1290 ORD PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PORTION OF W WASHINGTON ST AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS IN COP~ Adla. I 1
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A7iARDIP?G AA?D APPRO,rIN = CONTR:1rT FOR Tf, ; IYPRUiEPtT-ETdfiS, ORDE'RI2vG TFiE MCUTIOP:
THEREC7F, DTRECTIY;T T`iE CITY ?iNGiPIEER T~; PRE?ARE ESTIT%TES, PROVIDIi,_,'s SUEMrY
OTHER i.iATTMS IP?CIDENT TIiERETO.
';ZIIIR~-gS, t}ie City Ln~ineer for the City of Paris, Texas, has
heretofore prepared plans and specifications for the improvement of a portior
of viest Viashington Street and fczr portions of sundry other stre~ in the Cittir
of Faris, "Lexas, hereinaf'tar described, and said plans and specifications were
duly presented to the City council of the Cit,y of.' paris, Texas, by the City
Enginear and 'nave been f ul].y exftmined and have heretof ore been approved hy
the City Coiancil; THEREFORE;
BE IT C?DAI^;ED EY TFIE CITY COU'ATCIL GF TfIE CITY UF PARIS, `rEX~-S;
SECTION 1. Thera exists a public necessity for the improver,ient
of the herean~a£ter described portians of streets in the City of PAris, Texas.
Section 2. Tha+ each of the f"o11oUrin', streets, to-wit;
711es ',`tashin;;ton Streat £rom the ':"test boundary Zine of 7th
;treet S.atir., west to apoin:t 788 feet we9t of such
boui7.dar'y line of 7th Stre_:t Southwest.
(2) r it zhugh Avenue bstwuen Hickory Street a nd A laka Roa d;
(3) 8th Stre?t 1`~ortheast betwe8n Hickory ~'treet and Blake !:aad;
(4) Blake Road from its intorsection with ''itzhugh Avenue, 'lest
a distance of 444 .fset;
{5' Hzckory Stre-,t from its intarsection with Fitzhu7h Avenue,
wn ,t to its intorsection rri'th G+.h Street Kartheast;
shall be improved in the followin,; manner, ±o-wit:
(1) That said streets shall be cut and filled so as to brir,_ the
sar.ie to grade;
(2) That said streets s?iall be paved from curb tc curb trritY 6-i.nch
soil-asphalt base and single asphalyic surface treatment;
(3 ) That concrete burbs and ;utters and curb returns, and setver
drop in-7.ets shall be constructed along both sides of the paved
portions of said streets, a11 such improvements to be cor_structed
in strict accordanco with the plans and specifications therefor;
provided that any existin~ curhs and xutters in place meet9.nU the
required specifications, or whi:;l, can be utilized, shall be left
in place, if ar_y, and cnrrespondi.n,; crodits to the property
owners shall be allcwed on the assessments avainst such prope:•tie3
and propert;y> owners, resLective].y.,
SECTI01`? 3. Tne cost of.' the improvements in erch such unit shall Y
be paid for allows, to-srit :
(a ) The Cit« a'' Paris sr.a.11 furnish and provide the labar and
materials, and pay the full cost of cuttin.~, £illin; and -rading such streets,
as well as t'Ze full cost of pavin; the same, as specified above.
The ~ity of Faris shqll pay the full cost of' and for the
cor.struction of the sewer drop in-l.ats, drains and curb returns a.t all
streets intorsections, as specified and dosi6-nated ir, such pZans -r.d
sneci.f'ivatioris fior such improvoments.
(v ) The a'butt iuZi, properties and ti~e c}tivners thereof shall be
assassed £or the ±ul.l cost rf t,}-,e construction of the r,urbs and uUtters in ,
' accordancr., tivhat is known as the "Front-'-'oat ;'lan", in praportian as tho '
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frontage of the property of each resNectiv* owner° is to tre wY:ole frontarTe
impreved.
SLCTIG2u 4. Yo assessr7ents shall he lev°iQd against any progerty
or its vwnerunTin-after notice and hearirxg as provicted by law, nor in
excess of special 'Cenefits to the particular property resulting from the
improvements for which the assessr,~nt is levied.
SECTIGN S. Assessner.ts ar;ainst abuttixg properts,r and the ovmers
therecf, resrec ively, shall m:ature and be payarie in equal monthl,y install-
ments not tc exceed twelve (12) in number, the first o;' vrhicr: shall be due ard
payable vrithin thirty (30) day*s f'ron the date of the completion and acc4fitance
cf the irnprovements in the uriit ior which the partic;ular assessr.tent is levic+d,
axid E+ like install:rer.+ s}.a7 l be due and pa.ya~Ie each successive r:onth there-
af'ter until said assessnent is ;:aid in full, and stizch assessr;ants shall boar
no -'~ntsrost bef ore raturity, provided tPiat if da,"ault be nade ir, tr-ie pa-,m!ert
of any s,;cri installn:ent, t'rlen, at the opti on of tl-o rn.mer and hvidar of the
certai fca±e issued in evidenco of the particular assessrrent, the entire.
