1958-04-14 Regular Pursuant to notice published in the 0keechobee News and no objections
having been filed, Councilman Walker moved, seconded by Councilman Pearce and unanimously
carried that the following described land be rezoned from"Residentia~l"(R-1) and
"Industrial"to "Commercial" ~
Lots 1, 2, 7 to 16 inc., Block 37, Original Town of 0keechobee.
Pursuant to notice published in the Okeechobee News and no objections
having been filed, Councilman Pearce moved, seconded by 'Councilman Chandler and un-
animously carried that the following described land be re-zoned from "Residential"
to "Public Building";
Ail of Block 197 in the To~n of 0keechobee, according to
Plat thereof, filed in Plat Book 2, Page 17, Public
records of St. Lucie Uounty, Florida, ALSO that portion
of the abandonded F. E. C. Railroad right-of-way, and
those parts of North Curve Street and South Curve Street,
lying between the East side of 0keechobee Avenue and West
side of 0sceola Street, all being in the City of 0keechobee,
aforesaid. Said lands comprising a part of Section 21,
Township 37. South, Range 35 East.
A discussion on culvert for driveway entrance to property owned by Ford
Collins on State Road 78 was heard. President Watford agreed to contact the Main-
tenance Engineer of the State Road Department regarding requirementse
Several drainage problems were discussed.
Councilman Pea~ce moved that beginning the 1st meeting in May the time of
Council meetings be changed to 7:30 P. M. seconded by Councilman Gardner and carried.
on to meat April 14, 1958.
-April lA, 1958
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular
adjourned session at 7:30 P. M. on the above date at the City Hall with the following
present: Mayor Dunham, President Watford, Councilmen Chandler, Pearce and Walker
with G. C. Durrance, City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
The H. & W. B. Drew Company ............. $ 11.50
Standard 0il Company ....................... 115.14
G. C. Durrance, City Attorney ......................... 10.00
Martin' s Uniforms ............. 11. ~3~
Bu~ges s Supply Company ................. 2.35
The 0keechobee News ................................... 58.00
Bill's Atlantic Service .... 22.2§
Alto Watford and Sons ..... 73.05
Davis Meter & Supply Co., Inc. - ..... 890.9§
City of Fort Pierce ........... 251.2B
0keechobee Builders Supply Company .................... 17.32
0. L. Raulerson ........... 4.60
Domer's Machine Shop ................. 32.27
Harden's Tinker Shoe and Saddle Shop .................. 32.?0
Councilman Chandler ~resented the following Ordinance and moved its
adoption and upon being seconded by Councilman Walker was put to a vote and un-
animously adopted:
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ORDINANCE NO. 28"/
AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALth AND SAFETY BY RE-
QUIRING THE VACCINATION OF DOGS AGAINST RABIES; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION AND THE
WEARING OF A TAG BY ALL VACCINATED DOGS$ PROVIDING FOR 5HE
IMPOUNDING OF UNVACCINATED DOGS AND THEIR DISPOSITION; TO
PROVIDE FOR ~HE CONFINEMENT OF DOGS WHICH HAVE BITTEN BEINGS
AND WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO RABID ANIMALS; PROVIDING FOR
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF ~ltE LAW, AND FOR
0~HER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORECMENT OF ~HIS
ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY ?HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE~,
FLORIDA:
SECTION ONE: Terms Defined. Whenever used, unless a contrary
intention i'~ clea~l~' egiden~', the following terms shall be inter-
preted as herein defined: (a) the term "dog" shall mean and in-
clude all members of the canine family, three months or more of
age and also pet foxes, wolves, etc.;(b) the term "owner" shall
mean and include any ~erson having a right of property in the dog,
or who kee~s or harbors a dog, or who has it in care, or acts as
its custodian or who permits a dog to remain on or about any
premises occupied or controlled by him; (c) the term "Vaccination
against Rabies" shall mean the injection of a canine anti-rabies
vaccine approved by the State Veterinarian and administered in an
amount and manner approved by the State Board of Health.
SECTION TWO: Vaccination of Dogs required: Prior to May 1st
first of es'ch year, e'verY Owner of a dOg shall cause such dog to
be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian or other
dro~erly qualified persons; vaccination fee to be in the sum of
. Evidence of vaccination shall consist of a certificate
by the person administering the vaccine and containing
pertinent data for identification of the dog. One co~y of the
certificate shall be given to the owner, one filed with the City
Clerk and one retained by the ~erson a~ministering the vaccine.
