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Home My WebLink About11-08-1950 I I 263 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIn:TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLOHIDA, HELD \^lEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1950 Present: Councilmen Minor, Murray and Slohe. Absent: Couucilfflen' Bryan~and Richbourg _ Also ayor CJwells. A quorum present. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Minor at 7: 30 P .:t-1. and the minutes of last regular meeting held October 17, 1950 were read and approved. Councilman Slone made a motion to approve the payment of the following bills, except that bill of ~1. C. Bryan $12.09 and the O. C. Wipper$269.88 (a) From General Fund: Richard Bodiford, street labor through 1028-50 J. M. Jame~, street labot through 10-28-50 State Bank of Apopka, payment on Chevrolet truck G. M. Stanley~_Marshal salary to 11-1'-50 W. H. Wurst, ~~erk salary to 11-1-50 Richard Bodiford street labor through 11-4-50 Cash paid out,$15. garnage hauling,$8.30 office supp. Winter Garden Hdwe Co. Street Dept. Leila J. Hill, County Tax Collector w. H. Wurst Agency, Clerk's Bond Florida Telephone Corp. bill to 1~10-50 Rodgers and Kirkland, attending Cnuncil meeting J. C. Ward, gas' - Street Dept. Dees and Lee, vas,Oil & repairs, street dept. Florida Power Corp. power & lights to 1~Q-50 Burgess Press, Election ballots ' Orlando Farm Equipment Store, street dept. Mary Griffin, election inspector Mittie Howard, election inspector Corinne D. Fryling, election inspector Grace \Vheeler, election Clerk P. J. New, election deputy City of \vinter Garden, Water d ept. (b) From Utility Tax Fund: S. A. Poole, painting Fire House (c) From Cigarette T~ Fund: M. & M. Welding Shop, water dept. pipe & fittings 33.00 19.20 49.00 75.00 50.00 33.00 23.30 1..60 1..16 50.00 5.51 10.00 21:~~ 77.26 8.20 6.40 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 25.56 115.00 140.39 A motion to nay aforesaid bills from funds above mentioned was seconded by COuncilman Murray, voted and carried. At this. time the Clerk read the results of the Regular City election held November 7, 1950 from the talley sheets signed by the Clerk and Inspectors of the polls, The results ar~ as follows: For Councilmen for the term of two years, M. C. Bryan 85 votes, Delma E. Fields 109 vQtesl C. R~ Freeman 97 votes, E. A. Murray 111 votes and Edwin H. Pounds 181 votes. H tot..al of 212 votes were cast out of 304 Qualified voters. which resulting the winners as Edwin H. Pounds, Eelma E. Fields and E. A. ~1urray. Councilman Murray made a motion to accept the poll holders count as read, and that the election be considered legal ana valid, This motion was seconded by Councilman Slone, voted and carried. In the absence of the Mayor to swear in the new Councilmen, Councilman Murray made a motion to call Justice of the Peace Tucker to come and swear them in. The winning Councilmen took the oath as read by }1r. Tucker and signed their respective oaths. At this time Councilman Murray made a motion to appoint Councilman Minor as Chairman, motion was seconded by Councilman Slone, voted and carried. Councilman Fields made a motion to appoint COuncilman Pounds as Vmce- Chairman, motion was seconded by Councilman Slone, voted and carried. Councilman Pounds made a motion to appoint and retain W. H. Wurst a~ Clerk and Treasury, since there were" no oral or written applications for the job, motion was seconded by Councilman Murray, voted and carried. J . '" 264 Councilman Fields made a motion to beta in G. M~ Stanley as Marshal, Motion was seconded by Co~mcilman Pounds, voted and c;arried. Chairman Minor proceeded to appoint the various committees being, Murray as head of street and equipment department with Slone asslsting, Fields as head of water department. with Pounds assisting, Pounds as head of sanitary department with Slone assisting. There being no further business, Councilman Murray made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. This motion was seconded by Couhcilman Pounds, boted and carried. Thereupon, the Council adjourned at 10:35 P.M. ::;~~ City Clerk - GL3~ ?/ ,Chairman " I iI f -I \ ? I 265 "I, Delma E. Fields ,do solemnly SNear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the COnstitution and government of the United States and of the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear. true faith, loyalty and allegiance to the same, and that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution; that I will ~aithfully perform all the duties of the office of COUNCILMAN 6f the City of Ocoee', on which I am about torr:; eter::;, So help me God." , PfJ. / j _Approved by me this 8th day (,. J...A.A d.<:2/ , - ~f~ove er 1950 - ,- ~ ~-- - ~-- . _ or. .J.P.. DIST.l!3 , ORAi~GE CO. FLA. "I, 'F., A. Murray do solemnly swear (or iiffirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Consitution and government of the United State' and of the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true f~ith, loyalty and allegiance to the SamE, and that I am entitled tp hold office under the constitution; that I Nill faithfully perform all the duties of the office of COUNCIil-'lAN of the City of Ocoee, on which I am about to enter, So )1e1p me GOd."r;.C, ~& Approved by me this 8th day of ~~ 1950. . ~-~ ./. ,May<w . . ' J.~. 'DIS~:1~ ,ORAN~~ CO., FLA. /' "I, EDtv!IN H. POUNDS. do solemnly swear (or Affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and g9yernment of the United States , :' and of the State of, Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I ,rill bear true faith, loyalty andall~giance to the same, and that I am entitled to hold office under the constmtution; that I will faithfully "'-- perform all the duties of the; office of COUNCILMAN of the City of Ocoee~ onl which I am about to enter, So help me God." Approved by me this 8th day of..November 1950. '~z:~ / ~. ~ Ma.y U.1 . .j:r. DlST. ~3, ORANGB CO., FLA. &~~. " /