The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Barlow, Florida, April 20. 1916.
Office Of the Board Of County Commissioners
Of Polk County, State Of Florida at special
meeting held on April 26th, 1916
The Board OF County Commissioners in and
for Polk County, Florida, being in open ses-
sion pursuant to a call Of the chairman there
Of, J. G. Swinde for a special session TO con-
slider the question of issuing bonds for said
county for the purpose Of paving, macadamiz-
ing or hard surfacing the highways OF said
county, the following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted by said board:
WHEREAS by reason Of the great growth
Of said county both in population and wealth,
and the greatly increased travel over the pub
lie roads thereof, which necessitates the con-
struction Of paved macadamized or hard sur
faced roads TO accommodate the same, and the
said board deeming 1t expedient and to the
best interests Of the people OF said county OF
Polk to issue bonds for the construction OF
such paved. macadamized or hard surfaced
highways throughout the said county OF Polk,
State of Florida, do therefore
RESOLVE that bonds of Polk county. Flor
ida, be issued in the sum Of one million, five
hundred thousand dollars. TO be divided into
separate bonds each of the value Of one thous-
and dollars, and each bearing interest at five
per cent per annum payable semi annually
January LIST and July lst, each bond with ac-
crued interest being due and payable in the
city OF Barlow county OF Polk. and State Of
Florida said bonds being dated July J. A. d.
1916, and to be divided into series known and
designated as series A, series and series G.
Series A shall consist OF two hundred and
fifty bonds, numbered from one 10 two hundred
and fifty, both inclusive, each for the sum
Of one thousand dollars. bearing interest as
| aforesaid and such bonds numbered from one
to fifty, both inclusive, shall be due with ac-
crued interest July /, 1921. Bonds numbered
from fifty-one to one hundred. both inclusive,
shall be due with accrued interest, July /,
1922. Bonds numbered one hundred and one
TO one hundred and fifty, both inclusive. shall
be due, with accrued interest. July l, 1928
| Bonds numbered from one hundred fifty one
10 two hundred, both inclusive, shall be due,
with accrued interest, July ], 1924 Bonds
numbered from two hundred and one to two
| hundred and fifty both inclusive, shall with
| accrued interest be due July l. 1925.
Series b shall consist of seven hundred and
| fifty bonds, each of the value Of one thous-
| and dollars, bearing interest as aforesaid,
numbered from one to seven hundred and fifty,
both inclusive. Bonds numbered from one TO
seventy five both inclusive shall with accrued
interest be due July l, 1926. Bonds numbered
from seventy-six to one hundred and fifty,
both inclusive, shall with accrued interest be
due July l, 1927 Bonds numbered from one
hundred fifty one to two hundred and twenty
Ave. both inclusive. shall with accrued interest
| be due July /, 1928. Bonds numbered from
both inclusive, shall with accrued interest be
due July l, 1929 Bonds numbered from three
hundred and one to three hundred and seventy
fiye both inclusive. shall with accrued interest
be due July /. 1880. Bonds numbered from
three hundred and seventy-six TO four hundred
and fifty, both inclusive shall with accrued
| interest be due July l. 1881. Bonds num-
bered from four hundred and ffty-one to five
hundred and twenty-five. both inclusive. shall
with accrued interest be due July /. 1882.
| Bonds numbered from five hundred and twenty
six TO six hundred, both inclusive, with ac-
crued interest shall be due July /. 1888.
Bonds numbered from six hundred and one to
six hundred and seyenty-fye both inclusive,
| shall with accrued interest be due July l,
] 1884 Bonds numbered from six hundred and
seventy-six to seen hundred and fifty both
inclusive, shall with accrued interest be due
July l, 1885
Series C shall consist of five hundred bonds
each Of the value Of one thousand dollars,
numbered from one to five hundred, both in.
elusive, bearing interest as aforesaid Bonds
numbered from one to one hundred both in
elusive, shall with accrued interest be due
July l. 1886 Bonds numbered from one hun
bred and one TO two hundred, both inclusive,
shall with accrued interest be due July l.
1887 Bonds numbered from two hundred and
one to three hundred, both inclusive, shall
with accrued interest. be due July /, 1888
Bonds numbered from three hundred and one
to four hundred, both inclusive, shall with
| accrued interest, be due July l. 1889 Bonds
numbered from four hundred and one to FIVE
hundred both inclusive. with accrued interest
shall be due July /. 1910. The bonds covered
in all the above series to bear semi annual
interest coupons payable January LIST, and
July LIST OF each year, in the city Of Barlow
county Of Polk. and State Of Florida The
proceeds Of said bonds to be devoted to the
construction Of paved, macadamized or hard