1952-09-15 Reg. Adjourned Passed in open session, this tke 8th day of September, A. D.
1952.
R. E. Chandler
PRESIDEN? CItY COUNCrL
ATTES?:~
Approved by me this tke 8th day of September, 1952.
Upon motio~ the Council adjourned to meet Sept. H..H. Raulerson
A TTES?~ ' = 15. 1952. Mayjr -'
September 15, 1952
~ae City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, ~et in tke Council
Chamber at 7:55 P. M. in regular adjourned session also pursuant to the following notice
which had been published in the Okeech~ee News. ~he following were present: Mayor H. H.
Raulerson, President Chandler, Councilmem Roe, Watford and Williams witk G. C. Durranee,
City Attorney andLorena Spivey, City Clerk.
N 0 T I C E
Notiee is hereb~giyen that the City
Co~ucil of theCity of 0keechobee,
Florida, will meet in tke Council
Cka~ber at the City Hall at 7:30 P. M.
September 15, 1952, for the purpose of
· reviewing and equalizing tke City ~ax
Asses~aent Roll for the year of [952,
as prepared by the City Tax Assessor.
ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING any obJeet-
ions to the valuation placed on tkeir
property by the City ?ax Assessor, as
skown by tke Assessment Roll, are here- ,
by notified to file their obJectionz
with the City Clerk or to appear ia
person before the City Council at said
meeting on the aforesaid date.
R. E. Chandler
President City Council
0keechobee, ~lortda
A?PES?: Lo,ems Spivey
City Clerk of the City of 0keech~ bee
P~O0~ :OF PUBLICA~ON
~ae Okeeckobee Newl
Published Every ~A~usday in the City of 0keec~obee, 0keechobee County, ~lorida
State o~ Florida
County of Okeechobee:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Adnette Mc Clellaa
who on oath says that ike is Co*publisher of the OKEECHOBEE NEWS, a weekly
newspape~publisked in the City of Okeeehobee, in Okeechobee County, ~lorida;
that the attacked copy of advertisement, being a LEGAL NOTICE in tke matter o~
Notice of meeting to equalize and review City ?ax Assessment ~o11. Publisked
in said newspaper in tke issues of August 22, 29 and Sept. 5 and 12, 1955.
Affiant further says tkat the said 0KEECHOBEE NEWS is a newspaper published
in the City of 0keechobee, in said 0keechobee County, Florida, and that tke said
newspape~ has heretofore been continuously publtzked in said 0keechobee Couaty,
Flortda,~for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attacked copy of advertisement; and affiant furtker says that she has neither
nor promised any person, fir~ or co~poration any discount, rebate, commission or
refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication insaid
newspaper.
Signed Adnett~ Mc Clella~
Sworn to and subseribed before me this S day or ~ae~ber' A. D. 1952.
-~ Connie W. Raul~rson, Clerk CircUit Cou~t Deputy Clerk
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The City Tax assessor presented the City Tax Assessment Roll for the year 1952
for review and equalization.
PRESIDENT Ch~adle~ annomased that the Council would receive and consider
az fixed on said Tax Roll by the City Tax Assessor. No
°bjections
to
the
valuation
ob~eotions were received by the Council.
Upon motion Co~netluan warlord moved that the City Tax Assessment Roll for tho
roar 1952 as prepared by tho City ~ax Assessor bo accepted and said Tax Roll ~ot~ed to
;ho Ci~ Tax Aososs6p fop e~letton. Motion seconded by Oo=ctlnn Willies and oa~ted.
