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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMoVEMNT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS,.
r HIG AYS, AVENUES ANDAR ALMYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, .TMS, An ALONG THE
BOMMARY OF SA) xTY A DIRECTING, PREP TION OF PIA An SPECIPIC&TIM,
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY C , ISiSION OF LUBBOCK, Tom, THM
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I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets,
highways, avenues anal/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and along the boundarie
thereof, be improved as herein provided, to-wit:
STREET MCM To
36th Street Ave. "RI, Ft-Worth & Beaver R.R.
45th Street Avenue "T" 1201 W. of Ave. "T",
Auburn St. Elder Ave. Guava Ave.
Vicksburg Ave. 9th St. Alley N. of 9th St.
Raleigh .eve.. 15th St.. Alley N. .of 15th St.
15th strut Vicksburg Ave. Utica Ave.
1.7th Street Raleigh Ave. 105' W. of Raleigh Ave.
lst Street Ave. "in Avenue 4%11
York. Avenue 34th Street 35th Street
lst. Place Avenue J Avenue H
Avenue °''Pe 34th St. 35th St.
Araherst .St. Boston Ave. 350' E. of Boston Ave.
,Ave. JIG" 31st St. 34th St
Zenith Ave.. 3rd St. Alley S. of 3rd St.
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 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 fox 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, doable tracks, turnouts and snitches and two feet on
each side thereof.
(b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be
assessed for all the cast of constructing curbs in front of such respective
property and a hart of the remaining cast 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 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.
(c) The remaining cost of said improvements, after deducting the: sums
finally assessed against railways and street railways sub-paragraph (a)
hereof, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under sub-paragrap
(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 wait in which the railway, lies, by the City. Com-
mission and shall bear interest from date due and until paid at the rate of b%
per annum. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by the abutting proper-
ty and the owners thereof shall be payable is three equal installcments: 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 gears respectively after
completion and acceptance of the improvements in the unit upon, which the proper
ty 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 is the payment of any
installment promptly as time 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 g Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas as amended by Chapter 281 Acts of the 52nd Legislature.
VII.
This Resolution shall twice effect and be in farce from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 22ND DAY OF OCrOBBR, 1959.
Vnnis meter, Mayor
ATTEST:
1av s Lame, city Secretary
D:
Vain B.aWilioa, City Attorney
APPROVED:
d T. R.ickerson, City Engineer