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....~ ~ 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. O. 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. 214,690.70
Dargel Construction Co., Inc. 845 Carolina Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 215,364.55
Widell Associates Inc. - 1824 Wiley St. Hollywood, Fla. 220,?76.00
Saine Company, Inc. - 314 Piedmont - Orlando, Florida 238,251.00
Bumby and Stim~aon Inc. - Box 2608 - Orlando, Florida 254,002.00
Pursuant to notice Councilman Chandler moved to o~en bids on Interce~tor
Sewers, Lift Station No. 1, and Manholes, seconded by Councilman Walker and carried.
Bids as follows:
Marbaugh Construction Company - 211 N. W, 5th St. - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. $ 53,315.00
Lee Engineering & Construction Co., Du~ont, Georgia 53,450.00
Dargel Construction Company, Inc. - 845 Carolina Ave. Ft. Lauderdale 55,796.50
Saine Company, Inc. - 514 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 Avee- Miami, Florida 69,745.00
The Council agreed to meet Friday April 18, 1958, to recommend to the Public Healt~
Service that the bids be awarded to the lowest bidderse
The expense of advertising for re-zoning property was discussed. Councilman
to defray the
Walker moved that in the future an application fee in the amount of $20.00/' co~t of advertising
must
accompany a request for re-zoning, seconded by Councilman Pearce and carriede
A request to rezone Lots 2 to l0 inc., Block $1, First Addition to Sout~
Okeechobee from"Residential"to "Commercial" was received. Councilman Pearce moved to
advertize for a Public Hearing to be held May 6, 1958, re-zoning Lots 2 to 10 Inc.,
Block $1, First Addition to South 0keechobee from "Residential" to "Coi~aercial" seconded
by Councilman Chandler and carriede
U~on request of F. E. Wilcox Councilman Pearce 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 ~rice and on the same terms as that charged to other users of
the sewage disposal system. After discussion Councilman Chandler moved that the
City Attorney ~repare Resolution to this effect, seconded by Councilman Walker and
carried.
Upon moti on the Co un c il a d jo urn ed to meet Apri~l 18~ ~1~ p. M.
ATTEST: ~~'CI~'Y ~ ~ PRESIDENT/~COUI~'~'IL'
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 Ctt~ Hall ~ith 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 o~ened the meeting and presided until the arrival
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of President Warlord.
A .notion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Walker and carried,
that the Resolution vacating Original Plat of "Wilcox Shores" be adopted~
R E S 0 L U T I 0 N
WHEREAS F. E. Wilcox and mary vivian wilcox, his wife, are
making application to the Board of County Commissioners of 0keechobee
County, Florida, to vacate plat of Wilcox Shores, a subdivision
according to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, page 89, public
records of Okeechobee County, Florida, for the purpose of filing a
revised ~lat of Wilcox Shores, and
WHEREAS all owners of property in said subdivision have con-
sented and signed said revised ~lat and
WHEREAS due notice of intention to a~ply to the said Board of
County Commissioners has been published in the Okeechobee News,
and this Council being fully informed, and
WHEREAS it a~pears that the said F. E. Wilcox and Mary Vivian
Wilcox, his wife, and all other parties signing said revised plat are
all the owners of all lands in said. subdivision; that they have not
entered into any written or oral agreement for the sale of said lands,
or any portion of same, and that all municipal taxes legally assessed
against said lands have been paid, and no objection to vacating the
original plat has been filed with this body,
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that the plat of Wilcox Shores, a subdivision
according to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, page 89, in the
office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Okeechobee ~ounty, Florida be,
and the same is hereby vacated and annulled; that a certified copy of
this resolution be delivered to the Board of County Commissioners of
Okeechobee County, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular adjourned session assesbled this
18 day of April, A. D. 1958.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
By: Jesse R. Watford
Attest: President, City Council
Lorena S iv~
CITY CLERK
The above and foregoing resolution is hereby approved this 18 day of
April, 1958.
Audley Dunham MAYOR
Upon motion by Councilman Walker, seconded by Councilman Chandler and
carried the replat of "Wilcox Shores" was accepted.
A motion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Walker and
carried that the City Attorney draw Resolution requesting the Board of County
Commissioners to pave that portion of Riverside Drive beginning at the S, line of
State Road #VO and extending S. to the N. property line of "Wilcox Shores".
Upon motion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Walker and
carried, that the city write a letter stating that the city will. maintain all the
streets in "Wilcox Shores" if and when said streets are paved according to F. H. A.
s~ ec ific ati ons.
At this time President Watford appeared and presided over the remainder of
the meeting.
Parker Abney a~peared before the Council requesting that the City grade
Miami Street and Osceola Street North of Fiftheenth Street. After discussion
Councilman Pearce moved to grant the above request~ seconded by Councilman Chandle~
and carried.
The need of a. 6" water main to the disposal plant site was discussed.
Motion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Pearce and carried
authorizing President Warlord to execute Part B of Offer and Acceptance of Federal
Grant for Sewage Treatment Works.
