The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-08-23

street on either side thereof, severally
shall be required to pave only one-third
of such street in front of their respec-
tive premises after deducting the space
required to be paved by the owner of
such railway or street railway.
Section 7, If any person, corporation,
or company shall fail to pave any such
part of street within the prescribed time
in said notice the Board Of Bond Trus-
tees of said City shall have the work
done and the amount contracted to be
paid therefor shall be lein upon the
several lots of land fronting on such
sire ct in proportion to the extent In
which such owners are hereby required
to pave such street. Such amount may
be assessed as a special tax against such
lot or the same may be enforced by suit
at law or in equity, or the said amount
may be recovered against such owner or
owners by suit before any court of COM
petent Jurisdiction. The amount due or
that may become due or payable to the
City of Palatka by any person, persons,
firm, company or corporation for paving
as herein before provided, shall be paid
by such person, persons, firm, company
or corporation in the following manner :
One-third cash upon completion of the
paving in front Of the property to be
charged and one-third thereof within six
months thereafter, and one-third within
| II months thereafter All Of the deferred
payments shall bear interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum from the date
of the completion of the paving in front
of the property to be charged or taxed
for these betterments, provided that
such person, persons, firm, company or
corporation shall have the privilege OF
paying the entire amount of their in
.debtedness, as aforesaid, upon the com
Ipletion Of such paving in front Of their
| property to be charged or taxed for
these extensions, and all persons, firms,
I5ompanies, and corporations becoming
7 indebted, as aforesaid, who may not pay
the entire amount Of said indebtedness
shall issue to said City negotiable obli-
cations for said installments or deferred
payments which shall be executed in
such form as may be provided by the
| City Council of said City or said Board
of Bond Trustees which said certificates
shall constitute lien upon the property
against which assessment is made, and
such certificates may be transferred by
said City Council or its Board OF
Bond Trustees in settlement to the con.
tractor for the paving aforesaid,
Section s. If any railway company OF
street railway company required to pave
by provisions Of this ordinance or the
terms of it's charter or franchise or laws
of the State of Florida or ordinances OF
the City of Palatka, shall fail to pave
any street or part of street within the
time prescribed in said notice the Board
of Bond Trustees shall have the work
done and the amount contracted to be
paid or cost of such paving shall be.
come lien upon the property of said
railway company or street railway com
pany, and may be by proceedings en-.
forced by the forfeiture of its charter OF
franchise, or by suit at law, or in equity
before any court of competent jurisdic
tion.
Section 8. All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances In conflict herewith are here
by repealed,
Passed in open Council this Au.
gust 20th, A. d. 1907.
HOWELL A. DAVIS,
Attest: President City Council
I j. N. BLACKWELL,
TSeall City Clerk,
Approved:
FIJI WILSON, Mayor.