ORD CC before 05/11/1928 - street improvement levy assessment•
AN ORD,' CL' DETBR=- ITING THE 11ECE SITY
OP' ILVYIIIG AN AS ESSIu9ENT AGAINST THE
PROPERTY AIM T HE Or-aWS THEREOF IN THE
CITY 1'3 HUIITSVI LIE, TEXAS, ABUTTIIG UPON TIM' STR11MTS
AIM PARTS OF STREETS HL+'REINAFTZ'It
mum 5, FOR PART OF TIC; COST OF Iii 'BREW SAID
S ''I`S, AIPIROVING TIM, REPORT OF TIM CITY
ENGII, 'R SETTING FORTH THE NAI:S OF Thy O1i1,R$
OF TFiE PROPERTY ABUTTING ON ,
THE AI:'�OUNT OF THEIR SAID STR�,TS, AND
ON SAID ST TS SAID PROPERTY SO ABUTTING
PAV , RESPECTI VE'LY, Tia COST 0
l�T PER FRONT FOOT UVD �R TIM FRO*', T- RUIZ OR FOO Vi u
PLAN, ACCORDING TO THE C0I7
'TIC TOTAL � TRACT ENTE_REE �-
A�OUNT OF THE PRO RATA PART OF SAID
PAVING TO BE ASSES D AGAI'vST TItl
PERTY OjI,]ERS , AI TIM 1 �, SE'VERA I. rR 0-
F'AVI v G T O �uE 17 AI�.OMLIT OF TIM COST OF SAID
D FOR BY THE CITY (C OUI�TTY )
TIM TOTAL Air OUI`TT OF Z' H�+' ENTI RL+' , AIM
PAVING, FIXIidG A TIJ;Z FOR A DARING F TI�DOlijI +R,q
OF SAID PROPERTY C QIICERI:I IurG TIM ING TNT; CITY CONCERNING
TO GIVE I. OTr I AND DIRECT—
CITY
AS REgUIRED BY OTI CI, OF SAID
ET RGI;NCY. LA'Yd, AND DECLARIyGI AN
4x"RE43, the City of Huntsville, Texas, has adopted the
benefits of the provisions of Chapter Eleven of Title 22 of the
ed Civil Statutes of Texas of 1911, by a ��' r Revy��.
Jo ity vote of the legally
qualified property taxpaying voters residing in said Cit
ti on held on the 16th day Y' at an elec-
tion of Jeceraber, 1916; and
,41E ' ,, the City Council of said City did, on the 2nd day
y .'
of 1anuary, 1917, after said election, ;pass an ordinance
the result of said election and declaring the - declaring
�r'avi si on s of said
C,gapter and Title applicable to and governing the said city
respects, 172- .ch o rdinance is of record in Volume .r; 0 pages a 136, i, et seq.
all
of the 1 of of said City Council of the f Huntsville; and
1'E�5, t °-wit, on the 3rd day of April, 1928, the City
Council of `� said City of Hunt
Huntsville did iZy ordinance provide for the
pavement of Eleventh Street from the intersection of Avern
hway ae 0
to its intersection with estate rii� ��est
� �o•32, and said :estate Highway
1.0°32 from said intersection to the City Limits, with reinforced con-
crete pavement 36 feet wide, one -half of the cost of said
a strip aving, or
p 18 feet wide, the City of Huntsville had theretofore procure
to be paved o d
y or at the expense of .+alker County, and by said ordi-
nance did 1laiile an engineer for said
Paving and did instruct said
engineer to report plans and specifications for the same; and there-
�2_
after, after advertising for competitive bids, the said City Council
awarded a contract for the paving of said streets and parts of streets
and the construction of the curbs and gutters thereof, hereinafter
apedified, to t.e Tibbetts Construction Company, the lowest and 'west
bidder therefor, and in pursuance to said award, did enter into a
contract with said Tibbetts Construction Company for said paving and
the contract and 'pond of the contractor providing for said paver!ent
has been duly approved and filed with the City Secretary oft he City
of Huntsville; and
SpHEREAS, on the 16th day of April, 1928, the said City Coun-
cil, at an adjaurned meeting, directed its City Engineer, i7.K.Caldwell
to make up and file with the City Council a report of the names of '
the persons, firms or corporations owning property abutting on said
streets to be -:;awed, and the amount of abutting property owned by each
said person, firm or corporations e cost of said
p ' th pave. ent per front
foot, and the portion thereof to be
paid for by the property osmers,
respectively, and the total amount to be paid by the property Owners
and the amount to be paid by the City, or County, and the total cost
of said paving, (it slaving been determined beforehand that the City
was to pay or cause to be paid by .calker County, one -half of the cost
of said pavement, equal to a strip of pavement 18 feet wide, uniform
with the paving of State Highway 10.32 outside the City Limits now
under construction by said Tibbetts Construction Company, and that the
abutting property owners pay the remaining one -half thereof, the several