assessment iri conr.ecticn witY: tivhich default is r,ade shal7. n,atttre and becoms
due ar:d payable, teg,ether with reasonable attorney*s' fees and costs af
collectian, if any. Fa• t~rG~; pa.rt cf the cost of the improvemen~.s tY~at
be deterr.ined ta be levied a-e. inst the owners of ?buttir J property ar.d thE ir
property shall be levied by assessmer.ts as herein proviCed, and said i:~:rrove-
ments may further be socured by h.echanic's Liens to be executed in favor of
the City of Paris, pravided by law ir_ accerdance tivitti the t9:'TIS ard provisioris
of this ordinance and the resalutions relating to such assessrnents. Favir_,~
certificates evidencing the assessrments sYiall be issued in favar af the t;ity
of Paris for the amcunt of the respective assessments, whetrer the resp.ective
propert,yr owners have executed 1~echanic's Liens to secure the payr!mert nr no-t.,
andshall be pay~,,.ble for t}~, uUe arid beriefit. of the, current ftind of the :,'ity
of T'ar-as, es+,ablished for the purpose of street maintenance and repair ar..d
other ci.ty activities.
a:~CTTGPd C. .',?otice tn }•idders ?avin;; beer_ ~ivan and advcrtived ds
rec~uir~d by aw a.n the Cnart~,r of the rity of Paris, Texas, re].atin~: to the
proposed construction of the cor.crote ciarbs and ,,:utters, curb returns ar.d
sewer drop in-lets specified and provic.ed in the plans and specificatiarls
far the respective ar.its of stroet ir.provoments, aescribed abcve, 4eir,,~ al1
cf tha.t part of such resx,ec±ive iranrovesments in urhzch tnE abuttinc, pronerty
and property ommers nra to sllare ir the cost af the ccnstruction cf saId
i.riprvvoments, it I.einE providsd tl-et t'no City of F~zris shall bear the fx?Il
cost af the rer.~.a.r.der af such impravem.ents and do, perforr: and camp1et:Q the
sarr.e tivith labor ar?d reterials f'urnished by said city, <,.nd the bid of
J. F. Huddleston and Sons Of Paris, Lgm r.ountv. Texas
hav7.n~, been found tc be tY7e most advanta~ecus bid and t o lc~rest snd best~
bid for thB m,a.kin:r and coiLstructiorl. of such ir.ipravements, the vrorl: of TMkinz:,
and constructin;; such improvexaents and contract therefor :i.U hereby let to the
said J. F. Huddleston & 5on5, which centract is dsted ttil.is dsi±;e
and is on. fi e witr. the Ci.y and has bf;en executed by the said contr'ctor
and the I::a;ror of' the „ity of Paris is herebt~ dyrocted tc execute the sFid
contrar.t in tl1s r~ame of the Git;,, of Paris, Tesas, a:ad the ;ity Clerk is herer;;
d.irected tn cour.terui6r. tha san'-e and ir.iprc4Fi, the corpcrate ssai cf the City
of Far ls tr:are cn .
The Citv of Paris has un 1-:and sufficier_t funds her'ctofnr'e
api;rop.riated to t'-,a stroet irnprc~ver~ont fund for c;arrent operations sufficient
to pay for the indebtedness ir_curred by the uity by virtue of the eentract
hereb,y let, toget~her viith suff'Aciont funds to j ay fcr a11 the improvements
hereirabove described and specif ied, the cost of vtihic:h the Cit,y o" Paris is
t c paV ar:d bear.
SECT~OP~ 7: Each urlit heroir ordered improved shall be and ca_~stztu±.8
a separvto and ir:dependent unit of improvement ar_d the assessments Yierein
provided $or s1^.all be made £or the improvoments in each unit acccrd'zng to
the cost of the improvements :.r that unit and acccrdiri~ to t?-e, benefits
arisiriJ f'ram the i.TjnrGVements in that unit and ir;0epF3r_dent of the casts and of
the bene f'ii:s arisirlU frcr: the improvenents in the otrer units.
SECTIC}t,1 8: 1.11Yae City Zn,,ir.eer is here':;~ '.:rflcted tc preparo 8.nd flic+
with the Citv Council estiniRtes of the cnst of said street improvoments ir.
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each unit, shotiving the amounts to be assessecl EL,~ainst t.he variaus parcols
of abuttino property and the owners thereof per front foat for curb and
gutters, the amounts to be paid by the Ci+y of paris and such cther information
as is required by the law under whi.ah these proceedin;,s are ta}:en ard had,
which is the pct of the Fi.rst Ca11ed Session of the F'ortieth Le;isJ.ature
of the State of iex2s, shown as "hapter 106 cf tt:e rlcts of said c,ession, saici
F.ct now beins showm as Article 1105b of Vernon's Annotz.ted Texas Civil
atatutes.
$'ECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect ir.¢^ediately upon i+.s
passage .
pASSED "'IA.D 1?.PPROV"r:D this 25th day of lay, 1953.
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Mayor of--U`~i-E`y o Par Ts,
ATTEST:
City Clerk.