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Home My WebLink AboutO-1953-456 r; .. Et.TC: bc :12-4- 53 . . ...",,:--~.. . ORDINAlm Ii> ..JD..6 AN ORDINAId APfR,OVING ESTIMAT8S OF THE COST AND OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF TIE' COST OF THE PERMANE:N.1' IMPROVEMENT OF A CSRTAIN PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 225 AND OF STAm HIGHWAY 146 IN THI!l: CITY OF LA FORm.. AS Hm&- TOFORE 0Rl.1&iBlJ BY A CERTAIN ORDINAta; DECLARlm THE' CITY COMMISSIONIS IN'lSNTION OF ASSESSJIi PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMF.NT AT CERTAIN R:A~ PER FRONT FOOT AGAET THE ABUTTIm PROPERTY AND Tim owes THE:RE- OF; ORDER 1m THAT AHEARINJ. BE HEIJ) AND GIVEN '1'0 ALL OWNIm OR CLAIM- 1m ANY SUCH ABUTTIRl PROPERTY OR ANY IN'JERF..sT TIBRE:IN AS TO SUCH PROPOSED ASSESSEN'l'S AND AS TO OTH&R MATl'ERS RELA'l'ED '1'0 SUCH IMPROVFr MENT;SETTINJ A~ FOOl(} THE: TIM!t AND PL.ACm: OF SUCH HE'ARIm, AND DIRECT- Ill} 'THAT lI>TICE THEl.REOF BE GIVEN: ************** BE: IT ORDAINm .Y THE: CITY COMMISSION OF THE: CITY OF LA, FORm: /'.'" ...._~.,/' Section 1: IN -Ek'l. Hatter ot the permanent improvement ot a certain , J portion ot B1ghway 225, same being West Main, am a portion ot Highway 146, same being Broadway, in the 'City ot La Porte, Texas, as ordered by an or- .). .\ ~ . dinance ot the =Z. i da1 ot August, '1953, entitled: '. "AN ORDInG DFl.'1ZRMINIlli 'l'H& ~ITY FOR AM> ORIERIHl TIE WIDENIlI& OF PAVSENT II<<:LUDIRJ I~Q_mAL ITEm THFJmTO ON STAm HIGHWAY 225 FROM FmsT STREET 'to SECOND STRE&"l AND" FROM THIRD TO FOURTH STRER'l', AND ON STAm HIGHWAY 146 FROM SOUTH "''Fa'' STREET TO .SOUTH "G" STREET; ADOPTII<<l AID APPROVIID PLAlS Am SH:CIFICATIONS FOR SUCH IMPRDVEMI!:NT; ACCEa'TIm MINDm ORDER' Y). 34441 OF Tm: TE.'IAS HIGHWAY IlE:PARTM&:NT, DATED JULY 29, 1;953,; . PROVIDIH:.i THAT A PART OF THE COST THEREOF SHALL BE PAID' BY - STAm: OF mAS AND A PART OF TIm COST 'M1R1!lOF SHALL BE: PAID BI . AND ASSES_ AGAIR3T ABUTTlm PROPER'l'Y AID' THEt OWlUS THEiREOF j ACCEtPTIRl AND APPROVIRl THE ESTlMA'lE OF THE. COST OF SUCH 1M- PROVEENr BY THE: STATE: EH:.iINEZRS; ~LARIl(} THAT THIS ORDINAIm AND .ALL FURTHER PROCEEDlmB RELA'lED TO SUCH IMPROVEMI!:NTS AB BY VDl'l'tE OF ARTIClE: l105-bJ AND DIRECTIID THE CIn CLERK TO . FDB A CERTAIN WTICE: nTH TIm COUNlY ClERKJ e and tor .hich improvements a contract has been entered into between the _.........._ ~ity am the Texas Htghway Department as authorized by an ordinance ot ...' , " '11 . the :Ai. day ot August, 1953, ot the City Commission hereby approv&s the estimate ot the ~ost thereot am ot certain portions ot such cost which has been made and tiled as the Commission theretofore directed, which is in words am 'figures as tollows: ......-........, - -" ,....----" '... .F' ,,'~ --...... '. ,- ...... ."---'- . . Section 2: '!'hat a public hearing be held bef'ore the City Commission of' the City of' La Porte, Texas, on the secom tloor of the City Hall on >>... -'- - - ,. - . the ~ --aay ot ~A. D., 195.1, atlqA.M in connection with the city improvements herein ref'erred to and ~,in~connecti.OD: ~with assessDlBnts on abutting propert:r, in accordance with Section 8 of the Charter of' the City of' La Porte aM Chapter 106, 40th Legislature, first called session, Acts of' 1927, as aDl8med, and at said time and place all persons owning or claim- ing any such abutting property, or interested therein, and all others owning, claillliDg or interested in said property or in any of the matters herein men- tioned, shall have the right to appear and be heard on an-Y matter as to which hearing is a constitutional prerequisite