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Okeeohobee~ rlorida~ October 7th, 193 .
The Oity Oounoil of the Oity of Okeeohobee, florida, met in regular se8sion ~
in the,Oity Hall at 7.30 o'clock P. K. and-the follOWing were pre8ent: J. Denh8.JD,/
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Bird, Mayor, H. L. Chandler, President of Oity Council, Oounoilmen Albert Berka, I
, J. H. walker, Sr., S. R. Raifsnider and Ben Walker with R. P. Fletoher, City Glerk~
N. O. stewart, Ohief of'Polioe~ L. O. Tootle~ Water Superintendent and T. W. con-II
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~ Minutes of meeting held September 2nd, 1930 were read and approved. I
Mayor Bird requested Oounoil åo authorize closing parts of South Park and
Osceola Street8 on October 11th during the address of Oongressman Ruth Bryan !!
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OweD. The matter wao referred to tho Street 00l1li1 the, ~
Councilman Berka moved that Council remove B. W. bowles a8 milk and meat II~
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inspector of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, effective from thi8 date, motion II
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seconded by Councilman Ben Walker and carried. II
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Mr. P. To_sello, Jr. addressed COUncil relatiTe to Council de8ignating Ii
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Ci tizens Bank at Oteeohobee as depository for the Ci~y ot Okeeohobee, rlorida. :1 '
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Councilman Raifsnider moved that Oi tizen8 Bank of Okeechobee be designated I!
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as depository for the funds of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, provided said II
bank 8eoures depO8it8 of City with Government -bonds equal to lO~ of deposits Ii
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of City in said bank, motion 8eoonded by Councilman J. B. Walker, Sr. and oarried.!i
lIeeore. r. o. Oolline and 11'. G. Stovall appeared before Oounoil and requeete,
Council to grant permission to construct a Diamond Ball Oourt in Oi ty park south Ii
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of Southland Hotel. If
" Oounoilman Ben Walker moved that Council grant permission for the construot- II
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I 1on ot a D1-~ ~l Ooort 1n 01ty ~rk beueen ~rrott Ave=e ~ T~laM88ee I!
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ii street, provided that no admission oharge8 shall be made, that no game. shall be !I I
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I played on Sunday except duri-ng the hours between 1.00 o'clock P. It. and 5.00
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Ii 0' oloct P. II. , that no children of schOOl age shall be permitted to play on! '
I eohoo1 days, ~ba~ no gamee eball be played after 10.30 0'01001< P. II. ,and ~ba~ no I
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I llability ~hall be assumed by City for coat of construction of sald ball o~urt, ,
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¡ motion seconded by Councilman J. H. Walker, Sr. and carried. !I
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I~ i The following Resolution was propo8ed by Councilman S. R. Raifenider, who :1
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moTed its adoption; motlon seconded by Councilman J. H. Walker, Sr. and carried Ii
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I 1IIIERüS, HQIlorable L. w. Jenn1nge, who bae been employed ae City Attorney i l
II for the City of Okeeohobee, for the past seven years, has tendered his re8lgnatlon! '-j
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ill as 01 ty Attorney and will practioe his profession in the Oi ty of Jaoksonvllle. 1.1
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i 'lorlda, in the future and, . ii
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IIIŒRIAS, he bae rendered capable and aff1c1an~ aan1oa ~o ~ha City; alwaya ~
prompt wi~h legal advice when oalled upon by the several C1ty offioial8 and empl°rt
II ees and ever realy to p~oteot the interest8 of the 01 ty, II
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T 1101 TIiIIIIJ'OIU:. Be it reaolyed that the l18yor and OUy Oouncll of the OUy of !
(~ ! Okeeobabesj do hereby express tbelr appreclation of the fal thful and. effloient .'n*z;
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II ice rendet"ed by Honorable L. W. Jennlngs and in loelng hlm tble 01ty suffers the I
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Ii lose of a SOOd. 01 t1zen and fal tbful attorney. II
I' BI IT fURTBBR R&SOLVID, That thle Reeolutlon be 1ncorporated ln the minutes I,
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i' of thle m_ìlng of the Oi ty Council and a copy of 8a1d Reeolution be forwarded to I
II Honorable L. W. Jennln"". Ii
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Ii Paned. 1n open eee81on of the C1ty Council th1e 7th day of Octoher.A.D. 1930. I
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Ii H. L~ Chandler I
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11 Ben Walker '
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v- II S. R. Raifenider II
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Ii (OO8PORATI Sat) Albert Berka Iii
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¡ The foregoiag Reeolution 1s approved by me thl,s 7th day of October, A., D. 1930.11
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ii On motion of Oouno1lman Berka, seconded by Oounc1lman Ben Walker, Council ,
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II authorized City Clerk to transfer 1300.00 from Water 'und to General J'und. II
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II On ao1l10n duly 880onded and oarr1ed, OOWloll adjourned to 88et at 7.,}O .0'01001< II
Ii P. K. O.oto.er 8th, 1930 for the purpose of reviewlng and equallzlng tàe City Tax II
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;¡ )1011 for t_e year 1930 ae prepared by the 01 ty Tax Assessor. II
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.- Okeeohobee, florlda, October 8th, 1930.
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Pursuant to adjournment and to the followlng advertisement pUb11ehed 1n the I
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Okeeohobee Jews, a newspaper publlehed ln Oteeohobee, flor1da, the 01ty Oounc1l of ,
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the 01t1 of Okeeohobee, flor1da, met ln the Oounol1 Ohamber in the Oity Hall at I:
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7.30 o'olook p. m. for the purpose of rev1ewlng and equallz1ng the City Tax Aseee8-
ment Roll for the year 1930 as prepared by the 01ty Tax Aeseesor, and the following I
were present: J. Denham Bird, Mayor, Councilmen Ben Walker, S. R. Raifsnlder, Alberti
Berka and J. H. Walker, Sr. with R. P. 'letcher, City Clerk, T. W. Conely, Jr., 01tyl
r- .1torney, L. O. Tootle, Water Superlntendent and N. O. Stewart, Ohlef of Police 1n
attendance.
President of Council H. L. Chandler belng absent, Pre81dent Jro-tem Ben
Walker presided OYer meeting.
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lo'~oe .1e hereby" gi!en ~hat th~, OJ,tl OO\U1.o~l gf ~\l. 91*1 qf ~e.c:h()beeFllor-
ida, will meet 1n the Oouncll Chamber at the 01ty Hall at 7.30 O'olOCk P. K. Oct-
ober 8th, A. D. 1930, for the purpose of reviewlng and equa11z1ng the 01ty Tax
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