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Okeechobee, Florida
September 15, 1939
The City Oo~cll of the City of Okooooobeø. Flori~. met in speci~ 0
session at 7:30 o'clock on the above date at tho City Hall, ~d the following were
presen~: W. J. Hendry, Mayor, H. H. R&ulerson, President of City Council, Councilmm
Brass, Swain and Hunt, with Alto Watford, City Clerk, T. W. Conely, Jr. City AttorneJ'
N. O. Stewart, Fire Chief and L. L. Conrad, Ohief of Police in attendance.
Mayor Hendry stated that the purpose of the meeting WIlS to discuss the
finßnces of tho City, and any other business that may como before the Council.
Aftor discussing the financial condition, motion was made by Coul1cilma.n'-'
Hunt, seconded by Councilman Swain and c&rried, that ßœrtificlltes of Indebtedness be
issued to City Employeos for amounts due them to date. The form of such cortificatee
to bc prepared by the City Attorney, and approved by tho finance committee of the
Council. '
Upon motion duly made and seconded the Mayor W~B requested to confer with
.,' WPA representatives for working up a project on certain streets in said City. 0
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ATTEST: W~W. ,
City Ulerk
Okeechobee Florida
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Octobor 3, 1939
The City Oo1.U1c~1 of the City of Okeechobee) Florida, met in regular
ses.ion at 7:30 p, M. on tho above date at the City Ht:ù.l, and the following were
present: W. J. Hendry, Mayor, H. H. Raulermon) President of City Council, Council-
men Hunt) Culbreth with Alto Watford) City Clork, T. W. Conely) Jr., City Attorney,
L. L. Conrad, Chiof of Police and 1".0. Stewart, Fire Chief in atte.nð.ànco.
Minutes of tho last mooting wure road and approved.
Upon motion made by Councilman Culbreth, and Boconded by Councilman
Hlli1t, the following OrdinaQce was duly passed and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 197
APP.RDVING A PROPO. SED .LET T. ER AGREEM'EN.T B. ET'ld!:EN O.
THE CITY OF OKEIDOHOBEE) FLORIDA, AND FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT CO:VIPANY, PROVIDING FOR THE SUB- .
STITUTION OF SAID Où:JPANY'S RATE SCHEDULE
NUMBER p-4 FOR ill~ IN LIEU OF SAID COMPANylS
RATE SCHEDULLC UmBER X-17 IN THAT C!ŒTAIN 0
STANDARD LARGE PJ'c"!EH AGREEMEl~T lITO;'! IN '~CFFECT .
BETWEEN SAID CITY AND SAID C)l'.1P ANY, DATED THE
14TH DAY DF J AJ:JUARY, 1938, AND COVERING ALL
P\J'N~R AND i1:IERGY RE,{,UIRED FOR AND Hi W;;;NECTIJN
WITd SAID UITY'S WATER PUMPHW P LA1~T LOCATED AT
THE END vF PARFiOTT A V¿J.JUr:: ¡'J2AR LAKE OKEEœJBEE;
OKEEa-IOBEE FLORIDA AnD PROVIDING FOR THE A1ŒND-
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MENT OF SEOTIJ~S l-A, 2 AND 7 OF SAID STANDARD
LAnGE PJlu..R AGREEMh:NT) AND SETT 11\0 FORTH THE
TiliMS AND (;Jl~DITIu~m mWER ~'HI'OH THE FOREGOING .
SHALL Bh: EFFEOTED; AUTHiJRIZING AND DIRECTIN.G
T:-IE l,lAYOR AND THE CITY OLERK OF AKD vN BEIALF
OF TrlE CITY OF v~EECHOBEE) FLORIDA, Tv EAECUTE
~~D ~~TER INTv THE SAID PROPùSEID LETTER AGREEMENT
I WITH FLvdIDA PO".R & LIG:.-IT OOi,JP ANY.
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I . BE IT.. ORDAIl~ED BY THE CITY C-.ìUlWIL OF THE OITY OF O.
OK~ECHOBEE, FLORIDA: .
1. That tilo proposed Lotter Agreemont with Florida Power & Light
Company, which i8 h,.:œoinn,ftor set fort" in for.li in soction 2 h orcof, ¡:;IO and
the S;llllO i8norooy approvod ,;.f:; to form and Bu.Jst,lnco.
