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10-20-41 Special 1820 COUNCIL CHAMBER OCTOBER 20, 1941 THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION, ON CALL OF THE MAYOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE 1941 TAX ROLL AS COMPLETED BY THE TAX ASSESSOR. BEFORE GOI~G I~TD ... SESSION AS A BOARD OF E~UALIZATION, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS WERE FIRST.TAKEN UP AND ACTED UPON BY THE COUNC 11_. MR. C. Y. BYRD WAS PRESENT AND OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4 OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE 416, WHICH AMENDMENT RECEIVED THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL AND IT WAS THEREFORE MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED THAT THE ORDINANCE, AS FOLLOWS BE SO AMENDED AND PLACED ON ITS SECOND READING: ORDINANCE NO 416 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE AMERICAN TELE- PHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND i. ., MAINTAIN LINES OF TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH UPON, ALONG, ACROSS, OVER AND UNDER THE PUBLIC ROADS, STREETS HIGHWAYS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLO- RIDA, UNDER THE TERMS SPECIFIED HEREIN. ,/ THE AMENDED ORDINANCE HAVING BEEN READ IN FULL, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MILLER THAT IT BE ADOPTED ON ITS SECOND AND FINAL READING. MR. HILL SECONDED THE MOTION WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS FURTHER RE- COMMENDED THAT A REFERENDUM ELECTION BE CALLED ON THE GRANTING OF SUCH FRANCHISE TO THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE COMPANY, SAID ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CITY PRIMARY ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. THE CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED OF THIS PLAN AND AGREED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY NOTICE ADVERTISING SUCH ELECTION. MR. JACOBS EN~UIRED AS TO THE POLICY OF THE COUNCIL IN REGARD TO THE WEEDING AND CUTTING OF GRASS IN ALLEYS, STATING THAT MRS. LAIN HAO RE~UESTED THAT THIS BE DONE IN THE ALLEY AT THE REAR OF HER PROPERTY IN BLOCK 59. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CITY HERETOFORE HAO ONLY CLEAREO RIGHT-oF-WAYS WHERE OENSE GROWTH TENDED TO INTEREFERE WITH SEWER LINES OR THE PUBLIC USE OF SUCH ALLEYS; THAT NO ATTEMPT HAD BEEN MADE TO CUT ORDINARY WEEDS OR GRASS. MR. JACOBS ALSO BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF E. C. HALL'S COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO CLEARING AND FILLING OF PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO HIS NEW HOME ON N.E. FIRST COURT, ANO STATED THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE LAND TNtfHAT VICINITY WHICH HAD ALWAYS BEEN LOW, AND UNLESS THE ENTIRE AREA WAS ORDERED FILLED HE DID NOT SEE HOW ONE OWNER COULD BE COMPELLED TO FILL HER PROPERTY. HE 010 RECOMMEND, HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY CLEAR OFF THE GROWTH AND CUT THE GRASS ON THE PUBLI~~JQRT-OF-WAYS. AND HE FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT A MAN BE PERMANENTLY EMPLOYED TO KEEP SIDEWALKS AND STREETS CLEARED ALL OVER TOWN, DURING THE COMING SEASON. 