The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
an ORDINANCE

To provide for the bnllulns tbot |
sawars from the main sewers tha1
have been or may be hereafter iaiu ~
tha City OF Palatka aiong the streets
Of said CITY to the lots or pieces Vi
land abutting thereon to PROVIDE iCI
liens in favor Of said city against sucll
lots or pieces of land to when same
NAV be built; to provide for the pay
ment thereof and to provide penai'S
for default in such payment. c,.u
Re II ordained b the Mayor ana lily
CouncIl of the City Of Palatka:
SEcTToN That the City OF Palatka,
a municipal corporation under tne - .A soT
of the State Of Florida, shall contra1. ~
and have built and constructed laSoial
sewers from the main sewers that ha,9
been or NAV hereafter be laid by saiu
citv along the streets of the said Guy "
fine lots or pieces Of land abuttlng Ihele-
on. ,,,,,,are
SEcTIoN2 That the owner or owners
of anv lot or piece of land to when salu
city NAV build or construct laVetal
sewer or sewers, shall be haOle 10 INC
City of Palatka for the cost OF such con
striIction and said city shall have llen
on such lot or piece of land for the cosI
~ the construction of such lateral sewer
or sewers which shall be superior ~
dignity to all other liens, and 1t shall oe
the duty of such owner to pay 10 Ihe
City of PaIatka, as soon as such latefai
sewer or sewers shall have been con-
structed. the entire cost OF such CON
struction or such sum as the city may
nav therefor. and should there be lali-
ure on the palt of such owner to pay
same, for period of three months; tneh
and ia that event, such owner shall pay
to said city interest on the amount uue
at the rate of per cent. per ahhuln
from the time same became due until
cost of such construction, interest cost
and attorneys fees shall have been paid
The city may enforce such lien al my
time after the debt becomes due, elther
at law or in chancery, and In the manner
provided by law for the enforcement Vi
liens; said city shall be entitled to nave
a reasonable allowance for attorneys or
solicitors fees TO be recovered in such
suit; and said city shall have lien LOT
such cost OF construction, interest, at
torney's fees and costs Of suit on the
property aforesaid, which shall remain
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subsisting lien until paid.
| SECTION 3. The word or term "maln
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 sucn
street, and 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
lateral sewer from the main sewer to the
curbing or boundary line OF the street OF
to the sidewalk, same shall be consider
ed and construed as having been con
strueted and built to the lot or piece Of
land AUDITING thereon and into which
such lateral sewer would enter II ex
tended.
SECTION /. AS soon as may be aftel
the lateral sewers aforesaid shall have
been completed by said city, list there
of shall be prepared by the City Clerl
and filed In the Office Of the Clerk of thu
Circuit Court Of Putnam County, Flori
da, giving description of the lot Of
piece of land to and for which each lat
eral sewer was built, and giving thu
name of the owner thereof, If known, anC
setting forth the amount of the cost o
construction of each lateral sewer; ant
no other or further notice of such leiI
shall be necessary to give all persons in
terested therein due notice, and wheI
snch list shall have been made and filed
as aforesaid, same shall be notice to thu
world for any and all purposes.
SECTION S. That all ordinances ant
parts of ordinances in conflict with thu
provisions of this ordinance are hereb,
repealed.
Passed in open Council this August l
1905.
A. NJ. STEEN,
Attest: President City Council
]. N. BLACKWELL.
[Seall City Clerk,
Approved August LIST, 1905.
ANTONIO USINA,
Mayor.