SECTION ~HREE: Dogs to Wear Tags. Coincident with the issucance
of the cer$ificate' o~ inoculatiOn "as prescribed in the ~receding
section, the person administering the vaccine shall issue a metal
serially n~bered tag to be attached to the collar or harness of the
dog and which must be worn at all times. The certificate and tag
whose shape shall be changed each year shall be furnished by the City
to those designated as qualified to administer rabies vaccine to dogs
under this Ordinance at a cost of fifty cents ($.50) each. No thor
certificate or tag shall be valid umder the provisions of this
Ordinance. Ail certificates and tags voided or unused must be account-
ed for to ~he City Impounding Officer. A fee not to exceed fifty cents
($.~0) shall be charged for the issuance of duplicate tag when the
original has been lost. Funds accruing to the City from the sale of
certificates and tags shall be used to enforce the ~urposes and intent
of this Ordinance.
SECTION FOUR: Penalties. On and after May first of each year
the owner of any dog found running at large and not wearing evidence of
vaccination and for which no approved certificate of vaccination can be
~roduced shall be subject to a penalty of not more than twenty five
dollars ($~5.00) in addition to the fee prescribed for vaccinations.
SECTION FIVE: Impounding of Unlicensed Dogs. (a) It shall be
the duty "of the. municipality to ~rovide a suitable enclosure for the
impounding of all dogs found running at large in violation of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance. When dogs are impounded by law enforcement
agencies the animal shall be held for at least seven days during which
the owner, if known, Shall be notified if possible.
SECTION SIX: Disposal of Doxs Prescribed. (Ail dogs which have been
impounded ~or' 'f~ilure to be vaccinated under the provisions of this
Ordinance, due notice of which shall have been given to the owner, if
known, shall be disposed of or humanely dispatched when not redeemed
within seven Aays~ Im~munded dogs can be redeemed by a humane society
or any other re~utable person providing the owner fails to redeem the
animal. Any humane society shall have the privilege of dispatching
unredeemed dogs if it so elects. Impounded dogs can be redeemed by
the payment of the vaccination fee, board, in the sum of $1.00 per day
during the ~eriod of which impounded, and a penalty of two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.§0).
SECTION SEVEN: Confinement of Bitten or Sus~ecte~ Rabid Dogs Prescribed.
~he owner of any dog, whether vaccinated or not, which has been bitten
by another animal or which exhibits symptoms suggestive of rabies and the
veterinarian attending such dog shall immediately notify the State Public
Health Officer or his representative. Said dog shall be confined under
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suitable observation for a period of sixty days or until officially
released by the State Board of Health.
SECTION EIGHT: Confinement of Do~s Which Have Bitten Other
Animals or"~uman Being's Authorized.
Veterinarians, physicians, dog owners, or any other person
having knowledge that any animals or persons have ~been bitten by
a dog suspected of having rabies shall report same immediately
to the State Health Officer or his duly authorized representative.
The said dog or other animal shall be confined in suitable and
adequate quarters for a period of fourteen (14) days to amintain-
quarantine, or until the State Board of Health authorizes release.
Any expense incurred in handling the dog during this period shall
be borne by the owner.
SECTION NINE: Nothing in this Ordinance shall be held to limit
in any manner the power of any municipality to prohibit dogs from
x-unning at large, whether or not they have been vaccinated as herein
provided; nor shall anything in this Ordinance be construed to, in
any manner, limit the power of any municipality to institute additional
control measures and regulations in such municipality.
SECTION TEN: Nothing in this Ordinance shall be held to limit the
authority, d~t'~'~s and responsibilities of the President of the State
Board of Health, the State Health Officer, and their duly authorized
as defined in Section 381.17, Florida Statutes, 1941, or other statutes
relating to the control of communicable disease.
SECTION ELEVEN.. This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency ordinance necessary for immediate protection of the health
and welfare of the citizens of Okeechobee City an4/or County.
Read a first time and passed to a final reading on the 1 day of
April, A. D. 1958. --
Read a second time and PASSED this the 1..4. day of April, A. D. 1958.
Jesse R. Watford
...... PRESIDENT CITY C'0UNCiL
ATTEST:
Lorena Spive~ ,
CITY CLERK
APPROVED by me this the 14 day of April, A. D. 1958.