2. That t:..e 1thyor and City OLJrk of and on uellalf of tho City of
Okoocho oee, Florida, 00 IJ_l1CÌ t:1OY ,;-r 0 horeby authorized ,u1d dir oct ed to oxocute ~
and ènter into wit:l Florid,;. Po,;vor & Light Comptll1Y t.l,O E,Üd propo~c)d Lottur
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AgrceH1ent approved in section 1 h..::reof, e.l1d horein,;i'ter sot fo:êth in form as
follows:
(AGREEMENT)
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I PASSED Ai~D ADvPTED In tÖ.c City of Okeochobeo, Florida, this 3rd day
of October, 1939.
H. H. Raulerson
Preeident of the Ci~y Council -
~ H. G. Culbreth 11'
O. L. Hurd;
S. M. Swain
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A. W. Brass
Councilmon
4IÞ APPROVED this3rd d,~.y of
October, 1939.
, w. J. Hendry
Muy or
ATTEST:
Alto Watford
City Clerk
Upon motion mnde by COUl1C i1mru.1 Hw1t, and secondud oy Councilruan
Culbreth} the fCJ110win¡; .ordinance W<J.S dilly passed and adop~ cd:
.oRDINANCE NO. 195
AN .oRDINANOE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 172 .oF THE CITY
.oF OKEEOHUBii:E¡ FL.oRIDA, BEING" AN ORDINANOE RE,UIRING
A LICE1~OE FOrt THE PURPOSE .oF PROHIBITING INC¡~PACITATED
OR INOOMPETENT AND RECKLESS PERSüNS FRO1JI DRIVING .MOT.oR
VEHICLES. UPON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, WITHIN THE OITY
LIMITS .oF THE: CITY OF OKEEOHJBEE, FLORIDA, IN DISR£GARD
O.F' Tz:E PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMElJT
OF AND PENAl,TY FOR THE VIOLATIŒJ TH~REvF.1I
BE IT ORDAIl-J6D BY THE lVIAYOR AND cr TY C,JUNGrL OF THE
OI1'Y OF OKEEOHJBEE, FLORIDA:
I (¡ootion 1. That Ordinance 110, 172 of tho Oi ty of
. Okeechobee, Floridu., being" An Ordinanco Requiring a
. Lio onso for th a Purp oso of Pro hi bit in" Incapac it at Cd
or Incompetent and Reckless persons from Driving Motor
Vehiclos upon tho Streots and Highways, Within tho City
Lim~ ts of tno Oi ty of O.(eechobee) Florid:l, in Disrogard
of the Puolic Safety and Providing f:)r the Enf:)rce,nont
of and Penalty for the Vi:)ln.tion Thereof.lI, be, and the
same is horeoy repealod.
. Section 2. All Ordin!mces ffi1d p~rtß of ordinancos
,I' in co nfl io t h cram th 00 IJ.nd tl1" "ill! C "re h Dr c by r cpe "led.
Section 3. ThiG Ordin:mco sÌ1D.ll t,1.-1{o effect immodiu.tolu
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upon it3;Ju.SS;;.go by the City Colmcil Dud ,~pprJv,;.l oy tho
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Mayor or upon its becomi :.liS a law wi thout such approval.
PASSED in opon ¡5oseion of tho City Council
this 3rd dey of Octoocr, A. D. 1939. 0
H. H. Raulorson
Prosident City OOlli1Cil
ATTEST: Alto Watford
Ci ty Clo rk
The foregoing Ordin~lco APPROVED by me thie
3rd day of October, A. D. 1939.
I. J. ~ol1dry
MAYUR
CollilcilmD.n Hunt mélde mot ion th :110 R. E. Willis be dosignt1 tad a2 0
City Engineer on all W. P. A. projocts sponsored by tho Oity. Motion was
soconded by OoUllDilmul1 Culoreth and cu.rried.
