1951-11-05 Regular November 5, 1951
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City Hall on the above date at 7:30 P. M. with the following present: Mayor
Raulerson, President. Chandler, Councilmen Thomas, Roe, Warlord and Williams with
Lorena Spivey, City Clerk. seconded by Council Williams.
Councilman Warlord moved to hold he 1st and8th were r.ead and approved as rea~.
Minutes of the meetings held October Council meetin~ at 7:00 until further noti.c.e.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
Collector of Internal Revenue - Withholding tax $278.70
W. V. Wilson, Jr. - Financial statement ..... 150. O0
Fla. Power and Light Co. - Power and Lights 291.84
Inter Co Tel and Tel Co. - Tel Services 76.00
The Okeechobee News - Legal notice and Tax Receipts .... 59.10
A~o Watford and Sons - - SaniTary Dept. 17.50
Padgett's Pharmacy - Police Dept. 3.25
Paramount Chemical Company - Fire Dept. -- 15.47
Evans Electric - 4.00
Municipal Forsm & Systems Co. - Water Bills ............ 66.71
Smith's Floral Shoppe - Miscel. Exp. (Flower's Bank) ----- 10.O0
Ideal Service Station - Water Dept. 4.00
Palm Beach Chem. Co. - Fire Dept. - ...... 6.50
Mobley Garage - San. Dept. lll.68
Raulerson Dept. Store - Water and San. Dept. 16.70
0kee. Hdwe. & Furn. Co. - St & San., Fire and Water DePt. -- 21.30
Standard Oil Company - Clerk's Office 7.70
Scharfschwerdt Bros. - San. Dept. - .85
Gilbert Culbreth - San. Dept. ---- 14.40
Bennie's Auto Supply Comoany - Street Light Repair Material 22.77
Okeechobee Lumber Company - San., Water and Fire Dept. 44.90
Lewis H. Dreese Garage - Water Dept. -- 13.53
R. E. Willis - Surveying City Streets ........... 208.12
Atlantic Service Station - Police and Water Dept. 30.26
Albert~ Ezell - Street Light repairs 75.50
Okee. Co. Bank - 7th payment on police car 92.49
The H & B W Drew Company - Clerk's Office Supplies 23.61
White's Garage - San. and Water Dept. - 40.59
Padgett's Service - Fire, San., Water, and Police .... 148.51
The Hunt Comoany - Police Dept. 48.10
City of Fort Pieene - Water Dept. 197.75
The Cameron and Barkly Company - Water Dept. 23.27
The H '& B W Drew Company - Clerk's Office Supplies .......... 81.60
Okeechobee Motor Company - San., Police and Water Dept. 347.68
K. E. Stello - Insurance ...... 40.81
Councilman Watford reported that repairs were being made on street lights and
that it would be completed soon.
A Request ~l~om Prin. Garth requesting that the south end of Miami Street, West
of the football field be closed ~uring the homecoming game. The Council adivsed that
they were una~· to close the street but suggested that no parking signs be place along
the street opposite the field.
Councilman Roe moved that orior Ordinance on MILK be nul and void and moved to
adopt New Ordinance No. ~. Seconded by Councilman Williama and carried. The vote
as follows: Voting Yea - Councilman Roe, Thomas and Williams and Councilman Watford
not voting. Mr. Greenly, State Board of Health Sanitary Officer, discussed with the
Council the ~bove Ordinance. (Ordinance No. 247 on page 308)
Mr. J. Ram~eur, Engineer State Board of Health discussed with the Council the
sewer problem at Markhams Canning Plant. The.Engineer agreed to come to Oke®chobee and
make a survey of the sewer problem and offer reccomendations to the City Council as
soon as possible.
Mr. J. R. Durrance appeared in regard to the sew~er project, with him was Mr.
Gilbert W. Clifford, Engineer from Miami Springs who discussed the pro~ect with the
Council. After discussion Council Williams moved to enter contract on making the survey
of the new sewer project with Gilbert W. Clifford, subject to change of the contract
a rider to be placed on the contract as follows: Payment~of fee to Engineer to be made
upon sale of Certificates Seconded by Council~an V~atfo~d and c~¥~±e ....
~ Bill Bailey ente-~ed application for parks employee work. After discussion
t t Councilman Watford moved to employ Bill Bailey as maintenance man, seconded by Council-
man Thomas and carried. Councilman Roe suggested that R. Greene now employed as parks
man be employed at present in the Street and ~anitary Dept.
The need of new dumping grounds for the Snnitary Department was discussed.
The matter was refered to Narvin Nobley for investigation of property.
.A letter from the Weslyn Service Guild was read and ~iscussed by the Council
and ordered filed in Clerk's Office. The Clerk was requested to make reply to the
lette~ a.~ state t~st tho Covn¢il hop~s by ~]~e first of the year to be financially able
to employ a night policeman and that ever effort would be made to curb ~the sale of
intoxicants to minors. The Council sugoested that the.Na¥or run a notice in the local
paper to this effect.
Councilman Roe moved to have the Christmas Lights e~ected, seconded by Council-
man Watfor~ and ca-~rled. The Clerk was advised to write a letter to this effect to the
Florida Power and Light Company.
