HomeMy Public PortalAbout07/31/1953MEETING% OF TOWN COMMISSION SITTING AS
BOARD OF EQUALIZERS
The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida
met at the Town Hall in the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, on
July 14th, and from day to day thereafter until July 3111953,
between the hours of ten o'clock A.M. and twelve noon, as a
Board of Equalizerzy to hear and consider any and all complaints
of tax payers, and to receive and equalize values of real estate
and improved properties shown on the 1953 Tax Assessment Moll,
The Town Clerk presented to the Board a copy of a notice which
he had posted on the Town Bulleting Board under date of June 13th,
1953, and that said Notice had remained posted on Said Bulletin
Board continuasly from June 1:,.1953 to July 14,1953. The Commission
ordered a copy of Said Notice attached to these minutes and made a
part of the same by reference.
The Town Tax Assessor's 1953 Tax Assessment Roll, as presented
to the Town Commission, disclosed the following total valuations:
Total Value of All Real Estate and
Improvements for 1953, $10694,001.00
Total Value of all real estate and
Improvements $1,694,001.00
Homstead exemptions 89,400.00
Widows " 500.00
Lands held under Town Tax Sale
Certificates none
Total Value of Real Estate and
and Improvements less Homestead
and Widows Exemptions $1,604,101.00
After reviewing the Tax Roll and the assessed valuations as
shown thereon and submitted to the Town Commission, sitting as
a Board of Equalizers, -.by the Town Tax Assessor, the following
Resolution was offered and adapted:
WHEREAS The Town Commission met as a Board of Equalizers at
the Town Mall in the Down of Gulf Stream, Florida, from the
14th daycf July to and through the 31st day of July, 1953, and
at daid meetings heard all complaints by tax payers in reference
to the assessed valuations placed on the Assessment Roll by the
Town Tax Assessor, and it was further resolved that the Tax
Assessment Roll, as prepared by the Tax Assessor, was fair,
reasonable and Just; and
WHEREAS, no tax payers appeared beforethe Board of Equalizers
at any time during the days upon which it met for the purpose of
hearing complaints and equalizing tax values.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said Tax Assessment Roll
for 1953, as submitted by the Town Tax Assessor be% and the same
is hereby, equalized, and adjusted as required by law,
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and the same is accepted as being fair, just and equal as to values.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the above and fore-
going resolution was unanimously adopted; having equalized and
adjusted the valuations shown on the 1953 Tax Roll the following
resolution was adopted:
Be It Resolved, that the 1953 Tax Roll as has this day been
revised and equalized Ix be returned to the Tax Assessor and that
the Tax Assessor is hereby instructed and directed by the Town
Commission to correct, equalize and fix values on the said Assess-
ment Roll as having been equalized by the Town Commission, and said
values shall not be changed.
There being no further business to come before the Board the
meeting was regularly adjourned this 31st day of July,1953 .
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The foregoing minutes read and approved.
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TOWN OIL` GULF STRh:ADI
PALM BEACH COUNTY. FLORIDA
COMMISSIONERS
L SETON LINDSAY. MAYOR
NORRIS J. CLARKE. VICE MAYOR
I STEWART S. IGLEHART
ALEXANDER S. ROYCE
W M. J. SAU ER. TOWN CLERK
Notice to Taxpayers,
Town of Gulf Stream,Florida.
POST ADDRESS, BOX 255
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
TEL: DELRAY BEACH
5116
June 13,1953.
The 'own Commission will sit as a Board of
Equalization beyween July 14th and 31st,1953,
to hear any complaints relative to 1953 Tax
Roll.
Very truly yours,
Wm.J.Bauer,
Town Clerk.