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G.W.O. 2068 o21467
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR LgPROVE1WT 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 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF LUEBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, highways,
avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof,
be improved as herein provided, to -wit:
20th Street EGL Avenue M to WGL Avenue L
47th Street WGL Avenue Q to EPL Avenue S
E. 36th Street EPL Magnolia Avenue to W.Pay.L.Quirt Avenue
(55 ft. pavement to be constructed on this industrial street)
IIS
Said portions of streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys shall be im-
proved 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).
III.
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifications
for such improvements,
IV.
Such improvements in each sub -unit shall be paid for in the following
manner: (a) Railways and street railu►ays 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 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 prodded 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 propertZ and the owners thereof under sub -paragraph (b)
above, shall be paid by the Uity of Lubbock.
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1. V. 021457
The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and stre t rail-
ways 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 sib -unit in which the railway lies, by the City Com-
mission 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 gayabl,& in :three• 0qua14-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 acceptance 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 caefault be made in the payment of
any installment propptly as the same matures: then at the option of the holder
of such assessment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, such default sha:
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 MD APPROVED THIS 3.4TH DAY OF"'' UARt1 1'�57.
ATTEST
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La , nia � Lowe, -City Secretary
ROVED:
Vaughn P,. Wilson, City Attorney
. Hickerson., City Engineer
S. S. Forrest, Jr., trlatbr
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