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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

An ordinance levying assessments
for part Of The cost of improving
Fifteenth street, in the city Of
Brownsville, between the west line
Of Adams street and the west line
of Monroe 81, Get, fixing a charge
and lien against property AUDITING
thereon and against owners thereof,
providing Tor The collection Of such
assessments and issuance of assign
ments ard issuance Of assignable
certificates in evidence thereof.
Ee it ordained By the city Of
Brownsville. Whereas, the city of
Brownsville. Texas has heretofore
ordered Adams street to the west
line of Monroe street be improved
by raising grading, filling, install
ing concrete curbs and cutters
where sue hcurbs and cutters are
rot already installed on proper
grade and line, and paving with
one an Gone-half inch Warrenite
Bituli.hic wearing surface on two
anG one-haif inch bituminous con-
cre.e base On thJee-l.lch compressed
gravel sub-base, tcet'her with all
incicentals and appurtenances, and
the construction of such improve
ments nnC contract therefor was
awarded to and entered into with
Southwest Bitulithic company; and,
Whereas, the city paving engineer
Of said city prepared and filed a
roll or statement for the improve
ments 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
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That the several sums above men,
toned and assessed against the said
parcels of property, or interests in
property, AMI the owners thereof.
and interest thereon at the ate of z
per cent per annrm, together with
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
of collection. if incurred, are here
by declared to be and ara made a
lien upon the respective parcels of
property, or interests in parcels Of
property, as the case may be,
against which the same are ssess-
ed, and a personal liability and
charge against the real and true
wners of such property, or inter-
ests in property, whether such own
ers be named herein or not, md the
liens shall be and constitute the first
enforcible lien and claim against
the property, or interes' in prop
erty, on which such assessments are
levied, and shall be first and para
mount lien thereon, superior to all
other liens and claims except state,
county and municipal taxes. The
sums so assessed against the abut-
ting property, or interests in abut-
ting property, and the owners there
of shall be and become due and pay
able as follows. to-wit:
In six f6) equal instalIme-.ts. due
respectively on or before thirty (30)
days, l, 2, 8, a, and 5 years after the
date of completion and acceptance by
the City of the improvements in said
portion OF street, and shall ear in
terest at the rate of z per cent per
annum, payable annually nth ch
installment. Provided that any own
er shall have the right to pay the
entire assessment, or any INSTALL
ment Thereof before maturity by pay.
ment of principal and accrued inter-
est, and provided further that If de-
fault shall be made in the r. ~1ent
of any installment of principal or in
terest promptly as the rame ma
lures, the entire amount of the as
sessment upon which such default
is made shall, at the opinion of the
SAID contractor. Southwest Bitulithic
company. or it's assigns. be and be-
come due and payable, and shall be
collectible. together nth reasonable
attorneys fees, and costs of %collec-
ton, if incurred.
III.
The fact that such improvements
may be omitted on that portion of
street adjacent to any premises ex-
empt from the lien If such assess
ments shall in nowise iavalidate. af-
feet or impair the lien Of such as
sessments upon other premises. All
assessments levied are a personal liza
bility and charge against the rerl
and true owners of the premises de-
scribed, Notwithstanding such own.
ers may not be named or may be in
correctly named. No mistake, error,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

An ordinance levying assess
mentS for part Of the cost if i'm
proving Madison street, in the city
of Brownsville, between the south
line Of Fourteenth street and the
north line of Fort Brown military
reservation, fixing a charge and lien
against property AUDITING thereon
and against owners thereof, provid-
ing for the collection of such as
Sessments and issuance of assign
able certificates in evidence thereof.
Be it ordained by the city of
Brownsville, Texas, has heretofore
ordere dthat Madison street in said
city from the south line of Four
teenth street to the north line of
Fort Brown military reservation be
improved by raising, grading. filling
and installing concrete curbS and
cutters where such curbS and gut
tiers are not already installed on
proper grade and line. and paving
with one and one-half inch War
renite Bitulithic wearing surface on
two and one-half inc hbituminous
concrete base on three-inch COM
pressed gravel sub-base, together
with all inCidentalS and appurten-
ances, and the construction Of such
improvements and contract therefor
was awarded to and entered into
with Southwest Bitulithic company;
and,
Whereas. the city paving engineer
OF said city prepared and filed a
roll or statement for the improve
mentS in said portion of street,
showing the amounts to be assessed
against the various parcels of or
interests in parcels OF AUDITING prop
erty and the owners thereof, and
showing 7ther 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 hear
Ing to the owners of such AUDITING
property, and TO all others in any,
wise interested therein, or having
any 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
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An ordinance levying asSesse-
ments for part of the cost of i'm
proving Monroe street, in the city
OF BROWNSVILLE, between the south
line Of Fourteenth street and the
north line of Sixteenth street.
