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G.W.O. 730
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF EAST
BROAMAY FROM DATE AVENUE TO ZENITH AVENUE WITH THE OUTIMMOST CONCRETE CURB AND
GUTTER IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of East Broadway
in the City of Lubbock, be improved as herein provided, to -wit:
The North Side of East Broadway from its intersection with the West Property
Line of Date Avenue to its intersection with the East Property Line of Zenith
Avenue, known and designated as Unit Number 1790.
The South Side of East Property from its intersection with the West Property
Line of Date Avenue to its intersection with the East Property Line of Zenith
Avenue, known and designated as Unit Number 1791.
II.
Said portions of East Broadwiq shall be improved by raising, grading
and filling and widening 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 a hot mix asphaltic concrete surface. The
improvements to be provided for herein consist only of the outermost curb and
gutter of said portions of East Broadway.
III.
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifica-
tions for said outermost curb and gutter portion of such improvements.
IV.
Such curb and gutter in each unit shall be paid for in the following
manner :
(a) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be
assessed for all the cost of constructing the curb and gutter abutting such
respective property 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 aggre-
gate 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..
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(b) The remaining cost of said curb and gutter improvements, after
deducting the sums finally assessed, and against abutting property and the
owners thereof under sub -paragraph (a) above, shall be paid by the City of
Lubbock.
v.
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 curb and gutter improvements in the unit on 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 annune 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 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 31ST DAY OF MAY, 1955.
Murrel ippt
ATTEST:
W/401
City
APPROVED:
W. Be Holmes, City Engineer
A&VED:
Vaughn E. -Wilson, City Attorney