1955-06-07 Regular/422-
I letter frei J' F. Cooper and Associates was read and the Clerk was
i quested to make reply. :~
I Upon motion ~he Council adjourned.
t PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
~ ATTEST: ~ ~
f June V, 1955
[ The City CoUncil of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regula~ session
[ at the City Hall on tb~ above date with the fellwwing present: Mayor Raulerson,
~ President Walker, Co~ilmen Chandler, Oa~dner and Harden with O. C. Durrance, City
I Attorney and Lorena S~vey, City Clerk.
Minutes of ~e meeting held May S, 1955, were read and approved as read.
The following; bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
The Chase M~ttan Bank ................................ $ 5.00
Oilbert Cull~eth ........................................
Inter Co ~e!~ am:l Tel ¢o. ................................ 25,?§
! Benntets &u~D Supply .................................... 26.91
~ 53.39
Olteeohobee I~.ld®i.s Supply Co. ..........................
'; 0keechobee ~Dt~r Company ........................... , .... 114.68
~ 0kee. Hdwe.i~-urn. Co. ............... ' ................. 47.57
~ ~ne 0keecho~e News - ......................... - .......... 2~.10
I' witt s p ty Company ......... ........................ 16-5o
i J.C. Lewis ~ ............................................ 50.41
~i Louisiana Ra'~lersc~ Hospital ............................ 1.75
, Raulerson De~t. Store ......... ;. ......................... 6.75
Elliott LottL.- ........................................... 12.00
Fort Pierce ~re and Battery Co. ........................ 16-25
i H- S. Cover ~. ...................................... ~ ..... 30.79
[ The H. & W. ~. D~ew Co. ...................... 52.15
[: 0kee. Pure .~ ~toe ...................................... 3
~ Lightsey Lum bet Co. ..................................... 22.07
.i Domer' s Mach [ne Shop ................ 159.47
i Fla. Power ~nd Light Co. ................................ 415.95
[ R.B. Meser~ ......................................... --- 75.50
I , Davis Meter Repair & Supply Co. ......................... 9S.30
! Asphalt Mat, Sial Co., Inc. .............................. 422.69
[ It was ~epo~ed that the signs for NO ~RUCK PARKING a~ea had not been ordered.
Clerk instructed to c¢~tact Elliott L6tt in regards to making signs.
~ A letter ~di model Ordinance was read from S. Bruce Lynes, representative
i. f~om Blue Cross and B : · Shield Insurance Company. After discussion the Council decided
i to leave it to the diOr.rich of 't~he employees as to whether they were interest=~n
subscribing fc~ the l=~urance.
, A discussiozi was heard on the ~equeste~ street closing in Block 184 by Joe
' Bengiovanni, action de~ex-red.
!: Picking up t~he Untagge~ dogs was discussed.' Councilman Chandler moved to set
twenty-five cents per day as fee for feeding impounded dogs, seconded by Councilman
Harden and carried. 1~ was agreed that Leon Williams would wamk on hisoa~mployed hours
at an h~u~ly rate to ~ck ut0 the dogs.
! Attorney ~ ~C ej stated that he and JuSt® ga~lton were to go to Tallahassee
[ the last week in June ~n reference to the suit with Han~ick and requested that the
City pay their e~pens,~. Councilman Harden moved to pay the expenses seconded by
i Ceunotlman Chamell~ az~ ea~ried.
~ W. C WXllt'~ :'~''
~.. .. · appeared before the Council requesting that the City extend
[ ' a water line ~ his p :oper'~r im Block D, Okoechobee l~velol:}m~t Co, Additioa.
on matter ~efe~ed. Water Dept. advised to investigate situate and report distance
and approximate cost. Williams was assu~ed that the Council would corporate in any
way possible.
R. L- Dowling of the Dowling Appraisal Company in Bradenton was present and
discussed with ~he Council a complete A~raisal and Assessment of city p~Operty. After
discussion the Council felt it would be an asset to the City therefore agreed to meet
with the 0keecP~obee County Bank with reference to financi~ such a project. Action
deferred until meeting of .June 21.
Bids ~n the advertised vehicle were opened, read and considered. Due to am
error in the a~vertisement on the bid of the trade in t~uck being am 8 cylinder instead
of 6 cylinder. The Council agreed to notify Gilbert Chev. Co. of the error and request
that their bid be revised. Claude Holcomb of the 0keechobee Motor Company being present
stated that he was aware of the situation and had submitted his bid for trade in allow-
ance on a 6 cy~nder. Action deferred until meeting of June 21.
