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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 041058G - Provide For Improvements - City Engineer - GWO 2200 - 04/10/1958-�d X10 e7 01+10e.ar, G.W.O. 4� 2200 RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR lHpROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN THE `CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, ,AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY -AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PIANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMISSIAN OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT: I. I Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundarie thereof, be improved as herein provided, to -wit: STREET Duke St, N. Hartford Ave. N. Hudson St, Erskine St. loth St. Ave. ;A, 16th St. Utica Ave. Raleigh Ave. 34th St, 45th St. Orlando_Ave. -N-S Alley in Block 217, Original Town iI. TO N. Gary Ave. Grinnell St. Ave. B Vicksburg Ave. 35th St. Nashville Ave. Said portions of streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys shall be improved by raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and gutters, by installing ato= sewers and drains where necessary, by installing a compacted caliche base, and by surfacing with Quadruple asphaltic surface treatment (Penetration type), and concrete paving in alleys. III. The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and speci- fications for such improvements. IV. Such improvements in each sub -unit shall be paid for in the following manner: (a) Railways and street railways using, occupying or crossing any portion of said streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys 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 curb and gutter 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 coats assessed to the abutting f - property or owners thereof shall not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvement Plus the cost of the curb and gutter 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 spec- ified above, then there shall be assessed and be paid by such abutting propert and the owners thereof,.a lesser amount not to exceed the benefits. (c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the S finally assessed against railways and street railways under sub -paragraph (b) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock. V. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and st 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 sub -unit in which the railway lies by the City Commission and shall bear interest from date due and until.paid at the 'rate of b$ 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 Sub -unit on which the property abuts by the City Commission; the second and third one and two years respectively after completion and aceeptance,of`the improvements in the sub- unit upon which the property abuts, by the City Commission, 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 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 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 IOTA MY OF APRIL, 1958. ALUO"c., Le is Baker, Mayor ATTEST• Lave a e, Cit Secretary AP D: Vaughn P., Wilson, City Attorney APPROVED: �T,hn Hickerson, City Engineer E