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and J. Denham Bird, as Mayor, et als, were respondents; That five (5) mills of
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such tax shall be used for Interest and Sinklng Fund for the payment of street
Paving Time Warrantft Fund, issue of 1921, in the amount of $13,000.00, and Four (4)
mills of such tax sha~l be used for the Emergency Relief Fund.
-Section Three. It shall be the duty of the City Tax Collector and the City Clerk
of the said City of Okeechobee, Florida, to divide the proceeds received from said
taxes into the four funds as set out in the preceding section, and keep full and
correct account of the same as may be directed by said City Council. .
'Section 'our. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby expressly repealed.
-Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon-its passage and approval by the Mayor.
-Passed in open session, this the 17th da~ of October, A. D. 1933.
J. H. Walker. Sr.
Attest: (Ci ty Seal) President Pro-Tempore Ci ty Council.
R. P. Fletcher
Ci ty Clerk.
-The above and foregoing ordinance is hereby approved by me this the 17th day
of October, A. D. 1933.
Al to Watford
Acting Mayor.
On motion duly seconded and passed Council adjourned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, Nov. 7,1933.
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee met in regular session in the City
Hall at 7.30 o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present: Alto
Watford, President of City Council and acting Mayor, Councilmen A. W. £rass, J. D.
Brett, D. B. McOarthy and J. H. Walker, Sr. with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk, G. C.
Durrance, City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police and L. C. Tootle, Water
Superintendent in attendance.
Duplicate returns of the Special City Election held November 7~h, 1933 were
recelved and canvassed by Council, &1d on motion of Councilman Brett, second~d
by Councilman Brass, Council ordered said returns entered in the m2nutes of Council:
State of Florida,
Okeechobee County,
City of Okeechobee.
We, the undersigned Inspectors and Clerk of the Special City Election of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida, held this day for the election Of Mayor of said City,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the following is a true and correct count of all votes cast
for the qualified candidates for the office to which they sought election:
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I Albert Berka received 39 votes
H. H. Hancock received 172 votes
We hereby affix our shgnatures to this certificate this 7th day of November
A. D. 1933.
J. S. WaJ.ker
W. A. Lawson
N. O. stewart
E. C. Harrington
Clerk.
The following resolution was offered by Councilm~1 Walker, Who moved its adop-
tion, motion seconded by Councilman McOarthy and passed:
I RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, sitting as &
canvassing board has canvassed the returns of the Special City Election held on the
7th day of November, A. D. 1933, and
WHEREAS, H. H. Hancock received the highest number of votes for Mayor,
N~W, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that H. H. Hancock be , and he is, hereby declared
elected Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the unexpired term of J. Den-
ham Bird, resigned.
Passed and adopted in open session this 7th day of November, A. D. 1933.
Alto Natford -
Attest: President City Council.
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk.
H. H. Hancock was sworn in by Carl T. Durrance, a Kotary Public, to serve as
Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the unexpired term of J. Denham Bird,
I res1~ed.
Minütes of meetings" held October 3rd, October 12th, October 17th were read
. and ar)1)roved.
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Messrs. Raifsnider and Beeka appeared before Coill1cil and requested Uouncil to
furnish water "to Lodge Hall without charge.
On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Walker, Council
agreed to furnish water to Lodge Hall free as long as same is used for lodge purposes.
Mr. C. E. Simmons addressed Council relative to Safety Campaign and requested
Clty officials to co-operate with him in an effort to reduce the number of automo-
bile accidents.
I Mr. L. S. Turbyfill appeared before Council with reference to closing streets
in vicinity of school buildings except for school purposes. No action was taken.
Mrs. Himes and Mr. Nathan Zelmenovitz addressed Council relative to construction
of a Golf course with the aid of Government relief workers and requested Council
to a4opt resolutiòn relative to this project.
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R. P. Fletcher, City Tax Assessor of the City of Okeechobee. Florida uresented
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the City Tax Assessment Roll of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the year 1933 I
as completed by him to the Council for examination and acceptance by Oouncil.
After examination of said Tax Assessment Roll by Council, on motion of Council-
man Walker, seconded by Councilman Brett, COID1Cil accepted said roll and ordered
same turned over to the City Tax Collector for the collection of taxes.
