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Minutes 12-20-27REGULAR i.LEETING OF DECEDIBER 20th, 1927~ 647 A Regular Meeting of the Board of Tovm Commissioners 0f the Town of Boyntmu, Florida, was held at the Town Hall of the Town of Boy nton, Florida, Tuesday Evening, December 20th, A. D. 1927,at 7:30 o'clock P. ~. Present: R. O. Myers, ,~layor harry ~enson, Vice-~Layor E. L. Winchester,Town Clerk The above constituting~the entire Board of ~own Commissioners of the .Town of Boyntnn, Florida. Minutes of the last Regular Meeting of December 6th, 1927, were read and approved. Resolution was passed ordering the following bills to be paid out of their respective funds: W. P. Somerville Shelby ~uford Klear Water Company W. P. Somerville Eva A. Somerville Nannie L.Richardson Lillian Kessell John A. Weeks Dr.N.M. Weems,M.D. To reimburse Petty Cash for refund on Meter Deoosit Numbers 351, 403,389 and 343. Fsr one Kardex Cabinet. Drinking water at Town Hall for month of November 1927. Salary for week ending December 10th, 1927. Typing Tax Bills for week ending December 10th,1927. Salary for week ending December 10th, 1927. Salary for week ending December 1927. 1 Police Uniform for Chief Poore. Medical attention rendered prisoner ~hillips. $ 30.00 50.00 1.50 60.00 30. O0 30.00 25.00 40.50 3.50 W. P. Somerville The Elks Nat'l Conven- tion Association. Miami Chamber of Commerce W. P. Somerville Nannie L.Richardson Li!lian ~essell Hall & Pentland W. H. Poore A. R. Cook Luther ~aldwin Eobert Lester Ralph Benhower The Eiddle Engineering Comp any To reimburse Petty 0ash for the following Accounts. Acct. Amount. 1206 16.03 1209 8.45 1£ 1J 1.90 1225 .50 1226 .80 1263 2.46 1265 .83 1312 2.58 $ 35.98 For si~ hundred Elks Pub- licity Stamps. 6.00 Part payment on account for one page of advertising in February issue of The Mtamian. 50.00 Salary for week ending December 17th, 1927. 60. O0 Salary for week ending D~cember 17th, 1927. Salary for week ending December l?th, 1927. 30.00 25.00 Part payment on account for auditing services. 100;00 Salary from December 1st, to Dec. 15th, 1927. 100.00 Salary from December 1st, to Dec. 15th, 1927. 87.50 Salary from December 1st, to Dec. 15th, 1927. 62.50 Salary from Dec. Let to December 15th, 1927. 50. O0 Salary as Special Officer from Dec. 1st, to Dec. 15th, 1927. , 37.50 Paid on account for typewriter desk, 6 ~mmll maps, survey and Thomson,Wood & Ho ffmmn W. P. Somerville The 4. & W.B.Drew Company Calvin Bowers map Casino property, re- survey and map and white cloth print and negative. $300. O0 For pro£essional services with respect to an issue of $482,000 Improvement B~nds of Boynton,Fla, Issue of 1926; examining proceedings authorizing the issuance of said bonds, giving our final opinion approving the validity of ~B0,000 thereof, and the giving of our final opinion approving the remainder when furnished with the necessary additional documents and informat ion. 400. O0 To reimburse Petty cash for ~40.00 advance~ to E. 0. Dlyers for trip to St. Augustine with W.F.Finch,Town Attorney in connection with F.E.C. Railway Assessment. 854.00 advanced to ii. O. Myers, Harry Benmon-and E. 1L. Winchester for expenses in connection with trip to Winter Park meeting Of ]League of Municipalities. 94.00 Two Ream~ plain Weston's Psper~~ 84 x 11 ~32, for ~linute Book. One ~umber ~ac~st for Nigh~ Cop Benhower. 14.75 4.50 The following co~mnBication was received from K. D. Purdy and read. "December 16, 1927. Town Commissioners, Boynt on, Florida. Gentlemen: Enclosed herewith are tax bills for the years 1926 and -1927 on lots 26 to 32 inclusive in "The ~awns". These lots we have.recently acquired on a mortgage fore- c~osure, the mortgage on the seven lots b~ing about $2~00 or around $357 per lot. The owners of the property pre- ferr~d to turn it back rather than pay this amount. The Town Taxes for two years on these same lots amount to over $320. In other words, the taxes are about 15~ of the present value of the lots. We believe we are j~stified in asking for an adjustment of these taxes. The basis on which they are taxed is not m~ch short of confiscation. I might add that we would be glad to sell them for ~J§0 apiece, subject to the taxes against them. Awaiting your reply, we remain, Very truly yours, HALL and PURDY By E. D. Purdy". After discussing the above m~atter, it was found that the assessed valuation on the Droperty referred to in the above letter was equal and Just, and ~r. K. D. Purdy was so advised. L~r. Shelby Buford appeared before the Commission in Behalf of Mr. K. D. ?urdy and ~. Becket, who were also present, and objected to the assessed valuation for the year 1926 and the year 1927 placed on the following described propertyE E~ of NE¼ of Govt Lot l, Sec. 5. W~ of Govt Lo~ 1, Sec. 5. ' W~ of SE~ of NE~ less South 330 ft. Sec. 5. After discussing the above matter, t~is ma~ter was laid over for further consideration. There being no further business the meeting adjourned.