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1956-03-06 Regular~; March 6, 1956 The City Co~mcil of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session a~ the City Hall on t · above date at 7:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor H. H. Raulerson, pres~dent~ Walker, Councilmen Gardner, Harden and Rhymes with O. C. E,~rrance, City Atto n and Lorena Spivey, C Clerk. Minutes of ire meeting held Pebruar~y 7, 1956, were read and approved as read. The followi!ig bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available: GENERAL ~NJND Watford ~ro' hers .................... $ 8e14 R. M' Fagli ...... 8.10 0keechobee 'iotor Company- ................ -- 31.10 BUrg Supl ly ess Company .................... 5.85 White Star ~..ales Corporation ......... - ..... 32.00 0keechobee ~ ardware & Furn. Co. ..... 11.10 0kc echobe · ' ews 12.50 Paul's Read'i Mix Concrete ......... 40.00 Domer' s Mac'. ~ine Shop ........... 59.35 Horton's In iorporated ....................... 3.40 Atlantic Se:~vice Station ........ 1.00 Williams E1 ~ctric ............... 31.55 Snow & Tay! ~r Auto Electric Service ................... 29.82 City of Fo~! Pierce ............. 216.15 Bennie ' s Au ~o Supply ............. 3.74 American L~ ~ance Corporation .............. 88.90 Haynes E. '3 [lliams Clerk of Circuit Court ............ 10.00 Gilbert Cul ~reth ' , - .................. 22.65 Rauterson Dipt. Store ......... ____.____ 9.90 Inter ~o Te[ and Tel Company .... 21 31 ~ · Florida Pow ~r and Light Comp any 405.65 Ulmer Ezell~ ............ 10.00 Parrott Aveii Station .... ~ ...... 258.70 i I & S REFUNDING BO~YDS FUND Irving Trusts Company ........ 32.95 The Councili agreed for the monthly gas and oil purchases to be granted only to those Service StatllonS that had submitted their written applications for this business· ~The ~pplic~tiors~ to be arranged in alphabetical order. ~o~ncilman~ardner moved to authorize the installation of the following street lights in East 0keechobee and the Clerk to notify Florida Power and Light i Company of action. ~'~,~btion seconded~by Councilman Harden and carried. Corner of ~ancock St. and Ave. A. Co~ner of ~right St. and~Ave. D. Corner of ~almetto St. and Ave. D. Between Pa~netto St. and Wright' St. on Ave. B. Bob Hess, t~irector of the Chamber of Commerce, requested the cooperation of the City in fUrnishing equipment and labor in helping to improve the beach adjoining the way side park. ~e City agreed to help insofar as is possible. Counc~ lman l~arden presented the following Resolution and moved its adoption. ! Upon being seconded~ ~r Councilman Gardner was put to a vote and unanimously adopted: ! R E S 0 L U T I 0 N WHEREAS th~ city council of the city of 0keechobee, Florida, is advised that some ~rson or persons are planning on opening a place for the sale of intoxic~ing at the foot of Parrott Avenue within Short distance o the Way-Side Park, now under, construction by the State Road Department,l and WHEREAS, th~ council anticipates that said Way-Side Park will be visited by a large ~umber of the citizens of the State of Florida, as well as visitors ,~ l/or tourist from various other states, annually' and ~ . WHE~AS, the city council has given careful consideration to this matter, it ~ the well considered opinion of said council that the establishment of ~: Bar and/or Saloon, with its attendant evils, will be obnoxious to the ~citizens residing on the Lake Front, as well as those visiting the Way.Ado Park, and will seriously detract from the general public the enj~ent and pleasure which they would otherwise secure, now, therefore; BE ~ RESOLVED BY ~ C0~NCIL OF ~HE CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, that the ~Board of Commissioners of 0keechobee County, Florida, be and they are her~y respectfully requested to use the power vested in t hem by law, t o prc~ent the establishment of a place where intoxicating liquor is sold, al°~.~ the Lake Front, lying between State Road ~8, and the Government Di.~:-:$, tud West of Parrott Avenue extending to Eagle Bay. PasSed in regular session, this the 8th day of ~arch, 1958. ~ Franklin Walker PRESIDENT .......... AT'~ST: ,, Lorena,'CITff CLERK'Sp'ivey' F- ~. Wilcox discussed with the Council his proposed FHA project and stated the need of s~wer extension. After discussion the Clerk was instructed to contact Richard Starr~ Jr., Regional Engineer of State Board of Health, requesting him to advise as to ~hen he could meet with the City Council to d~scuss the affect the added houses ~ould have on the existing sewer. After a general discussion on the sewer situatiSn the Council agreed to meet with the County Commissioners and endeavo~ to wo~k out s~me kind of sewer program. Co cilman Harden was chosen to represent the City in the Taylor Creek watershed pro~am., The~matter of appointing a building inspector was .brought before the Council. Since only tw~ applications had been filed the Council deceided to call for w~itten applications,i]said applications to be considered at the next regular meeting. Co~cilman~ Gardner moved to accept the semt-annuall contract as offered by the Americ~ LaFrance Corporation. Inspections to be made during the 2nd and 4th quarters, seconded by Councilman Rhymes and carried. ~ne~following building applications were submitted and upon motion by Councilman G~dner, seconded by Councilman Rhymes and carried, applications were approved and ermits ordered i~ued to: FloridaHome Builder~ $1,500, Joe ?