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MINUTES OF CALLED MEETING OF THE TOWN
COUNCIL THE TOWN OF EDGEWATER FLORIDA
HELD MONDAY JULY FIRST A.D. 1929
ORDER.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 7 45 P.M. BY MAYOR LEMBECK.
ROLL CALL •
MAYOR LEMBEOK PRESENT
PRES. PATCH ABSENT
ALD. GOODYEAR ABSENT
ALD. MARZ PRESENT
ALD. r,"OORE PRESENT
ALD. RENWICK PRESENT.
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL PATCH BEING ABSENT MOTION MADE BY
ALD. MOORE SECONDED BY ALD. RENWICK THAT ALD. MARZ BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL PRO. TEM. MOTION CARPED.
ORDER OF BUSINESS-
PRES.PRO. TEM MARZ READ THE CALL FOR THE MEETING WHICH
WAS AS FOLLOWS " NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I HAVE
CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF
EDGEWATER. TO CONVENE AT 7-30 OCLOCK P.M. MONDAY JULY
FIRST. A.D. 1929- FCR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING THE RE-
PORT OF THE CLERK FOR THE 1929 TAX ROLL AND TO HEAR AND
CONSIDER COMPLAINTS- MAKING ADJUSTMENTS I F FOUND NECESSARY
ON SUCH COMPLAINTS. FURTHER TO CONSIDER BUDGET FOR 1929-
1930 I F TIME PERMITS SIGNED E.A.LEMBECK MAYOR ATTEST
R.C.FULLER CLERK
REPORTS. CLERK FULLER TENDERED THE REPORT OF THE CLERK AND TAX
ASSESSOR COVERING THE PRELIMINARY TAX ROLL FOR 1919.
UPON MOTI ON BY ALDERMAN RENWI CK SECONDED BY ALDERMAN
MOORE THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND MADE A PART OF THESE
MINUTES.
CLERK FULLER THEN OFFERED THE PRELIMINARY TAX ROLL FOR
COUNCIL TO CHECK REVISE OR CHANGE AR AS NECESSITY MIGHT
ARISE FROM COMPLAINTS ENTERED AGAINST THE VALUATION PLACED
ON PROPERTY FOR THE YEAR 1929.
PRESIDENT PRO TEM MARZ ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE
COUNCIL WAS READY TO HEAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TAX
ASSESSMENTS FOR 1929. MESSRS H.B. AND C.A. ASHCRAFT STATED
THAT IN TI-I'; 1R OPINION THE ASSESSMENT ON THEIR PROPERTY
LOT 4 K G ALVAREZ GRANT WAS INCORRECT ACCOUNT VALUE PLACED
ON THE IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCIL DECIDED THAT THE VALUE OF THE
IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE $Sso°-dd MESSRS ASHCRAFT ACCEPTED
THE CORRECTION AS BEING SATISFACTORY. MR.M.A.SNIDER AFTER
HEARING THE VALUATION PLACED ON HIS PROPERTY STATED THAT
HE WAS SATISFIED THAT THE ASSESSMENT WAS JUST AND FAIR. MR.
PAUL D. LEDD I N ASKED COUNCIL WHY HIS PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
FILLING STATION WAS INCREASED GREATLY OVER 1928. IT DEVELOPED
THAT A VALUE OF $850 WAS ASSESSED IN 1929 COVERING THE IMP-
ROVEMENTS ON THIS PROPERTY CONS I S I TNG OF A COMBINATION FILL-
ING STATI ON AND DWELLING ALSO A SMALL OFFICE BUILDING. MR.
LEDDEN WAS SHOWN BY COMPARISON THAT THE ASSESSMENT WAS P10T
UNFAIR . THE VALUE OF THE LOT WAS PLACED AT 10.00 PER FRONT
FOOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH VALUES PLACED ON SIMILAR LOTS I N THE
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SAME VICINITY FRONTING ON THE DIRE IGHWAY�5pR.LEDDENOTHEIGHASKED
I F THE VALUE PLACED UPON HIS DWELLING
00 WAS I N
WAS POINTED OUT BY TCEDCOUNCIL ON ER"Q uELLI NGSLACCORDING M 5TO THE KIND
LINE WITH VALUES PLACED
OF CONSTRUCTIONW USED. AFTER TROtUIHHDISCUSSION S4. OFT THE
HE QUESTION
MR,LLEDDEN STATED HE WAS SATISFIED
WOULD NOT PUSH THE QUEST( ON. .
MR.P.H.S I MPSON AFTER LEARNING THE V A L U E ACED SATISFIED UPON H I S t`�DTHLTHEG
ON PARK AVENUE WAS $1 .500 STATED THAT H
ASSESSMENT AS MADE.
MR.LEMBECK STATED THAT HE WAS SATISFIED AT THE VALUE PLACED ON
HIS PROPERTY AFTER HE WAS SHOWN THAT IT COMPARED FAVORABLE WITH
VALUES PLACED ON SIMILAR PROPERTY.
CLERK NEXT READ LETTER FROM W.J.BIGELOW WHICH LETTER WAS ACCOM-
PANIED BY A STATEMENT MADE BY MR. BIGELOW I N WHICH HE LISTED A
NUMBER OF LOTS I N HIGHLAND SHORES I N WHICH HE WAS ENTERESTED OR
OWNED TOGETHER WITH THE VALUES OPPOSITE EACH LOT LISTED AS MR.
