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1927-02-15 Regular 183 II U )lì."8r8 Stovall snd Wal teraLappeared before Council rela,~l ve to opera ting I .. ". '. C' ,ldnt 1I&ob1ne.. . ,,- . otunoUma.n Hancook moved that City have manhole built at last end of lI'irs Street snertline and sand trap built at West end of said sewer liae, motion by Oouncflmat Casey and passed. Ctunoilman Chandler moved that City pay Jaok DavidsOft'40; pet meal for feediag ~1ty.tr1soner8, aotion seconded by Councilman Hanoook andP~ . Ujonmotion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by oounCilm&n/\, Council I&Uhôlr1884 P.""yaen,t'" of $50.00 on aooount to U~"niver / 1 ,frat,f, i,D, Sign ",°0. r i u~~ motion Council adj curned. U- ~~ Attest: President City Council , ' '", r ,I " "'../ k ( , , r " ' Okeeohob$e,\ rIa. Febl'uary 15, 1927. , The City Council of the City of Okeeohobee, ~lorida, met in regular ii' I se8sion in t.e City Hall at 7:30 o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present: J. Denham Bird, Kayor; Leon Latour, President City Council; Councilmen: !Sen Walker, I; Oa8ey, H. H. Hanoook and B. L. Chandler, with R. P. Fletoher, Clerk; I ILon Stewart, Chief of Police, L. W. Jennings, City Attorney; r. E. LQ.wr.eno.e, City I . I Engineer and -t. C. TooUe, Water Superintendent in attendance., " II Jlinutes of meeting held February lst, 1927 W",ere read and approved. Mr. Daugherty addressed Council relative to the installation of additional s1reet lights. The matter waS referred to the .ight Oommittee with in- struotions t4 have lights located where necessary. ( ., Mayor Bird recommended that Council pay G. H. Brown, building inspeo r or, ~..ry of .50.~,O th ae a eupplement to hie feee unti1î)Ui1din~ inoreaee . --....._ma1Ìter was r:.,~ ~~~~, r "\ ' ' I Mr. Stovall appeared before Council in regard'to purchase of fire ¡Ihoee from 01. by Board of Fire Control, Evergladee Drainage Di.tr1ot. " - '. . .~ Ordinánce No. 116 was offered by Councilman Hanoock who moved its adoption, mo~on séco~ded by Councilman O~sey and passed. Ordinance Ho. 116 , .\. , " AN ORDINANOE JUICING IT UBLlIlI'UL TO OBTAIN FOOD OR LODGING WITH INTENTION TO þEFRAUD; PRESORIBING WBAT SHALL BE PRIMA &LOIE EVIDENOE OF FRAUDULENT IBTEIT; AHD pjOVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOr. r, BE IT ORDAINE~ ~ m UYOO üD THE CITY eO~eIL ~ mE eIn ~ ~nCOOBEEi FLœ¡~; '-... Section 1. It shall be and is hereby made unla.wful and a violatlon.,-,..... lof thi8 ordi,J"oe for any pereon to obtain food, lodging, or other aoO~~dat10D. at . , any hotel, ina, boarding or eating house within tñe corporate limits ot the City of IOkeeohObee, Fiorida, with intent to defraud the owner or keeper thereof. I J Section 2. In prosecutions made under Section One of tht. Ordin,no8 .I . ! ~\ 184 proof that lodging, food, or other aooommodationswere obtainea:~y false pretense or by false or f1ct1t1~ sh~ or pretense of ~ ba~ge or other proper~. or ~at ~ J defendant abaoonded without paying or offering to~y for suøh foOd. lodging or . I other aooommodation', or that he or she surreptitiouSly removed ;or attempted to i remoV'e his or her baggage shall be prima facie evidence of ,fraudulent intent'mention ed in Section One of this Ordinance. Seotio. 3. Any person violat'ng ~eoti~n One of.thi.s Ordinance upon conV'iction thereof 8hall be punished by imprisonment in the ..oi ty j.ail not to exceed sixty (60) days" 'or by fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, ór by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Mayor. ,- Seotio~ 4. Tb~s. Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its ~ passage and approval by the Kayor. Read a first time and by unanimous consent passeëi"tð. aseooric1 reading.l Res¡a'a;8eoon-a time and by unanimous consent passed to a third and flÌ1a1 reading. , ... Read a third time and passed in open session of the City Council, this , " 15th day of 'ebruar" A. D. 1927. Leon Latour , ¡PreSl.'dent Oi ty Council ' . Attest: Appr,o,.~~ by me this,15th day of February, A. D. 1927. J. Denham Bird Kayorl Oounoi1man Casey moved that City sell to Board of Fire Control, Ever- I glades Drainage Distriot, approximately 700 feet~,of fire hose for 1450.00, motion 'j' seoonded by Oouncll~ Hancook and paSsed. . . t.' l --..: Upon m4tion by Councilman Casey, seconded by Counoilman Hanoock, OoUDoi . r' authorized construction of hose rack for draini¡'g fire hose.