechobee L~ber Comply - ~t. ~ Sm., ~ Fi~e Dept. --- 6.~5 Oil~rt CulbPeth - St. & San., Police & Uate~ - 19.~5 Mc Donald Else. Co,, Inc. - Street Light Globes ........ 27.00 ~ames ~e~tte~ Comply - Clerk's Expense - ........... 15.00 ~e H & B W ~ew Co. any - Clerk's Expense - ........... 7.~8 Co~ie W. Raelerson - Reco~in~ satisfaction ..... 1. Pa~k Dr~ C~p~y - Fire Dipt. ................. 2.73 M. L. Hancock - Water, Police, St ~ S~,Fire Okeechobee Hive. Ce~a~ - Fire and Water Dept, ....... 71,15 Bennie'a Aute ~uppl2 - Wate~ Dept. ................ 2.25 Belcher Oil ~e Wayside ~ress [ St. & San. Dept. "-~i: ..... 15.00 Water and ~bage/~ ~o~chers 24.04 Nept~e Mete~ Co~a~ - Wate~ Dept. ................ 193.50 A~oa P,~ Ce, - Water Dept. ................ 24.08 Alto Warlord: -- Police & St' & San. Dept. --- 172.01 Lewis H. D~eeae - Police and Fi~e Dept. ....... 21.04 Davis Mete~ ~epai~ & Sapply Co. - Wate~ Dept. ................ ~.4~ Inflieo, Inc. - Water Dept. ................ 12.40 Hepublic Rub~r Division - Pi~e Dept. ................. 490.00 ~e Wo~ter ~aas Co. - Fire Dept. ................. 96.88 Okeechobee Ce~ty B~k -, Pa~ent ~ note ............ 112.91 Interest ~d Sinking ~ater F~d - Distribution for Ma~ch ..... 183.00 Wate~ Revenue F~d -' Distribution for ~eb. V. L. ~ing - First pa~ent ~ chec~iter 29.83 B~ce Flora ~pea~ed before the Co,oil in behalf the P~A ~equesting financial aid to help ~ p~chaalag, equipment fo~ the playgro~d at the elementa~ school. ~e to financial reasoma the Co~ctl was ~able to make ~y c~tributton at this time but ass~ed ~. Flera that as soon aa possible a contribution would be made. M~s. J. E. C~e in behalf of the Okeechobee School ~ requested a donation but aa al~ead stated t~ City was ~albe to make cont~1b~tion at this time. A donat~n f~oa the Mayo~, Co~ci~en, Attorme2 and Clerk was given to ~e Okeechobee B~d. C. H. Pa~kera~ rePo~ted that ~e two lights tn East Okeechobee would not cost ~y addition~ ~t to erect but the one on South Pa~k S~eet would scat app~oa- imately $22.00. After ~isc~alo~ Co~cilm~ Mc Donald moved tha~ three li~ts be in- stalled in East Okeech~ee ~d ~e on South Pa~k Street nea~ M~s. H~iea house. Moti~ seconded by Oo~cil~ Ma~tin and carried. K. E. Stello appea~ed in re~a~d to the instance on the new ft~ truck. The Co~cil agreed to poat~e ~tter ~til further tnfo~tl~ on insu~ce and fin- ~eing of fi~e t~uek. Mr. ~. B. ~eXvers appeared ~ regard to a culvert on hie p~ope~ty. matter was put in the ~nds of Marvin Mobley. F~ed Bo~omei ~equested that the street in front of his home be graded as the street was being used much more ~d ~e cars were ~aging his property. Matter was referred to Marvin Mobley. C. H. Belk a~ea~ed before the Co~cil in regard to the closing ho~ of his liquo~ sto~e. ~ discussion and due to.Zhe fact that ~ O~din~ce had never been dra~ the Co~cil advised ~r. Belk to abide ~ the ~tate Law.