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Mr. W. W. King requested the Council to grant him a.
permit to build a residence, store and church on his lots in
East Okeeohobee and same was granted.
. Mr. J. D. ~oOarthy appeared before the Oounci1 and stat6d
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that he would furnish the labor if the Council would furnish
the pipe to fay a water main from the west side of b1ook 137 to
b1ock'13!, and Oounoi1 agreed to furn~sh pipe if City has suf-
, fioient pipe on hand to lay said main.
'Mr. D. R. KoNei1l requested the Oounoi1 to have bill
drawn to amend the Oit' Charter relative to poll tax qua1ifi-
-cation of vot;rs, and the City Attorney was instructed to dr$W
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" bill and.present same to Oounci1 for approval at next regular
meeting.
Communication ~as received from the Bank of Okeeoho-
bee relative to the payment of Time Warrants, which mature April
1st., 1923.
Communication was reoeive~ from t~e Peoples ~ank re-
questing the Council to designate said Bank a City Depository.
Kotio~ was made by Oounoi1man Hampton seconded by
Oounoi1man Berka that the Peoples Bank be designated as a de-
pository for the funds òf the City of Oxe~ohobee. Motion oar-
ried.
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President DeYarman stated that the Woman's Club had
appointed Mrs. H. H. DeYarman and the Chamber of Commerce had
appointed Mr. F. E. Henderson as members of the Park Improvement
Committee, and he appointed Councilman Albert Berka to serve,as
a m;aber of this oommitte~. Said committee to have superv~sion
of the improvements made in theOi ty Parks;",
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Upon motion by Councilman Berka seconded by Councilman
Hampton and duly carried the Council adj~urned to meet in special
session Maroh 27th 1923~'
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Attest: President ty. Oounoi ."""
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ø Okeeohobee, Fla., March 27,1923.
The City Oòunoi1 of Okeeohobee, Florida met in speoia1
session at 7.30 o'olock p,<..m.:.~ 't1he. above..~meJ).t~,olled date and the
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following were pre,eat:,H. B.'-DeYarman, President, Councilmen
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"~.H. O. Adams, F. W. Hampton and Albert Berka'with R. P. Fletcher
Clerk, andGeo F. Parker City Attorney in attendance.
Upon motion by Councilman Adams seconded by Oouncil-
Berka and duly carried the following bill-tO amend Section 11,
Chapter g3lg Laws of Florida was approved by the Council:
An Act to amend Section Eleven (11) of èhapter g3lg
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Laws of Florida 1919, Entitled an Act to abolish the present
Municipal Government of OkeechQbee in Okeechobee Oopnty Florida,
to legalize and validate the ordinances of ~aia Oity of Okeacho- J
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bee, and all official acts thereunder, to create and ,establish a
new municipality, to be known as the City of Ok~chobee, in Okee-
. chobee County Florida, and to fix and provide its territorial
limits, jurisdiction and powers, and the jurisdiction ànd pow- .
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Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flori~:
Section 1.
That Section Eleven (11) Chapter g3lð Laws of Florida,
1919, be and the sa:Tle is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 11.
The' City Clerk shall twenty days prior to all gen-
eral or special elections, open the registration books at the
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City Hall, and keep the same open for eight hòurs on each week
day, for the registration of electors, an~ shall" close the same
ten days prior to any' said election, said Clerk' shall have fuJ,l
I . power to administer oaths to all persons applying for re~tstra-
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tion. Any person who ;.is a registere<i and qualified voter ùhder
-.,._the laws ...ø ,1.aT. I"". o~ the State of Florida, and has paid his n
poll tax for the last two.years, and has resided within the corpor-
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~te limits of the City o~ Okeechobee for six months prior to ~J
saltd election, and who has paid a poll'tax of 11.00 to th~ City ..' ,
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before registration and who has been duly:;reg1stered" ten days/< ."
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prior to said election, and who are otherwise qh.ed 'accord-,J . "
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ing to ~aw, shall have a right to vote in said municipaî~èl~c- i
tions. Provided however, that in all Bond elections, no person
. shall be qualified to vote therein who is not a bonefide owner
of real estate within the limits of said City of Qkeechobee, and
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who h~ paid Sàe",taxe~ both ~_t"ïH;,'Õií:ntyand City last due there-,
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on. The C'~ ty Council shall provide by ord1nan~e the mode of con..,. .
ductingeleotiona ånd the regietrationof vcrt.res~" and shall J
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canvass the returns and certify the same in all elections. All
money derived ,from the paymentsof said poll tax shall be used for
the upkeep of the City Parks exclusively.
Section 2.
