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ti� G.W. 99
RE S OLUT ION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF. STREETS, HIGHWAYS,
AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, 'TEXAS, AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF
SAID CITY AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PIANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CCMMISSION .OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
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:
Frnm To
Slide Road Alley South of 13th Street 4th Street
Avenue H 34th Street 36th Street
Grinnell St. Hartford Ave. Indiana Ave.
Raleigh Ave. 35th St. 38th St.
Salem Ave. 32nd St. Alley N. of 32nd St.
Ave. W 1st St. Railroad R.O.W.
53rd St. 220' West of Lot 224 Oakwood Add.(North side only)
Quaker Ave. Alley South of 49th St. 50th St.
21st St. Nashville Ave. Oxford Ave.
Eka of Ave. L 42nd St. Alley S. of 46th St.
~' Louisville Ave. 50th St. 54th St.
2nd Place Detroit Ave. 350' W. of Flint
3rd St. Elgin Ave. Flint Ave.
Dartmouth St. Elgin Ave. Flint Ave.
41st St. Ave. J Ave. L
47th St. Ave. H Ave. D
44th St. Ave. H Ave. D
40th St. 436' W. of Ave. A Ave. A
II.
Said portions of streets, highways, avenues and/or alleys shall be
improved by raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and e
gutters, 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 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 abutting property or ownersAhereof shall
not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvements 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 enhance-
ment 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
exceed the benefits.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sums f inall
assessed against railways and street railways uriddr 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 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 Com-
mission, 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 proper-
ty 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
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 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
Texas as amended by 'Chapter 281 Acts of the 52nd Legislature.
,.�. V II.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 1960.
Lennis Baker, Mayor
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La enia Lowe, Ci y Secr tary
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Vaughn . Wilson, City Attorney
APPROVED:
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ohn T. Hickerson, City Engineer