HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 011214A - Assessing Cost Of Street Improvements By Construction Of Sidewalks - 01/12/1914 Best Available Scan
On motion by Mr. McWhorter, seconded by Mr. Dickinson, the following
Resolution was unanimously adopted:
R''SOLUTION IET7P TINING THF NECESSITY OF ASSFSSING TH7- COST OF
Il PROVING A PORTION OF CEDAR STRF7T IAT THS' CITY OF LTJBBOCK BY CONSTRUCT-
ING AND PUTTING IN FOURTFFN FOOT CONCRETE SIDTTALKS IN FRONT OF LOTS
NO. 11 and 13 IN BLOCK NO. 133 AND FIVP FOOT CONCRETE SIDPWALKS
IN FRONT OF LOTS NO. 16, 17, and 19 IN BLOCK NO 149 AGAINST THE 07PNERS
OF SAID PROPERTY AND THEIR PROP7RTY, AND NOTICE THEREOF AND FIXING THE
TIME AND PLACE FOR SUCH HEARING: --
Be it roselved by the City Council of tyle City of Lubc,4ck, Texas: --
Whereas the City Council has heretofore, by Resolution directed
the improvement of a portion of Cedar -Street by the construction of
fourteen foot concrete sidewalks in front of and abutting lots numbered
elevern (11) and thirteen (13) in block numbered 133 and five foot con-
crete walks in front of and abutting lots numbered sixteen (16), seven-
teen (17), and (11) in blcok numbered 149 on Cedar Street,
and whereas, thereafter plans and specifications were prepared by L.A.
Hitch cock, City Engineer, for the City of Lurbock and advertisements
were made Aor bids ther-for, and thereafter bids were received th-erefor
and opened and -onsidered by the City Council and thereafter the bid of
J.B.Pryor for the said work of improvement was adopted by the Council;
and,
Thereas, and thereafter, said Engineer prepared and filed with the
Council his report, stating the total cost of such improvement and the
proportion of such cost payable by each owner of said abuttin pro�erty
and the costs of such imprc—ment per front foot of abutting property,
and the names of the persons, fibms, corporations, and estates owning
the propertly abutting og the jggd
improvement, with a description
of their property, and the total costs of such improvement to such
parcel of projerty; and,
and,
Whereas, said report was approved by the City Council by resolution;
T-hereas, the City Council has finally* determined to assess the cost
of said improvement against tb.e owners of the said abutting property and
their property: --
1. That it is finally determined hereby to assess the ^o st of said
improveme against the owners of the property abutt- ng opon sai reet
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and their property as herein provided. That a hearing shall be given be-
fore the City Council to the owners of said abuttin? property, their at -
attorneys or agents, which hearing; shall be held in the Council Chamber
in the City of Lu' fI ock, Texas, on the 1A th. , day of April, A. T),1014,
at 8 o'clock p.m., and shall continue from, time to time and itxxmxday to day
until all persons interested in said property shall be fully heard, at
which time the owners of said property or r,.ny person interested therein
shall be entitled to a hearing as to the benefits of said improvements
to their property or as to any invalidity or irregularity with reference
to said proclamation or as to any other matter of abjection connected
with the said proceedings, and at which. hearing said owners or any other
person intern =ted in said property may produce evidence in support of
any objections.
?. Thatrr after said hearing, said Council will by Ordinance als-
seas against the owner of said property and their property, such
sums as shall be determined to be just and equitable, and that said as-
sessment will be made in accordance with the front foot plan and rule,
as the frostings bd each owner is to the whole ?ronting to be improved,
provided if the said rule or plan shall be determined in any case to
be unjust or inequitable, then the Council will adopt such rule of
apportionment as shall be just and equitable, having in view the bene-
fits to each owner and burdens imposed upon them, provided that no as-
sessment shall be made against any owner or his property in excess of
the benefits to said property in the enhanced value thereof by reason
of said improvement.
3.
That the total estimated costs of
said improvements is
the
sure of
two -hundred -thirty-nine and 43100
dollars (239.43) and
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the ar ount per front foot, which it is proposed to assess against
each parcel of property and its owner in One and 92100 dollars.
That the names of the persons, firms, corporations, and estates
owning property abutting said improvements, the description of their
property and the total arrount to be assessed against each parcel of prop-
erty and its owner
is as follows:
Owners name
Block Lot
Front feet
Costs.
Carter & posey
173 11
35
104.38
C.R.Nailor
133 13
?1.55
T. W. Sharp
149 Jr -17
523
4?. 00
B. D. Hughes
149 19
06
21.50
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4. That the City Secretary of the r�ity of Lubbock is hereby
directed to give notice hereof by publication of this Resolution, signed
by hip!, which publication shall be by advertisement inserted three times
in the Lubbock Avalanche, a news paper published in said City of Lubbock,
the first publication o" which shall be at leabtr ten days before the
date of the aforesaid hearing, and such notice will be further given
by the City Secretary nailing a copy hereof, signed by him, by registered
mail to each of said owners at their axwaaa�sses'. if known, or if unknown
then to their agent or attorney, if known, which said notice shall be de-
posited in the Post Office of the City of Lubbock at least ten days
before the date set for said hearing aforesaid.
5. That this Resolution shall take erfect from and after its pas-
sage.
(On motion duly made, seconded, and carried the Council adjourned sub-
ject to the call of the mayor.)
"W -A L
/W-1 Olity Secretary.
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