Ord 351 2/28/1921 AN ORDINA'*J(,F TO PRO.'"YTT)DE TBF '-T P, I
T70D OF FROCEDURN THr
W IMPROVENT OF PORTIONS OF
AITT FOR TF.F LPVY OF ASSFF;c'WFIIT AGAINST TKE 01;vNFPS CY
PPC)P-VRTY ABUTTING THFRFONJ, AFL DJ,-CLAPING AN EMERGI-Noy�
BF, IT ORDAPTFD by the Board of Aldermen of the City f
of Wichita Falls, that
WHEREAS, by resolution htiretofore adopted on the
the following ,o.-tions of stre,4s in said city ere ordlerod improv-
ed, to-wit :
by r-. icing, _grading
C� ar.d filling slime and paving ;:with one of several
materials mertioned in s-cid resolution, and by instil-fling concrete
curbs and gutters, and
IVFFPTA,R-, the City En,i,ine-Ir hafi heretofore pret.'a.-L-ed
tvnd fil-d plans and Pr)ecifi,,!-�tioaa for aijoh imjzovezl�*Tlt
L - L. - I ,and in
accordance w. ith. ordinance the City !'ecretary has advert iced 17-or
i'-As for the r.niaking and const ruct :ink; thereof, and
c r t h a, mia kin g and con at i uot in g of said impro val'.,tant a
with the
hac s ;ri ac3e--ted;
That the oviners of property abutting on said portion
of Said qtraets shall pay for 11 of the cost of Jinst6.11ing concrete
cunbe I abutting their mallective properties,and not exceeding three-
fourths of the re- ,--, ining cost of said improvement , damaps ,ustain-
ed by reauon of such improveLient being considered as a part of such
cost !�s is provided in 9,ection 110 of the Charter of this city,, the
amount of the remainder of such cost shall be 1;t-i id by the c it y,,
That t het axow* "I be paid by t he owners of ctuch a butt in g
property. 6hall be as :s- cd t a,,,-3 ,,:; inst them and C-Against their ras—
Poctive abut ,-- in- I arc el or lots o-i` land and shall be and
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oonstitul.ca a 1-imn u..,cni the lots Qr of !,-,.nd againat which
as.-iessments laft levied and a personal charge -:nd liatility against
the owner tiiareof,, and said surf; wlien i,.rith interest, cost
of e col:
: -t4CqI
.� ., L . and reasonable attorney' s fec,-s if incurre!d as herein
pro I vided., stall b4L a first and priur lien on the property against
which a sea rsmer.t r, are I --,t i ed superior to all liens and cin-ims
except for State., County, and Municipal taxes, but no asSess-
.pent shall be made n-gn- inst any lot or parcel of land or against
,any o%*ner irn exoass of the special beriefit in enhanced V-.lue of zuk
su.-h proper AyL; by mans of sdId improvement as shal.-.1 be determined
afte-- nttice and hearing to the own erp of such property, and the
amounto auses-.�ed against- the Bever-,.l lots or parcels of land and
the owners thereof shall be apportioned in ac.-ordance with what
is known as the I Fsc nt Foot ' plan or rule, that is in proportion
as the fro,nt,-Lge of each parcel or "Lot of land as5-3afjed is to the
entire frontage on thy, street or portion of straet named to be ii,e-
proved., provided that if the application of this rule shall in irl.-
dividwAl oases resalt in inJustica or inequality then the Board of
Aldermen shall adopt and apply such rule of apportionment as will
effect substantial justice and eq,,;vility, considering benefits de-
rived from and burdana and dam. ages iyrnros3%! by suo.a ializovements.
111.
That a hearing shall be held by the Board of Aldermen at a
tim,e and place to be fixed by resolution and after notice by ad-
verti,,3ement addres8ed gener-all. ly to the owners of property proposed
to be aBP-es-ead, the form of wt-iich notice and the length of time
thereof to be prescribed by resolution, ,-,nd to comply in all
respect a the terrr;s of ths,-i City Charter and the I.rcviqJLons of
:I ith I
Title 11 of uhaX>t er 22 of the Revised r,-tatutes of the State of Tqx,-�s
of 1911, and at ouch hearing all Qwners of property abutting upon
the portions of stye a,named to be improved and all others intecest
ed therein shall be fully mod, and from the evidence before it the
Board of Alderson ,qill dater. it the avi untu to b* ftemessed
a got in at #tnort lot ox of innd snd apiret tbvk osiers thereof,
arid shall Y,,y ordirmnas levy ,,iuch ass#sarents aginst such property
ind avjjh owntre, ind after tl,,e pnossgo of ¢iuC%h ordin,,m-noe ccntr7,.ots
for the mr4klni: .,nd ijonntr, ctinm of nuoh imprown.onts OyAll be fin-
nily I mnd entervid into.
