1955-01-18 Reg. Adjournedand minutes of meeting monthly.
Lamente Meer~ and Z. K. Williams disoussed with ~t.he Council the' extensie~ ef
water lines e~ ~eelft~~ Street and 0steels Street. Oeunoil advised te endeavor te make
se,se ar~anfeuent reg~ns same.
Ch.ism Buehan~n appea~ed before the Ceunoil requesting an opportunity ef re-
p~ing oity equlpnentb
Jetta Brett ~pea~e~: ia reg~a,d te flllin~ the Everglades l'ire Centrel
Wh~._h he operates, fr~ the City wate~ supply at his hems and sinee he assists the
City Fire D~pg. ~ fi~s withi~ city he requested a oentin~tian ef mini~rma eha~ge
his water. Ceuncilu~ Gardner mewed te g~ant request, seconded by Ceuncilmma ChapLet
and eax,~led.
I. E. Cane ~pearod before the Ceunotl in regard to out of town fu~ntt.u~e
dealers operating wigan city without oity lioense. Attorney Durranee was instruoted
te investigate O~lina~e~ ea ~tter.
Neeeaeo~y re'rs on St. & San. t~uok was discussed and upon metier by Ceumoil-
m~ Oardner, seconded ~ Cemaoil~m lt~den and ~&,,ried, it was a~eed,~'due te laek el'
£unds, that ~re~k be ~ ~eked fer the present. ' ·
In the absen~ ~of the Chaix-man of Finance Ceu. A. W. Harden is hereby designated
ll~en ~etien th i~ Ce~i~eil adJem-ned~ te te sign City ef Okeeohebee eheoks.
meet Jan. 18,' 1955.
AT"~LST~ _ CITy
January 19, 1955
The City CoUncil of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned
eesstee~ on the above d~te at 7:30 P. I. at .the City Hall w~ th the following present:
President ~alker, CeUr~il.~e~ ~"handl~',~ O~r&aer, ltarden and Rh~es ~rl. th O. C.
City Attorney and Lere~ 8pivey, City Clerk.
The Ceunoil ~rdered Agreement ~Oireeen M~s. Dellte Thomas and City of 0kee-
ohobee recorded:
THIS I~EN~E WI~HESSETH, that Dellte Thomas, a'widew, has this
day de~!.Sed ~nd leased te The City ef Okeeohobee, Flerida, a' -
Muniei_~l Co~Peration under the laws of the State of Florida.
felle~l.~ag prewd, seS in the city of Okeechebee, Florida, in said
county !and State ts-wit,
L ~ One (1) of Blook Feu~ (4), South West Addition,
a~erding to Plat filed in the office the-Clerk of
Ci!?'ouit Cern-t, Okeeohebee.~Ceungy, Flerida,
teg®the~ with the rights, privileges and appurtenances to the
same be Longing, te have and to hold the same for and duriflg
the te~,i~ ef Five Yea~s fi, e~ the datte, of ,J'~na~y Srd, 1955.
And, i~ oonsideration of the foregoing Lease, the said ~ity of
asOkeech~.~}ee'fellllmsl Flerida, 'as. aforesaid, hereby cenvenants and agrees
(~ to extend a water line to the Property on which the
:~ Lesser is n~ cons~'ruoting a ouil¢ling, and ge fm~-
~li~h W&toF te said Lesion. for the term of this
Le~4e, withe~ oh~,,ge thef, efer.
(2) Te exempt from all taxation against said property dv~ing the tex~m ef this Lease.
