1951-02-19 Reg. Februax-y 19, 1951
The Council met at 8:'00 P. M. on the above date at City Hall with the
~,--. following present: President Chandler, Councilman Roe, Watford and Will~ams with
i~ Durrance, City Attorney and Pearce, City Cl~rk.
The Council. met for the purpose of opening bids on street improvement proJec~
and any other business that might come blfore the Council.
Two bids were received.
Belcher Oil Company ......... $2?,56?.§0
Williams & Stockton ......... 29,98?.40
Councilman Roe moved to accept bid from Belcher Oil Company ($27,567.50).
Seconded by Councilman Watford and carried. The streets for repair to be designated by
the Council. The bid as follows:
1 - 12,770 square yards S.B.R.M. 6" thick @ $1.10 $14,047.00
2 - 14,614 square yards S.B.R.~ 5" thick @ .75 10,960.50
~ - 6,400 square yards Surface Treat'mt @ .40 2.560.00
Total
50% of the total final estimate upon completion and the bala~'~ be paid o~er a period
of twelve months.
~ Bill Holt and Johnie Boromei, representing the kmerican Legion, appeared and
requested permission to sponsor carnival for the Legion benefit Feb. 26 to Mar. ~. Also
requested use of the base ball field or park in front of city hall. Council agreed to
grant request to sponsor carnival and to use park.
Resoluti~ ~/~
--- City the City of Okeechobee deem it
Whereas,
the
Officials
of
necessary and to the best interest of the citizens of 6keechobee
CoUnty that certain streets in said city, some of which have been
~reviously designated as state highways, be hard-surfaced or re-
paired, and
Whereas, the financial condidtion of said city is such that the
cost of hard-surfacing and repairing said streets cannot be under-
taken at the present, and
Whereas, this Board~believes it Will be to the best interest of
coUnty and its citizens that the hard-surfacing and repairing of
said streets be udertaken immediately; and having given due con-
sideration to said proposed project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Officials be, and
the~ are, hereby assured that, if said project is undertaken
immediately and at a cost not to exceed ~0,000.00, this board
will provide for the payment of one-half of such total cost in
the budget for the year beginning October 1, 19~1.
i That is said project is undertaken this board will budge~ a sum,
not to exceed $15,000.00 of the proceeds to be received by Okee-
chobee County. under the provisions of Section 16, Article 9, Con-
stitution of FlSrida, and Chapter 26~21, Laws of FlOrida, Acts of
1949.
That the Clerk of this board be, and he is hereby, instructed to
deliver a copy of this Resolution, duly certified, to the City
0fficals immediately.
PASSED ~tND ADOPTED in regular session this §th day of February, A. D.
1951.
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
Pres
ATTES
City
March 5, 1951
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City Hall at 7:30 P. M. on the above date with the following present:, Mayor H. H
Raulerson, President, Chandler, Councilmen Roe, Thomas, Watford and Williams with
Durrance, City Attorney and Lorena Pearce, City Clerk.
Minutes of the meetings held February 5th and 19th were read and approve~
as reade
The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
0keechobee County Bank - Note payment ...... $ 112.91
Fire Truck Fund - Transfer of funds - -- 282.88
Florida Power and Light Co. - Power and Lights ...... ~00.20
Domer's Mach. Shop - St & San. Dept. ........ 85.31
Mobley Garage - St & San Dept. ............... 9~.~5
E. W. Knight - Water, St & San, Fire & Police 102.10
0keechobee Lumber Co. - St & San and Fire Dept. ...... 78.92
Southern Pipe Tool Co. - Payment in full on sewer equip. 103.20
Halsey & G~iffith, Inc. - Clerk's Supplies ............. 48.?0
The 0keech~bee News - Legal Advertising ............ 8.80
~he .gaml~om and Barkley Co. - Water Dept. .................. 20.50
Park Drug - Fire & St & San. Dept. ....... 10.01
The Greenweod Co. - Clerk's Supplies ............. 5.01
0kee. Hdwe. Co. - Water, St & San and Fire ..... 27.90
The 0keechobee Motor Company - St & San Dept. ............... 5.00
Ingraham Seed Store - F~'_re Dept. ................. --
Monte Moore, Print. er - Water Dept. ................. 9.00
Standard 0il Company - Kerosene ..................... 16.64
L. H. Dreese Garage - Fire Dept. .... 8.20
0. L. Raulerson - Fire ~ept. ........... 4.68
Burrough's Adding Machine Co. - Clerk s Supplies ............. 4.09
City of Fox. t Pierce - Water-Dept. .... 511.25
.. Inter Co Tel and Tel Co. - Tel Service ~7.55
Davis Meter Rep & Sup. Co. - Water'Dept. ............. -- - 201.85
Marvin Mobley stated that the State Road Department had agreed to put in
culvert in front of W. B. Seivers hnme on Parrott Avenue.
Councilman Watford presented the following Ordinance and moved its adopteion
and upon being seconded by Councilman Roe was put to a vote and unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE N0. ~ ~-~
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
1. It is hereby declared to bi,unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, to haw~ or peddle any good, wares or merchandise within
the limits of the city of 0keechobee, Florida, without first paying
a city lisense in the sum of Twenty Five DOllars, annually, provided,
however, the provisions of this ordiance shall not apply to any person
exempted under Section 205.15, Comp~ed Laws of the State of Florida, 1941.
2. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions 'of this
Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50.00 dollars
o~ be i~prisioned in the City Jail for not more than .80 days.