ORD CC 11/12/74 - Street Improvement noticeORDINANCE NO. 74-21
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE MADE UPON CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, SETTING FORTH THE TYPE OF IM-
PROVEMENTS AND GIVING NOTICE TO INTERESTED PROPERTY
OWNERS OF THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR A HEARING ON SAID
PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT
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 ordinance approved November 12, 1974, has determined that
a necessity exists for making certain improvements in cooperation with the
State of Texas to certain specified streets within the corporate limits
of the City of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, which said improvements
are of the nature and located on certain streets as follows:
A. To widen, pave, and install curb and gutter on South
Sam Houston Avenue from a point at its intersection with Sycamore Street
South to a point South of its intersection with Graham Road with approxi-
mately 4,191.29 feet of curb and gutter on the East side of said street
and approximately 4,054.62 feet of curb and gutter on the West side of
said street for a total distance of approximately 8,245.91 feet with the
said City of Huntsville, to incur the costs of curb and gutter only.
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF CURB AND GUTTER IMPROVEMENTS $50,100.00
The pavement and improvement of such street and the in-
stallation of said curb and gutters shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications prepared by the Texas Highway Department and the
City Engineer of the City of Huntsville, Texas, and approved by the Council.
The paving and improvements shall consist of raising, lowering and grad-
ing of said street, constructing storm drainage, and where applicable con-
crete curbs and gutters and paving the same with appropriate coveting
as specified in said plans and specifications including base course and
surface topping. The width of the pavement of said street containing
curb and gutters to be 60 feet wide. The amounts to be assessed against
abutting property owners shall not exceed the amount allowed by law and
such assessments shall be paid by abutting property owners on the front
foot plan as the most equitable method of assessment.
Be it further ordained that the estimate of the costs of
such improvements to the extent of the cost incurred by the said City
of Huntsville, Texas, in accordance with its agreement with the Texas
Highway Department of the State of Texas, as prepared by the City Engineer
of the City of Huntsville, Texas and now on file with the Secretary of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, heretofore prepared by the said City
Engineer under the 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 or owne s or
claimants 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 or amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed the
owner or owners or claimants of abutting property and against said
property for the purpose of installing curbs and gutters shall not be
in excess of $7.00 per front foot and that said sum include curb cuts
and driveways for the length of said curb and gutter estimate.
Be it further ordained that a hearing shall be held by
and before the City Council in the City Hall of the City of Huntsville,
Texas, on the 10th day of December, 1974, at 7:00 p.m., as prdvided by
law, at which time and place all persons interested in the paving and
improvements, including the owner and owners of property abutting aaid
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 paving and 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 there-
of in excess of the special benefits to such property, and its, owners,
in the enhanced value thereof by means of such improvements as determined
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 14 days, before
the date of the hearing written notice of such hearing, postage prepaid
in an envelope addressed to the owners of the respective prope ties,
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 aS shown,
or if the names of such respective owners do not appear on such rendered
tax rolls, then addresses 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 executed, 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 12th day of November, 1974.
APPROVED this 12th day of November, 1974.
ROVED AS TO FO
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R IN D. COLLEY,
City Attorney
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
MORRIS I. WALLER, Mayor