1926-08-26 Special
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Read a" third time and passed in open session of the City Council this J t
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H. H. DeYarman "
President of the City Council
Attest:
R. P. Fletc:~
City Clerk
(Corporate Seal)
Approved by me this 19th day of August, A. D. 1926.
T. W. Conely, Jr.
Mayor
Mr. Bo'þ"yer appeared before Council in regard to payment of final esti- }
mate on fil tration plant and pumping station contract. .. i
Mr. R, E. ~mrlok requested 00=011 to Mve ditoh dug from East City J
limits to Seaboard lir Line Railway right-of-way.
Upon :nOtion by Councilman .Bird, seconded by Councilman Bass, Council
authorized G. F. WéJlker to do two days work with drag line in digging ditch on Ave.
C in Cypress Quarters beginning at East City limits.
Moved by Councilman Bird that City Engineer- be instructed to proceed
immediately with the repair of Florida East Coast Railway Company's crossing on Sout
Park Street under Ordinance #112, it being in the judgment of the City Council of th
City of Okeechobee, Florida, a dangerous and hazardous crossing, being rough and
hazardous tomøtor 'fehicles and thier occunants. Motion seconded by Councilman Bass
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and passed by unanimous vote.
Upon !;lttion Coun,cil adjourned.
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'" Okeechobee, Florida. Aug. 26, 1926 ') ,
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, The CitY Council of the City of Okeechobee met in special session at I
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City Hall at lO o'clock A.M. on above date pursuant to call of J. Denham Bird, Pres- :
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ident Pro tern and e,~ting Mayor in absence of Mayor and President of City Council from i
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City, said call beiqg for purpose of considering offer of National Surety Co. to I
settle case of City of Okeechobee against National Surety Co. et a1 and the fOllowing !
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were present: Presi;1ent Pro tern, J. Denham Bird; Councilmen L. F. Scharfschwerdt and i
. H. Hancock, with ~ve1yn O'Quinn, acting City Clerk; L. W. Jennings, City Attorney I
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and L. C. Tootle in ~ttendance. ìJ ["
PresideJlt Pro-tem Bird called meeting to order and stated the" purpose as ~ ,t
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City Attorney, L. W. Jennings, submitted the offer of National Surety Co I
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as made to him by S. P. Hutchinson, Attorney for National Surety Co. to settle the
depository bond on \~iCh National Surety 00. is surety given to insure the City depos ts
in' Bank of Okeechobe' , which closed June 1, 1926 by order of Comptroller. '
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Tht offer of National Surety 00. as conveyed to City Council by City
r. Attorney, L. \t. Jennings, was as follows:
~ I Nal1onÛ Surety 00. proposes to pay the total deposits of the 01 ty 1n
¡Bank of Okeec~obee at closing; to wit: $5119.51 less ~lOOO.OO or net to City the sum
'of $4119.51, ~ropided that when, if and after National Surety Co. shall be re im-
bursed by the~ank of Okeechobee out of dividends or otherwise out of bank as paid
out by Receiv~r, then the City to receive further dividends, if any. The City to mak
II assignment to .Na tional Surety Co. of the deposits of theCi ty in the Bank of Okeecho
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¡bee and all r-1:tendant dividends subject to the City's right to receive dividends in
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r II MO;ion made by Councilman Hancock,. seconded by Councilman Scharfschwerdt
'I that Oi~ty accEtPt compromise as offered by National Surety Co. Motion passed.
~ í Mo~d by Councilman Scharfschwerdt tþat President Pro-tern Bird and City I
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I~lerk be auth::yized to execute assignment ofCi ty oJ Okeechobee deposits in Bank of
! Okeechobee at fate of closing, to National \8u!ety 00.. motion seconded by Oounc11-
I man Hancock 8!1f1 passed. )
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II Up:)t1. motion Council adJ' ourned.
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I Okeechobee, Florida. Sept. 7th, 1926
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II The~ Ci tyCouncil of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular sessio
ilat 7:30 o'cloct P. ~. on the above date with the following meœbe~s present:
iH' H. DeYannan¡ President; Councilmen: H, H, Hancock, J. D. Bird and L, F. Scha.rf-
ijschwerdt, with!R. P. Fletcher, Clerk; F. E. Lawrence, City Engineer; L. W. Jennings,
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I .' !City Attorney; Clint Bass, Chief of Police and L. C. Tootlè, Water Super ten dent, in
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r¡attendanc6. .
r II ,1!1n"tes of Meetings held August 17th end August 26 th were read and
I¡approved.
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!I Mr. ,.¡J. G. McNeff appea~ed before Council in regard to paving to be done
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lion lforth Park atreet and Parrott Avenue near Southlémd Hotel.
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II Unon motion by Councilrwm Bird, seconded by Councilman Hancocok, the water
¡superintendent 'Was instructed to l~y 6 inch water mairi to new school building.
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II Mr ~n Fox requested Council to grant him permission to alter and recon-
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Iistruct his buiJping at corner of Parrott Avenue and North Park Street. !
r Ii UPQ~ motion by Councilman Bird, seconded by Councilman Hancock, Council
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. -- granted Ben Fox permission to alter and reconE!,truct his building in accordance with
~lanol as outl1n'd to C1 ty Council.
!I Mr. Wolff ñppeared before Council in %ågard to the extension of.the City
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!fewerage to hi building on Osceola Street~ and the matter was referred to City
þgineer with itstructions to report on the matter to Council.
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