The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
AN ORDINANCE

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
street, and on either side of Taylor
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-
perty, within thirty days after the pass
age and publication of this ordinance, by
paving, curling 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-
street, the width of the sidewalks on
either side shall be established at 1e
feet measured from street line to face of
curbing, leaving the roadway between
the face of curbing 81 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-
tabished 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
| II, LA CpsI
curb and gutter to be extended as re
| turns" to the street line at ntersecting
streets and alleys, and at alleys the
| roadway formed by return curbs to be
sections the roadway between return
that t 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; that
| there shall also be constructed all neces-
| sary storm water drains and catch ba-
sins at street and alley crossings. and
| such drains shall be arranged with a
| 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 be
| graded to conform to the established
| grade of the Town of Punta Gorda, Flor
/ ida.
Section s. That in the event that the
abutting property owners along either
side of said Marian avenue and said T1y-
lor street. within the limits mentioned in
| Section / hereof, shall fail to comply
| herewith and fail to make said improve
ments as herein designated, then the
| Street Committee of the Council, by and
with the advice and under the direction
of the whole Council, shalb under the
provisions and in compliance with the
| Laws of Florida, at once proceed to as
| certain the cost of making said improve
ments and the Council shall assess the
entire amount so found, including five
per centum additional for the making OF
| 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 ano
avenue, within the limits mentioned II
| Section l hereof, in proportion to tht
number of feet frontage thereon OF eacf
and every owner, Provided, however
that the cost of said improvements OF
said Marian avenue and said Taylol
street shall be separately ascertaineo
and assessed; and the Street Committee
| of the Council shall advertise for bids
for making the said improvements here
| in described and shall let the contract tt
the lowest responsible bidder, and tht
| Council shall issue certificates OF indept'
edness for the amount so assessed a
gainst the individual owners of the pro
perty fronting or abutting on said ave
nue. and street, separate certificates t'
be issued against each lot, piece or par
! Gel of land so abutting, in the manner
provided and under the provisions o.
Chapter 1854 General Acts of the Legis
lature of Florida for the year 1915; anC
said certificates when issued may o.
sold or disposed of by the Council II
payment of said work of Improvement o.
for cash, in the discretion of the Council
and all certificates of indebtedness con
payable at the office of the Town Treas
urer of the Town of Punta Gorda, Flori
da; and the Council may, at its option
deposit said certificates of indebtedness
with the Town Treasurer and create al
Improvement fund, and may immediate
w issue and sell bonds to be designated
Improvement Bonds of the town OF Pun
Ia Gorda, Fla, as provided by said Chhp
ter 1854 Laws of Florida, Provided. how
ever. that the amount of improve'hen
bonds that may be issued shall not be II
excess of the aggregate amour
of the certificates of indebtedness
deposited with the said town Treasure
and said certificates of Indebtedness
or the bonds issued against them
shall be payable in ten years afte
date in equal annual installments VIII
interest not exceeding six per centun
per annum, and the proceeds of said GER
tihcates. the same are paid or, shal
be applied exclusively to the paymen
and retirement of such bonds and inter
est as and when they mature; and the a
mount of each separate certificate OF an
debtedness, and all interest and cost
accruing thereon, shall be and remain
lien on the lot, piece or parcel of lam
; fronting or abutting on said Marial
avenue and Taylor street within the nm
its mentioned herein. which lien sha
not be discharged until fully paid to
gether with the interest thereon and tn
! cost of collecting the same, If any Their
be, by the owner or owners of such iot
piece or parcel of land against which /
is assessed; and said lien may be enforc
ed by a suit at law or in equity. and !
so enforced a reasonable attorney re
shall be allowed. Provided, also, that tn
owner or owners of any lot. piece or par
eel of land fronting or abutting on sal
avenue or street so assessed shall haV
the right to pay off the cost of said i'm
orovement in cash. and no certtfcat
shall be issued against such property. o
if already issued the same shall be i'm