HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 052857E - Street Improvements - City Engineer - GWO 2103 Bangor Avenue, Guava Avenue - 05_28_1957 G.W.O. 2103
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS,
HIGHWAYS, AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND ALONG THE t
BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. ,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, T HATs
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets,
highways, avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundarie
thereof, be improved as herein provided to-wit:
Bangor Avenue S.Pay.L. 19th Street to NPL 26th Street
Guava Avenue SPL 4th Street to S.Pay.L Parkway Drive
I I.
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 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 specifica-
tions 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 amy
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 owners thereof
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 theispecial menefits. to such property by way of
enhancement value thereof by meana:of, sueh 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 finally
assessed against railways and str%et railways under sub.-paragraph (a) hereof,
and against abutting property and the owners thereof Linder sub-paragraph (b)
above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock.
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The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and street
railways for work between rails and'traeks and 2 feet on each side thereof
shall be paid on estimates or statements on or before ten days after acceptant
of the improvements in the Sub 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 of
the improvements in the Sub-unit on which the property abuts by the City
Commission; the second and third one and two years respectively after comple-
tion and acceptance of the improvements in the Sub-unit upon which the propert
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 sane maturest 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-Is
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
s-- accordance with the provisions of Article 1105 B Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas as amended by Chapter 281 Acts of the 52nd Legislature.
VI I.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28TH DAY OF Ily
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ATTES . S, S. Forrest, Jryor
La nia Lowe, C ty Secre ary
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T. Hickerson, City Ug neer
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Vaughn Be' Wilson, City A_ttOrney
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