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082927CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA. MINUTES August 29th at Two P ~ Adjourned Session9' 27 239 EIWJTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COL~I$SION OF THE CITY OF SAi,~ORD FLORIDA HELD AT T~VO O'CLOCK P ~{ ON AGUST 29, 1927. ~The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida met in adjourned session at the City Hall in Sanford Florida at Two O'Clock P M on August 29th 1927. Present*. ~yor-Commissioner E F Housholder Commissioners $ 0 Chase and ¥~ C Hill City ,Y. anager 7,r B 'Silliams City Attorney George A DeOottes Lieutenant of Police , A H Beckwith Deputy Clerk, ~rs W H Holden. The minutes of the meetings of the City Cor.~nission held at two O'Clock P .'.~ on August 26th 1927 and at E[oht O'Clock P E on Au$~st 26th 1927 were read and a~:proved. Prof. Lawton ~De~red before the Board and stressed the i~oort~nce of retzi~dng the services of the City ~urse. Prof. L~wton then brought to the ~ttention of the Commission the fact that the Board of Educs. tion held ~s security time wa_~nts~ of the C~ty' of S~nford, Flori~ in the s~u of '~' ~7,~25.00 and requested th~,~t the pe~yment of these w~rr~nts be given i~mediate z~ent[on. The Commission i~ormed Prof. L~wton theft it would be impossible for the City to m~ke ~ny definite assurances zs to the retirement of any City ~7~rr~ts ~til after the cor~letion of the ~udit now being made of the City's books. U~on recon~eud~tion of the L~unicipal Judge, a p~role was gr~nted to Joe B~nett, during good behavior, B~rnett h~ving served thirty d~ys of ~ sixty dzy sentence. ~e Commission then proceeded to he~r complaints against the s~ssessed valuation of re~l property in the City of Sanford, Florida, for the year 1927,-28 ~[r ;~[ F Robinson ~pp~red before the Commission with reference to ~ssessment Blocks l~ and 22 of C & T. Addition and asked that the ~ssessment be placed ~t $10.00 for the year 1927-28 ~s said blocks were over ~sse~sed las~ year. Action on this m~tter wzs deferred until ~ joint conference could be h~d with the City Cor~ission znd the Assessors. Mrs Belle Check ~Dpc~red before the Co~mnission with :~eference to ~ssessment ag~i~ t Blocks l, l~ ~nd 2N on French Avenue ~ud the south 5 3/4 ft. of Lot 6 ~nd lot 7 of Block of tier i of S~ord, and requested ~ reduction in the ~ssess~nent for this property. Action on thi~ m~tter w~s also deferred until ~ joint coherence could be h~d~.z~n"~ the ~zty Commission and the Assessors. ~rs Isabelle Simon filed s~ co~:~laint_ with ~_e~.rd~ to the assessment a~to-~' the south l~- feet of Lot 4 and the north 2 feet of lot 6 Blk. 3 Tr. l, Sanford. ~is matter de~erred ~til a joint coherence could be had with the :City Oom~ssion ~d the A~se~oo~.o ~ Frc, l ~sll appeared before the Cormnission ~ith reference to assess:nent s~g~i~t Lots 1 an& 2 of Block 7 of Tier g, S~nford F].o-~a and. ~ .... ~.'~'~ s~,[~.~, ,.,~ the o~ ~.~. ~s~o.:ten~ wa8 not in line ~m,~Z,,~u O~.e2 property in the sa,me vicinity, ~is matter deferred ~util joint coherence could be had with the City Commission and the Sunny co:~mcnications were file~ with the Olerk to be taken under considera~ion by the City Commission in ...... ~o~,~ session with the Asseszor8. L'"~ Uilli~m ~jL[le azpeared before theConm~ission with reference to the payment of pavi~ assess/nent ~,,.~' , , , 240 CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA, MINUTES Auto,st 29, 1927 19 and asked that the assessment agai;~t property ovmed by the Hotel Company in First Street Extension be cut in hal£ as the T:.~x Com:uission over-looked the f~ct in assessing the propert~ that the lots were only twenty-five feet wide ?~nd based their valuation on fifty foot lots i '~is matter was also referred to a joint co.~erence with the City Commission and the Tax C o :m'~i ss ion. Action was also deferred on the complaint of .~.:r J D Hood with reference to assess- ments az?~i'-~t i?roperty of Lake Front In~icrovement Co;:rpany, and also on the ~'mtter of the assess- ed valuation in %?est Si~!e Bulkhead District, which is to be revised; and also 'the matter of the assessment aC lust property located at Third Street and )~aSm. olia Avenue owned by J D Ds~ison. At the request of ~r :? !_~ Young, who ~ppeared before the Commission with regard to lots A B and C. Hi,hi. and Park which lots are used for park purposes, after the ex~!a~nation of Lir Young that in selling lots in Highland Park, all owners of property therein , under his contracts of sale, have the right to the use of Lots A , B a~.d C. for park ?~poses, for 'the year 1927-~it was ordered that said Lots A,B and C. be exempt i'rom taxes as park property. The Chief of Police Roy G ?';illia~us, was granted a thirty day leave of absence by the City Co;muission, Lieutenant Bec~,.~m~h to serve a., Chief during the aose~me of Chief ~7illian~. ~.e City i~:anager brought before the Co~ranis si on several routine matters relative to the ~olf course, the gas and water plants. ~e City ~ger was directed to furnish the City Co:nmission with a complete list of all automobiles o%rned by the City, the approximate value of said ears sff~d the amount of insurance carried. On motion of Co;mnissioner Chase, which unanimously prevailed, the City L'anager was i~tructed to have all motor equipment, except the car of the City l~lanager, distinctively marked with the name of the City of Sanford Florida, and the I.:unicipal Depart- ment to which each car belonged, and also to have the oar of the Chief of the Fire Department mainted bright red, with name of the department ~,~ainted on both sides in gold. City Commission then entered upon a consideration of the budget for the next fiscal year. On motion duly made and carried, the meeting adjourned until two O'Clock P !~ August 30th 1927, at which time the City Conm%ission will meet with the Tax Co~'~mission to consider the complaints agaimt the assessed valuation of real property for the year 19_P77~[ Attest: . City Clerk.