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G.W,0 2015
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING 0R. DIFROVRIMT OF PORTIMS OF STREETS, HIGIMAYS,
AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN .THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND ALCKG THE BOUNDARY OF
SAID CITY AND DIRECTING PREPARATION ,& PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS..
BE IT MOLVED BY THE CITY CO&IISSION CF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
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Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets; highways,
avenues, and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof,
be improved as herein provided, to-wit:
35th Street from EPL York Avenue to WPL Mayne Avenue
Louisville Avenue from SGL 37th Street to NGL 38th Street
37th Street from WGL Flint Avenue to.,EGL Gary .Avenue
Gary Avenue from SPL 36th Street o JxU 37th Street
44th Street from W.M.L. Avenue H to EPL Avenue L
Globe Avenue from SPL East 26th Street to NPL East 28th Street
Ivory Avenue from SPL Fast 26th Street to NFL East 28th Street
South one-half East from 'IPL Cherry Avenue to EPL David Avenue
4th Street (East Leg)
North Flint Avenue from NPL Harvard Avenue to SPL Shallowater Driv
Duke Street from WPL Canton.Avenue to V;FL Detroit Avenue
22nd Street from'VL Avenue K to INTL Avenue J
II.
Said portions of';streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys shall be
improved by raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and
-gutters, by installing ;storm sewers' and drains where necessary, by`'irxtalling
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 vr,drossing 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 all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective property and
a part of the remaining cost 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 abuttinf: property.:or owners thereof shall not
exceed 90% of the cost of the improveimi§nts plus the cost of the curb, and
further provided that if ,it shall appear at the hearing to,be' had before final
assessment is made that the special benefits to such' property by way of en-
hancement value thereof by means of such improvements will not aggregate such
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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
exceed the benefits.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting 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 assessed against L-nd 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 Commission;
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 provisions that if default be made in the payment of any instal_L*nent
promptly as the same matures: then at the option of the holder of such assess-
went 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 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, and in
accordance with the provisions of .Article 1105 B Revised Civil Statutes of Texa
as 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 28TH DAY OF JUKE'].4
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ATTEST S. S. Forrest, Jr., M o
Lav nia Lowe, Ci Secr tary
AR.mow/ ryC.
o T. Hickerson City Engineer
Vaughn f. Wilson, City Attorney