The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-01
AN ORDINANCE


To provide for the building of lateral
sewers from the main sewers that
have been OF may be hereafter laid oy
the City OF IA ,4ika along the streets
of said city t. the lots or pieces oi
land abutliug thereon; TO provide for
liens in favor of said city against such
lots or pieces OF lard to which same
may be built; 10 provide for the pay
ment thereof and TO provide penalty
for default in such payment.
Be it ordained b the Ma or and City
Council Of the City OF Palatka:
SECTION l. That the City of Palatka,
a municipal corporation under the laws
of the State Of Florida. shall contract for
ami have built and constructed lateral
sewals from The main sewers that have
been or may hereafter be laid by said
city along the streets Of the said city 10
the lots or pieces OF land abutting there
on.
SECTION2 That the owner or owners
OF any lot or piece of land to which said
city may build or construct a lateral
sewer or sewers, shall be liable to the
City OF PaIa.ka for the cost Of such con-
structiun and said city shall have lien
on such lot or piece of land for the cost
Of the construction Of such lateral sewer
or sewers, which shall be superior IN
dignity to all other liens, and it shall be
the duty OF such Owler TO pay to the
City of Palatka. as soon as such lateral
sewer or sewers shall have been con-
structed, the entire cost OF such con-
structiun OF such sum as the city may
pay therefor: aud should there be fall
ure on the pat OF such owner to pay
same, for a period Of three months. then
and in that event, such owner shall pay
to said city interest on the amount due
at the rate Of per cent. per anhum
from the time same became due until
cost of such construction, interest, cost
and attorney S fees shall have been paid
! The city may enforce such lien at any
/ time after the debt becomes due, either
at law or In chancery, and in the manner
| provided by law for the enforcement OF
/ liens; said city shall be entitled TO have
! a reasonable allowance for attorneys or
| solicitors fees 10 be recovered in such
suit; and said city shall have lien for
such cost OF construction. interest, at
! torney's fe.s and costs of suit on the
property aforesaid, which shall remain
a subsisiing lien until paid.
SECTION 3. The word or term "main
sewer" shall be construed to mean such
sewer as has been or may hereafter be
laid by the said city or its authorities,
along any street or running with such
street, aud shall include all sewers now
under construction by said city.
The words or term "lateral sewer
shall be so construed as to mean any
sewer that may be connected with the
main sewer
When said city constructs or builds a
lateral sewer from the main sewer to the
curbing or boundary line Of the street or
to the sidewalk, same shall be consider
ed and construed as having been con-
structed and built to the lot or piece OF
land abutting thereon and into which
such lateral sewer would enter if eX-
tended.
SECTION !. AS soon as may be after
the lateral sewers aforesaid shall have
been completed by said city, list there,
of shall be prepared by the City Clerk
and filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court OF Putnam County, FlOri.
da, giving a description of the lot oil
piece of Knd to and for which each lat.
eral sewer was built, and giving the
name of the owner thereof, If known, anC
setting forth the amount of the cost O
construction OF each lateral sewer; anC
no other or further notice of such leir
shall be necessary 10 give all persons in
terested therein due notice, and wheI
such list shall have been made and filed
as aforesaid, same shall be notice TO thu
world for any and all purposes.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances ant
parts of ordinances in conflict with tn,
provisions of this ordinance are hereb.
, repealed.
Passed in open Council this August
1905.
A. NJ. STEEN.
Attest: President City Council
J. n. BLACKWELL.
[Seall City Clerk
, Approved August LIST, 1905.
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