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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR DMoVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS,
HIGHWAYS AND AVENUES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND DIRECTING PREPARATION
OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CTTY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK, TERAS, THAT:
I.
Public ngeesait'yr exists that the following portions of streets,
highways and avenues in the City of Lubbock be improved as herein provided,
to -wit:
Avenue J from the South Curb Line of 50th Street to the North Curb Line of
52nd Street.
II.
Said portions of streets, highways and avenues shall be improved by
raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and gutters, by
installing storm sewers and drains where necessary, by installing a compacted
caliche base, and by surfacing with quadruple asphaltic surface treatment
(Penetration type).
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and
specifications for such improvements.
IV.
Such improvements in each unit shall be paid for in the following
manner:
(a) Railways and street railways using, occupying or crossing any
portion of said streets, highways and avenues to be improved shall be assessed
for and shall pay for all of the cost of the 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 sums to be paid by the 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
enhancement 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 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 under sub -paragraph (a)
hereof, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under sub-para.gY
(b) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock.
V,
The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and street
railways for work between rails and tracks and 2 feet on each side thereof
shall be paid on estimates or statements on or before ten days after acceptance
of the improvements in the unit in which the railway lies, by the City Council
and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of 6% per
annum. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by the abutting property
and the owners thereof shall be payable in three equal installments: the
first of which shall become' due on or before 10 days after completion and
acceptance of the improvements in the unit on which the property abuts by
the CityCouncil; the second and third one and two years respectively after
completion and acceptance of the improvements in the unit upon which the
property abuts, by the City Council, and shall bear interest from the date of
completion and acceptance until paid, at the rate of six percent per annum,
payable annually, with provisions that if default be made in the payment of
any installment promptly as the same matures: then at the option of the holder
of such assessment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, such default
shall mature the entire assessment upon which same is made.
vI.
Assessments shall be made and levied, and shall be a first and
prior lien and personal liability for principal, interest, reasonable
attorneyts fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all under and in
accordance with the Charter$ and amendments thereto, now in force in this City,
and in accordance with the provisions of Article 1105 B Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas as amended by Chapter 281 Acts of the 52nd Legislature.
VII.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13
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Fred 0. Senter, Jr.,,,
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J hn T. Hickerson, City Engineer
thD,Ay OF August , 1964.
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Max T dmore, Mayor