The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
ORDINANCE NO. 2se

ORDINANCE ND. 2H6
An ordinance authorizing and providing for
the issuance Of Improvement bonds Of the City
OF Lakeland, Florida In the sum OF Eleven !
Thousand Three hundred Fifty-six Dollars and
Thirty-nin Cents ($ll.s58.39).
Whereas the City Commission OF the CITY
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, 10l7, to grade. curb and
enumerated. and ordered said work to be done.
and
Whereas the City Communication and he Com
missioner Of Public Improvement did By prop
or 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
certincations 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 Hllcrest
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 Im-
provement and the City Commission have givea
improvement by advertisement In the Lakeland
Evening Telegram In Its issue Of November 10Th
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 D. 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 on
the said goth day Of November. 1918 at 2 30
p. 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 certifcation Of the cost for said improve
ment, and
the said meeting was thrown open to bear 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 shutting
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
certificates have been recorded In special
book known as Lien Book for Street improve
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 speclfe
and
whereas the said City Commission accepted
said streets and the completion Of the i'm.
proyements thereof, and the said certificates Of
said streets, and their issuance was in said
resolution ratified and confirmed, and is now
ratified and confirmed, and the said certificates
have been deposited in the City Treasury OF
the City Of Lakeland, and were on said date.
and now are declared a 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 10
Hillcrest Drive, Eleven Thousand Nine Hun
dred Sixty-eght Dollars and Seventy eight
Cents ISL ,96S.7sl, and the City Of Lakeland's
one-third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Elehty-nlne Dollars and
Flfty-nine Cents t$3,9S9.59) and the property
owners two-thirds proportion Of said cost is
Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-nine
Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($7,97919).
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Lime street
to Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun
bred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($3,e02. s0),
and the City of Lakeland's one-third proper
tion thereof was One Thousand Sixty Seven
property owners two-thirds proportion Of said
cost is Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty-fye
Dollars and Twenty Cents t$2. 135.20).
On West Orange street, from Florida avenue
to New York avenue, One Thousand Eight Hun
dred Sixty.three Dollars Isl .S6S0o), and the
City OF Lakeland's 0ne-thlrd proportion there
Of was Six Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
($621.00), and the property owners two-thrds
proportion OF said cost Is One Thousand Two
Hundred Forty-two Dollars ($!,242,oo).
And that the total amount Of the said cost
assessed against the said property owners Is
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-six Dol
lars and Thirty-nlne Cents (Sll,356.S9), and
that the said certificates Of indebtedness, so
issued as aforesaid, and recorded against the
said abutting property owners In the said
Lien Book, amount to the aggregate sum OF
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty six Dol
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 a lien against each lot or
tract Of land described in said lien book. and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
on said 29th day Of November, reciting that for
the purpose OF paying for said certificates,
bonds be issued for the purpose Of paving two
thirds Of the cost, towlt Eleven Thousand
Three Hundred Flfty-six Dollars and Thirty
nine Cents t$l1,S56.39).
Now, therefore, be II ordained by The CITY
Commission that all Of said proceedings, to-
gether with said resolutions, be confirmed and
ratified, and that bonds, to be known as I'm.
provement bonds, be issued for the purpose Of
paying said certificates. In the aggregate sum
OF Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-six
Dollars and Thirty-nne Cents ($l1 $3.50, and
that said bonds be issued against the said GER
| tifcates OF Indebtedness so deposited. 50
| authorized by the charter Of the City u Lake
land and by the laws Of the State Of Florida,
Irhta t .,tl nf aaal hnR Do 10 AT a.
| excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certif-
| Gates Of Indebtedness so deposited with the
| City Treasurer,
Be II further ordained that the said bonds
| shall mature In one ~, two t2), three tSl.
four az. Ave t5). SIX (6). seven "a. eight
and bear interest at the rate Of six t6) per
cent per annum. payable mi-annually, and
| that each bond shall have attached thereto
interest coupons; and that said bonds shall
bear date as Of the date OF their issue and
Hundred Dollars ts5OO.oO) each. except
one Of said bonds, which shall be for the sum
| OF Three Hundred Fiftv-six Dollars ard
Thirty-nine Cents t$S56,S9), and each bond
shall have interest coupons attached thereto
each coupon representing six t6l per cent upoi
said bond payable seini-annually; that each
Of the bonds shall bear a certificate duly
signed by the City Treasurer, certifying thai
the amounts Of the certificates Of Indebtedness,
so deposited, and against which said bends arr
Issued, are at least equal In amount 10 th,
face value Of the bonds being issued Each o.
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor art
Clerk respectively. and the form Of said bons
shall be the same as heretofore issued To-
said Improvement
Approved this twenty ninth day Of November
A. DAlelS.
E C. FLANAGAN. Mayor.
I, H. L. Swatts, City Clerk. HEREBY certif,
that the above ordinance number 226 vas dull.
passed by the City Commissioners In adjourne,
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