Fixing a charge and lien against
property AUDITING thereupon and
against owners thereof, providing
for the collection of such assess
ments and issuance of assignable
certificates in evidence thereof.
Be it ordained by the city of
Brownsville, Texas, has heretofore
ordered that Monroe street in said
city from the south line of Four
teenth street to the north line Of
Sixteenth street be improved by
raising, grading, filling, installing
concrete curbS and cutters where
such curbS and cutters are not al
ready installed on proper grade line,
and paving with one and one-half
inch Warrenite Bitulithic wearing
surface on two and one-half inch
bltumlnouS concrete base on three
Inch compressed gravel sub-base,
together with all incidentals and
appurtenances, and the construc-
ton Of such improvements and con-
tract therefor vas awarded to and
entered into with Southwest Bituli-
THO company; and,
Whereas, the City Paving Engi-
neer of said city prepared and filed
8 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
interests in parcels of abutting
property 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 hear
ing to the owners of such AUDITING
property. ana 20 all others in any,
wise interested therein, or having
any lien or clai mthereon, 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
liked therefor, to-Wit, on the 3rd
day of August, A. D. 1923, at 10
o'clock a. m. 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,
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street, which certificates shall be
executed in the manner and rm
and with the provisions and re-
citals prescribed in q certain ordi-
nance duly passed by til city COM
mission Of the City of Brownsville
on June 7th, 1927, which ordinance is
n providing or the issuance Of as
signable certificates of assessment
declaring and ~evidencing assess
ments made against AUDITING prop
erty and its owners and railroads or
street railroads and their owners for
q portion Of the cost Of street i'm
provements upon streets and other
highways or portions thereof in the
City Of Brownsville, and prescribing
the provisions of such certificates
and providing that payments made
thereon may be made to the City
Tax Collector and further prescrib-
ing the duties of the City Tax Col
lector and the City Treasurer with
reference to money so paid.
vi.
That any and all sums payable
upon any assessments he mad
or any certificates %evidencinr the
same, may be paid to the Tax Col
lector of the City of Brownsville as
provided in and authorized by said
ordinance Of June 7th, 1927. describ-
ed in the preceding paragraph here
Of and he duties of me City Tax
Collector and the City Treasurer
with reference to any and all such
payments shall be those prescribed
in said ordinance.
Finally passed and approved this
7th day Of September, A. D. 1928.
B. E. HINKLEY, Mayor Protein,
City Of Brownsville, Texas.
Attest:
A. Z. MUNDAY, City Secy.
3-18-25-2t-3365.
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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 to
the owners of such abutting prop
erty, and to all others in anywise
interested therein, or having any
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 Bird
day of August, A. D. 1928, at 10
o'clock a. m. in the city council
roo min the city hall in the city
Of Brownsville, Texas, and said
hearing YVES 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 3rd day
Of August, 1928, and
Whereas, the city commission
from the evidence finds that the
asSessme ntsand charges are right
and prope ran dare substantially
in proportions to the benefits to
the respective 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, con
sidering the benefits received and
burdens imposed, and further finds
that in each case the AUDITING prop
erty, o rinterest therein assessed. as
the case may be, is especially bene-
fitted in enchanced value to said
property or interes THEREIN, as the
case may be, by means of the i'm
provementS 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 i'm
provements is in accordance with
the law and charter in force in
this cit yand the proceedings here
tofore had with reference to said
improvements, and is in all respects
valid and regular.