1821 OCTOBER 20, 1941 , . THE MEMBERS THEN CDNVENED AS A BOARD OF E~UALIZATION AND THE TAX ROLLS PREPARED ANO COMPLETED BY THE TAX ASSESSOR, MAE W. CRAMP, AND CHECKED ANO E~UALIZED BY THE BOARD, WERE SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL DF THE COUNCIL. THE CLERK ALSD SUBMITTED LETTERS FRDM THE FOLLOWING BEACH PRDPERTY OWNERS WHO CDMPLAINED THAT THEIR ASSESSED VALUATIONS HAD BEEN UNDULY RAISED FDR 1941. THE BOARD, UPDN REVIEWING THE ROLL, WAS DF THE DPINION THAT THESE ASSESSMENTS WERE IN LINE AND THAT THE PRDPERTIES HAD BEEN E~UITABLY ASSESSED IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER PROPERTIES IN TDWN. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CLERK WRITE THESE OWNERS EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR THE TAX RAISE ON BEACH PROPERTIES AND ASSURJNG THEM THAT IT IS THE COUNCIL'S INTENTION AND AIM TO E~UALIZE AND ADJUST DISCREPANCIES NEXT YEAR BY A SCIENTIFIC APPRAISAL OF THE ENTIRE TDWN. AFTER A FINAL REVIEW OF THE RDLLS, IT WAS MDVED BY MR. HILL THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIDN BE ADOPTED: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF TAXES WHEREAS, THE ASSESSOR OF TAXES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH HAS PREPARED THE 1941 TAX ASSESSMENT ROLL OF BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY LocATED WITHIN THE CITY, SUBJECT TO TAXATIDN AND HAS PASSED SAID ASSESS- MENT ROLL TD THE CITY COUNCIL, SITTING AS A BOARD OF E~UALIZATIDN OF TAXES TO BE E~UALIZED AND REVISED, I AND WHEREAS, DUE NOTICE OF SAID MEETING HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THREE PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEL RAY BEACH NEWS, A NEWSPAPER' PUBLISHEO WITHIN SAID CITY, AND WHEREAS, SAID BOARD OF E~UAL1~h1~~~L.l~iloES DID MEET AND SIT ON MONDAY JULY 14TH, TUESDAY JULY 15TH.'fAf(~'l!''l~AlTI:ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND DID CAREFULLY EXAMINE, REVISE AND ,EQUALIZE THE VALUATIONS SHOWN ON SIAD ASSESSMENT ROLL, AS PREPARED BY THE ASSESSOR OF TAXES FOR THE CITY AND DID ALSO HEAR ALL PERSONS WHO APPEARED BEFORE IT WITH COMPLAINTS AND DID CAUSE THE CLERK TO NOTE ALL COMPLAINTS IN THE MINUTED OF SAID BOARD, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF E~UALIZATIDN DF TAXES THAT THE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLL OF THE CITY of DEL RAY BEACH FDR THE 1941 TAXES, AS PREPARED BY THE ASSESSDR OF TAxes, AND SUBMITTED .0 THE BOARD BE REVISED AS FOLLOWS: THAT THE LOT OF MRS. E. J. TIPPINS, LOT 2 BLOCK 3 OSCEOLA PARK BE REDUCED FROM $225.00 TO $200.00 AND THAT ALL THE LOTS IN THAT SECTION OF OSCEOLA PARK BE REDUCED AT THE SAME RATIO. THAT FRANK HOLLIS' LOT I I, BLOCK 49, BE REDUCEO TO $125.00 AND THAT ALL LOTS IN THE BLOCK ON THAT SAME STREET BE REDUCED TO THIS FIGURE. THAT A. K. TYLEE'S HOUSE IN BLOCK 137 BE ASSESSEO AT $4,000. $4,000. THAT DOROTHY DAY MITCHELL'S HOUSE IN BLOCK 137 BE ASSESSED AT C:. "pi' , "~ T~~T f:r:HtE~ :~RSDNAL PROPERTY OF THE DEL RAY AND OCEAN CITY LUMBER // 1823 OCTOBER 20, 1941 COMPANIES BE PLACEO AT $5,000. THAT TOTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CDMBINEO PROPERTIES OF W. E. KRENZ IN BLOCK 107 BE SET AT $3,000. THAT THE PIERSOL PROPERTY IN OSCEOLA PARK BE REOUCED 10%. THAT THE BROSS PROPERTY IN OSCEOLA PARK BE INCREASED TO $2,000. THAT THE DUGGAN HOUSE ON SOUTH OCEAN BEACH BE REDUCEO TO $15,000. THAT GEORGE RILEY'S APARTMENT AND STORE PROPERTY IN OCEAN PARK BE RAISED TO $18,000. THAT THE VALUATION OF THE SAXTON PROPERTY ON THE CANAL BE IN- CREASED TO $6,300. $2,000. THAT THE GUPTILL HOUSE ON THE GERMANTOWN ROAD