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ORD CC 12/10/68 - PavingTHE STATE OF TEXAS, 4 COUNTY OF WALKER. Q CITY OF HUNTSVILLE. 0 PAVING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville, Texas, acting under and by virtue of Title 28, Chapter 9, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas of 1925, and all amendments thereof, particularly Article 1105b thereof, and by oridnance approved December 10th, 1968, has determined that a necessity exists for and to make certain improvements in the City of Huntsville, Welker County, Texas, as follows: That that portion of U. S. Highway 190 E (11th Street) from the east boundary line of the P. Gray League, Abstract No. 24, thence westerly 3,120 feet to the existing curbs and gutters in Highway 190 E (11th Street), with concrete curbs and gutters on each side, same being a distance of 3,008.2 feet on the north side, and 2,866.79 feet on the south side, for a total 5,874.99 running feet of con- crete curbs and gutters. The improvements of said street by the installation of curbs and gutters on each side thereof shall be done in accordance with plans and specifications to be prepared by N. B. Davidson, City Engineer, and approved by the Council, the concrete curbs and gutters installation shall consist of razing, lowering and grading of said streets, constructing_ storm drainage and concrete curbs and gutters. That the costs of the installation of the concrete curbs and gutters and improvement of said street shall be paid by the abutting property owners on the front foot rule and plan. Be it Further ordained that the estimate of the cost of such improvement, prepared by N. B. Davidson, City Engineer, and now on file with the Secretary of the City of Huntsville, Texas, hereto- fore prepared by him under direction of the City Council, be and the same is hereby approved. It is further ordained that a statement of the estimated amount of the assessment to be made against the owner and owners and claim- ants of abutting property and against said property will be filed in the office of the City Secretary, and the interested parties shall have the right to examine the same at all reasonable hours. That the estimated amount of amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed the owner or owners or claimants of abutting property and against said property abutting thereon shall not be in excess of $2.50 per front foot as follows: That the total costs of the installation of concrete curbs and gutters and improvement of the portion of U. S. Highway 190 E (11th Street) to be improved is $14,690.25. Be it further ordained that a hearing shall be heard by and before the City Council in the City Hall of the City of Huntsville, Texas, on the 7-"day of January, 1969, at 6;d o'clock P. M., as provided by law, at which time and place all persons interested in r the paving and improvements, including the owner or owners of property abutting said streets or interested therein, and all persons owning, claiming, and interested in said project may appear and be heard with reference to all needs pertaining to the improvements of said street, which hearing shall be continued from day to day until finally accomplished. No assessment shall be made against any abutting property or owner thereof in excess of the special benefits to such property, and its owners, in the enhanced value thereof by means of such improvements as deter- mined at such hearing. The City Secretary is hereby directed to give notice of said hearing by publishing a true copy of this ordinance in the Huntsville Item, three (3) times, the first publishing to be at least 21 days before the day of hearing; and, additional written notice of the hearing shall be given by depositing in the United States mail at least 1L days before the date of the hearing, written notice of such hearing, postage prepaid, in an envelopy addressed to the owners of the respective properties abutting such streets, as the names of such owners are shown on the then current rendered tax rolls of such city and at the addresses so shown, or if the names of such respective owners do not appear on such rendered tax rolls, then addressed to such owners as their names are shown on the current unrendered rolls of the city at the addresses shown thereon. On motion duly made and seconded, the above and foregoing ordinance was read before a regular meeting of the City Council, voted upon and passed by unanimous vote of the Council and was duly adopted this 10th day of December, 1968. Approved this 10th day of December, 1968. ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY