1927-10-11 Special
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Okeeohobee, F18rida, Oct. 11, 1927~
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Pur.uant to advertisement bx."'~Sil"'1S in the Okeechobee lews, a newspaper'
- publi8bed in Okeechobee, Florida, ~he City Council of the City of Okeeohobee, Flor-
in the City Hall
ida, met in .J-~ session at 7.30 o'clock p. ~./for the purpose of review1ng and
equalizing tI8'~1ty tax assessment roll for the year 1927 as prepared by the City
Tax Assessor,. and the 'f IN ,Tlltb"..re present J. Denham Bird, Mayor, Isaiah lasey, .
President pro-tea of City OOUDçi1 in the chair, Councilman H. L. Chandler, Ben walkef,
and H. H. Haacock with R. P. Fletch.r, Clerk, L. W. Jennings,City Attorney and L.n
Stewart, --Chief 01;. Police in attendance.
Absent: Leon Latour, President City Council.
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Mr. Ruse representing Florida Power & Light Company appeared before Council
~ / and requested Council to reduce assessment on property assessed to said Company to
amount shown in tax return made to Tax Assessor by said Company.
Mr. Nathan Zelmenovitz appeared before Council and requested reduction in
assessment of Lot 12, Block 165. Mr. J. G. MacNeff appeared before Council and re-
quested reduction in assessment of Lots 7 and 8, Block 154. Mr. Ted Platt represent-
ing e. D. Platt appeared before Council and requested reduction in assessment of
~ots 2 and 3, Block 245.
The Council then took up the matter of accepting deedrfor twenty acres of land
purchased from Mrs. Ida E. Chandler and upon motion by Councilman Hancock, seconded
by Councilman Walker and carried, Council accepted deeds to said land às executed I
by Mrs. Ida E. Chandler and authorized the President pro-tem of Council and City
Clerk- to execute three notes in the sum of $500.00 each maturing in six, twelve and ¡
eighteen months respectively with interest at 6% for the deferred payments on said
land. I
I~< The Council then went into executive session for the purpose of considering tax I
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reductions, after Which Council resumed open session.
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Councilman Hancock moved that Council reduce assessment on Lots A, B, C, P, Q
and R, Block 252 assessed in name of Florida Power & Light Company from $50,000.00
to 840,000.00, motion seconded by Councilman Walker and passed.
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Upon motion by Councilman Chandler, seconded by Councilman Walker, council 1
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reduced assessœent on Lots 7 and 8, Block 154 from $40,000.00 to $37,000.00. ;
Upon motion by Councilman Walker, seconded by Councilman Hancock, council
reduced assessment on Lot 12, Block 165 from $6,500.00 to $6,000.00.
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Upon motion by Councilman Hanoock, seconded by Councilman Chandler, Council
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denied request for reduction in assessment on Lots 2 and 3, Block 245. !
Council having finished the review and equalization of the City tax roll for I
. the year 1927 as prepared by the City Tax Assessor, upon motion by Councilman Han- '
oook, .eooMed ~ Co=ollmM ~Mdler,Co~ll ~. - I
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Attest: President City Council. II I
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