Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESS
MENTS FOR PART OF THE COST
OF IMPROVING FIRST STREET,
IN THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE,
BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF
FRONTON STREET AND THE
WEST LINE OF JEFFERSON
STREET, EXCEPT INTERSEC-
TI0NS WITH ST. FRANCIS AND
ST. CHARLES STREETS AND IN
TERSECTIONS ALREADY PAVED.
FIXING "a CHARGE AND LIEN
AGAINST PROPERTY AUDITING
THEREON AND AGAINST OWN
Frs THEREOF, PROVIDIG FOR
THE COLLECTION OF SUCH AS
SESSMENTS AND ISSUANCE OF
ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN
EVIDENCE THEREOF.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF BROWNSVILLE:
WHEREAS, The City OF Browns
vile, Texas, has heretofore ordered
that First Street i'm said city from
the east line Of Fronton Street 70
the west line of jefferson Street ex-
cept intersections already paved, be
improved by raising, grading filling.
installing concrete curbs and gut
tiers where such euTbs and cutters
are not alredy installed ON proper
grade and line, and paving with n
and one-half inch W~arrenite Btu
lithic wearing surface on two and
one-half. inch bituminous concrete
base on three inch compressed gravel
sub-base, together with all Incl
dentals and appurtenances, and the
construction OF such improvements
and contract therefor was awarded
20 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 on street,
showing the amounts 70 be assessed
against the various parcels OF or in
terests in parcels OF abutting prop
erty and the owners thereof, and
showing other matters and 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 20
the owners OF such abutting proper
~, and TO all others in anywise IN
terested therein, or having lien or
claim thereon, and due and proper
notice OF the times place and purpose
OF such hearing was given, and said
hearing was had and held nc the
time and place fixed therefor, to-
wit, on the End day of Sept, A. ID.
1927, nc 10 o'clock a. M In the City
Council room in the City Hall In the
City OF Brownsville, Texas, and said
hearing vas continued until all de-
string 90 be heard were given full
and fair opportunity 20 be heard;
and the said City Commission having
fully considered the evidence and
all proper matters, the said hearing
was finally closed on the End 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 20 the benefits 20 the re-
speetive parcels Of property by
means OF the improvements I'm the
said portion Of street for which such
assessments nre 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 inn
posed. and further finds that in
each Ease the abutting property, or
interest therein assessed. ns the ease
may De, IL especially benefited in
enhanced value to said property or
interest therein, aB the case may be-,
By means Of the improvements In the
said portion Of street upon which
said property mbuta. III for which