Ord 2090 5/25/1964 _
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ORDINANCE NO, O
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST
OF IMPROVEMENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVE=
MENTS ON A PORTION OF TAFT BOULEVARD FROM ARCHER STREET TO
F,M, HIGHWAY 369 AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES
AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; FIXING
TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OF THE OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY
AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE
NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ENGROSS
AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE
MINUTE BOOK OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND BY FILING THE COMPLETE
'ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS
INCIDENT THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
has heretofore. ordered that each of the hereinafter described portions of streets,
avenues and public places in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, be improved by rais-
ing, grading and filling same and by constructing thereon the following to-wit:
4 Four (4) inches of hot mix asphaltic concrete base with two (2) inches
of asphaltic concrete surface,
The above, together with combined concrete curbs and gutters on proper
grade and line where same are not already so constructed, together with storm
sewers and drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtenances; all of said
improvements to be constructed as and where shown on the Plans and in strict ac-
cordance with the Plans and Specifications therefor; and contract therefor has
been made and entered into with R. O. Green Construction Company, Contractor,
Wichita Falls, Texas;
WHEREAS, The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
has caused the City Engineer to prepare and file estimates of the cost of such
improvements and estimates of the amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed
against abutting property and the owners thereof, and' such estimates have been
examined. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF 'THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS,
THAT:
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Such estimates be, and they are hereby, adopted and approved,
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It is hereby found and determined that the cost of improvements on each
portion of street, avenue and public place hereinafter described, with the amount
or amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed for such improvements against
abutting property and the owners thereof, are as follows, to-wit:
Taft Boulevard: From the north property line of F.M. Highway 369
to 400 feet north of the north property line of
Archer Street.
Archer Street: From the west property line of Taft Boulevard to
380 feet west of the west property line of Taft
Boulevard,
The estimated cost of improvements is $132,035.27 ; the estimated amount
per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof
for combined concrete curb and gutter is $1038 which is the total estimated
amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners
thereof,
III
A hearing be given and held by and before the ?r.oard of Aldermen of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, to all owning or claiming any property abutting
upon said portions of streets, avenues and public places, as well as 'toall own-
ing or claiming any interest in any such property. Such hearing shall be given
and held on thel5th day of June, 1964, at 7:30 P.M, , in the Council Chamber in
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice of the time and place of such hearing and of other matters and facts in
accordance with the terms and provisions of an Act passed at the First called
Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the Stte of Texas, and known as Chapter
106 of the Acts of said Session,- now being shown as Article 11O5b of Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes. Such notice shall be by advertisement at least three times
in a newspaper published in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, the first publica-
tion to be made at least ten days before the date of said hearing. Said notice
shall comply with arrlbe in accordance with the terms and provisions of said Act.
The City Clerk is further directed to give personal notice of the time and place
of such hearing -to all owning or claiming any property abutting on said portions
of streets, avenues and public places, as well as to all owning or claiming any
interest in any such property. Such personal notice shall be given by `the City
Clerk mailing said notice postage prepaid, to the respective owners of record
of the properties to be assessed, and to any person owning or claiming any interest
in said properties, to the last known address of said owner or persons. It shall
not be necessary for the City Clerk to mail said notices to any owner or other
person claiming ;an interest in the property to be assessed when the address of
such owner or other person claiming an interest in the property to be assessed
is unknown to the City Clerk and cannot be determined by the City Clerk after
reasonable investigation, In this connection the City Clerk shall prepare;and
file with these proceedings a list of the properties to be assessed, the names
of those persons owning or claiming any interest in said properties to whom the
notice was mailed, together with the last known address of the respective owners
and those persons owning or claiming any interest in said property.
The City Clerk shall certify that each of the parties named in said
list whose address was known to him, was mailed a copy of the notice of hearing
and shall further certify the date or dates on which said notice -was mailed. A
copy of the notice shall be attached to such certificate. The certificate of
the City Clerk will be conclusive evid-nce of the facts therein recited. Failure
of the City Clerk to give notice of hearing by mail as herein provided for, or
failure of the owners or other persons interested to receive said notice, shall
in nowise invalidate said hearing or any assessments levied pursuant to said
hearing, but notice of hearing shall be sufficient, valid and binding upon all
owning or claiming such abutting property or any interest therein when same shall
have been given by newspaper advertisement as first hereinabove provided.
