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RESOLUTION
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WfiJiRKA.S. by ordinance '{) ~/{)
of this City. Hawle.y and Roberts. Engineers for
the City were directed to prepare and present
plans a~ specifications for stre~t improvements ~' ,
1ncluding J?aving and gradingt curbing and gutter,
and the sa1d Engineers have m obdeience to the
said order presented the plans o.nd spe.cifications
covering the stretts nam.ea in said Ord.inance. and.
WHBBiAS.plans and sepcifications have been
examinen-anQ are now approved by the Commission.
It is ord.ered that advertise.me.nt inviting contract-
ors to bid on impr.ovements therein specified be
Pf!Tblished in the Dallas News and. the Lnb lJ ock Ava-
lanche. iswi~ eeMP&eiero& i ~&·«<aaieari rls at a
meeting of the said Commission to be held in the
Secreta~1 s office at 2 P.M. April lOth. 1924.
Bach bid ,be accompanied b a ~rtifie:d check in
OJ> ~ 64'~'116id to· insur~
sue cent actor en er into contract and bond to be
a]proved by the Oity.guaranti~ the performance
of·such work as may be awarded to him.
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ORDIH\NCB lfO. 2&0.
All ORDINABCE ORDERING .IMPROVEIIE5TS OF CBRTAD STREETS AliD AVE!lUES Ili
THIS CITY SPECIFYil'lG tHE fiFES OF DIPROVEI!EE!S TO BE HAD, DIRECTiliG
~HE ENGINEERS TO PREPARE ABD PEES!l::Yi1'T PLABS A1m SPECIJ'ICATIONS FOR SUCH
IMPROVEMENTS, APPORTIONING !HE COST OF SUCH IMPROV~.m~TS AGAINST THE
PROPERTY OWNERS AND J'IXING THE TIME OP PAY!IEft AllD RATE OF INURES!
A1fD J'IXING SAID DEBT A LIEJl AGAi r:s~ ABt1T'l'IBG PROPERTY, PROVIDING
TBAT THE VALUE-OF ~HE ABtrn'ING PROPERTY., AS DIPROVED, SHALL -DE CON•
SDMRib IN ASSESSIBG COS'f. PROVIDING FtlRt'HER TH AT THE ACTIONS SHALL
BE Dl CORJ'O!UliTY WITH ClfAPTtl'~ ll C1l TIT:L.E 22 S:Jvised Sta tute s of 1911
a nd decla ring an emergency. account o~ immedia te ~cessi~y for p a ving.
BE IT ORl)AIHED BY TBE Clfi CCIDUSSIOX OF LliBBOCX, DX<\S, THAT: Whereas,
Broadway -~rom the East Prop. L1na K Ave. to East Prop. Line
Y Avenue.
KAIN s~. -From the 3ast Prop Line X Ave. to east Prop Line Y Avenue.
?th St. -From the Bast Prop Line 11 Ave. to-E a st Prop. Line Q Avenue.
lOth St. • From the West Prop. Line H ATenue to Ea at Prop. Line 1 ATenue.
lOth St. • Fram the Weat Prop. Line I Av$nue Weat Prop. Line X Avenue.
Broadway • From the ~e st Prop. Line F. Avenue to Santa Fe Railroad West
Siding.
Broadway " From East Siding of Santa Fe to 280 ft. Ea st of the East Prop.
~ine of Avenue A.
13th St. • From East Prop. LiDe Ave G to Eaet Prop Liue Avenue I
13th 3t•· ·-.From West Prop. Line Ave I to West Prop Line Avenue K
16th St• -From We n t Prop. Line Ave H to East Prop. Line Ave. Q.
Q ~Ave. . -Fram South Prop. Line 6th St~ to Borth Prop. Line Kain Street.
Cl Avenue -Prom South Prop. Line Jlain St. to Bort.h Prop Line Broadw~,
q Avenue • From South Prop. Line ~roadway to North Prop. Line 19th St •
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K Avenue • From South Prop. Line 7th St. to North Prop. Line .ain St.
Jl Avenue -From South Prop. Line Jlain st. to l'iiorth .Prop. Line Broadway.
K Avenue • From South Prop. Line »roadway to Borth Prop. Line loth st.
~Avenue -.From South Prop. Line 16th st. to Borth Prop. Line 19th st.
X Avenue -From South Prop. Line lOth st. to liorth Prop. Line Jlai n st.
X Avenue -Prom South Prop. Line lla.in St. to lior~ Prop. Line Broadway.
K Avenue 6 From South Prop. Line Broadwa y to Borth Prop. Line 13th Street.
J Avenue -From South Prop.; Line lOth St. to Worth Prop. Line Kain Stre et.
J Avenue -. F.rom South Prop. Li·ne »roadwny to liorth Prop. Line 13th St.
I Avenue • From North Prop. Line 14tb St. to Borth Prop. Line 16th St.
H ~venue -~om South Prop. Line lOth St. to South Siding Santa Fe B. R.
