Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17

COST OF IMPROVING ST. FRAN
CTS STREET. IN THE CITY OR
BROWNSVILLE, BETWEEN THE
SOUTH LINE or ELEVENTH
STREET AND THE NORTH LINE
OF PALM BOULEVARD, EXCEPT
INTERSECTIONS ALREADY
PAVED. FIXING A CHARGE AND
LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY
AUDITING THEREON AND
AGAINST OWNERS THEREOF,
PROVIDING FOR THE COLLEC-
TION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS
AND ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE
CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE
THEREOF.
Be it ordained by the City Of
Brownsville:
WHEREAS, The City Of Browns
vile, Texas, has heretofore ordered
that st. Francis Street in said city
from the south line Of Eleventh
Street TO the north line of Palm
Boulevard, except intersections al
ready paved. be improved by raising,
grading, filling, installing concrete
curbs and cutters where such curbs
ard cutters are not already installed
on proper grade and line, and paving
with n and one-half inch Warren
lite Bitulithic wearing surface On two
and one-half inch bituminous con-
crete base on three inch compressed
gravel sub-base, together with all
i~ncidentals and appurtenances, and
the construction of such improve
ments and contract therefore was
awarded to and entered into with
Southwest Bitulithic Company; and,
WHEREAS. the City Paving En-
gineer of said City prepared and
filed a roll or statement for the i'm
provements in said portion Of street,
showing the amounts TO be assessed
against the various parcels of or in
terests in parcels of abutting prop
erty and the owners thereof, and
showing other matters n things,
and the same was examined by the
City Commission Of the City Of
Brownsville, and approved, and time
and place was fixed for hearing TO
the owners of such abutting proper
ty, and to all others in anywise n
terested therein, or having lien or
claim thereon, and due and proper
notice of the time, place and purpose
Of such hearing was given, and said
hearing was had and held at the
time and place fixed therefor. to-
wit, on the Sth day Of July, A.. ID.
1927, al 10 o'clock, "A. NJ, in the City
Council room in the City Hall in the
City Of Brownsville. Texas, and said
hearing was continued until all de-
string to be heard were given full
and fair opportunity TO be heard;
and the said City Commission having
fully considered the evidence and
all proper matters, the said hearing
was finally closed or the sth day Of
September. 1927; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission
from the evidence finds that the
assessments and charges are right
and proper and are substantially in
proportion to the benefits to the re-
spective parcels Of property by
means Of the improvements in the
said portion Of street for which such
assessments are levied, and establish
substantial justice and equality and
uniformity between the respective
owners Of the respective properties
or interests therein, and between all
parties concerned, considering the
benefits received and burdens i'm
posed, and further finds that in
each Ease the abutting property, ~
interest therein assessed, as the case
may be, is especially benefited in
enhanced value TO said property or
interest therein, as the case may be.
by means of the improvements in the
said portion of street upon which
said property abuts, and for which
assessment is levied and charge
made, in a sum in excess of the
costs Of the improvements Is in ac-
cordance with the law and charter IN
'orce in this city and the proceed
ngs heretofore had with reference
o said improvements, and is in all
aspects valid and regular.
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT FUR
HER ORDAINED:
That there shall be and In hereby
avied and assessed. against the par
cells of property, or interest in par
cells Of property. as the cas- may oe,
l~ereinbelow mentioned and against
he real and true owners thereof.
whether such owners be correctly
named herein, the sums Of money
b 10 mentioned and itemized, shown
opposite the description OF the re-
speetive parcels Of property, or IN
terests In property, the descriptions
of such property, or interests there
in. the various amounts assessed
the same. and the owner
thereof, SO far as such are
known being as follows:
Contract No 6
Engineers roll or statement for 81.
Francis Street from its intersection
with the South line of Eleventh
Street TO its intersection with the
line of Palm Boulevard, known