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The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida met in regular session in ~
the Oity Hall at 8.00 o'clock P. M. and the following were present: J. D. "Bird, , i
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Mayor, Don P. Johnston, President of Oouncil, Councilmen H. H. Hancock, Ben Walker,
and H. L. Chandler with R. P. Fletcher Clerk, Lon stewart, Chief of Polic~, and ¡.
L. C. Tootle, Water Superintendent in attendance. ¡'
Duplicate returns of the City general election held December 4th, 192ð were
received and canvassed by Oouncil, and upon motion by Oouncilman Chandler, seconded
by Councilman Hancock, Council ordered said returns to be entered in the minutes: '"
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STATE OF FLORIDA !
COUNTY OF OKEEOHOBEE I
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ~
We, the undersigned Inspectors and Clerk of the general City election of the
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City of Okeechobee, Florida, have held this day for the election of Mayor, Five ~
Councilmen and City Clerk of said City, DO HEREBY ClarIfY; that the following is ' ~"
a true and correct COW1t of all votes cast for the qualified candidates for the
respective offices to Which they sought e1ection:
FOR MAYOR
J. Denham Bird received. 235 vot,ee
FOR COUNCILMEN
Albert Berka received 149 votes i
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H. E. Brass received 87 votes
H. L. Chandler received 251 votes / ,~
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H. H. Hancock received l22,votes ' f
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Don P. Johnston ~eceived 222 votes
S. R. Raifsnider received 175 votes
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Ben Walker received 207 votes ~
Alto Watford received 138 votes -,,'
W. G. stovall received 102 votes
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CITY CLERK
R. P. Fletcher received 160 votes ;
M. O. Pitts received 139 votes '
The following votes were cast for the follcbwing persons for the office of
Mayor whose names were written on the ballot: ~
FOR MAYOR
Seward Swain received 14 votes
Albert Spear received 2 votes
George Brov~ received 1 vote ~
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O. O. Davis received 1 vote -
We hereby ~fix our sið~atures to this certificate this 4th day of December
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, . , . ~ :. ~ foUo win g r ~.Ol ~tion was prop;;-s ed by OoWlcllman Ohandler, who moved it II I I
, adoption, !potion seconded by Councilman Walker and carried: II 1
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RESOLUTION II .
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the Ci ty of Okeechobee, Florida, sitting as a \1
. canvassing baard has canvassed tþ,e returns of the General City Election held Il
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Dece~ber 4th, A. D. 1928, and .1
WHEREAS, from said canvass it is found that J. Denham Bird received the: high- I
est number of votes for Mayor, and II
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~. ' WHEREAS, Albert Berka, H. L. Chandler, Don P. Johhstom, S. R. Raifsnider ~
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and Ben Walker receiveà the highest number of votes for City Councilmen, and r
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- WHEREAS, R. P. Fletcher rècei ved the highest number ô:f votes for City Clerk, i,
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BE IT. RESOLVED that J. Denham Bird be and is hereby declared elected Mayor, II
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~ BI IT IURTJiER. RESOLVED that Albert Berka, H. L. Chandler, Don P. Johnston, II
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. S. R. Raifsnider and Ben Walker be and they are hereby declared elected Councilmen, II
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'I 81 .IT IURTHER RESOLVED tij.at R. P. Fletcher be and is hereby declared elected II
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Ci ty Clerk. Ii
Upon Mot~on by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Oounci1man Walker, Council II
! ,.' adjourned to meet at 7.30 o'clock P. M. December 6th, I -- II
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PursuÐnt to adjournment the City Council met in the City Hall at 7.30 o'~lock I
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-, P. M. and the following were present: Don P. Johnston, President of Council, II
Counc~lmen H. L. Chandler, Ben Walker and H. H. Hancock with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk,!1
~ . Lo.n Stewart, Chief of Police, L. O. Tootle, Water Superintendent and L. W. Jennin~, I
Ci ty Attorney in attendance. ;1 .
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Minutes of meeting hald November 27th, 192ß were read and f1pproved. II
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, Idr. H. H. DeYarman appeared before Council with reference to payment of City I,
Time Warrant issued to Standard Oil Company and requested Council to permit Ii
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Standij-rd Oil Company to apply amount of said Time Warrant on City taxes for the II
. year 1928. II
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. Councilman Chandler moveã that City Tax Collector be authorized to allow Ii
the Standard Oil Company to apply City Time Warrant on said Company's taxes for II
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, the year 1929, motion seconî:1- "';,y Councilman Walker and ôarried. II
Mr. ~. ~1f!1B ~pear~~oocil rel~ive to leasing Lote~, 5 Md 6, Block ~ I
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134 from City for ~e p=ose of e8t~1ish1ng ba~1ng pool, p1ct~e ~ow Md I
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