HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 020851E - Street Improvements - City Engineer - 15Th Street, Texas Avenue, Avenues M, J, K - 02_08_1951 RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IM9ROVF01YNT AND WIDENING OF PORTIONS OF STREETS
AND/OR AVENUES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS:
I
THAT, public necessity exists that the following portions of streets
and/or avenues in the City of Lubbock be improved and widened as herein provided,
to wit:
Avenue M from 7th Street to 19th Street
Avenue J from 5th Street to 9th Street
Avenue K from lath Street to 9th Street
15th Street from Avenue K t$�Ivenue Q
Texas Avenue from 19th Street Avenue H at 30th Street
II
Said portions of streets and/or Avenues shall be improved by raising,
grading, filling, and widening same, and by installing concrete curb and gutters
and storm sewers and drains where necessary, and by paving with quadruple asphalt
surface treatment (penetration type).
III
The City engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifications
for such improvements.-
IP
Such improvements should be paid for in the following manner:
(a) Railways using, occupying, or crossing any portion of said streets and
Avenues to be improved shall pay for and be assessed for all of the cost of work
in the area between their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts, and switches,
and two feet on each side.
(b) For Units where no additional right-of-way is needed the abutting
property and owners thereof will be assessed for 50% of the total cost. The
City w ill pay 50% of the total cost less 5% Engineering..
There will be no assessments against abbutting property and the owners
thereof on Units where additional right-of-way is required and the City will
pay 100,E of the total project Cost less 5% for engineering.
V
The amounts to be paid by and assessed a#a.inst railways and street railways
for work between rails and tracks and two feet on each side thereof shall be
paid,on estimates or statements on or before ten days after completion of the
work, and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of six
percent perannum« The amounts to be assessed against and paid by abutting
property and the owners thereof in vugh Unit shall bg,payable in three equal
instalments due respectively on or before en ys,
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--- and 2 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 until paid at the rate of 6 percent perannum,
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.
vI
Assessments shall be made and levied and shall be a first and prior lien
and personal likbility for principaly interest, reasonable 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.
VII
This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.. `
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 8th day of February , 1951.
-- Mayor —
ATTEST:
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A ' OVEDDDAS TO LEGALITY
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City Ittorney
APPROVED AS TO CO=,T
City Engineer