The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-27

Council Series, of the City of Key
West, approved November 18th,
1882; Ordinance No. $50, Coun-
ell Series of the City of Key West,
approved April 18th, 1922, and
Ordinance No. 189, Council Ser
les, of the City of Key West, APP
proved November 18th, 1922, be-
ing Ordinances granting Franchise
es to Carl E. Aubuchon, his heirs,
administrators, successors or as
signs the privilege of franchise of
erecting, establishing, operating
and maintaining a water works
system and sewerage system
throughout the City of Key West,
and beneath and along the streets
of said city be and same are here
by validated. legalized, approved
and in all respects confirmed.
Section 115. The City of Key
West is hereby authorized, empow-
cred and allowed to collect fees,
rates, tolls and other charges from
the inhabitants of the City of Key
West and the property owners and
users Of the water works and sew
erage system established under
the Ordinances mentioned in Sec
ton / of this act and to make the
charges for the use Of said water
and sewerage system lien on the
property connected up with said
system.
Section 116. The City of Key
West is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contracts
with the Water Companies and
Sewer Companies organized and
established, and to be organized
and established, under the 0rdin-
ances mentioned in Section 1 of
this act, and all contracts and
agreements heretofore made by
the City Council of the City of
Key West with the said Carl E.
Abduction, his heirs, administra-
tors, executors, successors, or as
signs, are hereby approved, legal
lied and confirmed.
Section IT. The City of Key
West is hereby authorized and
empowered to grant further fran
chises and extensions Of franchis-
es and to enter into further con-
tracts and agreements with the
said Carl e. Abduction, his heirs,
administrators, executors. success
sors on assigns, extending the said
franchises for such period or pc
RODS Of time as may be deemed
for the best interest of said city
by said City Council; that the linn
itations Of thirty years. now pro-
vided by law be and the same is
hereby repealed insofar as the
same applies to the city of Key
West in relation to the Ordinances
mentioned herein and the City
Council is hereby authorized to ex-
tend the said franchise beyond
thirty years.
Section 11B. That all acts and
the proceedings Of the City or
Key West, Florida, in relation
to the calling and holding
Of an election in said city on the
10th day of May, 1922, at which
election the issuance Of 5000, 900
public Improvement bonds of the
City Of Key West. Florida. for
the purpose Of acquiring and de-
veIoping parks and for street
paving was duly authorized by a
majority vote of all those quail
fled electors Of said City, voting
at said election. and all acts and
proceedings OF the City Of Key
West In reference to the issuance
and sale OF said bonds, are here
BY legalized. ratified and confirm
ed. notwithstanding any want Of
statutory power or authority or
any defect. irregularity or omis-
sion in said acts or proceedings /;
and the said City Of Key West IS
hereby authorized and empowered
10 issue said bonds and the said
bonds when sold and delivered
shall become valid and legally
binding obligations Of the said
city.
The said city shall in the form
and manner prescribed By law,
levy and collect in each year,
while the said bonds are outstand-
ing and unpaid. on all the taxable
property IN said city sufficient
tax 70 pay the interest on the
said bonds and the principal there
Of. rs the same shall become due
and payable.
Sewers
Section 10. The City 81 Key
West. Florida. Is authorized and
empowered to construct. install.
and operate i sewer system within
the corporate limits ~ said city,
and ii the installments az said sew-
er system the city may divide the
territorial limits 81 the snuniripai;-
~ IN ZONES and may install and
complete i SYSTEM IN each xone at
q tisme. bet IN case the xcning
adopted Nv Sid risy. then TIE prin-
eipal srwes mains may be o1 such