Co~eilman warlord p~osontod tho follovi~ Opdinaneo and moved its adoption,
and ~te~ boin~ seconded ~ Co~et~ Willims was put to a vote ~d ~aninously adopted
ORDINAN OK
AN O~INAN~ PIOVIDIHG FOR ~HR LE~ A~ ~L~C~ON ~ ~A~S POR T~
~ 1952 POR THE CI~ OF O~RCHOB~, ~O~DA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAIOR AND OIT~f COUNCIL OF ~HE ¢IT~ 01~ OKEECHOBEE,
I~LORIDA:
SECTION lo ~hat tko City of 0keeohobee, Florida, hereby levies a tax
of' 20' mille on eae¼ dollar valuation of real and personal property
within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for
the yea~ 1952; such taxes shall ~ a~aeaaed ~d collated in ~e manne~ p~o-
vided by law, PROVID~ H0~R, that no taxes shall be assessed against
homesteads, having a val~tion of not acre tha~ $5,000~e~ for ~e
General ~d of said Citye
3ECTION 2. ~at 5 ~ills of such t~ shallb · used fo~ General City p~-
poses and shall be assessed for the General F~d ~ said City. ~at
Rill~ of ~ok tax shall ~ assessed for the interest ~d sinking f~d
fo~ the pa~ent ~ interest ~d p~inoipal ~ General Ref~ding Bonds,
Yssue of 1942, of said City.
S~ION ~. It shall be' ~e ~ty of ~e Tax Collecto~ of said City and
the City Clerk of said Ci~, to divide the p~oeeeds ~eceived f~om said
taxes as aforesaid, into the f~ds set out in Section 1 of t~s 0~din~ee
~d keep full and correct accost of ~e s~e as ~ey any be directed by
the City Co~cll.
SEC~ION 4. Ail O~n~ees, o~ p~ts, o~ 0~dinances, in oo~liet herewith
be, ~d the s~e are hereby ~epealed.
S~T~ON 5. ~ts 0~dinanoe shall be in full fo~e and effect upon its
passage by the ~ity Co, oil and app~0va! by the Mayo~.
PASS~ A~ A~~ ia ~e~l~ adjoined session ~is 15th day of September, _
A. D. 1952.
CI~ 0~ 0~ECHOB~, ~0R~DA
~o
BY R.E. ~dle~ ~o
' P~$'sident Clty"CS~eil
AT~ST:~
~o above ~d ~oPegoing OPdinance lo koPob~ appPovod thio 15th day o~
septembep, A. D. 1952.
H. H. :Ra~epaon
~ay°= ~iiy ~ Okeeohob~e"
Okeechobee~ Florida
Co~lmam Roe discussed ~k the Co~cil ~he ~ssibili~y of the eitT giving
o ~e ~ R~ Co. ~ easement o~ 14th Street Sou~k of ~pot. Atto~ey peques~od to
investigite ~d see ~at She ei~y could legally do.
Co~laint~ ~ the pe~ssi~ to erect a aattle pem on Osceola St~ee~ in fPont
of B~geas Su~12 Compa~ fo~ fa~teni~ two steers o~ed by ~ke ~A b~s were diseussed.
~ to tke n~oua co~ll~te fpom ppopep~y o~eps the Co,oil advised ~e Clevk
notlf~ ~v. C. J. Mus~o~o that ~ke Co~cil would have ~o ~k~aw thei~ pevmissio~ fop
the oroctt~ of t~e poM.
' Bill Snipes appeared before the Council and requested that 12th Street leading
to his residence be g~aded ~ it was in need of repai~ very badly. The Council
quested ~t. Mobley to attend t~is matter as ~o~ as t~e g~ade~ was available.
t~e possibility of getting a plaee
Budgie
Belk
discussed
~t~
t~e
Co~cil
clea~ed East of t~e City Hall on Taylo~ Creek fo~ a boat l~ding to be uae~ du~ing
Boat-a-cads celebration. Mayo~ Raule~son a~eed to contact t~e State Road Department
and see if w~ld be possible fo~ the convicts to do this.
A discussion on an increase of Occ~ational License was heard. ~e Co~cil
~reed on a ~% raise on all licenses and requested that Atto~ey p~epa~e necess~
Ordin~ce.