Col1J.1cilmu.n Oulbroth mado motion, seconded by Councilm:ll1 Hunt, 0'
I and carri?d) 'that tho following..roBolution '00 adopted. Motion waf: put to
, a vote and Rosolution was llilllilimously adooted' ~
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RESOLUTION
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væEREAS, the City of vkoochoboe iB ilopolossly in~olvoût, llilable
to pu.y intere 810 on it s out standing obligu.tions; unable 10 0 pU.y lBale.rio s to
its ~overu.l City officials; llilu.ble to provido revenue for repairing its
streets which :lre in [1 deplorablo condition, and
WH~REAS, it in nece~sary that t1 s1..u'vey and :;.ppraisal be made on
all property Bubjoct to taxation within tho ß[Üd City in order that it may
be dotormined jUBt mo.t CUll Je done toward effect in;; a coInp1'Ølnlse of t~lC
outstanding indebtedness of eaid City, and
.'J1EREAS, tile Bu.:rrow Investment Company of DeSoto City, FloridD.,
has indicatod t:ley will ¡m.ko 1:)., survey and !l)praienl Ulld thD.t they h~;.ve had
consideru.blo exporienDo in this line of work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESoLVED by tho City Council of tho City 0
ofOlceochobee) Flor idu., thut túe Barrow Invust,nent Company of DeSoto City,
Floridtl, 00, and they w:o bereby autnorizod to make a survoy and aopraisal 0
of all property within the City of OKeochobeo) Florida, subject to taxation
EO U£ to arri vo at val uati ons oonsidorod f[lir under pr oEent conditions al1d
an int olligent dot ormil1u.t ion to 00 arri vod at as to tho!;. oili t Y of proporty
to pay to ::wrvic;o proEent existing debts; t11[;.t in the ovent tho City of
Okoochobee enters into ,1 contract wi th said Barrow Investment Company and
Cor rigan Miller & Company of Miami, Florida) jointly, to offect ,1 refunding
of tho debts of su.id City with its croditorE, that then and in that event
the ~aid Barrow Inve~tmont Oo"'pany be paid tbe ~U.'l1 of Three Hundred (.~300.00) 0 I
Dollars for the survey !lnd [1ppr,lÌsal, which said sma i ß t,] be oaid out of a '
rof1..mding f et; to boÇ)aid in connection wi tl1 G D.id rofUl1ding agr.eoment, if enter cd
[w [1forosaid. But, if no eontru.ct is ent,::red into with s:Üd Bn.rrow Investment
Company and Corrig::ll MilloI' m1d Co.npD.ny, t bOll t he: said 8urvoy [~.nd D.';) prélÍsn.! will
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be without cost to aåid Oi~. t
BE IT FURT:IER RESULVED that the City Olurk and City AttorneJ render
I such assistance as p~ssiblo to tho saj¡d Barrow Investment Company in mo.king
J' such survey and tho.t Eiad services of rnucl: City Clerk and City Attorney be
with out cost to said Barrow Investment Company.
B~ tT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be forwerded
to Barrow Investment Oompill1Y, DeSot~ City, Florida, and Corrigan Millor Compill1Y,
MiaalÍ, Flor ida.
PASSED and ADOPTED in regular session this 3rd day of October, A. D.
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~ CITY OF OKEEOHOBEE, FLORIDA
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BY H. H. Raulerson
I Presidoot, City Co~cì1
ATTEST: Alto Watford
0 i ty Clerk
Upon motion Ooœ1cil adjourned. until October 18th, A. D. 1939.
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ATTEST: /2f;t.ð uJ,~
City Cle:rX .
Okeechobee, Florida
Octobor 18, 1939
Pursuant to tho c.djournod sessi.jn of the City Council, tho City Council of the
City of ukoochobee, Florida, at tho Cit y Hall on tho above date, at 7: 30 P. M.
with the following m9Wbers present: H. H. Raulerson, President of City Coœ1cil¡
I Councilmen Swain, Brass, Culoroth with Alto wat.ford, City C.lerk, T. W. Conoly, Jr.,
City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chiof of Police, and N. O. Stewart, Fire Cl1iof.
President Raulerson stated that tho purpose of the mooting was for the
. Ci ty Co une i1 to 8 it 1>8 an oq uali za t i 011 bo ard a11d a tho r vue i nOG8 that ¡night oomo
before the City Council.
Upon motion by Councilman Culbreth, seconded by Oounci¡mmi Swain, the
City Council Proceoded to sit as an equålizatiol1 boe.rd pursuant to the following
notice:
NOTICE
I~otice is horoby given tht:.t tile City Council of the City of Okoechobee,
Florid:;., will moot in Ooullcil Chc.,¡ber at t.le City Hall at 7:30 o'.clock P. M.
I October 15th. 1939. A. D., for the 9ur.oose of relfeiwing end equalizing the city
, t!;.x ussossment roll fox' tile yot;.!' 1939, as 'Jprepured by the city te.x t:.sßossor.
Any and all ~)er sons having any ob j octi ons to tho valuations placed
on thei~ property oy the City Tax Assoßsor, as ShOID1 oy tho assessmont roll, are
horoby notified to fila their obJections 1¡Ütü the City Clerk, or to n.ppear in