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Okeechobee, Florida. June 25th, 1926
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i Pursuant to cal~ of President of City Council, H. H; DeYarman, acting,~a!:o~ in ì
!bsence of Mayor ConelY, the City Council met at g o'clock A. K. on the abovè date an ,~
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0 he following were present: H. H. DeYarman, President of City Council; Councilmen: H.
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ass, H. H. Hancock, L. F. Scharfschwerdt, and J. D. Bird, withR. P. Fletcher, Clerk.
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nd L. W. Jennings, city Attorney, in attendance.
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t Upon motion by:~ouncilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Bird, the City Attorney
~as instructed to prepare an ordinance propiding for the inspection of meat andmmilk
I~Old ~i thin the City of Okeechobee. .' .
!i ~on ~ti,OO by =o=llæn Bird, seco~~:~~=i~anBass, C~cll ~~orized
þayment of bill of City Attorney's fees i~~vv1926 Municipal Bond Issue. .~
Ii )Lotion was made:bY Councilman Bass, seconded by Council Bird, that City extend
~ater main to propertf of Chas. Schutt. lIotion Passed. .. . , ", l
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i Okeechobee, Florida,. July 6:tf1:a.,,¡19?,6 ,
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II The City CounQil of the City of Ckeeohobee, Florida met in regular .eslld:on
II in the Council ChaDlber at g o'clock P. M. on the above date and the followiQlo.ere
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I present: T. W. Oon~y, Jr., Mayor, H. H. DeYarman, President of Council, Councilmen
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I L. F. Scharfschwerdt, H. T. Bass, J. D. Bird and H. H. Hanoook, with R. P Fletoher
Clerk, L. W. Jennings, City Attornej, W. E. Darrow, City Engineer and Clint Bass,
Chief of Police in.ttendance.
I K1nu t e 8 of me~ttng. held June 11 th. 15 th. 218 t and 25 th w er e read &lid approved I J
Ii )Lusrs W. G. 'tovall and H. C.o Adams appeared before Council and r'equèsted '1
,Counoil to provide ~drainage for ball grounds. ,.'
Upon motion br Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman SoharfschweJXttr the-
stre,et CC)Dlm1 ttee"" 8 ,authorized ,~,~, - S,ewsr un,s, OIfJened (J "tJd haTe al1: Jl8C 11.8 S8.1". 1r ; I
I work dgbe to prov1fe drainage for." ~.1~~' .. " ,
II Messrs Brown and McNeff appeared before Council in regard to paving and .oürb
around Southland Httel. ç
Motion was mate by Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Bass, that 01ty
I pave Parrott Avenue the required width between North Park Street and Eighth Street.
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Motion was mate by Councilman Hanoock, seconded by Councilman Bird, that City
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pav!LNorth Park Street between Parrott Avenue and Tallahassee Street. Motion carrie . ,w~,
Motion was maje by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Bird, that City
extend 6 inch watet main from end of present ""'~etween Fifth Avenue and S~~th
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Street to Seminole: Street, thence North to main between South Park Street an~~~en h
, Street. Motion pasted. . . f ,""."
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¡ [, I_, , ordi1'."oe 10. 110 W&8 proposed by Oounollme.u BObarfSOhwerdt,. who moved its
. II adoption, ,tion seconded by Councilman B,ird and passed by unanimous vote.
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II AJ.œ*BUca: 1UWIBG 1'1' UNLAWFUL TO DEPOSIT OIL, 'GASOLIR, DROSIJI,JOR O'l'RD
I! -DILIDlUOO~ I'OBSTAl0I8 IIS'l'REAJIS WITHIN THE OITY 0' OICEEOHOBEE¡ AND PltOVIDIIG j
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il'~-"- BEI'T þRDAI'RD BY THI KAY OR AND OITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY or OKIECHOBEE, FLQaJ:D:
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Ii An1 þ"son or persons, firm, company, corporation or association, or any agéRt
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Ii depositor )shall permit or allow any person or persons in their employ or under
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If River, c~nly known as -Taylor's Cr__kl, within the City of Okeechobee, Florida>
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II aa~ rubbis1t, filth, gasoline, kerosine, crude oil or refined oil, or dèleterlous
II substance cIr substances liable to affect the health ,of persons, fish or live, ,
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!i stock, or I1laoe or deposit any such deleterious substance or substances in any
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II place _c-. , the saae may be washed or infil tered into any of the waters herein
II ,¡IÜ8d Shal:t be deemed gu.llty of the violation of thiS ordinance;'
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¡I Any pfrson or persons, firm, company, corporation'or association violatiDl'
¡i Section On. of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding One Hundred
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Ii <llOO.oo) I1ol1a~8, 01" impri-sonment not exceeding th1rtY:(30) days, or both such
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Ii fine andi*'risonment in the discretion of the Jlayor.