The nuy 15 ra .1a 'r}q id o%Tors ahrill be pmyaLln n- R 1ollOwS'PtO-
it : t
el)xll 4n"tmllm4ntn,, the firr.it due qnd Vftpb,le on) 'tho
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corr,11etion" of the imj,rov,_*,-,4nt# an'the -strs)tt or rortjon thjr*of
or 'f WhlahVA
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n t ;than rnts cf ei7,11% pir cent 11,,jr imurm., provids-Ki tr. t
ment may be 1:�Aid nt mny tl."* Il'itfore wtnrity by ptyment clf
t At
01,'ai and swarund LnOtrimat to,rethowr with r.kll aorta of coll !!Ction
tknd rerisonmble attornsiyts fags if in urrotdp tnj Ixovidod rurther
t gt def�tult in the 1--,lymit-wit of kny instmilm*nt when dus P,,hnll at
tilt, ojijon el trig owmar `-and holdor of Bauch delitirtuart,
or of the cirtlfic,,te in s.tvidenoo tfaroof htrvwin rovldsd for,,
matuxo the intire -m-mount of suoh 4,qsmewsoftrit.' shlUl ther!!'-
upon be ;and becoim due end T.AY-Ablq topthor with all -00ate Of '_'Ol-
I z
.Lejtium Fmd mttorray's fets, If P,-II nu h
ginil b-i A lion upon tho proz orty evamom '-d thtro�forn or-
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non al chr,�rg,* sn4 linbility nt,"ittist tho owner thtr' cf.
P,�ch rortion of ntrA�t herein nntmd to b#- imrtrov'_-zd ihvoll he
Rnd conettitut-a 'n tvo,--o4.r ,,is ix-!.- rovo_-.,fmt ftnd f.#*M_ rp.te oontr:lot mhmll
be let fthe-r"for,, fss!.gr;�.te proostel.inga "Id And seTstrnte tomikonotftnts
levjal,
V1 .
in "vi,
TtrAt vpeoittl .11,00 of mj_ q , gato levied
slim I I be isnuod to the MkkinlF, Or -mo,4trw3ting m-lid im,
rrovmTnontsp said cart lfioYtos Ohall 1,O ipml)ls r, it t he
time rind for gas of 14vymmntj the am, unt of o"Oh AV4 K 810" 0 dmin a I 1p
tion of tho 1:im,,erty n softn 5,1*.Jo the rrmo of the ovirsTr, than rpt* of
interit,A,, tri#t ,IIte of coR�pjetlon of nuA improveriftnts, the lion of
nuch Rsuagmummnt and the ji-niiijity of the ownstr of t4trah
of such property, the Provision with reference
t-ith reference to ccst and rftason,ab e
,
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act of defqult, ind tree e Provisicne /recite1F iWnfW aal,
prerequisites to the rmiking and uonc,tructing of s-aid improvements
and the, levying of asses@meytc- therefc.�r, and the fixi.no, C;f liln and
1,,erson,%l liability evidenced thereby have been t.,trformed, Pn(,,, such
be -prine facia evidei;oe of the fact reo-ilad and no
further proof thereof chall be re-;uir--d in any Court . All such Cer-
t if ic-atfts OJIVIll be ;3iigned by thf4t a'-,yocr an4d, attested by the City L"eit-K
The amo',jnts esyidnnct-d by w3id csrtific .tas shall be Payable to the
Collect ;:)r of T,-,.XAG of the said, City who shall issuer his receipt
therefor when pai,,,, 1,71hich reoeift shall be evidence of such payment
on �,.ny demand for the what r by virtue of said oertifio �t*a Or
any -Iortr�,ct to pay the 13,---kr�o entered into by the owner of such pro-
perty. The Oullector of ' Taxes ahall deposit all sums so received
by hire fort hnxiith 1vith the Cit yTr,--a,3urer and such Tro)a-- urer shall
kee
p the s3a-rm in a geytrate, fund for each portion of street imi-rov-
ed. and ,when any priywent shall be rmde to the Collector of Taxes
upon a-,ich c ert if he slail ufon prasintat ion to him of au
ch
certiflorAe '#,,ylvhe holder t* hertiof 'be ent, it 11 ed 1;o r P.,;e i ve f rum the
City Tresixer the araount paid u .on present- ing to Um such
of icr=te8 so endorsed by the Collector of Taxes and acoredit --d bV,
tho holder with the amount
,,paid, and such ondorse.,,cient and ored.J'11
sh,i.11 be t1lo Zreasursrls warran-k for rwking such payment to s�-id
holder. Said paymwrit, by the Tre,- surer shall also be relceil,,tp-d for
cy the holder of said certificate in *,,vritin4 or by the surrender
thereof when the r-x ins ipal thereof to6ptlie-r_, #with aCcrued intaxest
and all costs of collection and reasonable attorney 's 1.7ces if any.,
have been an full .
