The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-12
ORDINANCE NO. 222

! t nnH,' F0R AN ISSUE OF IMPROVEMENT
BONDS OF TIE CITY OF LAKETANn
fE h mIl TO BE DATED JULY lST, 1918
IN THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOL,
WHEREAS, The City Commission NJ the
Guy or Lakeland Florida, a municipal mr
poration under the Laws Of the State of Flor
lua, under and by virtue of theCharter of the
s sinu Wy, and amendments thereto, aud the
rights given to 1t under the General Laws
u ue state or Florida, and proceeding un
der the authority therein granted determinnd
Dy resolutions, by ordinances duly passed on
the oth day OF December, A. D. 1915. and m
lhe aoth day Of January, A. D. 1917, TO grade
curD and pave the following parts OF the
STREETS hereinafter enumerated In detail and
said work to be done, and ~
whereas, The City Commission and the
commission Of Public Improvement. did NV
proper proceeding, contract for and cause ~ ~
Dc constructed said improvement and
WHEREAS, Said street Improvements have
been completed and duly accepted by The Cits
Engineer and Commissioner Of Public Improve
ments, and certifcatiOn of completion and to.
tai cost thereof having been made by the Com.
missioner OF Public improvements on the fol.
.twms streets or parts thereof, to-wit: Lime
street from Massachusetts avenue TO New
nork avenue. and South Ingraham avenue from
palmetto street to Mcdonald street and Nc
Donald street from South Ingraham avenue I,
the east line OF section 10, township %. rang,
~, ana Holingsworth road from Mcdonald
street to HollingswOrth lake; also Lake ave.
nue. from East Orange street to Morton street
ana Palmetto street from Lake Morton Drive
eastward to !ngraham avenue; in the city Of
Lakeland, and, y
WHEREAS, The Commissioner Of Public I'm.
provements and the City Commission have civ.
en- notice to the property owners affected ' h,
sald improvements by advertisement In The
Lakeland Evening Telegram in Its issue unde,
aate OF June 8, 1918, and June Is, 1918, In
compliance with Section AZ ofthe Charter Of
tne sad City OF Lakeland, Florida, as amend.
cd. citing the owner or owners,o other per.
sons Interested in said lots to appear before
said City Commission and Commissioner ii
tupLc improvements on the 18th day Of June
A. U. 1918, at 80 p, m, to present such
complaints as they may have, IL any, agains!
ments aforesaid, and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission did meet on
the 18th day Of June, A. d. 1918. at 7 40 n
m. at the time and place specified In the ad.
vertisement aforesaid, and no legal reason
WAS SHOWN ,, nor was any objection Or CON-
plant interposed by any person or persons
against the certification thereof, and,
WHEREAS, the Improvement Resolution No
., as passed and approved by the City Com.
mission on the 18th day Of June, 1918 pro.
vided, authorized, and ordered that certificates
lof Indebtedness against the property, and for
the. amounts as therein specified and described
and,
WHEREAS, The certificates of indebtedness
nave been issued against the property as de-
scribed, and for the amounts as specified in
said resolution, and the clerk Of the said CITY
lof Lakeland has caused the same. together
with description Of said property, and for
the amounts specified in the certificates TO be
recorded in special book known as the
Lien Book for Street Improvements, and,
WHEREAS, The City Commission desires 10
deposit the certificates Of indebtedness in the
CITY treasury, and issue against them I'm
lprovement Bonds for the purpose Of paying for
lsaid Improvements, the said bonds to be is
sued against the said certificates Of indebted
mess, but Tor an aggregate amount not TO ex-
lceed the total amount Of the certificates of in
ldebtedness so deposited:
THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDERED BY the Civ
Commission OF the City of Lakeland, Florida.
as follows:
Section l. That the construction Of the i'm
lIloyements on the streets, or parts thereof as
lherelnbefore set forth, be, and the same are
hereby finally accepted by the City Commission
for and on behalf Of the City Of Lakeland,
florida SAID acceptance being, however, sub
l!ect to maintenance agreement made by con
tractor.
Section 2. That the assessments as made
land computed for which certificates OF in
ldebtedness have been issued and which have
lbeen entered In the Lien Book for Street I'm
ratified, and the amounts shown therein
against each lot or tract of land shall con
lstitute lien thereon superior to all other
liens saving and excepting therefrom State,
County and Municipal taxes, and further saw
ing and excepting liens for work for street
Improvements Of sidewalks and sewerage, with
(which they shall be Of equal dignity,
Section 3. That the Certificates OF Indebt.
ledness as issued against each tract or parcel
lof land, as set forth in Improvement Reso-
Number Thrna ho
lCity Treasury of the City Of Lakeland, Flor
Ida
Section 4. That bonds of the City Of Lake
Hand Florida, to be known and desgna ed as
Improvement Bonds be issued in the aggre-
lgate sum Of ten thousand dollars and num-
lhered from to 90 inclusive. the said bond
TO he issued against the said certificates Of IN
ldebtedneSs so deposited as authorized hv
IChapter 1854 OF the Acts Of the Legislature #
lthe state OF Florida for 1915 which - 4
amount of ten thousand dollars IS nv H. .
IcesS OF the aggregate amount Of thecpwF
OF Indebtedness deposited with the cit, =
lrrer The said anddS shall mature %
two three. Four, FIVE. six, seven. et~ht
and ten wears after date. bearing nos
the rate Of six per centum per ana,i,n d.
able semi annually and each Nond Shgl,
attached thereto in'CraSt coupons Thr
IhopdS ,hen hea- DIE rs Of gulN -
IShHN Re 'stat u fhp sun OF l-e
dollars each and each lutt est corr 80
he FOR the SqEi Of fifteen collars tsisH
said houd' shsll hear \ ee~ftEco', etn
nv the CIV Treasurer cert W. ~.
amount of Tho cc''i1rites ~ .a;ahs.t
,denosted and against which the rs'
are issued. arr n least .aua,
IN the face value ~ The bonds ~
Each Of said hOnts shaw ne sior
'Mavor nad atfsSted NV ~ Ce,l ~
and shall be impressed With III. So
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