HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 04.09.1923 - Property Assessment Tenth StreetORDINANCE DETERMINING THE ASSESSnNT AGAINST PROPERTY, ;.ND OWN-
ERS TBEIMOF ABUTTING UPON TENTH STRELT, TO BE PAVED IN THE CITY OF
GEORGEri0111, TEXAS:
A resolution of the City Colmcil of Georgetown, Texas, determ-
ining the necessity of levying an assessment against the property and
the ovnere thereof, abutting upon loth Street, within the City of
Georgetown, Texas, fixing a time for the hearing of the ov:ners of said
property and declaring -amie to be an emergency measure to-vit:
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Georgetown,
Texas:
THAT INHEHEAS, The City Council of the City of Georgetown have
heretofore, by -resolution, ordered the improvement of loth Street from
I. & G. N. R. R. to best Property line of Brushy Street kith Uvalde
Rock Asphalt, and the building of curb and gutters on either side of
said strcet, when and .:here found necessary, in accordance with the
terms of said resolution; and
t:HLREAS, in a�:;ordance . ith law and the City Charter of -aid
City of Georgetown, after advertising for bids, the cork of improving
the above mentioned street, between -laid points, to be improved with
Uvalde Rock Asphalt has been let to I. E. Dozier; and
VIMItEAS, a contract has been entered into between the said City
of Geergeto= and W. E. Dozier, on the 7th day of July, 1922; and
WHEREAS, W. N. Harris, The City Engineer of said City of George-
town, Texas, in accordance with a resolution of said City Council
heretofore passed, has filed his report with the City Council as to
the cost of said improvements and as to the matter recsired by law
and said resolution, which report or statement so filed by said City
Engineer, has been duly approved; and
VvMR .i.S, the City Council of said City of Georgetordn, has
finally determined to Cassess a part of the cost of said improvements
against the said oviners and their property.
1st. That it is finally determined hereby to assess such part
of the cost of said improvements against the owners of said property
and against their property, as hereinafter provided.
2nd. That a htarir_g --hall be given to the ov,ners of the said
property or their agents or attorneys, and all persons interested in
the said matter us to i.heir assessm+_.nts and as to the amc unt to be
assessed against each o mer ;�..nd his property,:and as to the benefits
to said property from said improve.�ments or any other thing in con-
nection therel�;ith, which hearing shell be had in the City Hall of
Georgetozn, Texas, on the 30th day of "pril, 1923, at 2:30 o'clock,
P. M. at ,,-,hich time all said o:•.nt-,rs, their agents or attorneys, or
persons interested in said property are notified to appear and be
heard; at v,,hich hearing said ov-ners or other persons may appear by
council or in person, and may of'fer evidence, and said hearing shall
be adjourned from day to day until finally accomplished. And the 4cc e'
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City Clerk of the paid City of Georgetown, Texas, is hereby directed
-;nd ordered to give notice of said hearing by having this resolution
published three times in the Williamson County sun, the first publi-
cation t-e be made at least ten days before the date of such hearing,
and to mail each owner, their agents or attorneys, a copy thereof,
at least ten days before the date of such hearing.
3rd. That after said hearing -aid City Coimcil will, by ordi-
nance, assess against the owners of said pro-perty and against their
property, such sums as shall be determined to be just and equitable,
and that aa.id assessment will be made in accordance with the "Front
Foot Plan", as the frontage of the owner is to the whole frontage to
be improved, provided that if the said plan shall be determined in
any case to be unjust or inequitable, that the City Ceimcil will
adopt such rule or apportionment as shall be just end equitable, hav-
ing in mind the benefits to each ct,ner, and the burdens imposed up-
on them, provided that no assessment shall be made against any owner
or his property in excess of the benefits to said property in enhanced
value the? eof , by means of such improvements.
