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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 1917 - Assessment Of Cost Of Street Improvements - Multiple Locations - 01_01_1917 Best Available Scan On motion of , seconded by the following resolution was unanimously, adopted. RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF ASSESSING THE COST OF LMPROVING CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK BY CON- STRUCTING AND PUTTING IN CONCRETE SIDEWALKS` AS FOLLOWS: CONCRETE SIDEWALKS FOUR FEj,.T IN WID`1'H ON SIXTH ST. (FORMERLY N.THIRD ST. ) ON THE SIDE Or AND ABUTTING OTS 10 AND 119 BLK. 67 . ON POPLAT. IN FRONT OF AND ABUTTING LOTS 11, 12, 13, 140 151 15 AND 17, BLK. 67 . ON HOLLY ST. IN FRONT OF AND ABUTTING LOTS 11,12,13,14,15,16,17 ,18,19!AND 209 BLK. 82. ON TWELFTH ST. (FORMERLY S. FIFTH ST. ) ON THE SIDE OF AND ABUTTING LO O, BLK. 200 AND LOT 20, BLK. 201. ON HICKORY ST. IN FRONT OF AND ABUTTING LOTS 16 AND 20, BLK. 201. CONCRETE SIDEWALKS FIVE FEET IN WIDTH ON EIGHTH ST. (FORMERLY N. FIRST ST. ) IN FRONT OF AND ABUTTING LOTS 11912913,14, AND 151 BLK. 100. ON CHESTNUT ST. IN FRONT OF AND ABUTTING LOTS 209 BLK. 1830 LOTS 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,1�,19 AND 201 BLK.199, AND LOTS 15,16,17,18219 ANIAO, BLK. 215. FOURTEEN FOOT WANCRETE SIDEWALKS ON CHESTNUT ST. IN FRONT OF AND ABU`1"TING LOTS 495 AND 7, BLK. 1209 AGAINST THE OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY AND THEIR PROPERTY AND ORDERING A HEARING OF OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTYO AND NOTICE THEREOF AND FIX- ING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR SUCH HEARING:- BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS. Whereas, the City Council has heretofore, by reso- lution, directed the improvement of Sixth St. , Poplar St . , Holly St . , Twelfth St . , Hickory St . , Eighth St . and Chestnut St . , by the construction of four foot concrete sidewalks along the side of and abutting Lots 10 and 11 , Blk. 67 , in front of and abutting Lots 11, 12,13,14,15,16, and 17 , Blk. 67 , in front of and abutting Lots 11, 12,13,14,15,16,17 ,18,19 and 20, Blk. 82, along the side of and abutt g Lot 20, Blk. 200, and Lot 20, Blk. 201, and in front of..,JO t t and abutting Lots 16 and 20, kki 201; Five foot concrete si�iwalks in front of and abutting Lots 11,12,13,14 and 15, Blk. 100, and in front of and abutting Lots 200 Blk. 1830 in front at and abutting Lots 11, 12913914,15, 16,17,18,19 and 20, Blk. 199, and in front of and abutting Lots 15, 16,17,18,19 and 20, Blk. 215: And fourteen foot gincrete sidewalks in front of and abutting Lots 415 and 79 Blk.1120; And, whereas,thereafter plans and specifications wrwe prepared by L. A. Hitchcock, consulting engineer, for said improve- ments, and advertisements were made` for bids thereon, and thereafter bids were received therefor, and o_,ened by the City Council an4here- after the bid of for the said work of im- provement was accepted by the City Council: and, whereas,thereafter J. W. Lamb, City Secretary, acting in the capacity of Said Engineer, prepared and filed with the City Council a. report, stating tEe total cost of such improvement and the propert*ion of such costs payable by each owner of said abutting property and the costs of such JDM XXXXX improvement per front foot of abutting property, and the names of the persons, firms, corporations and estates owning the property abutting on the proposed improvement, with a description of their property, and the total costs of such improvement to each parcel of property; and whereas, said report was approved by the City Council by resolution; and, Whereas, the City Council has finally determined to assess the cost of said improvement against the owners of the said abutting property and their property:- Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, 1 . That it is finally determined hereby to assess the cost of said improvement against the owners of the property abutting upon said streets and their property, as herein provided. That a hearing shall be given before the City