The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02
ORDINANCE NO. sse

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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 aud
Thirty mine Cents ($11 ,s58.39l.
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 January 25th, 1917, to grade, curb and
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter
enumerated and ordered said work to be done,
and tJ 70 tth r@t t.''
Whereas the City Commission 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
csrtifcations Of completion and total cost
| thereof have been made by the Commissioner
| Of Public Improvement on the following Streets +
Missouri avenus, from Main street to Hillcrest
Drive; South Ingraham avenue. from Lime
street to Palmetto street and West 0ranae
street, from Florida avenue TO New York ave-
| nue., and s''s''
i Whereas the Commissioner OF Public Iln-
provement and the City Commission have givea
notice TO the property owners affected by such
| improvement by advertisement In the Lakeland
Evening Telegram In Its issue Of November 10Th
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 tho 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 certiAcation 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 resolution. author
izing and ordering that certificates Of indebt-
edness be issued against the property sbutting
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 a 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 specifle'!.
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 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
erty therein mentioned, and
Whereas the total amount Of the cost Of
said work was as follows:
On Missouri avenue, from Main street TO
Hilcrest Drive, Eleven Thousand Nine Hun
dred Sixty eight Dollars and Seventy eight
Cents ISL, 96S.78), and the City Of Lakeand's
one-third proportion thereof was Three Thou
sand Nine Hundred Eighty-nne Dollars and
owners two-thirds proportion Of said cost is
Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy whine
Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($7,97919).
On South Ingrahm avenue, from Lime street
to Palmetto street, Three Thousand Two Hun
dred Two Dollars and Eighty Cents tss,.O2sO),
and the City Of Lakeland's one-thrd proper
tion thereof was One Thousand Sixty-Seven
Dollars and Sixty Cents Isl ,O87. 6O), and the
property owners two-thirds proportion Of said
cost is Two Thousand One Hundred Thrty-fve
Dollars and Twenty Cents ($2,195.2O).
On West Orange street, from Florida avenue
dred Sixty-three Dollars Isl, 1858 OO) and the
City OF Lakeland's 0ne-third proportion there
of was Six Hundred iTwenty-one Dollars
($62l0O), and the property owners two-thirds
proportion Of said cost is One Thousand Two
Hundred Forty-twO Dollars ISL 24200)
And that the total amount NJ tho said onot
assessed against the said property owners, Is
Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-six Dol
lars and Thirty-nine Cents 1l,356.9e), and
that the said certificates Of indebtedness, so
issued as aforesaid, and recorded against The
said abutting 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 lien against each lot or
tract Of land described in said lien book. and
whereas, also, resolution was duly passed
on said 18th day Of November, recting that for
the purpose Of paying for said certificates,
bonds be issued for the purpose Of saying two
thirds OF the cost, towit, Eleven Thousand
Three Hundred Flfty-six Dollars and Thirty
nine Cents ($11, 1856. 39).
Now, therefore, be 1t ordained by he CITY
Commission that all Of. said proceedings, to-
gether with said resolutions, be confirmed and
ratified and that bonds, to be known as I'm
provement bonds. be issued, for the purpose Of
paving said certificates, in the aggregate sum
OF Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty.sy
Dollars and Thirty-nne Cents t$l1 1866 80, and
that said bonds be issued against the said GER
tihcates 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 ny, two 10y, three (S),
four ~, five (5) six (6). seven "a, eight
(S), nine ts) and ten tlO) years after date
and bear interest at the rate Of six (6) Ger
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
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each except
one Of said bonds, which shall be for the sum
of Three Hundred Fifty-six Dollars ard
/, Thirty-nine Cents t$356S9), and each bond
shall have interest coupons attached thereso
each coupon representing six t6) per cent upon
said bond, payable semi annually; that each
OF the bonds shall bear a certificate duly
signed by the City Treasurer, certifying thar
the amounts OF the certificates of Indebtedness
so deposited, and against which said bends are
issued are at least equal In amount to the
face 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
shall be the same as heretofore issued for
| said improvement
Approved this twenty ninth day of November
| A. d. 1918.
E. c. FLANAGAN, Mayor.