Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

AN ORDINANCE levying assess
ments for part of the cost of improving
West Fourth hale Street, in the city
of Brownsville, between the West line
of Elizabeth Street and the East line
OF st. Charles Street, except the in
tersection with Levee Street, fixing
a charge and lien against property
abutting thereon and against owners
thereof, providing for the collection
Of such assessments and issuance Of
assignable certificates in ~evidencinl
thereof.
BE II ORDAINED BY THE CITY or
BROWNSVILLE:
WHEREAS, the City Of Browns
Vile, Texas, has heretofore ordersl
that West Fourth (Hale) Street il
said city from the west line of Eliz
beth Street to the east line Of
Charles Street except the interse
ton with Levee Street, be imprcyi
by raising, grading, filling. installg
concrte curbs and cutters where sih
curbs and cutters are not alreiy
on proper grade and line, and pang
with n and one-half inch Warm
lite Bitulithic wearing surface on 70
and one-half inch bituminous On
crete base on three inch comprised
gravel sub-base, together with aim
cidentals and appurtenanceS, anethe
construction of such ~improvetnts
and contract therefor was award TO
and entered into with Soutkest
Bitulithic Company; and.
WHEREAS, the City Paving En-
gineer of said City prepared and
filed q roll or statement for thj i'm
provements in said portion Of steet,
showing the amounts Il be ASSESSED
against the various parcels of n in
terests IN parcels OF abuttingb Drop
erty and the owners thereof and
showing other matters and things.
and tn. same was examined IN the
City Commission Vt the Cit of
Brownsville, and approved, and time
and place was fixed t,r hearing TO
the owners of such abutin0 nroner-
and to all others in Aywise In
terested therein, OF having anv hen
or claim thereon, and due am proper
notice of the time, place and R,rpose
of such hearing was given. and SAID
hearing was had and held at the
time and place fixed therefore To-.
wit, on the 18th day Of May, A. d.
1923. nc 10 O'Clock a. m. in the City
Council room in the City Hall in the
CITY of Brownsville. Texas. anc said
was continued until all de-
to be heard were given full
and fair opportunity TO be heard:
and the said City Commission having
considered the evidence and
Ill proper matters. the said hearing
was finally closed on the 18th day
Of May. 1928. and,
WHEREAS. the City Commission
the evidence finds that the
assessments and charges are right
md proper and are substantially in
to the benefits to the re-
parcels Of property by
reans Of the improvements in the
aid portion Of street for which such
assessments are levied. and establish
substantial justice and equality and
Uniformity between the respective
'wners of the respective properties
n interests therein and between all
concerned. considering the
'enefits received and burdens i'm
'osed. and further finds that in
ach case the AUDITING property. or
therein assessed. as the case
aay be. is especially benefited in
nhanced value TO said property or
therein, as the case may be.
y mean Of the improvements in the
aid portion of street upon which
aid property abuts. and for which
ssessment is levied AND charge
iade, in a sum in excess OF the
osts of the improvements Is in &C.
ordance with the law and charter II.
r in this city and the proceed
1gs heretofore had with reference
> said improvements. and Is In ell
aspects valid and regular.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE 1T FUR
HER ORDAINED:
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