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1-teferGnce was then made to a request TraiT.! i',.:lr. Arthur Gary t.flat the City purd:aso Lot 9, Block 4, Jan r.lcI(ie 1st ,,Addition. 10 date I"lr. Gary seefns to be unahl-e to produce and furn'ish a .;-,itle satisfactory ";:'0 the City Atto::tnoy. It was I'ecormnended thai the Council :nake an offer .CO Nir. GaTY for Wha.lL0ver equity, if any, he has in the lot. It was the unanimous feeling of the Council, that unless Mr. Gary can produce a clear title to the pl'OpeI't.y, approval for PUI'- cnGse or -t.he p:roperty can not be given. Niotion was made by Alderman Beecroft, seconded by Alde:r11ian KOl'ff~ to off~:r: jv;r. Gary $125.00 for his equity, if any, in Lot 9, Block 4, Dan McKie Lst Addition, and to pay 2nd acicli"cioh2..1 $275.00 vllhen a satisfactory title can be produced. This lA'3S unanimously approved. 85 :203 I The City Manager stated that i''i.r. ?aul Lagers '~vished to submit a request to the CounciJ to amend the p:resent ~ontract fo:c utility ex-:ensions in Spring Lake Hills in orde:::- to provide some additional water lines to areas he proposes to cievelop. City ManagE::t' Fuller stated that the approximate cost of ':che project vyould be $5,000.00 and in all probability the work would not be done until some time in 1959. iVr~ot~.on W.2S made by Alderman Beecroft and. seconded by Alder- man Steakley to authorize 2mending or the contract along the samo terms or the original contract, 1Nhicn received unanimous approval. l'he City Manage:r stated that it has been the practici in previous years to pay Cit.y Employees on December :L4-Ul for the last half or December and .s.sked the Council if it was their wish to continue this policy, which received the unanimous approval of the Council. J\'~r. Howard, Hov~ards TV & ;.adio Service, had submitted a request to the Ci ty M211c:ge:c -:ha~~ the Council approve issuance of &n adclitional P'arking Permit for e 1958 Ford Pickup, 1\lhich he uses in his repair work, having no place to park the vehicle except in front of his business. r/iotion was made by i~lder- man Steakley, seconded by Alderman Beecroft, to approve l'/Jr-. BalNard ts request for an additional Parking Permit, which was unanimously appxoved. Tax adjustme.nts V"jere suhrnitted for the Councils I conside:ration as follows:: 1. Dr. C. N. 3cheib 3 acres in T.J. Chambers Survey. I This property was placed on the tax roll in 1953 in the amount or $68.50. }I01J1JeVEr, for the years 1954, 1955 and 1956 i~ was omitted from the tax roll as it was believed to be outside the city limits. In 1957, Don Cude W2,S emplDyed tD run a survey 'that de'sermined ll; was in the city limits. It was p12ced on the roll in 1947. As the City could not determine if i i was subj ect to taxation, it is recQfornend2d \:.[1at assessment be removed foI' the year 1953. j\1otion was made by .'~lerman 3eecroft, seconded by Alderman Steakley to Clpprove this recornmendc.;tion removing the 1953 assessment, which was unanimously approvE:d by the Council. L. Emma louis Jmi th - Lot 32, j~.M. Hartlsey Addition. 1957 Valuation $2,500.00 1958 Valuation $2,500.00 Tax - $52.50 Tax - $50.00 I It is the opinion of the Tax-Collector that this pTcperty is over assessed and recommends a 5036 reduction to a vcluation of $1,250.00. The taxpayer states that she did not receive notice from the Board OT tax tickets. Investigation discloses that the notices V'.iere se'nt to trl8 COTl'ect address, therefore, it is recommended that this problem be referred to the 1958 Board of Equalization. On motion made by Alderman Steakley and seconded by Alderman Beecroft, it was the unanimous decision of the Council to refer this matter to the Equillization Board. 3. Robert Fou:rqurean - Pt. Farm Block 17 Requests reconsideration of valuatiotl for YG3TS 1954 and 1955, as property is overassessed as compaTed to values on other like property: