1955-07-05 Regular 425
July 5, 1955
The' City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
:! I at the City Ha~!l on the above date at 8:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor
Raulerson, PreSident Walker, Councilmen Gardner, Harden and Rhymes with G. C. Durrance,
, City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
i Minttes of the meetings held June 7 and 21, 1955, were read and appro~ved
as reade
~he.~ollowing bills were approved and ordered paid when funds a~e available:
Gilbert Culbreth ................................. $ 17.92
. Cit~' of Fort Pierce ............... 700.00
Har4en's~ ---TiCker Shoe and_S_addle Sh_op._- ......... 24.50
0ke~hobee Motor Company ......................... 22.41
' Oeo~ia-Carolina 0il Company ............. 45.10
Ben~e's Auto Supply ............................. 1.64
Hay~ Standard Service ........................... 198.34
~ Mob~By' s Garage ....................... 1.00
: R. ~o Meserve ....................... 73.50
i Domdr's Machine Shop ............................. 78.27
I ' 2.25
~ 0ke~chobee Pu.re Service .............
Pad~ ~tt ' s Service ................................ 2.75
DeW~gt Supply Company ............................ 17.75
Burgess Supply Company ..... 1.15
'r ~e S~rn Auto Assqciate Store --- 7.43
Bla~k Laboratories, Inc. ......... 4.89
Whi~ Sta~ Sales Corporation ..... 32.00
, The ~keechobee News ........ ~- ............. 22.40
. 0. ~. Wipper & Associates ..... 25.35
Int~ Co Tel and Tel Co. --- 7.41
~ Recreation P~ogram ............................... 150.00
' ~lo~ida Power and Light Company ............. 419.07
· May~ Raulerson read a letter from Thomas M. Cook and Company offering for
sale $13,600.~0 I & S Refunding Bonds at 86 flat. After discussion Councilman Gardner
moved to acce~ the offer and to purchase the $13,600.00 I & S Refunding Bonds at 86
~ flat(total pr ~.~ce $11,696.00) seconded by Councilman Harden and carried.
, A d~scussion ~n the bids submitted at ?he Council meeting held June 6 for
the purchase ~ a t~uck was heard. Councilman Rhymes moved to accept the bid from
the 0keechobee Motor Company for an $ cylinder t~uck at $2,978.71 with $600.00 trade
in allowance, seconded by Councilman Harden and carried.
Ulm~ Ezell, county radio operator, appeared before 'Ute Council regarding the
radio frequen~ being used by the City and related the need of an all night radio
operator and ~equested the Council to meet with the l~ounC-~: ~ommissioners and discuss
matter.
G. ~. Bryant, Jr., Chairman of the County Flood Control Committee accompanie~
· by B. Cantrel~ appeared before the Council requesting the Council to~ endore the proposed
Taylor Creek ~atershed Project. Upon recommendation of Attorney Du~ran~ce, Councilman
Gardner moved .to endore said plans, seconded by Councilman Harden and carried.
~" Mar~n Whe~ell and Joe Bongiovanni app~a~ed before the Council regarding
· the closing of North and South Curve Streets in Block 184. Wherrell stated that he
had taken an ~Ption from Bongiovanni for the purchase of three lots in said
Councilman Gardener moved to close North and South Curve St~x~e~s. from Pa~ott Avenue
to Ktssimmee ~treet, seconded by Councilman Harden and ~arried. Attorney Dur~ance was
instructed to prepare necessary 0rdinanc~.
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Councilman ~ardner moved to haul the requested dirt fill to the grounds of
the l~iscopal Vic~'.ag$ as soon as possible, seconded by Councilm~a Rhymes and cam, ied.
The need of two traffic lights for ~be intersection of 0sceola Street and
North and South Park Streets was heard. After discussion Councilman Gardner moved to
purchase two traffic lights for above locations, seconded by Councilman ~hymes and
carried.
The Council authorized repair of City Hall windows.
The follo~iSg building applications were submitted ~'~d upon motion by Council-
mas Harden same were ~proved and permits ordered issued, seconded by Councilman
Oardner md car~l, ed: ~Russell Dom~r $1,000.00 and George A. Sage, gr. ~00.00.
Harden's Ti~er Shop designated as garage for city repairs du~&ng the month
of July,
Upon motion}the Council adjourned.
PRES EN CI 'com 'crn
August 2, 1955
be City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at the City Hall on th~ above date at 8:00 P. M. with the following present: Pres~demt .
W~er~:Oguncilmen ~ha~.".~dlar, ~a~dne~, Harden and Rhymes with G. C. Durrance,' City Attorne~
and Lorena Spivey, ci~ Clerk.
Minutes of t~e meeting' held July 5, 1~55, were read and approved as read.
~e followin~ bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are &~ailable:
Chemistry Harm Laboratories ........................ '-- $ 174.45
Charles L. ~M~yer & Son .................................. 12224'6S. 00
He. ctor Supp i~C omparry .................................... ~$.00
R. B. Meserv~ ............................................ 5.6~
Harden,s Tirfl sx. Shoe and Saddle Shop ........... 4.00
0keechobee M~ tcr Company ..................... 1.50
Mobley' s Gar~ ge ................ 1.50
Gilbert Culbl eth ................. 2~.40
0keechobee L~ abet Company ............ ~.47
Mixon's T~act ~r Co. ...... 16.50
Robinson See~ Store ............
........................... 1.00
Burgess Supp~ ~ Company .................. 4.6~
Lightsey Fis~ Company .................... 15.00
0keechobee P~ me Service .................................. 8.50
Robert M. Bu¢ ~els ........................................
Elliott Lott ~ ........................................... 17.90
0kee. Hdwe. ~ urn. Compan~ .............................. 16.00
SheEnan COnc~te Pipe Co~p ~ny ............................ 111.88
.The 0keechob~ News - ..... - ............................... 457.80
City of Fort~ierce --- .................................. 122.50
Inter Co Tel ~d Tel Company ............................. 221.25
7.53
Florida Powe~ and Light Company .......................... 369.10
Sadie Lamber~, (_T. T. To-c~s, Inc.) ....................... 2.~7
Howard nightly ................. . ............ ......... 7.15
~ Davis Meter ~pair & Supply 'Company ................... 33.05
Garbage Pick s discussed. It was reported that some of the consumers had
not obtained garbage c~tainers as requested by the Council. Attorney Durrance to in-
vestigate 0~dinance re~ding garbage disposal,