Now, therefore, be it further re-
solved:
l. That there shall be and is
hereby levied and assessed against
the parcels Of property, or interest
in parcels of property. a the case
may be, hereinbelo wmentioned and
against the real and true owners
thereof, whether such owners be
correctly named herein, the sums
of money below mentioned and it
elnized. shown opposite the descrip-
ton of the respective parcels Of
property the descriptions Of such
property, or interests therein, the
various amounts assessed against
the same, and the owners thereof,
so far as such owners r known
being as follows:
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

ard the sad city commission hav-
ing fully considered the evidence
ard ali proper matters, the said
hearing was finally closed on the
Ord day of August, 1928; and
Whereas the cit ycommission
from the evidence finds that the
assessments and charges are right
and proper and are substantially
in proportion to the benefits to
the respective parcels of property
by means CT the improvements In
the said portion of steret for which
such assessments are levied, and es-
tablish substantial justice and
equality and uniformity between the
respective properties or interests
therein, and between all parties
concerned, considering the benefits
received and burdens imposed, and
further finds that i neach caes the
AUDITING property, or interest there
in assessed. a. 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
odiQ plOl'CLty dUQIc, dIlQ lOI WHICH
assessment is levied and charge
made, in a sum i'll excess of the
costs Of the improvements is in ac-
cordance with the law and charter
in force in this city and the pro-
ceedings heretofore had with refer
ence to said improvements, and is
in all Respects valid and regular.
Now. therefore, be it further or
dained:
|. That there shall be and is
hereby levied and assessed against
the parcels of property, or interest
IN parcels CT property, as the case
may be. l~lereinbeIW mentioned and
against the rea. and true owners
thereof. whether such owners be
correctly named herein, the sums of
money below mentioned and item
lied, shown opposite the description
of the respective parcels of prop
erty, or interests therein, the vari-
ous amounts assessed against the
same, an dthe owners thereof, so
far as such owners are known be-
ing as follows:
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That the several sums above men
toned and assessed against the said
parcels of property, or interests in
property, and the owners thereof,
and interest thereon at the rate Of
z per cent per annum, together with
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
of collection, If incurred, are hereby
declared to be and are made a lien
upon the respective parcels OF prop
erty, or interests in parcels Of prop
erty, as the case may be, against
which the same are assessed, and a
personal liability and charge against
the real and true owners of such
property, or interests in property,
whether such owners be. named
herein or not. and the liens shall
be and constitute the first enforcible
lien and claim against the property,
or interest in property, on which
such assessments are levied, and
shall be a first and paramount lien
thereon. superior to all other liens
and claims except state, county and
municipal taxes. The sums so as
sessed against the abutting proper
ty, or interests in AUDITING prop
erty, and the owners thereof shall
be and become due and payable as
follows, to-wit:
In six CO. equal installmentS, due
respectively on or before thirty 600
days, /, 2. 8, 4, and 5 years after
the date of completion and accept
ance by the City of the improve
ments in said portion Of street, and
shall bear interest from the date OF
such completion and acceptance at
the rate of Z per cent per annum,
payable annually with each INSTALL
ment. Provided thta any owner
shall have the right to pay the n
tire assessment, of any installment
thereof before maturity by payment
of principal and accrued interest.
and provided further that if default
shall be made in the payment OF
any installment Of principal or in
terest promptly as the same ma
lures, the entire amount of the as
sessment upon which such default is
made shall, at the option of the said
Contractor, Southwest Bitulithic
Company, OF its assigns. be and be-
come Immediately due and payable,
and shall be collectible. together
with reasonable attorneys fees, and
costs Of collection. if incurred.
III
The fact thta such improvements
may be omitted on that portion of
street adjacent to any premises eX-
empt from the lien of sucn assess
ments shall in nowise invalidate,
affect or impair the lien of such as
sessrnerts upon other premises. All
sessments levied are a personal La
bility and charge against the real
and true owners of the premises de-
scribed, Notwithstanding such own
ers may not be named or may be in
correctly named. No mistake. error.
invalidity. or irregularity in the
name Of any property owner or the
description of any property of the
amount Of any assessment or in any
other matter or thing. shall in any
wise invalidate or impair any as
sessments hereby levied. or any GER
tificate issued to evidence the same
as hereinafter providd. and any
such mistake. error, invalidity or ir-
regularity, whether in such assess
ments or In the certificates issued
:, evidence thereof. may be correct |
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approximately 1850 square yards OF

Approximately 1850 square yards OF
| pavement.
