Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08

| Lands benefited, or to be Benefited by
| Public Drains and Auxiliaries Thereto
| Where the Said Drains Have Been Com
4 struoted or are now In Process OF Con.
struetion, by Assessing Against the Said
| lands the Full Amount OF the Actual
| Cost OF the Construction, Maintenance and
Repair Thereof, and Also by Assessing
Against said Lands any Cost Incurred
Necessarily In Enlarging or Deepening
Said Drains. and Authorizing Said Boards
OF County Commissioners TO Make and
Enter into any and all Contracts Neoes-
| sary for the Construction. Completion. En-
larging, Maintenance and Repairing OF
said Drains, and FOR the Collection and
Enforcement OF Said Assessments
Be It Enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF florida n
Section /. That whenever any public drain
or auxiliary thereto has been constructed,
IN now In process OF construction. or may hero.
after be constructed by the Board OF Couna
~ Commissioners under the provisions OF
any law now in force, or that may hereaf-
ter BIO enacted. the actual oost OF the con-
have exceeded or may exceed the estimate
cost thereof, that snid Board OF County
Commissloners shall and they are hereby
empowered to assess against the lands bene-
lifted, or TO be benefited BY said drain
or auxiliary thereto. tho difference botween
the estimated cost thereof and the ac-
Sec, :. That whenever. heretofore on
hereafter. a public drain or auxiliary there-
70 shall have been constructed by the Board
under any law now In force, or that hers-
after may be In force, the said Board OF
County commissioners upon petition %
one- fourth OF the owners OF the propegfF
originally assessed for Asaid drain, shall "a
large or deepen said drain or auxiliary fhei.s-
70 and assess the cost Of such enlargeuent
or deepening OF said drain or auxiliary there~
TO ngainet the lands bensntted thereby.
SEQ 3. That whenever any public drain
Or aas 3, thereto shall have ps,c esd
soners OF any COUNTY under any NJ noSf
Link foFce. o. thettHa herenfter I'D p He1&
na - RSsEi & SSsnss rsa'3 10y wee
iaries therato the necessary ooSt % In
mnintenance and repair OF said drain OF aux
iliaries thereto
sary In the opinion OF the County Conn
missoners to enlarge or deepen any drain
or auxiliary thereto heretofore constructed.
TO contract for the maintenance or repair
thereof, the contract for dolns such work
shall be let 20 the lowest bidder therefor
as the County Commissioners shall provide
by resolution.
Sec, g. whenever during the construction
OF any drain or auxiliary thereto, and be-
fore the completion thereof, Il shall be /,
made evident tn the Board of County Com
missloners that the actual cost thereof viii
exceed tho estimated cost thereof, or that
further or additional work Is necessary to
complete said drain or auxiliary not COW
cred or provided for In the original con-
tract OF construction, the said Board OF
County Commissioners are authorized and
empowered TO enter into any or all adj
ditlonal contracts for tho additional work
necessary TO complete said drain or auxil-
larry thereto without advertising for bids
thereon. and they shall make the best
contract they can for the interests OF the
property owners whose lands have been
and Will further be. assessed TO construct
said ditch or auxiliary and Il shall DO
the duty Of sal. said, Board OF County commis.
make all further and necessary assess
ments against the lands already assessed
for pay ,ss 81 a'
auxiliary
See g. whenever Il shall become neces =
sary 20 raise money for any OF the purposesJ
set out In Sections one and fivo OF This
act the Board OF County Commissioners
shall appoint three competent and disin-
1erested persons VINO are citizens OF tns me
lands benefited by said drain or auxil-
iaries thereto. both those lands lying i'm
and those adjacent thereto. and shall assess
against each parcel OF land according and
In proportion as each shall be benefited
Its proportiOnatc share OF such additional
cost Of such drain or auxiliary above the
estimated cost thereto, which said assess
ment shall be reported to the County Com
mlssioners at regular meeting OF said
Board. which said assessment shall show
each parcel OF land 80 assessed. the amount
OF said assessment and the names OF the
several owners. unless the said owners by
diligent inquiry can not BIO ascertalned, whom
the names shall be given ms unknown.
Sec. T. Whenever the Board OF County
Commissioners shall have determined upon
a petition hled as provided IN Section two
OF this act; 10 enlarge or deepen any drain.
they shall appoint committee OF the three
competent and disinterested persons who
are citizens Of the county who shall cause
an accurate survey TO be made OF the pro-
posed work, and shall establish the depth
or width TO which the same shall be deep
ened and shall make and present 20
tho County Commissioners Mt their next
regular meeting. an estimate Of the cost
committee to them. said County Commits
sioners shall advertise not less than two
weeks In newspaper published In the
county. for bids on said work, 70 be gfven
to the lowest responsible bidder. With the
privilege OF rejecting all bids that may be
offered, should the same be considered un-
reasonablei and In case the said bids are
rejected. they may again advertise for fur
shall require OF the person whose
bid ~ accepted for said work good and
sufficient bond for the faithful performance
of said contract which said work shall
mlttee appointed as aforesaid. When the
work shall be completed the committee shall
certify the Same to tho Board OF County
Com m sslo ners who shall also inspect such
work before final payment IL made TO the
contractor and such confirmation with the
report Of tho committee that tho work has
been done according 10 contract, shall be
made matter Of record. Provided. that
nothing In this act shall prevent the coun-
~ Commissioners from making payments
In instaliments during the progress OF the
work II deemed expsdient. Before letting
such contract tho committee appointed. by
tho Commissioners. shall view the lands to
bo benefited oy the enlargement or deep
ening OF said drain, or auxiliary ana assssa
each parcel according and In proportion an