The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-27
NOTICE or ElEcTToH

Barlow. Florida. April &c. 1915.
onlce OF the Board of County Commissioners
| OF Polk County. State Of Florida, at a special
! meeting held on April Goth, 1916.
The Board OF County Commissioners in and
Tor Polk County, Florida, being In open ses-
] sion pursuant TO call of the chairman there
OF. j. c. Swindel 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
ana 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 necesstates 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 1st 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 l. A d.
1916. and to be divided into series known and
designated as series A, series and series c.
Series shall consist OF two hundred and
| fifty bonds. numbered from TO 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 ffty both inclusive, shall he due with ac-
| crued interest July |, 1921. Bonds numbered
from ffty-one TO one hundred both inclusive
shall be due with accrued interest. July !,
1929. Bonds numbered one hundred and one
to one hundred and fifty bo-h inclusive. shall
be due. with accrued interest, July ]. 1929
Bonds numbered from hundred fifty lone
10 two hundred. both inclusive shall be due.
wirf 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 |, 1925.
Series shall consist Of seven hundred and
| fifty bonds, each Of the value Of one thous
and dollars, bearing interest aforesaid.
numbered from TO hundred and fifty,
both inclusive. Bonds numbered from one 10
seventy five, both inclusive. shall with accrued
interest be due July l, 1926 Bonds numbered
from seventy-siy 10 one hundred and fifty,
both inclusive, shall with accrued interest be
due July 1, 1924 Bonds numbered from one
hundred fifty-one TO two hundred and twenty
five both inclusive, shall with accrued interest
be due July l. 1928 Bonds numbered from
! two hundred and twenty-six TO three hundred.
| both inclusive, shall with accrued interest be
| due July | 1929 Bonds numbered from three
hundred and one TO three hundred and seventy :
FIVE, both inclusive, shall with accrued interest
he due July |. 1880 Bonds numbered from
| three hundred and scventy-siy TO four hundred
! and fifty. both inclusive shall with accrued
interest he due July |, 1891. Bonds mum
hered from four hundred and ffty-one to five
hundred and twenty-five. both inclusive. shall
with accrued interest he due July l. 1892.
! Bonds numbered from five hundred and twenty
4 six 10 six hundred. 10th inclusive. Win &C
/ crued interest shall he due July l. lHii.
Bonds numbered from six hundred and one To
| six hundred and scventyfvc. both inclusive
! shall with accrued interest he due iuly !,
1924 Bonds numbered from six hundred and
| seycnty-six 70 seen hundred and nifty, hoih
inclusive, shall wiki accrued interest be due
July |, 1887.
/ Series G 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 m
elusive shall with accrued interest he due
| July l. 1896. Bonds numbered from one nun
dred and one to two hundred both inclusive
shall with accrued interest be due July l.
1897 Bonds numbered from two hundred ana
one to three hundred, both inclusive, shall
with accrued interest, he due July /, 1850
Bonds numbered from three hundred ana one
| 10 four hundred both inclusive. shall with
accrued interest, be due July !. 1888 Bonds
numbered from four hundred and one TO hve
hundred both inclusive with accrued interest
shall be due July l, 1910. The bonds covered
in all the above series to bear semi -ahhua,
.iu+erest coupons payable January ISL, anu
July LIST OF each year, In the city OF barto"
COUNTY of Polk and State OF Florida. Inc
proceeds OF said bonds to be devoted TO the
construction OF paved, macadamiAeu OF NARY
surfaced highways over the public ROADS OF
Polk county, Florida. as per contracts hereto
fore awarded by the Board of County Com
customers as the result OF competitive bld'
ding therefor said roads to be paved with
asphalt as recently surveyed by engineers
employed by the county OF Polk, MS shown ny
maps and protiles now on file IN the once o'
the BOARD of County Commissioners at Bar
tow, Florida.
Road from Osceola county line to Hills
borough county line, Via Loughman paven'
port IIaincs CITY. Lake Alfred, Auburndale
and Lakeland Lucerne Park to Florence VIVA
10 Barlow via Wilter Haven Elose and Eagle
AXE; Barlow to Lakeland Via Haskell anc
Pauway.
Uoines CITY TO Lucerne Park ilancS City
10 f. Meade via Lake Hamilton, Dundee, Lake
Wales Crooked Lake and froStpronf
Socrum 10 Mulberry via Kathleen, Gallo
way. Griffin. Lakeland. Medulla and Christina
Mulberry TO Barlow; Barlow TO Lake Wales
via Northern route running north of Poli
Lake and Lake Garfield,
Tillshorough county line to Mulberry; Null
berry to Fl Meade via Pierce. Bradley Juno
tion and New Chicora Fl Meade to Barlow
via Homeland Fl Meade to DeSoto County
line at Bowling Green.
Resolved further that an election be and Is
hereby called 10 be held on the LIST day OF
Iune A. D. 1916. In accordance With law. &c
ascertain the wishes Of the legal voters oil
Polk county Florida as 10 whether said bonds
shall be issued not and that this resoiu-
ton shall be published in the several newspa
pers published in Polk county, Florida. Tor the
full period Of four consecutive weeks prior &c
The date Of said election.
| yad furfhar that the chairman OF this
board be and is hereby instructed TO take any
and all further steps as may be needful In ac'
cordance with law to carry this resolution
into effect
! Unanimously adopted and ordered recorded
in the records Of the Board Of County Com
lmissioners Of Polk county. Florida, this the
26,h day Of April A. d. 1916,
| J. c, SWISDEI., Chairman.