The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-06
ORDINANCE NO. 227

ORDINANCE NO. 2o7
An ordinance authorizing and providing Ear
the issuance Of Improvement bonds Of he City
u Lakeland, Florida, In the sum Of Eleven
Thousand Five Hundred Sixty -seven Dollars
and Twenty -one Cents ($11 ,587.2l).
Whereas tho City Commission Of the CITY
q Lakeland. florida, under and by virtue Of
its charter and the amendments thereto, and
the rights given under the general law Of the
StA.e Of Florida determined by resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December at
and January 25th, 1877, to grade curb and
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated, and ordered said work to lie 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 engineer
and Commissioner Of Public Improvement and
certiflcations Of completion and total cost
thereof have been made by the Conn issioner
of Public Improvement on the following streets
East Lime street, from Massachusetts, avenue
to Inerahn avenue; East Orange street, from
Indiana avenue to Ingraham avenGt and
South Ingraham, from Orange street to Lire
street, and
whereas the Commissioner OF Public Im.
proverent and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by such
Improvement by advertisement In the 4 akeaud
Evening Telegram In its issue of 0ctcber 18th
70 October 22nd 1918, In compliance with thu
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 26th day Of October,
1918, at 2 80 p. m. to present such complaints
as they may have, II any, against the assess
nf for oh ,1,.l
snd
the said 26th day OF October. 1918, al 2 $50
y. m, ut the time and place specified In the
advertisement aforesaid, and no legal reason
was shown nor was any objection or complaint
1nterposed by any person or persons against
the certifcation OF the cost for said improve
ment, and
whereas on the 26th day Of October. 1913
the said meeting was thrown open to hear Mi
legal reasons against the assessments of tie
lots and blocks upon said streets aforesaid, and
no objections having been made. the said City
Commission duly passed resolution, author
izing and ordering that certificates OF indebt-
edness BIO 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 a special
book known as Lien Book for Street Improve
ments, with a description Of the properly
against which said certificates are lien, and
Whereas on said date said City Commission
declared said certificates to be a 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
pr0vements thereof. and the said certificates of
Indebtedness 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
aud now are declared lien against the prop
erty therein mentioned, and
whereas the total amount Of the cost OF
said work was as follows:
On South lngrahm avenue from Orange
street to Lime street. one Thousand Foul IIur
bred Sixteen Dollars t$1.4l6.OO). and the Cts
OF Lakeland's 0ne-third proportion thereof was
-Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars t$472. OO)
and the property owners two-thirds proportion
Of said cost Is Nine Hundred Forty-four Dol
lars ($944.00l On East Lime street, from
Massachusetts to lngrahm avenue Nine Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy -nine Dollars ami
Seventeen Cents t$9S79,11, and that the CITY
Of Lakeland's 0ne-thtrd proportion thereof was
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-six Dot.
lars and Thirty-nine cents tSS 1888, and
that the property owners two-thirds propot-
tlon OF said cost Is Six Thousand Two Hun
bred Flfty-tw0 Dollars and Seventy eight Cents
t$6,2527S), and the cost Of paving East Orange
street, from Indiana to Tngrahm avenue, was
Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty five Dollars
and Sixty-fye Cents t$6,55565), and that tho
City Of Lakeland's one-thrd proportion OF TIL
said cost is Two Thousand One Hundred
Eghtyfve Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents
($2,1S5,22l, and that the amount assessed
against the ahuttlng property owners Is Foni
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars anC
Forty-three Cents ($43704S) and that IN,
total amount Of the said cost assessed against
said property woners, is Eleven Thousand Fiy,
Hundred Slxty-seven Dollars and Twenty one
Gents tsll.567,ell, and that the said cert.
flcateS OF Indebtedness, so issued as aforesaid
and recorded against the said AUDITING prop
erty owners in the said Lien Book. amount Il
the aggregate sum Of Eleven Thousand Five
Hundred Sixty-seyen Dollars and Twenty-out
Cents (SIl ,567.e1l, and that the aggregate
amount of said certificates now issued and a !,
posted with the City Treasurer is not In ex-
cess Of the amount that the said City is al
lowed 10 issue, and that the said certificates
are lien against each lot or tract of lane
described in said lien book, and
Whereas also, resolution was duly passeC
on the Goth day OF October reciting that fol
the purpose Of paying for said certificates
bonds be issued for the purpose Of paving two
thirds Of the cost, towit Eleven Thousand
five Hundred Slxty-seyen Dollars and Twenty
one Cents tsl1,5672ll.
Now, therefore, he II ordained by the Cit
Commission that all Of said proceedings, To-
rether with said resolutions, be confirmed anl
ratified, and that bonds to be known as I'm
movement bonds, be issued, for the purpose O
paving said certificates. in the aggregate sun
OF Eleven Thousand Five Hundred StXtT-seTei
dollars and Twenty-one Cents ISL, 567.2D. an,
that said bonds be issued against the said &c;
tiacates Of Indebtedness so deposited, e
authorized By the charter OF the City Of Lake
land aud b. the laws Of the State OF Florida