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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF PORTIONS OF QUAKER AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS THAT:
I.
Public necessity exists that the following portion of Quaker Avenue in the
City of Lubbock be improved as herein provided, to -wit:
Quaker Avenue from S. Loop 289 to 82nd Street
II.
Said portion of Quaker Avenue 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 asphalt stabilized base and
by surfacing with four (4) course penetration type or 1-3/4” hot mix type asphalt
surface treatment or by constructing concrete paving.
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, 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.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
(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 cost assessed to the abutting property or owners thereof will 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 under sub -paragraph (a) hereby, and
against abutting property and the owners thereof under sub -paragraph (b) above,
shall be paid by the City of Lubbock.
RESOLUTION
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V.
The amount 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 twenty days after acceptance of the
improvements in the unit in which the railway lies, by the City Council 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 five (5) equal installations, the first of which shall
become due on or before 20 days after completion and acceptance of the improve-
ments in the unit on which the property abutts by the City Council; the second,
third, fourth and fifty installments shall become due one, two, three, and four
years respectively after completion and acceptance of the improvements in the
unit upon which the property abutts, by the City Council and shall bear interest
from the date of completion and acceptance until paid, at the rate of six percent
per annum on street improvements, payable 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 1105B Revised Civil Statutes of Texas as amended by
Chapter 281 of the 52nd Legislature, and most recent amended by Chapter 176 Acts
of the 60th Legislature.
VII.
This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 11TH DAY OF FEBRU Y 1982.
ALAN iENRY ; YOR'r' 0 TEM
AT EST
E elyn Ga ga,' City Se e r
APPROVED AS T0 -CONTENT:
Don Je ings,ty Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ohn C. Ross, Jr., City Attorney