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Okeechobee, Florida, Sept. 15th, 1925.
- The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session
at 7.45 o'clocl-:: p. m. on the above date and the following were present: T. W. Conely,
Jr., Mayor, H. H. DeYarr;nn, President of the City Council, Councilmen H. H. Hancock,
H. T. Bass, L. F. Scharfschwerdt and J. Denham Bird, with R. P. Fletcherw Clerk, L.
W. Jennings, City Attorney, F. E. Lawrence, City Engineer and Clint Bass, Chief of
Police in attendance.
~inut€s of meetings held September 1st and September ðth were read and approved.
Mr. Ellis, representing the Southern Utilities Company, addressed the Council
wi th refere.nce to the Council granting said Company a new franchise for a period
of thirty years.
U,on Lotion by Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Bass, the Council autho~~
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ized the p~rchase of an oiling outfit and one car of rock for repairing streets, and
the City Engineer was instructed to order same.
Ordinance No. 96 was offered by Co~ncilman Scharfschwerdt, seconded by Coun-
cilman Hancock and adopted by unanimous vote.
ORDINANCE NO. ;6
AN ORDINANCE l1AKING J:T UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE OR OPERATE AN AUTOUOBILE IN A RECK-
LESS l~AlnJER, AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
:3E IT ~RDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA'.
Section 1. The driving or operation of a motor driven vehicle or automobile
on the streets of the Oi ty of Œ::eechobee, Florida, irl a reckless or careless manner
beõ;nd the same is hereby THade unlawful and a violation of this ordinance.
Section 2. The terms" reckless driving and / or careless driving" as used in
Section 1 of this ordinance shall be construedto mea:: the dri "ling or operating of i
a motor vehicle or automobile in such a manner as to endanger the lives or ~afety
of the driv~r of the ~ar being so operated, or any other occupant thereof; or in
such a manner as to endanger the 'ives or safety of any pedestrian on the streets
of Okeech~tce, ~~ of 8ny motorist ~r other person; or in a manner ~tich tends or
;rÜgtt bring about a destruction or injury "':-c. Dro~erty. i
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Section 3; Any person found guilty of the violation of the provisions of this I
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ordinance shall be P'JlÜsÌ)e¿ by fine :~,:,)"t exceeding Ti"ìO H'-lr~dIed (.$200.00) Dollars or
impri sor..!!ìent not exceeding sixty( 60) days, or both such iïr:e and i:np:!'i E.onment in the
ciiscl'e tion :jf the 1iayor.
Read a first time and by unanL~ous consent passed to a seco:-!d readir~¿. :
- ?¿8d a second time end by una.niu,ous consent passed to a third and final. reading~
Read a third time qnd '~Esed in e,en serBion of the City Council this 15th day
of September A. D. 1525.
H. H. DeYarman
Attest: President of the City Council.
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk.
(CITY SEAL) i
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Approved by me thi s 15th day of Septerr¡ber A. D. 1925. T. W. Conely, Jr. Mayor., .:
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Ordinance No. 97 was offere6 by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Bird
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ORDIKANCE NO. 37
AN ORDIKANCZ PRESCRIBING THE 1:ANNER AIm 1:.ETHOD IN 'NHICH GARS !.iAY BE PARKED IN
THE CITY OF OKEECEOBEE; .,...AKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO lARK A CAR OTHERWISE
THAN PRESCHIBED, Aim PRESORIBING A PENALTY li:'OR THE VIOLATION OF THIS,êORDIKANCE.
BE: IT ORDAI:J£J BY TEE ~YOi{ Al';D THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE gJ,2'! OF OKEECHOBEE,
-FLORIDA.
Section 1. All persons driving ~r o~erating motor driven vehicles or automobiles
in the Oi t:- of O;((-echcc,ee, Florida, when parkir..g :be same s:~all park them so that eéwhà
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a~d every ~hecl o! said ve~icle is between &Ld withi~ the white lines which have
been laid off, or .ae,y hereafter be laid off, on tLc streets of said city.
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On tl,c following streets of said Oi ty of Oi:eechobee wi thin the boundåries pres-
cribed all perso~E ~arki~g cars shall and are ~ereby required to park them at an
angle of fcrty-fi \,3 decrees wit;. E:.e curk, sidewalk'Jr other demarcation of the
street¡; Tl:lc stl'cets covered iY'] this provision Gre orè_ained to be anã 8re hereby
made as follovTs:
North Park Street from Seminole Street to Tallahassee Street and from Micanopee
Street to Oklock:lfe Street.
South Par': Street from Seminole Street to Parrott Avenue.
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Osceola StreEt from ~ighth Street to SevfJntû Street.
Parro~t Avenl.8 from Eighth Street to Seventh Street.