4th. That the total cost of such improvements as shown by
the reports of the City Engineer, which report is made a part of this
resolution is the sum of $9616.34. ThGt the proportion of the cost
which it is proposed to assess against property o'�e,ners and their pro-
perty is $5655.74. That the amount per front foot .,,hick it is propos-
ed to assess against each parcel of property and its owner, not in-
cluding the cost of curbs and gutters, all of .Yhich cost of curbs and
gutters is assessed against the respective property owners, is, to-
„it: $1.82.
5th. That the names of persons, firms, corporations and es-
tates owning property abutting the improvements, the descriptions of
their property and the total amount including the cost of curbs and
gutters, to be assessed udainst each parcel of property and its ot,;ner
is as follows, to -gait:
Geo rgc town, Texas, April 9th, 1923.
TO THE CITY 'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF G ORCETUI'.'N, TEXAS:
In accordance tgith your directions contained in resolution
heretofore passed, I have made a preliminary estimate of the total cost
of the improvement of the street, covered by Zesolution, of your body
to be improved, the proportion to be paid by the City of Georgetown,
and the property o-ners, the cost per lineal foot to be assessed a-
gainst the property owners and their property, the names of the property
ov=:ners and a description of the _property ov°ned by them and the total
cost to be assessed against each, and beg to erevrith submit my said
estimate and report thereon.
Respectfully submitted.
W. H. Harris.
CITY %1 G I,hR, CITY OF G-- 0RGETOV,N, TEXAS.
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ASSESSl2IvT OF P C)PE2TY 01 12E ON LOTH ST . IhPROVEEENT .
PhjPEHTY OINER
L_0_ T
BLOCK
FEET T.
_SSESS? ENT.
H. lhi . Gray
__
Pt.
61
59
1149.96.
Ernest Johnson & Sam Harris-4
7
72
$199.55.
iron -1:auldin
Pt.
60
48
118.56.
J. W. Gray
Pt.
60
116
302.77.
Ers. Rilda LcConnell
Pt.
61
94
248.43.
Mrs. Sallie Montgomery
Estate
Pt.
61
90
222.30.
A. W. Gray
Pt. 4
6
70
193.83.
Yrs. Ludie McDaniel
Pt. 4 5
6
70
172.90.
J. W. Gray
lit. 5
6
100
267.93.
G. W. Foster Estate
4 5
5
240
633.68.
Sam Harris
Pt.
62
65
180.05.
Philip Lind
Pt.
62
157
407.74.
A. S. Grayson
Pt.
63
62
173.09.
Ers. Eary L. Burson
Pt.
63
62
153.14.
Henry Lundbiad
Pt.
63
115
303.03.
H. A. Hodges
5
4
120
315.35.
Mrs. E. A. Strickland
4
4
120
315.35.
Hrs. T. C. Dever
5
3
120
315.35.
Miws Annie Carlson
4
3
120
296.40.
Mrs. J. H. Hodges
Pt.
64
240
611.78.
Total
15655.74.
6th. That all ordinances and resolutions and parts of or -
din aces and resolutions in conflict herevith are hereby repealed.
7th. That the fact that the street named to be improved is
in great need of improvement, creates a public necessity that this
resolution be and the same is hereby declared to bean emergency
measure and that it take effect from and after its passage and ap-
proval by the Wyor and City Council.
Passed and approved this the 9th day of April, A. D. 1923.
(Signed) L. Jr. D11,17ITT.
MAYOR OF CITY OF GEO PHENOIN, TLXkS .
ATTEST: GEO . EBAHEY.
CITY CLERK OF CITY OF GEO UTOIN, UaAS.
I, George Whey, City Clerk of the City of Ge orge t owa ,
Texas, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of the resolution passed by the City Council on the 9th day of April,
A. D. 1923, and in pursuance with said resolution, I do hereby give
notice by publication of the same and the matters and things contain-
ed,
Witness my hand and the seal of the said City of Georgetown,
Texas, this the 9th day of April, A. D. 1923.
Geo, EeaheY.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF GEORUTOTEXAS.
( SEAL)