Buildi~ pe~ts discussed. ~e need of ~ Inapeeto~ was agala discussed ~d
W. R. Watts ~a s~geated as a p~ospect fo~ Inspector. The matte~ was tabled ~til
later date.
~e appointing of .~othe~ polioem~ was agaim b~o~ht before the Co~cil and
discussed. ~plications f~om Bill Snipes and Lewis Walton were p~esented. ~te~
diSmussion Co~cilman Willia~ moved to e~l°y Lewis Wald~on at $200.00 pe~ montk and
Wald~on was ~ ~epo~t to Mayo~ Raulerson fo~ orders~ seeonded by Co~cilman Roe and
ca~i ed...
Up~ aotioa ~ Oo~ctlm Warlord, seconded by ~cilm t~ ~d ~aai~oualy
carried the follo~ B~T fo~ ~e yea~ 19~ was ~ani~ou~ly adopted:
AN~CIPAT~ ~E~
CI~~ TAX COLLEO~ON ......................... $18,00~.00
0~0~ 00~ ............................. -- - 15, 000.00
~ORIDA PO~R A~ LIGHT CO. - .................... ~,000.00
PI~S A~ PO~EI~ ............................ 2~000.00
GARAGE COLL~O~ ............................... 2,000.00
OC~ATION~ LI~N3E. .................. --------- - - 3,000.00
1952 TAX ROLL .................................... 17,~0.00
WA ~ ~VEN~ ...................... ------ -- - - - --- ~2,000.00
UTILI~ TAX COLLEC~ON ........................... 9,500.00~
~T~-- ............................... ---- --- - - - - 1~2,100.00
EX.SE
SA~Y OF ~YOR ............................. -- - - - ~0.00
SA~RY OF CO~CI~N ............................. ~,000.00
SA~RY OF CI~ ~K ............................. 5,000.00
SAL~Y OF CI~ ~E~ ASSISTANT ................... 2,445.00
3A~RY OF ~I~ OF POLI~ ........................ 2,~.00
SA~Y OF ~I~ OF POLI~ ASSISTANT ~- .......... 2,40~.00
SAL~Y OP FI~ ~I~ ............................. 2,100.00'
SA~RU OF F~ ~I~ ASSISTAN~ ................... 728.00
SA~Y OF JAILO~ ................................. 900.00
S~ OF ~ATER SUPE~IN~DE~ ................... 5,~0.00
SA~ OF ~ATER S~E~IN~D~T ASSIS~A~ ......... 2,700.00
SA~RY OF A~O~ ........................ 720.00
~A~R DEPA~NT E~ENSE ......................... 10,000.00
PA~ DEPA~T EXPENSE ...................... - -- 2,500.00
SANXT~Y ~D S~~ ............................. 15,~0.00
~I~ D~~ EXPOSE .......................... 500.00.
FI~ ~U~ (A~IC~ LA FR~ FOAMITE CO. ) ...... 1,202.27
PONCE DEPART~NT EXPOSE ........................ 1,000.00
C~'S O~ICE ~P~SE ........................... 500.00
~L ~ ~L ...................................... 575.00
LI~ ........................................... 2,000.00
I & S ~DING BO~S ............................
I NS~AN~ .....................................- - - 1,400. O0
S~I~ING POOL ~ ............................... 12,5~.00~
CON~NG~S ...... ~ ..................... ; .........
~ T~L - - $102,100. O0
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Upon motion b Co~tncil adJou~ed.
city Clerk(/ (J
October 6~ 195~
The City Co, cji of tbs City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in r egul~ sessio:
at tAe City Hall on the above date at V:~O P. M. wit~ the followi~ present: Mayo~
H. H. Raulerson, President ~andler, Co~cilmen Roe ~d Willies witA Durance, City
Attorney and Lorena ~pivey, City Clerk.
