HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 061063B - Street Improvements - City Engineer - GWO 2839 West 1_2 Of Globe Ave - 06_10_1963 G.W.O. lGv42z.- 06
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A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FCR IMPRCVENEUT CF PCRTIONS CF STREETS, HIGMA,YS,
r b AND AVENUES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY CF SAID CITY
AND DIRECTING PREPAR&TION CF PIANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY TM CITY COMISSION CF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
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Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets, high-
ways, and avenues in the City of Lubbock and along the boundaries thereof, be
improved as herein provided, to-wit;
West 1/2 of Globe Avenue from the N. E. Paving Line of Slaton Road to 11.09
South of the SPL of 66th Street
II.
Said portions of streets, highways and avenues 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.
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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 and avenues 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 subparagraph (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 enhance-
ment value thereof by means of such improvements will not aggregate such propor-
tion 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 subparagraph (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 rail-
ways 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 ibh
owners thereof shall be payable in three equal installments: the first of' ,which
shall become due on or before 10 daps after completion and acceptance of the
improvements in the unit on which the property abuts by the'City Commissi�nl
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 annuallq,
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 assess-
ment 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 IOTH DA7-k
1963.
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ATTEST,
Lav is Lowe, City, ecretary
1,;rrAeed O. Senter, Jr., Cit ttorney
TnT.
Hickerson, City Engineer