HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 283 AN ORDINANCE.
MVYING, ASSFSSIRG, ART? CTTtRGINr AGAINST TTiF PRO?rRTY ITYATZ TfiP:RE-
FOR An TEE RESPECTIVE, OARS TMEOF A PART OF T'EE COST OIL THE
I". ROVEWffT8 017 FVANS AVENUE BFTWFFT THE SOUTH` IaNR OF TFRRZ11
AV"ND A POINT 100 FT' SOTTTH ANIa FIVANS AVFMW, FROM THE SOUTH
LINE OF MADDOX AVENUE TO THE WORTH 11XV OF A ZI.N AVMM, IN THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH UNDER THIS CONTRICT BETWEEN SAID CITY AND THE
METROPOITTAN CONSTRUMION COMPANY THEREOF, ASSIGNED TO ROACH
lfANIGAR.
BE IT HEDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH:
SECTION 10 The said oitk/heretofore duly entered into
a contract with the Metropolitan Construction Company to improve
Evans lvenue from the South line of Terrell Avenue to a point
100 ft. South and Evans Avenue from the South line of Maddox Ave-
nue to the North Dine of Allen Avenue. and thereafter said Metro-
politan Construction Company duly sold, assigned and transferred
all its rights, title And interest in end to acid contract to
Roach & MFnigeni a partnership, Who assumed all the obligations
of said Construction Compeny under and contract., which Resign-
ment was duly approved by acid city by resolution adopted
191a and all of the official proceed-
ings prescribed by the charter end ordinances of said city have
heretofore been duly end regularly taken and enacted by the said
city to enable it to levy, assess and charge the part of the cost
of the said improvements required by the said contract to be paid
by the property abutting thereon and its owners, and each end every
notice and hearing provided for by the charter and ordinances of
said city in that respect has been given and had.
SECTION 2. The Board of Commissioners of said city adopt-
ed in making the apportionments end assessments hereinafter stated
such rule of apportionment as would effect substantial equality and
justice between the several property owners affected, having in
view the benefits received end burdens imposed on such owners re-
speotively for the reason that in the opinion of the said Board the
assessment of the cost of the said improvement against the proper-
ty abutting upon seid Irprovement And its owners -in the proportion
of the frontage of the property of each owner to the whole front-
age of property to be improved, and in accordance with the front
Foot rule or plan would in the*pinion of the Board operate unjust-
ly in particular oases; end in the assessments hereinafter recited
on part of such cost assessed against any owner or his property is
in excess of the special benefits thereto enhanced value thereof
arising from the improvement.-
SECTION B. The said Board of Commissioners after hav-
ing given the notice and afforded the hearing provided for in the
charter of said city in respect to such assessments, duly inquir-
ed into, determined and adjudged all questions relating to the said
assessment tnd to the regularity of the said improvement proceed-
ings and the amount end validity of the assessments and charge of
personals. liability against the persons and property hereinafter
recited, and determined that the said assessments and charges of
personal liability hereinafter recited are legal, equitable and
valid.
SECTION 4. There is hereby assessed, cherged' end levied
against the several owners of property hereinafter named, end
against the respective lots, tracts or parcels of property owned
by theta respectively described opposite their names, Fbutting on
that part of the said highway to be improved as aforesaid, the amount
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set opposite the names of the property owners rnd the property own-
ed by them respectively, to pay their just share of the cost of the
said improvement as the same has been and is determined end adjust-
ed by avid Board, that is to aayc
REASSESSING OF A PORTION OF EVANS AVENUE ACCOUNT
OF CA.R. LINE NOT BEING DOUR?Z TRACKED.
NAh"E2 LOT. BLK. ADDITION. FRNTG. COST. YARDAGE. COST. RATE.
Mrs. A.Holden 553 22 Hyde Park 1271 $508.62 260,830 4.0048
Mary E.Call Est.580 22 If127.5' 622.78 319.372 4.9231
T.E.Gordon 552 21 If 126, 502.83 257.859 3.9907
C.W.Forbes 531 21 if 129' 634.80 325.560 4.9212
W.J.Wendeborn 1 2 Evan's So. 103, 463.42 237.658 4.4993
T.J.Haizlip 30 2 it if 103T 376.16 192.904 3.6520
Sam Sturman 1 1 It if 50, 225.44 115.611 4.5088
!' if 2 1 If If
50' 223.27 114,499 4.4630
R.D.Day 3 1 If
if 50' 195.00 100.000 3.9000
R.M. Parmley 4 1 " if 50t 172.59 88.506 3.4518
TOTAL COST & YARD-AGE----------------------t3924.92':2012.799
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SLCTIOB B. A lien is hereby created and fixed against
each and every lot, tract or parcel of land above described, Sup-
erior to all other liens, claims or titles except lawful tales, to
secure the payment of the amount assessed and charged against the
same as aforesaid, together with interest and costs of collection
including a reasonable attorney's fee when Incurred, and the re-
spective owners of the meld treats of land are hereby declared to
be personally liable for the payment of the amount assessed against
them, And the respective lots, tracts, or pareele of land owned
by them and hereinbefore described, r.s aforesaid; and the amounts
so assessed and charged shell be payable as follows: one-third
within thirty days Ffter the completion and aeeeptanoe of the work
by the city; one-third in one year, and one-third in two yoEre after
such date. All deferred payments, if no default is made in the pry-
ment of all installments when due, shall bear interest at the rate c
six per cent per anus, but if default be made in the payment of
any installment when due then the unpaid Installments shall bear
interest from date at the rate of eight per cent per annum4/ Any
owner shall have the right to discharge an�l,� installment before
matuirty by paying same with accrued interest to the date of pay-
ment. Such deferred payments to be evidenced by improvement eerti-
fiostes to be issued by the said city payable to the said Roach &
Manigan, constituting a personal liability against the respective
property owners whose lands are assessed as aforesaid, and be se-
oured by the lien herein created and fixed against the respective
lots or tracts of land, and the meld improvement eartifioetes
shall be issued end be collectible in the mrnner and form pereeribf
ed by the laws and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth.
BECTIOR 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and
er its passage.
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ORDINANCE F0.283 Cont'd.
I hereby certify that the above and fore goinr ordinance
was duly presented and unanimously p-sed by the Board of Comnis i r
of the Ci+^ of Fort Worth at a session of said Boa d held. Tuf sday F-1-
naalry 6th,1912.
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