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be without cost to aåid City. ;
BE IT FURT~IER RESOLVED that the City ClDrk and City Attorne; render
I such assistance as pJ..ible to the so.icd Barrow Investment Company in making
,I' such survey c.nd thu.t miad EorviceB of such Ci'ty Clerk and City Attorney be
with out cost to said Barrow Investment Company.
B~ %T FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution '00 forw~dod
to Barrow Investment Compill1Y, DeSoto City, Florida, and CorrigŒl1 Miller Compill1Y,
Miaali, Florida.
PASSED and ADOPTED in regular 8e5sion this 3rd day of October, A. D.
1939,
',' " ' . CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
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BY H. H. Raulerson
I President, City CouneU
ATTEST: Alto Watford
City Clerk
Upon motion Council adjoùrned.until October 18th, A. D. 1939.
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ATTEST: f2¿:t;ð U)~
City Cle It .
Okeechobee, Florida
October 18,1939
Pursuu.nt to the e.djournod sos8i.)11 of tho City Council, tho City Council of the
City of ukeochoooe, Florida, at the City Hall on t he above date, at 7:30 P. M.
with the following mQmber8 prosent: H. H. Raulerson, President of City Cow1Cil;
I Counci lmon Swl1i n, Br aaa , CuI orothwi t h Alto We. t for d, City Clark, T, W, Conoly, Jr.,
City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police, and N. O. Stewart, Fire Cllief.
4IÞ President Re.ulorson sta.ted that t110 purpose of the meeting was for the
City Council to sit !lS an oqualiztltio11 board and otllor business that might come
before tho City Council.
Upon motion by Councilman Culbroth, seconded by Counci¡mroi Swain, the
City Council Proceoded to sit as an equålization oonrd pursuant to the following
notice:
. NOTICE
I~otice is hereby givon th!:.t tile City Council of the City of Okoechobee,
Florid,;" will moot in Council Che..îber at t.le City Hall at 7:30 o'.clock P. M.
.1 October 15th, 1939: ~. D., for the purpose of rolloiwing and c.~ualiztng the city
tu.x u.SSOSSlllent rol.!. Ior tHO yo nor 1939, as 'JpropD.red by the city t BoX D.ssossor.
Any ID1d u.ll pors~ns hD.ving D.ny objections to tho valuations placed
on thei~ )ro)er~y oy tho City TD.x As80ssor, as 8ho~1 oy the assessment roll, are
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horoby notifiedi to í"ilo their objections 1¡'Ji tü tho City Clerk, or to D.O)eu.r in
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person oefore tho ûity Council at the BtÜd ¡j1Qotiúg on tho af::>resaid dny.
By H. H. Rau10rson
President, 6i ty Counc il 0;
ATTEST Alto Watford
aity Clerk
( SEAL )
State of Florida,
County of Okeechobec
On this dt3.y porsol1!llly e.) peu.red before me, Bryant Bowdon~ who ùeing b,J me first
duly sworn deposos and su.ys th11t he is the socrotary Dnd trotlsuror of the Okeechoboe
I Nows} a newspaper published in the City of Jkeechobee, 'and st!].to of Florida; that
said newspn,per has been cont inous1y pub1i shed in accord!:.l1ce wit II tho pr ovi sL,ms
n.nd roquiru,nontß of ';.l1 !let rol!;.ting to publication of log!;.l n,¡ticos and processed 0
in nowspa.pers in th a st (;t 0 of Florida., laws of Florida, Act s of 1931, Approved
May 20, 1931, th!lt 18 puolished once !l week for one or more yo ,'.Xc, eXi or to first a
ins,::rtions ont,JI'ed as socond eltl;:;s :nall ìl1e.ttor in Po¡:;t Offico at Okoochobo:,), Florida
of e.ttachod legn.l notice, and which he.d boon a poriod òf more tha.n one year next
proceding tho fir st insort ion 0 f th is publi catio n; and that the:.;attached adve rt iso-
mont was puoli shed in s ,d d lL~wspaper )uol ishod on
1st day of Soptembor, 1939
6th day of October, 1939
13th day ofOctob,::r, 1939
Signed - Bryant Bowden
Soc I y and Trc)tls.
Sworn to uno. sUJscri oed before 1110 tili s 17th day of October, 1939.
By J. L. Barbor
Cle:ck Ciroui t Court
(SEAL)
Alto WD.tford, City Tax Assossor, presented the Tax AS80ssmont Roll for
the ye !lr 1939, to the City Counc il for a va jw ing and eqUl'üizati on. 0
Presiden t H. H. Rau10rson UIlnounced that tllC Counc, il was ready tor ccci ve "
and consider objoctions t::> th~ va~uati::>ns on the. sa~d ~8~es~mcnt Roll. T~e Tax ~
Asscssor announced t~l!;.t no obJectlons he.d bc(:n flloa wltn hll11, The Councll pro-
cecded. t') ins)oct the Tax Roll for tho ycc.r 1939 and n) c:JmplaintG h~lvil1g 00(,)11 re-
ceiTvod, U¡)Ol1 illJt ion du+y socoIÍded, the Tax Roll W,.G r ,)turned t:) the City Cleric,
as Tux Assossor, for c:;,E)letiÆ.
Cüw1cilmun Brass "mado fu()ti~>ll, to acccpt Tax Roll for 1939 as pr esented
by tax assessor, Alto Wat ford, Councilman Culoroth sccclnded motion, and c[lrricd.
Tho City Cuuncil then proceeded to ad;,,¡pt [1 budg,::t of estimated expendi-
tures for tho yo;:.r 1939, and upon moti;l1 of Councilmen Brllss and duly seconded and '
C'll'riod tho f"Hewing budget W:',6 o.deptod, a
GEN ERAL FunD .