~alo $1,500, Ronnie Watts $ at $~i~000 each, Assembly of God $1,500 and Lamonte H~ Noore $1,000. CoU.%cilman Gardner presented the following Resolutions and moved their adoption and ~pon being seconded by Councilman Harden was put to a vote and unanimously adopt ed: i ,! R E S 0 L U T I 0 N WHSEAS, Ulmer and Pansy Ezell has made application to this Council to ~uthorize the Tax Collector of the City of 0keechobee ~o cancel all ci~ taxes heretofore levied against the property hereinafter described - 454 for the yea~s 1926 to 1941 inclusive for the reason that said lands were excluded fr~ the municipality by Chapter 10960, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1925, an~ WHEREAS, sa~. d taxes which have been assessed for the years 1926 to 1941 inclusive c nstitute a cloud upon said property and this Council having given due c nsideration to said application, NOW, THEREF. ~E, BE IT RESOLVED ~HAt the City Tax Collector of the City of 0keechob · be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to cancel all unpaid ~es and tax certificates issued for the years 1926 to 1941 inclusive, , any such years, and make proper notation on the tax rolls cit~ to clear the following described lm~ds of said taxes: of said The We~t 126 feet of Lot 2, Block b, MacG~ashan's Addition, also t~at part of the fo~mer but now abandoned Florida East Coast ~ailway right of way lying south of and adjacent to West 146 feet above described, said lands being more part- icular~described as follows: Beginning at the NW Corner of Lot~_~ of BlOck B, MacGlashan's Addition to 0keechobee, accord.~ to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1 at Page 16, publicir:cords of 0keechobee County, Florida, and ~un East along~t North line of said Lot 2, 126 feet; thence run South at rig angles to the North line of said Lot 2, to the South boundal~ line of the former but now abandoned Florida East Coast Railro~d right of way; thence run Westerly along the South bounda~ y of said right of way to intersection with the East Bound- ary lile of Lincoln Street, as shown on plat of Riverside Park, Plat B, ok 1, Page 23, 0keechobee County records, thence run North along ne East line of Lincoln Street to the POB, less and except that p rt of said lands lying within 40 feet of the ce~terline of State odd No. 70 which runs East and West along the north side of abo~ s described lands. Said lands lying in and comprising a part ot the NW~ of NEt of NE~ being a part of Gov't. Lot 1 in sectiol 22, township 37 South, Range 35 East. Passed and opted in regular adjourned session this 27 day of February, A. D. 1956. . , Franklin Walker PR~DENT '~ITY COUNCIL ATTEST: ,Lqren, a s~,iv~ RES OLUTI ON ~ ~HEREAS, J. ~. Hayes gas made application to this Council to authorize the 2ax Col] ~ctor of t~l'e City of 0keechobee to cancel all city taxes heretofore svied against the property hereinafter described for ~e years of 19~ ) to 1940 inolusive for the reason that said lands were excluded ftc z the municilaality by :~Uhapter 10980, Laws of Florida, Acts of 192~ and WHEHEAS, sa~ ~ taxes which have been assessed for the years 1929 to 194o inclus] ~e constitute a cloud upon said property and this Council having due ~nsideration to said app'lication, NOW, THEREF~, BE IT RESOLVED that ~he City Tax Collector of the gity of 0keechob+ be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to cancel all unpaid ~xes and tax' certificates issued for the years 1929 to 1940 inclusive, m any of such years, and make proper notation on the tax rolls of said cit' to clear the fell~wing described lands of said taxes: ~Lot 7, Block 10, Riverside Park Subdivision, according ~to Plat Book 1, Page 23, public records of 0keechobee County, Florida. Pass?d and adopted in regular adhourned session this 20 day of Februa~y~ A. 195 . Franklin Walker PRESIDENT "CITy ~oUN'c'IL L..0r e~a Spivey c ~ m L U N E S 0 T I 0 WEE S, it has Come to the attention~.of the City of 0keechobee that the ~ity taxes for the years 1917 to 1921, inclusive, are not shown as paid~ on,the public records in the office of the Clerk of the City Of 0kee~hobee for the following described real property situa~ in the City! of 0keechobee, Florida, t