Lorena Spivey, City Tax Assessor, presented the City Tax Assessment Roll for
the year 19~l as completed by her to the City Council for examination by the Coumcil.
~--~ Upon motion ~y Councilman Watford, seconded by Councilman Roe and carried, the Council
accepted the City Tax Assessment Roll for the year 1951, as prepared and presented by
the City Tax Assessor.
The following certificate was ordered in the minutes of the Councfl~
STATE OF FLORIDA
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
We, the undersigned members of the City Council in and for the ~ity of
0keechobee, Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully examined the foregoing
Assessment Roll of said City for the year of 1980 and find same correct.
R. E. Chandler
J. N. Roe, Sr.
B. W. Thomas, Sr.
Alto Watford~ Sr.
'Z. K. Williams
~embers of the City Counci~
of the City of 0keec~obee,
Florida.
CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSOR
I, Lorena Spivey, Assessor of taxes for the City of 0keechobee, Florida, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is the Assessment Roll of taxable property in said City for
the year 1951, valued at its fair cash value, and that it contains a truo statement and
de scrio ti on of all property in said City s~bJect to taxation by said City liable to be
assessed therein; that the listing and validation in said roll shows correctly and
accurately the listin~ and valuation as correct, accepted, proved and adopted by C~ty
Cou~¢il, and that all the ~equirements of law and Ordinance reg~lat~on the making of
the Assessment Roll for said City have been comotied with.
(Seal) Lorena So~.vey
Tax Assessor for the City of
0k~chobee, Florida
The following Warrant was ordered entered in tke minutes of the Council:
WARRANT OF ASSESSOR
To Carlisle A. Thomas, Tax Collector of the City of Okeechobee, Florida;
You are hereby co~manded to co!~ect out of the property an~ from escb of the persons,
firms, corporations named in the annexed Assessment Ro~l, and taxes set 8own on said
Roll opposite each name or parcel of land therein described, and in case the taxes as
extended are not paid by the time orescribed by Law, you are to collect same in
the manner prescribed by Law~ Ail money col]~ected you are to account for to the City
Council of the City of Okeechob~e, Florida, and you' care further re~u~red to make
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~ollections q nd report and s f~.~! report to and settlement with the City 'Uo~mci~ of
said City as required by law and ordinances.
' Lorena Spive~
Tax ~ssessor for th~ City of J
Okeeohobee~ Florida
0 R D I N A N C E N O. 947
AN ORDINANCE TO GOVERN THE PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, PROCESSING, HANDLING GRADING,
LABELING, REGARDING AND SALE OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; THE INSPECTION OF DAIRY HERDS,
DAIRY AND MLIK PL&NTS; THE ISSUING AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS TO MILK PRODUCERS AND
DISTRIBUTORS; THE FIXING OF PENALTIES;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
SECTION 1. PERMITS. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring into or receive into t
the City of 0keechobee, Florida, or its police Jursidiction for sale, or sell, or offer
for sale therein, or to have in storage where milk products are sold or served, any
-~ .... ~-~ ar~ ~^~ ........ ~ any milk or milk products as defined in the latest
edition of the united states Pulbic Health Service Milk Code and the Sanitary Regulation
of the Florida State Department of Agriculture, Chap. 502, Florida Statutes 1941, revise
and amended 1947, sec. 50~.~1, who does not possess a permit from the County Health
Department. Ail permits shall expire on December 31 of~each year. The application for
~ permit shall show:
A. The name, residence, post office address and location of the dairy farm
or business place, the number of cows from which milk is obtained for sale.
B. If the applicant buys part or all of his milk supply, state the amount,
the name and address of the person from whom he obtained the milk and if
the applicant be a shipper o~ milk or milk products into the city, he shall.
in addition to the above, state the route of his shipment~
SECTION ~. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. Ail ~pplications for permits shall be signed by
the applicant and ~hen received by the Health Officer shall be placed on file. As seon
as possible after an application has been received, the Health Officer or his authorizedi
agent shall visit the d~iry or place of business of such applicant and make such
observations and inspections as will enable him to properly consider such application;
whereupon, if the Healt~ Officer finds that the provisions of this Ordinance have been
complied with, he shallI issue such permit. M~nen a permit is granted, the Health Officie ~-
will give the holder thereof an official number, and this number shall be used to ma~k
the products of the dairy or dairy f~nm as herein provided.
SECTION 3. REVOKING PERMITS. If, after issu_ing a permit to any person, firm, or
corporation to sell milk or milk products, the Health Officer shall become satisfied
that the provisions of this ~rdinance are being violated, he shall at once revoke such
permits, and no new permit will thereafter be issued until all insanitary conditions hay
been rectified,
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of th-- Ordinance. The ;;'crk "~"~.~"hal-l~' b'~ i~t~prct~d to inc!ud-_
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and all other provisions of this Ordinance are complied with. If anyone doing business
under a permit from the County Health Department shall change the location of such business
without notifying the li.alth Officer of such change and giving opportunity for inspectior
of s~ch new location, then such unauthorized change of location shall constitute a
cancellation of said permit. -
SECTION 4. INSPECTION NOR PERMITS. The Health Officer or his authorized agent will not
issue any-permit unless he is satisfied, after inspection, that the require~.mts of this
0rdinanc. are met.
