Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-22

Block No. SO, Lot No. 10, 80
feet Miss G.. Vuitonnet.. 204.46
Block No. SO, Lots Nos. IL G.
II, 100 feet, r. Neal. 1882
Total of Paving District
No. ) .$15701.90
and
Whereas, said written statement of
aid engineer has been examined by
this city council; Now, Therefore, it
i hereby resolved by said city
Gil:
FIRST: That said written state
ment of said engineer shall be and
the same is hereby in all things ap-
proved and adopted.
SECOND: That a hearing shall be
given before this city council to own
ers of property abur,ing on said
streets in said Paving District Mum
Der Three CD or any portion there
Of and to the owners Of any and all
such railroads or street railroads,
their agents or attorneys, which hear
ing shall be held in the chambers of
said city council in the City Hall in
the City of Brownsville, Texas, be,
ginning at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on four
teenth (14th) day Of December, A.
d., 1912, which hearing shall be con
tinued from day to day and from time
to time until all persons interested
in said property who may appear be.
fore said city council shall have been
fully heard, at which time the own
ers of said property, their agents or
attorneys or any person or persons
interested therein shall be entitled to
and shall receive a hearing as to any
protest or objection 10 said assess
ments or any Of them and as to the
special benefits by reason of such pro
posed improvements, as to any error
or invalidity or ir~regularity with re-
ference to said proceedings, or to
said improvement or paving, OF any
matter or things connected Herewith,
and as to any other matter of objec-
ton in connection with said pro
c~eedings, and at which hearing said
owners of said property DR. any of
them or their agents or attorneys
or any other persons interested in
Sdlu RIODCl " may plOuuOC CIV uCht
and subpoena witnesses upon any of
said issues and in support of any such
objection, and shall have the right to
contest said assessment, and person
al liability, and the regularity of the
proceedings with reference to such
improvement, and the benefits of said
improvement to their property, and
any other matter with reference
thereto.
THIRD: That when said hearing
shall have been closed this city coun-
Gil shall by ordinance declare and
fix the amount per AUDITING front
foot of each lot or parcel of land and
the total amount of the cost of the
Improvement to be paid by each of
the owners of property abutting on
the street or portion thereof, so to
be improved, and shall thereupon as
sess same as provided in said gener-
al paving ordinance relative to assess
ments provided, that no assessment
shall be made against any owner or
his property unless the improvement
of the street benefits and enhances
the value thereof or in excess of the
amount of the special benefits to his
property in the enhanced value there
of by reason of such improvement;
provided, that the apportionment Of
the cost Of improvement among prop
erty Owners as finally determined and
assessed shall be in accordance with
the special benefits so received by
each separate lot or the owner there
of; and in said ordinance said city
council shall also declare, fix and as
sess the portion of the cost of such
improvement to be paid by the own
ers Of said railroads and street rail
roads, and to be taxed against and to
constitute a lien on such railroas,
their roadbeds, ties. rails, fixtures,
rights and franchises.
4th: That if any person, firm, estate
or cpororation against whom or whose
property any assessment shall have
been made by the city council shall
be dissatisfied Herewith, then such
property owner or owners may with
in ten days after the decision or find
ing OF the city council has been n
dered, file an application for a re-
htdAlHH tHSitOlt III NillluS, StlllHS
forth the particular cause or causes
of objection thereto, and thereupon
the city council shall grant such re-
hearing and shall correct any mis-
take or irr%egularity in any proceed
ings with reference 10 such improve
ment or the apportionment and as
Sessment of the cost thereof, and in
case of any error or invalidity, shall
reasSess the cost or part of the cost
of Improvement subject TO the terms
Of said general paving ordinance not
in excess of the benefits in enhanced
value of such property from such i'm
prOvement.
FIFTH: That when said hearing of
property wner and others before
said city council shall have been
completed, and when any rehearing