abutting Property y owners to pay, one - fourth of the entire cost of said
Paving abutting their respective property, and the abutting property
owners to pay all of the cost Of construction of curbs and gutters in
front of their said property); and
„z REAS, the said D.K.Caldwell, City "ngineer as aforesaid,
has,in accordance aith the ordinance ordering the improveizent of the
above mentioned streets and the ordinance of said City Council direct-
ing him so to do, filed his report rjith the City Council as to the
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cost of improvement and as to the ownership of the Property but
on said streets to be improved, and the estimated Portion Y ting
F of the ex-
pense of said improvement for Which the pro perty oyyrers are respect-
ively liable.
1 , ' ORE s -3E IT GRDAI.LM BY i IZ CITY C C�iTNCI I, OF THE CITY
OF l�J1d1aVI1,�t TEXAS, that the report of the said j)•X•Cald
Engineer, having been duly �ell, City
Y examined, is hereby approved; and
.liE IT FURTl1M OI�:� QED that -after ter a full and fair hearing is
lad, as hereinafter provided for, part of the cost of said
shall be Improvement
assessed against the abutting property upon the streets so
improved, and the owners thereof, and that the total cost of
improvement shall be apportioned and said
pj Laid as follo��s:
(a). One -half of the total cost of said street improvement
being p ment,
Q, a striyo of reinforced concrete eighteen feet wide,&a being „laced
on either side of the center line of said streets the entire lens
the same, by the Ci t Y (or Walk gth of
Walker County);
(b)• One -half of the total cost of said improvement by the
abutting
property owners;
(c)• That the cost of curbs and gutters to be placed al
the abutting along
C. property, shall be assessed against and paid by the owners
of said abutting property;
(d)• That t,e cost to each property owner shall be in t
proportion Which his or her frontage he
oe bears to the total frontage of the
streets improved;
(e). That the total cost of the construction of curbs a
gutters in and
front of or along he abutting atting property, shall be assessed
wholly against the Owner thereof, and ao
,ainst his or Tier property;
(f)• The assessment shall be a personal liability of the
of such abuttin owners
g property, and shall constitute a lien thereon superior
to � ny other lien or claim except county, state and mauler al
shall be enforced either b F taxes, and
Y sale of said property in the manner :provided
by law in the collection of' ad valorem taxes by the City.* or by suit
against the owners in any Court leaving jurisdiction under the
of Chapter e e s of
leven of Title 22 of the revised Civil Ctatut of
Texas of
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1911 (nova Chapter Vine of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of
(g). IT,o assessment shall be made against any owner of
Property or his propert abutting
Y, in any event, in excess of the actual benefits
to said wwner in the enhanced value of ' i s property by me
improvement, as ascertained at the aforesaid hearing; ans of such
(h). The part of said cost to be paid by said property owners
and assessed against there and their property abutting Upon
shall be in five equal installments as follows: One-fifth p said streets
completion and acceptance of the work b due Capon
y the City, and the balance shall
be due and payable in four equal installments on or befor
three and four e one, two,
years, respectively, after the date of the certificate of
assessment, deferred installments to bear interest at the rate
Per cent per anrn of eight
un froi:� date, and all past due interest shall ,itself
bear interest from maturity at the rate of eight per cent per annum;
providing that any property owner may pay before maturity
Of the y y payment
principal and the interest accrued to date of payment; and
dH�`'R1►AS, according
to the report =,nd statement of the City
=engineer hereby approved, the total estimated cost of imuro
Street fro °1ng Eleventh
the intereection thereof with Avenue 0 -.lest to its inter-
section with State Highway :;;0.32-., and State ?Li�;hwa i�ro �
Limits, is Thirteen Thousand loo *ar rIt y •32 to the City
Hundred Tnirty-_f ive and 35/100_.
