The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-08
ORDINANCE NO. sss

| OkDiNANCE M. 3nb
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 ($11S5639).
Whereas the City Commission Of the CITY
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 9Th
and January 25th, 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 ne Com
missioner Of Public Improvement did by prot
err 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
certifcations Of completion and total cost
thereof have been made by the Commissioner
Of Public Improvement on the following streets :
Missouri avenue, from Main street to Hillcrest
Drive; South mgraham 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 IIG-
provement and the City Commission have gveh
notice to the property owners affected by suah
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 2:30 p. m. to present such complaints
! as they may have, II any. against the assess
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
| p. 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 abuttins
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 description Of the property
against which said certificates are a lien, and
| Whereas on said date said City Commission
declared said certificates to be lien against
said property for the amounts therein speclfeH.
| 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
1 ratified and confirmed and onid rarfiANa*fc
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
erty therein mentioned, and
Whereas the total amount Of the cost Of
said work was as follows:
| On Missouri avenue, from Main street 10
Hilcrest Drive, Eleven Thousand Nine Hun.
Cents $ll,s8s.7S), and the City OF Lakeland's
one-third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Eighty mine Dollars and
Fifty-nine Cents t$S.9S9.5s) and the property
owners two-thirds proportion Of said cost is
Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-ninc
Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($7,979.19).
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Lime street
to Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun
dred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($3, 202. 80),
and the City Of Lakeland's one-third proper
ton thereof was One Thousand Sixty Seven
Dollars and Sixty Cents Isl. 067. 60), and the
cost is Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty-hve
Dollars and Twenty Cents ($2,l35.20).
On West Orange street, from Florida avenue
| to New York avenue, One Thousand Eight Hun.
dred sixty-three Dollars ($1,S6S.oo), and the
City Of Lakeland's One third proportion there
Of was Six Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
S6210o), and the property owners two-thlrds
proportion Of said cost is One Thousand Two
Hundred Forty-two Dollars ts1,242.O0j
And that the total amount Of the said cost,
frnt L.
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-six Dol
lars and Thirty nine Cents ($11 ,956.39), and
that the said certificates Of indebtedness, so
issued as aforesaid, and recorded against the
said abuttng property owners in the said
Lien Book, amount to the aggregate sum OF
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Flfty-six Dol
lars and Thirty-nine Cents t$11, S56.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 a lien against each lot or
tract OF land described in said lien book. and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
on said 29th day Of November, recitlng that for
the purpose Of paying for said certificates,
bonds be issued for the purpose Of paying two
thirds OF the cost, towit, Eleven Thousand
Three Hundred Fiftysix Dollars and Thirty
nine Cents ($1l35639).
Now, therefore, be II 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 I'm
provement bonds, be issued for the purpose of
paying said certificates. in the aggregate sum
| OF Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-sx
Dollars and Thirty mine Cents ISL 1856 80, 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 certih
Gates OF indebtedness so deposited with the
| City Treasurer.
| Re 1t further ordained that the said bonds
shall mature In one ~, two t2), three az.
four ~, Ave (5), six t6), seven a., eight
| CS), nine 10y and ten uO) years after date.
and bear interest at the rate OF six (6) Der
cent per annum, payable semi annually, aud
| 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
Hundred Dollars tS500.0O) each except
one OF said bonds, which shall be for the sun,
| OF Three Hundred Fifty-siy Dollars ard
rhirty.nine Cents ($956S9l and each bord
shall have interest coupons attached thereto,
each coupon representing six (6) per cent upol, |
/ 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 to the |
race value OF the bonds being issued Each Of
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and |
Clerk respectively, and the form Of said bond
| snail be the same as heretofore issued FOR
said improvement.
Approved this twenty ninth day of November.
| A. D. 1918
Z, c. FLANAGAN Mayor
| |, II. l.. Swatts. City Clerk hereby, certify |
that the above ordinance number 226 was fu,y |