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'--------------------------. --- ----- ------~~::~a bee, Fla r i da, February 5th, 1929. !
r-1 Pursuant to call of the Mayor the City Council of the Ci ty of Okeechobee, II
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following were present: J. D. Bird, Mayorm Don P. Johnston, President of C~unc~l, :¡
, Councilmen Albert Berka, S. R. Raifsnider and H. L. Cþandler with R. P. Fletcher, II
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Clerk in attendance. The following citizens were also present: Wm. Griffis, W. L. lì
McGriff, F. O. Collins and John Ma~ks. If
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Mayor Bird stat~d that meeting had been called for the purpose of arranging Ii
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for an'invi tation to be sent President-elect Hoover, inviting him to visit II
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Okeechobee on his trip ;around Lake Okeechobee. il
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. . Councilman Raifsnider moved that President of Council and two citizens be ::
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appointed as a committee to assist Mayor Bird in preparing telegra¡ns to be sent II
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to President~elect Hoover and Glen B. Skipper inviting Mr. Hoover to Okeechôbee, Ii
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motion seconded by Councilman Berka and carried. Whereupon President Johnston Ii
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appointed Wm. Griffis and W. L. McGriff to serve on this comrni ttee. Ii
. Upon motion Counci,l adjourned. Ii
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. Okeechobee, ,B"lorida, February 5th, 1929. I
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session I
"" in the Oi ty Hall at 7.30 P. M. and the following were present: J. Denham Bird, I
Mayor, Don P. Johnston, President of Council, Councilmen Ben Walker, Albert Berka, i
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r H. L. Ohandler, and S. R. Raifsmider with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk, Lon Stewart, !, I
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I Chief of Police and L.O. Tootle, Water Superintendent in attendance. I
- Minutes of meetings held January l~t and January 15thl 1929 were read and !I
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approved. I'
Mayor Bird recommended that Council 9urchase uniform for Chief of Fire II
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Department. Matter was referred to Fire and Buildjng Committee. I ¡
Upon motion by Councilman Walker, seconded by Counc ilman Berka, Council II '
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autheri zed )ayment of bill for $6.00 to Mayor Bird for telegrams sent to President- I! .
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elect Hoover and Glen B. Skipper inviting Mr. Hoover to Okeechobee. Ii
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Water Superintendent Tootle made a reDort on CÐst of installation of water !I ;
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r . system, in Ci ~y parks not provided with water system at present. Report was referredl¡
to ParK Com_ll~ ttee.
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Councilman Raifsnider moved that th e Finance Committee be authorized to ac1:, J
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as escrow agent for sècurities deposited with City of Okeechobee by Peoples Bank t
of Okeechob~e as depository bond of said bank, motion seconded by Councilman I I
Berka =d c~riàd. J
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