The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-26
ORDINANCE No. ss7


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
STAG Of Florida, determined by resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December Stli
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated. and ordered said work to lie done,
and
Whereas the City Commission and the 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 Englneer
and Commissioner Of Public Improvement. and
certifcations Of completion and total cost
Of Public Improvement on the following streets
East Lime street, from Massachusetts avenue
to Ingrahm avenue; East Orange street, from
Indiana avenue to Ingraham avenue; and
South Ingraham, from Orange street to Lire
street, and
proyement and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by such
Improvement by advertisement In the akelaRd
Evening Telegram In its issue OF October 18th
to October 22nd, 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 26th day OF October,
1918, at Q 50 .. 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 26th day Of October. 1918. at 80
D. m, at the time and place specified in the
advertisement aforesaid, and no lega. 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
whereas on the 26th day Of October. 1913.
the said meeting was thrown open to hear ali
| legal reasons against the assessments OF tIe
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 AUDITING
| 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
F., book known as Lien Book for Street Improve
ments, with a 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.
proyements thereof, and the said certificates oil
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 certificate:
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 o.
said work was as follows:
IN Cnut Tn fr0n
street to Lime street, one Thousand Fou Hur.
dred Sixteen Dollars Isl, 4l6.00), and the Cit.
Of Lakeand's One-thlrd proportion thereof wa
Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars ($472.O0)
and the property owners two-thirds proportion
, OF said cost Is Nine Hundred Forty-f0ur Dol
} lars ($944.OO). On East Lime street, iron
Massachusetts to Ingrahm avenue. Nine Thou
} sand Three Hundred Seventy-nne Dollars an
Seventeen Cents ($9.379.17), and that the Cit
OF Lakelands One-third proportion thereof wa
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-six Dot
lars and Thirty-nlne cents 49, 1850, an
that the property owners two-thirds propoi
! tion Of said cost is Six Thousand Two Hun
. dred Fifty-two Dollars and Seventy eight Cent
($6,252.7S), and the cost Of paving East Orang
street, from Indiana to Ingrahm avenue, wa
, Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty five Dollar
. and Sixty-fve Cents ($6.55565) and that tn
. City of Lakeland's one-third proportion Of sh
. said cost is Two Thousand One nundrc
. Eighty-five Dollars and Twenty-Five Cent
. ($2,lS5.22), and that the amount assesse
. against the abutting property owners is Fou
. Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars an
! Forty three Cents ($4,3704S), and that tn
; total amount Of the said cost, assessed agains
|. said property woners, Is Eleven Thousand Fiy
: Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty on
Cents ts1l,56721), and that the said cert
I ficates OF Indebtedness, SO issued as aforesaid
: and recorded against the said abutting prop
! erty owners in the said Lien Book, amount
: The aggregate sum of Eleven Thousand Fiy
: Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty OH
Cents ($11,567.2D. and that the aggregat
amount of said certificates now issued and d.
posted with the City Treasurer Is not In OK
cess Of the amount that the said City Is al
lowed to ISSUE and that the said certificate
are a lien against each lot or tract Of Ian
described in said lien book, and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passe
on the 26th day Of October. recting that TO
the purpose Of paying for said certificates
thirds Of the cost, towit, Eleven rhousan
Five Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty
one Cents ts1l.567,21).
Now, therefore, be IL ordained by the Cit
Commission that all Of said proceedings, to
gether with said resolutions, be confirmed an
ratified. and that bonds, to be known as I'm
provement bonds, be issued, for the purpose q
paying said certificates, In the aggregate sui
Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-seve
Dollars and Twenty one Cents ISL, 567.2D. an
that said bonds be issued against the said ce.
tifcates Of Indebtedness so deposited e
authorized by the charter Of the City Of Lake
land and by the laws Of the State OF Florids
which said amount OF said bonds Is not !
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certif
Gates Of indebtedness SO deposited With tn
City Treasurer.
Be 1t further ordained that the said bond
shall mature in one ~, two t2), three t3l
four az, five (5), six t6l, seven "a. eigf
(S), nine t9) and ten tl0) years after dat
and bear interest at the rate Of six t6) pe
cent per annum, payable semi annually, an
that each bond shall have attached theret
bear date as Of the date Of their issue an
execution, and shall be for the sum Of Fiv
Hundred Dollars ($50O.0O) each, exceI
one Of said bonds, which shall be for the SUI
Of Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars an
Twenty-one Cents ($567.21), and each bon
shall have interest coupons attached thereto
each coupon representing six t6l per cent upn
said bond payable semi annually; that eac
OF the bonds shall bear certificate, dul
signed by the City Treasurer, certifying tbs
the amounts Of the certificates Of indebtedne:
so deposited and against which said bonds 81
issued, are at least equal in amount TO III
face value Of the bonds being issued. Each I
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor al
Clerk respectively, and the form OF said bon
shall be the same as heretofore issued {,
said improvement.
Approved this the sixth day Of Decembe
A. D. 1918. 49,
b. C. FLANAGAN, Mayor.
I, n. L. Swatts, City Clerk. hereby certll
that the above ordinance number 227 was du
passed by the City Commissioners in adjournt
slas H. L. SwATTS. City Clerk.