1959-06-02 Regular Flor~ as £ollows:
1. Bulldln~ 3ewers and Connections:
a, 'x'equi~ed- No unautho~-tsod pe~son sh~l ~oove~,
~ ~ ~ ~e~g into, ~e,, ~t~, o~ dis~
publ ~ o~ ~p~te~ce ~e~eof ~out first o~aini~ a
~i~ p~t ~ ~e Ci~ Clerk.
b. a~lieation - ~e ~n o~ ~s ~ent shall
~pl on a fo~ ~ahe~ ~ ~e Ci~.
~ fee - a p~t ~d ~~e fee of~O,~)'~n~
~1 ~ ~d~to ~e ~ ~e~k at ~e t~e application ia filed.
d. - Co~tiona ~ ~e ~blic a~er ma~ shall be pe~-
~ the citye
S~t 2. ~feetl~e Date: ~a o~din~oe ~1 ~' tn ~ fo~ee ~d
~ ~ ,~te~ i~ p~a~e ~d approval.
~1 ~ ~ ~I8 5~ ~Y ~ ~Y, 1959.
l~ba~ Co~y, tn ~e ~o~t of $11,756.~ vas p~esented fo~
Co~oil~ G~ ~ov~ ~ pay ~ ~e ~ove bill, ~o1~ $5~.00 ~til
the sew~ ~ llft s~tioa l~ in ~e~atio~e seceded by Co~ci~ ~ne~ and
c~iede
paint ~ n~ wate~ p~ ~ ~t~ f~m W, W. A~old ~n~ Co~t~eti~
moved te ~t~ pa~t pen~ ~~ ~vestigation, seconded by ~o~ol~ ~atfo~
~d ~i~e
~, ~ Roe ~v~ to pay Lee ~ineeri~ a~ Oo~motl~
Nee 7 in ~e of $5,90V.78 ~d ~10.00 f~ 1 fi~e hy~, seceded by Co~ci~
~neh~ ~
'.~ R~ ~ to ~e~e ~ publie~ the ~ut~ of ~e Ci~
Co, oil aec~ ~ Ce~l~ Wa~d ~d ~ied. -
R~ ~v~ ~ ~queat a m~be~ ~ the ~niste~ia~ C~ttee to
op~ ~e City neeti~s wi~ a wo~ ~ p~y~, seconded ~ C~ci~ ~n~
~e 0~tl ~eed to ~t eaoh ct~ e~loyee, ~l~d
~o~e, a t~e p~ v~ation. '
-C, Wa~o~ p~aente~ ~e foll~ Re~olution ~d ~ved its adeptly,
~ ~oa ~ing eo~ b2 C~oi~ R~ w~ put to a vote ~d ~o~y
19~, the fc flowing described real property was annexed to the City
of OkeechobE I, and
IFme~oaf said roll propex-ty was excluded from the City 'of 0keeOhobee
by vi?rue o~ Chapte? 10960, Special Acts of Florida, 1925, and
lhe~eal
City of 0ke, thobee fo? the yea~ '1926 to 1940 inclusive, but has no~ been
assessed si~ le 1~t9, an~
Fme?ea~ said assessments were in ez~o? as said lands were not then
within the ~ mtso?ate limits of th~ City of Okeechobee, Flo?ida',
' New, ~ ~refo~e Be It Resolved. by the City Council of the Cit~ of
0keeohobee. ~lorida that all City taxes and City tax ce?tificates
the yea~s 1~ ~6 to 1940 i~clusive affectl.ng~
Blocks 20, 21, 24, 25 and 26, Less Lots 5 and 6
of Block 21, Riverside Pa~k Subdivision, acco?ding
to the plat the?eof ?eooz~led in Plat Book 1, page
23, Okeechobee County reco?d~,
AND
Blocks E, F, G, X, L, M, N, 0 and'P of Okeecliobee
Develop~ent Co's Addition to 0keedhobee, acCo?ding
to the pXat the?eof retched in Plat Book 1, page 1~,
Public *~eeo~ds of 0keechobee County, Florida.
· be caneelle~, act amide and h~ld fo? nau~h~ and the City Cle?k of the
City of ~e~ ehobee is he?eby .autho?ized and directed to cancel the
same of ~ec, ed.
Be it ~ the~ ~eeolw~dthat a copy hereof be recorded in the
public ?eoo~ ~_1_ of Okeeehobe~ Count?, Flo?ida.
Passed and adopted in regula~ session this 5th day of May A. D. 19~9.
ATTEST:~ S i~e Cl. Clerk E.H. Hunt. P~esident C~ty C~cil
Counei~ ~re the council for di~'cU'A~ion the f~llowing
S~~d Sex-vise, oo~q~aints on garbage service, and opening of Second street in
Mayo? Dunham discusse, a request to clo?e the alley behind the Church of God 0hutch.
.,on m ion Ithe Co,oil Jo ed. / .