The following certificate was ordered entered in the minutes of Council: .
state of Florida,
Okeechobee COIDlty.
We, the undersigned members of the City Council in and for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully examined the foregoing Assessment
Roll of said City for the year 1933 and find same correct.
Alto Watford
J. D. Brett
J. H. Walker. Sr.
D. B. McCarthy
A. W. Brass
The following warrant was ordered entered in the minutes of Council:
WARRANT OF ASSESSOR
To L. L. Conrad, Tax Collector of the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
You are h'ereby commanded to collect out of the property and from each of the
persons, firms and corporations named in the annexed Assessment Roll, the taxes
set down on said Roll opposite each name or parcel of land therein described, and in
case the taxes as extended are not paid by the time prescribed by law, you are to
collect the same in the manner prescribed by law. All money collected you are to
account for to the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, a~d you are further re-
quired to make collections and report and a final report to and settlement with the
City Council of said City as required by law and ordinances.
Given under my ha~d and seal this the 7th day of November, A. D. 1933.
R. P. Fletcher
Tax Assessor of the City of Okee-
(City of Okeechobee Seal) chobee, Florida.
On motion of Councilman Walker, seconded by Councilman McOarthy, Council au-
thorized City Tax Collector to allow the following discounts for payment of taxes:
5% in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February.
Councilman Brett offered the following resolution 8~d moved its adoption,
motion seconded by Councilman Walker and passed:
Okeechobee County Project Number 41
RESOLUTION SHOWING THE NECESSITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WORK RELIEF PROJECTS
BE IT RESOLVED: By the City Counèil of Okeechobee, the County of Okeechobee,
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- state of Florida, that the Relief Work proposed by the Okeechobee County, Emergency
Rellef Council, by its proposal for work project number 41 being a project for
I Repairing storm Damaged homes in Okeechobee County is a. public proj ect for the
benefit of the genera~ public, and not for the benefit of any private interest and
is on publicly owned property, except as follows:
The pro~ect embraces work that needs to be done for the general good of the commun-
ity, that there are no Funds available, nor any way in which locs~ funds may be made
availablewith which to do this work and that unless Federal lunda are used for this
purpose, the said Work cannot be done at this time nor at any time within the near
future; that any cost and expense in connection with this project other than for
actual labor will be borne from --flli1ds; that any liability which may arise by
reason of injury to persons or damage to property in the prosecution of this work
will be the liability of the and in no way attributable to the
Emergency Releif Council.
Read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of Okeechobee, the
County of Okeechobee, state of Florida, this 7th day of November, 1933.
Alto Watford
Attest: (Seal) President City Council.
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk.
Councilman Brett offered the following resolution and moved its adoption,
motion seconded by Councilman Walker and passed:
FLORIDA EMERGENOY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
RESOLUTION SHOWING THE NECESSITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WORK RELIEF PROJECTS
BE IT RESOLVED: By the City Coœ1cil of Okeechobce, the County of Okeechobee,
State of Florida, that the Relief Work proposed by the Okeechobee County, EMERGENCY
I ~LIEF CO~OIL. by its propo8ù for ~n project n=ber 43 being & project for r~
pairing broken intB~e watér main for City of Okeechobee is a public project for the
4IÞ benefit of the general public, and mot for the _benefit of any private interest and
is on publicly owned propert~, except as follows
The project embraces wor, that need to be done for the general good of the Community,
that there are no Funds,available, nor any way in which local funds
may be made available with which to do this work and that unless Federal Funds are
used for this purpose, the said Work cannot be done at this time, nor at any time
wi thin the neé1,r future; that any cost and expense in connection with this proj ect
other than for actual labor, will be borne from funds; that
I any liability whLch may arise by reason of i~jury to persons or damage to property
in the prosecution of this work will be the liability of the
and in no way attributable to the EMERGENCY RELIEF COUNCIL.
Read and adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council of Okeechobee, County
of Okeechobee, State of Florida, this 7th day of November, 1933.
Al to Watford
Attest: R. P. Fletcher President City Council
(Seal) City Clerk.