(413y435.35), Dollars; and the proportion and amount
- t0 be assessed agair�s t
the abutting
Property and its owners is as follows: ;even Thousand Two
Hundred =
groper y- 'Owner ^ : e-T scr p -ion o ..roper y : \To. 'e `1`o as
:Front: her :Assess-
' :Feet frontlment
foot
PAVING xSSESSAENTS ON PROPMTY
ON THE EAST SIDE OF STATE HIGH -
']AY N 0.32
Gabe 6rnither,E.0:. BEGINNING at a point in the Forth 367 X3.251192.�s5
Smither and Ivlary A. boundary line of Eleventh St and the
Smither East boundary line of the right of
way of State Higlwlay No.32 and ex-
tending in a Northwesterly direction
along the 1a' boundary line of the
right of way of State Hight ,,gay No.
32 to the corporate limits of the
City of Huntsville ; THEZ10E in an
Easterly direction at an angle of
90 Cegrees with the East boundary
line of the right of -:vay of State
Highway No.32, 150 feet; THENCE in
a Southeasterly direction parallel
to and 150 feet from the E boundary
line of State Highway No. '72, to the
North boundary line of Phil Bowden's
property; THENCE in an
direction to the Northwest corner /
of the Phil Bowden lot; THENCE ,ith
the crest r ,,oundary line of the Phil
Bowden lot to the point of beginning.
PAVING ASSESSIEA -T ON PROPERTY
ON THE ''LEST SIDE OF STATE HIGH -
V;AY NO. 32
Gabe Smither, E.Ml. BEGINNING at a point in the North 250 N3.25 X612.50
Smither and Mary A. boundary line of State Highway No.
Smither 45 and the ',,Test boundary line of
the cor:-oorate line of the City of
Huntsville and e _t end ing in a i or th -
erly direction uo a point where the
corporate line of the City of Hunts-
ville intersects the West boundary line
of State Higllnay No-32; THENCE S
37 -30 E along the +`d 'boundary line
of State Highway NO-32 to the No th
boundary line of State Highway 45;
THENCE along the North boundary line
of State Highway No.45 to the point
of beginning.
Total amount assessed against property owners x;7292.65
Amount of City's and County's part 6142.50
Total cost of paving including curb
Note: 13435.35
Assessed rate for curb per lin. ft. X0.5775
Assessed rate for pavement per sq. yd. 2.3625
Assessed rate Der front foot for paving
including curb 3.25
PAVING hSSESSYI NT S ON ME SOUTH
SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET FRCM ITS
INi'' -RSEC TI ON WITH AVENUE 0 TO THE
VEST BOUNDARY LINE OF STATE HIGH -
WAY N0. 32
:Rate : 757-al-
Property Owner :Description of Property :Front :per :Assess-
:Ft. front: went
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Y-ary A.Smi. the rI A part of the P.Gray League, Ab- 206
Gabe Smither and stract No.24, described as follows:
E.MI.Smither BEGIN11ING at the intersection of
the dest boundary line of avenue
0 with the South boundary line of
Eleventh Street and extending in a
Southerly direction E.long the ,lest
boundary line of Avenue 0 lb4 feet
to a fence; T HENCE in a 'Jesterly
direction parallel to Eleventh
Street to a point on the East
boundary line of the Gabe Smither
property; THENCE in a Northerly
direction along the uVest boundary
line of the Gabe Smither pro-
perty to the S boundary line of
Eleventh St; THENCE in an Easter-
ly direction along the S boundary
line of Eleventh Street 20u feet
to the point of beginning.