~xe Cit2 Co~ oil of the City of Okeeohobee, Florida~ met in' ?egula? session
the above date at V ~0 P. M. at the City Hall with the following pz~sent.. Mayo~
~, President Hunt . Counbilman Ga~dne?, Minehan, Roe and Warlord with At~r~ey
~ H~'F amd Cle?k Spire', .
l[Xnutls of ti · meetir~;: held May 5, 1959, were read and approved al read.
0keechobee Hi .~dwa~e & Fuxmitu~e Comparey ...... .___- ......... -._ $ ll.~S .
- .............. 4.50
Robineoa Se~. StYe ' - ...........................
Dome?~s ~lch: ae 3hop ........ ....... - - ' .......... 4.74
LeWis H. D~ei Se' ~ar~ge __ ..................... - ....
Alto latfox~l ~d Sons .................... 5.68
Bi~,e ~tXa, ~c SerVice - ...................................... 42.68'
~eeobo~ ~ ~e Service ....................................... Vl.91
The . & W. B. D~ew Company ....... -- --
.................... $ 4s.o0
da Steel Corporation ................... --- ----- -- -- - 758.96
W. S Desley & 'Company ................ 27.80
The &ua Raulerson Hospital ......................... 5.00
Willis ................................ 47.00
san La l~ance .......... ~6.~5--
teee ...........................................
Dave *l~ad.in~ Centex. ....... :- ........... , ............... 8,00
b · Builders Supply ...... .............. ~ ...... .--- .~2
s Tlnke~ Shoe and Saddle Shop ............... - ..... 39.?0
Power and Light Company , .........................
County Tel. and Tel. Company ....................... 14.38
IPUAD..
D. B Mc Ca,thy ...........................................
Pe~e~ a~d Light Company .......................... .~ 26V.02
Hardware & Fun~. Co. .................. ~ ....... 58.95
"s Maahine Shop ---- .................. ---- - - --- -- ---- 27.04
Alto ,~d and Sons .............................. 50.10
lhn. e Service ..................... - - -- - -- -- ---- 7.65
J's Auto Supply ........... 1.91
Badc~ lau~nitu~e Asso~. Sto~e ........................... 41.95
Wet ter s on ........... .67
Nayet Electric ............................... - - --- - - 9 ~5
Builders Supply COmpany .................... - -- 3.10
]fotoa' & Supply ~Co., Y. ne. .................. .- ........ 366.'79
Moto~ Compan~ ......................... - - -- - --- 29.03
Gr_oc ez.'y Co_n_~_ n~. .............. , ............. 6.00
Hayei ' Standard ~Fvtoe ................................ 6.50
City ef Fo~t Pierce ............. ~0~.~5
Concrete Products, ~nc. ....................... 2.93
Rudd .................. 40.00
The ollowing bids were received for tho purchase of 1500 ~eet of 4 inch
cast i~on pipe flttin~e, to-wit'. Flnley,s MuniCipal Supply Co.,. Inc. $2,225.15
and ~ndustx-lal Co~p. $2,30~.66. After discussion ~ouncilman H~e moved to
accept the low bid being from Ftnley's JtuntclPal Supply Co., Inc. in the amount of
$2,205.15, sec by Councilman G~e~ and carried.
Peaxoee, Chairman of County CommissionerS, appeared before the CouncX1
discussln~ a Defense. P~og~am and stated ~that a meeting was to bo held in
~ackson~ille discuss the details of such p~og~am and extended'an SA~vltation to the
City Counoil attend.
Godwin, P~esident of the Firemen's Auxillar7, req;Aes~od permission fo~
Auxiliary to and r~pair tho Firemen's recreation ~oom and be~th~oom at the City
Hall at no cos', to tho City. Councilman Gar~lner moved to g~ant request, seconded by
Councilman Roe cax, r~Od e
h Connander of the American Legion Post, appea~e~ before the
Council die, us the woFM and operation of the local post. Statin~ that they had
heard a r~mor petitions of com~lalnt were filed r~gar~lfng the Sa~x~da2 night
The Council sod that no petitions had' been filed at this time. Thence expressed
the American deeire to cooperate with the ~ity in ever~vay Possible endeavor-
trig to keep and orde~ at the poets
C. C. Rhymes and B. I. Simmons appea~ed before the Council discussing a
drainage lr~obl, at thoiF residences in Sou~wea~ section of town an~.requssted that
a larger~ be installed. After discussion Councilman Gax-dner ~ved to purchase
1 - 20 foot - inch unooated culvert fo~ the above locatioa, seconded by Councilman
Roe and
Altebelle appea~ed in Petards te ~he curb in fM- ~ th~
Auto that ~ .h~s undue a~ Fo~,.:semo tine.
Councilman Mtnehan and agreed upon to have plar~ prepared on same.
Rev. ~ohn Di~ kson ax~ived and as requested in May 5 minutes lead in a word
of lh-ayer.
