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¡ Upon motion Council adj ourned. I,
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I' Okeechobee, Florida, February 4, 1930.
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i: The Cl ty Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session
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Ii Mayor" H. L. Chandler, President of City Council, Councilmen J. H. Walker, Sr.,
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!I S. R. Raifsnider, Ben Walker and Albert Berka, with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk,
'~", . II Lon Stewart, Chief ,of Police, L. W. Jennings, City Attorney and L. C. Tootle, Water
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Ii Superintendent in attendance. .
II Minutes of meetings held January 3rd and January 7th, 1930 were read and
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!i Mr. Nathan Zelmenovi tz anpeared before Council and requested that Council
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:¡ reduce the occupational license on pool tables from #25,00 per table to $12.50
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I! Councilman Berka moved that Ci ty Attorne1 be instructed to prepare an ordinanc
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. Ii by Counqilman J. H. Walker, Sr. and carried.
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il Rev. B. A. Fi sher addressed Council with reference to sale of calenders on
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J streets of City of Okeechobee by school childern. After some discussion the.matter
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i was referred to the Laws & Rules Commi ttee.
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I' Jú. WT/l. COllins apueared before Council and stated that Bert Melville' s Show
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!i was coming io Okeechobe under the au~pices of the Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters
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Councilman Berka moved that M City license on Bert Melville's Show be remitted
to the Eastern Sta,r and Pythian Sisters, motion seconded by Councilman Raifsnider
and carried.
Councilman Ben Walker moved that Council go on record as recommending an
appropriation by Congress for deepening, widening and otherwise improving Onosho-
hatchee River (TaYlor Creek), and that City Clerk be authorized to write the United
States Sdnators and Me~ers of Congress fr~ Florida ~d request their O~~eration I
(' in eeouring en appropriation for that PUt'nose, motion seconded by OúuncU"",n Berka I
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Councilman Raifsnider, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported that
Bullã.lngCornmittee had agreed to nerm.it no sign boRrds used for advertising purposes
to be erected within the inner fire zone, and allow owner of small office building
at golf Course to keep same at its nresent location said building t b
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Councilman Ben Walker moved that Council allOw widow!s exemption to Ada Mitchel I
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seconded by Councilman Berka and carried.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, March 4, 1930. ~
The Oi ty Council of the Cl ty of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regula,r session
in the City ~11 at 7.30 O'clock P. W. ~d the foll~ing were present: J. D. Bird, . J
Mayor, H. L. Chandler, President of City Council, Councilmen Ben Walker, J. H.
Walker, Sr., and S. R. Raifsnider, with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk, Lon Stewart, Chief
of Police, L. W. Je~nings, City Attorney and L. O~ Tootle, Water Superintendent
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in attendance.
Miputes of meeting hel(i February 4, 1930 were read and a,pproved.
Mr. H. H. DeYarman appeared before Council and requested tha,t Council have
light pole at intersection of South Park Street and Okeeohobee Avenue moved to a
new locat~on. The matter was referred to the street Committee.
Mr. Wm. Griffis addressed Council relative to location of U. S. Army Engineers
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: headquarters at ~eechobee ~ile they are engaged in Flood control work in,this I
sdction. The matter was referred to the Laws and Rules Committee. I
~ Messrs. Ellis and Smith, representing Flørida Power & Light Company appeared I
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II Councilman Ben Walker moved that Council table street lighting contract pro-~,r
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Sr. and carried. ~
Councilman Raifsnider moved that City Attorney be instructed to preparè an I
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I Ben Walker and carried. II
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Councilman Raifsnider moved that President of Council and Clerk be authorized!
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to execute two notes payable to America,n LaFranoe and Fa.omi te Industrl!e8, Inc. in II
¡ the sum of $2750.00 eaoh, due in one and two years with interest at 6%, and tha:ll II l
I Clerk be authorized to draw voucher in the sum of $lg3.0g payable to said Company; II '-""
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notes and voucher to be given, in payment of account now due said Company by City:!
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of Okeecpobee, motion seconded by Oounci*man J. H. Walker, Sr. and carried. !i -
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