IV
The City Clerk is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance
by copying the caption of same in the Minute :look of the Board of Aldermen and
by filing the complete ordinance in the -appropriate Ordinance Records of this
City.
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The fact that the making and construction of the said improvements is
being delayed pending the taking effect of this ordinance, and that the conditions
of such portions of streets and avenues endangers public health and safety, con-
stitutes and creates an urgent public necessity, requiring that this ordinance be
passed as an emergency measure, and this ordinance is passed as an emergency mess®
ure and shall be in force and effect immediately from and after its passage,
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1964,
APPROVED AS TO fO'! AND LEGALITY: //
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City Attorney Attests
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CITY OP WICI-IITA PALLS
Center of great 9iatural 9esoarces
WICHITA FALLS, TFXAS
r+FFLCE_.OF June 8, 1964
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
RE: The Widening and Paving
of Taft Boulevard from
Archer Street to F.M. High-
way,No;®_.369
Dear Sir or Madam:
The widening and paving of Taft Boulevard was included in the Bond
Election approved June 4, 1963. Bids have been received for the paving,
and in accordance with the Assessment Paving Policies as adopted by the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, only the cost of curb
and gutter shall be assessed against adjacent property owners, with the
remainder of the cost of paving to be provided by bond funds.
As an adjacent property owner, this letter is to notify you of a
Benefit Hearing which is to be held June 15, 1964, in the Council Chambers
of the Municipal Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of the Benefit Hear-
ing, as prescribed by law, is to determine that the benefits received
from the street improvements are equal to or greater than the amount
assessed.
Our records indicate that you are the owner of
which fronts feet on Taft Street, and that the
amount to be assessed against you is $ . Ordinance
No. 2090, which was approved on May 25, 1964, provided that the assess-
ments could be in aid regular monthly installments of not less than
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$9.00 each. The amount to be assessed will bear 8% interest per annum.
The first installment will not be due until thirty days after the comple-
tion and acceptance of the project.
If further information is desired concerning the paving, we will be
happy to furnish it.
You very truly,
fi
Farlow,
JFF:mr A rector of P�i►.lic Works
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ALL'OWNING.OR CLAIMING. ANY Affidavit of Publication
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ERPtk-mAltUrrttea''"UPON
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OF STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC
PLACES IN THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AND TO ALL OWNING
OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN ANY THE 'STATE OF TEXAS
SUCH PROPERTY:
The governing body, the Board of Alder- '
men of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,' COUNTY OF WICHITA
have heretofore ordered that each of the
I hereinafter described portions of streets,prim)
avenues and public places in the City of
Wichita Falls,Texas,be improved by rais-
ing,grading,and filling same and by con- On this 17
and gutters on proper grade and line day of Jun
structing thereon combined concrete curbs -,
ad, and by further constructing thereon
where same are not already so construct-
A.D. . 1964 . personally appeared before me, the undersigned auth 't
•the improvements hereinafter specified,
to-wit: an y
On Maurine Street, eight inches of ce-1
ment stabilized conglomerate gravel base 0 Av.4 ei, c.n,i e—d 1 e L
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with one and one-half inches of asphaltic
On Taft Boulevard and Archer Street,concrete surface. bookkeeper
s Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
four inhes of hot mix asphaltic concrete for the Times
ase_wit.h....twa_inches of asphaltic con.
