1928-02-21 Regular
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,.- The Ci ty Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session Ii I
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at the City Ha 11 at 7.30 0' clock p. m. and the following were present: J. Denham Ii I
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Bird, Mayor, "Isaiah Casey, President of Council, Councilmen Don P. Johnston, Ben :1 II'
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. '~~alker ~ H. L. Cfiandler éJ nd H. H. Hancock \7Ï th R. P. Fletch er, Oi ty Clerk, L. w. Ii I
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Jennings, City Attorney, L. O. Tootle, 'v'l~ter Superintendent and Lon Stewart, Chief I:
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of Police i~ attendance. 1
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lUnutes of meeting held February 7th were read And apnroved. II
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1:r. Geitry appeared before Council relative to cattle damaging his crau on his II
farm in Ea s t Okeechobee. Ii
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Councilman Hancock moved that Clerk be authorized to transfer Oity funds as ~
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~ follows: ~~2:-;O. 00 from Interest & Sink ing 1926 Bond Fund #27 to Interest & Sinking 11
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1924 Bond F'.lfid #17; ~::O. 00 from Interest & Sinking 1927 Bond Fund 1f21 to Interest 'i
& Sinkine; 1~24 30nd Fund il17; $225.00 fro", SJ)ecial General Fun~ 1f2ð to Interest & i
Sinkin~~ 192L~ Bond Fund i17, and that transfer of $200.00 from iìe.ter Fund to General II
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?und on February IS, l?,?ß be armroved, motion seconded by Councilman C{).13ndler 1'Ìnd II
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Upon rr.otion by Councilman Johnston, seconded by Councilman Vialker, Council II
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.. authorized :'inance commi ttee to cooperate ,~:i th Ci ty Attorney in obtaining infor- Ii
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mation from t~e bond houses who handled the City bonds relative to issuing refund- 11
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ing bonds tr) pay interest ~:md principal on bonds and time warrants due wi thin the ::
next ninety days. I
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AnDlicption 'Jf G. 11. ford for the posi tion of Oi ty Engineer was received. II I
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Communjcation from Thomas P. Lynch Comnany requesting Council to emnloy them II
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to make an c'udi t of the ai ty books was received. !I
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Upon motion "oy Councilman Johnston, seconded by Councilman Hancock, louncil Ii
tabled applications of G. M. Ford and Thomas P. Lynch Company. :
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,Jomr:.uni oa tion wa E' received from Okeechobee News rela t i ve to publi shing ,roceed-I
1ngs of Council. ~
Jouncil'nan Ch~nd1er moved that Oi ty discontinue paying fees to Chief of Police I
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And City Clerk for services rendered in ~ayor'e Court, and that a schedule of 881a- !
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Ties D8 id to Oi ty officials and emnloyeed be published in Okeechobee News, and that I!
th€ minutes ~f City Council be published in Okeechobee News without cost to City, II
motion seconde: by aouncil~an Johnston and passed. ~
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pon mO~lon oy vounc~ man Cnandler, seconded by Councilman JohnstOn, Council \
--- authorized s~reet lights to be turned off at 12 0' clock on Saturday nights instead Ii
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of 10 o'cloc~. Ii
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Unon motion COlL'1cil adjourned. 'I
Attest: ~ ~ /?~I I
ó\ ~ presldent City oounCil.t?' , I
City Clerk.
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