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1939-11-06 Regular 615 Okeeobobee, 'lorida I .~~er 6, ~~ The Oity Oouncil met in regular sessiol1 at the Oity Hall on the above date at 2:00 P. II. with the following members present: W. J. Hendry, Kayor, H. H.~ Raulerson, President of the Oity Oouncil, Councilmen Oulbre~h and Brass, with Alto Watford, City Clerk, T. W. Conely, Jr., Oity Attorney, L. L. Oonrad, Ohief of Polioe aDd B. O. Stewart, fire Ohief in attendence. lIinutes of the last meeting were read. and approyed. I The City Oouncil considered the purchase of a ),ire Engine and after diso..1- of proposals the foUowing Resolution was presented "by Oounoilaan Culbreth who moved . U8~t1a. Upa being 88C~Û ~ Oo~i~ ~U8 ~ pœ to a ~h. ~~lœ~ I was œanimoualy adopted: &l.iQ.!!.!lIl.QI IIIIBhS, the City of Okeecbobee is without ål11table f1re equipment for proteotion of property aDd fire insU1'&DCe rates Will increase thirty fi ye nr forty percent unless sui t- able equipment is installed 188e41&te1y, and IHEREAS, this Oouncil baa considered seyeral offers submitted and deøaing it to the best interest of the oitlzena of said 01ty that suitable equ1pment be installed, lOW, THZUJORJ:, BE IT RESOLVED that the eqUipment offered by Ree't'es & Elsinger, 416 TB.1Bpa Street, Tampa, rlorida, t~wi t: *75 American LaFrance Engine, with co.p1ete equipment, and one thousand' feet bose I be. purchased and that t. he 01107 pay 1õh8 BUll of two Thoueaad two Hundred fifty <'2,250.00) Dollars for s8lle, whioh sald S\1ll shall be paid as follows: . .150.00 on 01' before llarch 1. .t.. D. 191K1 and the bal- ance 1n three installments of '500.00 each, due one, two and three years froll Karch 1, J.. D. 1940, With interest on such de- ferred payments at the rate of fIø per ann. from the date of acceptance of s&1d eql11pael1t by the Oity Oouncil. S IT fURTHER RlSOLVJ:D that this purchase is not to be flnal until said fire truck and equipment and. hose is de11.ered to tbe Oity, free of oost, after haTlng been approved I by repre.8I1tat1Te. Qf the SQuthea.terl1 Und81'1l1'1ter. J..80oSat1ol1. PASSED and ADOPTED in open session this 6th day of lOT_bel', A. D. 1939. ',.',"1 ".. OITY OJ' 01CDOHOBU, I'LORIDJ. d." "( . BY PresideD~ty Oouncil ATT&ST: 616 I I I . I Oouncilmœ Culbreth presented the fallowing Resolution and moved. its adoption. Upon . being seconded by Councilman Brass and put to a vote, Resolution was UJl&11ilDously a adopted: ...' Ii I. i~ kJl t 1. 2.1 IHERIÄS, the City OQun.o~l has adopted a Reøolution whereby suitable fire equipaent i8 to be purchased and instal1e4 in said City, and EIBA-B, the p11:rohase pr1oe of said equipment is Two Tho~and Two Hundred rifty (82,250.00) Dollars, to be paid as follows: .750.00 on or before llaroh 1, A. D. 1940, and thebal- 0 a.nce in three iJ;lstallm~ts of 8500.00 each, duo one, two and three years froll Jlaroh 1, A. D. 1940, with interes~ at the rate 0 I of fI/ø par annum, and I IHIREAI, the 01ty of Okeeohobee partioipatee each year in the Boacl and Brifge J'und. of the County of Okeeohobee in an 8IIount of approx1raate1y $250.00 per annUlI, anc1 IHEBEAS, th1s Council 1switho1Ø funds with *ioh tf I make the total down payment on the fire equipment to be purchased I and unless such equipment is installed i_ediately the f1re in- surrmce rates now in effect in said Oit7 will 1noreaae thi:rt7 five to fort7 per cent and IHlRE1S, this Oounci1 believes it to be to the be8t interest of said 01ty that adequate fire protect10n be given aa soon as possible, ROW, TBEB1CIOBI, BE IT RlSOLVID by this Oouncil that the I Board of County 00_1ss10n8rs of Okeeohobae Oounty, llorl da be, 0 I and they are hereby, requested to 00OP8rate with the Oity Council by underwri tin¡ the cost of said fire equipment by making a pay- 0 lIent of 85°0.00 on or before the first day of Karch, A. D. 1940 and underwriting the balance of the puchasa price w1th the authority to apply that portion of the Boad&Dd Br1dge fund due said Oity for ~ the ferae 1940, 1941 and 1942 on the purchase of s&id l1re Equipment ! and the said Board of said County Oommissioners is hereby authorized to apply the said Bead and Bridge lund8 due the Oi ty on the pur- chase prioe of said fire equipment as the same become. due and pay- able. 0 t':; i>BE IT rtJRTHKR RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be delivered to the Board of County Commissioners with tb8' reque8t that they 1;"0 .~tion assoos as possible. . .PAS~D and ADOPftD1~in open 80ssionof the Oity Council I .., I this 6th d$7 of løvembor, ~~D~, 1939. I k'_,~;:~: (con't) I I I I 1 I J 617 OI1'! or OIUCBOBU. 'LORI DA I n 11'1'&81': Upon motion OoUDcil AdJGurnød. Aftl8f: ~ WøJ~ 01~t 4IÞ I Okaeohobee, Florida Deoember 4,1939 The City Council of the City of Oke.ohobee, Florida, met in regular session at the City Hall on the above date at 2:00 P. .II. and the following are present: W. J. Bcsndr1, Kayor, H. B. Raulerson, President of the Oit1 Council,' Councilmen Brase and Swain 1r1th Alto Watford, City alert, T.W. Cone11, Jr., City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police, B. O. Stewart, Fire Chief and O. O. MoOain, Water Superintendent in attendance. .IIinutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Councilman Sw81n presented the following Resolution and mOTed its adoptio and upon being seconded by Councilman Brass was put to a vote and adopted.: R I 8 0 L UTI 0 B ---------- BE IT RESOLVED that the President of the City Council and the City Clerk be, andthe1 are, hereby author1zed and in- I struoted to execute all agreements. and notes necessary to oom- plet. the purch...e of oertain fir. f1ghUng 8qu1p111l1Dt ... d..oribed ( 4IÞ in Resolution adopted by this City on the 6th da1 of Rovembor, A. D. 1939, when said equipment has been aooepted'by the City Council. PASSU and ADOPTJ:D this 4th day of Deo_ber, A. D. 1939. '. . ATTEST Alto Watford 0 rtÿ""1T1 e r k I Upon motion duly seconded and oarri~ the Pres1dent of the City Council i, aDd the Oity Clerk .Gln authorized to exeoute Contract to purchase one used Type 75 . Amerioan Larranoe 750 gallon Pumper Fire Truok, with ¡OOOtt of 2t1n. 'ire Hose, to be delivered in Ot.aohobe., 'lorida, on the terms set dorth in a Resolution passed by the City Council on the 6th day of 50vember, A. D. 1939. Motion was mad. by Councilman Swain, seconded by Councilman BraS8and carried that Mr. Joe Atkinson must eitber repair house owned by him in 1&8t Otee- ohob.e witbJ.D.. the next thirty day8, or the Oity will proceed to remoTe s... after January q., 1940. Motion was made to adjourn.