The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 19, 1953, Page 11

VALUE OF PROPERTY IN MONROE COUNTY MAY BE ASCERTAINED IN OFFICE OF TAX ASSESSOR the peak of 905,202,767 in) - [The lene te sae «Total Property Valuation In Monroe County—-1940-1953 2.640.115 2 Special Shoning During National Home Week Colorful as a Peacock KENFLEX « VINYL TILE Tesoe eamn Vinyl Tile Flooring Brighter! , Lovelier! Easier to Clean! Really Resists Grease! 4H TOTAL 2,086,054 14,214,764 13,467,880 25,0R,659 29,090g87 29,597,237 34,441,275 35,776,234 38,692,677 42,048.068 44,390, 7: 49,495.838 55,351,902 65,392,767 Tex Del. Land Exempt Lands Homestead 606,210 2,688,180 3,026,800 3,561,830 3.854.670 4,130,550 5,336,760 6,114,780 6,650,150 7,337,740 8,442,380 9,271,305 10,235,110 10,759,880 Non Exempt 1,769,130 8.719.570 7.868.960 8,549,380 8.660.820 9,586,510 12,324,905 12,740,355 14,082,705 16,321,980 17,174.895 19,416,165 21,715,170 28,884,300 R.A. & Tel 51,199 160,899 176,041 164,390 162,807 148,086 148.075 196,708 190,152 190,151 187,978 182,851 162,344 75,400 7f [ ae Hi of ef t fl | ; : - ! i [i I HL i H 12,706,445 12,279,305 13,053,605 13,310,655 13,985,445 13,904,567 14,460,003 15,386,442 17,654,707 18,851,067 | 759,280 637,600 565,060 342,480 324,210 245,690 146,500 131,300 2,818,676 SAALTAS 3,970,020 3,879,838 5,092,575 5.453.271 6,607,610 if th tf F a & i i iff a $, 2¥FF ef E 5 ify i e ph 3 : z Hl é fF if Hp $1,396,380. By 1953 that had dropped the county has soared, the staff in the office does away with a lot formation. They get it in a mat . Gandolfo said ter of minutes through the fast and ‘ to to $111,510. handling the greatly expanded of errors e . : t Assessor and Tax, After the drastic reduction in work load of the Tax Assessor's NEW EQUIPMENT haemo tbh con coke oe Place in tax delin- millage from 64.8 in 1940 to 16 in office has remained small Among items of modern equip- ne'says the office could not be the 1941, Gandolfo's first year of of- opFICg IMPROVEMENTS ment are the blue print machine, smooth-functioning headquarters of computed by Gan- ann 8 pon — slowly to 9 mills’ wies Gandelfo took office in and the electric typewriters. all who are interested in land. |, when a The office has not only a com iit [re While the property valuation of 1! he and Frank Roberts and one clerk were all that comprised the staff. They did their work in one small room off the hall in the County courthouse annex. Equip. ment consisted of old fashioned long-carriage typewriters. An anti quated system of filing was used Only plat books showed what pro perties looked like Today the Tax Assessor has ex panded into three airconditioned of fices. His staff consists of Drafts man Cormack and Building Ins. pector Jesse Sione, The latter func tion was assigned by County Com mission resolution to Gandolfo's of fice. Slone has been at work since April issuing building permits in the County north east of Key West Cormack keeps up the plat books works the pantographer for en larging and reducing maps, and keeps up the thousands of trans fers in the tax books. Three full plete set of maps of the land on the Keys and the mainland section of the county, but also a complete aerial survey of the Keys from Key West up to Broad Key, just inside the county line. Property owners can pinpoint any bit of land they wish, find out what its assessment is, it location, the name of the latest owner Every transfer is meticulously re corded in the huge tax books giv ing the owner, deed reference, and dimensions. CITY ASSESSOR City Tax Assessor Sam Pinder does all his work in the office of the County Tax Assessor. Facili ties of the office are used by the City, thus saving the City about $50,000 expense in equipment and records and avoiding duplication wastes, Gandolfo said Builders, contractors. surveyors INTEREST mou INTING IN NATIONAL HOUSING CENTER Top officials representing over 100 different manufacturers of building products are expected to attend a meeting in Washington September 28 and 29 to hear NAHB officials discuss plans for the pro- posed operation of the National Housing Center. With construction expected to start around November 1, scores of manufacturers already have indicated intention to take space in this dramatic structure ROBERTS Office Equipment 126 Duval Street Phone 2.5634 Royal Typewriters Easier to install Here's new, lighthearted Viny! brightness brighter colors coordinated to mix and me you choose. New matching Themetile am your floor, too. KenFiex is light to handle, goes down tile by tle. cuts with ordinary kitchen shears 14 new, lighte Lime girls and two part-time clerks land agents of Federal and State Portables and Standards assist the men in the office government all converge on the The addressograph system used busy Tax Assessor's office for in SALES - SERVICE RENTALS Key West Floor Covering Co. aoa 132 DUVAL STREET (NE OF THE SHOWPLACES of the Florida Keys is the magnificent mansion being built by Brooks fateman, manager of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. Even more beautiful when jen from « boat on the Atlantic side, the Bateman house promises to become a landmark for yachtsmen and fishermen on that side. Of concrete block, the house has been tentatively valued for building permit purposes near $90,000. Mrs. Bateman has incorporated many of her own de- sign ideas into the lovely structure.—Photo by Finch. This LUXURY Model 1953 G-E REFRIGERATOR GC BUG ERGH In Value...In Features...in Pric versity are jointly presenting The N a in intensive two-weeks course for 1 4 School " home builders, Here is your op. ky meee pad Noy. Portunity to leafn the latest deve. ember 20, at the University of Illi. lopments in market analysis, land fois, Urbana, Ilinois. |planning, design and construction, The NAHB Research Institute busiess. management, labor rela and the Smal’ Homes Couneil of the tions, ete. You will see demonstra —-——_.|tdons of latest designs techniques, ‘as well as construction proactices, walls, trusses ind get new ideas in heating and airconditioning. The Key West Citizen wishes to thank all home suppliers, builders, dealers in home equipment who have worked wit and contributed to make the first National Home Week Edition of The Citizen a success. We hope it will be a precedent for the building industry of the Florida Keys and Key West to get together on future projects. This space was donated by a friend, a builder, who preferred that his space be used for thanks. 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