1932-08-02 Regular
3t78
"~"-------"-"'--'-'- --,--- ----
-~ol1a.r:: proVi-d~-d. that' a license tax shall not be requirsd of any person eelling
, ,
I'
Ii fresh me~ts of their own raising and for their benefit by such person or his or her I
'I I
II I
I agent. ,~
I Section 2. ,- I
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect Ùpon being adopted by J
I.
I the City Council and ~pproved by the M~yor. II
I . II
I Read ~ first time and by unanimous vote p~ssed to a second reading. :1
I Read a second time wd 'oY unanimous vote passed to a third wd final reading. II
I: Read ~ third time ~nd p~ssed in open session of the City Council this 5th d~y
I I
I of July, A. D. 1932-
I '
I (Seal) A1 to Watford I ~
I Attest: President City Oounci . I
~n.tchJi'~ -., "
I ~k.
I Approved by me thi s 5th d~y of July, A. D. 1932. II
'I J. Denh&m Bird I
MAYOR.
II Councilman McCarthy moved that C1 ty Clerk be _~uthoriz.d to transfer $175.00 II
: I
i from $17,500. Refunding Bond Interest Fund to General Fund, motion seconded QY I
¡ Ootmc11man Ben W~lker and passed. I'
I .1
: Oeune i1man Me Cuthy me ved tho. t beginning July 1 at. 1932, that 01 ty fq.rni ah II
: Chief of Police fifty gallons of gasoline and two galloIts of ,oil each month for II
, 'i
I his automobile, motion seconded by Councilman Berka and passed. Ii
I There being no further business. Council adjourned. II
,I , I
~ Attest: 0\ (J d~ pr~ ~ - I
I Oi y.Olerlt. II -¡
I ~
'I
,
'I . -', '
, 'I
" !,
I Okeechobee, Florida, August 2nd, 1932. II
The Oi ty Counoi1 of the Oi ty of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular 8es810n I
at the 01 ty Ball at II 0 '010011: p. II. on the above date and the following were pre- I
sent: J. DeDh8Ø1 Blrt, Mayor, Alto Watford, Presideat of City Ootmoil, Ootmci1men II If
I '
J!8 H. Walker, Sr., Albert Berka, D. B. JloOarthy and Ben Walker w1 th R. P. netoher, I j
I
. I
City Clerk, 't. W. Oone1y, Jr.,City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Po1i'e and ii
if
L. O. 'tootle, later Superintendent in attendance. Ii
Minutes of JulJ' 5th, 1932 were read and approved. II ~
II I
Kr. .. Griffi8 appeared before Council relative to City ma1ing app11oation for I I
loan from U. S. Reeenstruot10n 'inanee Corporation. . II ' /-
¡ COunoilman "Berka moved that Oi ty apply to Reoon8truct1on nnance Corporation II .
! for a loan of tl5,OOO.OO to be used for labor and material and t14,gll.77 to be Ii
I
:; used for 11quidatinl the floating debt of the City of Okeeohobee, motion seconded :
" :1
¡i by Councilman Ben Walker and pas8ed. 1..11
Ii I
.: '
. T
379
~- .. --------
r
IIr. 1m. Griffis addressed 00unci1in regard to City holding delinquent tax ~
i'-- sales for tJae years 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931, and he stated to lounoi1 that Oke8- il
ohobee laws would print tax saJ.e adve^'t~ements for said years and agree to wait II
for pa,..ent of a.dY8rti8ing 0O8t8 unti~180t8 8ame when tax oertificate8 ere re- ::,'
deemed or purchased. Ii
- II'
The follonng resolution was otfered by Councilman Berka, who moved its adop.- I
tion, motion seconded by Councilman Ben Walker and passed: II
II
.1
RB:SOLUTIOI Ii
III
IHIBIAI, it has been brought to the attention of the Oi ty Oounoi1 of Okeschobee!
:1
1'10rida, that the Receivers of the 1'10rida Western & Rorthern Ba.11road. Company have II
¡'
-- offered to pay state & County taxes to the County of Okssohobes, for the year. 1930 II
Ii
and 1931 provided the Board of County Commissioners of said County of Okeechobee '~
r"-- . . :!
will accept the full amount of said taxes for the year 1930 and the amount due for il
Ii
'I
1931 less the sum of $1330.26 which the said Reoeivers claim is illegal or excessivel¡
'I
I,
of the amount actually due, and ri
IHERlAS, the total amount of taxes to be paid, as agreed by Baid Reoeivers is !I
Ii
I'
$28,223.80 Cd UD1ess said County ColllDissioners agree to accept said BUll that the Ii
I
,
Recei vers will oppose any litigation to force them to pay said taxes and will refusal
to pay same until compelled .to .do 80 by an order of a court of last resort, and ii
Ii
" IHEBEAS, the County of Okeechobee is in dire need of funds with which to pay ¡i
:1
i t.. officers and other citizens to whom it is indebted, and . :1
EEREAe, if said Board of County Commissioners agree to such compromise the il
"
.aid taxes .11 be paid within thirty days and if no compromise is reached, the paym~nt
II
Ii
of said taxee will be indefinitely delayed, and !i
IHIIIASr, this Council believes it will be to the best interest of this County ¡I
'I
,-.. "
: that the. Boa&-d accept said compromise, Ii
Row, Therefor.., Be it Resolved by the City Oo1moi1 of the City of Okeechobee, II
- \
- ~
. I'lorida, that the Board of County Oommisioners be requested to accept said compro- II
Ii
mise in orde, that said taxes can be paid at this time. II
. II
Passed in open session this 2nd. day of August, A. D. 1932 Ii I
. II
¡i
I'
Attest: I,ll
~ ,
II
II
. II
The aboye resolution is hereby approved this 2nd day of August A. D. 1932. Jf
i...i.1 I
, I
, I
I ,
. i
~ . I
!i I
" 1
Mr. T. I. Conely, Jr., City Attorney, advised 00unoi1 that title to land sold
to City by III's. Ida E. Chandler is defective, and on motio+f Oounoilman IIcOarthy, II ¡
il I
.. seconded by Oounoilman J. B. Walker, Sr.,. Council authorized President of 00unoi1. II. '
and City Olerk to. execute necessary papers to obtain clear ti1ï1e. 'i
:i
Oounol11lan Ben Walker moved that Oi ty Attorney be instructed to inform the !I'i
- II Board of Oo'-""y CCIIIIIII188ioner8 that unle8e 801&e provi8ion 18 III8À8 to pay the amo1ll1t I
II J
r
380
'.--- ---.'-...-.-----.---.
'~. due 01t)' fO:~te-pzo rata share of the Road & Bridge Fund that proper pzooeed1ngs r
1/ I
' II will be instituted to enforce oolleotion of same and that upon failure of said I I
! Boazd of County Co881ss10Dere to lIIaIt. .aUBfactory azrang8llBDtB that Oity j,ttornB1 ¡
Ii II
II be authoriaed and instructed to file necessary prooeeding8 to enforce oolleotion of Ii ,-
" I'
I same, motion seoon4ed by Oounoilman lIoOszthy and passed., I
'-... II The following resolution was offered by Councilman Berka, who moved its MOp- i
II II
II tion, motion seconded by Oouncilman J. H. Walker, Sr. and pa8sed.¡ II
I, II
II RESOLUTIOK I:
II. I'
I Whereas, the owner of building located on Lot 10, B1ook 15, 'right' s fir8t ,
i Addition to the City of Okeeohobe8, florida, has been notified by the Oity Attorney
II that unle8s said building was repaired i.ediate1y and approved by the Oi ty Building -
I I
II Inspeotor, that same would be condemned and ordered removed, and
r Whereas, said 01 ty Attorney has ach'1øød th1ø Council that due notice has been I ......
II
! g1 ven said owner who has not repaired said building .and said building being a daa- !I
II
:1 geNus fire hazard and dangerous to children playing around same,
'!
~ .
:: Now, Therefore. Be it Resolved, that said building be and the same is hereby I
i cond8lln.d and the Oity Building IRepecter is hereby 1nstruoted te have same zBIIOved I
II without ezpens8 to the Oi ty of Okeeohobee. II
" I
1 Passed in open session this 2nd d8¥ of August .t.. D. 1932. I
I On motion of Councilman Berka, seconded by Councilman KcOarthy, Council approve
appropriation of $20,00 from Park J'und on July 15th, 1932 for labor on City parks. ¡II
u I
On motion of Councilman lie arthy, seconded by Councilman Berka, Council appro- ,
" , I
priated $20.00 from Cemetery fund to be used in paying labor on Cemetery at the rate I
of ~ for six hour. work.
On motion of Oeuncilman Ben Walker, seconded by Oounoilman McOarthy, Council II
authorized City 01erk to transfer $34.00 from Cemetery fund to General Fund. ~ -l
II
There being no further business, on motion Oo1m.o11 adjourned. II
'i
I
II --.
II
Attest: (ßJ~ I -
C y 0 er. ~
. ~
Okeeohobee, florida, August 8th, 1932. II
, 11
. . . I'
Pursuant to can of the Mayor, the City Council of the Oity.of Okeeohobee, ~) II
florida, met in special 8es.,ion at the Oi ty Hall at 4 o' clock p. m. on 'the above II -'"'""'I
date and the following were present: J. DeDham Bird, Mayor, Alto Watford,. President Ii
~'
of City Oo1m.oi1, Oo~cilmen Albert Berka, D. B. McCarthy, Ben Walter and J. H. Walke,
. . Sr., with B. P. lletoher, City alert, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Po~ioe, T. W. Conely, J .,
I Ii City Attorney and L. O. Tootle, Water Superintendent in attendance. ¡II
;1 Mayor Bird 8tated that meeting of Council had been oal1ed for the pUJ'pOse of I
i ¡ CGn81dering 8aJ.ary Bl>hedule of 0ity and l1gbt and 108 rate of Florida Power & L1gbt : o.
' ,I
'á I'