The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-15
ORDINANCE NO. aa7

ORDINANCE no. 2a7
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-ons Cents ($l1, 56721).
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 !
Sta.e Of Florida, determined by resolutions |
and ordinances duly passed on December stL
and January 25th, 1917. TO grade. curb and
pave the following parts Of streets hereinafter |
enumerated, and ordered said work to te 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 Engineer
and Commissioner Of Public Improvement. and
certilcations 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 Lire
street, and
Whereas the Commissioner Of Public I'm.
provement and the City Commission have given
notice to the property owners affected BY such
improvement by advertisement In the l akelaild
Evening Telegram In its issue Of October 18th
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 tho Commissioner Of Public
improvement on the 26th day Of October.
1918. at 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 $50
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 certifcation Of the cost for said improve.
| ment, and
whereas on the 26th day Of October 1918.
the said meeting was thrown open TO hear ali
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 a resolution, author
izing and ordering that certificates Of indebt-
edness be issued against the property abutt!ng
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
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
proyements thereof, and the said certificates o.
indebtedness against the property abuttng upon
said streets, and their issuance was In said
resolution ratified and confirmed. and is nov
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 oil
said work was az follows:
On South Ingrahm avenue. from Orangs
street to Lime street, one Thousand Fou Hur-
bred Sixteen Dollars Isl .A18,00), and the CtJ
Of Lakeland's 0ne-third proportion thereof was
-Four Hundred Seventytwo Dollars t$47200l
| and the property owners two-thirds properties
Of said cost Is Nine Hundred Forty-four Dol.
lars (S944..00). On East Lime street, froH
| Massachusetts, to Ingrahm avenue. Nine Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy mine Dollars ant
Seventeen Cents ts9,S79.17), and that the Cit,
: | OF Lakeands 0ne-th proportion thereof wa.
Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-slx Dot
lars and Thirty-nine cents ($S,l2e.3sl, ant
' that the property owners two-thlrds propof
bred Fifty-two Dollars and Seventy eight Cent
!, ($6, 252.7Sl, and the cost Of paving East 0rang
street, from Indiana to Ingrahm avenue, wa
Six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-five Dollar
1 City Of Lakeland's one-third proportion Of til
I said cost Is Two Thousand One lundrot
! Elehty-f1v Dollars and Twenty-Five Cent
| $2,lS5.22l. and that the amount assesse,
I against the abutting property owners is Fou
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars an
A Il To thraa md naf
I total amount Of the said cost, assessed againS
said property woners, is Eleven Thousand Fiv
\ Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and Twenty on
Cents (sll,567.21l, and that the said cert
ncates Of Indebtedness, so Issued as aforesaid
Y and recorded against the said AUDITING prog
| erty owners in the said Lien Book, amount
the aggregate sum OF Eleven Thousand Fiy
Hundred Sixty seven Dollars and Twenty I
I Cents tS11 ,56T.2D, and that the aggregat
amount OF said certificates now Issued and d,
posted with the City Treasurer Is not In OK
cess Of the amount that the said City Is a.
HI lowed to issue, and that the said certificate
y are a lien against each lot or tract OF Ian
described in said lien book, and
III Whereas, also, resolution was duly passe
I on the 26th day Of October ,reciting that Il
\ tho purpose Of paying for said certificate
I bonds be issued for the purpose Of paying two
l thirds Of the cost, towit, Eleven rbousar
l Five Hundred Sixty seven Dollars and TWENTY
one Cents tSll,567.21l.
u
III Commission that all Of said proceedings. Il
l gether with said resolutions be confirmed or
I ratified. and that bonds. to be known as In
\ provement bonds be issued. for the purpose
I paying said certificates, in the aggregate su
OF Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Slxty-sevC
Dollars and Twenty-one Cents 1911 .k67.2D, ar
that said bonds be issued against the said ce
tfcates Of Indebtedness so deposited,
authorized by the charter Of the City Of TAk
land and by the laws OF the State Of Florid
\ which said amount Of said bonds Is not
excess Of the aggregate amount Of the eertll
\ Gates of Indebtedness SO deposited with q
\ City Treasurer.
Be It further ordained that the said bon
shall mature in one ~ two t9I. thee Is
four az, Ave (5l, six (6l, seven ca, Gig
XII (Sl, nine (sl and ten tl0l years after dsi
and bear interest at the rate Of six t5l p
cent per annun, payable semi-annually, 81
l that each bond shall have attached there
interest coupons, and that said bonds sh'
bear date as Of the date Of their issue al
execution, and shall be for the sum Of Fl
| Hundred Dollars (s5o0.00l each. exec
one Of said bonds which shall be for the 50
OF Five Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars a
Twenty-one Cents tt56T.S1l, and each BOZ
shah have Interest coupons attached there