The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

! the amount hereinbefore speci.
| fled; provided, that in any street
where there may be a street OF
other railroad track or track.
the amount of value of the grad
ing or paving which is herein
provided for the said railway
company to construct shall be
| deducted from the total. amount
of cost of the paving before the
assessment shall be made against
the said abutting owners.
III, however, the Board of Pub.
lie Works deems it expedien1
and for the best interest ofdhs
4 City of Key West that said work
or improvements be done, bypIthE
/ city instead of by a contractor
| and shall adopt resolution to
4 that effect, then and in that
event the said city is hereby au-
thorized and empowered by and
| through its Board of Public
Works to perform the said work
and make the said improvements
including the purchasing of ma
te'rials and all necessary equip
ment but said purchases where
the amount exceeds Two Hun
dred Dollars ($20O.0O) shall be
made only after advertising for
bids to furnish materials and
equipment. The entire cost of
said Improvement shall be GER
titled to the City Council just as
though the work had been per-
formed by a contractor and
thereupon the City Council shall
make the assessments against
the abutting properties as is
provided for had the work been
performed by a contractor,
hi Street improvements Book
/ Section So. AS soon as ..prac-
ticable after the assessment
against any AUDITING land own
erss on account of any paving,
grading or repairing of any street
or public highway, or the laying
of any sewer, the City Council
shall cause to be entered in a
book kept for that purpose, to
be known as the Street I'm
Provement Lien Book" short
description of the lot upon which
the lien is claimed, amount or
amounts due according to the
said assessments, and when due,
and such other information as
the board shall deem advisable.
Upon the payment of any as
sessment against any of said
lots so entered in said Street
Improvement Lien Book" it shall
be the duty of the City Clerk to
issue a receipt for the same and
cancel in red ink across the face
of the said entry in said book,
fthe date of payment and the
amount so paid, at the same
time sign his name to said cam
collation. Partial payments shall
be entered in like manner.
| Prima Facie Evidence OF Lien
/ Section 81. Upon any suit
brought to enforce such lien OF
collection of the amount due
upon any such assessment, copy
'Eof the entry of such lien in the
Street Improvement Lien Book
duly certified by the City Clerk
under the corporate seal of the
city, shall be and constitute
prima facie evidence of the
amount and existence of tho
lien upon the property describ-
ed; and in all cases mentioned
in this Act where the City o.
/ Key West has acquired or may
| hereafter acquire liens for i'm.
provements, such liens, or any Of
them, may be enforced in the
| following manner by said City
| First, by Bill in Equity; Sec.
| ond, by a suit at law.
/ The bill in equity or the dec.
laration at law shall set fortf
briefly and succinctly the asses
ment made and entered aforesaid
on account of said improvements
| the amount thereof and the de,
scription of the property upor
which such lien has been &C
| quired and shall contain prayer
that the owner be compelled Il
! pay the amount of said lien, Of
Il in default thereof, that the sale
4 property shall be sold to- salts
lfy the same; but the judgmen
or decree obtained in said sui
shall not be enforced against G.
be a lien upon any other prop
erty than that against which tn,
assessment was made. and in thu
decree was made, and in the de
cree or judgment as the case ma.
, be, for the enforcement and col
lection of the amount for which
said lien is given, decree o
judgment shall also be rendered
for a reasonable attorneys fee
not to exceed Five Dollars $500
for the institution of the sui
!, and the sum of ten per cent Q0%
; on the amount of the recovery
1 together with the costs of tn
{ proceeding, which attorneys fee
: and costs shall also become
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