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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, HELD
MONDAY, MARCH 17. 1947.
Present: Councilmen Brown, Bryan, Fields and Slone.
Absent: Councilman Minor and Mayor Calhoun.
A quorum present.
The meeting was callea to order by Chairman Bryan at 7:30 P. M. and
the minutes of last regular meeting held March 3, 1947 were read and
approved.
Councilman Fields made a motion to approve the payment of the
following bills:
(a) From General Fund:
A. I. Barker, cash for garbage hauling 2-22 & 3-1-47
A. I. Barker, Marshal salary to 3Ql~-47
W. H. Wurst, Clerk's salary to 3-15-47
Florida Telephone Corp. bills to 2-10-47
Cash paid out, l-M post cards, stamps, and ledger
Gilliam Grocery, gas and oil for truck
Pounds Motor Co. 1 tire and tube for truck
A. I. Barker, Marshal fee
W. H. Calhoun, Mayor's fee
W. H. Wurst, Clerk's fee
9.00
67.50
50.00
10.30
15.00
13.50
33.98
2.00
1.00
1.00
The motion to pay aforesaid bills from funds mentioned above was
seconded by Councilman Brown, voted upon and carreed.
Cler~ read letter from Florida Telephone Corp. dated March 3, 1947.
AlSO:,., 'Mr. Wetstein[. and Mr. Sturdevant of the Telephone Co. wa.s
present, asking for a reduction in their assessment and to get exempt
from paying Licenses as they do not have an office here, etc. The
Council agreed if they improved the system for Ocoee, their assessment
would not be raised for the number of years to come, as to the number
of ye~s in the past on the in~reased assessment. and the matter of the
License for them would be referred to City Atorney. Mr. ~etstein agre-
ed to ~ay their Taxes for the years 1945 and 1946.
Clerk reported the $86.500.00 of old bonds cancelled by the Bank in
Chica.go for the exchange for new bonds, Also the Crummer Company has
turned over to the Town the $25,000.00 of new bonds which was paid at
20~ on the dollar.
Councilman Brown made a motion to have limb at E. H. Johnson be taken
from the tree. This motion was seconded by Councilman Fields, voted
and carried.
There being no further business, Councilma.n Brown made a motion that
the meeting be adjourned, This motion was seconded by Councilman Fields,
voted upon and carried, therepon, the Council adjourned at 9:25. P.M.
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City Clerk.
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. Mayor Pro tern.