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(b) That a notice duly executed in the name of the City of Paris, Texas,
<br />of the enactment of s`aid above described ordinance has heretofore
<br />been filed with the County Clerk of Lamar County, Texas, the County
<br />in which said Gity of Paris is situated, on the 18th day of November,
<br />A. D., 1960, and recorded in Book 371, Page 29 of the Records of
<br />Deeds of Lamar County, Texas.
<br />(c) That the said City Council, after having advertised for bids by and
<br />through the Texas Sta,te Highway Depa rtment , which bids have been
<br />accepted by the State Highway Department, in a joint venture with the
<br />City of Paris upon the lowest and best bid the refor, the contract has
<br />been executed between the Texas State Highway Department and the
<br />Austin Road and Bridge Gompany.
<br />(d) That the City Council caused the Director of Public Works to prepare
<br />and file estimates of the costs of such improvements and estimates
<br />of the amount per front foot proposed to be aseessed against the pro-
<br />perty abutting each of said streets within the lim'dts defined, and against
<br />the real and true owners thereof.
<br />(e) That upon the filing of said estimates, the City Gouncil did by ordinance
<br />duly enaGted on the lOth day of July, A. D., 1961, provide for and order
<br />a hearing to be held at 7:00 o'clock P. M., on the 14th day of August,
<br />A. D., 1961, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall of Paris, Texas, ,
<br />at which time and place all persons, firms, corporations and estates
<br />owning or claiming any such abutting property or interest therein, and
<br />their agents and attorneys and all other persons interested therein,
<br />were to appear and to be heard in person ol by counsel, and such or-
<br />dinance directed the City Manager to give due notice of such hearing
<br />in the manner required by law.
<br />(f) That after due publication of notice as required by law, and on the 14th
<br />day of August, A. D., 1961, at 7:00 o'clock P. M., said hParing was
<br />opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which.
<br />time and place an opportunity was given to all of the above mentioned
<br />parties and agents and attorneys to be heard and to offer evidence as
<br />to all matters in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which
<br />time the following appeared and testified as -follows:
<br />The Director of Public Works and the City Engineer of the City of
<br />Paris briefly described the improvements being constructed and
<br />explained the method of apportionment of the costs of such improve-
<br />ments between the City, the State Highway Department, and the
<br />abutting property and the owners thereof.
<br />The City Attorney pointed out that notice of hearing had been pub-
<br />lished in the Paris 1Vews at the time and in the manner required by
<br />law; that such contained proposed rates to be assessed against the
<br />abutting property and its owners with certain exceptions.
<br />The City Manager, H. C. Kennemer, testified and advised the Council
<br />of the respective values of the improvements and the degree to which
<br />they enhanced the value of the respective abutting property owners,
<br />and that in his opinion the abutting properties, and each of them,
<br />would, upon the completion of said improvements in accordance with
<br />trie contract and plans and specifications, be enhanced in value in an
<br />amount greater than the proposed assessments against such properties.
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