Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-22

LEGATION. no building or other strue-
tue shall be erected, reconstructed or
substantially repaired, and no new
buildings or other structures, or part
thereof, shall be erected or re-erected
on a strip ten feet wide and extend
ing across the lot or lots on all lots
contiguous TO and abutting on any
street within the City Limits Of the
City of Brownsville, Texas, the inner
line of said strip TO be parallel to the
line of said street Of streets.
Sevtion Ill: The procedure for in
stituting and conducting the condem-
nation proceedings to condemn the
easements and interests necessary to
be taken and acquired 10 establish a
building line under the authority of
this Ordinance, and to assess and
collect benefits against property own
ers and their property abutting on or
in the vicinity Of said building line
arising out Of the establishment of
said building line, shall be the same
as that authorized by law in said city
in connection with the opening Of
streets. In the condemnation Of any
tract where the ownership Of or inter-
ests In said tract is in controversy
or Is unknown, the award may be
made in bulk as to such tract, and
paid into Court for the use of the
parties owning or interested therein,
whoever they may be. as their inter-
ests may appear. The award and
findings Of the Special Commission
ers when filed with the Judge of the
County Court. or other courts having
jurisdiction over the condemnation
proceedings. shall be final, and shall
be made the judgment Of said court.
Compensation shall be due and pay
able upon rendition of the judgment
by the court adopting the award. All
structures extending within the
building lines above set forth. shall
be required to conform to the new
line on the following streets:
Levee Street between East 14th and
East Sth streets.
Elizabeth Street between East l4th
and East sth Streets.
Washington Street between East
l4th and East 9Th Streets,
East 9Th Street between Levee and
Washington Streets,
East Ninth Street between Levee
and Washington Streets.
East Tenth Street between Levee
and Washington Streets,
East 18th Street between Levee and
Washington Streets,
East 18th Street batween Levee
and Washington Streets,
East 18th Street between Levee and
Washington Streets.
East 14th Street between Levee
and Washington Streets, within a
perior of not more than Twenty years
and all structures extending within
such building lines upon the others
herein named streets shall be re-
quired to conform to the new line
within n period Of not more than Ten
years from the time of establishment
Of said lines, such time to be cal
culated from the date when this Or
dinance goes into effect. At any
time. however. before or after the
expiration of the time so fixed, the
Commission of the City of Browns
Vile shall have the power TO proceed
in the manner provided by law, re-
lating TO condemnation proceedings,
by said City 10 remove all structures
and to condemn any property then
within such line, and to assess bene-
fits against property owners and
their property so affected shall receive
due notice and hearing in the man
ner then provided by law in the de-
termination of the additional dam
ages then sustained by the removal
of such structures or the taking of
land then within the building line
and in the determination OF benefits
to be assessed against property own
ers affected and their property af-
fected. IL shall be the duty of every
person desiring to build, Substan-
TALLY reconstruct. or repair any
house, edifice, or building within the
limits Of said City before any work
shall be done in connection with
same, to apply for a permit from the
City Building Inspector, submitting
at the same time a plan which shall
show that the building purposed TO
be repaired. reconstructed or built
conforms to building lines laid down
in this Ordinance. and any person
who shall reconstruct. repair, or build
any building in violation Of same
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and may be fined any sum
not in excess az One Hundred
(s100.0O) Dollars for each violation
of same, and each day on which any
building or structure shall be re-
paired. reconstructed or built in
violation OF this Ordinance consti-
tutes a separate offense.
Section ": This Ordinance shall
be in addition to and cumulative of
any powers now or hereafter con-
ferred by law on this City, which said
Ordinance being put to a vote. Mayor
pro TEN Huxley, Commissioners
Starck. Cobolini, ard Hipp all voted
save" and the same vas unanimously
passed at first reading.
Passed second and final reading
and approved this date, October 9Th,
1928.
A. B. Cole. Mayor,
City of Brownsville, Texas.
Attest:
A. T.. Munday. Secretary.