Vaca~ons for city employees were discussed. Councilman Chandler moved to
grant city empress that had been employed by the city one year or more a two weeks
paid vacation ~ if the employee desired not to take a vacation they would be g~ante~
two weeks extr~ pay, seconde~ by Councilman Harden and carried.
A leper was ~ead from the Or~:mmer Company with reference to the sale ~f
[ '~ $15,000 I & S .P~ funding Bonds at 88 and accrued interest. No action taken ow matter.
Mayor Raulerso= requested to contact Thomas M. Cook and .Company relating/the price of
bonds at preset.
Am application from C. D. Harden requesting the city repairs work for a month
was read. The ~ouncil designated C. D. Harden as garage for city repairs during the
month of Jume~
The ~llowing building applications were submitted ~_ud upon motion by Council-
man Chaudle~, ~conded by Councilman ~ and carried same were &~ee~e~ and permits -
ordered issued:~ R. E. Willis $800, Mrs. Dolly Thomas $~,000, C. C. Cate $~,000, L. H.
Dreese $1,000, ~olmam Hare SI,$00 and Edwin Lamb $~,000.
Coun~lman Harden brought before the Council the need of several street
lights in Colored Town. After discussion Councilm,_n Harden moved to authorize the im~
retaliation of f~ur street lights to be installs d in Colored Town at the following
designated plaCSs: Cermet of Fifteehth St. & T~scaloosa Et., Corner of Fifteenth St.
& Chokaloskee ~. and two adSttional lights a block apart on Chokaloskee St. North of
Fifteenth St. s$conded by Councilman Chand_le r and cax~ied. ~he Clerk instructe~ te
notify the FloOds Power and Light Company of action.
i~ ! Di,c~sion on a proposed sewer =and sewer tap fee was heard. No a.tion
taken°
A re,est from the 0keechobee County Children's Co, tree for $~00 to conduc~
the summer recreation program was discusse~. Due to the fact that only $1§0 was entere~
in the 1~88 Budget the Council was unable to donate the requested $~00 at this time.
Councilman Gar~er moved to ~onate the $150 at p~esent and if there was any possible
way the $1~ woul~ be paid at a later date, seconded by Councilman Harden aha
0hief Thomas ~instructed to notify Jimmie Robbina to obtain building permit?
~he Council ~eed to change the meeting time from ?:~0 P. M. to 8:00 P
'
Upon motion ~he Council adJou~ned~ to meet June 21 at 8:00 P. M.
' PP SrD . ? COUN L '
ATe ST:
June 21, 1955
· he City Co'il of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in ~egular adjourned
~re sent:
session at 8:00 P. M. ~a the above da~e at ~he City Hall with the following/ Mayom
H. H. Raulerson, P~esi~nt Walker, Councilmen Chandler, Harden and Rhymes with G.
Du~ance, 0ity Attorne~ and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
0la, once Arnd~la, Paul Robbins, B. P. Lamb and Alto Watford, Jr. were present
--~ - ~- ~-~=~_t and r~resented the businesses on State Road 441 that would be affected
by the no t~uck pa~kin~ zone. After discussion Councilman Chandle~ moved to rescind
m6tiom in June ?, 1955 ~nutes relating to this matter and moved to block Woman's 01ub
area upon ~equest and ~o place signs between North corner of Inter Co Tel and Tel ¢o.
building to traffic light, seconded by Councilman Rhymes and cam[ ed.
Councilman H~den ~iscussed the garbage pickups. Several places were reported
to have no garbage confiners. A list of such places to be prepared and persons to be
notified that garbage ~ontainers must be obtained. Also the garbage situation at the
0keechobee Trails r ParM discussed. 0ouncilman ChandleV moved to notify Cou~t owner to
have all garbage conta~ers located in one place, seconded by Councilman Rhymes and
oax~ied.
R. L. Dowlin~ of D°Wling Appraisal Company was ~ esent regarding the reappraisal
of City Tax Roll. May~ Raulerson reported that financing of the project could be
obtained from the bank* ~he Council felt tha~ this reappraisal would be very beneficial
to the City and upon m~ion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Harden and
unanimously carried it Was agreed ~o employ Dowling Appraisal Compan~ for reappraisal
of %it propert at a of $1,v5o.oo.
Upon motion ~e Council adJou~n6do
PRE'SIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST: ·
CITY CL~RK ~
i