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G.W.O. 659 j2jqSIC�
RESOLUTION
A RESOMI011 PROVID11M FOR IMPROVE1,21 T OF ERSK11TE STREET FROM: AMARILLO
HIGI-EM TO COLLEGE AVENUE AND OF COLLEGE AVENUE FROIP ERSKI17L STREET TO CLOVIS
ROAD, IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY AND
DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY 00112SSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that Erskine Street from the West Paving Line
of Avenue H West (known as Amarillo Hignway) to the West Property Line of College
Avenue and College Avenue from the South Property Line of Erskine Street to the
North Paving Line of Clovis Road be improved as herein provided.
II.
Said portions of Erskine Street and College Avenue shall be improved
by raising, grading and filling same, by installing storm sewers and drains
where necessary, by installing a compacted caliche base and by surfacing with
quadruple asphaltic surface treatment (Penetration type.
III.
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifications
for such improvements.
IV.
Such improvements in each unit shall be paid for in the following manner:
(a) Railways and street railways using, occupying or crossing any portion
of said streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys to be Improved shall be assessed
for and shall pay for all of the cost of the 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 part of the cost of constructing of such improvements, after deducting the
sums to be paid by the railways under sub-paragraph (a) above, provided that
such part of the costs assessed to the abutting property or owners thereof shall
not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvements, and further provided that if it
shall appear at the hearing to be had be.'ore final assessment is made that the
special benefits to such property by way of enhancement value thereof by means of
such improvements will not aggregate 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 e::ceed the benefits.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sums finally
r. 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 and the County of Lubbock, Texas.
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The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and street
railways for work between rails and tracks and 2 feet on each side thereof shall
be paid on estimates or statements on or before ten days after acceptance of the
improvements in the unit in which the railway lies, by the City Commission and
shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of 6. per annum.
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
improvements in the unit on which the property abuts by the City Com-zission; the
second and third, one and two years respectively after completion and acceptance
-of the improvements in the unit upon 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 annum, payable annually, with provis-
ions 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 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 liability for principal, interest, reasonable attorneyts
r.,. 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 gs
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 1 th DAY C' December �951 .
ATTEST: 1�Iayor
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City Att raey
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City Engineer