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î Ii; , Thia ""dinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval
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r Ii }!: ,-, I Read a first time and by' ~imous consent paásecl
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!I ,c" ~ 1: second time and by unanimous consent passed to a third and final read!' .
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II Read at third, time and passed in open session of the City Oounoil this the' 6t1f
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Ii 'f, H. H. DeYarman
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. I Appro~d by me this lOth day of July A. D. 1926. ,
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II Å Ordin'frce NO. III was- p~epo8ed by Oouno1lman Soha~f8oh.werdt, who moved 1 ts((.~[U
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Ii adgetion potion seconded b 0 1 .' . .
!! ' ~ y ouno lman Bass and passed by unanimous vote.
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I ORDINANCE NO. III
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I AN ORDINANCE ~VIDIIIQ FOR THE APPOINTIlENT OF A !!EAT AJlTD ¡¡ILK IHS~CT~" +~J~If- , ,""'
II ING THE DUTIES OF SUeR OFFICER AND PRESQRIBINGHIS COKPENSATIONj PROVIDING FOR THE
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I IISPEO1'IOH AND cmTIIICATIOB OF ALL BEEF, MUTTOI AND PORIC, BErORE AND AfTO
II SLAUGH'l'ERIIG, SOLD INf THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDAj AND PROVIDING FOR THI IIISMOT-
II "ION or DAIRIES,' DAl. Y OATTLE . AND DAIRY PRODUOTS, WHERE SUCH DAIRY PR~DUOTà,-
: . BO1tD IN THJ: (Hn OF OUECHOBlE, FLORIDA; IlAXING IT UNLA1IFUL FOR ANY PICRBOJl, :PERSONS, I
I FIRK OR CORPORATION to SELL ANY BEEF, PORK, MUTTON OR DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THE CITY
Ii M"OUEOHOSIE, FLORIÐA,WITHOUT HAVING THE SAJŒ PROPERLY INSPECTED AND OERTIED BY
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Ii SAID OFFIOERj AND PHl)VIDIBG A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIOIOF THISORDINANOE. I ~
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II The office of IJ8Bat and milk inspector of the City of Okeeohobee, Fclo~,1de., 1):8:':-
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I The 01 ty Oouncil!. of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, shall appoint some ool'loi.'
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¡ petent person to ac1t as milk and maat inspector of the City of Okeechobee,. Flortda,
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II pens or places wher. cattle, hogs, sheep, goats or other meat animals shall be> '~;'
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I slaughtered for sal& in the City of Okeechobee, Florida; To examine and inspect
¡ all cows, hogs, she~, goats or other meat animals before same shall be slaughtered; ~
II and to examine and inspect such beef, pork, and mutton before the same, shall be' >' '"
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Ii offered for sale within th8,'limi ts of the City of Okeechobee, Florida; And to issue'~
and sign certificates passing and approving such beef, pork or mutton aftðr 'šata. ':.:'~,
. ,,-inspector shall find the same to have been slaughtered in a sanitary slaughter pen,
, and to have been in~ealthy condition at the time of slaughtering. and when and
where such beef, polk or mutton shall have been handled in a, sanitary manner 'aftêr
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I sla~ghter; To exam1~e and ~nspect all dairies, dairy cattle and dairy produo~s .~,
eyery sixty (60) da,s where such dairy products are sold wi thin the Ii ty of Okee":"
I chobee, Florida; And to issue and sign certificates approving such da~~~e~ wpere
he shall have found said dairies to be in a clean and sanitary condition, the dairy. I
cattle healthy and free from infectious diseasss, and where such dairy prOduot~;\ . :J I
are handled and sol' in a clean and sanitary manner. I
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He shall oonde~nd refuse to issue and sign'his certificate provided for here- I
inbefore when and w,ere he shall find any such cows, hogs, she,p or goats to be in
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unhealthy conditiontor sLaughtered in an unsanitary aiausbter penjortheir meat
handled. in an unsanttary,:ma.nner after slaughter; ,'and he shall refuse to i.su~~{ - 1!
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Sign h1. oeìt1t1oate where any suoh dairies are not kept in a sanitary condition
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'¡~j 'I products art not handled in a sanitary manner.
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I The co.ensa tion of said meat and milk inspector shall, be for the lasp.o:ion ,
II of any dairt as provided for in the preceding sections of ,this ordinance the sum of ~
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or gòa ts tht said inspector shall be en ti tled to a fee of twenty-five cents (25;) I
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Ii per head fof cattle" and twenty-five cents (25;) per head for hogs, sheep' or goats
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I It~aJl be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any per~on;jpersons
I rib or'.c~rtorát1ol1 to sell or offer for sale in 'the Oi ty of Okeeohobee, 'l¿~'ida,
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II meat 1IàB pr.curêd shall have been slaughtered in a eeni tary slaughter pen' aha such
!I animals 1.nsf.oted. before slaughter" and such meat inspected after slau~ter, tUld th
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II Okeeöhobèe, t Florida" as þrovided for hereinbefo~e.
