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R. M.JOHNSTON
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W. H.WURST
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ORANGE COUNTY
OCOEE, FLORI DA
COUNCILMEN
C. H. POUNDS,CHAIRMAN
J. M. ARGO
M. C. BRYAN
J. W. GRAVES
E. J. KERR
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Minutes of a regular meeting of City Co~nci1 held April 15th 1940
, by Chairman
Meeting oalled to order/at 7=45 P. M.
All members present, Mayor and Olerk present
Minutes of last regular and speoia1 meeting read and approved.
Letter read dated April 6th from W. V. Knott, State Tr~asu~er asking
for approving openion for the $8,500. in Ocoee Bonds. ~he Oouncil
questioned about who would,like1y have this openion, the belief was that
Leedy-Vfueeler & 00 or the ~~Tv Bank Liquidator's offioe would have it.
Better dated April 2nd from J.. B. Rogers, Jr attorney at Winter Garden
in oonneotion with employing ~ City attorney. Oo~nci1 req~ested that
this let ter be aoknow1edge d.
Mr. Kerr moved seoond Mr. Graves to pay Florida Telephone Corp $4.35;
Mrs. P. B. Olark $15.00 for cloth a sewing room. $37.50 to" Mr. Allen
for po1ioe salary. Mr. Kerr moved secop,d Mr. Bryan to pay Florida Publio
Service $27.85 for pumping, $4.50 for ~ounoil room lights and $12.50 for
Street lights.
Reports: The Committee that went to Tampa reported the fire truok was sold.
A letter was read from City of Gainesville in oonnection with fire truok
they have for sale, that ~hey wo~ld advise us after their vity meeting.
Mr. Bryan stat ed that t he trailer camp was s~b ject for sale under the .
Murphy Aot for $141.10 and that the Oouhoil sho~ld make an effor to prootet
this property. After diso~ssion, Mr. Bryan moved and second Mr. Argo that
from now on that the Counoi1 employ another attorney suoh as Mr. Akerman or
Mr. Rogers to c6mee~n in and help us look after our business in a business
like manner.
The matter of the Harris bill was diso~ssed, The Council instructed the Olerk
to write Mr. Harris to come out Monday night April 22nd at 7:30 P. M. to
explain his bills. ~he Mayor called a speoia1 meeting for that night.
Mr. Kerr moved and seoond Mr. Graves to give the Penni8s~lar Life Insurance
Co. another years lioense for 1941 at ~5.00 providing thetr representative
is a local resident of Oooee, this was d~e to over oharge for 1940 as having
rIooal resident whioh the correct 1ioense *i is $5.00.
(~r. Argo moved and second Mr. Graves to have Clerk to get from Clerk of
\~ederal Oourt and Olerk of Circuit Oourt a oopy of all suoh Court orders
pertaining to Oooee so as to have the on hand a t all times. voted and oarrieo
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Their being no further busin~s Mr. Kerr moved and seoond Mr. Graves to
adjorn at 9:10 P. M. ~~
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O+-erk:. Chairman.