Austin Property Tax Adjustments
- The entire agenda was dedicated to public hearings for taxpayer appeals challenging 1947 property and personal property tax assessments.
- Numerous residents and local businesses successfully appealed, resulting in significant reductions to their assessed land values, building improvements, and personal property.
- Large commercial entities, including department stores, a book store, liquor stores, and furniture companies, saw substantial cuts in their assessed merchandise, fixtures, or improvement values.
- Some property value reductions led to broader adjustments across entire neighborhoods, even for properties not explicitly appealed, indicating a systemic effort to ensure fair valuations.
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4.50 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 450 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Recessed Meeting June 02, 1948 3:00 Ρ.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order, with Mayor Miller presiding. Roll call Present: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Absent : None Present also: Guiton Morgan, City Manager; and Members of the Board of Equalization. A hearing on the written appeals of taxpayers from the action of the Board of Equalization for the year 1947, duly filed in accordance with the City Charter, having been held heretofore; and such appeals having been duly considered by the City Council, it was moved by Councilman Bartholomew that the following action be taken on the following appeals, and that the Tax Assessor and Collector be directed to change his rolls accordingly: S. N. EKDAHL: A. F. MARTIN: - Lot 7, Block 176, Original City the land value be reduced from $4520.00 to $3990.00, and no change be made in the improvements. Lots 11 and 12, Block 42, Original City - the improvements be reduced from $25420.00 to $22240.00, and no change be made in the land value; Lots 1 and 2, Block 122, Original City - the improvements be reduced from $14850.00 to $11,480.00, and no change be made in the land value; Lot 3, Block 122, Original City No improvements. - no change in land value. EVANS SWANN: 4.82 acres of Daniel J. Gilbert Survey - the land value be reduced from $6430.00 to $5620.00, and no change be made in the improvements. ALICE CARMEN: Lot 4, 42.6x160 Outlot 34, Division E, Unplatted - no change in land or improvements; Lot 5, 64x160', Outlot 34, Division E, Unplatted no change in land or improvements. 41 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 451 MRS. JOE ROWE : WALTER STARHELY: Lots 11 and 12, Block 109, Original City - no change be made in land value or improvements; The southwest part of Block 61, Outlot 24, Division land value be reduced from $1980.00 to $1780.00. and no change be made in the improvements; MRS.EUGENE WORTHINGTON: Lot 3, Block 4, Outlot 70, Division "D"- no change be made in land or improvements; J. W. SAXON : JOHN C. PALM: MRS. JOHN H. CHILES, Jr: and R. C. AMMAN : T. J. BUTLER : MRS. D. M. RAILEY : MRS. ROSE SHIPLEY : MORRIS HIRSHFELD : 53x101 feet of Lot D, Outlot 62, Division D no change in land or improvements; Lot 27, Outlot 22, Division "D" or improvements; Lot 23, Outlot 22, Division "D or improvements; - - no change in land - no change in land no change Lots 5 and 6, Block 51, Original City in land or improvements; Lots 5 and 6, Block 16, Original City no change in land or improvements; The southwest 83x128 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 15, Original City - no change in land or improvements; Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, Block 100, Original City the improvements be reduced from $17,010.00 to $16,420.00, and no change be made in the land value; J. M. ODOM & F.F.KNIGHT: Lot 4, Block 108, Original City - no change in land value or improvements; Lot 5, Block 108, Original City - no change in land value or improvements; Lot 6, Block 108, Original City - Improvements be reduced from $9020.00 to $7510.00, and no change be made in land value; Personal Property be changed from $99,800.00 to $69,990.00; GEGGENHEIM-GOLDSMITH : E.M. SCARBROUGH & SONS: furniture and fixtures, be re- duced from $54,160.00 to $40,000.00; Personal Property Lot 3 and the east 28 feet of Lot 2, Block 54, Original City - no change be made in land or improvements; North 58.18 feet of Lots 4,5,6, Block 54, Original City- improvements be reduced from $5590.00 to $3540.00, and no change be made in the land value; E.M. SCARBROUGH & SONS: 452 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 452 Lots 4,5,6, and the north 16 feet of Lot 3, Block 55, Original City - improvements be raised from $360,320.00 to $361,630.00, and no change in the land value be made; the land The north one-half of Lot 11, and all of Lot 12, Block 9, Outlots 15,16,17, Division " value be reduced from $8470.00 to $8210.00. No improvements: Lots 13,14,15, Block 9, Outlots 15,16,17, Division "p", the land value be reduced from $18,880.00 to $18,670.00, and no change be made in the improvements Lots 18 and 19, Block 9, Outlots 15, 16, 17, Division the land value be reduced from $7,010.00 to $6,810.00, and no change be made in the improvements; וכו Lots 20, 21, and the north half of Lot 22, Block 9, Outlots 15,16,17, Division "D" the land value be reduced from $8,390.00 to $8,140.00. No improvements; Lot 