G. Avenue-From South Prop. Line Broadway to North Property Line 13th St • ...
H Avenue -Fram South Prop . Line 13th St. to North Prop. Line 19th ut.
In the City of Lubbock are in urgent need of improvement by excavating.
gra ding. tilling and paving the s~e, including concrete curb and gutterJ
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City o! Lubbock deems it Deo e aaary
to improve said stre eta; THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C(J[fliSSIOB' ~OF LtmBOCXt THAT
Hawley & B~berts. heretofore appointed engineers for the ~ity of Lob~ook
to superintend s a id improvements for the aa14 City or Lubbock, b e and are
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hereby directed to at once prepare plans and specific ~tions for e~id
improvements. and file \he ~e with the City Cammiaeiona
That said improvements shall be of one of the ~ollowing materialst
TYPES 07 PAYE!!EE'l' t
Vertic~l Fibre Brick, Uvalde Rock Aaphal~~ Rock Asphalt, Amiesite
Tarr-elli.te•Bitulith1c, or Willite, on either Concrete, Roa.d Gra vel,
~aterbound Kacadam, or Asphaltic Concrete Type Foundation; Reinforced
Concrete. a nd ~l a i~ Concrete.
The said pla ns a nd speeifications shall set out tully the ~ifteren~
material a n d t he different classes of work upon which bids will be
rece1Ted. Tha t the costs (including plans and $p&eifications) of ·
s a id improvements shall be paid as followsi
(a) The City o f Lubbock shall pay one-fourth of the total cost
of said improvem ents. exclneiTe ot curbs and the portion of improYemeate
under or b e t ween the rails and tracts of steam railroads and two Ceet ar
the outside there ott
(b) After deducting the amount provided :'1'&-r.._in Section (a), propen;r
ow.ners abutting on said street shall pay thre~fou~tbs of the remaining
c~st of aueh improvements~ excep\ curbay whic~ ehall be paid for wholl7 by
the property ownerB. The proportion of saidicos-t .payab~e by the property
owners shall be paid in six paymenta. the fir t within 30 days ot accep~
ance, the bala.nee in k, 2 -,3 4 and 5 years fro date ot acceptance, of
work by the City. to~ther with interest at \be rate of eight per cent
per amlwn f'rom the d .... te ot acceptance, providing that said assessments IDlY
be p~id before m~turity, with aoorued in~ereat to Che date of payment.
Tha\ said proportion payable by eald property owners shall be assessed
against their a.butting property, and against the owners of the s rune, in
accordance with the terms o~ Chapter 11, Title 221 Revised Sta tutes of
Texas o~ lVll, in accordance with what ia commonl7 known a s the Fron~
Foot Rul~r Plan. as the frontage of the property o~ each owner ot
each particular street ia .~o the whole trontage ot p roperty to be
impr-oved ~n said particUlAr street..~ pro-viding tha t should the application
of this rule in the opinion of the Cit7 Commission be unJust or unequal
in any particular case it shall be the daty· of the City Commission to
apportion and as ~ess such cost ln such manner and proportion as it shall
deem Just and equi t 'ible. c .onsider1ng the specia l benefits in enhanced
value to be reee1 ved by such property and the own e r there.ot so a s to
produce a substantial equality of benefits to a nd burdens i mposed up on
each property a nd its owner; and providing that no assessment shall be
made until afte r the noti.ce and he· ring to property own e rs provided by
the terms ot Chapter 11~ Title 22! Revised Statutes of Texa s of 1911, and
the Charter a nd Ordinance or the City o~ Lubbock9 a nd fUrther providing
tha i no assessment sha ll be made against any property or its owner in
excess ot the benefits in enhanced va l ue accruing to such p rop erty owner
by reason ot said improvements. Th a t portion of the costa paya ble by ~he
City ~f Lubbock shall be payable Gn Monthly estimates to be made during
the progress of' the work a~d. the final estimate upon the completion and
acceptance thereof.
(o) All that portion ot said improvements l7ing between ~r unde~he
rails and tracks of" steam railroa.da., and two :feet on the· ·outside thereof
eball be wboll7 paid f .or by said s~eam railroads in th e man or and --t U.e
ttme apecified herein for a butting property owners.
The ~aet tb~t it 1s necess ~ry th ~t the plans and specific~tiona be
presented. and approved a n d tha t the preltminaries to the assessment ot
costa against the property be had in the urgent need tor et~eet improvement
While the weather is permisaable~ crea tes an emergency atd public neces-
sity tha t the Rule o~ the Charte r requiring an ordinance to be submitted
at two several meetings before passage be and hereby is i Suspended a nd
this ordinance enacted at the me~ting of its introduction.
Paased this the _ day o~ --------• 1925 .•
ApprOYed tbi s the ---day o~-------------' 1925.
ATUS'T: .J • .R. Germany, c ·i ty Secretary
City of Lubbock, Texas.
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