2048 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTIN ON CERTAIN STREET AND HIGHWAY IN COP

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(d) That the City Council caused the Director of Public Works to prepare and file estimates of the costs of such improvements and estimates of the amount per front foot proposed to be assessed against the pro- perty abutting said street and highway within the limits defined, and against the real and true owners thereof. (e) That upon the filing of sai d estimates the City Council did, by cx dinance duly enacted on the 9th day of August, 1971, provide for and order a hearing to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M., on the 13th day of September, 1971, in the City Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas, at which time and place all persons, firms, corporations and estates owning or claiming any such abutting property, or any interest therein, and their agents and attorneys, and all other persons interested therein, were to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel, and such ordinance directed that the City Clerk give due notice of such hearing in the manner required by law. (f) That after due publication of notice, as required by law, on the 13th day of September, 1971, at 7:00 o'clock P. M., said hearing was opened and held in accordance with sai d ordinance and notice, at which time and place an opportunity was given to all ofthe above mentioned parties and their agents and attorneys to be heard or offer evidence as to all matters in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time the following appeared and testified as follows: Mr. R. S. Chaney of the Texas Highway Department briefly described the improvements constructed. J. E. Albright, the Director of Public Works of the City of Paris explained the method of apportionment of the costs of such improvements between the City and the abutting property and the owners thereof. The City Attorney then pointed out that notice of the hearin g had been published in the Paris News at the time and in the manner required by law, and that such contained proposed rates to be assessed against the abutting property and its owners and the estimated total amount of the whole improvement, and that a copy of the notice had been mailed to the abutting property owners. The City Manager, C. L. tnTalker, testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improvements and the degree to whic h they enhanced the value of the respective abutting property and that, in his opinion, the abutting properties, and each of them, were enhanced in value by the buildin g of said improvements in an amount greater than the assessments against such properties.