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.. e.. . . . . ORDINANCE NO. '77'/ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE CO'STS AND OF CERTAIN PORTIONS O,F THE COST.8 OF THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS OF NORTH 7'rH STREET AND SUNDRY OTHER STREETS AND AVENUES, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW DEFINED, IN THE CITY OF LA PORrE, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE ORDERED BY CERTAIN ORD- INANCES ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF SAID CITY; DECLARING THE CITY COMMTSSION r,s INTENTION OF ASSESSING PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AT CERTAIN RATES PER FRONT FOOT AGAINST THE PBUTTING PROPERTY AND THE OWNERS THEREOF- ORDERING THAT A HEARING BE HELD AND GIVEN TO ALL OWNERS 6R CLAIMING TO OWN ANY SUCH ABUTTING PROPERTY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN AS TO SUCH PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS AND AS TO OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH IMPROVEMENTS; SETTING AND FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF SUCH HEARING AND DIRECTING THAT NOTICE THEREOF BE GIVEN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby finds and determines: (a) That by Ordinances No. 749 and 750, both duly enacted on the 7th day of June, 1966, the City Commission did determine the necessity for and ordered the improvements of North 7th Street, and sundry other streets and avenues in the City of La Porte, Texas, within the limits defined and as described in said Ordinances, and as hereinafter set out, and did, among other things, by said Ordin- ances approve certain plans and specifications for such improvements and ordered that advertisement be made for competitive bids for the construction of such improvements; and . (b) That said City Commission, after having duly advertised for bids in the manner and for the time as required by law and the Charter of said City, did award a contract for the construction of said improvements;.~to Gulf Bitulithic Company, a Division of Warren Brothers Company, it having been found to be the lowest res- ponsible bidd'er for such improvements, and said contract has hereto- fore been duly executed and completed by said City and said Gulf Bitulithic Company, a Division of Warren Brothers Company, the execution of which contract was duly authorized by Ordinance No. 760~: enacted by said City Commission on March 6, 1967, and the Performance and Payment Bonds required by }w and said contract have been properly fUrnished by said Gulf Bitulithic Company, and approved and accepted by said City Commission, and an appropriation of avail- able funds has been duly made by Ordinance of said City Commission to cover theCityfs portion of the cost of said improvements, all in fUll compliance with the requirements of the law and the Charter of said City. .