Ord 584 6/29/1925 ..Xorm9
ORDINI''NCE LE-YY12 �SSESSVIE1 Clr PtiRT OF "
' THE COST OF I .u'F_7tiTTt G A 2C?T7011 CF ?ALLEY IN
BLOCK 172 S``c".-,T Y 'TT�� GTTY
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THE OWNERa `HE?N OP, Pl:0V_1FFD11TG POR THE COL*
LECTION OF SUCH ASSESS ai3TS, AND FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABIE CERTIFICATES,
Whoref�s , the Board of Aldermen has heretofore by resolution
Passed on the 9th d.a,y of Larch 1S2 5 , ordored the
improve-zont off 1 B1k 1 2 in y f said Citr )m its inter-
section with the o7--h--7ro ert- Line of 8th St. f
o its intersection with the
liart'n Prpperty line of 9th Street,
by raising, grading ing ancl f ili ing same and installing
and paving with one course re creed concrete
and contract for the making a d construction of such i rovements
was let to L. E. Whitham & o0 and the Eng-
ineer filed with the City roll or statement showing descriptions
of the various, parcels of abutting property, the amounts to be
assessed against each parcel of proper-ty and showing other matters
and things; and such roil or stater_ient was examined and approved ;
and after duo and proper notice, hearing was held and had ; and by
resolution passed on the 15th day of June 1925 , all
Protests and objections made were overruled and the saEd ha^ring
closed ; and
WHEREAS, all o th er mfl t tArs and things nee—no ry and pxe--
requisite hereto have been done and por.forrned ; and the Board of
Aldermen being of the opi :ion that the apportion-,ient of thn costs
hereinbelow made and set forth is in substantial proportion to
the benefits to the respeotive parcels of abutting property in
the ehhanoed value thereof by means of such improvements , and is
in da.ccordanae with the lave and proceedings of the City, and that
the arsounts hereinbelow shown and assessed against such parcels of
property do not in any case exceed the benefits to such property
in the enhanced value thereof by Means of such improver,Ionts, and
that the assessments so shown and made do not exceed the pro-
protions of costs properly chargeable to such property under the
lava and charter in force in this City ;
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF 1, ICHITA FALLS, I'EXAA, THAT:
I.
There shaee be and is hereby levied and assessed against
each parcel of property hereinbelow men "' o-zied and against the
owners thereof the sums of money below and itemized and
the total amount set opposite the desc---1:-:-..Jn of ec,ch parcel of
property; the several amounts assessed 7. -s.:. sa,,�e , together with
the total amount assessed , and the namos os the owners of such
property so far as known being as follows :
II.
The several sums .above mentioned assessed against said
parcels of property and the owners thereof, respectively, together
with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum to-
gether with reasonable attorney 's fees and costs of collections, if
incurred, are hereby declared to be and made a lien upon the res-
pective.-)parcels of property against which the same are assessed
and a personal liability and charge against the real and true
owners of such property, whether such Owners be named herein or
not, and the said lien shall be and constitute a first enforcea lbe
claim against the property on vhich assessment is levied, and
shall be the first and parar_:ount lien thereon, superior to all
other liens and clai.ss except state, county, and municipal taxes,
and the sums so assessed sY,ll be pa.-.ble ,Ks follows to wit :
In six equal installments (annual) , due
respectively on the date of eompletion,one ,two ,three ,four 3c five
Years after the date of cor p�etion�.r:' - cceptance�y-die C
said improve-,_aents, and the sums assessed shall bear interest fl mn
date of such completion f,nd acceptance ,at the rate provided ,
,annually ivith each installimezzt, and provided that if def^lilt !-,e
made in the payment aff ,Ir.y or i.r� aNc ; ', :veer. -due, t"
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whole of the assessment upon which default is made shall, a.t
the option of Z. E. Whi tham & Co. or its assigns,
be and become at once due and payable together with reasonable
attorney's fees and costs of evllectinn if incurred, and provided
further that the owners of such property shall have the right
to pay any or all of the said insta,llements before maturity at
any time , by payment of principal and interest accrued to the
date of payment.
III,
The City of Wichita Falls shall not be in any manner
liable for the payment of any sums assessed against any Sbutting
property or any owner, but the said L. E.
and its assigns shall look solely t7such owners for payment of
the suins assessed ; but the City of Wichita Falls shall exercise
a,ll of its lawful powers to aid in the enforcement and collection
of said liens and sums and personal liabilities; ' and if default
shall be made in the payment of any of said sums, collection
therefor shall be enforced either by sale of the property by the
tax assessor and collector of the City of 5,Vichita Falls, as near
as possible in the manner provided for sale of property for the
nonpayment of ad-valoreTMa taxes, or at the option of the said
T E. Whitham & Co. or
its assigns, the payment of said sums and said liens and -
liabil-ities shall be enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
IV.
