The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-06
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT
Lakeland. Fla. April ), 1916.

Regular session of the City Com
missioners with Messrs. BaSsett.
Keen, Weeks and Flanagan present;
Vice Chairman Bassett presiding.
Minutes of March 2Sth were read
and were approved.
Building permit to erect a two
story brick and stone veneered build
ing on the north end of lots &c" and
ID" block of Munn's survey, was
granted to Bowyer Brothers
The following resolution was in
troduced and was adopted, all men,
bers present, Messrs. Bassett, Flana-
gan, Weeks and Keen. voting yes"
Be it resolved by the City Com
Florida:
Section / That c. V. Turner, as
an individual, or as body corporate
or to become corporate, his heirs,
successors and assigns, be taxed upon
the real property situate, lying and
being in the City of Lakeland, Polk
county, Florida, described as follows.
to-wit: Beginning at the southwest
corner of the southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of section
eighteen township twenty-eight,
range twenty-four. and run north
337 feet, thence east Snaps feet,
thence south 337 feet, thence west
5442S feet to the point or place of
beginning; also all of block IN of
Morton's addition to Lakeland, Flor
ida. lying east of the west line and
west boundary of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section is, township IS. range "a;
upon basis not to exceed the pres
ent assessment and valuation; and
that the personal property which is
now on or which may hereafter be
placed upon the said real estate, be
exempt from taxation: all for the
period of ten years from date; in con-
sideration of the building by the said
/ C. V. Turner. his heirs, successors
and assigns, of an ironwOrks. on
the said real estate to cost not less
than $4,000. within eighteen
months from date.
Election for Appropriation for
Equipping Hospital on
April 20
| Petition from the Morrell hospital
staff requesting $4,000 appropriation
for equipping said hospital. was on
motion left to vote of the owners
of real property in the city to say
whether the commissioners should
make such appropriation to be paid
by direct tav~.'or On motion an
election was ordered called for April
20 for the owners of real property
in the city to determine whether OF
not the City Commissioners should
appropriate $500 to equip the Nor
rell Memorial hospital, said appro-
priation to be paid by direct taxa.
ton.
Petition to pave with permanent
pavement Oak and Parker streets
and Helen and Iowa avenues, the
property owners to pay half and half
and paving liens for term of ter
annual payments, was on motion al
lowed and ordered included in thu
bids when other proposed similar
paving is contracted for.
Band Stand and Tourist Head
quarters Denied
Petition for the Commissioners t
rescind its former action allowing
bandstand and display house TN
derneath to be erected in Mum park
was again brought to the attention
of the Commissioners, and the Com
missioners of Public Institution
recommendation that such action b.
taken, was sustained; and on motion
the former action on allowing sucl
house to be erected in said Mum
park was rescinded. and the Commits
sion Of Public Institutions was s.
instructed, Messrs Bassett, Week
and Keen voting yes" and Mr.
Flanagan voting mo.
Bids on constructing new floor t
fire station were referred to the com
mission of Municipal Activities wit
power to act.
Ordinance No 1913 entitled An Or
: dinance requiring the Inspection an
Testing of Milk Cattle, etc, was in
troduced. and put upon its first read
ing. On motion the rules were sus
: pended, and said ordinance No. 70
entitled as above was put upon it
second and final readings, and wa
duly passed, all members present
Messrs. Bassett, Weeks. Keen an
Flanagan, voting Eyes
: On motion DR.. ] F. Wilson wa
appointed as City Health Officer TO
1916.
On motion the city attorney wa
instructed to secure paving coupon
from A Y. Erickson by institutin
legal proceedings against him,
unable to secure them upon demand
Petitions and applications fer tn
position of night policeman wer
read. and ballots taken for electio
of said officer, en- second ballot Mr.