Alllawå ln'conflict herewith are hereby repaeled.
Sectipn 3.
This Act'shall blPome effective'upon its becoming a law.
. Upon motion by Councilman Berka- seconded by Councilman .
Adams and carried the Clerk was instructed to draw warrants trans-
, ferring. the' following ~ounts in order to meet interest payments'
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due April 1st 1923: $150.00 from Interest & Sinking Sewer Bond,
. Fund to Interest &.Sinking Paving Bond Fund and $900.00 from ~
. Interest & Sinking Sewer Bond Fun! to Interest & Sinking Water-
. Sewer Time Warrant Fund and $600.00 from Interest & Sinking
, Water Works Bond Fund to Interest & $inking Water-Sewer Time
- Warrant Fun4.
Upon motion by Councilman Adams seconded by Councilman
Berka and duly carried the City Attorney was authorized to pre-
- pare bill validating the Street Paving and Sewe+age Liens.
Upon motion by OouncUman Adams seconded by Councilman.
. Hampton the following resolution was adopted:..~
RlSOLUTIOll
~E~S Mr. w. J~ Conners of Palm Beaoh~ ?la. and
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. Buffalo, N. Y. 18 pJ.anning the construction of a paved road
from West Pa1maeach to Lake Okeechobee and around the east.
shore of said lake to Okeechobee City; and whereas the said W. -J.
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0 onn e,. has procured an option on a large acreage of land in a.në; ..,
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around 'the (Ji ty of Okeechobee~ and tEat if said option is exer- fro
otsed~ it is his intention to use every effort to increase the
population of Okeèchobee and make it the best oommerical city
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in South Florida, and whereas he has expressed a desire to 00-
operate with the officials of the oi ty and oOJmty and the citizen's
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,"of the oomrrnmi ty to that end; and in order to show our appreciation
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cf'~1s efforts,and our confidence in him and his contemplated
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improveme;¡.ts:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and the Oi ty Oouncll 'that
we assure Mr. Conners of our hearty support and co-operation, help,
aid an4 als1~anoe in every way that we can to carry out his plans.
. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oity Olerk be ordered
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- topresen t Mr. O'OQp""..wi th a' Oopy of tbi.8.".Q,"ut1oa.'
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H. H. DeYarman
Albert Berka
H. C. Adams
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. F. W. Hampton
Approved this 27th day of March A. D. 192~ ,
Thos,. W. Conely, Jr.,' Mayor. "
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Warrants were .rdered'issued for the following b~llS:
, INTEREST & SINKING PAVING BOND FUND
5-2 Bank of Okeechobee In payment of interest due 4-1-23 2,400.00 J
INTEREST & SINKING WATER WORKS BOND FUND
6-2 Bank of Okeechobee . In payment of intere~t due 4-1-23 1,200.00 ,.'
, into & prine
6-3 1&$ Water-Sewer Time Warrant Fund Funds borrowed to p!I! 600.00
INTEREST & SINKING SEWER BOND FUND
7-1 Bank of Okeechobee In payment of interest due 4-1-23 ' 150.00
7-2 I&S Street Paving Bond Fund Funds borrowed to pay into 150.00.
. int.and principal ;
7-3 I&S Water-Sewer Time Warrant Fund Funds borrowed to p!Z/ 900.00
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INTEREST & SINKING PAVING TIME WARRANT FUND ~
g-l Bank of Okeechobee In payment of interest' due 4-1-23 1¡?90.00
INTEREST & SINKING WATER-SEWER TIME WARRANT FUND
9-1 Bank of Okeechobee In payment of interest due 4-1-2) 1,050.00
on Water-Sewer Time Warrants'
9-2 Bank of okeechobee In payment of principal due 4-l~ 3, OOOþ 00
STREET PAVING LIEN FUND .
. on Street Paving'Time wårrants
10-1 Bank of Okeeohobee In payment of principal due,4-~-gJ/ 5,000.00
Upon motion duly seconded and carried the council adjour-
ned.
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Okeechobee, Florida, Jlaroh 2S, 1923 .,J.I
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Pur~~t to the following oàll the City Council of Okee-
ohobee, Florida met in special session at 3 o'clock p. m. and the
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following were:;present: H. H. DeYarman, Pr,es1dent, Councilmen Albert. 0
Berka, H. I.Adams and L. M. Raulerson with R. P. Fletoher, alert
I and Geo. F. Parker, Oi:ty Attorney in attemdanoe. .
Ci ty of Okeeohobee, Okee.ohobee County,
State of Florida.
To Hon. H. H. DeYarman,
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i To Hon. H. C. .dams .' ¡
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