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Okeechobee, Florida, April 3rd, 1934.
I The City Co~ci1 of the City of Okeschobes, Florida, met in rs~ar session at
the City Hall at 8.00 o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present:
H. H. Hancock, Mayor, Alto Watford, President of City Council, Councilmen J. H. Wal-
ker, A. 'W. Brass, J. D. Brett and D. B. McCarthy with R. P. Fletcher, Clerk, G. C.
Durrance, City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police and L. C. Tootle, Water
Superintendent in attendance.
Minutes of meetings held March 6th, March 9th and March 14th, 1934 were read
and approved.
Judge T. W. Conely appeared'before Council and ,requested that Council permit
Ursa Clara B. Walker to ~ay City taxes due by her with City bonds for the years
that are payable with bonds and that balance of taxes due be applied in payment on
amount due her on estimates for grading and ditching. Council agreed to this arrange-
ment when funds are avåilable with which to make payment on estimates.
The following Resolution was offered by Councilman Brett, who moved its adop-
tion; motion seconded by Councilman Walker and passed:
FLORIDA EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
PROJECT NO. 4730 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,FLORIDA
A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Okeechobee, Florida, through its City Council,
that the Relief Work proposed by the Okeechobee County, Florida, Emergency Relief
Administration, designated as Project No. 47-30, the same being a project for streets
in the City of Okeechobee, Florida, is a public project for the benefit of the gen-
eral public, and not for the benefit of any private interest, and is on publicly
owned property.
The project embraces work that needs to be done for the general good of the
ðommunity, 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
I for this purpose the said work cannot be done at this time, nor at any time within
the near future; 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
Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
4IÞ Read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Okee-
chobee, Florida, this 3rd day of April, A. D. 1934.
Attest: (City Seal) Alto Watford
R. P. Fletcher President City Council, Okeechobee, Florida.
Uity Clerk, Okeechobee, Fla.
The following Resolution was offered by Councilman Brett, who moved its adop-
tion, motion seconded by Councilman Mc~arthy and passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION, bas approved Emergency
Relief Project Number 47-30, the same being a project for the erection and/or con-
struction of certain street lights in the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and
I WHEREAS, the said City Council is of the opinion that said project is for the
protectio_n of the gene real welfare of said City, and that the construction of said
said street lights is a public necessity, and
WHEREAS, the City Council is willing and anxious to render any service possible
for the construction of said project,
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Okeechobee, Florida, hereby donates
to the said Federal Bmergency Relief Administration, the following items to-wit:
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2~ Light Post and Bases $290.00
Nails 3.86
Paper 2.30
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Amory Wheel 3.00
Paint and oil 19.35
Hardware 1 40
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P1pe 3.80
Barbed Wire 2.00
Re-inforcing steel 10.50
Lumber 13.50
Galvanized Iron 5.00
Pi,e- one inch 42.80
Pipe-three quarter 41.40
Cement 130.00
Slag 40.00
Zinc Sulphate 5.25
Supervisory service 1~0.00
Total -'7 4.16
Read and adopted at the regular meeting of said City Council of said City and
state, this the 3rd day of April, A. D. 1934.
Alto Watford
(City Seal) President City Council.
Attest:
R. P. Fletcher
City Clerk
The City Attorney was instructed to confer with Mr. D.R. McNeill, representative
of the owners òf Lots 11 and 12, Block 159, and request them to have thè'bù11dings
located on said lots repairàd.
The City Clerk was instructed to notify the Florida East Coast Railway and
Florida Power & Light Company that the City Council will meet at 8.00 o'clock P. M.
~pril 10th, 1934 for the purpose of considering the collection of delinquent taxes.
- The following Resolution was offered by Councilman Brett, who moved its adoption,
motion seconded by Councilman Brass and passed:
RESOLUTION
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'NliEREAS, It has been made to appear that t~e buildings on Lots seven/ and Eight
(8), Block 1119, City of Okeechobee, Florida, are in a bad state of repairs, and
¥lliEREAS, upon investigation properly made, the City Council of Okeechobee, -
Florida, finds that the said buildings are in such condition as to constitute a dan-
gerous fire hazard a~d are a menace to the general health and safety of the citizens
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of seid City, 8.nd
YïBEREAS, the owner of said buildings, to-wit: The Standard Fisheries, a Corpor- JI
ation, has been properly and legally notified to 91ace said buildings in a fair state
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of rep3.irß which would render the said buildings, safe al1d Gani tary ,but that said
owner has refused and still refuses so to do. -
NOW THEREFOHi!:: BE IT RESOLVED, "by the Oi ty Council of Okeechobee, Florida, t~lat
the buildings on the property hereinbefore described, oe and the S81lìe are hereby con-
demned., as provided by statute in such cascs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that unless said buildings G,re disposed ofJY 3D-iel
owners in such a manner as agreed to by said Ci ty Council, on or before the 15th day
of May, A. D. 19311-, then sB,id City Council will proceed to demolish and/or destroy
s,Üd building, \vi tllOut further notice to said ow.ner.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution befurnished the said
owner, by mailing s9.id copy to its office in JD,clcsonville, DuvêJ.l County, Florida.
Passed in open sescion, t~lis the 3rd day of April, A. D. 1934. .
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Al to¡iatford
I Attest: - - President City Council
R. P. FletcI1er
City Clerk
Upon motion Council adjourned to meet at 8.00 o'clock P. M. April 10th, 1931~.
Pursuant to adjournment, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
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met at the City Hall at go' clock P. M. 01\ April lOth.193~ :l the following were
present: Alto Watford, President of City Council, Councilmen J. D. Brett and A. W.
Brass with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk and G. C. Durrance, City Attorney in attendance.
Mr. A. V. Crosby, representative of the Florida Power & Light Company and Mr.
4IÞ D. R. McNeill addressed the Council relative to payment of taxes due City by the
Florida Power & Light Company and the Florida East Coast Railway for the years 1932
I and 1933.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, May 1st, 1934.
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular session 'at
the City Hall at g.OO o'clock P. M. on the above date and the following were present:
H. H. Hancock, Mayor, Alto Watford, President of City Council, Councilmen A. W. Brass,
D. B. McCarthy, J. H. Walker, Sr. and J. D. Brett with R. P. Fletcher, City Clerk,
G. C. D~rance, City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of police and L. C. Tootle, Water
Superintendent in attend&1ce.
I lIinutes of April 3rd wers rsad and approved.
.--- .. The following Resolution was offered by Councilman Mcûa.rthy, who moved its
4IÞ adoption, motion seconded by Councilmen Brett and passed:
EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
Okeechobee County
project Number
City of Okeechobee Political Sub-Division
, RESOLUTION SHOWING '¡'HE NEOESSITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECTS.
Be'it Resolved, By the City Council of Okeechobee, the County of Okeechobee,
~tåte of Florida, that the Emergency Relief Administration, by its proposal for a
work project for Grading of Osceola Street from Fifth Street to Old Dixie Highway
is a public project for the benefit of the general public, and not for the benefit
of any private interest, and the title to the property upon Which the work is to be
performed is vested in the City of Okeechobee.
I The project embraces work that needs to be done for the general good of the community
~at there are 00 çp~rlrled funds available, nor any other way in which local public
. 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
within the near future; that any material over and above the 30~ of the total cost
of project will be furnished by the
No material called for
Read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of Okeechobee, the
County of Okeechobee, State of Florida, this 1st day of May 1934.
Attest: R Alto Watford
. P. Fletcher ~reB1aen~ Ul~y council
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