273x140 feet and 4.9 acres of Decker League no change be made in the land or improvements; Lot A, 11.19 acres of Desha Bunton Decker LeagueNo change be made in the land or improvements; Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 14, Swisher Addition no change be made in the land or improvements; Lot 4 and the north 29-1/3 feet of Lot 5, Block 14, Swisher Addition no change in the land value. No improvements; حيد The north 29-1/3 feet of Lot 12, and all of Lots 13,14,15,16, Block 14, Swisher Addition - no change be made in the land value. No improvements ; Lot 23, Endifled D- the land value be reduced from $7280.00 to $6550.00. No improvements; JACK STEWART : Lot 9, Block 8, Outlots 41,42,53, Division "0" River View Addition no change be made in the land value. No improvements; SHELTON C.ADRIAN : Lot 1, Block 12-F, Fairview Park no change be made in the land value or improvements; JOSEPH and BETH LUCAS: All, less southeast 113x140 feet, of Block 189, Original City - the land value be reduced from $6,840.00 to $5,980.00, and no change be made in the improvements; Lot 1, Block 19, Outlot 25, Dividion "C", Christian and Fellman Addition no change be made in the land value or improvements; 42-2 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 453 H. M. OETTING : BERKMAN'S BOOK STORE : MRS. HELENA HARDCASTLE: DENZIL DICKERSON : EUGENE L. MEYER : Lots 5 and 6, Block 157, Original City - no change be made in the land value or improvements; Merchandise, Furniture and Fixtures be reduced from $20,000.00 to $16,250.00; Lot 11, 110x396 feet, Outlot 1, Division #Z, Unplatted the improvements be reduced from $2130.00 to $1730.00, and no change be made in the land value; The center 38 feet of Lot 8, Block 50, Original Cityno change be made in the land value or improvements; The west 46x128 feet of the northwest corner of Lot 7, Outlot 54, Division "E" the land value be reduced from $4230.00 to $3080.00, and no change be made in the improvements; LOMIS SLAUGHTER : Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 17, Original City no change be made in the land value or improvements; 140x117 feet of Spear League, Unplatted, no change be made in the land value. No improvements; 240x121 feet of Spear League, Unplatted no change be made in the land value. No improvements; HOMER WALLACE : Lot 1, Block 48, Travis Heights - the land value be reduced from $620.00 to $450.00. No improvements; DEAN MOORHEAD : Lot 1, Block 7, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $2,690.00 to $2,020.00. No improvements; W. W. PATTERSON : Lots 1,2,3,4,5, Block C, Patterson Heights; Lot 1, Block B, Patterson Heights, Lots 16,17,18,19,20, Block E, Patterson Heights no change in the land value. No improvements; Lot 6, Block B, Patterson Heights the land value be changed from $400.00 to $300.00. No improvements; Lot 7, Block C, Patterson Heights - the land value be reduced from $420.00 to $320.00, and no change be made in the improvements; Lot 8, Block C, Patterson Heights - the land value be changed from $390.00 to $290.00. No improvements; Lot 9, Block C, Patterson Heights - the land value be reduced from $390.00 to $290.00, and no change be made in the improvements; Lot 10, Block C, Patterson Heights the land value be changed from $390.00 to $290.00. No improvements; 45 4 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 454 W. W. PATTERSON: 191.3x172 feet of Block C, Patterson Heights - no change be made in the land or improvements; Lot 2, Block B, Patterson Heights be reduced from $490.00 to $360.00. No improvements; - the land value Lot 4, Block B, Patterson Heights - the land value be reduced from $440.00 to $330.00. No improvements; Lot 5, Block B, Patterson Heights - the land value be changed from $410.00 to $300.00. No improvements; Lot 14, Block C, Patterson Heights no change in • the land value No improvements; - Lot 10, Block D, Patterson Heights the land value be changed from $430.00 to $330.00. No improvements; By reason of the fore- going changes in valuations of property in Patterson Heights, the following changes in valuations of other property in Patterson Heights be made in conform- ity therewith, no appeals on same having been filed, to-wit: Lot 8, Block D, Patterson Heights - the land value be reduced from $440.00 to $330.00; Lot 9, Block D, Patterson Heights be reduced from $440.00 to $330.00; the land value Lot 11, Block D, Patterson Heights be reduced from $530.00 to $400.00; - - the land value Lot 12, Block D, Patterson Heights the land value be reduced from $440.00 to $330.00; - Lot 15, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; the land value Lot 16, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; the land value Lot 17, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; - the land value Lot 18, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $370.00 to $280.00; - the land value - Lot 19, Block E, Patterson Heights the land value be reduced from $370.00 to $280.00; Lot 20, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $400.00 to $300.00; the land value 455 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 455 Lot 21, Block E, Patterson Heights be reduced from $400.00 to $300.00; the land value Lot 22, Block E, Patterson Heights the land value be reduced from $300.00 to $230.00; Lot 3, Block B, Patterson