Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-24

SESSMENIS FOR PART Or THE
COST or IMPROVING ST. FRAN
CHS STREET. IN THE CITY or
BROWNSVILLE, BETWEEN THE
SOUTH LINE OF 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 10 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
tie Bitulithic wearing surface on two
and one-half inch bituminous on
crete base on three inch compressed
gravel s~ub-basc, together with all
incidentals and appurtenances. and
the construction of such improve
ments and contract therefore was
awarded &c and entered into with
Southwest Bitulithic Company; and,
WHEREAS, the City Paving En-
gineer Of said City prepared and
filed n 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 ahutting 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 10
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 time. place and purp0se
Of such hearing was given, and said
hearing was had and held az the
time and place fixed therefor, to-
wit, on the Sth day OF July. "A. ID.
1927, at 10 o'clock. A. ~, 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 on 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
mea 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 al
parties concerned, considering the
benefits received and burdens i'm
posed, and further finds that in
each case the abutting property, Or
interest therein assessed, as the ease
may be, is especially benefited in
enhanced value TO said property or
interest therein, as the Ease 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 sun IN exces Of the
costs OF the improvements is in &C
cordance with the law and charter IN
force in this city and the proceed
ings heretofore had with reference
10 said improvements, and is in al
respects valid and regular.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FUR
THEIR ORDAINED:
That there shall be and Is hereby
levied and assessed against the par
cells OF property, or interest in par
cells OF property, as the case may De.
herelnbelow mentioned and against
the 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-
spective parcels Of property, or in
terests in property. the descriptions
Of such property, or interests there
in. the various amounts assessed
against the same. ard the owners
thereof. so far as such owners are
known being as follows.
Contract No 6
Engineers roll or statement for Sc.
Francis Street from its intersection
with the South line Of Eleventh
Street 70 its intersection with the
North lima af Palm pou1evnrA krown