The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-06
!'24-ACRE PARK
OFFERED CRY
ON LAKE PARKER
HAS HALF MILE LAKE
FRONTAGE AND CAN BE
SECURED FOR $1,000.
>1mpounding Fees To Be Raised
Other Business Transacted
By City Fathers.

The City Council met in regular
session Wednesday night. Among the
business considered was the PROPOSE,
ton OF the John F. Cox Realty Co.,
who offered the city twenty-four acres
on Lake Parker, with half-mile
frontage on Lake Parker, for a public
resort park. The price asked for this
property is $4,000, payable III ten
years at 4 per cent interest, met with
revenues from boats and cold drink
concessions. The price includes boat
and boat house. The proposition was
referred to the Public Improvement
q Cemetery committee for investiga-
ton.
The park committee reported that
they have let the contract for the
placing Of concrete curbs around all
walks in the park, and this improve
ment has already gotten underway,
ii. B. zimmerman having the work in
hand.
Complaints from Lake Mirror resi-
dents that the water from Lake Wire.
Which has been drained into this lake.
was backing up and had no outlet.
was ordered given attention, and the
outlet has been opened up leading
into Lake Parker.
The Municipal Band was given an
appropriation OF $25 per month, pro-
vided that weekly concerts would be
given in the park and the band play
flee OF charge on public and special
occasions.
1t was decided that the best way
TO rid the streets OF the cows was to
raise the imp0unding lee, and an or
dinance was ordered drawn up, maxi
ing the impounding fee in the fu-
ture $3.50 per head instead OF Is
cents as In the past.
Official Minutes.
Inc Official minutes OF the meeting az
furnished by City Clerk Swatts. fol-
low:
Lakeland, Fla. June 6, 1913.
Regular session OF the City Council
with Messrs. Mum. Pillans. Scipper.
Mendenhall and Pope present.
Minutes Of May II We're read AMI
approved.
Proposition of the Cox Realty Co.
for Lake Parker site for City park was
referred to the public improvement
and cemetery committee for investiga-
ton.
The board of health made a report
Oh milk OF the dairies, and same was
ordered published and hled.
Monthly reports OF all officers for
May were read and ordered filed.
Current bills were ordered paid ex-
cept that OF w. u. O'Neii was re-
lcrred to the street committee with
power to act.
Light and water committee was en-
powered to buy horse.
Park committee reported that con
tract to lay concrete curb in Mum
Park had been let 10 IL. Il. thinner
man, and same was conlirmd,
Recommendation OF the sanitary
committee was granted, aud ordered
lone.
Messrs. Pope, Skipper and Pillars
we're added to the special lake drain
g: committee anu We're instructed
- act Immediately.
The matter of furnishing the new
'ity hall was referred to the public
Improvement and cemetery commit
ee with power to act, in conjunction
With bond trustees.
The Municipal Band was donated
US per month under contract 70 fur
'lsh music In the park once a week
nd on all public and special occa-
ions.
A resolution declaring Ingrahau
venue opened across the A. C. L.
light of way was unanimously aoopt-
d, and the railroad ordered notified
Petition of L. NJ. Futch was re-
erred to the assessor for investiga-
ION and report.
Ordinance committee was instruct
to draw up ordinance covering fees
n impounded cows. etc., making
sme not less than $3.50 per head.
On motion Council adjourned.
MORRIS G. MUM,
President
Attest: