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$58.37, motion seconded by Councilman Hancock and carried.. I I
'- Time Warrant No.1 in the sum of $252.91 dated June 19, 1925, given by City I i
of Okeechobee to Standard Oil Company, a corporation, and which had been retired I i
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was officially burned in th~presence of the City Council in open session. I
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Okeechobee, Florida, December 20th, 1926.
'í PUI'SUE at to call of May.or J. D. Bird, the City Council of the Oi ty of OkeechOA i
bee, Florida, met in special session at 2 o'clock P. M. and the following were
. present: J. D. Bird, Mayor, Don P. Johnston, President of Council, Councilmen!
H. H. Hancook, Ben Walker and H. L. Chandler with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk and L. W. I
Jennings, City Attorney in attendrulce.
Mayor SlId stated tl,-:.t [,1eeting of Council' had been called for the purpose of
considerin§ sale of refu:ldLlg bonds.
Messrs. Craven and Welborn ã))earèd before Council and stated that they had
been unable to pePiect their arrangements with all bond houses and other creditors
of City. They stated that they werá willing to continue their efforts to market
the City refunding bonds. Whereupon members of City Council, the City Clerk, the I
Mayor and City Attorney furnished them considerable detailed imformation in I
add1t~on to that already supplied concerning the City's bonded and other indebted- .
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¡ Upon motion Council adjourned. '
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Okeechobee, Florida, January, 1st, 1929:' I
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The Ci ty Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session II
in the City Hall at 7.30 P. M. and the following were present: J. Denham Bird, II
Mayor, Don P. Johnston, President of Council, Councilmen H. H. Hancock and H. L.
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~ Chandler with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk, Lon Stewart, Chief of Police, L. C. !
Tootle, Water Superintendent and L. W. Jennings, City Attorney in attendance. II
Minutes of meetings held Deoember 18th and 20th, 1928 were read and approved. I
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Mayor Bird presented letter from Shearman Concrete Pipe Company authorizing :1
Oi ty to remove concrete pipe on South side of State Road #ð between City of Okee.¡
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Upon motion by Councilman Hancock, seconded by Councilman Chandler, Council
authorized paym,ent of N. O. stewart for four days work as special policeman.. ! '"1 J
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The matterJf rock for the abutments of Taylor Creek bridge and for inter- I' '. '....) ;
. section of Tallahaa.see and Fourth streets was referred to the strElet Comi ttee.
Councilman Chandler moved that Clerk be authorized to transfer $700.00 from;
I & 8 1924 Bond Fund #17 to General Fund, motion seconded by Councilman Hancock
and carried.
Upon motion Council adjourned. --- .
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Okeechobee, Florida, January 15th, 1929. . ....~
~~e retiring City Council and the incoming City Council together with other Þ
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incoming officials of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in the C1 ty Hall aj; .~ .
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7.30 o'clock P. M. and the following were present: Don. P. Johnston, H. L. Chandler, ~..
Ben Walker, Albert Berka, S. R. Raifsnider, J. Denham Bird and R. P. Fletcher. (" ~
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The meeting was called to order by President Johnston. . .
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L. W. Jennings a notary public, administered the oath of office to J. Denham >',
Bird to serve as l'~ayor of the Ci ty of Okeechcb ee, Florida, fox the term beginning ,- ,',
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January 7th, 1929.
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L. W. Jennings then administered the oathcto the following to serve as ¡"
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Councilmen of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, for the term beginning January 7th, .;
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1929: Don P. Johnston, H. L. Chandler, Ben Walker, Albert Berka;. and 8. R. Raifsnide:t. '~
L. W. Jenning~ then administered the oath of office to R. P. Fletcher to.
serve u City alert of the City of Dkeechobee, Florida for the te~ begl=ing ) !
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Upon motion by Councilman Johnston, seconded by Oouncilm~ Walker, Councilman
Chandler was elect ed temporary Chairman.
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Councilman Berka nominated Councilman Johnston for President of City Council, ,
nomination was seconded by Council~11an Walker, and upon vote being taken Councilman ,j
Johnston was elected President of City Council.
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Councilman Berka nominated Councilman Walker for President pro-~em of City
Council, nQmination was seconded by Councilman Chandler and upon vote being taken
Councilman Walker was elected President pro-tern of City Council.
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Applications for the office of Ohi.ef of police^from the following: Lon stewart, -l
J. O. Pearce, R. C. Evans, L. L. Conrad and J. R. Duke. ~/
Applications of H. C. Chandler for Chief of Fire Department and J. C. Fudge
for employment in City parks were also received.
Upon motion by Councilman Walker, seconded by Councilman Berka Council went
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