The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-13
ORDINANCE NO. 227

ORDINANCE NO. 227
An ordinance authorizing and providing for
the issuance Of Improvement bonds Of he City
Of Lakeland, Florida, in the sum Of Eleven
Thousand Five Hundred Sixty seven Dollars
and Twenty-one Cents ISL, 567.2l.
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 tie
Sta.e Of Florida, determined by resolutions
and ordinances duly passed on December 8tL
and January 25th, 1917, to grade, curb and |
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated, and ordered said work to Le done,
and
Whereas the City Commission and the 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
| Of Public improvement on the following streets
East Lime street. from Massachusetts, avenue
| to Ingrahm avenue; East Orange street. from
| Indiana avenue to Ingraham avenue: and
South Ingraham from Orange street to Lirle
street, and
| Whereas the Commissioner Of Public Im-
provement and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected by SUCH
| improvement by advertisement In the akeland
| Evening Telegram In its issue Of October 18th
| to October 22nd 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 26th day Of October.
+! 1918, at 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 26th day Of October, 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 certihcation Of the cost for said improve
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
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 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 4 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
taNI as.A waaA aNa tC
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 Ingrahm avenue, from Orange
street to Lime street, one Thousand Foul Hur-
bred Sixteen Dollars t$l,Al6.00l. and the City
Of Lakeland's 0ne-third proportion thereof was
-Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars ($472.00).
and the property owners two-thirds proportion
: Of said cost Is Nine Hundred Borty-four Dol
lars ($944.00). On Fast Lime street. frem
Massachusetts, to Ingrahm avenue, Nine Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy mine Dollars and
{ Seventeen Cents t$9.S79.17), and that the City
Of Lakeland's One-third proportion thereof was
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-slx Dot
lars and Thirty-nine cents t$S,l26Ss). and
; that the property owners two-thirds propof-
/, ton Of said cost is Six Thousand Two Hun
($6, 252.78), and the cost Of paving East Orange
street from Indiana to Ingrahm avenue was
4 Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-1ve Dollars
| and Sixty-five Cents ($6,555.65), and that thu
City Of Lakeland's one-thlrd proportion Of tn
said cost is Two Thousand One nundrcC
Eighty five Dollars and Twenty-Five Cent
/ (s2lS522), and that the amount assessed
against the AUDITING property owners is Fou
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars an
II Forty-three Cents ($4ST049), and that tn
A / ota1 ~ fha aoid aUai N
\ said property woners, is Eleven Thousand Flv
\ Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty on
I Cents S11,567.2ll, and that the said cert
fcates Of indebtedness, so issued as aforesats
\ and recorded against the said AUDITING pros
I erty owners in the said Lien Book amount I
the aggregate sum Of Eleven Thousand Fiy
I Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty ot
I Cents ISL, 567.2ll, and that the aggregai
I amount OF said certificates now issued and d,
\ posted with the City Treasurer Is not in eS
I cess Of the amount that the said City is a
l lowed to ISSUE and that the said certlHcat,
- are lien against each lot or tract OF Ian
described in said lien book and
Whereas, also, resolution was duly passt
on the 26th day Of October ,reeiting that 4
I the purpose Of paying for said certificate
bonds be issued for the purpose Of paying tw
| thirds Of the cost, towit, Eleven rhousar
Pive Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twent
one Cents ISL .567.2ll.
| Commission that all OF said proceedings, 4
gether with said resolutions, be confirmed al
l ratified and that bonds, TO be known as In
| provement bonds be issued for the purpose
ll.payng said certificates, In the aggregate su
Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-sey
Dollars and Twenty-one Cents 1l,S67.2ll, al
| that said bonds be issued against the said &c
l tifcates Of Indebtedness so deposited.
authorized by the charter Of the City Of LAX
land and by the laws Of the State Of Florld
\ which said amount Of said bonds Is not
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the certl
Gates Of Indebtedness so deposited with
XII City Treasurer.
!, HI BE it further ordained that the said bon
i \ shall mature in one ~, two t2l. three {;
four az, FIVE 10y, six (6l, seven az, elg
(S), nine (9l and ten tl0l years after da
and bear interest at the rate Of six t6) !
cent per annum, payable seml-annualy. 8
that each bond shall have attached Their,
interest coupons. and that said bonds sh
bear date as Of the date Of their issue a
execution and shall be for the sum OF Fl
Hundred Dollars ($5000ol each, exc,
one OF said bonds, which shall be for the 81
Of Five Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars a
Twenty-one Cents l$5eTell and each bo
shall have interest coupons attached there