II It sha1.l be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person,
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II firm or' corjoration to sell or offer for sale any milk or other dairy products in
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1:\, the City of Okeechobee, Florida, unless the dairy, dairy cattle and handling of sat
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Ii dairy 'produtts shall have been inspected, approved and certified by the meat, and ~
II milk itL$'J)ector of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida.
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II ,A:n:Y, pe,son, persons, irm or corporation which shall violate any of th~pro-
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!I (150.00r or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days or both such fine a.I1d
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II' :T.h~ ot"dinanoe sh.all take effect immediat~ay upon its passage and apprOTal
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II .Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed to a second reading'
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16th daJ of duly A. D. 1926. .
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Approved by me this lOth day of July A. D. 1926. ., ,f' 1:
T. W. Oonely, Jr. .. J
Karor of City of Okeechob"èë; Florida. .. '
Upon motion by Councilman Soharfsohwerdt duly seconded and carried, Oounoil
appointed Dr. Jose 9yarzabal as meat and milk inspector for the City of Okeeohobee,
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\ A oommunicatioa from Mr. F. I. Lawrenoe relattve to filtration,plant and p~
,tmi station was rec.i Ted and read and ordered filed. ,::
Motion was mad. by Councilman Bass, seconded by Councilman Hanoook that O~i1
a,pçept filtration p-,ant anQ. pumping station from the Bowyer Oom~any, and turn same
lover to the Water Sfp~rintendent for operation. Motion passed. ~ !
Letter was rectived and read from Margaret !I. Exley, objecting to th~ i8su~ngo
street improvement lien against Lot 2, Block 195, and her objection not being a~
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p,~,9,¡>er tbjeotion ,saf1e was p.enied by the Council.
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Street iaprove.,.ent liens hertofore advertised to be issued on July 6th,,19~,¡.
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were;~dered i8suedt by the Council.
" ~founoil i~truoted the IIlerk to cancel the following Oi ty vouchers whiø1\ '
are outstanding and, unpaid and were payable at Bank of Okeeohobee: General Fund; 1
Ho. l266, No. 12S0"Bo.l480, 10.2358, No.250l, No.25l0, No.25l2, )lo. 25l4-,IO. 25l5.'
Waterworks ExtensiO81 Bond Fund-;, Nö.ll7. Water Fund; No.l60. Fire Protection J'uJ}d~ ':
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The following þills were approved and vouchers ordered issued for same: "
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2576 H. H. DeYarm8l1 Salary for June 25.0.0~'
2578 J. D. Bird I I I .. 2$.OOA
~79 L. F. Soharf8Þhwerdt I "' 25,.,0<;)[ ,
2580 H. H. Hanoock "' I 25.00 ~
2581 H. T. Bass I I I 25.00
2582 Evelyn 0' ~uiD81 I" I lOO. 00
¡¡58 E. G. Sellers I' I 10Q.00 ~
2 . H. Brown I I 18 l2 .00
,,45 ~U1es Pridge~ "' 81 l2~.!Q:O; ,~; ')