Gabe Smither FIRST TRACT: A part of the P.
Uray League, nbstract No.24:
BEGINT?ING at a point in the S
boundary line of Eleventh St.206
feet West of its intersection
with the ':rest boundary line of
Avenue 0; THENCE alone fence in
a Southerly direction to a point
150 feet perpendicular distance
from the S boundary line of Ele-
venth Street; THENCE in a Wester-
ly direction parallel to Eleventh
St to the E boundary line of T.L.
Oliphint lot; THENCE in a North-
erly direction 150 feet along
the East boundary line of '.L.Oli-
phint lot to the S boundary line
of Eleventh Street; THENCE in an
Easterly direction 80 feet along
the S boundary line of Eleventh St
to the point of begirding.
03.25 669.50
269 X3.25 40874.25
(both
tracts
SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a point
on the Y- '6ounO_ery line of Eleventh
St and the West boundary line of
A.T-McKinney,Jr. lot; T'�IENCE in a
Southerly direction along the 'krest
boundary line of A.T.13eKinney, Jr lot;
150 feet; THENCE in a Westerly dir-
ection parallel to the center line of
Eleventh St to point in the E boundary
line of avenue P;THENCE in a North-
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Property O �ner Description of Property
Gabe Smither,
I:Ta.ry
ii. Smither and
ther.
E.2di- Smi - FIRST TRACT 'BEGINS? ING at a
711-n-f`in
po t e orth boundary line
of Eleventh Street and the jest
bourd<:ry line of Gene Smither
lot and ex-ending in a 'dester-
ly direction along the iTorth
boundL ry line of Eleventh Street
427 feet to the Nast boundary
line of ZcB. -)avis lot; THENCE
in a Nothex -iy direction along
the .21:_ st boundary line of Tr.B.
Davis lot 150 feet;THENCE in
an Easterly direction parallel
to and 150 feet from the North
boundary line of Eleventh St
to the 4Jest boundary line of
Gene Smither lot; THEITCE in a
Southerly direction along the
1 est boundary line of Gene
Smither lot to the point
of beginning.
SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a
porn in the iTorth bou.ndE.ry
line of Eleventh Street and
the :lest boundary line of
T.B.Davis lot and extending
in a `;lesterly di-reetion along
the iTorth boundary line of
Eleventh Street 159 feet to
East boundary line of Phil Bow -
den's lot; THENCE in a ITothe rly
direction along the East boundary
line of Phil Bowden lot 150
feet;THENCE in an Easterly
direction parallel to the North
boundary line of Eleventh Street
to the Northwest corner of T.B.
Davis lot; TI ETCE along the
West uoundary line of T.3.Davis
lot 150 feet to the point of
beginning.
:1!0.0:r :.Hate ._-Tot`aj
:Front :per :Assessmen
'Feet :front:
• foot
586 1W3.25 X1894.50
(Both
tracts)
T.B.DAVIS Lot 75 feet x 150 feet tWront- 75
ing on Eleventh Street, conveyed
to T.B.Davis by - W.F.Smither, by
deed dated l ovember 19, 19241 and_
recorded in lolume 54, pages
142 -143 of the Deed Records of
calker bounty, Texas.
P.H.B&11 >DEIT Lot 75 feet x 141 feet, front- 75
ing on Eleventh St, conveyed to
.II.Bovvden by Gabe Smither,E.I:.
Smither and .:ary A.Smither, by deed
dated Jun_.ary 10, 1926, and re-
corded in Volume 61, pages 14 -15,
of the Deed Record:3 of Walker County
Texas.
