The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-01
ORDINANCE NO. I72

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CALLING, HOLDING AND THE MANNER OF
HOLDING. AN ELECTION IN AND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE QUESTION
OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND ISSUING
BONDS FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND
FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE TRUS-
TEES TO SERVE AS A BOARD OF BOND
BOND ISSUES SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE
IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICH
PAL BONDS; AMENDING ORDINANCE NUM-
Der ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, THE
SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE CALLING, HOLDING AND THE
MANNER OF HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN
AND FOR THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLOR
IDA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON
THE QUESTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
PURPOSES AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING THREE TRUSTEES TO SERVE
AS A BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES FOR THE
SAID BOND ISSUES AND THE DISBURSE-
MENT OF THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE
OF THE SAID BONDS. IN A CERTAIN MAN
NER, SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE IN
FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL
BONDS.
Be it ordained by the board Of commission
ers Of the City Of Lakeland:
Section l. That ordinance number one hun
dred and sixty-nine be and the same Is here
by amended to read:
Section H. That an election is hereby
State Of Florida. for the purpose Of voting
for against the issue Of bonds by the city
Of Lakeland. in the amounts and for the pur-
poses hereinafter stated:
Fire Department
Twenty thousand dollars t$20.OO0.00) for
fire department improvement and enlarge
ment-
Light and water distribution system. and
light and water plant enlargement.
One hundred and thirty thousand dollars
| ($l3O, 100000 for the enlargement Of the light
| and water distribution system and the light
and water plant.
Building and equipping Morrell Memorial
| hospital
Fifteen thousand dollars (s15.OOOGO) for
| the building or altering and equipping Nor
| rell Memorial hospital
Section Ill. Notice Of the said election
shall be given by the board Of commission
ers of the City Of Lakeland, for thirty days
| next preceding the SAID election, by publish
| ing the same in newspaper published in the
City Of Lakeland, according to law.
Section ~. Only resident electors who are
l otherwise qualified to vote, who own real
=. estate within the city Of Lakeland, who have
paid taxes thereon for the year when the
same shall have been last due, shall be en-
titled to vote in the said election.
Section V. There shall be elected at thi.
| election three trustees, who shall serve as
board Of public works, or bond trustees; Il
have such character and capacity as the char
ter Of the City Of Lakeland provides in re
spect to the said bond issues proposed ant
otherwise.
Section vi. The form Of ballots to be uset
in the said election shall be SO arranged tina
each voter can vote for against each o.
the proposed issues Of bonds, and for an,
three Of the candidates for the board Of bont
trustees.
Section VII Laws, charter provisions o.
the City Of Lakeland. and ordinances Of thu
said city. are hereby ordained to govern al
acts In relation to the said proposed election
Section VIII. The laws and ordinances O
the city of Lakeland. as they now are, shall
be deemed In force as the rules ands sanction
Of the said election, and prescriptive OF tn
manner Of certifying the same.
| Section TX That all ordinances or part
Of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
l hereby certify that the foregoing ordi
| nance numbered one hundred and seventy
two, was duly passed at an adjourned regula
meeting Of the board Of commissioner Of tn
City OF Lakeland. on the tenth day ofAugust
l. A. D. 1914.
O. NJ. EATON,
Mayor Of the City Of Lakeland
Chairman Of the Board Of Commissioners.
Attest:
H. L. SWATTS. Clerk. 30l'