HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 042458D - Provide For Improvements - City Engineer - GWO 2200 - 04/24/1958G.W.O: 2200
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR II1PROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS AND
AVENUES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY AND
DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CCMISSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS,. THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets and
avenues in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof, be improved
as herein provided, to -wits
STREET
46th Street
36th Street
Vicksburg Avenue
Avenue 41P11
Bangor
25th Street
26th Street
22nd Street
FROM
Nashville Avenue
Avenue "N"
16th Street
61st Street
19th Street
Bangor Ave.
Albany Avenue
Chicago Avenue
TO
Orlando Avenue
Avenue "P"
12th Street
Alley 'South of 62nd Street
26th Street
Albany Avenue
Slide Road
Bangor Avenue
Said portions of streets and avenues shall be improved by raising,
grading and filling same, by installing concrete curbs and gutters, by installin
storm sewers and drains where necessary, by installing a compacted caliche base,
and by surfacing with quadruple asphaltic surface treatment (Penetration type).
III.
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifica-
ions 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 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 curb's in front of such respective property and
s 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 00% of the cost of the improvements plus the cost of the curb, and fur-
ther provided that if it shall appear at the hearing to be had before final as-
sessment is made that the special benefits to such property by way of enhance-
ment 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 -paragraph (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 shalt
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 Commission
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 an 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'completioi
and acteptance.of the improvements in the 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 assess-
ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, such default shall mature the
entire assessment upon which same is wade.
V1.
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 MM APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 1956.
Lennis Baker, Mayor
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Lavenia Lowe, City S cretary
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Vaughn Et Wilsbn, City Attorney
APPROVED:
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hn T. Hickerson, City Engineer
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