SeventJ:: Street from Seminole Street to Hicpochee Street
Section 2. 1-: shaD be unlawful for any person or :)ersons to park their cars
in the space ;:::arkEi" reserved" on South Park Street in front of the Okeechobee
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Post Office as no1"" 10c:1 ted, which is reserved for the ma il carrier transporting the I
~ailA fro~ the POEt Office to the Railroad Station.
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Section 3. Ar.y person found [;11il ty of violating the provisions of Section 1
or 2 of this ordi:,~nce shall oe subjec: to a fine 0: not exceeding Twenty-five
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ïi"--~. _J 0 .ars ~ ->l".c: ~ 1rs '-, '110 a ~lon ~dereo . l' or ue secon or suosequen
violations ¡crgan shall -os sub~ ect to a fine of not exceed1img Fifty (--$50.00) Dollars
or Ten (10) jays i¡1!HisCJmDent, or :)ot[¡ irl tete diGcretion of the ~ayor.
Read c. ìirst tir!!e pnd b:r unani;:1o-us consent :xi.ssed to E'- second reG-ding.
Head r secan.: tLce ~nd »y unani:(_ous consentpesfed to a third and final reading.
Read r' thLrd tir;.e 3rld passed. in open session of the Ci ty Council this 15th day
of o€"Oter.-,ber An' a?~ --
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H. H. DeYarman
At~est: President of the City Council
H. P. Fletc::er
Ji ty Glerk
~ITY SEAL)
A¿:'ìro'!cd by :~e t'::.iE 15th day of Se-ptember A. D. 1925.
T. W. Conely, Jr.
, l,'~ayor.
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Upon :rotion by Councilman Bird, duly seconded and carried the City Attorney
..- was instruc ted to v:ire the Florida lLurÜCipa.ls Inc., the t the C1 ty of Okeechobee
will issueJ% bo::.ds for retiring C1 t:" of Okeechobee 1925 Time Warrants provided the
Florida 1.1un~,cdJ:9als Inc. will p~y ~i ty of Okeechobee the sum of $1,500.00 and pay
all eXDenses of said bond issue. i
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Upon m')tion by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Hancock, the President
and Clerk were authorized to execute contracts with R. M. Mitchum and C. A. Steed
&: Son.
lJotion was nia,de by Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Bass, that Council
reduce the valuation on Lot 10, Block 166 for the years 1921 and 1922 to $1600.00,
and that OWLer of same be allowed to redeem tax-certificate against said lot on
said v8,lua tion.
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Upon ~}otion by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Hancock, the Council
agreed to he:7e ditches cleaned out to drain the ball park.
Upon motion by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Hancock, th'e Oi ty
Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance requiring dealers in ice to pro-
vide their delivery trucks with scales for weighing ice.
Hotion was made by CouncilŒa.n Bird, seconded by Councilman Hancock that City
employ an ad_lÍ tional policeman. Motion passed.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
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ATTEST: / t ~~,~ PRËšÏDË!/T' TTY COUNCIL
lJ vI CLERK. ~
Okêechobe~. Florida, September 2ð, 1~25.
Fu:rsua:"~ t to r_"' c:::'t i S8];¡8n t i;'. the œ: cec;-.;;bee Kews, a :.eVt's'Oar;er publi shed in
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~'et J..~ c~ec~'l QeO~l'~ ~L 7 ~)J O'cluc1r n -n +1--e a'o :)ve ?~+e ~-l' thö ~ur~o~n O.
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reviewinc; a equalizi:-1g the ~:. t:,7 Té'x Assessment Roll :')1' llhe year 1925 as prepar'cd
~:;/ the Oi ty T,J,x Assessor (::~; tile followin[ were present: H. H. DeYn,l':Wll, Pr'esident
t~,¡'" """8' "1""""1"-";' -"I01uncl'l-'--en 1::1' T "'~""" L .., "--"""'YO.f'Q""'h""er't H H Hanco"'k ~o- J
v '~Il U.JC'-J v-~..., U . -1. '1 . . DL..:;:¡,=>, . ~. h.:)l,UC,.cLu'-' '" - Ct, . . .. V C~_L'-- .
Denham Bird ~:,th R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk in attendance.
T::le Coun~~ 11 then pr oc ceded to take un the revieVl and equal iza tion of the City
Tax Roll for the year 1925.
The valuéltions as fixed by the Ci ty Tax Assessor for the year 1925 were in-
~- creased by the City Council on the fOllowing described property as follows:
Lots 1 to 7 and East half of Lot !, Block 140, increased from $10,000.00
to ~12,OOO.OO.
Lot 11, Block 149 increased from $S,SOO.JO to 010,000.00
Lot 12, 31ock 149 increaseè :rOI!l ;~2,OOO.OO to ~2,500.f)0
Lot 1, 31ock 150 increased from $1,000.00 to $1,250.00
Lots 7 a~d 8, Block 152 increased from $22,000.00 to $25,000.00.
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