The need of additional Jail space was discussed and the cost of installing
a lavatory, commode and fittings in an extra room at the City Hall for this purpose
was given as $147.50. Councilman Pearce moved, seconded by Councilman Chandler and
carried to have the above installed.
Councilman Pearce moved that Resolution be adopted recommending that the
Griffith
Public Health Service award bids to Lee Engineering Construction Company for/Sewage
Treatment Plant in the amount of $182,~42.50 and Marbaugh Construction Company for
Interceptor Sewers, Lift Station No. 1 and Manhols in the amount of $53,~1§.00,
seconded by Councilman Pearce and carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the 'City of 0keechobee, Florida, has
for sometime, been considering the improvement to and enlargement of its
sewerage disposal system, and
WHEREAS, the firm of Roland A. Sharp & Associates, Inc., of Veto
Beach, Florida, has prepared plans and specifications for said improve-
ment, and
WHEREAS, the City Council, as provided by law, has caused to be
printed in the Miami Herald, a newspaper published in Dad. County, Florida,
and The 0keechobee News, a newspaper published in 0keechobee County,
Florida, a notice for the submission of bids for the construction of a --~
Griffith Sewage Treatment Pland and also for the construction of inter-
ceptor sewers, lift station and manholes, as will more fully appear
from the records in the office of the City Clerk of the City of 0kee-
chobee, Florida, and
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of April, A. D. 1958, numerous bids were
submitted for the erection of the following named improvements, and
WHEREAS, the 'City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, on
the said date of April 14, 1958, did, in open adjourned session, open
and consider various bids as submitted, and
WHEREAS, it was determined that the bid of Marbaugh Construction
Company, 211 N. W. 5th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida was the low
bidder for the construction of Interceptor Sewers, Lift Station No. 1
and Manholes, said bid being in the sum of $53,315.00, and
WHEREAS, Lee Engineering & Construction Company, P. 0. Box 86,
DuPont, Georgia, was the low for the construction of a Griffith Sewage
Treatment Plaint; said bid being in the sum of $182,342.50, now there-
fore, in consideration thereof,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the following bids, to-wit: The bid of LEE
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, as aforesaid, is hereby proposed
for acceptance by the Florida State Board of Health, Jacksonville, Florida,
and the U. S. Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia; and the bid of
MARBAUGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, as aforesaid, is hereby proposed for
acceptance by the State Board of Health, Jacksonville, Florida, and the
U. S. Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia.
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida. hereby respect-
fully submits the foregoing Resolution for approval by all necessary and
interested parties.
PASSED in open adjourned session this the 18 day of April, A. D. 1958.
Jesse R. Watford
ATTEST: Lo?end Spivey PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL
CITY CLERK
APPROVED by me this the day of April, A. D. 1958,
May or
Approved as to form and substance:
G. C. Durrance
At torney
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Upon motion the Council adjourned.
May 6, 1958
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
Dunham, President Watford, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner, Pearce and Walker with G. C.
Durrance, City Attorney and Lorena Sptvey, City Clerk.
Minutes of the meetings held April l, 14 and 18, 1958, were read and
approved as read.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
GENERAL FUND
Standard 0il Company ..... $ 130.32
Harden's Tinker Shoe and Saddle Shop 2.00
0. L. Raulerson ..... 4.00
The Texas Company ..... 14.40
'~ Williams Electric ................... 14.67
C~ewiston Motor Company 13.69
C~ty of Fort Pierce --- 474.75
Martin's Uniforms ...... 84.42
Domer's Machine Shop ............ 59.72
..... Burgess Supply Company ...... 2.35
Brannon Williams ...... 29.75
Florida Power and Light Company --- 464.08
~ 0~eechcbee Builders Supply Company .... 52.00
Inter County Tel and Tel Compsny ...... 28.56
P~7~k "66" Service 1.50
Alto Warlord and Sons -- '75.76
Mobley' s Garage ...... 10.98
Hayes Standard Service ............. 6.50
Lee Engineering & Construction Company -. 5,083.61
Bennie's Auto Supply 21.02
~l~e 0k eechobee News lO5.10
0keechobee Pure Service ............................ 9.25
0keechobee Hdwe. & Furn. Company --- 71.13
~ze Greenwood Company ...... 7.50
Lyle Signs, Inc. ................................. 212.40
Davis Meter & Supply Company, Inc. 1,065.52
Mr. I. Dennison, representative of Orange State 0il Company, appeared before
the Council requesting permission to erect a service station bulk plant combination
on Lots l, 2 and 3, Block 140, Original Town of Okeechobee. This location being in
a Commercial zone the Council agreed they had no objection to the erection of above
servSce station and butk plant combination with storage tanks in the ground and put
down accordS~ng to specifications.
C. E. Harden with a delegation of home owners from the lake front area
appeared before the Cotmcil stating ~hey were unable to get the necessary water for
.... their homes Shrough the old pipe~ which was to small to carry sufficient water to
their homes. After discussion Co~uucilman Chandler moved to purchase necessary pipe
to replace this old line seconded by Councilman Walker and carried.
Max Mills discussed the City purchasing needed stop signs and offered
catalogue that could be used for the purchase of same. The Council agreed to in-
vest!gate matter.