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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
Charter of the City of Lake City
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of such benefit; or upon the abutters in proportion
to frontage, and upon all land drained thereby and 16/257
which receives the benefit; Provided, The Council
may by ordinance or resolution, provide for the
payment of any part of the cost of such work or
improvement out of the general tax; the reason­
able cost of such construction, improvement or
repairs shall be equally assessed against said
property, and shall be a lien thereon and be en­
forced by suit in any court having jurisdiction;
to take and appropriate private grounds and pri­
vate property in manner and form provided by
law for condemnation, for widening streets or
parts thereof, or for extending the same, or for
laying out new streets, avenues, alleys or squares,
parks or promenades when the public convenience
may require it, and to assess the expenses and cost
pro rata for such improvement upon the property
specially benefited thereby; to require parties or
their agents owning property within the city to
bring the same to a grade of topographical level
by fillings or excavations, as shall be deemed
necessary, the city having and exercising the same
right of lien and its enforcement, as provided in
case of sidewalks, and when said works of excava­
tion or filling in shall be done by the city.

Sec. 34. The Councilmen shall receive no pay
for their services.

Sec. 35. It shall be the duty of the City Coun­
cil each year to agree on a budget of expenses for
the ensuing year, which budget shall designate
the regular officers of the corporation for the en­
suing year, with the salary of each, as provided
for by this act, and under general heads, such as
streets, fire department, electric lights, water and

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