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The following Resolution was offered by Councilman Walker, Who moved its adop-
tion, motion seconded by Councilman McVarthy ~1d passed~
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City Council of Okeecho-
bee, Florida, that certain buildings in said City are in a bad state of repair, and
constitute an unsanitary condition, as also a fire hazard, and
WHEREAS, the said City Council has made an mnvestigation and finds that the
building on the Northend of Lot Nine, Block One Hundred Forty Nine owned by Joe
Mulberg, and the building on Lot 0, Block 252, owned by Okeechobee Company, a corp-
oration, are unsanitary and constitute a menace to the health of said City as well
as a fire hazard, and that the owners thereof have failed to remove, demolish or
repair said buildings,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the owners of said buildings are hereby re-
quested and commanded to remove, demolish or put in a safe and sanitary condition,
the buildings as aforesald, within thirty days from service ID1d/or receipt of a
copy of this resolution, otherwise the City of Okeechobee, Florida, will remove or
destroy said buildings as in such Cases made and provided by the statutes of the State of
Florida, and the ordinances of said City.
Passed in regular session, this the 7th day of Hov. A. D. 1933.
Al to Watford
J. H. Walker. Sr.
J. D. Brett
( Se¡Ü)
Attest: Members of City Council
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk.
Approved by me this 7th day of Nov. A. D. 1933.
H. H. Hancock
-- Mayor.
The followlng ordinance was proposed by Councilman Walker, who moved its
adoption, motion seconded by Councilman Brett and passed:
ORDINANCE NO. 14~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEOTION 2, OF ORDINANCE NO. 144 OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, THE SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
LEVY AND COLLEOTION OF TAXES FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, FOR
THE YEAR A. D. 1933.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNOIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA¡
That section two of Ordinance No. 144 be amended to read as follows: That
twenty mills of such tax shall be used for general purposes as shall be assessed
for the general fund of said City; That ten mills of such tax shall be used for the .
purpose of paying interest coupons attached to 113 bonds of said City, known as
City of Okeechobee Municipal Improvement Bonds, dated February 1,1926, and more
particularly described in an Alternative Writ of Mandamus issued out of the Circuit
Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, on the 23rd day of October, A.D. 1933, end
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which said tax levy of ten mills is made pursuant to said Alternative Writ of Ma~-
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I d~us hereinbefore mentioned; That five mills of s=h tu ~all be ~ed for Interest
and Sinking Fund for the payment of Street Paving Time Warrant Fund, Issue of 1921,
in the amolli1t of $18,000.00; and Four (4) Mills of such tax shall be used for
Emergency Relief Fund.
Passed in open session this 7th da~ of November, A. D. 1933.
Alto Watford
President of City Council.
Attest:
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk
4IÞ The above 8~d foregoing urdinance is hereby approved by me, this 7th day of
I Nov., A. D. 1933.
H. H. Hancock
Mayor.
On motion of Councilman Brett, seconded by Councilman McOarthy, Council author-
ized Clerk to transfer $39.53 from $17,500. I. & S. Refunding Bond Fund to General
Fund.
On motion Colli1cil adjourned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, Nov. 29, 1933.
I P~BuMt U8 cùl of the M~or, City 00=11 of the City of Okeeooobee, Florid~,
met in special session at the City Hall at 9.30 0 I clock I.. 111. on the above da.te and
4IÞ the following were present: Alto Watford, President of City Co lli1C il , Councilmen J.
H. Walker, Sr. ~1d J. D. Brett with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk and L. C. Tootle, Water
Superintendent in attendance.
Councilmro1 Walker offered the following resolutlon, motion seconded by Council-
man Brett and pass ed:
FLORIDA EMERGENCY iELEIF ADMINISTRATION
Okeechobee County, City of Okeechobee, Project Number 60.
RESOLUTION SHOWING THE NECESSITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WORK RELIEF PROJECTS.
BE IT RESOLVED: By the City Councilof the City of Okeechobee, County of Okee- -
II chobee, State of Florida, that the Relief Work proposed by the Okeechobee County
CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION, by its proposal for work project number 60 being a
project for Repairing sewer lines in the City of Okeechobee, Florida is a public
project for the benefit of the general public, ID1d not-for the benefit of any private
interest ID1d is on publicly owned property, except as follows:
The project embraces work that needs to be done for the general good of the