Minutes of t~e meetings held ~ept. 8 ~d 1~, 19~2, were ~ead and approved aa
~eade
~e following bills were approved ~d o~dered paid ~en f~da are ~vailable:
Inter Co~ty ~el and Tel ~o. - ~el ~e~ice for ~peelal Police -- $ 2.1~
Alto ~atford ~d ~ona - 8an., Parka, ~ater, Police, Fire-$ 2~8.~A
Fiorida Powe~ and Light Co. Powe~ ~d Lights ........ r ...... A81.,2
~eabo~ Air Line ~y Co. ~ Freight on ca~ load patc~~material
G. D. Cl~k (Ry. E~reaa) - Water DePt. .....................
Hector ~uppl2 Oompany - MOwing Machine ..................
Heeto~ ~uppl~ Comply - Mowing Machine Blades ........... ~.1~
Halsey & Griffith, Inc. - Clerk's ~upplies ................ 1.~B
Atlatnic Service ~tation Police Dep~, ..................... ~.2~
Le~a H. D~eeae ~ater ~d P~lice ................
~onnie ~. ~a~lerson Recording Fees .................. 1.
~aulerson De~t. Btore Police Dept. ....................
Pa~k Dr~ C~any Fire Dept. ...................... 1.~A
Bishop Office Eq~p. Co., Inc. C~erk' a ~uppliea ................ 1.~*
A. P. ~a~gbmen Fire Dept. ...................... 7.00
Leon ~. Eise~an Police Dept. .................. -- 1~.~0
~iaca~e Chemical Co~y Water DePt. ..................... 11.~
~e C~eron and ~arkly Co. Water D~pt. ..................... 2.0A
IngraR~ ~ee~ Co, any Pa~ka D~pt. ..................... 2.*~
~e Okeechobee News - Clerk's E~ense ................. ~7.~
~eatern ~Unioa - ~1 ~e~vicea .................... .~
~geas~uppl2 COmply - Water Dept. -
~ - .18
Okeech~ee Meto~ Company ~ater ~t. ..................... 28.21
Inter Co Tel ~d ~el Co, any - ~el ~ervicea ..........
~kee. Hdwe. & F~ Co~y - Water, ~n., ~d Fire ~pt. ......
~e~ie's Aute ~uppl2 - ~ater Dept. - .................... 181
Okee. L~ber ~o~a~ - Police, ~., and Fire Dept. .... 1~.~
Albert Ezell - ~affice Li~t labo~ ............ 8.0~
O~echobee cowry ~k - S~. ~uck pa~ent ..............
Albert Emell - Part Labor om Street light ...... 12.0~
OkAechobee Cowry ~a~ - Final pa~ent ~ ~an. Truck .....
Albert Ezell - Balance labor on Btreet light --- 21.0~
Collecto~ of Inte~al ~evenue - Wit~olding for quate~ ending
9-~0-1982 ......... ~A8.9~
J. T. B~th - ~. Dept. Labor on sewer .......
M. ~. Pitts, Pos~aste~ - Bta~a .......................... 19.O0
Donald Mack - 1 day labor fire dept. .......... ~.00
KennetA Bolcomb ~d XatAe~ ~weatt appeared before the Co~cil in .~ega~da. to
ing p~oper~o~e~a. ~e situation discussed ~d and ~e Co~cil assu~ed
p~o
con
the petitioners that ~ey ~d do eye,thing possible to releive the flooded situation
Dalton B~ette discussed ~ th the Co~cil the d~atnage p~oblem.
Co~ci~an Willies presented ~e follo~ng .0~dinance and moved its adoption,
was put to a vote
and upon being se~ond~ by Co~cilm~ Roe/and ~animously m~~ adopted~
AN 0~INAN~ A~ING 0~INAN~ N0. 188 0F ~E CI~ OF
~~0B~, ~0K DA, ~E 3AME BEING AN 0RDINAN~ IMPOSING
LICENSE A~ 0~ TA~; PROVIDING FOR THE PA~ A~
W~ ~E PROVISIONS ~EOF, SAID 0RDINAN~ BEING ~*