Notice is hereby given that:
Whereas, the City of Brownsville
has heretofore by resolutions, al
rected the improvement OF Lhe
above mentioned streets, between
the above mentioned limits, by
grading, raising and filling In,
same, and by improving the same
by the construction Of concrete
curbS and cutters wherever deem
ed necessary, and paving the same
, with n Of the following types OF
pavement, to be selected by the
City Commission of the said City,
to-wit:
ID. 5-inch reinforced concrete
base with ! IL inch hot mix rock
asphalt wearing surface;
ca. 5 inch reinforced concrete
base with l IL inch asrhaltic
concrete wearing surface;
(3). 5-inch reinforced concrete
base with / IL inch Warrenite
Bitulithic wearing surface;
"a. 3-inch rolled gravel base with
2 IL inch bituminous concrete base
with ! IL inch Warrenite Btu
lithic wearing surface;
Whereas, plans and spe~cations
have been pre- Jared for the said
work by the City Engineer. which
r on file in the office Of the City
Secretary, and have been duly APP
proved by the City Commission.
Now, therefore. all persons desir-
ing to bid upon the work of making
the said improvements are REQUEST
ed to do so in accordance with the
said resolutions. plans ami specift-
cations to which they are referred.
by filing sealed bids therefor with
the said City Secretary, on or be-
fore the 5th dav of April, A D
1929. at ten o'clock q. m.
Bidders will be required to make
their bids on forms Of proposals
by the City Secretary. and which
may be obtained at his office. and
no bid will be considered unless the
same is accompanied by a certified
check upon an acceptable bank,
payable to the Mayor Of the City
of Brownsville, in amount and on
conditions DESIGNATED by and in
said proposal. Bidders may bid
either upon all the different alter
native plans, materials and meth
DDS prescribed by said specifica-
lions. or upon any one or more
thereof. The City Of Brownsville
reserves the right to accent any
bid or bids. or to reject any bid or
bids in whole or in part.
A. e. MUNDAY,
City Secretary. City Of
Brownsville, Texas.
3-18 to 27-10t-3362
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upon any assessments herein made
or any certificates evidencing the
same, may be paid to the Tax Col
lector of the City of Brownsville as
provided in and authorized by said
ordinance of June 7th 1927, de-
scribed in the preceding paragraph
hereof and the duties Of the City
Tax Collector and the City Treasurer
with reference to any and all such
payments shall be those prescribed
in said ordinance.
Finally passed and approved this
7th day Of September, A. D. 1928.
B. E. HINKLEY, Mayor Protein,
City Of Brownsville, Texas.
Attest:
A. E. Munday, City Secretary.
3-18-25-2t-3366.
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That the several sums above men
toned and assessed against the said
parcels Of property, or interests in
property, and the owners thereon,
and interest thereon at the rate of
7 per cent per annum, together with
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
of collection, if incurred, are here
by declared to be and are made a
lien upon the respective parcels Of
property, or interests in parcels Of
property, as the case may be. against
which the same r assessed, and a
personal liability and charge against
the real and true owners of such
property, or interests in property,
whether such owners be named
herein or not, and the liens shall
be and constitute the first enforcible
lien and claim against the property,
or interest in property, on which
such assessments are levied, and
shall be a first and paramount lien
thereon, superior to all other liens
and claims except state, county and
municipal taxes. The sums so as
sessed against the abutting proper
ty, or interests in AUDITING prop
erty, and the owners thereof shall
be and become due and payable as
follows, to-wit:
/ In six co equal installments, due
respectively on or before thirty 900
days, /, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years after
the date of completion and accept
awe by the City Of the improve
ments in said porto nof street, and
shall bear interest from the date of
such completion and acceptance at
the rate Of z per cent per annum,
payable annually with each INSTALL
ment. Provided that any owner
shall have the right to pay the en-
tire assessment, or any inStallment
thereof before maturity by payment
of principal and accrued interest,
and provided further that if default
shall be made in the payment OF any
installment of principal or interest
promptly as the same natures, the
entire amount Of the assessment
upon which such default is made
shall, at the opinion Of the said
Contractor, Southwest Bitulithic
Company. or its assigns, be and be-
come Immediately due and payable.
and shall be c%ollectible, together
with reasonable attorneys fees, and
costs of collection. if incurred.
"
The fact that such improvements
may be omitted on that portion Of
street adjacent to any premises ex-
empt from the lien Of such assess
ments shall in nowise invalidate. af-
feet or impair the lien of such as
sessments upon other premises. All
assessments levied are a personal
described. notwithstanding such
owners may not be named OF may
be incorrectly named. No mistake,
error. invalidity. or irregularity in
the name Of any property owner or
the description Of any property or
the amount of any assessment or in