1938-02-03 Special
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Oke.chob.e,Florid~
'Gwary 1, 19~ I
The City Council met in regulars.asien en the a..ve d~te at 7:00 O'clock
at the City Hall with the fallowing pre..nt: W.J.Hendry,Kayer,H.H.Raulersen,Pres.
City Council, Councilmen,Braas,Walker,Culbreth and Swain, with Alto Watford,O1ty
Clerk,L.L.Oonrad,Chief ef Police,and N.O.Stewart,rire Chief.
A Oommittee of three ef which, Mr.S.R.Raif.nider wa. chairman, appeared
before the City Council in regards te donating five ($5.00) dollars per month
to the Nur..ry School.
Culbreth Made motion te make the donation..a requested. Councilman Walker
seconded meti.n ana wa. carried.
a.uacilman Brass made motion and was aeconded by Councilman Culbreth to go
into secret .e..ion. Meti:m was jHH...,Jf.fffcar.ried.
The City Council came wack into open ae.sien. 4IÞ
Upon moti.n City Council adjourned.
BY ~~ I
President - Oity C.unci '
ATTEST:
Oity Clerk #
Okeechebee,llerida
February 3, 1939
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The City C.uncil met in _p.cial Se.sien an theabeve date for the purpose
ef considering a R..olution in regara. to th~ .recti~n of, a City dock .n
Taylerl. Cre.k,near the Florida East Coast Railway.at the City Hall at 1:00 P.K. I
with the foliowing pre.8Rt: W.J.HeRdry,¥ayer,H.H.Raulersen,President City Oeuucil
Councilman: Bras.+Walker, with Alto Watf8%d,City Oler~1 L.L.Oonrad,Chief of Police
N.O.8tewart,Fire Chiof.
'11h.,,;:ftl.1:..iägl8ii1,':8U1itoDAr...npte..nteø.' b7'.;,~.~cilman W8.1ker, who moved its
adoption and upon b.~ig ..conded by Councilman' Brass wa. unamimously pas.ed and
adapted.
R-~S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N
WHEREAS,the traffic upon the Lake'Oke.chebee-Cal.oa&hatchee River waterway I'
ha.. increased to such an extent that it ia desirable te h~ve a wharf for the use
of boai- which travel up.n laid waterway; and
IHEREAS, .. wharf at 8keechob.. will be to the material benefit and convenienc 4IÞ
of the reaidunts .~ the City of Okeechebe~; and
WHEREAS, Ok.echebe. Flo.d C.ntrol Di.trict, a public quali corporation under
th~ lawli of the State of FlGrida, has been and i. furni8hing to the United States
.f America the ceop.rati.n required of local intgrest for the carrying through of
the project for the ðalooaahatehee,River Lnd Lake Ok.echooe. Drainage Area, and ia
willing t. ~id in the c.n.tructien ef a. wharf at Okeechobe. by bearing the inittal
cast of c8nl1ltructi<i;ln up.n th.. c.11ditien that tlHiI l1Iam\i be miLintained by the City .f
Oke 8ch.bew,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Comilli..ien of the City ef Okeechobe. in regular
meeting a.sembled:
1. That the City of 'Ok..cheboe accopt the offer .f Ok.eehob.. Fl.od Control
Diatrict to beiLr tho initial ce.t of conatruction of 6. wharf at Oke~chob.~ upon
the condition that the City of Oke~cheb.~ de thereafter m~intain the same and pay
&11 c..t. in c.nn.ctLn th.rewith. I
2. That the M~yor ef the ,City of Ok~.Chobee.b., and be hereby is, authorized
to .ign an behalf ef the City of Ok.echob.. an application to the War Department
of the United Statal for p.rmia.ion to construct a wharf at an approximate coat
of $600.00 and at such location and ef 8uch dimenaion and conatructien a. has been
determined by the City of Okeechobeo t. be bo.t suited t. the n..d. of tho City
of Oke.chobee and þas been reported to b. satisfactory t. the Oke.eheb.. Fleod
Central District.
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3. That the City of Okeechebee he~d the Oke.cheb~e Flood Control Di.trict
harmle.a from ~ll costs and damage. 1n connection w1th the construction, maint.nann
I and operati@n ef the whari except the,inttial costef construction ther.6f which
. shall be born. by Ok.echoba. F1oed C~ntrol District. .
4. That thœ .aid wharf, upon th~ construction ther.of, shall bc the property
of th~ City of Ok..chob.~, ~d that the .aid City Shall bœ .olely re.pensible
for 1t8 upke.p, maintenance ~1d ep.rati~n.
5. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a duly certified copy of this Ro.l.ution be
forw~rà.d by the Clerk of the City of Oke.chobee to the S.cretary af Oke.chebee
Floed Control Di.trict a. evidence ef the continuing oblig~tion ef th. City of
Oke.chob.., at ita .wn cost and ~;pense, to maintain said wharf.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in open ....i~n this 3.n day of February 1938.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The forogoing Resolutien i. hereby approved this -- day ef February,A.D. 1939.
Il-A-Y-O-R
Upon motion City Council adjournod.
BY.
ATTEST:
Okeechobe.,Florida
Ilarch 1, 1939
The City Council met in regular s...ion on the above date at 7:90
O'clock at the City H~l with the following pre.ent: W.J.Hendry,Kayor,H.H. Raulerao
Pre.ident City Coun*il,Oouncilmen, Swain,&Walker, Alto W,tford, City Clerk, L.L.
I Conr&d.~i.f of Polic., N.O.S'.~', Fire ~i8f ~ E.G.S8118n, AcHng ~u ~,.
The minutes of the last meeting ware read and approved.
4IÞ There being no bu.in..s to come before the City C,ouncil at this time the
City Council adjourned until, March 4th,R19j6e~t 1:00 P.Il.. '
BY~oL-ß~/
ATTEST: .
CITY OLE~
Oke.chobe.,Florida
Karch 4-, 1935
. The C~ty C?uncil met.in an adjourn~d ..sBion on the ~bov. date at 1:00 P.M.
0 cl?ck at ~he ~lty ~&1l wlth the followlng pre..nt: W.J.Hendry,Mayor, H.H.Rauler.o
Pr..ldent Clty Uounc~l,Councilmen, twain, Walker, and Bra.., with Alto Watford,
I Ci ty Clerk, L. L. ~o"r&d, ,~hi8f. o~ p~l1ce,&N O. stuart, Fire Chief.
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Councilman Bra.. presented Ordinance No. 190 ~¿d moved it. adoption. In .aid
motion being duly 8econded by Oounc11.maa-.Walk8r ùd;pu, to a vote said Ordinance
wa. pas.ed and àdop'84¡