For the purpose of evidencing the several sums assessed
against said parcels of abutting property and the owners thereof,
and the time and terms of payment, and to aid in the enfore,-)111 1tt
thereof, assignable certificates shall be issued by the City of
Wichita Falls upon the completion and c:Lcceptance of the work wh.ioh
certificates shall be executed by the .Mayor in the name of the
City and attested by the City Clerk with the cor.poration seal,
and shall be payable to L. E. ��� Q. or
its assigns, and shall ceec aar`e�the said amounts, time and terms
of payment, and the rate of interest, and the date of completion
and acceptance of the improvements, shall contain the name of
the owner of the property as accurately as possible, shall
contain a description of the prooer. ty by lob; and block number or
front feet thereof, or such other description as may otherwise '
identify same ; and if the property shall be owned by an estate ,
then the description thereof &s so owned shall be sufficient, or
if the mae of the owner be unknown, then to so state shall be
sufficient, and no error or mistake in aescribing any property or
in giving the name of owner, shall invalidate or in any wise
impair any certifi.e;�tte or any assessment levied by this ordinance ,
Said certificates shall provide substantially that if
same shall not be paid p ^omptly upon maturity, then they shall be
collectible %,,iith regsona_ble attorney's fees and costs of collect-
ion if incurred, and shall also provide substantially that the
amounts thereby evidenced may be paid to the collector of taxes
in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, who shall issue his receipt
therefor, which receipt shall be evidence of such payment upon
any demand for same; and the collector of taxes shall deposit
the sums so received by him forthwith with the City Treasurer
to be kept and held by him in a spearate fund hereby designated
as Alley in Blk 172 J Special Certificate Fund No.
and when"any amount shall be made to the tax
collector upon such certificates, he shall upon presentation
to him of the certificate by the contractor or other holder
thereof, endorse said payment thereon, and the contractor or
holder of such certificate shall be entitled to receive from the
City Treasurer the amount paid, upon presenting to him such
certificate so endorsed and credited by the holder with the amount
paid ; and such endorsement and credit shall be the Treasurer's
warrant for making such payment. Payments by the Treasurer shall
also be receipted for by `the holder of such certificates in writ-
ing, and by surrender thereof when th(_: principal, together with
accrued interest and all costs of ca7_yection and reasonable
attorney's fees, if ircur.wcd, have n;;en paid in full.
Said certificates ;all fvr i,her recite substantially that
all proceedings with refer- .nce to maly"ing such ' improvements have
been regularly had in compliance x+i;;h thj law, and that all pre-
requisites to the fixing of the a3sess.,:ient lien against the prop-
erty described in such cexti:ricates and -;-,he personal liabilit.- cf
the owner have been regularly done and performed, and such roc:1. -
als shall be prima faai ,
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and no 1w.-ther proof in any cowt*
Sat.d ce:.-ti.f attached thereto
in evidence of each or all of L Ui le sevcral --*Installments thereof,
or may haTe coupojjs for each of the first- ,�izr install-
ments - which coupons shall be -Dgyable eithZTF
& do or its assigns , or to Z-
or bearer; and such coupons may be signed_
eitherwith TE-TrEginal or with the facsimile signature of the
May and City Clerk.
V.
Full poirier to make and ]Levy re-assessments in any case
and to corredt mistalkesP errors, invaijOit "es , or irregularities;
either in assessments or certificates issued. in evidence thereof,
is in accordance with law, vested in the City,
VI.
T fa klerein man;�iNned are
,,Nhat the irAroveme nt/
being Bela ,e fa
�ng the Vd: C t of - 11s\ o��diraj;�65e , (I thWthe
said plortic e e e the pubic condition n of s r naahprs h,,aa I t h
and saf, ty, \cons tit-Aes / .nd crr-,",qt s an urgen public i�eces,sitY
requirin thAt the rule6- p,-Lo�vid` /a reh E; thpt cr'anances be d at '
more th n one, meeti -�?,.rjd foz, ore than o '% time be s4?�'fended, and
requir n ng t ha t t h i,s n.a n,,T,V b e pa s s o d� n�d. ak e e f f 9/6 151 s an
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timer ncy me aiaa 'are suspend d,
hisc jT �__�,e,.,jC
,rd in n�)� is pa an (cis �asure a X sand his 0hall
be in f0rce an� in't ec 1'3d. aly from and ae its passage.
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Passed and approved this __J5th_day of June 192__
dTtl-yof _T1;TF1_1jTj_7T11_1i:1_&'
Attest: -
City Clerk.