Rev. Dickaon )resented to the Council and read a letter from the Okeechobee
Ministerial Associatio: , requesting the Council to take necessary steps, to cXose the
American Legion Hall f e Saturday night dances, and if the Council should dee~ it not
wi~e and expedient to lose the Legion Hall for dances, strongly urged and reqUest that
proper ~eaau~es be taka to adequately chaperon and Police activities of said dances
'to prevent any =~sbeha' Lot and disturbing of peace created by the participants. Also
presented wer~ 1~? si~ Id petition from citizens~ requesting that the American Legion
Hall be closed fo~ Sat~ today night dances, due to the unfavorable and adverse .enviroment,
disturbance of peace m I public nuisance. Attorney Hendr~ read Ordinance ~2~ relating
to public nuisance. A~ ~er a lenghty discussion between the Mayor, Council, A~erican
Le~ion representative ~d Rev. Dickson, P~esident Hunt, appointed the Mayor to work with
American Le~ie~ Office and the Ministerial Committee and see if something satisfactory
could be worked out th~ would be agreeable to all pa~ties concerned;
l~ire Chief G~ ein ~equested a relief man so that he could take h~s' two weeks
vacation. ~he Council ~efer~ed aoti~ to meeting of June 4.
Water ~upt. E .nsaul repo~ted on two wate~ line extension requests t~v~lving
ly '1500 feet of pipe. Councilman Roe move/~ to table matte~ fo~ p~esent time,
seconded by Councilman 5nehan and ca~ried.
Councilman 6$ ~lner moved .to pay Lee Engineering and Construction Company
:est~aate in the amount · $5,579.50, subject to Rolland A. Shax-p, Enginee~,s approval,
teeonded by Councilm~u ~atford and cax~iede
C~uncilman Ga ~lner moved to pay
the a~unt of $4,713.42 on new water pump and moto~ at water pla~t, seconded
.:~aa Minehan and ea~ried
The Council a~ ~thorized the Clerk to have published a notice of intemtion to
amend Z~nin~ O~d~nance ~1 en June 23, 1959, on the following described p~ope~, ty,
Lots 4, 5 and ~:of Block 198, Original Town of Okeechobee
Lots 9, 10, 1:, 12 and 1Z of Block 199, Original Town of Okeechobee
Ail Blocks .l and 2, Southwest Addition City
S. 1~0 recto Block 217, Fi=st Addition ftc0 ofOf Okeechobee. City Okeechobee
A lette~ was lad f~om O. S. Thacker, Atto~ne~ representing the ownee of the
Tastee F~eez, requestin that one Block of Second Street in South Okeechobee be opened
e~ e~r~ect au~vey f~cm areott Avenue to Kissi~ee 3reset. Matter vefev~ed to Attorney
~emd~y fo~ investigatio
Councilma~ ~a: Inet moved to employ F~ank S. Havely to oversee the operation
ef the sewage disposal ~ant, compensation to be worked out at a later date, seconded
by Councilman Roe and ca ,'~iede
Upon approval
~v~eed Plat of pa~te o! ~iloex Shores, seconded by Councilman Gardner and ca~ied.
A ~atte~ of
~ 'Mhaa moved to ~~s two fleWPOent ligBts to be e~ectod ove~ the Council ~able
seconded by Roe and caX. x-ied.
motion the Council. adjourned to meet -~h~p. M.
ATTEST:
,,Tune 4, ~959
The Council of the City of Okeeohobee, l~lorida, met ia re~a~ adJotumed
session at the Hall on the above date at 5:30 P. M. with the lo'owing presents
Mayor ~, Hunt, Council, Roe and Watfox, d with Attox~ey Hendr~ and
Clerk Spivey.
ils~an Roe moved 'that a representative of the City aooe~apmay the County
Cmssdssioae~s Jaek&onville fe~'~;~he' Civil Defense meeting, exp~ensea of Oity rep~esent-
ative te be by City, seconded by Councilman Watford and ca~l-iede
il~an Warlord moved to employ Monroe A~nold as fix~a~' fop two weeks
at $60.00 per enabling Chief Godwin to take vacation, seconde~ by Councilman
Minehan amd
A le~ Der was read fro~ Ma~bau~h Construction Company (cont~acto~,s of Inte~-
cepto~-sewea, s lift station) requestiag the balance of contract in the amount
$500.00, that the Job was oo~plete. The Council agreed for payment to ~e ~ade
upon approval En~nee~ Rolland A.
The authorized the Clerk to have published a notie® of intentioa to
amend Zenin~ ~?1 en July 7, 1959, on the following described p~ope~rty, to-wit
Lots and 6,' Block 200 O~iginal Town of Okeechobee.
C~ Roe moved to g~ant Policeman Howard Lightsey a 30 day leave of
absence pay, beginning ~une 1, 1959, seconded by Councilman M~nehan and oa~riede
Henda-y stated that he was searching the City records in regards to
infoxmation re Seco~d Street in South Okeechobee. ~he Council requested the
Atto~ne~ to te O. ~. Thaeke~'s letter as read in the Council meeting held ~une
advisin~ that ~atte~ had been taken into consideration and that a sea. ch of city
reoox~ls was be made seeking information on matters
ATteST: