The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-25
AN ORDINANCE

I To provide for the building of lateral
sewers from the main sewers that
have been OF may be hereafter laid by
the City of Palatka a ong the streets
of said city to the lots or pieces Of
land AUDITING thereon; to provide for
liens in favor OF said city against such
lots or pieces of land to which same
may be built; to provide for the pay
ment thereof and to provide penalty
for default In such payment.
Be it ordained the Mayor and City
Council Of the City OF Palatka:
SECTION /. That the City of Palatka,
municipal corporation under the laws
of the State IF Florida, shall contract for
and have built and constructed lateral
sewers from the main sewers that have
been or may hereafter be laid by said
city along the streets of the said city to
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 lateral
sewer or sewers, shall be liable to the
City OF Pala ka for the cost Of such con-
struetiUn and said city shall have lien
on such ,ot 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 owner to pay to the
CITY Of Palatka, as soon as such lateral
sewer or sewers shall have been con-
strueted, the entire cost of such con-
struction or such sum as the city may
pay therefor; and should there be fail
ure on the part of such owner to pay
same, for 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 attorneys 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
solicitor s fees TO be recovered in such
suit; and said city shall have lien for
such cost of construction, interest, at
torney's 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 he 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, 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
curling 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 AUDITING thereon and into which
such lateral sewer would enter il ex-
tended.
SECTION I. AS soon as may be after
the lateral sewers aforesaid shall have
bean 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 description of the lot or
piece Of land to and for which each lat
eral sewer was built, and giving the
name of the owner thereof, If known, and
setting forth the amount of the cost of
construction Of each lateral sewer; and
no other or further notice of such lein
shall be necessary to give all persons in
terested therein due notice, and when
sJch list shall have been made and filed,
as aforesaid, sams shall be notice to the
world for any and all purposes.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Passed in open Council this August /,
1905.
A. NJ. STEEN.
Attest: President City Council.
j. N. BLACK WELL,
Seal City Clerk.
Approved August LIST. 1905.
ANTONIO USINA,
Mayor.