1878 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CERTAIN STREET IN COP

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(d) That the City Council caused the Consultant Engineer to prepare and file estimates of the costs of such improvements and estimates of the amant per front foot proposed to be assessed against the property abutting said street within the limits defined, and against the real and true owners thereof. (e) That upon the filing of said estimates, the City Council did by ordinance duly enacted on the 8th day of July, 1968, provide for and order a hearing to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M. on the 12th day of August, 1968, in the City Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas, at which time an d place all persons, firms, coxporation, 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 di.. rected the City Clerk to give due notice of such hearing in the manner required by law. (f) That after due publication of notice as required by law and on the 12th day of August, 1968, at 7:00 o'clock F. M., said hearing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time and place an opportunity was given to allof the above mentioned parties and their agents and attorneys to be heard and to off er evidence as to all matters in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time the following appeared and testified as follows: The Consultant Engineer of the City of Faris b riefly described the i.mprovements proposed to be constructed and 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 hearing had been published in the Faris News at the time and in the manner required by law; that such contained proposed rates per front foot to be assessed against the abutting propcrty 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 Clerk•.Director of Finance, H. C. Greene, testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improvements and the degree to which they enhanced the value of the respe ctive abutting property, and that in his opinion the abutting pro•• perties, and each of them, would, if said street were improved, in accordance with the contract and plans and specifications, be enhanced in value in an amount greater than the proposed assessments against such properties. (g) That at said hearing the following property owng s were present and offered objections or testimony as to said improvements, contracts or assessments therefor, or as to the proceedings with reference thereto: (1) Bobby Joe McCarley Dr. and Mrso Jerald Dodd W'illiam J. Bone James E. Gilmer