1959-01-06 Reg. January 6, 1955
The inccmin City Council of the City .of Okeechobee, Florida, met. in
~egular session at th City Hall following the adJoua~nment of the retiring Council
with the following p~ sent~ MaYor ludley Dunham, Councilmen Claude Ga~rdner,:E.
Hmnt, James R. Minehal , Jr., J. M. Roe, ~Sr. and ~JesSe R. Watford with Lorena Spivey,
City Clerk.
It being in order the oath of office was administered to Mayer Audley Dunham
b2 Hon. G. E. Bryant, Jr.
Yt being in order the oath of cfr. ice was admi'nsitered to Councilme~ Gardner,
Hmnt, Minehan, Roe, W~ tford and Lorena 3pivey, City Clerk by Mayor Au~ley I~am.
Rev. M. M. artin, Sr. gave the Xnvoeati~ne
Counci~n atford moved to elect Councilman Hunt as Temporary Chapman,
Seconded by Councilme Gardner and ~unanimoUsly carried. Temporar,y Chairman Nunt opened
the meeti~ stating t! at nominations were in o~der for the election of a P~e~ident of
the City ~°uncil. Co~ mcilman Warlord nominated C~uncilman~Hunt, nomination Seconded
~ Councilman Roe and aport vote taken, Councilman Hunt was unanimously elected President
~ President H1 mt stated that nominations Were in or, er for a President ?rc-Tem.
G~Uncilman Roe nos_ina1 ed C~uncllman Gardner. Councilman Warlord seconded the nominatimn
a~ad move~ that nominat ions cease, and uPon veto taken Councilman .Gardner was unanimously
elected President P~o. ~em.
P~esident H~ at appointed the followin~ committees~
James R. Mi~ ahan, Jrt, Chail~man. Claude ~a~dne~, Chairma~
Clau~e Gard~r J.M. Roe, Sr.
J~ M' Roe, ~. Jesse R.
Warlord
James ~. Mi ~han, ~r. J.N. Roe, Sr.
C!au~le G&rd~ er :Claude Ga~dne~
M. M. Ma~ti~ Sr., appea~ed before the Council stating the need' of a
e&ution light at .the atereection of South Street and Osceola Street and requested the
C~ty to have same ere ~ed. The Council agreed to grant request and have ca~tion light
~cted at above looa' ~on. .,
J. A. Hort. ~ discussed plans for B~/ Scout week said plans lore a~cepted
b~ the Council.
Olen and P~ afl Godwin requested that the City employ someone to p~epa~e
the meals for the prit £oners. After discussion P~esident Hunt suggested that the
C~oil study matter atil next meeting.
~ire Chief }odwin requested the City to have a compartment buil~ On the
f~e t~uok for the Re~ ~citator that was given the Volunteer l~ire Depte by the Auxiliary.
~ Council agreed th~ Godwin obtain price on same and report at next meetiag of Council
Fi~e Chief ~lwin also discussed with the Council the traffic hazzard of
l~$e semi-trucks par .ng o~ State Road #70 nea~ the fire station, blocking the view
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~ entering the hishw~ ~ from fire station. The Council agreed to erect no
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War, Supt. Kinsaul reported the need of water meters. C~Ancilman Watfo~
moved to 1~ - 3/4 inch meters and 1 - 1 inch ~e~er secondo~ by Councilman
Gardner and c~
W&~f'o~l ~oved to, inetruo~ Rolland Ao Sh~J,p~ Cot',suiting Engineer~
~o prepa~e ap, s ~d bid for ~he p~ohase of me,ers ~o be ~ed, in oonneo~i~
~h ~e ~e: ~d oewe~ e~enalon pro~ and to advertizo ~o~ 8~ 8eoonded by
Co~cilman Mi -~d ~ie~e
~e ~ 0k~c~ee0 Flo~i~, will ~ceive sealed bids-~til
8 H. ~T, Fe~. 3, 1959, at t~ office of the City Cl~rk ~in
the 'Hall, Ok~oho~e, ~o~i~, at whi. oh time bids ~1~ ~ publicly
ope~ a~ ~ead ~oud fop f~shtns and deliveri~ 125 WtYer hte~s (New).
Any received ~te~ closing time ~11 be rejected ~d ret~ned ~-
ope] to ~e Bidde~q
Cop~ of ~e I~t~otion8 to Bidde~ may ~ exa~ned ~ ~out o~ge
at Office ~ ~e City Clerk, ~ity hll, 0keechobeeo FlOrida, o~ in
the 'ieee of Rolled A. ~p ~d Associates, Inc., ~8~1~ B~
~inee~s, ~ooe Buitdi~, Ve~o Beach, ~o~tda. or ~ill be fo~
var. by the Cons~ti~ ~ginee~8 upon a deposi2 of $20.~. No ~ef~d
of ).sit ~11 be made.
~st be 8~tted ~ bid fo~ f~i~. No bid ~y ~e ~th~a~
thi: days ~t~ the above sohed~ed closi~ ti~ fo~ ~e~ receipt of
bid~ Yn case ~ ~bi~ty ~ lack of olearneqs in the s~tement of
p~i. in ~e bid fo~, the City ~ee~ves the ri~t to reJ'~t the entire bid.
rese~s the ~i~t to v~ve ~y o~ all i~o~alit~es in ~e bido~
~i~t to reject ~y or all bid8o
~A8 6~ ~y of ~~ 1959.