~HE CONDI~I~0NS 0F ~S L~E ~e that ~e~e~ses a~e te
~e useA ~ a plaoe te stO~e ~P~ohing an~O~ StPeet ~tte~ial~,
~ fe~ ne ethe~ p~ese; tha~ ~e P~e~ses a~e ne~ t e be
9ub-lease~ er eco~ie~ by e~her pe~s~ns er f~r e~her p~peses
~h~ herein e~ressed, ~hou~ ~he ~itten oonsen~ of the
~SS~e
~It is ~lly a~eed and ~Aers~eeA by ~d between-~e p~ties
%o ~s Lease, tha~ the oensideratien fe~ saiA'Lease,-is the
~xtenalen ef wate~ mains ~e ~he prope~ herein-stateA ~ ~e
~nishi~ ef wa~e~, ~eut oest te the'~sse~, ~d the ex~ti~
~1 Trna, fe~ the te~ ef s~A ~ase, en the prope~y eoe~ieA
y ~he Lesse~)~'
~is lease' shall be bindi~ en ~e heirs ~ assi~ ef the Less~
~ ~ssee.
~ ~SS ~0P, ~e s~A p~ies te ~ls Lease hav$ here~$e
9e~ thei~ ~A se~s ~is the 8th 4ay ef J~u~, 1955e
IO~ ~ P~S~
~I~ OF OE~OB~, ~O~DA
A~ST: L.~.na spiv.~ ~ES. CI~ ~O~C~
Ceunc~lman Rhymes, Chaixvuan ef Water Cam., stated that all de~iquent water
bills muff be P~id by ~eb. 15 er some a~rangement made or water would have te be
discontinued.
A ce~laint as te cabbage beets being placed eh. property ewned by ]fa~kbam
/
bres. nea~ eld ~la. East Coast Ry. dept was discussed. He action taken.
Ga~b~e service outside city limits was discussed. Councilman Harden mewed
te discontinue &a~bage service outside city limits and Clerk te notify these effected
ef action, seconded by Cevncilman Gardner and ca~ried.
Ceuno~lman ~a~dner b~ought before the Council the matter of a buA~ner for the
ta~ pet. CounCilman Ohandle~ moved te place an order feF the burner at once, seconded
by Councilman H~den and ca~iede
~e ~olloving building applicatiene were submitted and upem motion by
man Chandler, s~eond~d by Councilman ~dne~ and oa~ried applications were acce~ted
and permits J~,red issued te Gea~ge and Elizabeth Helt'man $2,000 and Lamente H. Mee~e
$~,000. ~
M~s~ mae Beettge~, representing Oeeil Barber, appea~ed requesting that the
Council close a~port~ien ef Miami St. which adjoins Barber's shop. ~en Fifteenth St.
te Seabea~d Air'Line Railway p~eperty. CeuncilmoAt Chandler reeved te g~ant request and
requested A.~e~ey Du~rance te prepare oecmded ~euncilman
necess~y
papers,
by
~a~Aue~
and ca~ried.
AppliCations fe~ Water Superintenden$ was ~eado M. F. Kinsaul s~bmitted only
application. ~uncilman 9a~dner mewed te accept application for M- F. Kinsaul as Water
Supt., secendediby Councilman Rhymes and carx~ie(.
Appli ~atien~ feF Supto ef St~eet and Sanitax~ Dept. were submitted and ~ead
from the : J- W. Jfebley, P. Y. Cene~ly, W. R. ~ehnsen, Jim ~ullivan, Leon
Williams, M. B. Mesle~ Marvin Mebley and 0. J. Chapman. ~ala~y ef ~upt was ~iseussed.
0eumcilman Ga~dne~ mev~d te decrease salax-y frem $?5.00 te $6S.00 pe~ week - ~ ~ay week
seconded by Ce~c.i~ 'H~den ~d c~ied. A secret ballet was t~en en the appli~ati
l~vi~ Mobl~ ~eceive~ ~ ve~e~ ~d ~en ~illia~ .~ecelvel ~ ve~e~. ~cil~ Rh~es
t~t Meb~y be ~etain~ ~til Peb. 1, seceded by ~e~~ Oa~e~ ~d c~ied.
