1886 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CERTAIN STREET IN COP

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(2) That the City Council has heard all persons who appeared and desired to testify, object or protest as to the special benefits in enhanced value to accrue to said abutting property and t:he real and true owners thereof as compared with the portion of the cost of constructing said improvements proposed to be assessed against said abutting property, and has heard all parties appearing and offering testimony, together with all objections and protests relative to such matters and relative to any errors, invalidities or irregularities in any of the proceedings and contract for said improvements, and has given a full and fair hearing to all parties making or desiring to make any such protest or objection or to off er testimony, and has f'ully examined and considered all of said evidence, matters, testimony and objections offered. (h) That the City Council did consider and correct all errors, invalidities or deficiencies called to its attention and did find that all proceedings and contracts were proper and in accordance with the laws under which same are being had and with the directives of said City Council in re- ference to such improvements, and that the same are, in all respects, valid and regular, as corrected. The Mayor announced that the hearing was closed and di. rected the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance incor. porating the findings of the City Council when made. (i) That based on the evidence, matters, objections and testiti mony considered at such hearing, the City Council has de. termined that the properties, and each and every parcel of such property abutting upon the street and units as here. inafter set out, will be enhanced in value and specially benefited by the construction of such improvements in an amount in excess of the amount of such improvements pro. posed to be, and as hereinafter assessed against each of said parcels of property abutting upon said street and the real and true owners thereof, (j) That the City Council is of the opinion and finds that the Front Foot glan or rule would result in justice and equity between all parcels of property within the same unit; and the City Council has determined to apportion and assess the costs on the Front Foot Flan or Rule, except in the following situations and adjustments in assessm ents against corner properties, so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits received and burdens imposed. None And the City Council has further found upon the evidence considered that the assessments hereinafter made and the charges hereby declared against said abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof are just and equit« able, and all objections and protests thereto should be overruled and denied.