The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
AN ORDINANCE

An Ordinance calling upon and requir-
ing all Owners of Property AUDITING on
Marian Avenue between certain Streets
and on Taylor Street between certain
points, both within the Town Of Punta
Gorda Florida, to improve the same by
Paving, CURLING and Otherwise; and
Providing, in the event of Non compli-
ance herewith, for the making of said
Improvements and Assessing the Pro-
perty benefited to pay the cost thereof
in the manner provided by the Laws of
Florida.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in Regu-
lar session assembled:
Section 1. That all owners of property
abutting on either side of Marian Avenue
between Berry street and Adrienne
street between Virginia Trabue Park
way and the right of way of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway, are now called upon
and required to improve their said pro-
age and publication of this ordinance. by
paving, curbing and otherwise, In such
manner and out of such material as is
set forth in the plans and specifications
to be placed on file in the office of the
Clerk Of said Town. and said improve
ments to coincide with and be supple
mental to that made, or to be made.
through the centers of said avenue and
street by the Board of County Commits
sioners of DeSoto County, Florida.
Section 2. That on said Marian ave-
nue. between Cross street and Nesbit
street, the width of the sidewalks on
either side shall be established at Ii
feet measured from street line to face OF
the face of curbing "a feet in width;
that on all other parts of Marian avenue
and on TAYLOR street, within the limits
mentioned in Section / hereof, the width
of the sidewalks shall be fixed and es-
tablished at 81 feet leaving the width OF
roadway between face of curbing "a feet
that said sidewalks on said street and
avenue shall be curbed with concrete
combination curb and gutter. and the
gutter shall be three feet in width. Said
curb and gutter to be extended as re
turns" to the street line at intersectine
streets and alleys. and at alleys the
full width of alleys, and at street inter
sections the roadway between return
curbs to be 26 feet in width
that the roadway between cutters
at wings" of street and alley intersec-
tons shall be paved with the same ma
| terial as that used, or to be used, by the
| County of DeSoto on the central portions
| of Marian avenue and Taylor street; thai
there shall also be constructed all neces'
sary storm water drains and catch ba-
sins at street and alley crossings anc
such drains shall be arranged with g
view to being utilized as a part of any
| system OF storm drains that may be con
| structed in the future; that the side
walks of said Marian avenue and Taylor
street along said Improvement shall b.
| graded to conform to the established
grade of the Town of Punta Gorda, Flor
| ida.
Section 3. That in the event that thu
| abutting property owners along either
side of said Marian avenue and said Tay'
lor street, within the limits mentioned y
Section l hereof shall fail to comply
Herewith and fail to make said improve
ments as herein designated. then thu
Street Committee of the Council. by ant
with the advice and under the direction
of the whole Council. shall, under thu
provisions and in compliance with tn
Laws OF Florida, at once proceed to as
certain the cost Of making said improve
ments and the Council shall assess thu
entire amount so found, including tiv'
per centum additional for the making o
the plans and specifications, measure
ments, and for supervision and inspection
of the work, upon all of the property a
butting on either side of said street ant
avenue, within the limits mentioned II
Section hereof, in proportion to tn
number of feet frontage thereon of eacl
and every owner, Provided. however
that the cost of said improvements OF
said Marian avenue and said Taylo
street shall be separately ascertaine'
and assessed; and the Street COMMITTEE
of the Council shall advertise for bid
for making the said improvements here
the lowest responsible bidder, and tn
Council shall issue certificates of indebt
ledness for the amount so assessed a