Heights be reduced from $500.00 to $380.00; Lot 6, Block B, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; - - - the land value the land value Lot 7, Block B, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; - the land value Lot 8, Block B, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; - the land value Lot 11, Block C, Patterson Heights be reduced from $350.00 to $260.00; - the land value Lot 12, Block C, Patterson Heights be reduced from $500.00 to $370.00; - the land value C. A, MCADEN : W.W.PATTERSON, TRUSTEE: R. W. DALBY : JAMES LEDERER : HERMAN BROWN : the land value Lot 13, Block C, Patterson Heights be reduced from $470.00 to $350.00. Supplies, Furniture and Fixtures be reduced from $20,000.00 to $9,660.00; 1.39 acres of Spear League - no change be made in the land value or improvements; The south 82 feet of Lots 1 and 2, and the south 82 feet of the west 42 feet of Lot 3, Block 1, Outlot 11, Division "Z", Raymond's Plateau change be made in the land value. No improvements; no The north 126.71 feet of Lots 1, 2, and the north 126.71 feet of the west 42 feet of Lot 3, Block 1, Outlot 11. Division "A", Raymond's Plateau - no change be made in the land value or improvements; The south one-half of Lot 7, Block 5, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $1,280.00 to $1,020.00 and no change in the improvements be made; The north 8 feet of Lot 2, and the south 47 feet of Lot 3, Block 6, Brykerwoods B - no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lots 7 and 8, Block 82, Original City, Brown Building no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lots 1 and 2, Enfield. D no change in the land value or improvements; 456 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 456 HERMAN BROWN : N. L. LARSON: JNO. F. BUTLER: J. W. PRITCHARD: T. J. SAYERS : A. J. STEELE : JACK SHOEMAKER: Approximately 94 acres of Daniel J. Gilbert Surveyno change in the land value or improvements; Lots 1,2,3,4, Block 24, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lots 5,6,7,8, Block 24, Original City the land value be changed from $4,910.00 to $4,130.00, and no change in the improvements be made; - Lots 3, 4, Block 82, Original City no change in the land value be made, and the valuation of $290.00 on the improvements be removed: Lot 6, Block 6, Pemberton Heights the improvements be reduced from $5,670.00 to $5,030.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 10, and the west 12-2/3 feet by 91.6 feet of Lot 11, less 5x36.4 feet of Lot 10, Block 126, Original City no change in the land value or improve- ments; The northwest 79-1/3 feet of Lots 11 and 12, and 18x36 feet of Lot 10 and Lot 11, Block 126, Original City the land value be reduced from $13,730.00 to $12,980.00, and no change in the improvements be made: Lots 1 and 2, Block 18, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made; - Lot 13, Pease Estate from $1,530.00 to $1,410.00, and no change in the improvements be made; the land value be reduced - Lot 12, Pease Estate the land value be reduced from $1,570.00 to $1,440.00, and no change in the improvements be made; this change being made in conformity with the foregoing change on the property of J. W. Pritchard, no appeal having be filed; - Lot 11, Pease Estate the land value be changed from $1,570.00 to $1,440.00, and no change in the improvements be made; this change being made in conformity with the above change on the property of J. W. Pritchard, no appeal having been filed; Lot 10, Pease Estate the land value be reduced. from $1,570.00 to $1,440.00, and no change in the improvements be made; this change being made in conformity with the above change on the property of J. W. Pritchard, no appeal having been filed; 457 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 457 LUCY RATHBONE : WUKASCH BROS .: E.A. GATHRIGHT: MRS. J.W.BRADFIELD: MRS. JOHN L. MARTIN: JOHN W. MILLER: JAMES G. BLACK: ARTHUR P. WATSON: - Lot 9, Pease Estate the land value be reduced from $1,830.00 to $1,700.00, and no change in the improvements be made; this change being made in conformity with the foregoing change on the property of J. W. Pritchard, no appeal having been filed. No change in Personal Property be made. No change be made in the land or improvements on the north 25 feet of the south 50 feet of Lot 42, Outlot 22, Division "D", Horst Addition; The south 25 feet of the south 50 feet of Lot 42, Outlot 22, Division "D", Horst Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made; The south 46x86 feet of Lot 1, and the southwest 6x86 feet of Lot 2, and the west 2x128 feet of the west part of Lot 2, Block 121, Original Citythe improvements be reduced from $7,540.00 to $6,570.00, and no change in the land value be made; The northeast 55x85 feet of Lots 7 and 8, Outlot 50, Division E, Unplatted - no change in the land value or improvements to be made; Lot 17, Outlot 23, Division D, Horst Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made; 113x130 feet of Block E, Outlot 15, Division D, Unplatted - no change in the land value or improvements be made; The east 50.9 feet of Lot 19, Outlot 32, Division D, Sansom Addition - the improvements be reduced from $7450 to $6520, and no change be made in the land value; 32/100 of acre, 100x137.58 feet average of Daniel J. Gilbert Survey the improvements be reduced from $5380.00 to $4360.00, and no change be made in land value; 117x150 feet of Block E of Santiago Del Valle League the improvements to be reduced from $5140.00 to $3770,00, and no change be made in land value. Lot 23, Block 3, Travis Heights no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 1, Block 68, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made; The east 13 feet of Lot 2, and west 52 feet of Lot 3, Block 150, Original City - the land value be reduced from $6180.00 to $4260.00, and no change in improvements be made. GUSTAVE JOHNSON: 458 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 458 Lots 8 and 9, Block 3, Charles Johnson Additionthe land value be reduced from $320.00 to $90.00, and no change in improvements be made; Lot 10, Block 4, Charles Johnson Addition change in the land value be made. No improvements. no GEORGE S. NALLE: GEORGE E. SHELLEY: Lot 1, Block 143, Original City - land value be reduced from $3410.00 to $2900.00, and no change in improvements be made; The west 43 feet of Lot 2, Block 143, Original Cityno change in the land value or improvements be made; Lots 11 and 12, Block 19, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; The south 107 feet of Lot 1, Block 131, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lot 3, Block 53, Original City - the improvements be reduced from $5060.00 to $1140.00, and no change in the land value be made; The north one-half of Lot 2, Block 110, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made; The south one-half of Lot 3, Block 110, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lot 6, Block 70, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lots 1 and 2, Block 129, Original City - the land value be reduced from $14,430.00 to $10,040.00, and no change in improvements be made; Lots 3 and 4, Block 129, Original City - the land value be reduced from $14,430 to $10,600, and no change in improvementsbe made; Lots 5 and 6, Block 129, Original City - the land value be reduced from $14,430.00 to $10,600.00, and no change in improvements be made; Lots 7 and 8, Block 129, Original City - the land value be reduced from $14,430.00 to $10,040, and no change in improvements be made. 87x120 feet of Block D, Outlot 17, Division E,no change in the land value or improvements be made; 437 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 459 ; A. J. KISSMAN: The north 31.3 feet of Lot 4, and south 14.7 feet of Lot 5, Block 18, Original City the improvements be reduced from $3290.00 to $2950.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lots 5 and 6, Block 28, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 17, Duval Heights the improvements be reduced from $1700.00 to $1140.00, and no change in the land value be made. ZETA TAU ALPHA SORORITY: Lots 6 and 7, Block 1, Outlot 63, Division D- no change in the land value or improvements be made; MRS. SETH MILLS: DR. C. M. DARNELL: B. H. BLOOR: The west 100 feet of Lots 8 and 9, Block 1, Outlot 63, Division D the land value be reduced from $5250.00 to $4200.00, and no change in improvements be made; - The center 64½ feet x 100 1, Outlot 63, Division D from $2330.00 to $1860.00, ments be made. feet of Lots 9 and 8, Block the land value be reduced and no change in improve- The east 43 feet of Lot 4, Block 75, Original Cityno change in the land value or improvements be made. 57/100 acre of Block 3, of Jones & Sedwick Addition the improvements be reduced from $14,470.00 to $9720.00, and no change in the land valge be made. Lot 9, Block 42, Original City - the improvements be reduced from $20,240.00 to $19,480.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 10, Block 42, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made; 92x150 feet of Lot C, Block south half of D, Outlot 2, Division Z, Raymond Homestead the improvements be reduced from $14,480.00 to $13.830.00, and no change in the land value be made; 64x200 feet of Lot G, south half of Block D, Outlot 2, Division Z, Raymond Homestead - the improvements reduced from $6110.00 to $5120.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 60, Block 6, Outlot 74, Division D, Aldridge Place - no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lot 4 and east 15 feet of Lot 3, Block 50, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; 460 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 460 A. D. ALLEY: SHELBY STILES: A. T. STEPHENSON: D. C. RENFRO: W. L. MEIER: O. ASHLEY: O. N. BRUCK: J. C. KIMMERLING: DAN E. MCCASKILL: EDWARD BOCK: Lots 7, 8, and 9, Block 28, Original Citythe improvements be reduced from $21,270.00 to $19,130.00, and no change in the land value be made; - no change in the Lot 1, Pemberton Heights No. 4, land value or improvements be made;. Lot 10, Block 1, Travis Heights the improvements reduced from $6130.00 to $5330.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 11, Block 1, Travis Heights - the improvements be reduced from $4780.00 to $4010.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 12, Block 1, Travis Heights no change in the land value or improvements be made. Personal Property - no change in value be made; Lot 1, Block 32, Swisher Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 12, less east 115 feet, Block 1, Fredericksburg Road Acres the improvements be reduced from $2100.00 to $1620.00, and no change in the land value be made. Lot 12, Block C, Outlot 2, Division Z, Raymond Addition - the land value be reduced from $3500.00 to $2800.00, and no change in improvements be made. Lots 30, 31, and 32, Outlot 6, 7, 8, Division ZEnfield A- no change in the land value be made. No improvements. Lot 13, Block 2, Patterson Addition the improvements be reduced from $2380.00 to $2070.00, and no change in the land valje be made. Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Outlot 72, Division D, L. Brown Addition - the improvements be reduced from $4210.00 to $3820.00, and no change in the land value be made. 54x165 feet of Block 16, Outlot 25, Division D, Unplatted the land value be reduced from $2980.00 to $2480.00, and the improvements be reduced from $7510.00 to $6820.00. Lot 3, Outlot 21, Division D, Horst Addition - no change in the land value or improvements be made. The center 82x138 feet of Lots 6 and 7, Outlot 39, Division E, Unplatted no change in the landvalue or improvements be made; .461 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 461 MRS. CLARA DITTMAN: The west 84 feet of Lot 7, Outlot 39, Division E, Unplatted - no change in the land value or improvements be made. The north 20 feet of Lot 1, and all of Lot 2, Fox Schmidt Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made. W. W. JOHNSON: Lot 11, Block 1, Johnson River Addition the land value be reduced from $760.00 to $680.00. No improvements; Lot 12, Block 1, Johnson River Addition the improvements be reduced from $5710 to $4570, and the land value be reduced from $760.00 to $680.00. CLARENCE HYDE: Improvements on Brackenridge Tract حيم no change in improvements be made; Lot 1, Block B, Timberlake Addition the land value be made. No improvements. no change in MRS. E. N. BURLESON: Lot 1, and north 5 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, Sherwood Forest the improvements be reduced from $3050.00 to $2560.00, and no change in the land value be made. MRS. AVON M. GARRETT: The east 167x210 feet of Lot 12, Block 2, Westfield A- the improvements be reduced from $2930.00 to $2750.00, and no change in land value be made; The west 60 feet of Lot 11, Block 2, Westfield Ano change in the land value be made. No improvements. BEN H. POWELL: DEWEY C. BRADFORD: R. B. OAKLEY: J. C. POWELL: ROSWELL MILLER: 1.78 acres of 10-acre tract of Decker Leaguethe land value be reduced from $28,200.00 to $24,700 and no change in the improvements be made. .72 acres Block 4, Decker League - the land value be reduced from $18,740.00 to $16,870.00, and no change in the improvements be made.. .73 acre Block 4, Decker League - the land value be reduced from $26,370.00 to $24,100.00, and no change in the improvements be made. 3.09 acres of Block 3, Decker League - the land value be reduced from $34,510.00 to $31.650.00, and no change in the improvements be made. 40x160 feet lot of Spear League, Unplatted no change in the land value be made. No improvements; .68 acre, Spear League, Unplatted - the land value be reduced from $4580.00 to $3440.00. No improvements; CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 462 - The east 99.2 feet of Lot 11, Block 2, Westfield A no change in the land value be made. No improvements; A The center 50.7 feet of Lot 11, Block 2, Westfield no change in the land value be made. No improvements; Lot 6, Block 6, Westfield A no change in the land value be made. No improvements; Lot 5, Block 7, Westfield A value be made. No improvements; no change in the land Lot 4, Block 7, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $2000.00 to $1900.00. No improvements; Lot 9, Block 2, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $2100.00 to $1710.00. No improvements; W. C. SCHULLE: K. R. MEYER: MISS MINELMA LOCKWOOD: A. B. ROWLAND: - The east 55 feet of Lot 10, Block 2, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $860.00 to $690.00. No improvements; Lot 8, Block 2, Westfield A no change in the land value be made. No improvements. 3 acres Daniel J. Gilbert League no change in the the land value or improvements be made; Lot 2, Block 53, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 5, Block B, Outlot 3, Division Z, Terrace Parkno change in the land value or improvements be made; the land About 1 acre in Block G, Spear League value be reduced from $1030.00 to $670.00, and no change in the improvements be made; Lot 65, Enfield C- the improvements be reduced from $2280.00 to $2120.00, and no change in the land value be made. Lots 15 and 16, Block 2, Hyde Park #2 no change in the land value or improvements be made; Lot 9, Block 7, Outlot 44, Division B, Gammel & Taylor Subdivision- no change in the land value or improvements be made; South 75 feet of Lot 8, Block 18, Westfield A no dange in the land value or improvements be made. The east half of Lots 1 and 2, Block 5, Pleasant Garden - no change in the land value or improvements be made. 463 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 463 H. J. H. MELIN: BEATRICE NORWOOD: MRS. BEN RICHARDSON: Lot 1, 78x90 feet of northwest corner, Outlot 47, Division E, Unplatted - the improvements be reduced from $11,160.00 to $9760.00, and no change in the land value be made; .914 acre, Unplatted, Hill's Survey - the improvements be reduced from $3960.00 to $3330.00, and no change in the land value be made. 83x157 feet