BE REDUCED TO THAT SAMUEL OGREN'S APARTMENT AND STORE PROPERTY IN OCEAN PARK BE RAISED TO $5,200. TH~T MARY McCLELLAN WRIGHT'S HOUSE IN SEABREEZE PARK BE REDUCED TO $16,000. ' THAT O. E. RUGG'S PROPERTY #9 SEA BREEZE AVENUE BE RAISED TO $9,500 AND AT #5 SEABREEZE AVENUE TO $10,000. THAT DR. KOCH'S HOUSE IN SHORE ACRES BE RAISED TO $16,000. THAT MRS. PRICEiS HOUSE IN SHORE ACRES BE RAISED TO $15,000. THAT FILLERBRDWN'S HOUSE IN SHORE ACRES BE RAISED TO $15,000. THAT MCCARTY'S HOUSE IN SHORE ACRES BE RAISED TO $12,000. , THAT MRS. MONROE'S HOUSE IN VISTA DEL MAR BE REDUCED TO $8,750. THAT FRED BOYD'S HOUSE BE RAISED TO $6,000. THAT HENRY OSTRD'S HOUSE BE RAISED TO $4,126.00 THAT THE RENTAL VALUES ON THE MALCOLM BELL HOUSE, SHUTTLEWORTH HOUSE, J. B. EVANS HOME, AND ABBY A. ADAMS' HOUSE BE RAISED IN EACH IN- STANCE TO $50,00 PER MONTH AND THE ASSESSED VALUATION RAISED IN CONFORMITY WITH THIS RENTAL INCREASE. THAT THE RHODEN'S STORE BUILDING BE REDUCED TO $6,500. THAT GEO. BOUGHTON'S HOUSE & GUEST COTTAGE ON LOTS 16 &,17 BLOCK lOB BE RAISED TO $3,500. THAT THE RITTER HOUSE BE RAISED TO $7,500. 1824 OCTOBER 20, 1941 THAT THE STERLING BLOCK OF STORES IN BLOCK 85, WEST OF RLWY BE REDUCED'TO $12,500. , THAT THE PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ON THE DEL RAY BEACH 'BOWLING ARCADE BE RAISED TD $6,500. THAT THE BOYD BUILDING VALUATIDN BE INCREASED TO $32,500. THAT THE VALUATION ~f,i'TH[hA~RIliS.Il&:nl'''tlFBv'EDlf''sSB8ER[IlDCED TO ry;t'2I,806. THAT THE VERSHDDR QRDUP DF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS IN BLOCK 126 BE RAISED TO $20,000. ,. THAT FHE VDORHEIS HOUSE AND COTTAGE BE RAISED'TD $7,500. THAT THE ALICE MAYER HOUSE IN BLOCK 125, LOCATED DNS. E. EIGHT AVENUE BE REDUCED TO $2,000. THAT S. E. BURD'S NEW HOUSE ON LOT 20 BLOCK 3 DELL PARK BE REDUCED TO $3,000. THAT THE CU. FOOTAGE RATE ON THE HOME STORE BUILDING OF A. GEORGE BE REDUCED FROM .30 TD ~28 CENTS AND THE VALUATIDN OF THE BUULDING REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. L THAT THE CU. FOOTAGE RATE ON THE ARCADE BUILDING IN BLOCK 100 BE REDUCED FROM .32 TO .30 CENTS AND THE VALUATION OF THE BUILDING REDUCED ACCDRDINGLY. THAT THE NEW CITIES SERVICE STATION BUILDING ON LDTS 5,6 AND 7 BLOCK 109 BE REDUCED TO $15,500. THAT THE RENTAL VALUES ON LOVE'S BUSINESS BUILDING IN BLOCK 92 BE INCREASED FROM $150.00 TO $200.00 PER MONTH AND THE BUILDING VALUATIDN RAISED ACCORDINGLY. THAT AN ADDITIDNAL 10% DEPRECIAT.lON BE GIVEN ON THE WDDDSCHEK HOME IN SOPHIE FREY SUBDIVISION. THAT J. M. BERG'S VACANT LOTS 9 & 10, IN BLOCK 97 BE. ASSESSED AT $500.00 EACH, AND THAT THE VALUATIDNS DN ALL THE OTHER SIMILARLY LDCATED LOTS IN THIS BLOCK BE REDUCED TO THIS SAME FIGURE. THAT A. GEDRQE'S LOT 30 BLDCK 13, OSCEDLA PARK BE REDUCED 20% THAT THE RENTAL VALUE ON R. S. WATTS' HOUSE ON OCEAN BEACH LOT 4 BE REDUCED TO $50.00 PER MONTH AND THE ASSESSMENT ON THE HOUSE REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. THAT J. S. WUEPPER'S BUILDINGS BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL DEPRECIATION AS FOLLOWS: COFFEE SHOP 10%. THE FILLING STATION 2%, THE GRDCERY STORE 5%, AND THE 2 SMALL DFFICES 9%, AND THAT THE TOTAL ASSESSMENT ON THESE BUILDINGS BE REDUCED TO THIS EXTENT. , , ',. 1825 OCTOBER 20, 1941 THAT THE CRUMBLISS PROPERTY IN BLOCK 109 BE REDUCED TO $1,000. ON THE LAND AND $7,500. ON THE BUILDIN~. THAT THE LAND VALUATION ON THE KENSLAR PROPERTY IN BLOCK I SOPHIE FREY S/O BE REDUCED TO $500.0Q, A<<D ALL 9THER PROPERTY INTTHE BLOCK BE REDUCED IN THE SAME PROPORTION. THAT J. M. SABATH'S HOUSE IN DEL-IDA PARK BE REDUCED TO $3,750. THAT MRS. CARPENTER'S HDUSE IN DEL-IDA PARK BE REDUCED TO $6,000. THAT THE HENRY R. LEWIS HDUSE IN DEL-IDA PARK BE RAISED TO $4,500. THAT THE L. B. ARNOLD HOUSE IN DELL PARK BE RAISED TO $4,800. THAT HARRY MORGAN'S AND A. T. SMOCK'S HOUSES, AND OTHERS IN BLOCK 74 BE FIGURED AT A $20.00 PER MONTH RENTAL VALUE AND THE ASSESSED VALUATIONS REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. THAT THE VALUE OF CHAS. C. HUNT'S HOUSE IN DELL PARK BE RAISED TD $6,500. THAT THE VALUATION OF THE CARL JONES' HDUSE IN SECTION 8, BE INCREASED TO $7,500. THAT THE ALLEN SPENCER HOUSE VALUATION, SECTION 8, BE INCREASED TO $7,500. .." THAT THE VALUATION ON MRS. C. A. GODING'S HOUSE IN SECTION 8 BE RAISED TO $9,500. $5,000. , THAT THE VALUATION OF DR. DAVIS' HOUSE IN SECTION~BE RAISED TO THAT FRANK DEAN'S LOTS IN RIO DEL REY BE REDUCED 20%, AND THAT OTHER NEIGHBORING LOTS BE REDUCED IN THE SAME PROPORTION. THAT THE VALUATION ON SOUTHARD'S VACANT LOT 10 BLDCK 5, OSCEOLA PARK BE REDUCED 20% AND DTHERS IN THE SAME BLOCK REDUCE~RDPORTIDNATELY. THAT THE TOTAL VALUATIONS ON LAND AND SHACKS ON' ELIZA PRYDR'S 255 FEET IN BLOCK 21 BE REDUCED TO $1,000. THAT THE VALUATION ON CARL JONES" 62 ACRES IN SECTIDN 9 BE RE- DUCED TO ~~~OO. THAT B. A. BAILEY'S ASSESSMENT ON HIS HOUSE AND GARAGE APT BE REDUCED TO $4,860. THAT THE ASSESSMENT DN C. E. BRITTON'S 240 FEET IN BLOCK 122 BE REDUCED TO $1600. THAT THE VALUATION ON MRS. MARTHA PRIEST'S HOME BE REDUCQr 1826 OCTOBER 20, 1941 TO $1,224 L THAT THE PERSONAL PRDPERTY TAX ON THE NOVELTY DRESS SHDP BE INCREASED TO $3,500. THAT ALL OCEAN BEACH LOTS BE ASSESSED TD SHOW AN APPRAISAL AT THE RATE OF $60,00 PER FRONT FOOT. THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE OF $575, ON THE LAND AND $4,~00. ON THE HOUSE DF L. B. ARNOLD, LOTS 9-10-1 I BLOCK 3 DELL PARK REMAIN UNCHANGED. '-Ie THAT THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE ZEDER,CAMP GROUND BE REDUCED TO $6,800. ON THE LAND AND $3,200. ON THE BUILDINGS. l THAT THE ASSESSED VALUATION ON THE PEARCY HOUSE IN BLDCK 71 BE REDUCED TO $3400. THAT THE CHARLOTTE BURD'S mwaseDUSES ON LOT 7 BLOCK 100, BE REDUCED FROM $1,674. TO $1,200. THAT THE E. CLARKE STEVENS HOUSE ~N LOT 17 BLOCK 109, BERE- DUCED FROM $2,4ijO. TD $1,B08. THAT THE ZUCKERMAN COTTAGE ON LDT I BLOCK 100 BE REDUCED FRDM $1,218. TO $1,000. ND CHANGE WAS MADE IN THE VALUATIONS PLACED ON J. B. EVANS' BEACN PROPERTY, NOR ON HIS HOME PROPERTY IN BLOCK 66. No CHANGE WAS MADE IN DR. KING'S RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN DELL PARK. No CHANGE WAS MADE IN VALUATION PLACED ON SAMUEL OGREN'S VACANT PROPERTY IN BLDCK 129 THA~ THE VALUE DF MRS. ELEANOR BURROWS HOUSE BE INCREASED TO $6,000. THAT THE VALUATION PLACED ON DORA MAE CWITTY'S MAIN HOUSE BE REDUCED TO $1,000. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD DID MEET AND HEAR ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD, AND DID HOLD ITS MEETINGS OPEN FROM DAY TO DAY, AND THAT SAID BOARD DOES NOT DEEM IT NECESSARY TO HOLD ANY FURTHER MEETINGS IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO DTHER PERSONS BEFORE IT DESIRING TO BE HEARD OR TO FILE COMPLAINTS. N~W THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TAX ROLLS, AS PREPARED AND COMPLETED BY THE TAX ASSESSDR, MAE W. CRAMP, AND CHECKED AND E~UALIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BE APPROVED AND CERTIFIED TD BY THE COUNCIL, AND ATTESTED BY THE CLERK DF SAID COUNCIL, AND COPIES DF SAID CERTIFICATIONS, 1827 , OCTOBER 29, 1941 AFFIDAVITS AND WARRANTS FOR COLLECTION ARE ORDERED ATTACHED AND MADE PART OF THE 1941 ROLLS, WHICH ROLLS ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND MADE THE ~ERMANENT 1941 TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS OF THE CITY OF DEL RAY BEACH, AND THE VALUATIONS FIXED DN SAID ROLLS SHALL BE FINAL AND SHALL NOT BE CHANGED. MR. MILLER~S~i:.cONDED THE MIlt ION CALL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: YES, MR. SABATH YES, MR. SCOTT FDR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND ON ROLL MR. HILL YES, MR. JACOBS YES, MR. MILLER YES. THE MOTION CARRIED. -, AT THIS PDINT MR. HARRY BDWARDS AND MEMBERS OF THE HALLDWEEN CELEBRATION COMMITTEE APPEARED AT THE MEETING ASKING THE CITY'S CODPER- ATIDN IN THIS EVENT, SCHEDULED FOR OCTDBER 31sT. Me. EDWARDS ESTIMATED THE COST WDULD RUN AROUND $120.00 TD $150.00, AND ASKED IF THE CITY WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TD SAME. IT WAS ACCDRDINGLY MOVED BY MR. HILL THAT THE CITY DDNATE $25.00 TOWARDS THE CELEBRATION. MR. MILLER SECONDED THE MDTIDN AND ON ROLL CALL, IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE COMMITTEE ALSD RE~UESTED THE MAYOR TD ACT AS ONE OF THE JUDGES. MR. MILLER PRESENTED A CDMPRDMISE PLAN AND SKETCH FOR THE PAVING OF THOMAS STREET, WHICH HE SAID HE HAO DISCUSSED WITH MR. Fox AND HDPED TO OBTAIN HIS FINAL APPROVAL ON. THE COST OF SUCH IMPRDVEMENT, WAS ESTIMATED AT $2,500.00 IF DONE DN A CHAS BASIS OR $2,750.00 ON THE ASSESSMENT PLAN BASIS. " THE CLERK REPORTED THAT MRS. TIPPINS HAD INTIMATED SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO DONATE NECESSARY PROPERTY FOR STRAIGHTENING THE ALLEY THROUGH THE NORTH END OF BLOCK 109, PROVIDED SHE WAS RELIEVED OF ANY ASSESSMENT FDR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SAID ALLEY. MR. MILLER STATED IT WAS NOT THE POLICY OF THE CITY TO MAKE A DEA~ OF THIS KINO AND ~NLESS THE PRDPDSED ALLEY WAS OF BENEFIT TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY THEIR PRO-RATA SHARE OF THE COST, HE SAW NO REASON FOR THE CITY TO MAKE SUCH IMPROVEMENT AT THIS TIME. JT WAS REPORTED THAT DELL AND DEL IDA PARK RESIDENTS COMPLAINED OF BEING UNABLE TO USE SIDEWALKS IN THESE SUBDIVISIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT CONNECTED AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO WALK THRDUGH SANDSPURS IN CRDSSfNG FRDM DNE SECTION OF SIDEWALK TO ANOTHER. MR. MILLER THOUGHT THIS SHOULD SOMEHDW BE REMEDIED. T~E CLERK IN~UIREO WHETHER THE COUNCIL WAS PREPARED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ADJUSTMENT OF BACK TAXES DWING DN IDA LAKE TERRACE AND BY MOTION REGULARLY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, WAS INSTRUCTED TD ALLDW THE BEST POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT UNDER EXISTING ORDINANCES, VIZ. SETTLEMENT FOR $329.95, THIS BEING THE CASH AMOUNT RE~UIRED TO PAY THE YEAR 1937, 1938, 1939, AND 1940. THERE BEING NO FURTHER IT WAS REGULARLY MOVED, SECONDED BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND CARRIED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN. .~~,c.~ CITY CLERK 'PP~ MAYOR