to the validity. ot said assessment, and to contest the amount of' the proposed assessment, the lien and liability thereot, the special benefits to the abutting property and owners thereot by means of' the improvements f'or which assessments are to be le~ied, the accuracy, sutticienc:r, regularity, and validity of' the proceedings and contract in con- nection with such improvements am proposed assessments. Section 31 '.rhat fo~wing such hearing as above p~ovided f'or, assessments will be levied against said abutting property and the real am true owners thereof' tor that portion of the cas t of said improvements here inabove determined to be payable by said abutting property and the rdal and true owners thereot, in the respe ctive amounts as shall be determined to be payable by sa1d abutt- ing property and the real and true owners thereof', in the respective amounts as~ shall be determined at said hearing, and. such assessments when levied shall be a first and prior lien against such abutting property from the date said improve- ments were ordered, and shall be a personalliabUity and charge against the true owners of such property at said date, whether nalDEld or not. In levying said assessmerIts, if' the name of any owner be unknown, it shall be suf'f'icjsnd; to to state the tact, alii if' aD1' said abutting property be owned by an estate oj; by any firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient to so state the f'act, and it shall not be necessary to give the correct name of' any owner, am no error or mistake in attempt!1.ng to name any such owner or in describing any of said property shall invalidate aw assessments or certificate issued in evidence thereof', but nevertheless the real and true owner ot said abutting property shall be liable . and the assessments against said property shall be valid whether or not. such ./ owner be correctly named. ~ .. ~ ,-.......... -'-"': -'::_, . ...----.. ". . ,.......---......." - .~ e' t . .~ Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to give notice of such hearing, which notice shall be d~cted to all owning any property abutting upon sa1d portion ot State Highway 225 ,am State Highway 146 and to all claiming any such property or a.rf1 interest therein and to all interested in any such pro- perty, and shall be given by advertiS9ment thereof inserted at least three times in some newspaper published in the City of La Porte, the first publica- tion to be made at least ten days before the date of the hearing. In such notice, the City Secretary shall describe in general terms the nature of such improvements tor which assessments are proposed to be levied, shall state the highway and the portion thereof to be improved, shall state the estimated amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed against the owners of abutting , . property on such portion of such highway am to be assessed against such pro- perty, shall state the estimated total cost of such improvements of such portion of such highway, and shall state the time and place at which such hearing shall be held. There may also be included in such notice such further data and in- formation regarding such proposed assessments as the City Clerk deems proper and such general statement as the City Clerk deems suttic1ent to acquaint those to whom it is directed with the fact that they have a right to be heard and to inform them of the matters upon which they are entitled to be heard. Passed ana effective this ..!!:thday of' December, A. D., 1953. 5?l!i} 1\ ...-J 11 M. D. Burgin, City of La Porte, Texas . E. Muldoon, C':1; Clerk City of La Porte, Texas