SE.lary f()r Mayor ~5. 00
S[;J.u.rios fen:' Oouneil,¡¡on 300.00
Salary fQr City Clerk 1500.00
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Salary for Chief of Police 1660.00
Salury for City Attornoy 300.00
, Telephol1o & T,jlcgraph Service 200.00
Su}ary for Fire Chief 900.00
I Wc..ges fo.r. .Stroet & Sanitary Dopt. 625.00
Lights for City Håll 60.00
Materi¡l1s for Street & Sanita.ry Dept. 100.00
Leg!ü Advert is ìng & Office Supplies 150.00
Insurance f.or City Hall 25.00
Mnintenanco for City Trucks 500.00
Streets Lights 834.00
Reserve for Contingencies 2~0.00
Total $7,509.00
WATER FUND
Su.1a:ry for We.tor Supt. 1200.00
Electric ctœrent'for Water Station 900.00
Fuel for ~ater Supt's Oar 300.00
J/luintenu.nce, E4uipment & Supplios for Wat er Dept/ 4000.00
Salary for Nator Registrar (City Clerk) 180.00
Cho;llicals for #ator Dept. 1200.00
Total $7,700.00
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Cowlcilman Culbreth presonted the follovvi.ng Ordinünco and movod its
adJ'ption. Councilman Swain seconded tIle motion, and was carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 199
AN üRDI¡~A¡~CE P RùVIDHW ,fOB. THE LEVY AND CCLLECTION OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR
1939 for THE 01 TY uF OIŒECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYvR AND CITY OuUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEEŒOBEE,
FLORIDA:
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Section 1. That tho City of Okoochobee, Florida, hereby levios
u. tax of 62 mills on oacü dollar valuation of real and ~)orsonDl property
within tho cor";')ore.to limits of the City of Okoochoboo, Florida, for the
yoar 1933, suc'Ü t£1XOS s~lulliJe assessed and collected in the manner pr~lvided
by law, PROVIDED H",WEVER, that no taxes shall 00 asso8sed against homostoads
I hé:.ving a vD.lwJ.ticll1 of Five Th,usand (.¡~5,000.OO) Dollars and lesè, 'and home-
steads hu.ving a valuation of ìlDro than iP5,000.00 shall not be taxed on the first
4IÞ J5,000.OO, as horeinooforo provided, oxcept us provided in Section 2, of this
Ordi nallce.
Soction 2. That 2Tmills of such tD.X shã1¡ be used for Genoral
City purposes and shD,ll oe assessed for tho Genorel Fund of s:Üd City. That
ton (10) mills 01 SUCLl t(~.x shilll be assessed for tho payment and satisfaction
of that certD.in Judgment obtained by Yeoman's Mutual Life Insurance Company,
against tho City of íJkeochobeo, Florida; said Judgment issued out of the U. S.
District Court of the -~Southorll District of Floridu., a COJY of which is
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. recorded in t:tro offic e of th0 Clerk of Circui t Court of Okoechoboo COW1ty,
I Florida; thD.t fivo (j) millS. of such tax shll bo uRod for tho payment of tho
oulance duo on that certall1 J udgmont of tho Pauly .1all Building Compn.ny, a
Corporation, which sD.id Judgmont is recordod in tho offico of tho Olork of
Circuit Court of Œ(ooc110beo Cow1ty, Florjiia; that fivo (5) mills of suCh tax
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shall be used to D(iply on that certain judgment obtained, æd owned, by Eureka
Fire Hoso 1.hnufacturing Oo.;¡pany, in tho Circuit Court of Olwechobee County,
Florid"; that fifteen (15) mills of such t ax "hall be assessed for tho p"yment ~
.and sati3factiol1 of that cortain judgment obt,Ün~d by E. T. McGau:¡'ley, against
tho City of u~eochobee, Florida; said Judg~ont issued out of tho U. S. District
Court of tho Snlthorn DÍi::t rict of Florida, a copy of whic'l is recorded in the
offico of tho Clerk of Circuit Court Of Okeechobeo County, Florida; said levy
of f iftoon (l~) mills shull be assessed c.öainst ,:ll homestoad property, re-
ga.rdless of v,Üue, vdthin tne City of Okeechobea, Florida.
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Section 3. It shcll 00 the duty of the Tax Colloctor and City Clerk
i to divide the proceeds received from said tax as aforesa.id into the funds set ~
' out in tHO procodlng section u.nd keep full and corroct account of same as they
m"¥ OC directed by tho City Council. 0
Section 4. All Ordinlli1cos and ~~rts of ordin~1ces in conflict
horewith be, and tho srune are, heroby repealed.
Sect ion 5. Tb is ordintll1ce Sh all be in full forco and effect upon
its passage by the City Council and [l)proval b.;, the Mayor.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
BY H. H. Raulerson
--president, City Council
ATTEST: Alto watford
City Clerk
Tho forogoing ordinance is heroby approved by mo this 18th
day of October, A. D. 1939.
w~ J. Hondry O. .
JL.AYOR
Councilman Culbreth m1;.de motion to instruct the City Clark, toO
write local Manager, Florida Power Light 00., olso a copy to be Bont to
the Dist rict 0 ffice in Wast Palm Boach, th11t street lightin¿:; contract had
boon broken by them and if said contract is again broken, that City Council
will consider contract canaelled. Motion was seconded by Colli1cilman Swain,
lli1d carried.
Upon motion City COilllCil adjourned.
ATTEST:¡:?~. f:!~ n
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