The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
ORDINANCE NO. sss

ORDINANCE NO. SSg
An ordinance authorizing and providing for
the issuance of improvement bonds OF the City
Of Lakeland, Florida In the sum OF Eleven
Thousand Three hundred Fifty-six Dollars and
Thirty nine Cents (sI1,35839).
Whereas the City Commission Of the civ
Of Lakeland, Florida, under and by virtue Of
Its charter and the amendments thereto, and
the rights given under the general law OF the
State Of Florida, determined by resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December sth
and January 25th, 1017. to grade, curb and
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated, and ordered said work to be done,
and
Whereas the City Communication and he 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 Engineer
and Commissioner Of Public Improvement, and
Qualifications OF completion and total cost
thereof have been made by the Commissioner
Missouri avenue, from Main street 70 Hllcrest
Drive; South Ingraham avenue. from Lime
street to Palmetto street; and West Orange
street, from Florida avenue to New York ave-
nue., and
Whereas the Commissioner OF Public Im-
proyement and the City Commission have giveli
notice to the property owners affected by such
improvement by advertisement In the Lakeland
Evening Telegram in its issue OF November 18Th
to November 26th, 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 29th day Of November
1918, at 80 p. m. to present such complaints
A. Of a
ment Of such property for such improvement,
and
Whereas the City Commission did meet on
the said goth day Of November. 1918 at 2 80
D. m, at the time and place specified in the
advertisement aforesaid, and no legal 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 goth day Of November, 1918.
the said meeting was thrown open to hear all
legal reasons against the assessments OF the
lots and blocks upon said streets aforesaid, and
no objections having been made, the said City
Commission duly passed a resolution, author
izng and ordering that certificates Of indebt-
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 q 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 specifef!.
md
Whereas the said City Commission accepted
said streets and the completion of the i'm
thereof, and the said certificates Of
against the property AUDITING upon
said streets, and their issuance was in said
resolution ratified and confirmed, and is now
ratified 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 lien against the prop
srty therein mentioned, and
Whereas the total amount Of the cost of
said work was as follows:
On Missouri avenue, from Main street TO
Hillcrest Drive, Eleven Thousand Nine Hull
ired Sixty-eight Dollars and Seventy eight
Cents ISL, 96S.7S) and the City Of Lakelands
one-third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Elehty-nine Dollars and
Fifty mine Cents t$S,989.59). and the property
owners two thirds proportion of said cost is
Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy nine
Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($7,979.l9).
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Lime street
10 Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun
bred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($3, s02. S0),
and the City Of Lakeand's one-third proper
lion thereof was One Thousand Sixty Seven
Dollars and Sixty Cents Isl, O67. COY, and the
property owners two-thirds proportion Of said
cost is Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty Ave
Dollars and Twenty Cents ($2, 1920.
On West Orange street, from Florida avenue
to New York avenue, One Thousand Eight Hun
dred Sixty-three Dollars $1,S63.00), and the
City Of Lakeland's One third proportion there
Of was Six Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
($621O0), and the property owners two-thirds
Of said cost Is One Thousand Two
Hundred Forty-two Dollars ($1,2420O)
And that the total amount Of the said cost,
assessed against the said property owners, Is
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-six Dol
lars and Thirty nine Cents ISL ,356.39), and
that the said certificates Of indebtedness, so
issued as aforesaid, and recorded against the
said AUDITING property owners in the said
Lien Book amount to the aggregate sum OF
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty six Dol
lars and Thirty-nine Cents ISL 356.S9), and
that the aggregate amount Of said certificates
now issued and deposited with the City Treas
urer is not in excess of the amount that the
said City is allowed to issue, and that the said
certificates are q lien against each lot or
tract Of land described In said lien book, and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
on said goth day Of November, reclting that for
the purpose Of paying for said certificates,
thirds Of the cost, towit, Eleven Thousand
Three Hundred Fifty-six Dollars and Thirty
nine Cents ($11,S56.39),
Now, therefore, be 1t ordained by The CITY
Commission that all Of said proceedings, to-
gether with said resolutions, be confirmed and
ratified, and that bonds, to be known as In
provement bonds, be issued, for the purpose Of
paying said certificates, in the aggregate sum
Of Eleven Thousand Three Hundred .Fifty-six
Dollars and Thlrty-nine Cents ($11 1856. SO, and
that said bonds be issued against the said GER
tifcates Of Indebtedness so deposited, IS
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 is not In
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certif-
Gates Of Indebtedness so deposited with the
City Treasurer
Be 1t further ordained that the said bonds
shall mature in one ~ two (2). three (3).
four tD, five (5), six (6), seven "a. eight
and bear interest at. the rate Of. six (6) per
cent per annum, payable semi annually, and
that each bond shall have attached thereto
interest coupons; and that said bonds shall
bear date as Of the date Of their issue and
execution, and shall be for the sum Of Five
one Of said bonds, which shall be for the sum
Of Three Hundred Fifty-six Dollars ard
Thirty-nine Cents t$358.3sl, and each bond
shall have interest coupons attached thereto
each coupon representing six (6) per cent upoi
said bond, payable semi-annually; that each
Of the bonds shall bear a certificate, duly
signed by the City Treasurer certifying that
the amounts OF the certificates Of Indebtedness
so deposited. and against which said bends are
issued are at least equal In amount 10 the
face value Of the bonds being issued. Zach Of
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and
Clerk respectively. and the form Of said bond
shall be the same as heretofore issued for
said Improvement
Approved this twenty ninth day Of November,
A. D. 1918.
E. C. FLANAGAN Mayor.