HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-06-1938
E. A. MURRAY
MAYOR
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W. H. WURST
CL.ERK AND TREA9.
CITY OF ({J>COEE
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ORANGE COUNTY
OCOIEE. FI...ORlIDA
COUNCILMEN
R. C. BIGELOW. CHAIRMAN
L. C. WINDHAM
C. H. POUNDS
P. P. FORD
J. W GRAVES
Minutes of a regular meeting of the City Counoil held September 6th 1938.
Meetinp.: ca.lled to order by Chairman at 7:45 P. M.
All members present exoept Mr. Pounds; May~r ~ m't Clerk precent.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Mr. Ford moved and second Mr Graves t.o pay bills as follows: Clark & Co $5.32;
E. B. Brown $37.09; T. I. C. Store .35~; Lester A. Harris $20.10 Griffin
Chrvrolet Co $10.70; Iserman & Co $3.04; Pounds Motor Co $13.70; Winter
Garden Lumber Co $18.24; C. M. Gay, Ulerk of Cirouit Court $~.50.
Clerk repos:trted advanoe payment to Mr. Lester Hartis of $100.00 to apply J.------
aooounts he is now handling for City.
UNFI!ITSHED BUSINESS: Mr. Hammond, attorney for Mrs Rosetta E. Marshall pres eat
to ask Counoil for reduotion in taxes, The Counoil agreed after discussion
to settle with Mrl Hammond consisting EXiBthe property of the ~1ars. Marshall
interest for $$4,000.00 flat for the three tax bills. ~l,OOO to be paid
in thirty days and $3,000 to be paid at end of sixty days.
the mat ter of mating adjustment on part of t he year 1931 tax whioh was paid
a by Mrs. N. N. Jensen was deolined by Council, beoause of the faot that the
., exoess amount oolleotedfor t he Judgment fllnd was used for the ret irement
of the balanoe of the Water Bonds.
Mr. Graves moved and second Mr. Windham that tl~ resolution of Mr. A. M. Olarke
as read be adopted as fo llows;
WHEHEAS there has been no complete revalllation or assessment of rea.l estate
in the original Ci ty limits of Ocoee s inoe t he first ass essment a number of
years ago, AND oweing to ohange of values and other oonditions sinoe arising
it is de€IOOd to the advantage of all that a re-assessment be r.ade accoriding
\to present oash values. NOW TEERE1!'ORE be it resolved that a oommittee of nine
be appointed and allthorized to make suoh a re-asse.ssment, the Committee shall
'oonsist of the five members of the Oity Counoil an,(l four Ocoee ta.x payers,
}these four to be seleoted by the tax payers/Rte~t~~ meeting. The work
lof rmking suoh an assessment roll to begin as suoh time as agreed upon at this
meeting and oontinued as rapidly as possible until complete.
The Cnnmittee ~as instructed to meet in the City hall Thursday nig~ 7:30
) l,ie~bers ot the aceassessment oommittee consist of the Counoil: Mr. P. 1? Ford
M.r. J. '\.. Graves. Mr. C. H. Pounds. Mr. L. C. Widdham. Mr. R. C. Bigelow
Other members of the oon~ittee appointed was Mr. W. D. Pease, Mr. W. B. ~ounds
~. F. H. li~aguire and Mr. J. H. Argo.
There being no further bllsine ss Mr. Graves moved and s eo ond Mr. Ford to-
e adjorn at 9:15 P. M.
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