HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 070848B - Street Improvements - City Engineer - Avenue U, 33Rd Street - 07/08/1948RESOLUTIOW PROVIDING FOR D4PROVEMENT OF
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ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.. TESASk
AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS; That,
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, avenues
and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock, Texas, be improved as herein provided,
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Avenue U From 32nd Street To 35th Street:
33rd Street From Avenue T To Avenue r
Avenue U From kth Street To 5th Street;
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Said portions of streets, avenues and/or alleys shall be improved by.
raising, grading, and filling same, and by installing concrete curbs and
gutters, and storm sewers and drains where necessary, and by paving with one
of the following types of material on proper foundation, to --wits
{ (s) Vertical Fibre Brick
(b) Rock Asphalt
(c) Concrete
(d) Asphaltic Concrete
(e) Quadruple Asphalt and Rock
The exact type of pavement to be determined by the Commission of the City
of Lubbock..
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The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifications
for such Improvements.
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Such improvements in each Unit -shall be paid for in the following manner:
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(g) Railways using., occupying or crossing any portion of said streets:
and avenues to be improved shall pay for and be assessed for all the cost of
work in the area between+their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts, and
switches, and two feet on each side thereof.
(b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be
assessed for all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective
property and a part of the remaining cost of such improvements,. after deducting
the suns to be paid by railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, provided that
such part of the costs assessed to the abutting property or owners thereof shall
not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvements plus the cost of the curb, and
further provided that if it shall appear at the hearing to be had before final
assessment is made that the special benefits to such property by way, of enhance-
ment in value thereof by means of such improvements will not.aggregate such
proportion of the cost as specified above, then there shall be assessed and be
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paid by such abutting property, and the owners thereof, a lesser amount not to
exceed the benefits.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sums
finally assessed against railways and street railways tinder sub -paragraph
(a) hereof, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under sub-
paragraph (b) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock.
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The amounts to be paid by and assessed against railways and street>rail-
ways for work between rails and tracks and two feet on each, side thereof,
shall be paid on estimates or statements -on or before ten days after completion
of the work, and shall bear interest frcm. date due and until paid at the rate
of'6% per cent per annum. The amounts to be assessed against and paid by
abutting property and the owners thereof in each Unit shall be payable in five
equal installments, due respectively on or before ten days, 10, 2, 3 and 4 years
after the completion and acceptance by the City of the improvements in the
unit upon which the property abuts, and shall bear interest from date of such
completion and acceptance and until paid at the rate of 6% per annum, payable
annually, with provision that if default be made in the payment of any in-
stallment promptly as the same matures, then at the option+of the holder of
any such assessment or certificate issued in evidence thereof such default
shall mature the entire assessment upon which same is made.
Assessments shall be made and levied and shall be a first and prior lies
and personal liability for principal, interest.. reasonable attorney's fees and
costs of collection,, if incurred, all under and in accordance with the Charter,
and amendments thereto, now in force in this City.
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This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROM 'PHIS THE (x 8th F dap of 7.3d1Y.._. ._r 1948
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