~.up' Williams reported C. H. Pa~kereon's request to have Street W~.t of
Florida Power LIsht sub-station opened. ~e C~cil advis~ that a quit-ela~
deed w~ld be f~om R. E. H~iok before.~y~action could b4 t~en.
~e~ H~t stated that p~su~t to notice in 0keechobee News bids vould
be ~eceived opened for the p~o~se-of Gas ~d 0il fPom J~. 7, t959 to Dee. 31,
1959. 0nly bid was received said bid being f~om St~da~ Oil C~pa~, ~fe~
gas ~ ~.1, as per Rider ~C~ attaoh~ to bid. Co~cil~ R~ ~ed ~$ accept bi~
as stated, by Co~cil~ Gardner and c~r~ede . '~
A er fr~ ~e Co~W Cohesions requestin~ ~e Co,oil tS meet ~th
th~ on Jan. to diso~s ~e d~i~ of g~bage at the aid.rte ~e condition of
d~ site sed ~th the Co, oil a~eei~ to meet ~th Oo~ssione~s on above dates
~ne o~oil tabled ~ ~tte~ of ~he appointment of an Att~ney ~til ne~
~~ ~soussed ~e ~tter of centralized autho~ity~in the Police
Dep~t~nt. Co, oil ~eed to pos~One ~y action at p~esent fo~ futhe~ consid~ati
~ city e~X~ees was diseased wi~ the-C~I a~eei~ -~
A disoussi, n ~on the need of a new police car was heard~ ~fterwhich Council-
man Gardner moved th~ t the City 'advertise' for bids on same seconded by Councilman
~atford and carried.
~_~OTICE
NOTICE YS~P~BY GIVEN that the ~ity Council of the ~ity of 0keechobee,
Florida, 11 receive sealed bids for the purchase
A mid~ le Series gar to be used by the Police Department,
4 Doc:, Heater, Turn Signal, Bac~Ap Li~hSs, Spot Light,
Auto~ tic T~ansmisSion, at least 50 Amp Generator, also
minim~ n of 250 Horsepower.
Trade in allowance on 1957 FOrd IntercePtor.
Said bids ~. 11 be opened in t~e ~ouncil Chamber in the City Hall in
Okeeehobee, Florida, at 7~5o P. M. Tuesday, ~ebruary 17, 1959.
Counc'il res, ..yes the rig~ht to reject any and all bids.
E. H, Hunt
President City Council
ATTEST~ Lo~ na 3pivey 0keechobee, Florida
Cit~Cte~k ·
Oke~eho bee, Florida
Publish~ J~ . 50, Feb. 6 and 15, 1959.
Upon motion by Councilman Gardner, seconded by Councilman Warlord 'and
9arried the Cotmeil dJou~ned.
AT2ES? ~~
January 14, 1959
~ursuant t~ the following oall the .City ~ouncil met at 10:50 A.
above date and the f, llowing were present~ ~Mayor ~~, Presiden~ H~t, Co~cilmen
J~es R. Minehan, Jr. , J. M. Roe, S~. ~d Jesse R. Warlord wi~ Lo,cna ~ivey, City
Cl~k.
J~y 14, 1959
C~ ~ S~ EC~L SES~ION 0F ~E CI~ COUNCIL 0F ~E CI~ 0F 0~E~0B~, ~0RID,
Hon Cla~e G~dne~
Hon. J~es ~. Min~,~J~.
~oe, sr.
Hon, J. M. ~' Warlord
Hone Jesse
· , Audley ~~, Mayor of ~e ~itYcOf Okeechobee, Flori~, do hereby
call a .ape~al meeti~ of the Ci~ o~cil of the City of 0keech~eev
Flo~ida. t~ be held at ~e Co~cil Oha~er, within the Ci~ of 0keec~bee,
on the 14t~ ~y of J~~, A. D. 1959, at the ho~ of 10~0 A. ~ fo~
the p~os~ of adopting Resolution ~equeating Easement on propert~ owned
~ R. E. H~ick ~d ~ie B. H~ick, his ~fe, and J. H' H~iok and
Sarah Ha~'. ok, his ~fe, 1~ between Block 252 according to ~e plat
of said bL ck recorded in Plat Book 2, page 4, 0keechobee Co~ty Records,
~d the ~o~ th te~in~ of Mere~ Avenue, according to ~e plat of
0keechobee recorded in Plat Book 1, P~e 10, 0keechobee Co~ty ~eeords.
Said eaaem, nt ia ~quested to locate, conat~ct and maintain a m~icipal
sewer pipe line across the pr~erty.
You, a~ e~ ch of you~e hereby corded ~d notifi~ to be at
attend the ~o~eaaid meeting at ~e place herein n~ed.
~ ~~S ~~, I have.he~e~to set my ~d as Mayo~ of ~e C~ty of
a~e aw~es~ my t~e City u~k, ~is l~th; day