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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-01708• CITY COILUNGSION MEETING OF NOV 04 --/fa " RESOLUTION NO. 1.700. .....• O.,. ell...1.• .N...... A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATION OP Cs$- TAIN LIENS FOR SIDEWALKS AGAINST PROPERTY MZRZIY- AlTER SET FORTH AND THE CREDITING OP CERTAIN OTHER LIMNS FOR SIDEWALKS AGAINST PROPERTY HZREINLFTBR SET FORTH. WHEREAS, the City Manager has requested the adjustment of oertain liens for sidewalks as reoomaended by the Direotor of Public Service in his oommunioation whioh is as follows: October 81st, 1924. Mr. F. H. Wharton, City Manager, Miami, Fla. Dear Sir: "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" Requests have been made upon this office for cancellation of sidewalk liens on the properties listed below. We have inves- tigated eaoh case with the following results: Sidewalk District #7. Lot 10, Block 17 South: Owner, E. L. Benton. This walk was built by individual contract. Attached is an affidavit from the Con- tractor who built the walk. Assessment $60.24. Sidewalk District f37-B: Lot 4, Block 54, Idlewild: Owner Olga Koennig. Lines and grades for this job were given by the City in August, 1920, and work ap- proved by Inspector R. W. Kennedy. Owner states that when City contract work was laid, his was 4" to 6" below the grade used. Walk was torn up and re-laid to new grade. Assessment 11462.20. Lot N. 50' of 10 and 11, Block 20, Lawrenoe Estate: Owner E. K. Dahlman. Owner states be built 50' of walk (his entire frontage). When City contraot work was laid, the end of this walk was broken and the end block was re -built by the Contractor. This would ac- count for that part appearing to belong to the contract, and, there; fore, being measured up as oontraot work. There should not be any assessment against this property. Property is assessed for 6.3'- 7.84. "DOCUMENT INDEX ITEM NO. 3 "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" Lot 16, Bleak 11, Lawrence Estate: Owner Thomas High: This property has been assessed for 3.6' of sidewalk which is ap- parently an error on part of Engineer making final measure- mente. The contract work stopped short of the lot line. A- mount of assessment $4.48. Center 50' of Lots 17 and 18, Block 45, Lawrence Estate: Owner A. M. Wigginton. Owner claims he built sidewalk in front of his lot full 50'. The City has re -built a driveway on south side of his lot, thus obliterating the south end of original walk, and making it impossible to oheok the owner's statement by any mea- surement. If his statement is true - and there is no reason to suppose he would stop short of his line - he should not be asses- ed. The driveway referred to has no oonneotion with assessment. Amount of assessment $11.69. Sidewalk Distriot y37-B: Lot 10, Block 29, Lawrence Estate: Owner Dr. Ella Z. Quinn. This property is assessed for 136.7' on llth Avenue. It is a corner lot, aouth end on SW 8th Street. Owner has deeded 10 feet to the City for widening SW 8th Street. Therefore, should be assessed for only 126.7' on llth Avenue, or reduced from $170.05 to 3157.61. Note: The plat of the Lawrence Estate shows this lot 148.9'. Field measurements make it 136.2' while the Assessment Roll gives 136.7'. The frontage of 136.2' is believed to be correct. The error is evidently in the City map. South 50' Lots 8 & 9, Block 21, Lawrence Estate: Owner W. J. De- laney, This property is assessed for 50' frontage on llth Avenue. The sidewalk was built before City contrast, and should not be as- sessed. Amount of assessment $62.20. Lot 2, Block 27, Carter's re -sub. of Block 27, Lawrence Estate: Owner D. H. Wilson. Records show that City furnished grades and inspected work done by the owner in building this walk prior to City contract. It was found, however, that erroneous grades were • • "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" furnished, and new walk oonatruoted to oonform to the proper grades and lines, were put in under City oontraot. On Feb. 6th, 1924, an endorsement was made on pending lien certification issued by the Finanoe Department that the lien should be oanoelled in view of cir- cumstances as recited. This was not done and the assessment was in- cluded in the Final Assessment Roll. Amount of assessment , 62.20. Lot 10, Block 1, Rivermont Park: Owner William McGrath. Sidewalk was built at this property to lines and grades given by City and approved by City Inspector September 1919. When City oontract cover- ing this district was put through the old walk was found to be not to grade and was re -built. Owner claims walk was in good condition when torn out. Amount of Assessment $62.20. and WHEREAS, for the reasons stated in the communication of the Director of Public Servioe it is the sense of the Commission that the cancellations and oredits of liens as set forth therein should be made, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission of the City of Miami: 1: That the Director of Finanoe be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cancel the special assessment liens for sidewalk improvements against the following described property in the sums set opposite the respective descriptions, to -wit: Lot 10, Block 17, South $60.24 Lot 4, Block 54, Idlewild 62.20 South 50' Lots 8-9, B1k.21,Law.Est62.20 Lot 2, Blk. 27, Carter's Re -sub. of Block 27, Lawrence Estate62.20 Lot 10, Blk. 1, River►nont Park 62.20. 2: That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the special assessments for side- walk improvements against the following described property in the amounts set opposite the respective descriptions, to -wit: 3 60' of Lots 10-11, D1k.20,Lawast$7 Ipt 16, Blk. 11, Lawrenoe Nstate 4.48 Aelter 80' of Lots 17-18, Blk. Lawrence Estate. 11.69 Lot 10, Blk. 29, Lawrenoe Estate 12.44. PASSED AND ADOPTED this fourth day of November, A. D. 1924. ATTEST: