The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-28
ORDINANCE NO. sa7


Of Lakeland, florida, In the sum OF Eleven
Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars
and Twsnty-one Cents tsII.567.2D.
Whereas the City Commission Of the ely
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
aud ordinances duly passed on December 8tL
and January 18th, 1917. TO grade curb and
pave the following parts OF streets hereinafter
enumerated. and ordered said work to be done.
and
whereas the City Commission and the 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 kngineer
ana Commissioner Of Public improvement anc
Qualifications OF completion and total cost
thereof have been made BY the Commissioner
81 Public Improvement on the following streets
East Line street. from Massachusetts, avenue L
to Ingshn avenue; East Orange street, from
Indiana avenue to Ingraham avenue; and
South Ingraham, from Orange street to Lire
street, and =,
whereas the Commissioner Of Public I'm.
proyemsnt and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by such |
improvement by advertisement In the akeiano
EVENING Telegram In Its issue OF October lofh |
10 October 22nd, 1918 In compliance with the
charter Of the City Of Lakeland as amended.
citing the OWu6T VI OWHeIb VI VLAoh RVieonS
teersted in said lots, to appear before the City
Commission and the Commissioner OF Pubic
Improvement on the 26th day OF OCTOBER,
1918 at . 80 p. m. to present such complaints
as they may have, II any, against the assess
ment Of such property for sucn improvement
and
whereas the City Commission did meet on
the said 26th day Of October. 1918, at :30
IN. at the time and place specified In the
advertisement aforesaid, and no legal reason
was shown, nor was any objection or compliant
interposed by any person or persons ,, against
the certihcation OF the cost ior saio 'Hpiofe'
ment, and ,o,o
Whereas on the 26th day Of October, 1918.
the said meeting was thrown open to hear ~
legal reasons against the assessments OF !Ie
lots and blocks upon said streets AFORESAID anu
no objections having been made. the SAID CITY
Commission duly passed resolution, author
izing and ordering that certificates OF indeDt-
edness be issued against the property abutting
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
ments, with a description OF the properly
against which said certificates are lien, ana
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.
provements thereof. and the said certificates OF
indebtedness against the property abutting upon
said streets, and their issuance was In said
resolution ratified and confirmed, and Is now
rati6sd 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
cry therein mentioned, and
Whereas the total amount OF the cost OF
said work was as follows:
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Orange
street to Lime street, one Thousand Fou hur-
dred Sixteen Dollars Isl ,416.00) and the City
Of Lakeands One-third proportion thereof was
-Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars t$472.00)
and the property owners two-thirds proportion
OF said cost is Nine Hundred Forty.four DOL
lars t$944..00). On East Lime street, from
Massachusetts, to Ingrahm avenue. Nine Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy nine Dollars and
Seventeen Cents ($s.379.l7), and that the City
OF Lakeland's 0ne-third proportion thereon was
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty six Dot
lars and Thirty-nlne cents t$3, l26.3sl, ant
that the property owners two thirds prop0t'
ton Of said cost Is Six Thousand Two Hun
dred Fifty-two Dollars and Seventy-eight Gents
($6252.7S), and the cost OF paving East Orange
street, from Indiana to Ingrahm avenue, wa!
Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-fve Dollars
and Sixty-five Cents (s6,555.65), and that tn
City Of Lakeland's one-third proportion Of tn
said cost Is Two Thousand One lundre'
Eighty five Dollars and Twenty-Five Cent
ts2.1S522), and that the amount assesses
against the abutting property owners is Fou
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars AM
Forty-three Cents t$437O43), and that tn
total amount OF the said cost. assessed agains
said property woners, is Eleven Thousand Fiy
Hundred Sxty-seven Dollars and Twenty on
Cents t$11,567.2l), and that the said certi
hcates OF Indebtedness, so issued as aforesaid
and recorded against the said abuttinc prop
erty owners in the said Lien Book, amount u
the aggregate sum Of Eleven Thousand Fiy
Hundred Sxty-seven Dollars and Twenty-ol
Cents ISL ,567.2l). and that the aggregate
amount Of said certificates now issued and d
posted with the City Treasurer is not in OK
cess Of the amount that the said City Is al
lowed to issue. and that the said certificate
are lien against each lot or tract Of liant
described In said lien book and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passel
on the 26th day Of October, reciting that 70
the purpose Of paying for said certificates
bonds be issued for the purpose Of paying two
thirds of the cost, towit. Eleven THOUSAND
Five Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty
one Cents t$l1,56T.21l.
Now, therefore, be IL ordained by the Cit
Commission that all Of said proceedings, 10
gether with said resolutions. be confirmed an
ratified and that bonds. to be known as I'm
provement bonds. be issued, for the purpose o
paying said certificates, In the aggregate sun
Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixtyseve
Dollars and Twenty-one Cents ISL, 567.2D, an
that said bonds be issued against the said cei
tifcates Of Indebtedness so deposited. q
authorized by the charter Of the City Of Lake
land and by the laws OF the State OF Florida
which said amount OF said bonds IL not i
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certlft
Gates Of Indebtedness so deposited with tn
City Treasurer.
Do 1t further ordained that the said bond
shall mature In one ~, two tel, thee ~
four t4). Ave (5), six t6l. seven tT,, eigh
(S), nine t9) and ten u0) years afler date
and bear interest AT the rate or six l8l pc
cent per annum. payable semi annually, an
that each bond shall have attached theret
interest coupons. and that said bonds shal
bear date as Of the date OF their issue an
execution, and shall be for the sum OF Fiv
Hundred Dollars ts500.0ol each, excet
one Of said bonds, which shall be for the SUI
of Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars an
Twenty-one Cents t$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 ea GU,
OF the bonds shall bear certincat.. uul
signed by the City Treasurer, certifying TN
the amounts Of the certificates OF indebtedness
so deposited, and against witch said bonds 81
issued are at least equal In amount 10 u
face value OF the bonds being issued Eacn
said bonds shall be signed by the mayor az
Clerk respectively, aud the form OF SAID Dor
shah be the same as heretofore issued II
said Improvement
Approved this the sixth day Of Decembs
4, c. FLANAGAN, Mayor.
T. H L. Swatts, City Clerk, hereby certi
that the above ordinance number 22T was gu
passed BY the City Commissioners In adjourn
session December 9Th, 1918,
slss II. L. sWATTS' oity oierk'
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