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SECTION 4. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, in conflict here-
with be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted in regular adjourned session this 26th day of
0cteberA. D. 1955.
CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE
Franklin Walker
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATfM~S T: Lorena Spivey gITY CLERK
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this 28th day of
October, A. D. 1955.
H. H. Raulerson
Mayor ~tty of 0keechobee
0keechobee, Florida.
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
November 1, 1955
The ~ty Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida. met in regular session
at the City HaL on the above date at 7:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor
H. H. Raulerso~, President Walker, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner, Harden and Rhymes with
G. C. Durrancej City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
Minu~s of the meetings held October 4, 13, 18, 25 and ~6, 1985, were read
and approved as read~
The 2Ollowing bills were approved and Ordered paid when funds are available:
Asph~t Material Company, Inc. ...................... $ 428.96
Flor~a Power and Light Comp any ............. 384.6A
0 tt o ~ornung ........... 2.00
Lewia H. Dreese Garage -- 6.6~
A & ~ Crane Service .......... ~119.00
Gilb~t Culbreth ................. 24.~0
Okee~obee Pure Service 165.19
0kee~bee Lumber Company ........................... 1.60
0kee~obee Motor Company ............................ 14.50
0kee. Hdwe. & ~b~rn. Co. .................... 49.85
Mixo~' s Garage ............ __ 10.71
Harde~ ' s Tinker Shoe and Saddle Shop 58.25
The Obuncil agreed to have small signs placed under signal lights for right
turn instructio~s.
The ~uncil advised ~the Clerk to contact J. W. Owens, representative of
Reynolds, ~mitk~ and Hills, requesting t~ t he set a date that he could meet with the
citizens of 0ke~chobee and discuss the natural gas matter.
gom~ission presented the zoning
J. H.I Wiles, chairman of zoning/Ordinance and recommended its i~ediate ,adopt-
ion. Attorney Durranc$ informed the Commission that it would have to be advertised
for 15 days before it $ould be adopted. Upon motion Councilman Chandler moved that
the Council meet in reSular adjourned session November 21 and that the proper proceed-
ute be taken in advertising of the Zoning Ordinance, seconded bY Councilman Rhymes and
carried.
~he Council Sesignated Mobley's Garage for city repairs during month of Nov.
The matter o~ one-way traffic on First Street in South 0keechobee regulating
the traffic around hig~ and elementary schools was discussed. Chief Thomas instructed
to contact Patrol Boys!in permtting residents in that area to use said street.
~he Voluntee~ Firemen requested permission to open and drain fire hydrants.
The Council granted pe~ssion provided they corporate with Water Superintendent.
Harvey HamriSk appeared before the Council s~atingr that his Father had deeded
property to the City o$ 0keechobee for the sole purpose of building a swimming pool and
since the swimming poo~ had not been constructed requested that the deed to property
returned to them. Ha~ey Hamrick offered to deed to the City that part of Hiwassee
Street East of City Hall and thatpart of South Park Street South of City Hall. After
discussion Councilman ~aandler moved to return the deed to the swimming pool property
seconded by Councilman~i Gardner. Councilman Chandler moved that his preceeding motion
be withdrawn and moved'~ that Hamrick present deeds to above mentioned streets and City
would return deed to slZimming pool property, action to be taken at meeting to be held
Nov. 21, seceded by Ceuncilman Harden and carried.
A letter waslread from W. B. Sievers and ordered filed ~egarding a fi~e hazzard
on property adjacent te his in South 0keechobe~e. Mayor Raulerson requested to take
care of situation.
Councilman ~dner presented the foll~ving Resolution and moved its adoption
and upon being seonded~ by Councilman Rhymes was put to a vot~/and unanimously adopted~
RESOLUTION
WHEREA~ William ~. Williams has made application to this Council
to authorize the Tax Collector of the City of 0keechobee to cancel all
city taxes ~retofore levied against property hereinafter described for
the years 19~7 to 1941 inclusive for the reason that said lands were ex-
cluded from ~he municipality by Chapter 10960, Laws of Florida, Acts of
1925, and,
WHEREA~ said tax.~s which have been assessed for the years 1927 to
1941 inclusive c~nstit~te a cloud upon said property and this Council
having give~ due consi,~eration to said application,
NOW, ~0RE, B]~ IT RESOLVED that the City Tax Collector of the
City of 0kee~obee be al~d he is hereby authorized and instructed to cancel
all unpaid t~es and ta:~ certificates issued for the years 192~ to 1941
inclusive, o~ any of su.;h years, and make prope~ notation on the tax rolls
of said city o clear t~e following described lands of said taxes:
Lots 9, ~0, 11, an~t 12, Block D, 0keechobee Development
Company ~ddition t¢~ 0keechobee, according to Plat Book 1
Page 6, ~ublic rec(?ds of 0keechmbee County, Florida.
Passed and adopted in regular session this 1st day of November,
A. ~. t955.
Franklin Walker "
ATTEST: Lo~ena Spivey __
Upo! motion the Council adJo~.~ned to meet November 21, 1955.
ATTES T: ,
November 21, 1955
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned
session at '7:~}0 P. M. on the above date at the Cit7 Hall ~ th the following present:
Mayor H. H. R&ulerson, President Walker, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner, Harden and
RhTmes with G, C Durrance, City Attorney o_nd Lorena Spivey, Cig7 Clerk.
The Zoning Ordinance was the first business on the agenda to be discussed.
A large delegation of citizens owning property on Pa~rott Avenue Were p~esent
p~otesting the'zoning of Parrott Avenue from Fifth Avenue tO the South city limits
to single family residences. Woodrow Walker presented a petition signed by a majority
of property o~ners with property adjoining Parrott Avenue opposing the exclusion of
commerical zoning along said highway. After a lenghty discussion and explaination
of parts of zoning ordinance Councilman Chandler presented the following 0rdina~ce
and moved its adoption. Upon being seconded by Councilman Harden was put to a vote
as follows: ~ea - Councilman Chandler, Harden and Rhymes, Councilman Gardne~ not voting,
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