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Min 11/28/1921 Morgan Building Wichita Falls, Texas November 28th, 1921. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls,Texas met in regales session on the above date with the following present:- W. D. Cline, Mayor J. B. Fitts 0 J. F. Reed I Aldermen R. E. Shepherd W. S. Curlee 1 Geo. W. Thorburn, City Clerk Moved by Aldermen Curlee that the following Resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Alderman Fitts and serried by following vete:- Yeas+- Fitts, Reed, Shepherd, Curlee. Hayes: None. RESOLUTION "Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas:- That Whereas, the Board of Aldermen of the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, has heretofore ordered the property abutting on following described property, Front Street: From Indiana Avenue to Ohio Avenue. improved by raising, grading and filling same and installing concrete, curbs and gutters,ani paving with concrete and whereas, by Resolution of the Board of Aldermen adopted on the 7th day of November 1921 it was ordered that a hear- ing to all property owners abutting on said portion of said street, and all others interested be held in the Council Chamber in the Morgan Building at 7 p.M on the 28th day of November and that notice thereof be given, and Whereas due notice of the time Ynd place of such hearing was given and such hearing held and all parties their agents, and attorneys, and all others desiring to be heard were fully and fairly heard, and at such hearing the following protests were made. Noneprotesting against the cost of such improvement. I. That all pretests and objections, whether herein specifically mentioned or not, be and they are hereby over-ruled. 2. That the Board finds from the evidence before it that no property will be damaged by means of, or as a result of any of said improvements. • 3. The Board further finds from the evidence before it that the proper rule of apportionment of the costs of such improvements is that appe lied and shown on the estimates reports and statements of the City Engineer, filed on the 7th day of November 1921, and examined and approved by the Board and that such produces and effects substantial equality and justice between the various lots and parcels of land shown and effected thereby and the respectite owners thereof and the Board further finds from the evidence that each parcel or lot of land abutting on said portions of Front Street, will be benefitted in enhanced value by means of such improvements on said portions of pront street in an amount in excess of the portion of costs to be assessed against same as shown on said estimates reports and statements of the City Engineer, and in which ease adjustment was made so that the enhanced value of their property on Front Street will be in excess of the amount of their assessment. That said sums be assessed against said lots or parcels of property and against the owners thereof, and the City Attorney is hereby direct- ed to prepare form of Ordinance levying such assessments in accordance with the Charter and laws in forte in this City and in accordance with the ordinances resolutions, and other proceedings of the City applicable thereto. ties and as to all saTilltimpaoveearring be and it is hereby closed as to all par- 332