SECTION 5. ENFORCEMENT INTERPRETATION. The Ordinance shall be enforced by the Health
Officer in accordance with the interpretations thereof contained in the latest edition o:
the United States Public Health Servic. Milk Code and sanitary regulations of the State
Department of Agricultur., Chapter 502. Florida Statutes 1941, revised and amended 1947
-sec. 502-21. Certified Copies of ~hich shall be on file in the City Clerk's 0ffic..
(a) Within 2 months after the adoption of this Ordinance, all milk and milk pro-
ducts sold or offered for sale within the city limits of 0keechobee, Florida, shall b.
from herds that are free from Bangs Dis.as. as shown by blood serum tests for agglutins
against Bruc®lla abortus made in a laboratory approved by the Health Officer for such
a test. All herds shall be retested and all reactors disposed of in accordance with
the requirements of the "test and slaughter" plan of the Bureau of Animal Industry of
the United States Department of Agriculture. A certificate identifying the animals by
tag number, signed by the laboratory making the test and filed with the Health 0fficier
shall be evidence of the abov. test.
Provided however, that if the milk is to be pastenrlzed in a plant equipped to
process milk properly and which is operated in strict accordance with the requirements o~
the Sanitary Regulations of the State Department of Agriculture, Chapter 502, Florida
1941-Revised and am®nded 1947-S.c. 509-21, the so-called "Vaccination Plan" against
Bruc.lla abortus as recommended by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry and the Florida
State Livestock Sanitary Board may b. substitu~d for the so-called "Test and Slaughter"
plan. Notice in writing together with any substantiating eveidence that the Health
Officer d. ems necessary, shall be filed with the Health Officer by the herd owner, if th~
so-called "Vaccination Plan" is adopted. Any subsequent change in herd status in this
regard shall likewise b. immediately reported.
(b) A dairy or dairy farm is any place or premises where one or more cows are kept
a part of all of the milk products from which is sold or offered for sale.
Provided further that goat milk is the lacteal secretion free from colostrum
obtained from complete milking of healthy goats and shall comply with all requirements
of the Ordinance. The word "Cow" shall be interpreted to include goats.
SECTION 6. Within six (6) months from da~. on which this Ordinance takes effect no
milk or milk products shall be sold to the final consumer within the city limits of
Okeechobee, Florida or its police Jurisdiction except that a grad. A pastenrtzed and
or grad. A raw quality, as defined in the Sanitary Regulations of the Florida Stat. Dep~ t-
ment of Agriculture, S.c. 502-91, revised 1948; provided, however, that no milk or pro-
ducts may be sold to the final consumer as such at any time unless items lr, 10r, llr,
13r, and 25r of the Sanitary Regulations of the Florida State Department o~f Agriculture,
sec. 502.21 are complied with; provided further that when any milk distributor failes to
~--. qualify for the above grade the health officer is authorized to revoke his permit, or in
~ I lieu thereof to degrade his product and permit its sale during a temporary period not
exceeding 30 days or in emergencies such~ longer period as he may deem necessary.
SECTION 7. DEFINITION OF HEALTH OFFICER. The term Health Officer as used in this
Ordinance shall' be defined as the duly appointed Director of the 0keechobee County
Health Department.
SECTION 8. PUNIEHNENT. The violation of any provision of this 0rdin~nce or the evasion
or interference with enforecement of any provision of this Ordinance shall be sufficient
cause for revoking the permit of the person, firm or corporation so violating, evading
or interfering with such enforcement either personally or through any agent or employee.
Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance or preventing or interfering with
the enforcement by the Health Officer or his representative or any police officer, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor whether 'the permit of such a person has been revoked or not,
upon convitton, shall be fined not more than two hundred($200.O0) or imprisonment at
hard labor for not more than thirty (30)days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTZON 9. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed and this Ordinance shall take effect if adopted and published.
gITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
! By R.E. Chandler
' President City Council
ATTEST: Lorena Spivey
City Clerk
The above and forego ng Ordinance is hereby approved this 5th day of November, A. D. 19~
_ H. H~ Raule~son
Nayor, City of Okeechobee
.-~ Okeechobee, Florida
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
PRESIDENT, CI~- COUNCIL
ATTEST: ~~ ~ j/
CITY CLE~ ~
November 16, 1951
The Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in special session at
5:15 P. N. at the City Hall' on the above date with the following present: Nayor H. H.
Raule~son, President ~handler, Councilmen Roe, Thomas and Watford with Durrance City
Attorney and Spivey, City Clerk.
Nayor Raulerson stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
contract presented by Gilbert W. Clifford, Engineer on the sewer project and any other
business that might~ Come before the Council.
The contract was read. and discussed and Councilman Watford moved to reject
contract in present form, due to the fact, that the rider was not placed on the contract
as agreed in the minutes of November 5, 1951.