1955-10-25 Tax AssessmentOctober 25, 1955
The City Co~cil of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in the Council
Chamber at 7:00 P. M. on the above date pursuant to the following notice which had
been published in the Okeechobee News, for the purpose of reveiwing and equalizing
the City Tax Assessme~ Roll for the year 1955 as prepared by the Dowling Appraisal
Company and ~resented !by the City Tax Assessor. The following were present: Mayor
H. H. Raulerson, Pres~ent Walker, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner, Harden and Rh~es
with G. C. Durrance, '~ity Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
NOTICE
Notre is hereby given that the City
o~il of the City of 0keechobee,
Flo~or~da will meet in the Council Uhamber at the
Cit~ Hall at 7:00 P. M. October 25, 1955,
for-~he pua-pose of reviewing and equal-
izi~ the City Tax Assessment Roll for the
yea~ 1985 as prepared by
ANY~D ALL PERSONS having any objections
to t~e valuation placed on their property
by
as down by the Assessment Roll, are hereby
not,fed to file their objections with the
Cit~ Clerk or to appear in person before the
Cit~ Council at said meeting on the aforesaid
dat ~.
Franklin Walker
"Presidenb' City Council
0keechobee, Florida
ATT~T: Lo~ena Spivey
,. . 'Ci' 7 Clerk ......
City of Okeechobee, Florida
PROOF OF PUBLICATION'
THE 0KEECHOBEE ~S
(Published ever~i Friday in the City of Okeeohobee, Okeechobee County, Florida)
S TA I~ OF FLORI D~
COUNTY OF 0EEEC~BEE
who on oath say, that he is o~ the 0keechobe'e 'NeWs, a
weekly newspape~ ~ublished in the City of 0keechobee, in 0keechobee County,
Florida; that th~ attach~ copy of advertisement, being a Legal Notice in the
matter of TAX RO~L LEGAL-::-:.,- published in said newspaper in the issues
of , ~ ...... . Affieant further says that the said
0~EOHOBE~ NEWS ~s a 'newspaper published in the City of 0keechobee, in said
0keechobee Count~, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been
continously publ!shed in said 0keechobee County, Florida, each week and has
been entered as ~econd class matter at the post office in the City of 0kee-
chobee, in said ~ounty, Florida, for a period of one year next p~eceding the
first publicati~ of the attached copy of advertisement; and affieant fur-
ther says that ~ has neither paid nor promised any person, f~i-m or corporation
any discount, re~ate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing
advertisement for publication in said newspaper.
Signed
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this , day of 1955
Notary Public, State of Florida at large
My commission expires
Bonded by American Surety Co. of N.Y.
President Wslker announed that the Council would receive and consider object-
ions to the valuation as fixed on said Tax Roll by the Dowling Appraisal Company and
presented by the City ~ax Assessor.
The followi appeared and requested reduction in assessment:
T.W. Conel., Jr. - Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 41, South 0keechobee.
Parker A~may~in behalf of Bruce Ba~field - Lots ~otq 10 inc. Less S. 20 ft.
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to all valuations placed upon the following property :~Aband0nded~Railroad Right of
Way and that ~.~rt of Flagler Park lying parallel to the F. E. C. Ry. Track said land
being an unnun~ered parcel in the West end of Flagler Park.
· Comp any.
Upon reccomendation of Dowling ApprA.%sal/ Councilman Gardner moved to re-
duce assessment on Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 41, South 0keechobee to $$820 and Lots 1
to 10 inc. Less S. 20 ft. of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 46, 0ity of 0keech~bee to $3500,
seconded by CGuncilman Harden and carried·
The City Council instructed the Clerk not to assess that ~ar$ of ~agler
Park lying parmllel to the F. E. C. Ry. Track, said land .being an llnrAumbe~e~mparcel
in the West er~d of Flagler Park to which City claimes title·
The Council was in agreement that the assessments on the Abandon~ed Rail-
road Right ~of Way assessed to Hamrick was valued equivalent to assessmentS on ad-
joining proper~y therefore no action was taken on the objection.
The Council having finished the reveiw and equalization of
Assessment Roll for the year 1955 as prepared by the Dowling Appraisal Company
and presented by the City Tax Assessor and upon motion by Councilman Harden, seconded
by Councilman Gardner and carried, agreed to accept the Tax Roll as morrected and
returned to thm City Tax Assessor for completion.
Upor, motion the Council adjourned to meet October 26, 1955.
...... PRESIDENT cITY COUNCIL
ATTEST: ~~
October 26, 1955
The ~ity Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met in regular ad-
Journed sessi~ at the City Hall on the above date at 7:00 P. M. with the follow-
ing present: ~ayor H. H. Raulerson, President Walker, Councilmen Chand~er, Harden
and Rhymes wi~ G. C. Durrance, City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, Ci~. Clerk.
Upo~ motion by Councilman Chandler, seconded' by 'Councilman Harden the
following Bud~t for the year 1956 was unanimously adopted:
BUDGET OF THE CITY OF 0KEECHOBEE, FLORIDA,' FOR THE YEAR 1956:
AN TI~IPA ~-q) REVENUE:
~ig ~ette Tax ..................... -_ ....... $ 20,000.00
0ke~hobee County .......... 10,000.00
Florida Power and Light Company ................. 3,000.00
Fin~ and Forfeitures ........ -~ .......... 3,000.00
Gar ~b~ge Collection ............... 4,500.00
Occ~ational License ............. 3,800.00
195~Tax Roll ................... S0,341.56
Wat~. Revenue ......................... - 3Z,000 .00
UtiEty Tax ................- 1S ~00 O0
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Tots~ ............. $ 110,1A1.56
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~e ~eec~ee
(Published Every Fri,Jay in the City of Okeechobee, Florida)
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE:
L. H. lqoore
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
..... ~OTIC~, ..... ' who on oath says that he is ~anaging Editor of the
OKEECHOBEE NEWS, a weekly newspaper published in the City of Okee-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the City of Okeeehobee, Florida, will t chobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the attached copy of adver-
meet In the Council Cham]~r at' the Lega.[ Not±ce
city Hall on October 25, 1955, at 7:00 tisement, being a
P. M. fc.r the pu~:pose of revlewing
and equalizing the City Tax Assess-
ment 14olL A copy of which is on ?
Hear on As~essnent RoLl
in the matter of
~'~i~ in the City Clerk's office.
AlgY AND ALL PERSONS having
any objections to the .valuation placed
on their proper~y by the D¢,wllng
&ppraisal Company as shown by the Published in said newspaper in the issues of~cv
Assessmeni Roll, are hereby notified
to file their objections with the City
Clerk or ~o appear in persc.n before
the' City Council at said meeting on
the aforesaid (late. Affiant further says that thc sai. J OKEECHOBEE NEWS is a newspaper
FRANKLIN WALKER,' published in the City of Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County. Fl~ridm
Presiden~ City Council, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
Okcechobee. Florida. said Okeechobee County, Florida. each week and has been entered as sec-
Attest: on, d class matter at the post office in the City of Okeechobee, in said Coun-
LORENA .SI'IVEY, fy, Florida, ior a period of one year next ~receeding the first publication of
City Cl~rk, the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has
.City of Okeeehobee, Florida neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any' discount.
Publish Oetc.ber 14, and 21, 1955. bate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this a,dvertisemen~
The Okeecilobee News. f~r publication in said newspaper.
Signed ,.'
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2].St day of. October
., A. D. 195__~_
__ Notary Public.
My comrmssion -'~l~ir~s August 10. 195&.
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