The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-19
ORDINANCE NO. 22l


LAND, FLORIDA, TO BE DATED APRIL
lST 1918. IN THE SUN OF THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the CITY
nj Lakeland, Florida, municipal corpora
ton under the laws of the State Of Florida,
under and 10y virtue Of the Charter Of the
said City, and amendments thereto. and the
rights given to II under the General Laws of
the State of Florida, and proceeding under
the authority therein granted determined ~
resolutions, by ordinances duly passeO on the
Sth day Of December, A. D. 1916, and on the
. day OF January, 1917, TO grade curb and
pave the following parts of the streets here
matter enumerated in detail. and by said
ordinances and resolutions ordered said work
to be done, and
WHEREAS. the City Commission, and the
Commissioner of Public Improvements, did, by
proper proceeding contract for and cause 10
be constructed said street improvements and.
WHEREAS. said street improvements have
leen completed and duly accepted by the City
Engineer and Commissioner of Public I'm
provements, and certifcaton of completion and
total cost thereof having been made by Com
missioner of Public Improvements on the fol-
lowing streets. or parts thereof to-wit West
Peachree street from Florida avenue to Texas
avenue; Texas avenue from Peachtree street
TO Pear street Pear street from Texas avenue
to Lincoln avenue; Lincoln avenue from Pear
street to North stree t North street from Lin.
coin avenue to Omohundro avenue; 0mohundro
avenue from North street to City Limits Mag
roma street from Florida avenue to Dakota
avenue North Dakota avenue from Lake Wire
i'rlVe to Magnolia street North Florida ave
hue from Myrtle street to North street North
Florida avenue from North street to the CITY
Limits: Morton street from Lake avenue TO
rgraham avenue Morton street from Ingra-
nam avenue TO city Limits, in the said City
CT Lakeland, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner Of Public I'm
proVemcnts and the City Commission have
given notice TO the property owners affected
py SAID improvements by advertisement in The
Lakeland Evening Telegram in Its issue nm
der dates of March 9th and February eth,
lslS, In compliance with Section AZ of the
charter of the said City of Lakeland Florida.
az amended, citing the owner or owners, or
Gther persons interested in said lots TO an
pear before said City Commission and Com.
missioner of Public improvements on the OH
day OF March. A. d. 1918. at 9 D. m. to pre-
sent such complaints as they NAV have II
any against the certification Of the costs Of
the improvements aforesaid and
WHEREAS. The City Commission did meet
on the 9th day of March, A. D. 1918, at .
o'clock n m, at the time and place speci-
fed. in the advertisement aforesaid and no
legal reason was shown. nor was any oh
lection or complaint interposed by any per-
son or persons against the certifcaton there
Of and
WHEREAS, the Improve ment Resolution No
? as passed and approved by the CITY Com
mission on the 9th day Of March, A. D. 1918
provided, authorized and ordered that Ger
tificateS Of Indebtedness be issued against the
property and for the amounts as therein spe-
Gifted and described, and,
WHEREAS the certificates of Indebtedness
have been issued against the property as dc.
scribed and for the amounts as specified in
said resolution and the clerk Of the said CITY
OF Lakeland has caused the same together
with description Of said property and for
the amounts specified in the certificates, TO he
recorded IN special book, known as the
len Book for Street improvements, and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the
said city of Lakeland Florida did meet on
the 3rd day OF December, 1917. and duly
Pass a resolution, being Improvement Reso-
luton Number |, providing, authorizing and
ordering that certificates of Indebtedness ba is
sued against the property described in said
resolution, and for the amounts therein speci-
fled and described, and,
WHEREAS. the Certificates Of Indebtedness
were issued against the property as described
IN SAID resolution and for the amounts as
specified in said resolution, and the Clerk of
the said city of Lakeland has caused the
same, together with the description Of said
property, and for the sums specified in the
certificates. to be Recorded in a special book.
known as Lien Book for Street improvements
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 216 and Or
dlnance Number 2lS amending same of the
city OF Lakeland, Polk County, Florida have
teen heretofore passed by said City of Lake
land, ordainng that said certificates had at
that time been duly issued: which said or
dinance provided for the final acceptance Of
the construction Of the improvements ON the
streets or parts thereof, as set forth in said
ordinance and whereby the construction OF
improvements on said streets, or parts there
OF, were finally accepted by the City Commits
sion for and on behalf Of the City Of Lake
land. Florida, subject to maintenance agree
ment made by contractor and whereby the
assessments as made and computed, for which
certincates OF Indebtedness were provided for
| in said Improvement Resolution Number I
were ordained to have been duly made. and
the Issuance Of said certificates ratified and
confirmed, and whereby said certificates were
ordered deposited in the City Treasury Of the
city OF Lakeland, Florida, and which said
ordinance Number PIG and Ordinance Number
EIs amending same provided for the issuance
OF Improvement Bonds against said certificates
In the sum OF Fifteen Thousand Dollars. and
WHEREAS, the said Certificates In a total
sum OF Fifteen Thousand Dollars had been
IuuiN htpphlitu III lHe tlLV treasury at that
time, against which said Ordinance provided
said bonds should be issued, and.
WHEREAS, said bonds have been duly is
sued and sold, and,
WHEREAS, the total amount OF Certificates
OF Indebtedness issued against said property
under and by virtue of said Improvement Res
Olution Number l. was $l64l7.93 and
WHEREAS, Improvement Bonds have moi
heretofore been issued as against certain Of
said certificates in the sum Of $l,4l793, anC
WHEREAS. the said City Commission Of tn,
said City Of Lakeland desires to deposit sale
certificates of Indebtedness in the sum o.
81 4l793, together with the certificates of in
dobtedness which have been issued agalns
the property herein-b before described, pur
Suant to Improvement Resolution Number 9, al
aforesaid, in the City Treasury, and desre
10 issue against them improvement Bonds fo
the purpose Of paying for said Improvements
said bonds to be issued against said cert
ficates, but for an aggregate amount not L
exceed a total amount Of certificates OF in
debtedness 50 deposited,
THEREFORE,, BE IT ORDAINED by tn
City Commission Of the City Of Lakeland
Florida. as follows:
Sec. l. That the construction Of the i'm
prOyements on the streets, or parts thereof
as hereinbefore set forth, be, and the sam,
are hereby, finally accepted by the City Com
mission Of Lakeland for and on behalf Of thu
City OF Lakeland Florida, said acceptance be
ing, however, subject to maintenance agree
ment made by contractor.
Sec. 2. That the assessments as made anC
completed for which certificates Of indebted
ness have been issued and which have beer
entered in the Lien Book for Street Improve
ments, are hereby duly confirmed and ratified
and the amounts shown therein against eacl
lot or tract Of land shall constitute lier
thereon superior to all other liens, saving
and excepting therefrOm State, County ana
Municipal taxes, and further saving and ex.
cepting liens for work for street improvements
Of sidewalks and Sewerage, with which they