X3.25 9243.75
43.25 y"243.75
:N0.0 :Ra e : TOtal
Property Owner :Description of Property- :Front ;per : Assess-
' Feet ;front : ment
foot
erly direction along the East boun-
dary line of Avenae P to the South
boundary line of Eleventh St;
THENCE in an Easterly direction
along the South bounda_�y line of
Eleventh Street 169 feet to the
point of beginning.
James Boyd Lamkin
Pc rt of Lot NO-One in Block 58
"C" of the subdivision of the
i,bercrombie plade in Huntsville,
conveyed by J..'.Lamkin to James
Boyd Larnkin by deed of date
J&nuary 2b, 19281 and recorded
in Volume 61, pages 67 and 68,
of the Deed Records of walker
County.
T.L.Oli?ohint
Lot fronting 146 feet on 146
Eleventh Street, conveyed to
T.L.Oliphint by Gabe Smither and
others, by deed dated July 3, 1923,
and recorded in Volume 52, pages
294 -295, of the Deed Records of
;'Talker County.
I.W.Lamkin, Rosa
Lot 100 feet x 150 feet, fronting 100
B.Lamkin and Philip
B.Lanikin
on Eleventh Street, conveyed by
E.L.Bramlette to L.B.Larnkin, by
deed dated April 11, 1924, and
recorded in Volume 31, page 545,
of the Deed Records of ,walker
County.
11icKinney, Jr.
Lot 100 feet x 150 feet, fronting 16 o
on Eleventh Street, conveyed to
A.T.MicKinney, Jr., by P.E.Harris,
by deed dated ,,ugust 27, 1919, and
recordedin Volume 44, pages 240-
241, of the Deed Records of
Walker County, Texas.
Fd.VING &' SSESS ?ENTS ON PROPERTY ON
TME, NORTH SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET
FROM ITS INT17IRSOCTI011 :'ITH AIE -UE U
.TO THE ,TEST BOUNDARY LINE OF STATE
Gene Smither
HIGH AY N 0.32
Lots No.537 and 538, of fractional 15
Block Ido.e5, as shown by the man
Of the City of Huntsville, being the
same land as the first tract conveyed
to E.:I.Smither by George Gray by
deed dated September 17, 1906, and
recorded in Volume 23, page 315, of
the Deed Records of : alker County.
03.25 X188.50
y3.25 4474.50
cZ .25 N325.00
$3,25 4325.00
:3.25 X4645,
.5"
"OW TILREFORE, hE IT FURTHER 0Mxl
THAT a hearing shall be
given to said owners, and their agents and attorneys, and all persons
interested in said matter, as to said assessments and as to the amount
to be assessed against each owner and his property by reason of said
improvements, and each owner shell be given a right to contest the
regularity of the proceedings with reference to said improvements and
the benefits of said improvement to his property, and any other matter
wiith reference thereto, which hearing shall be Meld at the office of the
City aecre tary of the City of A_untsvi lle, ,,alker County, State of Texas,
the 11th day of _.ay, 1928, at ten O'clock A.M., at which time and place
all of said owners, their agents and attorneys, and all persons interest-
ed in said property, are notified to appear and be heard. kt :said hearing
said owners or other persons nay appear by counsel or in person and may
offer evidence at said 'nearing, and said hearing shall be adjourned from
day today until fully accomplished.
The City Secretary is hereby, directed to give notice of said
hearing by inserting a copy of thids� least three times in some
news=paper published in the aforesaid city, the first publication to be made
at least ten days before the date of the hearing. '.ihe City Secretary is also
directed to give further notice of said nearing by mailing to said owners,
their agents or attorneys, a copy thereof, whenever the address of said
owners, their agents or attorneys, is agailable on the tax records of
said City.
'The fact that the aforesaid street iml)rove =: ent is important to the
welfare of said City and that the actual ;work of having said contract ex-
ecuted in the shortest time possible is of vital importance, and that it
is now advisable to make imriediate arrange_ients for the hearing required
by law, create an emergency and imperative -public necessity; that the rule
requiring ordinances to be read at three several meeting and that ordinances
be continued from one regular meeting to another, be suspended, and that
this ordinance take effect from and after its - 'assage.