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CITY OF OCO'E"E:-
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BEAUTIFUL ORANGE GROVES
PURE WATER
PAVED STREETS
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IN THE HEART OF ORANGE COUNTY,
FLORIDA..
GOOD OHUROHES
HIGH SOHOOL
FINE LAX ItS
TWO RAILROADS
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL,HELD DECEMBER
3rd, 1928.
Called to order by President of the Council--J. J. Robertson, with
the following members answering rol~-call: J. M. Argo and C. F. Fain.
Absent: R. D. Slone and L. C. Bobo.
Mayor---Clerk and Marshal present. Also several citizens.
~inutes read and approved.
Complaint was stated by C. F. Fain in regard to condition of drainage
ditch near Rewis rent houses---east end of said ditch being partial-
ly closed by sand washing in. ,Street Committee was empowered by the
Council to investigate this complaint and if it was found to be a
just one and an emergency, to remedy same.
Letter from State Board of Health in regard to water supply of City,
yI read and discussed. State Board of Health stated that there seemed
to be no serious contamination of this water---and aske~ for further
sam"les to be analized. Mayor Minor also reported approximately
~e same thing from Orlando Water Department.
,.. ~ Clerk instructed to order 50 dog tags at $3. from H. & W. B. Drew Co.
· for the year 1929.
Bills referred to Mayor Minor by Council at previous meeting: Bill
of Boyd Wilson for ~f6. was tabled, as was also the bill of F. H. Bart-
lett for $lOe. both being for night watchman service, and both be-
ing O. K.'d by Mayor. Council refused to consider them until a full
council and further evidence could be secured.
Aill from J. i,'. Grafton for supplie s used by J. B. McCrary Co. during
the paving program: Mayor said this bill had never been II Approvedfl
by McCrary Co., hence he had never paid same. Clerk requested to
write Mr. Grafton for itemized account o~ this bill.
Night Watchman for Ocoee---including Chase & Co. packing house, was
suggested by Mayor Minor. This question wae _tab,led by vote of the
Council for at least the time that Chase 8:: Co. maintain a man on
the job. In the discussion it was brought out that Chase 8 Co. real-
ly had no packing house in Ocor.e---that it was the property of the
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
J. ~. Argo was requestacto ascertain from Winter Garden what they
charged for occupation license on fertilizer warehouses---this
was brought about by complaint of A. A. C. Co. that Ocoee charged
double what other tm'iI1S were charging.
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'~'Mr. Argo was also instructed to find out and report as to the
\yI American Express Co. paying a license for each separate express office
maintained in a town. Said Express Co. objected to paying for two,
offices in Oco1'e. L~,. W1--(.,,,,~t./ ~) .
~tter from Mr. W. T Martin requesting privilege of copying names from
~~ty Registration Book read. Clerk advised to invite him to do so.
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street Tax for 1929 discussed----sor.1e for and some against said
method of raising money. The unanimous opinion being that we
must not increase taxation to any greater extent if it could be
helped.
The following bills were read, approved and ordered
Fla Pub Service Co. Pumping for month of Nov.
1I " street Lights for month of Nov.
" " Office Light s for Nov.
w. T. Bracewe 11, Marshal for month of Nov.
paid:
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45.92 /t~ji>
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Mrs. Jirrl Helms, Washing 3 Blankets from City Jail,
There being no furt
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business, upon motion, the meeting adjourned
President.
At about 12.45 this night A. C. L. Depot was found to be on fire and
burned entirely up---nothing being saved but a typewriter and an
adding machine.
R. C. B.
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