The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-01
npnINANcE NO. 22I

lST. 1918, IN THE SUN OF THlKTl
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WHEREAS the City Commission OF me CITY
Of Lakeland Florida a municipal corpora
ton under the laws of the state OF florua
under and by virtue of the Charter OF the
said CITY and amendments thereto, and the
r;cbts given to it under the General Laws Vi
hr STATE of Florida, and proceeding uhael
tLo authority therein granted determined W
rosoh,tions by ordinances duly passed on tAS
Oh DIV If December, A. d. 1916, and on me
~ day Of January, 1917, TO grade, curD ana
n,ve the following parts Of the streets mere,
matter enumerated in detail, ana py sall
ordinonces and resolutions ordered saia Worf
to be done, ana, ni.,ar ana tbe
Commissioner of Public Improvements, olo' ps
| ,,onor nroceedinc. contract for and cause U
ba constructed said street Improvements ahu
WHEREAS, said street Improvements haV'
Ieen completed and duly accepted by the Gts
Engineer and Commissioner OF fuDllc ihi,
nrnycments and certficatiOn OF completion aile
total cost thereof having been mace oy CON
missioner of Public Improvements ON the ioi
lowing Streets or parts thereon, to-wit' Wes
peachtree street from Florida avenue 10 leAa,
,venue. Texas avenue from Peachtree stree
n pear street: Pear street from Texas avenue
IN Lincoln avenue {; Lincoln avenue from Peai
street 10 North stree i North street from LIN
coin avenue to OmohundrO avenue; Om0hundrt
avenue from North street to City Limits Mag
roia street from Florida avenue to DaSola
Avenue; North Dakota avenue from Lake WIRE
Drive to Magnolia street; N0rth Florlua ave
me from Myrtle street TO North street; Nortf
Florida avenue from North street to the City
Limits; Morton street from Lake avenue tC
Irgraham avenue; Morton street from lngra'
ham avenue to City Limits, in the said CITY
CT Lakeland, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner OF Public I'M
proyemcnts and the City Commission have
given notice to the property owners affected
by said improvements by advertisement in The
Lakeland Evening Telegram, in Its issue un.
der dates Of March 9th and February 2Ith
l19lS. In compliance with Section AZ OF thu
Charter of the said City of Lakeland, Florida
as amended citing the owner or owners, Of
ether persons interested in said lots, TO ap
pear before said City Commission and Com
missioner of Public Improvements on the 9tl
day Of March, A. ID. 1918, at 2 p. m. to pre-
sent such complaints as they may have /
any against the certlfication Of the costs O
, the improvements aforesaid, and,
WHEREAS, The City Commission did NEE
OH the 9th day Of March, A. ID. 1918, at
o clock p. m, at the time and place spec
| t.ed in the advertisement aforesaid and nj
| legal reason was shown, nor was any OBJ
son or persons against the certi1cation there
Of, and,
WHEREAS, the Improvement 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
tifcates of Indebtedness be issued against tn
property and for the amounts as therein spe
Gifted and described and
I WHEREAS the certificates Of indebtedness
1, Lpn., mali IN nnrtxy dr.
Gcribed, and for the amounts as specified, Il
said resolution. and the clerk Of the said Cit
! of Lakeland has caused the same, tOgethe
with description OF said property, and TO
the amounts specified in the certificates, to b
recorded in special book, known as tn
Lien Book for Street Improvements, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of tn
SAID City of Lakeland Florida did meet o
the 3rd day of December, 1917 and dull
pass resolution, being Improvement Reso
luton Number /, providing, authorizing an
ordering that certificates Of indebtedness be is
sued against the property described in sal
resolution, and for the amounts therein spec
fed and described, and
WHEREAS the Certificates of Indebtedness
were issued against the property as describe
in said resolution, and for the amounts q
specified in said resolution and the Clerk
the said City Of Lakeland has caused ii
same, together with the description Of sal
property, and for the sums specified in II
. Certificates, to be Recorded in a special boo
known as Lien Book for Street Improvement
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number PIG and Oh
dinance Number 2lS amending same of Il
City of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, hay
|. teen heretofore passed by said city or LAKE
land ordainng that said certificates had
that time been duly issued; which said Oh
| dinance provided for the final acceptance
the construction Of the Improvements on Il
| streets or parts thereof, as set forth in sal
ordinance and whereby the construction
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
nent made by contractor and whereby III
assessments as made and computed, for whic
certificates Of Indebtedness were provided II
in said Improvement Resolution Number
were ordained to have been duly made. an
the issuance OF said certificates ratified an
confirmed and whereby said certificates wei
ordered deposited in the City Treasury OF tn
City OF Lakeland, Florida, and which sal
Ordinance Number 2l6 and Ordinance Numbt
ciS amending same provided for the issuanC
of Improvement Bonds against said certificate
In the sum Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. ant
WHEREAS, the said Certificates in tot;
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars had bee
duly deposited in the City Treasury at thu
time, against which said Ordinance provide
said bonds should be issued, and,
WHEREAS, said bonds have been duly Is
sued and sold, and,
| WHEREAS the total amount of Certificate
OF Indebtedness issued against said propert
under and by virtue Of said Improvement Re-
oution Number |. was $l6,4l7.9S, and,
WHEREAS, Improvement Bonds have n
. heretofore been issued as against certain
said certificates in the sum of Sl,4lI93, al
. WHEREAS, the said City Commission OF Il
said City of Lakeland desires to deposit sa
certificates of Indebtedness in the sum
81 All 90, together with the certificates of il
i dtbtedngSs which have been issued again
the property herein before described, pu
suant to Improvement Resolution Number .,
aforesaid, in the City Treasury. and desr
TO issue against them Improvement Bonds I
the purpose Of paying for said improvement
said bonds to be issued against said cert
I ficates, but for an aggregate amount not
4 exceed a total amount of certificates Of /
1 dehtedness so deposited.
THEREFORE,, BE IT ORDAINED by I
I City Commission Of the City of Lakean
i Florida as follows:
Sec l. That the construction of tho il
prOvements on the streets, or parts theret
aS herenbefore set forth, be- and the sar
] are hereby, finally accepted by the CITY Coz
mission Of Lakeland, for and on behalf of I
City Of Lakeland. Florida, said acceptance b
ing, however subject to maintenance ACRE
d nent made. by contractor.
Sec. . What the assessments as made a
completed. for which certificates of indebte
ness have been issued and which have be
entered in the Lien Book for Street Improy
lnents. are hereby duly confirmed and ratifi,
4 and the amounts shown therein against ca
lot or tract Of land shall constitute a Ii
4 thereon superior to all other liens saw
and excepting therefrOm State, County a
Municipal taxes. and further saving and g
ceptng liens for work for street improvement
OF sidewalks and Sewerage, with which III
shall be Of equal dignity
1 Sec. B. That Certificates Of Indebtedne