2586 L. W. Jennin€þ 8I~. I g3.33-
2587 T. W. Conely" Jr. , Fees in Mayor's Ooutt 57 ~QQ¡\~ '
258S Clint Bass Salary for June, fees & gasoline 277.00
2589 Lon Stewart I II II, ." 2ó4.00c
2590 N. o. Stewart "" I .. 205.00
259l H. D. Davi4sctl Sjlary Or i'of June and fees l03.00
2592 R. P. Fletob~' Salary for June and fees in Uayor's Ct 225.00
2593 Clevenger's Shop One truck body for garbage tr~ok 70.00
2594 Olèvenger & âÞdd Shop Repairs and supplies for City truck 12.00
I 2595 Western Un1on Telegraph 00. Telegrams for C1ty lS.SO
l 259b o. T. KoTyr One night watchman at pound 4.00
2597 J. L.Davlts* I I . .. 4.. 00
2598 Coke Jones & Co. Paper cups, typewriter ribbon etc. 9.70
2599 Central Fill~g Station Gasoline for G. H. Brown 11.69
2600 Florida Hardere 00. Handcuffs and keys24.54-
260l Albert Ezell ,', Electrical services on street lights ll5. 67~ ,ll
2602 Okeeohobee News Reoord books and advertising 233.l2 '
2603 D. B. I4ÕCartlV Plumbing supulies l2.02 ~
2604 Okeechohee C~ty Àbstrat Oo.Furnishing ownerships for liens 30.00,
2605 S. G. Adams fIi,t,. amp & Sta. Co. Dog tags 5.70'
2606 Dr. H. D. Sm~th Prof. services 3.00
2607 Naranja Rock 00. Rock 193.00
2608 MoCarthy it ,C4,; " Hay for poubd 20:.~5) ,J:- t.
2609 last Coast 'L1tr. loSply. 00. Cement l.OO
. Mal BaBs Lumber ii, Supply Co. Lumber & Cement , ,<.,:.~._lð6,.!ftg
261l Soharfsohwer Bros. Hardwa:r. ' " 168."tl
2612 Ba~r Kotor C , pany Repair. and parts for trucks " 1+ ,:.4l
2.6l; In'ter County) el. & Tel. 00. Telephone service for July t 1~.~0
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2~ GulJ.,da~cÐowling B~d for City prisoners 9.20
26,,1,' "5-' Ok",,__- "'h~.".be, ,e SUPP,lY 00. Refund of money paid for voucheref2514 3' ..50
26lo J..~ . cott .. . .. . 12JlO-l5 46.00
r- 26¡7 Ea~s e Filling Station' . . .. . '2512 2l.00
:--- !61S Ingram- Canst. Co. Final estimate for ditching . 57.75
- I ~l~ R. $-. þQ~ughl1n Rent for llay and June 100.00 .
I 1925 Time Warrant r~d ~
I 59 o. A. Jteed & Sone letimate for South ark Street paving' 3593.30 " .,
it Street Paving Bond Fund #22 -.
I 5 dåidW2~l-& Raymond Attorneys fees 600.00
low. I. arr- . -, Engineering services l49 .42, ..
II 7 1925 me- Wart8nt Fund Return of money borrowed 7725.09 '
,I 7.a. Bass 111m,,',' ber & Supply 00. ÜLUbl:Þ...tor.:Tajló"lOrëil Bridge 374.65
I - ~ Waterworks Bond Fund 123
I; Build s Iron foundry Mercury drain sorew .23 ,
I' " Soot,b" n 8i1ioa llining & )if, g. Co. bal due" filter sand l75.00 .
2. ~~ri n Cast Iron Pipe CO. Cast iron pipe l503.S9
r I S' Walla & Tierman Chlorinator 567.00
, 7, Simpl Valve & Meter Oo.Wash water controller 955.00
: It. ~ '-'-Jkîrb 8 Morse &: Co. Balanoe due on contract l2Sð.3l
~ i 9 o. A. teed & Sons Concrete & fill at plant 955.25
. ' 110 Roberif W. Hunt Co. Tests for filter plant 20.63'
I II SPies,','. dvertising Sign Co. 4 sign for filter plant 25.,00
l2 Lawre e Stone & Gravel 00. Gravel for plaut 4ð4.eo
l3 R. D. , ood & 00. Supplies for water system 363.25
llf. F. a.i-' eOPold Co. Chemical feed machine 400.00
l6 H. &. B. Drew Co. Bonds 200.25'
I l7 MatNf, ,tu.rees Record Adyerti sing ll5. 50
I î~ Oarl. Daughtery Payment on Bowyer contract , .. .." 202,:~~..,.
I ~~wer Bond Fund #2lf. .
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3.. C..A.p,..,teed & Sons Final estimate for sewer contract 69~2!'.~'-"-
4 W. I.~arrow Engineering 222.g6
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I ' Ci ty Hall Bond Fund 25 '
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I 3 ". I. Farrow Engineering 2lS.75
¡ , Park Bond Fund 126
I 3 W. E. fDarl'ow . Engineering S5.72
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. Ii 72 R. D. avi tis on Salary for t of June 75.00
'fA III 73 Ok,eo bee Transfer Co. Refund of money in re voucher 168 19.79
I I 74 talS ber & Supply 00. Lumber for tire station 42.85
, 1'1 75 Idwar W. Lally Labor & materials installing toilets 56.35
,1'6 Ameri L8J'ranoe Fire EDg. Co. Payment for soda l3.gl
, r III 77 Spies dvertising Sign 'Co. 2 banners for parade on Maroh 5th 5.00
, ! 7g Okeeo bee Transfer Co. Freight on soda l.70
,\ 79 Pen in lar Disinfecting Go. Mdse for fire station 2.50
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:1 l70 L. C. " ootle Salary for June 250.00
II l7l Price 'ipps . .'. l50.00
~ 1172 Kuellefoo. Water supplies 69.00
l7 Y. o. ,', ar Analysis of water lS.OO
I ¡ l7~ The K .lbflesoh Oorporation 3 bags of alum l7.l0
II l75 Arnol" Stone & Brick & Tile Co. 6 meter boxes 9.90
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