The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-26
ORDINANCE NO. sss

An ordinance authorizing ana providing for
Che issuance OF Improvement bonds Of the City
OF Lakeland, Florida in the sum Of Eleven
Thousand Three hundred Fifty-six Dollars and
Thirty nine Cents sl1S5639).
Whereas the City Commission Of the Ci-y
OF Lakeland, Florida, under and by virtue OF
Its charter and the amendments thereto, and
the rights given under the general Law Of the
State Of Florida, determined by resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December 9Th
and January 25th, 1917, to grade, curb and
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated, and ordered said work to be done,
and
Whereas the City Commission and he Com
missioner Of Public Improvement did by prop
er proceeding contract for and cause to be
constructed such street improvements, and
Whereas said parts Of streets have been COM
pleted and duly accepted BY the City Engineer
and Commissioner Of Public improvement and
thereof have been made by the Commissioner
Of Public Improvement on the following streets
Missouri avenue, from Main street to Hillcrest
Drive; South Ingraham avenue. from Lime
street to Palmetto street; and West Orange
street, from Florida avenue to New York ave-
nue., and
Whereas the Commissioner Of Public Ir-
provement and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by such
improvement by advertisement in the Lakeland
Evening Telegram In its issue Of November 18th
to November 26th, 1918, in compliance with the
charter Of the City Of Lakeland as amended
citing the owner or owners or other persons In
teersted In said lots to appear before the City
Commission and the Commissioner OF Public
Improvement on the 29th day Of November
1918, at 2 80 p. m. to present such complaints
as they may have, II any, against the assess
and
Whereas the City Commission did meet 90
the said 29th day Of November, 1918 at 30
D. m, at the time and place specified In the
advertisement aforesaid and no legal reason
was shown, nor was any objection or complaint
interposed by any person or persons against
| the certiication Of the cost for said improve
ment, and
Whereas on the goth day Of November. 1918
| the said meeting was thrown open to hear all
| legal reasons against the assessments Of the
| lots and blocks upon said streets aforesaid, and
no objections having been made. the said City
| Commission duly passed resolution, author
| izing and ordering that certificates OF indebt-
edness be issued against the property abuttih5
upon said streets, and
been issued against said property as described
for the amounts specified, and that the said
certificates have been recorded In special
book known as Lien Book for Street improve
ments, with description of the property
| against which said certificates are lien, and
Whereas on said date said City Commission
| declared said certificates to be lien against
said property for the amounts therein specified.
and
Whereas the said City Commission accepted
said streets and the completion Of the i'm
provements thereof, and the said certificates Of
Indebtedness against the property AUDITING upon
said streets. and their issuance was IN said
resolution ratified and confirmed, and Is now
ratified and confirmed, and the said certificate s
have been deposited In the City Treasury ct
the City Of Lakeland and were on said date
and now are declared lien against the prop
erty therein mentioned, and
Whereas the total amount Of the cost Of
said work was as follows:
On Missouri avenue, from Main street tC
Hlcrest Drive, Eleven Thousand Nine Hun
, bred Sixty Eight Dollars and Seventy eight
Cents ISL, 96s7S), and the City Of Lakeland's
one-third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Elehty-nlne Dollars land
! Fifty whine Cents t$3,9S9.59). and the propert,
owners two-thirds proportion Of said cost Is
/ Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-nln,
! Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($7,979.19).
On South Ingrahm avenue from Lime stree
to Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun.
] bred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents t$3, a02S0)
and the City of Lakeland's one-third proper
ton thereof was One Thousand Sixty-Sever
5 Dollars and Sixty Cents Isl, 067.60), and thu
. property owners two-thirds proportion Of salt
$ cost is Two Thousand One Hundred Thlrty-fv'
s Dollars and Twenty Cents ($2, 1890.
e On West Orange street, from Florida avenue
| to New York avenue, One Thousand Eight Hun
l dred SiXty-three Dollars Isl ,S6S.Ool, and th'
5 City Of Iakeand's 0ne-third proportion there
1 Of was Six Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
! t$62l,00), and the property owners two-thlrd
! proportion Of said cost is One Thousand Tive
Q Hundred Forty-two Dollars (s1,242.00)
And that the total amount Of the said cost
. assessed against the said property owners, J:
Q Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Flfty-sx Dol
Iarc nd rfv MI 1911 2SG 9Ql nnr
that the said certificates OF Indebtedness, 81
issued as aforesaid and recorded against The
said abuttlng property owners In the sale
. Lien Book amount to the aggregate sum Of
. Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty six Dol
lars and Thirty whine Cents ($l1 35639), anC
that the aggregate amount OF said certificates
now issued and deposited with the City Treas.
urer Is not in excess OF the amount That the
) said City Is allowed to issue, and that the said
certificates are lien against each lot OIL
tract Of land described In said lien book. an
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
I on said 29th day Of November, recitng that fol
, the purpose Of paying for said certificates
bonds be issued for the purpose OF paving two.
thirds Of the cost, towit, Eleven Thousand
Three Hundred Fifty Dollars and Thirty
nine Cents ts11,S56S9).
' Now, therefore. be It ordained by the Cit,
Commission that all Of said proceedings. to-
gether with said resolutions, be confrMed ant
: ratified, and that bonds to be known as I'm
pr0Vement DOnuS, De lSSueu, TOT inc purpose VI
paying said certificates. In the aggregate sun
: Of Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-si,
! Dollars and Thirty-nine Cents ISL ,S56.S9, anc
: that said bonds be issued against the said GER
tifcates Of Indebtedness so deposited, 81
authorized by the charter OF the City Of Lake
. land and by the laws Of the State Of Florida
which said amount Of said bonds ls not II
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certlti.
. Gates OF Indebtedness so deposited with thu
City Treasurer.
8 Be 1t further ordained that the said bond
shall mature in one ~, two (2l, three tS)
I four az. five t5l, six t6l, seven ~, eigh
J, tSl. nine t9) and ten Q0) years after date
r and bear interest at the rate Of six l6) pei
d cent per annum payable semi annually, an'
0 that each bond shall have attached thereto
1 interest coupons; and that said bonds shall
q bear date as Of the date Of their Issue ant
e execution, and shall be for the sum Of Fiv'
It Hundred Dollars (s5OO0Ol each. excep
n one Of said bonds, which shall be for the sun
q Of Three Hundred Fifty-six Dollars arr
4 Thirty mine Cents (s356,S9). and each bont
j, | shall have interest coupons attached thereto
n each coupon representing six (6l per cent upoi
h said bond, payable seml-annually; that eaci
v Of the bonds shall bear a certificate, dull
I signed by the City Treasurer. certifying tina
s the amounts Of the certificates OF indebtedness
Q so deposited, and against which said bends ar
Q issued, are at least equal In amount to tn
4 | face value OF the bonds being issued Each o
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor ant
d Clerk respectively, and the form Of said bon,
II shall be the same as heretofore issued TO
| said improvement
:, Approved this twenty-ninth day Of November
f. C. FLANAGAN. Mayor.
y T. H. L, Swatts, City Clerk. hereby certlf
' that the above ordinance number 226 was dull
d passed by the City Commissioners In adjourne'
session November 10th, 1918.
n T., lark