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9d,Nii,fi_ate, . Wichita County,CFoaullnstyR,
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a newspaper published a
, and upon being duly sworn by
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being at Wichita
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Record News,
pUrtenances as and whereettawn on Cthg
plans and in strict acliaarIce7W34-4,„4#.1: ivert
plans and specifications therefor now on that the attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
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file with the City; and contract has been
Made and entered into with R.O. Green,
Contractor, Wichita Falls, Texas, for the .sh.. ed 'Ph r ee ( )
making and construction of such improve-I in_ -
masts. I ,.„,,,.issues thereof on the following
published
Estimates of the cost of such improve- dates: ,
merits for each portiOn of street, avenue
and public place have been prepared and i
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approved. June 41 :: ,,t. 6 1964
• The portions of streets, avenues and
public places so to be improved, together af,Lae‘ /V---(4--Q--)
with the estimated cost of the improve Ments for each such portion of street
avenue and public place and the amount' aia., ,A2 or/
Bookkeeper far Times Publishing Company
or amounts per front foot proposed to be
assessed against the abutting property and
the owners thereof on each such portion
Of street, avenue and public place are as of Wichita Falls
follows:
On Maurine Street: From the East,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
I property line of North Beverly Drive to
the West curb line of Red River Express-,
lway Service Road; the estimated cost Of L )
improvements is$111,161.72; the estimated L
imnprove written.
,amount per front foot to be assessed 1
1 against abutting property and the owners
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thereof for combined concrete curb and , 1
gutter is $1.38, which is the total esti-
mated amount per front foot to be as-
sessed against abutting property and the
'owners thereof. ,
On Taft Boulevard: From the Wirth,
property line of F.M. Highway 369 to four
hundred feet north of the North property i .—
line of Archer Street; and, ,,„_.
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On Archer Street: From the West prop-I
erty line of Taft Boulevard to three hun-.•
dred eighty feet west of the West prop-
erty line of Taft Boulevard; the estirnat-i
ed cast of improvements is $132,035.27;1
the estimated amount per front foot to be I
assessed against abutting property and
the owners thereof for combined concrete i
curb and gutter is$1.38 which is the total k
estimated amount per front foot to be as-
sessed against abutting property and the,
owners'thereof.
A hearing will be given and held by I any and all amendments thereto,said act I
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and before the governing body of The City I ,now being shown as Article 1105b of
4Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, which has
of Wichita Falls, Texas, on the 15th day ii
l of June,1964, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. I n.the City of Wichita Falls,Texas.The improve-
1300 Seventh Street in the City of With- ,been made a part of the Charter of the
Council Chamber in Memorial Auditorium,, I
merits on each said portion of street,sve-
lte Falls,Texas,to all owning or claiming
1ch-; , nue and public place constitute an entirely
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any property abutting upon said portions separate and distinct unit of improve-
of streets, avenues and public places and i I I ment,all to the same extent as if entirely
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to all owning or claiming any interest separate and distinct proceedings had in
any such property. At said time and been taken with reference to the improve-
place, all owning or claiming any such
ments and assessments therefor. In con-
section with the Improvements on each
property, or am, interest therein, shall be 1 such portion of street, avenue and public
and appear and will be fully heard con- ;
cerning said improvements,the cost there-, place and the assessments against The
property abutting upon one unit shall be
of, the amounts to be assessed thereford
the benefits to the respective parcels of and are m no wise affected by any fact
' or circumstance relating to or connected
abutting property by Means of the im-, 1 with the improvements in any other unit.
provements on the portions of streets,i 1
avenues and public places upon WhiCh the . Of all said matters and things,all own-
property abuts, and concerning the mg or claiming any such property or
regu-
larity, validity and sufficiency of the any interest therein, as well as all others
in any wise interested or affected, will
contract for and all proceedings relating
I take notice.
to, such improvements and proposed as- Done by order of the Board of Alder-
sessments therefor, and concerning any men of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
matter as to which they are entitled to, this•the 25th day of May, 1964. (Seal)
hearing under the law in force in the City s—Henry Mundy, City Clerk, City of
and under the proceedings of the City 1 ' Wichita Falls, Texas. APPROVED AS TO
with reference to said matters. Following 1 ,FORM: s—H: P. Hodge Jr., City At-I
such hearing assessments will be levied, torney. '
against abutting property and the owners I
thereof, and such assessments when lev- •
ied, shall be a personal liability of the
owners of such property, and a first and
prior lien upon the property as provided 1
by the law in force in the City, and
under which the proceedings are taken,
being an act passed at the.first called
session of the Fortieth Legislature of the
State of Texas, known.as Chapter 106 of
the Acts of said session, together with
any and all amendments thereto,said act
ec Article 1105b of I
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