Applicatien~;.fe~. ~ief ef Pelioe we~ aub~tte~ ~d ~a~ f~e~ the ~etlew~g:
· . R. Je~sen, G~a~ ~ Hi~ey, C~lisle A. ~emaa, ~e~ H. P~ke~ ~d A~c~e O. L~b. -
A ~sc~sien as te th~'neel efa .might pelice ~s hera ~d it ~s ~eeA by the Ce~cil
te e~l~ a ni~t pel~em~ Just ~ seen aa f~ds are available fe~ such. A secret vete
~ t~en en applica~e~ ~i C~lisle A. ~a ~eoeivei 5
Applicatien~ fe~ Fi~e ~ief were su~ittel ~d ~ead ~ the felle~: W.R.
~e~so~01en O~n, ~ M. H~oeok ~i Hubert V. R~rsoa. ~e questi:e~ ef abe~~g
the Jaile~ sala~ was ~seussei. Attorney ~~oe statel $.~ it c~i ~gally be
abeliahel thereby the ~e,~oil ag~eel te abeliah a~e. ~e ~ ef Fi~e ~ief discusse~,
C~ci~ G~e~ meal effective aa ~ Feb.' 1 te increase s~ ef Fire ~ief frem
$175.~ te $200.00 pe~e~ ~A Pi~e ~ief mst act aa ~aile~. Pay fer me~s
p~ialoners te be a~e i' a~ p~eaent $1.25 per ~ay, eeeenAei by Ce~ci~an H~ez
o~iei. A secret ve~ ~s t~en - H. M. h~ceok ~eceivei 1 vete ~i Olen
~eeeivei 4 vetea.
Upen metion ~e Ce~cil aiJe~nei.
Feb~ 1, 19~5
~ City Co~cil of the ~i~ of 0keechobee, ~e~ida, met ~ ~egul~ sesaien
at ~e Ci~ Hall en t~ ~eve ~te at ~:~0 P. M. ~th-the fello~ng p~esent: Ma2e~
H. H. Ra~e~soa, ~es~ent W~e~, Co~ci~en ~dle~, O~e~, Harden ~d
~ ~ G. C. ~~ce, ~ Attorney ~d Le~na Spiv~, Clerke
~nutee ef ~e meeti~e held J~. ~ ~d ~,' 1955, ~e read ~d a~eved
~e fell~ bills were approved ~d ordered paid ~en f~ds are ~lable:
Be~e's A~t ~ S~Plx ; ....... '-- $
· nte~ Co Te~ & Tel Ce. .............
.......................
St~d~d Oi~ Ce. ...............................
Eddie's Ore 2 Meats -- ..... , .........---- ......; .......--- 7;50
Fla. Le~e ~f M~icip~itiea .............................
~e ~ai~ a Ra~e~s~n Heapital .......................... 6100
~ 0Eeechok ~e News - - ............
. - ......................... ~ 80
~e H.-& W. ~. D~w'Ce. ............................... 4.50
A~h~ Mat~l~ ce., 'Xnc. ........... ,, ......... , ....... -. 404;69 .~.~__~
Oilber~ ~e~ -~ .............. - ....... ,_~-___,_,,,_,.._~
Cle~sten M~ ~e~ Ce. ...................................... ~4;~
K. 'L. =Jaek' S~ ........... , ..................... 4~01~
Da~a ~ter ~ai~ & .3~ply Ce. ..................... , ....
WA~d ~he] ~ S~ati~ .......................... ,---~-,-~--
R. B, Meaer~ ~ ....... --~ .................................
P~ke~. s 44~ ~f Service ..................... ~ ,- 9.
P~t Ave S~ee stati~ -- ................. ,---, .....
~e~ehebee ~t~ CemP~y ...... ' 14~.
Fla. Pe~ L~t Ce.'
· 103.85
DiPe~t~ ~ [nte~ Rev. -- ............................... 470.~
P~k ~ C; a~y ......................................... 2. O~