The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
ORDINANCE No. eee

An ordnance authorizing and providing for
the issuance Of Improvement bonds Of the City
OF Lakeland, Florida in the sum Of Eleven
Thousand Three hundred Ffty-six Dollars and
Thirty nine Cents ISL, 356.39).
whereas the City Commission Of the CITY
OF Lakeland Florida, under and by virtue Of
lts 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
certlfcations Of completion and total cost
| 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 In
provement and the City Commission have gven
| 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 80 p. m. to present such complaints
as they may have, II any, against the assess
ment Of such property for such improvement,
! and
| Whereas the City Commission did meet IN
| the said Goth day Of November, 1918 at 80
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 certIncatlon Of the cost for said improve
ment, and
| Whereas on the Goth day Of November. 1918
1 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-
| izng and ordering that certificates OF indebt-
/ edness be issued against the property aDuttlha
/ upon said streets, and
Whereas said certificates Of indebtedness have
been issued against said property as described
| for the amounts specified, and that the SAID
1 certificates have been recorded In special
book known as Lien Book for Street improve
ments, with description OF the property
Whereas on said date said City Commission
declared said certificates to be lien agains
said property for the amounts therein specihed
and
whereas the said City Commission accepted
said streets and the completion OF the i'm
provements thereof, and the said certlncates o
Indebtedness against the property abutting upon
said streets, and their issuance was In sale
resolution ratified and confirmed, and Is nov
ratified and confirmed, and the said certlhcat6l
have been deposited In the City Treasury O
the City Of Lakeland and we're on said date
and now are declared lien against the prop
erty therein mentioned, and
whereas the total amount OF the cost o
said work was as followss
On Missouri avenue, from Main street
Hillcrest Drive Eleven Thousand Nine Hun
bred Sixty-eight Dollars and Seventy leigh
Cents (sl1, s6s7S), and the City Of Lakeland
one third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Elehty-nlne Dollars AM
Fifty-nine Cents ($3,9S9.59l. and the property
owners two-thirds proportion Of said cost !
seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy MINI
Dollars and Nineteen Cents t$7,979.l9).
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Lime stree
70 Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun
bred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($s's0z.S ol
and the City OF Lakelands one-thlrf proper
lion thereof was One Thousand Sixty Sevel
dollars and Sixty Cents (s1, 067.60l, and tn
nronerty owners tw0-thirds proportion OF san
Cost IL Two Thousand One Hundred Thlrty-hv'
Dollars and Twenty Gents N2,l35.2ol
1 On West Orange street from Florida ayenu'
N New York avenue, One Thousand Eight Hun
dred Sixty-three Dollars Isl, s6S.OOl, and Tn
citv of Lakeland's One-thlrd proportion there
N was SIX Hundred Twenty-one Dollar
1921 O0), and the property owners two-third
nronortion OF said cost Is One Thousand two
uuundrsd Forty-two Dollars ($1.242.001.
And that the total amount Of the said cost
assessed against the said property owners u