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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 081039B - Street Improvements - City Engineer - Texas Avenue, 4Th Street - 08_10_1939 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF TEXAS AVENUE AND SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND DIRECTING PRE- PARATION 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: Texas Avenue from SPL 19th St. to SPL 23rd St. Texas Avenue from SPL 23rd St. to SPL 25th St. Texas Avenue from SPL 25th St. to the north line Tract 7, Harkey Addition, thence on a curve leading to Ave. H at the SPL 30th St, 4th St. from WPL Ave. 0 (south) to WPL Ave. T (south) 4th St. from WPL Ave. T (south) to EPL College Ave* it Said portions of streets, avenues and alleys shall be improved by raising, grading, and filling same and by installing conafete 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 jo ) 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. iv 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 pails 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 rail- ways and street railways under sub paragraph (a) above, provided that if it shall appear to the hearing to be had before final ' r 06103q0 assessment that the special benefits to such property in the enhanced value thereof by means of such improvements will not 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. V 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 pro- gresses 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 abutt- ing property and the owners thereof in each Unit shall be payable in five equal installments, due respectively 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 accept- ance and until paid at the rate of 6% per annum, payable annually, with provision that if defatlilt 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 evi- dence 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, reason- able attorneys fees and costs of collection, if incurred all under and in accordance with the Charter, and amendments thereto, now in force in this City. Vll: This resolution shall take effect and be inforce from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the loth day of M/_7 1 q. 11 Attest : wyor y ecre ary.