BIGELOW WOULD VALUE THEM FOR TAX PURPOSES FURTHER STATING THAT
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE LOTS SO LISTED WOULD BE $43-225. 00 . COUN-
CIL CAREFULLY CHECKED THIS LIST WITH ASSESSMENT AS MADE BY CLERK
AND FOUND THAT CERTAIN LOTS ON UNIMPROVED STREETS WEST OF DIXIE
HIGHWAY WERE ASSESSED HIGHER TH THEY SHOULD BE. CLERK WAS IN-
STRUCTED TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO CORRECT.
MR.SNIDER CALLED ATTENTION TO ERROR I N ASSESSING MR.SHORT ALL
OF LOTS 10 & 11 D.ALVARE2 GRANT. UR SNIDER STATED THAT MR. SHORT
ONLY (MED 106 FT BY 350 FT OF LOT 11 AND THAT BALANCE OF LOT
WAS OWNEW BY MR.SNIDER. CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE NECESSARY K
CHANGE,
MR.R OY MATHEWSON STATED THAT DEPTHS OF MS LOTS I N WILKINSON
SUB FRONTING DIXIE HIGHWAY WAS 150 FT AND NOT 164 FT AS SHOWN
BY MAP THIS DIFFIRENCE CAUSED BY HIGHWAY DEPT TAKING OFF 14FT
WHEN REBUILDING ROAD. THIS CHANGE WAS MADE I N MAP AND ROLL.
MOTION BY ALD. MBE 2ND BY AL I. UARZ TO ADJOURN CARRIED.
LERK
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E. A. LEMBECK / PAUL D. LEDDIN R. C. FULLER
MAYOR 1#'', TREASURER CLERK
TOWN OF EDGEWATER
VOLUSIA COUNTY
FLORIDA
July 1 1929
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I RAVE CALLED A SPECIAL MELTING 08
THE TOWN COUNCIL OP THE TOWN OP EDGEWATER, TO CONVENE AT 7:30
O'oloak P.Y. Monday July Pirnt, A.D. 1929, POR THE PURPOSE 07
RECEIVING TEE REPORT OP TEE C.LaRK POR 1929 TAX ROLL, AND TO HEAR
AND CONSIDER COMPLAINTS, EAKINa ADJUSTMENTS I2 POUND NECESSARY,
ON SUCH COMPLAINTS* FURTHER TO CONSIDER BUDGET POR 1929«1930, IP
TIME MOTS*
ITS.
YOUR PRESENCE E IS RLqII T 2D.
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TO: TEE HONORABLE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, OF THE TOWN OF EDGE WATER,
Gentlemen:
I hand you herewith my preliminary tax assessment, covering all of
the real property 'ocated within the Town limits of the Town of Ed;_;ewater, for
the year 1929, totaling eight hundred twelve thousand four hundred four dollars
($312,404.00).
In submitting this report I wish to call your especial attention to
figures in comparison to those heretofore received regarding methods of making
previous tax assessments. Therefore with an eye of justice to all, discrimination
toward none, I have with the able assistance of Councilman Renwick, personally
examined and assessed every building and dwelling in the Town, on the basis that
is to the best of my knowledge and belief to be fair and equitable. You gentlemen
realize that it is no easy matter to satisfactorily place values of any kind
upon property at this time and doubtless there may be some apparent differences
existing from this report, however, I urge you before changing any of the figures
submitted, to carefully consider all of the points used in assessing the values.
As you know many complaints have been registered at the practice of
assessing frontage values and I have carefully endeavored to get away from this I,
practice nd have used as a general basis a standard lot of 5Q1 x 1501, depths
greater than 1501 being assessed with an eye to their inaccessibility placing
a value of 500 per foot. I have generally divided the values of streets as
follows: Dixie Highway from Gabardy Canal to Cemetry, basis $10.00 _oer front foot;
beyond X5.00 per front foot except all of the extremely southern portion near
the Township line which I have placed a value of $2.50 per front foot. On the
Strand from Gabardy Canal to Turgot Avenue I have placed a value of $10.00 per
front foot, figuring that water frontage and riparian rights would offset Dixie
Highway pavement. Turgot Avenue through Totem Park to the Strand has been valued
at $5.00 per front foot, this reduction being reasonable in view of the fact that
electric service does not extend South of Turgot Avenue. From Gabardy Canal to
Turgot Avenue on all improved streets, that is, shell streets or other hard sur-
faces I have placed values of $5.00 per front foot, the same is true on all
improv d streets West of the Dixie Highway and East of Florida East Coast Railway,
on all Improved streets in these sections I have placed a value of $2.50 per front
foot, with the exceotions where values were placed as low as $1.00 per front foot
due to geographical causes. Acreage has been generally assessed at $25.00 per
acre throe ) out, except those lying adjacent to the Dixie Highway and Park Avenue.
I have also made a minor assessment on orange groves located within the Town, the
moot assessment on any grove being $500.00, I have not attempted to divide the
groves into classes, as has been done by the County Tax sessor, placing such a
small value that I feel sure that no complaints can just arise from this
cause.
This work has been done with painstaking care and while I realize that
no one man can be infallible in work of this kind, nevertheless, I do not hesitate
to state that it is my honest and candid opinion that the assessment submitted is
just and fair.
It is hoped that the recent bill passed by the Legislature requiring
returns filed on all real and personal property will become effective next year,
giving the tax assessor information which it is impossible for him to secure
now of the teluctant'property owner to declare their opinion as to the values
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on property owned by them.
This report is submitted for your consideration, revision and
return.
Respectfully submitted.
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R. C ' ler, Clerk and Tax Assessor for
the Town of Edgewater, Florida.
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