} Oounci1man Hanoock moved that F. J. Godwin be instructed to go aft~r City pump at BrightQn and if refused possession of same the OitYAttorney be instruo ed to institute rep¡evin proceedings to recover pump~ motion seconded bp qounoilman Walker and passed. Mr. Wa1!ord appeared before Council in regard to dri:veway oV'er curb at i . I I Oentr.l Filling Sta1ion. The matter was referred to the Street Committee. I ' I , I I Oounoi~n Hanoook moved that City Attorney take up with Florida East I . I' I f Coast ~llny the m~ter of rallny orossings in East ~eeCh~ee Md other ~ec.tions II I of the City where c~ssings have heretofœre been requested, and also request the I '. . . I f i I Seaboard Air Line Railway to repair crossing on Cypress Street in East Oke~ohobee, i motion seconded by óÞunoilman Chandler and passed. i f . ! : I Upon m~ion by Councilman Hanoook, seconded by Councilman -_lkar, I ~ :ØOUOil~Ç.G to rJrnlsh l~.r to build brld~ across oMSl ~ ~l1road strs~t. .! ., .. :) , ... . .. .& 1: .." _~b ~ 1 1 : I .,. 1851 I ¡ I aciunailman Walker moved that Water Superintendent be instrnoted to Ii f, I move Fakbatte-lioree engine from old pumping etation andinetall eame in new ~ I pumping.plait, motion seconded by Councilman Hanoook and passed. I I Councilman Casey moved that City Attorney be instructed to prepare I ordinance ptoviding for issuing street improvement liens,. motion seconded by I I . II Councilman fhandler and passed. 1 Upon motion Oouno11 adjourned. ~ ~ , ~C/~ II Atte8t:~. ',' , ' President of City Council I ~. ~ 1ty 01er ""...... Ii ( r ! i I ~ I The City Council of the City of Okeeohobee, Florida, met in regular , II ¡ ",-",' '/1 session in the City Hall a't 7:30 o'clock P. II. on March 1st, 1927 and 1¡he following :were present: J. Denham Bird, Mayor; Leon Latour, President City Council; Oouncil- , men: B. L. ~handler, H. H. Hancock, Ben Walker and I. Casey, with R. P. Fletcher, ¡ II Oler~j Lon $tewart,Ohief of Polioe;L. W. Jennings, City Attorney; F~ E. Lawrence, II City ICngine.r and L. O. Tootle, Water Superintendent in attendance. I !linutee of meeting held February 15th were read ancl! approved. II Mayor Bi:rd reported to Council that he had s\ispended policeman Grubb. II Mr. Sturnham appeared before Council and offered tQ decorate City ! I Hall for Co~ty '~ir for the sum of $25.00. I ' 'Ii Mayor Bird took up with Council the matter of extending water main t II South .eat Ad,,'. d1t1.~*O Okeeohobee. There be1ng no funds a.al1abh at present for I mating this ~xtention, Council took no action on the matter~ ,, Councilman 'Oasey moved that Council approve transfer of funds as r f~1~8: 'e*~ry 22,1927,81295.75 from Sewer Bond '=d *2~ to Watenorks Bond -- 'I Fund 123; FEI)ruary 2gth 1927, 12300.00 from Sewer Bond Fund #24 to I. & S. Water- r I I - 'I works Exten..".on Bond Fund #20, motion seoondsd by Councilman Cha\1¡:11sr and 'assed. I f! Ordinance No. 117 was proposed by Councilman Casey, WD.O moved its , adoption, m,*ion secondsd by Councilman Hancock and passed by unanimous vote. I ; ORDINANOE 10. 117 I ~ AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY A PART OF THE COST OF 001 RUCTIONOF OERTAIN HARD SURFAOED ROADS OR STREETS UPOI CERTAIN DESlGà I IA!ED STatE, AVENUES, OR PARTS THEREOF, IN THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA;; PROVIÐIIGF THE LIVYING OR ASSESSING OF IMPROVEMENT LIENS AGAINST SUCH ABUTTING PROPEaTY; A PROVIDING FOR THE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THEREOF UPON THE FAILURE OF THE PROPERTY OWN RS TO PAY SAID ASSESSMENTS WH~N DUE AND PAYABLE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPLIOATION F ALL FUNDS REALIZED FROK THE OOLLECTION OF SAID LIENS BY FORECLOSURE r II OR OTHERWISE}"" AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SEOTION 29, CHAPTER g3lg, AND CHAPTER g321, ACTS , " OF THE LZGISItATURE AT ITS SESSION, A. D. 1919. ' , I '.. ,; I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, 'LORIDA: Section 1. That pursuant to 1e,w and the 'ordinances.n of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, florida, there has been constructed on the following named streets, avenues ,all~YS' or parts thereof, of the City of Okeeohobee, Florida, hard sur- ~ faoed,ro, ads ,r street. aooording to the plans and 8' pecifioa tions of t, he Oi ty Eng1n, ee now on file n his office. The streets, or parts thereof~ having peen so paved are' as follows, -wit: , , ,