The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-04
AN ORDINANCE

To proyide for the building OF la'eia
aevers from the main sewers tha'
have been or may be hereafter lad oy
the City of Palatka along the stree's
Of said city to the lots or pieces Vi
land abutting thereon; to provide lol
liens in favor of said city against huon
lots or pieces of land to when same
NAV be built: to provide for the pay
ment thereof and to provide penalty
for default in such payment. c..u
Be it ordained b" the MANOR anu Ni''
Council Of the City of Palatka
SECTION /. That the CITY oil falaLha,
municipal corporation under the 1--WE
of the State OF Florida, shall CONTRACT loi
and have built and constructed latelai
sewers from the main sewers that nave
been or may hereafter be laid by Saiu
CITY along the streets OF the said Guy u
the lots or pieces Of land abutting there-
on. .,,,e
SECTION That the owner or owners
of any lot or piece of land to when salI
city NAV build or construct lAIel"i
sewer or sewers, shall be liable to the
CITY of Palatka for the cost Of such con
strnction and said city shall have lien
on such lot or piece OF land Tor IIe coo'
OF the construction of such lateral se"ei
or sewers, which shall be superior III
dignity to all other liens, and 1t shall pe
the duty of such owner to pay 10 Ulle
CITY of Palatka, as soon as such laterai
sewer or sewers shall have been con-
structed, the entire cost OF such COLI
struction or such sum as the city may
nav therefor. and should there be a tall
ure on the part of such owner TO pay
same for period OF three months, Ineh
and in that event, such owner shaH pay
to said city interest on the amount uue
at the rate of per cent. per anhutn
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 al any
time after the debt becomes due, either
at law or in chancery, and in the manner
provided by law for the enforcement oil
liens; said city shall be entitled to have
n reasonable allowance for attorneys or
solicitors fees to be recovered in sucn
suit: and said city shall have a lien tor
such cost of construction, interest, at
| torneys fees and costs of suit on the
| property aforesaid, which shall remain
| a subsisting lien until paid.
| SECTION 3. The word or term main
sewer shall be construed to mean such
sewer as has been or may hereafter De
laid by the said city or its authorities,
along any street or running with such
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 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 II ex-
tended.
SECTION t. AS soon as may be after
the lateral sewers aforesaid shall have
been completed by said city, a 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, Florl.
da, giving a description OF the lot OF
: piece of land to and for which each lat
eral sewer was built, and giving the
: name of the owner thereof, If known, ant
= setting forth the amount of the cost o.
| construction Of each lateral sewer; and
no other or further notice OF such leir
e shall be necessary to 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 the
world for any and all purposes.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances anC
:. parts of ordinances in conflict with the
+ provisions of this ordinance are hereb,
t repealed.
= Passed in open Council this August l
e 1905.
A. NJ. STEEN,
= Attest President City Council
5 ]. N. BLACKWELL,
Seal City Clerk,
Approved August LIST, 1905.
ANTONIO USINA,
! Mayor.