o-wit: !Beginning 1,426 feet North of SE Corner of Section 21, Township 37 South, Range 35 East, run West 357.86 feet, ~more or less, t o the East boundary of Parrott Avenue, ~!thence South along said East boundary 200 feet; thence ~East 362.14 feet, more or less, to the East boundary :line of said Section 21, thence North 200 feet along ':. said East boundary line to the pOint of beginning. and, i WHE S, Lorena Spivey, City Clerk, advises that she is of the opinion tha the city taxes for these years were fully paid and should have been~ included in the redemption of Certificate No. 79, Sale of 1917, whic~ was redeemed on April 2, 1921, by L. A Hough, however, there is $ record of the redemption other than shown on the tax sale record and She receipt issued is not available from among the records after sea,h, and WHE S, Frank lltobello, the present owner of tho hereinbefore des- cri~d~ real property, has complained to the City Clerk that this pla s a cloud 'upon the title to said land and until same is removed, he hindred from negotiating when this property is u~ed as a basis for ~Uch negotiations, and V~IE~gAS, the City Council is of the opinion that this cloud should be romped from the public records of the city, NOW,i ~HEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of' the City of 0ke+hobee in adjourned session convened for the express purpose of cl~. lying th~ _~ecords in t he office of the Clerk of the City of 0ke~hobee, Florida, do hereby authorize the Clerk of the City of 0ke~obee~ to reflect on the public records of the City of 0keechobee tha~ the city taxes for the years 1917 to 1921, inclusive, have been pa BE ~ FURTHER RESOLVED ~at a certified copy of this resolution be filed in Se public records of 0keechobee County, Florida. ~iIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED in adjourned session convened for ~ purpose on l~e 10th day of Februar,y, A. D. 1956, at 0keechobee, Florida. .... , IIII II I I IIII ' .~ .... [llllllfll i 1Iii [ IIIilr '~' i ii ' Franklin Walker Franklin Walker '~ President of the City Council Okeechobee, Florida ATTEST: . Lorena Sptv~y Lorena SpivSy CB rk of the CiSy of 0keechobee, Florida An applicatiSn was filed by Louis Halpern, for a hearing before the Zoning Board to have Lots 4, : and 6, Block 220, re-zoned for commerical usage. Also ~lication from Corne$ie and Daniel R. Kelly to place a non-conforming use in the following area, to-wit L~ts 2 to 8 inc., 11 were ordered filed witl the Chairman of Zoning Commission, J. H. Wiles. Upon motion he Council adjourned. PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL · April 3, 1956 The City Court:il ,of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular session at ~he City Hall on the~above date at 7:00 P. M. with the following present: Mayor H. Raulerson, Presid ,nt Wa~lker, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner and Harden with G C. ~rrance, City Attorney and Loren~ Sp~vey, City Cl~erk. Minutes of th meeting held March 6, 1956, were approved as read and read. The following~bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available: Industrial S~ply Corporation - ......................... $ 230.42 Raybro Electric Supplies Inc. ......................... 48.31 The Pure Oil..~ompa~ ..................... - ............. 81.79 J. B. Sammons~ ............................ £ ............. 6 7 Herren' s Inc.~ ............................ , ............ 6'~ DeWit t Supply~Company ................ - ................. 41.13 Harden's TinkSr Shoe and _Saddle Shop ................... 130.58 0keechobee Sh~ll Service ............. ' ................ 325.13 Western Auto ~ssoci_ate Store ...... - .................... 6.83 Nix candy ComSany ---~ ................................. 4.20 0keechobee Hardware & u~ Company ...... l .............. 50.95 Davis Meter RSpair & Supply Company ..................... 47.78~ Robert L. Alderman ..................................... 4 0 Okeechobee Builders Supply Company ..................... 18~8~ Carl's Tracto~ Sales and'Service_- ...................... 94.50 Florida Power~and Light Company ....................... 422.13 Sadie. Grantha$ (TTT) ................................. Inter Co Tel Snd Tel Company ......................... 9.46 Clayton White ~ ....................................... Frard( Boswell ........................... Roger B. Quin y ..................... . ............. 5_50 0keechobee M Company ...................... 19.99 0keechobee Pu~e Service ....................... 10.70 The 0keechobe~ News .................... ....... 22 R. B. Meservc~ ........................ - ....... 1~7'~ Georgia-Carolina 0il Compa~ y .................. 45.10 Gilbert Culbr~th ....................... 33 Warlord Broth. rs ....................... 2~'~ Rau]e rSon Dep'. Store --- ......... ._ Mixon's Tract. ~ Company .......... ._ 36.50