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On motion by Mr. McWhorter, seconded by Mr. Dickinson, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTION DETERHINING THE NECESSITY OF ASSESSING THE COST OF
IMPROVING A PHRTION OF CEDAR STREET IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK BY CONSTRUCT
ING AND PUTTING IN FOURTEEN FOOT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF LOTS
NO. 11 and 13 IN BLOCK NO. 133 AND FIVE FOOT CONCRETE SIZE—
WALKS IN FRONT OF LOTS NO. 15, 17 AND 19 IN BLOCK NO. 149 AGAINST THE
OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY AND TFEIR PROPERTY, AND NOTICE TRER7,OF AND
FIXING IRE TIMF AND PLACE FOR SUCH HEARING:--
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, 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
Eleven (11) and thirteen (13) in Block Numbered 133 . and lots Numbered
Sixteen (16) , Seventeen (17) , and eighteen (18) in Block Numbered 148
on Cedar Street, and whereas, thereafter plans and specifications were
prepared by L.A.Hiteheock, City jngineer, for the City of Lubbock, and
advertisements were made f� bids therefor, and thereafter bids were
received therefor, and opened and considered by the City Council and
.th•er�3after the bid of J.B.Pryor for the said work of improvement was
a-d6pted by the Council; and,
Whereas, and thereafter, said Engineer prepared and filed with the
Council his report, stating the total cost of such improvement and the
proportion of such costs payable by each owner of said abutting property
and the costs of such improvement per front foot of abutting property,
and the names of the persons, firms, corporations and estates owning
he property abutting on the proposed improvement, with a description
,of their property, and the toatl casts of such improvement to each
parcel of property; and,
Whereas, said report was approved by the City Council by resolution;
and.
Whereas, the City Council has finally determined to assess the cost
of said improvement against the owners of the said abutting property and
their property:-
1. That it is finally determined hereby to assess the cost of said
improvement against the owners of the property abutting upon said streets
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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 abutting property, their ��-
torneys or agents, which hearing shall be held in the Council Chamber
in the City of Lubbock, Texas, on the 13th., day of April, A. D.1914,
at 8 o'clock p.m., and shall continue from time to time and day to dav,
until all persons interested in said property shall be fully heard, at
which time the owners of said property or any person inter, sted therein
shall be entitled to a hearing as to the benefits of slid improvements
to Chair property or as to any invalidity or irregularity with reference
to said proce�dinC) or as to any other matter of objection connected
with the said pvoceedings, :end at which hearing said owners or any other
person inter,sted in said property may produce evidence in su-Oort of
any objections.
?. That, after said hearing, said Council will, by Ordinance, as-
sess against the owneratkxxxx of said property and their property, such
sums as shall be determined tc be just and equitable, and that said as-
sesanent willbe made in accordance with the front foot plan and rule,
as the frontage to each owner is to the whole fronting to be improved,
provided if the said rule or plan shall be deteririned in any case to
be unjust or inequitable,then that the Council will adopt such rule of
ap-cIortionment as shall be just and equitable, having in view the bene-
fits to each owner and burdens imposed u?non them, provided that no as -
se ssm,ent shall be made against any owner or bis property in exc-� ss of
the benefits to said property in the enhanced value thereof by reason
of said improvement.
3.fVhat the total estimated costs of sa..d improvements is the
sum of T�q Hundred Thirty Nine and 43/100 dollars 0239.43) and that
the amount per front foot, which it it is nropo sed to assess against
eitch parcel of property and its owner is One and 92/100 dollars.
That the names of the persons, firms, corporations, and estates
owning; property abutting said improvements, the description of their
pro_pertyd the toted amount to be assed against each parcel of prop-
ert+Iq
dits owner is as follows:
Owndr8 Name. Block Lot Front feet Costs
Carter .Qi Posey
133
11
2.3
x`104.38
C. R. ?Tailor
1713
13
25
71.55
T.W.:T arp
14Q
15-17
50
42.00
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Owners Nerve
Block Lot Front Feet
Cnsts
B ,.D. Hughes 149 19 ? 6 $ 21.5 o
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4. That the City Secretary of the City of Lu' -,bock is hereby
directed to give notice hereof by publication of this Resolution, signed
by him, which publication shall be by advertisement inserted three times
in the Lubbock Avalanche, a newspaper published in said City of Lubbock,
the first publication o' which shall be at least ten days before the
date of the aforesaid hearing, and such notice will be further given
by the City Secretary mailing a copy h?reof, signed by him, by registered
mail to each of said owners at their addresses, 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 kL,C-x the City of Lubbock at leabt ten
days before the date set for said hearing aforesaid.
5. That this resolution shall�!;:'taake effect from and after its pas
sage
(On motion duly made, seconded, -:''and carried the Council adjourned sub-
je^t to the call of the Mayor.
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y Secretary.
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