Council to the owners of the said abutting property, their attorneys or agents, which hearing shall be held at the Council Chamber in the City of Lubbock, Texas,on the day of , A.D. 1917 ,at o'clock _ M. ,and shall continue from time to time and day to day, until all persons interested in said propertyshall be fully heard, at which time the owners of said property or any persons interested therein shall be entitled to a hearing as to thelbenefits of said improvements to their property or as to any invalidity or irregularity with refer- ence to said proceedings or as to any other matter of objection con- nected with the said proceedings;, and at which hearing said owners or any other person interested in said property may produce evidence in support of any objections. 2. That , after said hearing, Said City Council will, by ordinance, assess against the owners of said property and their pro- perty, such sums as shall be determined to be just and equitable,and that said assessment will be made in accordance with the front feet 1;lan and rule, as to the frontage to each owner is to the whole frostO age to be improved, provided that if the said rule or plan shall be determined in any case to be unjust or inequitable,the City Council will adept such rule of apportionment as shall be just and equitable having in view the benefits XX to each owner and burdeb s imposed upon them, provided that no assessment shall be made against any own- er or his property in excess of the benefits to said >roperty in the enhanced value thereof by reason of said ilpprovement. 3. That the total esti*aced cost of said improvements is the sum of One Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Five and 87-100 Dollars ($1,475.87 ) and that the amount per front foot, which it is pro- posed to assess against eazh parcel of property and its owner is, w-hift in the case of four foot sidewalks Sixt cents, in the case of five foot sidewalks, Seventy- s (12)' cents, and in the case of "I I fourteen foot sidewalks Two and t100 Dollars ($2.pw) . That the names of the persons, firms, corporations and estates owning property abutting. said improvements, the descri tion of their property nd the total amount to be assessed against each parcel of pro erty and its owner, is as follows, to-wit :- LIST OF PROPERTY ABUTT.INO SAID IMPROVMNTS. Owners Name. Block. Lot . Front Feet. Cost , A.M.Rankin 67 10 142-1/2 $87/50 Mos Willie Briggs 67 11,13,14,15,17 , 274-1/2 172. 50 Chas. L. Pickett 67 12 26 174.60 Owners Name Block. Lot . Front feet. Cost W. R. Adams 67 16 26 $17.60 R.E.Pipkin 82 11,12,13 95-1/'2 61.30 Carter & Woody 82 13112 52 34.20 E. McElroy 82 1 ,17018 50 50. 60 C. P. Simpson 82 19 26 17 . 60 H.M.&N.E.Bandy 82 20 43-1/r2 28.10 B. P. 0. E. 100 11,12,13,14,15 142-1/2 112.87 T. H. Ellis 183 20 43-1/2 34. 55 Jas. R. Robinson 199 11,12,13,14,15 147-1/2 116. 55 Geo.L.Beatty 199 16917918,19,20 155 120 5 F.C.Turner 200 20 142-1/2 87 . 50 R.E.Pipkin 201 16 26 17. 60 0.H.We stlsake 201 20 157 113.60 Chas. Chase 215 14 26 21. 50 C.J.Levey 215 1591 &17 78 62. 50 Miss Mae Murfee 215 18919 52 42.00 K.F.,] "onald: 215 20 43-1/2 34. 55 S.B.Norwood A20 41,597 75 r 4. That the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock is hereby directed to give notice hereof by publication of this Reso- lution, signed by him, which publication shall be by advertisement Y inserted three times in the Lubbock Avalanche, a newspaper publish- ed in said City of Lubbock, the first .public:ation of which shall be at least teas days hefore the date of the aforesaid h(l%ri*g, and such notice will be further given by the City Secretary mailing a copy hereof, signed by him, by registered mail to each of said owners,at their addresses,, if known, or if unknown,then to their agent or at- torney, if known, which said notice shall be deposited in the post- office of the City of Lubbock at least ten days before the date set for the aforesaid hearing. 5. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage. r • Passed this the day of A. D. 1917. ayor, city Of Lubuick, Attest Texas. city gearetary.