The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-18
ORDINANCE NO. az

ORDINANCE NO. ~
An ordinance authorizing and providing for
the issuance Of Improvement bonds Of he City
g Lakeland, Florida. In the sum Il Eleven
and Twenty-one Cents (tl1, 56T.1l). %
Whereas the City Commission Of the CITY
Of Lakeland, Florida, under and BY Virtue Of
in charter and the amendments thereto, and
the rights given under the general law Of the
STAG Of Florida, determined BY resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December stL
and January 25th. 1917. to Grade. curb and
enumerated, and ordered said work to be done.
and
! Whereas the City Communication 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 fengineer
certihcations Of completion and total cost
thereof have been made by the Commissioner
Of Public Improvement on the following streets
East Lime street, from Massachusetts, avenue
to !ngrahm avenue; East Orange street, from
Indiana avenue to Ingraham avenue; and
South lngraham, from Orange street to Line
street. and
Wuofooo INC commissioner OF funlc In.
provement and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by such
Improvement by advertisement In the akelsnd
Evening Telegram In Its issue Of October 18th
Y October END, 1918, In compliance with the
charter Of the City Of Lakeland Is amended.
citing the owner or owners or other persons In
tsersted IN said lots, to appear before the City
Commission and the Commissioner Of Public
Improvement on, the 28th day Of October,
1918, ct 2 80 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 18th day Of October. 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 certihcation Of the cost for said improve.
ment, and
Whereas on the 2sth day Of October, 1918.
the said meeting was thrown open to hear ali
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 resolution, author
izlng and ordering that certificates Of indebt-
edness be issued against the property AUDITING
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 q special
book known as Lien Book for Street Improve
ments, with description Of the property
against which said certificates are lien. and
Whereas on said date said City Commission
declared said certificates to be q 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
proyements 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
and now are declared a 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 F0ui Hur
dred Sixteen Dollars ($l,4l6.00). and the City
Of Lakelands 0ne-third proportion thereof was
Eogr Hundred seventy-two Dollars ts472.ool,
and the property owners two-thirds proportion
OF said cost Is Nine Hundred Forty-four Dol
lars t$944.00). On East Lime street, frsm
Massachusetts to lngrahm avenue Nine Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy mine Dollars ana
Seventeen Cents t$s,s79.l7). and that the CITY
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-slx Dol.
lars and Thlrty-nine cents t$S,1263sl. and
that the property owners two-thirds propo,-
ton Of said cost Is Six Thousand Two Hun.
dred Fifty-two Dollars and Seventy eight Cents
($6,252,7S), and the cost Of paving East Orange
street, from Indiana to Ingrahm avenue, was
Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-five Dollars
and Sixty-fve Cents ($6,555.65), and that the
City Of Lakeand's one-third proportion Of III
said cost is Two Thousand One Hundred
Elghty-fye Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents
($2,lS5.22). and that the amount assessed
or tha oH,.fff n
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars and
Forty-three Cents (s4.S70.4S). and that the
total amount Of the said cost, assessed against
said property woners. is Eleven Thousand Five
Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty-one
Cents (sll,567.2tl. and that the said certi..
hcates OF Indebtedness so issued as aforesaid,
and recorded against the said AUDITING prop.
erty owners In the said Lien Book, amount &c
the aggregate sum OF Eleven Thousand Five
Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty-ons
Cents ($ll.567.e1), and that the aggregate
amount Of said certificates now issued and d.
posted with the City Treasurer Is not in er-
cess Of the amount that the said City Is al.
lowed to issue, and that the said certificates
are lien against each lot or tract Of land
described In said lien book, and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
on the 18th day OF October ,reciting 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
Five Hundred Sixty-ssyen Dollars and Twenty
one Cents tsll.56T.2D,
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 In
proyement bonds be issued, for the purpose Of
paying said certificates, In the aggregate sum
Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Slxty-ssv
Dollars and Twenty-one Cents (s1l ,S6Ts1l, and
that said bonds be issued against the said ces-
tfcates Of Indebtedness so deposited, as
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 certlh-
Gates Of Indebtedness so deposited with the
City Treasurer
Be II further ordained that the said bonds
shall mature in one ~, two tsl. thtee iSl,
four (4l, Eve Isl, six (6l, seven IN, eight
Sl, nine ts) and ten (lel years after date,
and bear interest at the rate OF SIX tsl per
cent per annum, payable semi-snnually, 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
Hundred Dollars ts5ee.oel each, except
one OF said bonds, which shall be for the sun
Of Five Hundred SIXTY Seven Dollars and
Twenty-one Cents (s551.s1l, and each bond
shall have interest coupons attached therein.
each coupon representing slx tel pW cent UPON