Audley Dunham
MAYOR
Councilman Chandler presented the following Ordinance and move4 its
adoption and upon being seconded by Councilman Walker was put to a vote and un-
animously adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 288
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND ABANDONING THAT PART
OF TALLAHASSEE STREET SOU~H OF THE SOU~H BOUNDARY LINE
OF THIRD STREET, FIRST AI~DITION TO THE CIT~ OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY ~HE MAYOR AND COUNCIl, OF ~E CITY OF
OKEECH OBEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION .... ONE: That part of Tallahassee Street South of the
South line of Third Street, First Addition to the City of Okee-
chobee, Florida, according to plat thereof recorded in the Public
Records of Okeechobee County, F!orida~ be and the same is, hereby
close~, vacate~ and abandoned as a public street.
SECTION T~O: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Read in full at a meeting of the City Council on the 1 day of
April, A. D. 1958 and passed to a second reading. --
Read in full on the 14 day of A~ril, A. D. 1958, and duly
Jesse R. Watf
PRESIDENT CITY' .... UOUNCIL
ATTEST: Lorena ...S~ive~
APPROVED by me this the 14 day of April, A. D. 1958.
Audl~y_Dunh am MAYOR
Pursuant to notice Councilman Walker moved to open the bids on the Griffith
Sewage Treatment Plant, seconded by Councilman Chandler and carried. Bids as follows:
Lee Engineering & Construction Co. P. 0. Box 86 - Dupont, Georgia $182,342.50
W. W. Arnold Construction Co. Ft. Pierce, Florida 197~658.25 --~
Marbaugh Construction Co. 211 N. W. 5th St. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 207,444.00 '
Blanding Construction Co., Inc. 303 Chester Ave. Moorestown, N.J. 21~,690.?0
Dargel Construction Co., Inc. 845 Carolina Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 215,364.$5
Widell Associates Inc. - 1824 Wiley St. Hollywood, Fla. 220,776.00
Saine Company, Inc. - 314 Piedmont - Orlando, Florida 238,251.00
Bumby and Stim~son Inc. - Box 2608 - Orlando, Florida 284,002.00
Pursuant to notice Councilman Chandler moved to open bids on Interceptor
Sewers, Lift Station No. 1, and Manholes, seconded by Co~,ncilman Walker and carried.
Bids as follows:
Marbaugh Construction Company - 211 N. W, 5th St. - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. $ 83,318.00
Lee Engineering & Construction Co., Dupont, Georgia 53,460.00
Dargel Construction Company, Inc. - 848 Carolina Ave. Ft. Lauderdale 86,796.$0
Saine Company, Inc. - 314 Piedmont - Orlando, Florida 61,098.00
Bumby and Stimpson Inc. - P. 0. Box 2608 - Orlando, Florida 68,150.00
Joe Reinertson Inc. - 2027 N. W. 7th Ave. - Miami, Florida 69,748.00
The Council agreed to meet Friday April 18, 1988, to recommend to the Public Health
Service that the bids be awarded to the lowest bidders.
The expense of advertising for re-zoning ~roperty was discussed. Councilman
to defray the
Walker move~ that in the future an application fee in the amount of $20.00/'~co~t of adver?ising
must
accompany a request for re-zoning, seconded by Councilman Pearce and carried.
A request to rezone Lots 2 to l0 inc., Block 81, First Addition to South
Okeechobee from"Residential"to "Commercial" was received. Councilman Pearce moved to
advertize for a Public Hea~ing to be held May 6, 1988, re-zoning Lots 2 to 10 Inc.,
Block 51, First Addition to South 0keechobee from "Residential" to "Commercial" seconded
by Councilman Chandler and carriede
Upon request of F. E. Wilcox Councilman Pea~ce moved to cancel old ~lat of
"Wilcox Shores" as accepted in the minutes of the City Council meeting held August
1956, seconded by Councilman Chandler and carried.
F. E. Wilcox requested permission to connect the"Wilcox Shores" ~roperty
to the existing sewer line and asked that the City agree to treat the raw sewage
from same at the same price and on the same terms as that charged to other users of
the sewage disposal system. After discussion Councilman Chandler move~ that the
City Attorney ~repare Resolution to this effect, seconded by Councilman Walker and
carri ed.
J PRESIDENT/~COUNCIL ·
April 18, 1958
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular ad-
Journed session at 8:00 P. M. on the above date at the City Hall with the following
present: President Watford, Councilmen Chandler, Pearce and Walker with G. C. Durrance,
City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
President Pro-tem Pearce opened the meeting and presided until the arrival