The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-19

ORDER new
STREET Opened;
OTHER BUSINESS
TRANSACTED
Lakeland, Fla, Feb. 16, 1916.


ed to meet in adjourned session at 10
A. NJ. Friday Feb. IS.
c. M. WEEKS. Chairman pro tenn.
Attest:
H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk.
Lakeland, Fla. Feb. IS. 1916.
Adjourned session of theCity Com
missioners with Messrs. Bassett,
Flanagan and Weeks present; Vice
Chairman Bassett. presiding.
Minutes of February were read
and approved.
On motion the contract with Mr.. c.
". Turner was accepted and ordered
executed by the proper officers of the
city.
The following resolution was intro
duced and was adopted, all members
present. Messrs. Bassett, Flanagan
and Weeks voting yes"
Be it resolved by the City Commits
sioners of Lakeland, Florida:
That that portion of Oak street on
the north side of Block N in Morton's
Addition to the City of Lakeland, run
ming eastward from the west side of
the southeast quarter of the north
east quarter of Section Is, Township
2S, Range "a east to its intersection
with the north boundry fence of the
right of way of the Jacksonville
branch of the Atlantic Coast Line
/ Railroad; is hereby declared vacated
and it is hereby abandoned and closed
forever as street by the City Of
Lakeland, in consideration of the dedi-
eating, to the City of Lakeland by c.
v. Turner. of perpetual easement
for street purposes in the following
described property. to-wit: Beginning
at 8. W. corner of S. E. IA of N. E.
IA Of Section Is. Township %, Range
"a east, and running east 20 feet,
thence north 1877 feet. thence west 20
feet, thence south 1877 feet to point OF
beginning; also commencing at the
s. W. corner Of the B. E. IA OF
N. e. IA of Section Is, Township 2S
Range "a and running thence east 20
feet. thence south to the north side
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
right-of-way, thence westerly along
the north side Of said railroad right
of-way to point due south of the
place Of beginning, thence north tc
the place of beginning, containing
6-100 acres more or less, same to con
stitute east half Of ingram avenue.
Be 1t Resolved Further; That the
following described property be opent
forever as street to be known al
East street, to wit: That tract begin
ming at point 1877 feet north of s. w
corner of s. E. IA of N. E. IA of Sec
,tion 49,, Township 20 South, Range "a
East, and running thence north 4(
feet. thence east $685. feet, thence
South 40 feet, thence west to point OF
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beginning.
Bill of $24.96 of Florida National
Vault Co.. for renewalsof sidewalk al
the school house was referred to the
city attorney. Bill Of Eppes Tucker
Jr., of $500 was ordered paid.
On motion the matter of suit on the
Gilmore avenue line between Oak and
Bay streets was referred to two civil
engineers to establish the correct lines
and furnish report on same to the next
session Of the Commissioners, 80 the
city can determine its position in the
said suit.
The petition of Morris G. Mum, Ell
al, for the Commissioners to rescint
their action relative to the erection Of
a building in the park, was on motor
laid over to a session when all mem
bers of the Commission are present.
On motion the bonds of the Boart
of Bond Trustees were accepted, ant
ordered filed. The matter of the claim
of the Cameron Septic Tank Company
was referred to the City Attorney.
On motion the matter of purchasing
new mules or swapping mules for the
street and sanitary departments was
referred to the Commissioners o.
Health and Sanitation and of Public
Improvement with power to act
Ordinance No. 1872 entitled, An Or
dinance Amending Section one of Or
dinance Number IFS, ETC.. was intro
duced and put upon its first reading
On motion said Ordinance No. 1872 en-
titled as above, was after the rule.
had been suspended, put upon its sec
ond and final readings and was dull,
passed. All members present. Messrs
Bassett. Flanagan and Weeks votin,
Eyes"
Current bills were ordered paid.
On motion the putting of Ordinanc,
No. 1873. creating the Office of Cit.
Health Officer, etc. was deferred to
session at which all members shall b,
present.
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