HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 051442A - Street Improvements - Jefferson Avenue, 26Th Street, Adams Avenue - 05/14/1942OSILP42A
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF PORTIONS OF STREETS, AVENUES AND
ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS,
AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS; That,
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets,
avenues and alleys in the City of Lubbock, Texas, be improved as
herein provided, to -wit:
Jefferson Ave.
from
SPL-21--th
St.
to
NPL -26th
St.
26th
St.
from
EPL Adams
Ave.
to
EPL -Jefferson Ave.
26th
St.
from
1"4'PL-Jefferson
to
,"PL -Monroe Ave.
Adams
Ave.
from
SPL 26th
St.
to
NPL -2 th
St.
Adams
Ave.
from
SPL -27th
St.
to
NPL -Nth
St.
Adams
Ave.
from
SPL -28th
St.
to
NPL -29th
St.
Adams
Ave.
from
SPL -29th
St.
to
NPL-;Oth
St.
0161
Said portions of streets, avenues and alleys shall be improved
by raising, grading, and filling same, and by installing concrete
curbs and gutters, and storm sewers and drains where necessary,
and by paving with one of the following types of material on
proper foundation, to -wit:
(a) Virtical Fibre Brick
(b) Rock Asphalt
(c) Warrenite Bitulithic
(d) Concrete
(e) Asphaltic Concrete
(f) Patented Types of Paving
(g) Quadruple Top Asphalt and Rock
The exact type of pavement to be determined by the Commission
of the City of Lubbock after receipt of bids.
Ill
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and speci-
fications for such improvements embracing specifications for
each of the said types of paving.
1V
Such improvements in each Unit or District 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 pay for and be assessed for all the cost of 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 properties, and 100% of the remaining
cost of such improvements, after deducting the sums to be paid
by railways and street railways under sub paragraph (a) above,
provided that if it shall appear to the hearing to be had before
final assessment that the special benefits to such property in
the enhanced value thereof by means of such improvements will not
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aggregate such proportion of cost, then there shall be
assessed and be paid by such abutting property, and the owners
thereof, the amounts of such benefits.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after de-
ducting 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.
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The amounts to be paid by and assessed against railways and
street railways for work between rails and tracks and two
feet on each side thereof, shall be payable on estimates as
the work progresses as may be provided in such specifications,
and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the
rate of 6% per cent per annum. The amounts to be assessed against
and paid by abutting property and the owners thereof in each
Unit shall be payable in five equal installments, due respective-
ly on or before ten days, 1,2,3 and 4 years after the completion
and acceptance by the City of the improvements in the unit upon
which the property abuts, and shall bear interest from date of
such completion and acceptance and until paid at the rate of 6jo
per annum, payable annually, with provision that if default be
made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same
matures, then at the option of the holder of any such assessment
or certificate issued in evidence thereof such default shall
mature the entire assessment upon which same is made.
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.
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This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14tIn d--- -"
At tast:
City Secretary.
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