of Block G, Outlot 52, Division D, Unplatted no change in the land value or improvements. be made. the improvements Lot 1, Block 17, Swisher Addition be reduced from $3240.00 to $3010.00, and no change in the land value be made; Lot 2, Block 17, Swisher Addition - the improvements be reduced from $1560.00 to $1420.00, and no change in the land value be made. EUGENE H. SMITH: Lots 10 and 11, Block 14, Inwood Hills no change in the land value or improvements be made. SARAH ROSS: 56x129 feet of Lot L, Outlot 61, Division B Unplatted the improvements be reduced from $840.00 to $400.00, and no change in the land value be made. MRS. M.A.B. FULLER: Lot 18, Outlot 61, Rector Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made; The northwest 50x69.5 feet of Lot 3, Block 2, Outlot 56, Division B, George L. Robertson Addition change in the land value or improvements be made; no The northeast 69x125 feet of Lot 3, Block 2, Outlot 56, Division B, George L. Robertson Addition - no change in the land value or improvements be made. ANNA T. GILES: 5.95 acres in Outlot 34, 35. Division C in the land value or improvements be made. - no change MARY SWENSON: HANS SCHMIDLI: R. G. MUELLER: The east 18x105 feet of Lot 7, Block 64, Original City the land value be reduced from $530.00 to $100.00, No improvements; The center 46x120 feet of Lots 7 and 8, Block 64, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made. .881 acres, Triangle east end of Lots 10, 11, Evergreen Heights the land value be reduced from $5430.00 to $1420.00 and the improvements be reduced from $3750.00 to $1910.00. Approximately 4.9 acres Spear League - the land value be reduced from $10,680.00 to $7950.00, and the im464 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 404 C. A. DYE: H. E. BUTT COMPANY: GEORGE ZIMMERMANN: MRS. R. B. HARRIS: MRS. LILLIE ZAKRISON: GEORGE S. MATTHEWS: JOSEPHINE CARTLEDGE: JESS HALL: GORDON WORLEY: V. A. CUNEO: provements be reduced from $1950.00 to $1350.00. 10.72 acres Daniel J. Gilbert League - no change in the land value be made. No improvements; Lot 2, Outlot 1, Division B, Fred Carleton Subdivision - no change in the land value or improvements be made; The center 19 feet of Lot 4, Block 98, Original City the land value be reduced from $27,420.00 to $26,050.00, and no change in the improvements be made. Lot 1, north 39 feet of Lot 2, Block 31, Swisher Addition no change in the land value or improve- ments be made; - Lots 1 and 2, and north 2-2/3 feet of Lot 3, Block 34, Swisher Addition - no change in the land valje or improvements be made. Improvements on 3 acres of Decker League the improvements be reduced from $22,540.00 to $16,540.00 Lots 15, 16, 17, and north 42-1/3 feet of Lot 18, and 1.2/3 feet excess of Block 13, Swisher Additionthe improvements be reduced from $24,540.00 to $24,330.00, and no change in the land value be made. Lots 69 and 70, Outlot 1, Division X, College Court Addition - no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 31 and west 5 feet of Lot 32, Block 23, Outlot 14, Division C, Perry Estates the improvements be reduced from $6920.00 to $6380.00, and no change in the land value be made. - for Julia Eugenie Robinson - Lots 32,33,34, Block 4, Skyland Terrace the improvements be reduced from $4720.00 to $4310.00, and no change in the land value be made. - no Lot 22, Outlot 22, Division D, Horst Addition change in the land value be made. No improvements. Lot 3, Block B, Highland Park- the land value be reduced from $870.00 to $650.00, No improvements. 5.025 acres J. P. Wallace Survey - the land value be reduced from $7600.00 to $5700.00. No improvements. Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 8, Outlot 12, Division C, Oaklawn Subdivision - no change in the land value or improvements be made;
465 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 465 MAX SNAMAN: FANNIE A. JOHNSTON: NELLIE T. EVANS: The south 140 feet of Lot 28, Outlot 6, 9, Division - no change in the land value C, Beausite Addition be made. No improvements; Lots 6, 7, Block 2, Hyde Park #2 - no change in the land value be made. No improvements; - Merchandise, Machinery, Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures the merchandise be reduced from $12,510.00 to $9300.00, and Machinery, Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures no change be made. The west 120 feet of Lot 4-B, Block 10, Outlot 11, Division Z, Raymond Plateau - no change in the land value be made. No improvements; The east 23 feet of Lot 1, and west 23 feet of Lot 2, Block 76, Original City no change in the land value be made. No improvements. 1.48 acres Outlot 32, Division C no change in the land values be made. No improvements. Lot 24, Block A, Outlot 18, Division D - the improvements be reduced from $5990.00 to $4230.00, and no change in the land value be made. Lot 51, Outlot 1, Division X, College Court the land value be reduced from $3870.00 to $2710.00, No improvements. Lot 16, Outlot 23, Division D, Horst Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made; The north 50 feet of Lot 11, Block 1, Division D, Grooms Addition the land value be reduced from $2810.00 to $2530.00. No improvements. Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Block 5, Brackenridge Heights no change in the land value be made. No improvements. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Block 7, Brackenridge Heights no change in the land value be made. No improvements. FANNIE MONTGOMERY HUNT: Lot 6, Block 69, Original City - no change in the land value or improvements be made; The north 30 feet of Lot 6, Block 83, Original Cityno change in the land value or improvements be made; Lot 6, Block 5, Original City - no change in the land no change in the land value or improvements be made; 466 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 466 MRS. NELLIE MCCALEB: 178x150 feet and 4 acres, Block 15, Outlot 72, 73, Division E, Unplatted - no change in the land value or improvements be made; The east of Lot 4, Block 65, Original Cityno change in the land value be made. No improvements Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 1, Outlot 4, Division Ano change in the land value be made. No improve- ments. Lots 7 and 8, Block A, Outlot 28, Division C, Dancy Addition the land value be reduced from $850.00 to $550.00. No improvements. DAVIDSON SASH & DOOR CO: Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Block 2, Outlot 1, Division A no change in the land value or improvments be made; Merchandise be reduced from $53,540.00 to $39,370.00, and no change in Machinery, Furniture and Fixtures be made; Improvements only - no change be made. CHARLES THOMAS: Lot 125x203 feet, Block 8, Outlot ll, Division Z, Unplatted - the land value be reduced from $8800.00 to $7540.00, and no change in improvements be made. D. H. HART, JR: Lot 7-A, Outlot 69, Division Z, Beau Site the land value be reduced from $10,620.00 to $10,090.00, and no change in the improvements be made; Part of Lot 7 and 12, Block C, Outlot 6 and 9, Divino change in the land value or FRANCES D. HORTON: MRS. W. H. BALLARD: W. B. BACKUS: T. G. TAYLOR: DARRELL ROE: - sion C, Beau Site improvements be made; Lot 12-C, being west end of Lot 12, Outlot 6 and 9, Division C, Beau Site-- the land value be reduced from $2920.00 to $1460.00. No improvements. The south 30 feet of Lot 14 and all of Lot 15, Block 33, Pemberton Heights #10 no change in the land value or improvements be made. - Lots 22, 23, Block E, Barton Heights - no change in the land value be made. No improvements charged. The east 150 feet of Lot 5, Block 6, Westfield A no change in the land value or improvements be made. East 140 feet of Lot 4, Block 6, Westfield A no change in the land value or improvements be made. The southwest 66.3 x 175.9 feet of Lot 6, Outlot 9, Westfield A no change in the land value or improvements be made. 467 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 467 J. O. LAMB: - no change in the land Lot 4, Block 5, Westfield A value or improvements be made; 1.34 acres of Lots 4 and 5, and 125x375 feet of Lot 4, and 31x375 feet of Lot 5, of Reservoir Heights no change in the land value or improvements be made. GEORGE EDWARD ROBINSON: Lot 4, Block 4, Westfield A no change in the land value or improvements be made. Personal Property be reduced from $8250.00 to $6210.00. ACE HIGH LIQUOR STORE: WALKER'S SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY: Personal Property no change be made. EVERETT KELLY PHARMACY: Personal Property - be reduced from $14,480 to HYDE PARK GROCERY: $13,240.00. - Personal Property be Mrs. J. D. Stacy, Owner reduced from $80.00 to $20.00. EL CHARRO CAFE NO. 2: Personal Property reduced from $4670.00 to $2150.00. PRESCRIPTION LABORATORY: Personal Property reduced from $14,480.00 to BLEDSOE FURNITURE CO.: M. H. CROCKETT: $13,240.00. Lot 10, Block 41, Original City - the improvements be reduced from $16,190.00 to $13,270.00, and no change in the land value be made. The northeast 36x34.5 feet of 15, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition the land value to be reduced from $2510.00 to $1400.00, No improvements. The east 50x43 feet of Lot 14, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land value be reduced from $4020.00 to $2410.00. No improvements. The east 50x52.9 feet average of Lot 13, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land valué be reduced from $4500.00 to $2960.00. No improvements. The east 50x62.7 feet average of Lot 12, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land value be reduced from $4860.00 to $3400.00. No improvements. The west 50x54.6 feet of average of Lot 10, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land value be reduced from $6060.00 to $3480.00. No improvements. The west 50x54.4 average of Lot 9, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land value be reduced from $4920.00 to $3030.00. No improvements. 