HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 123158J - Street Improvements - Highway Department - Brownfield Road - 12_31_1958 RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR DIPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF THE BROWNFIELD
ROAD 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 COMKISSION OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of the Brown-
field Road in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof, be improved
as herein provided, to-wit:
Brownfield Road from 19th Street to Slide Road
II.
Said portions of Brownfield Road shall be improved by raising,
grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and gutters, by installin
storm sewers and drains where necessary, by installing a compacted caliche
base, and by surfacing with asphaltic surface treatment.
III.
1 The State Highway Department of Texas 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:
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 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 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 exceed the benefits.
The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the sums
finally assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof shall be paid
by theState Highway Department.
V.
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 comple-
tion 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 comple-
tion .and acceptance until paid, at the rate of six percent per annum, payable
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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.
VII.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 31ST DAY Or DECEMBER, 1958.
ATTEST: Lennis Baker, Mayor
Lave is Lowe, City ecretar
VED:
Vaughn-E. Nilson, City Attorney
APPROVED:
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Hickerson, City E ineer