No mistake or error in describing any lzoperty or in Maming
the owner thereof or in any other proceedings with refer,-,nee to any
a s sea sr!,ant shall invalidate such but a,-me ,a-iy be collot-
ted at any time, and at any time re-aases,,�mente for any aissea-,ment
held or claimed to be invalid may be levied.
T I-,P. of any J.Iip.rove,.-tient 41.1-1 front Of ar'Y
L o -14 ty
claimed to h-ic iixex:,Pt -.hall ir. no w iat e-01 fe ct r impair the
of any
The City Fngino.er is Ihsre�by dixactt-d in accordance with �x
provir,icna of 0,,_.tct ir.n 108 of the "it y Chart Gor to make and f ile a
report with the Board of Aldermen showing tbe.reon the estuirn:-,,-ted
cost olf porpojed i m r r o era<< nt 9 the .7.)roportion tber,�of to be pai�d ♦by
the City !-"Ind the '. cportion to ba a-;;-,-.-,ad F, 5ainst tnle
art,, nd owners t4lere,-0-�o, t. p the amounrcl.,osed to be asseasad ag-h=t
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eachLQt, or -c-z,.rcel cf ab-Ltting ,-Iroperty -and the vAmier t-hLereof, a de-S
c3tipt ion of eRch such c- Farce', r-f 1-o.,; xt y :arid the n aft.4 c f the
owT.er tcora-f t Pe rate f,,er I inez,.l foot xx opc;3- ,-,d to be as seed fear
c I urb in t1he amount propcsed to be as;-}es in,d in each case for curb tk
the rat -.ar front f o ot of p rope rt y pr o,-,,,o sed to be a o-.,;e a a z d f 0 r
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a xc avat Jk o n f 0 1 'p&vAw4ent and ttre --iwawt e f o r,Wy-twient and the total
a,ndunt proposod to be asstss�d against each ouch lot- or partel
of lane anft tie ovndr thereof, and such re-,,crt :ray
ell ow any other
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matters 4a:- -,-- if
.):I. tytingq -ncL sha A ed am unt co M
f4how the aatiriat f
�Lare 0 f #1 which
any to ko
f�jcj_a O:r parc6l of property -rd. t 1,e own er _L
said improva,r nnt . oluclli rel-ort shall
will be susto.ined. byroas. on of t
in all respects oomp'ly with the provieions of the City ;Marti er n d
Tit le 11 of Chaltar 22 of the Pevis,,td foltattelbes of the stz�te c:10
of
TexaEi of IIZ)IJ ., anc,'il such repoi-t shall be separat" for O.-i' OhIsuch
i wq)rov sov,rit s
That the, pond itilon of 13i'Lid porticn,,3 of streets endangers
the safety of person and property and constitutts an urgent puhlic
r_e*c.js8jt,y requiring the suspension of rulas and laws providing for
the reading of an orainanco "n three (3) se,jarate days,, --,,nd such
rulao and laws are haraby sua(.ended and this ordi-.nanQ0 shall take
off ect fcom and after it 4, pa spa e.
PASFAI by unaniLl—.1,s vote. G/
774a YO_r
City Secretary