The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-11
Lakeland Charter
Bill Passes
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ling. grading, or OtneTMlse lmpfONihs
of any streets. drives. avenues. OF
laying of side walks or other i'm
provements. and there shall be abut-
ting property owners only one one
side of the said improvement, the
said City Of Lakeland. Polk County.
Florida. is authorized TO pay for two
thirds of such improvement assess
ing the other one-third against the
abutting property owner; the Citys
one-third. or two-thirds, as the case
may be, of any such improvement
may be paid out of funds narrowed
for that purpose, or out of taxes
levied for street purposes.
Sec. 3. That the said City Com
mission of the Cit of Lakeland.
Polk County, Florida may in the is
suance of all certificates issued here
after for improvements. make same
payable in one year. or in one. two.
three, four, five. six. seven, eight.
nine and ten years in equal Install
ments, as the City Commission may
decide. That the said City of Lake
land, Polk County, Florida, is also
authorized and empowered at the
time of doing any paving and inn
proving to connect water mains and
sewers, and shall charge the costs of
making said water and sewer con-
nections and fittings against the
| tbutting property owner, and the cost
of such connections and fittings may
! be assessed in the same certificates.
and in the same manner as street
improvements. and shall constitute
lien in the same manner as paving
liens, except the whole of the cost Of
said fittings and connections shall be
charged against abutting property
owners. The City Commission may
cause the costs Of the making of such
fittings and connections to be as
sessed with the other costs of the
other improvements as against abut-
ting property owner. or any issue sep.
arate certificates for the costs of said
fittings and connections.
Sec. 4. That the City Of Lakeland
Polk County. Florida, is hereby au
thorized and empowered to bond In
an amount not to exceed one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars to
, take up the present floating indebted
. ness. and to pay off any loans used In
making improvements. This shall be
Q in addition to any and all bond In
' debtedness which has been previous
Q ly authorized and an election is to be
: called for the issuance of said bonds
( and the issuance Of said bonds to be
governed by the provisions of Article
: 3 of Chapter 6365 of the Laws of the
!, State of Florida, adopted by the Leg
J, islature in the year 1911. These
three. four, five, six. seven. eight
nine. and ten years, and shall bear in
terest at a rate not exceeding six pei
cent
Sec. 5. That the said City Com
, mission Of the City OF Lakeland, Poll
County. Florida, be and the same is
hereby authorized and empowered t.
borrow sum not to exceed five
thousand dollars for general munici
pal purposes of the City Of Lakeland
Polk County, florida, which said five
thousand dollars shall be evidenced
by the promissory notes OF the sait
City Of Lakeland, Polk County. Flor
ida. signed by its Commissioner O.
Finance and City Treasurer upor
' their being authorized by resolution
y duly passed by the City Commission
: provided that said loan shall not b,
I made at rate of interest to ex
ceed six per cent.
Sec. 6. That the City Commission
OF the said City OF Lakeland, Poll
: County, Florida, is hereby authorize,
: and empowered to issue refundin,
bonds in such denomination and pay
able at such times as the said Cit,
Commission shall determine for tn,
purpose Of taking up at any tim
loans which have been made for tn,
purpose of paving, grading. curbins
or otherwise improving streets
drives. avenues. or laying of sid
walks. or other public Improvement
in the City Of Lakeland. Polk County
Florida tho issuance and the neces
sity therefor to be determined pre-
viously byt he City Commission h,