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

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(1) That the City Council has heard all persons who appeared and desired to testify, object, or prvtest as to the special benefits in enhanced val.ue to accrue to said abutting property and the real and true owners thereof as compared with the portion of thecost of constructing aaid 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 offer testimony, and has fully 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 con- tracts were proper and in accordance with the laws under which same are being hsd and with the directives of said City Council in reference 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 direeted the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance incorporating the findings of the City Council When ma de . (i) That based on the evidenee, matters, objections, and testimony considered at such hearing, the City Council has determined that the properties, and each and every parcel of such property abutting upon the street and units as hereinafter set out wi11 be enhaneed in value and 5pecially benefited by the construction of such im- provements in an amount in exeess of the amount of such improvements proposed 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 Plan or Rule, would result in justice and equity between a11 parcels of property within the same unit; and the City Council has determined to apportion and assess the costg on the Front Foot Plan or Rule, except in the following situations and adjust- ments in assessments against corner properties, so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits reeeived and burdens imposed. And the City Council has further found upon the evidence considered that the assessments hereinafter rrade and the charges hereby declared against said abutting properties and the real and true own.ers thereof are just and equitable, and a1.1 objections and protests thereto should be over- ruled and denied.