1394 ORD CLOSING HEARING GIVEN TO REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON CERTAIN STREET IN COP

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(e) That upon the filing of said estimates, the City Council did by ordinance duly enacted on the 2$th day of January, A. D., 1957, provide for and order a hearing to be held at 7:00 oteloek P. M. on the llth day of February, A. D., 1957 in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Paris, Texas, at whieh 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 di- rected the City Manager to give due notice of 5uch hearing in the manner required by law. (f) That after due publicatio n of notiee as required by law and on the llth day of F.bruary, A. D., 1957, at 7:00 otclock P. M., said hearing was opened and held in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time and place an opportunity was given to all of the above rnentioned parties and agents and attorneys to be heard and to offer evidence as to a11 matters in accordance with said ordinance and notice, at which time the following appeared and testified as follows: The Director of Public Works of the City of Paris briefly described the improvernents 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 Paris 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 property and its owners. The City Manager, Albert K. Steinheimer, testified and advised the Council of the respective values of the improvements and the degree to which they enhaneed the value of the respective abutting property owners, and that in his opirrbn the abutting properties, and each of them, would, if said street was paved in accordance with the contract and plans and specifications, and curbs and gutters were made, constructed, and installed in accordance with the contract and plans and specifica- tions, be enhanced in value in an amount greater than the proposed assessments against such properties. (g) That at said hearing the following property owners were present and offered objections or testimony as to said improvements, contracts or assessments therefor, or as to the proceedings with reference thereto: ~ -2--.3 1 , ~