468 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 408 LYNN SMITH: NORMAN VODET: The west 50x74.24 feet average of Lot 8, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition the land value be reduced from $5280.00 to $3430.00. No improvements. The west 50x84 feet average of Lot 7, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition the land value be reduced from $5580.00 to $3810.00. No improvements. The west 50x93.93 feet average of Lot 6, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition the land value be reduced from $5820.00 to $4270.00. No improvements. no Lots 4 and 5, Block 1, Pecan Grove addition change in the land value or improvements be made; The east 50x72.5 feet average of Lot ll, Block 1, Pecan Grove Addition - the land value reduced from $6650.00 to $4640.00. No improvements. the land value 3.55 acres of Swisher League Land be reduced from $140,730.00 to $130.060.00, and no change in the improvements be made; 7.59 acres of Swisher League - the land value be reduced from $66,390.00 to $64,030.00, No improvements. Lot 35, less northwest 47x73.15 feet, and south 101.99 feet of Lot 36, Outlot 57, Division E,the improvements be reduced from $13,890.00 to $11, 440.00, and no change in the land value be made; the land value be The west 50 feet of Lot 32, and alley, and 3.50 of Lot 23, Outlot 57, Division E reduced from $5490.00 to $4030.00, and no change in improvements be made; - the Lots 33, 34, 140x175, Outlot 57, Division E land value be reduced from $14,160.00 to $8550.00, and no change in improvements be made; Triangular parts of 4, 5, 6, and alley, Block 3, Outlot 10, Division D, Moore Addition no change in the land value or improvements be made; 88.8x65 feet, Block A, Outlot 10, Division D, Unplatted, corner 29th and San Jacinto Streets no change in the band value or improvements be made. .4 of an acre, Swisher League - no change in the land value be made. No improvements. - The west 10 feet of Lot 9, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, no change in the land value be made. No improvements. 467 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 409 MRS. GEO. H. HARRINGTON: Lot 72, less northwest triangle, Block 8, Outlot FRED ADAMS: 74, Division D, Aldridge Place no change in the land value or improvements be made. Lot 5, Enfield D the improvements be reduced from $12,430.00 to $9,280.00, and no change in the land value be made; the improvements Lot 3, 4, Block 80, Original City be reduced from $21,330.00 to $18,910.00, an dno change in the land value be made; The south 52 feet of Lots 14, 15, 16, and 46x58 feet of Lot 14, Block 4, Outlot 11, Division Zthe land value be reduced from $7100.00 to $7020.00, and no change in improvements be made. AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.: Lots 5, 6, Block 82, Original City- no change in the land value or improvements be made; N. NORNHAUSER: Personal Property no change be made. Lots 15, 16, Outlot 51, Division D the land value or improvements be made. no change in PETRIFIED FOREST LODGE: 38x136 feet and 5.125 feet of Thomas Gray Survey no change in the land value or improvements be made; 131x125 feet of Block E, Thomas Gray Survey no change in the land value or improvements be made; TED BUTTREY: MRS. J. A. DOUGLASS: 140x131 feet of Block C, Thomas Gray Survey no change in the land value or improvements be made; 90x131 feet of Block A, Thomas Gray Survey - the improvements be reduced from $9080.00 to $6080.00, and no change in the land value be made. The east 60 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9, Block 55, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made. The east half of Lots 9 and 10, Outlot 20, Division D, Horst Subdivision the land value be reduced from $9800.00 to $8820.00, andno change in improvements be made. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HOTEL: Lots 1, 2, Block 84, Original City no change in the land value or improvements be made. CONRAD POGUE: Liquors Unincorporated the Merchandise Inventory be reduced from $5330.00 to $3200.00. MERRITT, SCHAEFER & BROWN: Merchandise Inventory be reduced from $20,000.00 to $4040.00. 470 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 470 J. L. DICKSON: MRS. CAROL MCKEEVER: ERNEST J. VILLAVASO: S. W. RUFF: O. A. WILLHOITE: T. J. BUTLER: MRS. JOE ROWE: Lot 6, Block 55, Outlot 24, Division C, Christian & Fellman Addition the land value be reduced from $1570.00 to $1180.00, and no change be made in the improvements.; the The north 27 feet of Lot 7, Block 55, Outlot 24, Division C, Christian & Fellman Addition land value be reduced from $630.00 to $470.00. The northwest 48x95 feet of Lot 1, Block 5, Outlot 5, Division Z, Silliman Addition - the land value reduced from $940.00 to $490.00. No improvements. The northeast 50x77 feet of Lot 1, Block 5, Outlot 5, Division C, Silliman Addition - the land value be reduced from $980.00 to $590.00, and no change be made in the improvements. 5 acres Outlot 1, Division X the improvements be reduced from $20,040.00 to $16,500.00, and no change be made in the land value. Lot 138 and south 25.05 feet of Lot 139, Tarrytown - change land from $1560.00 to $1170.00. No improvements; 660x150 feet of James P. Wallace Survey - the land value be reduced from $8100.00 to $7290.00. No improvements; 5.73 acres, 1665 feet x 150 feet of James P. Wallace Survey - the land value be reduced from $15, 320.00 to $13,790.00, and no change be made in the improvements. Lot 1, Block 2, Westfield A the land value be reduced from $3080.00 to $2630.00. No improvements. The west of Lot ll, and all of Lot 12, Block 67, Original City - no change be made in the land value. No improvements. South One-half of Lots 11 and 12, Block 171, Original City no change in land or improvements. THELMA HICKS BEAUTY SHOP: Personal Property be reduced from $80.00 to $20.00. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bartholomew, Glass, Johnson, Mayor Miller Noes: None The meeting was then recessed, subject to call of the Mayor. Attest: Hallia Morella CITY CLERK Armaturer Jom Milla. Approved: MAYOR