070140The ,City Commission of the City of 5anf ord, Florida met in adjourned session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida at 7:30 o'clock P.M. July 1, 1940.
Present: Commissioner Walter S Coleman, Mayor.
" H James Gut
if Edward Higgins
if M J Lodge
if G E Rollins
City Attorney Fred R. Wilson
City Clerk H N Sayer.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
The Commission then proceeded to sit as a Tax Equalization Board to receive any
compUints or objections filed with the City Clerk as to assessed valuation on the
1940 tax roll as prepared by the City Tax Assessor and presented at this time
Thereupon the following complAints were presented and taken under consideration:
Assessed Val. Cmm laint
S 0 Shinholser Lots 4 and 5 Block 4 Tier 3 $13,950.06 —Wants reduced to $10tO00.00
J B Fields Middle 39 ft. of Lots 4 & 5
Block 4 Tier 10 11660.00 Claims too high in proportion
to other assessments. `
Paul Stine Lots 6 and 7 Block 2 Tier 11 2,500.00 Claims too high
Stine Machine Company Personal property 5,000.00 Claims too high in proportion
to other assessments
SantordAtlantic National
Bank Lot 5 Block 3 Tier 3 70,000.00 Claims too high in proportion to
other assessments.
Mrs Ruby Hart Middleton.Beg. at Int. of Celery Ave.
& Mellonville Ave. run W. 150 ft.
S. 415 ft E. 150 ft N. to Beg Less N. 25 ft of for street) 4,310.00 Claims too high in proportion
to income
J W Rhodes Lot 1 Block 5 Chapman & Tucker
Addition 10,000.00 Claims too high in propor-
tion to income
Imperial Oil Company Lot 4 and 5 Block 14 Tr. 4 2,000.00 Claims too high
M F Robinson Est. Lot 1 Block 6 Chapman & Tucker
Addition 6,000.00 Claims too high.
W E Watson. S. 50 ft of Lots 6 and 7 Blk.
7 Tier 4 2,500.00 Claims too high.
E N Scott Lot 1 Block 15 Tier 4, Sanford 2,275.00 Wants reduction due to
service station erected in nei
borhood.
F B Dyson
Lot
4
MINUTES
( Should follow meeting of June 27th.)
Buena Vista Est.
650.00
Claims too high.
too
Mrs T.A.Butner
Lot
5
Block
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA, July__.
at 7:30 P.M 19-40-
The ,City Commission of the City of 5anf ord, Florida met in adjourned session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida at 7:30 o'clock P.M. July 1, 1940.
Present: Commissioner Walter S Coleman, Mayor.
" H James Gut
if Edward Higgins
if M J Lodge
if G E Rollins
City Attorney Fred R. Wilson
City Clerk H N Sayer.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman.
The Commission then proceeded to sit as a Tax Equalization Board to receive any
compUints or objections filed with the City Clerk as to assessed valuation on the
1940 tax roll as prepared by the City Tax Assessor and presented at this time
Thereupon the following complAints were presented and taken under consideration:
Assessed Val. Cmm laint
S 0 Shinholser Lots 4 and 5 Block 4 Tier 3 $13,950.06 —Wants reduced to $10tO00.00
J B Fields Middle 39 ft. of Lots 4 & 5
Block 4 Tier 10 11660.00 Claims too high in proportion
to other assessments. `
Paul Stine Lots 6 and 7 Block 2 Tier 11 2,500.00 Claims too high
Stine Machine Company Personal property 5,000.00 Claims too high in proportion
to other assessments
SantordAtlantic National
Bank Lot 5 Block 3 Tier 3 70,000.00 Claims too high in proportion to
other assessments.
Mrs Ruby Hart Middleton.Beg. at Int. of Celery Ave.
& Mellonville Ave. run W. 150 ft.
S. 415 ft E. 150 ft N. to Beg Less N. 25 ft of for street) 4,310.00 Claims too high in proportion
to income
J W Rhodes Lot 1 Block 5 Chapman & Tucker
Addition 10,000.00 Claims too high in propor-
tion to income
Imperial Oil Company Lot 4 and 5 Block 14 Tr. 4 2,000.00 Claims too high
M F Robinson Est. Lot 1 Block 6 Chapman & Tucker
Addition 6,000.00 Claims too high.
W E Watson. S. 50 ft of Lots 6 and 7 Blk.
7 Tier 4 2,500.00 Claims too high.
E N Scott Lot 1 Block 15 Tier 4, Sanford 2,275.00 Wants reduction due to
service station erected in nei
borhood.
F B Dyson
Lot
4
Block
G,
Buena Vista Est.
650.00
Claims too high.
too
Mrs T.A.Butner
Lot
5
Block
D,
Buena Vista Est.
1,100.00
Claims too high.
Claims
R.B.Wight
Lots
3
and
4 Block 2 Tier 7
7,000.00
Claims too high
Volunteer State
Life
Ins. Co
Beg
at
S E
Cor
of Blk 3 Tr. 2
Run
W.
55 ft
N
75.2 ft W. 30
ft.
N
50 ft
E.
115 ft. S. to Beg.
5,400.00
Claims too high in proportio
Mattie T.Stoudenmire W.
42 ft
of
Lot 5 Block 9
to income
Tier
5
10540.00
Claims too high in pro-
portion to other assessments.
Mrs W C Williamson S. 4 ft of Lot 2&N 5S ft of 3
Block 11 Tier 7 22260.00 Claims too high in proportion
to other assessments.
W.A.Zachary S 112 of Lot 4 all 5 B1k.8Tr. 4 4,250.00 Claims too high , wants
$500.00 reduction.
L B
Hodgins
W. 39
ft of
Lot 4
Blk 3 Tier 6
1,590.00
Claims
too
high
J J
Cates
Lots
1 and 2
Cates
Addition
550.00
Claims
too
high.
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CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA, - -__s aIY 1 _T30 P M-19-40
Ass'd Val. Complaint
M T Anderson Lot 10 Block 12 Tier 6 1,500.00 Claims too high in proportion to
other assessments
Miss Isabella. Simon S. 10 ft of Lot 2 and
N 11 1/3 ft of Lot 4 Blk 3 Tier 1 $950.00
Chester T. Fosgate S. 49.23 ft of Lot 9 Blk
3 Tier 2 12,600.00
R W Warren Lot S Block 3 Tier 11 2,430.00
Claims too high
Claims too high
Claims too high
H L DuHart Lot 5'Block 11 Tier A 21000.00 Claims too high.
There being no further complaints or objections registered., the Commission then adjourned
as an Equalization Board until a later date, and thereupon proceeded to handle any other
business which may come before it.
Consideration next given to an additional appropriation to the Seminole County
Chamber of Commerce,- at this time to be used for special advertising purposes.
Thereupon after considerable discussion,;, Commissioner Higgins moved that the
City appropriate $500.00 to the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce for special adver-
tieing purposes.
Seconded by Commissioner Lodge and carried.
On motion of Commissioner Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Rollins and carried,
the City Attorney was next instructed to institute foreclosure proceedings against the
vacant lots in San Lanta 2nd. Section , and the vacant lots in Amended Plat of Magnolia
Heights which are tax delinquent for over two years, the majority of these lots being
tax delinquent since 1927.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.