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AN ORDINANCE a�
ASSESSING A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVEMENT ON------RQRTF.I_-MAI�L.BTBEET_.k�ITEWAY
IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BETWEEN ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE
___________________LINE OF---North---TKz1f AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE
-----_----------------LINE OF---Rorth---Four-tsenth__Ht_r-eAtAGAINST THE OWNERS OF PROP-
ERTY ABUTTING THEREON, AND THEIR PROPERTY, AND OWNERS OF STREET AND
STEAM RAILWAYS AND THEIR PROPERTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, That:
WHEREAS, Heretofore, the City Council of the said City directed the improvement
..1-ORTH__MAZN---ST,----WHIT.K IAX_---_between its intersection with the------------------___-----line
Hosth-lath-_-Stith its intersection with the.-_-__-_-__-_...._.......line of__ by rais-
ing, filling, grading, and paving the same; and,
WHEREAS, In accordance with said resolution, specifications for said work were duly prepared
by the City Engineer, and adopted by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, Bids for said improvements were duly advertised for, as required by the City Char-
ter; and,
WHEREAS, Said bids were received, opened and considered by the City Council, and the bid of
----------Ei1Q*ENK-ASHH__EUC.TRIC___COMPANY-____________________ for the improvement of the said portion of
said Street, was accepted by said City Council; and,
WHEREAS, The said_III(`zEKE__LSHE_.ELEOTRIE__-COMPANY---..-has entered into a contract with
the City of Fort Worth,as provided by the Charter,for the improvement of said street,within the said
limits by 7eACtJ$�1 OB ael a i-la3zliii"%a 'th_Qrna-ental__MhltewEI
eta r� p
----_ 8�� with-------.._-----------------------------�•-----------------foundation; and,
WHEREAS, The said contractor has executed bonds to the City of Fort Worth for the construc-
tion and maintenan gqc� o rye hg, i & ct, and specifications, with surety as
required by the sai��CFia r hi fan t nd-Don( the surety thereof, have been duly
approved by the said City Council; and,
WHEREAS, Thereafter, the City Engineer of said City filed his written statement with the(City
Council concerning the said improvements, and the cost thereof, as provided by the Charter of the
City,which statement was considered by the City Council, corrected and approved; and,
WHER A--8;Thff8a ter'the-mdd CI't-Conmcildid; by-resolution find and declare the necessity of
assessing a portion of the cost of said improvements against the owners of the property abutting there-
on, and owners of street and steam railways thereon and their property and did prescribe a hearing
of the said owners, their attorneys, and agents and fixed a date therefor and did direct the said Secre-
tary of the said City to issue notice of the said hearing by advertisement, as provided by the said City
Charter, and also by posting said notices as provided therein; and,
WHEREAS, In accordance with the said resolution, the City Secretary did issue a notice of the
said hearing to the said owners and all interested parties by publication thereof, for the time and in
the manner prescribed by the City Charter, in_--.-----Fo-r-t---yOIItth__PXBaa----------------------------------__-------
a daily paper of general circulation in the City of Fort Worth, fo � Fonsecutive days prior to
the said hearing,and did also notify the said owners of the said h hosting a copy of the said
notice to each of them, at the!post office, in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, more than ten days prior
to the date of the hearing; and,
WHEREAS,The said hearing in accordance with the said resolution and notice was held by the
City Council on the.....2DA_----day of__...._______QCtobj&x______..____ 192---S.__, at.-----8tWclock-------l.___M.,
atwhich time and plaza........ ......................._.....------..-. ---. ..................................................-.......
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owners, appeared to protest the said assessment and the benefits of said improvement connected with
the improvement of said portion of said street.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it further adjudged and ordained by the said City Council, as follows,
to-wit:
(1) That the special benefits to each parcel of abutting paFthe
rty hereinafter mentioned in the
enhanced value of said property by mean of said improvementeed in each case the amounts here-
inafter assessed against such property and the owners thereof said City Council having con-
sidered the evidence and it appearing therefrom that the apportionment and assessment hereinafter
made will effect substantial equality and justice between property owners, having in view benefits re-
ceived by and burdens imposed upon such owners,and said apportionment is hereby adopted.
(2) That there is, and shall be, assessed against the several parcels of property hereinbelow de-
scribed and against the owner thereof as their(proper pro rata part of the cost of the said improve-
ments, the several sums of money set opposite the description of the respective parcels of property.
The name of the said owners, as far as known, and descriptions of the parcels of property, and the
total amount in money hereby assessed against each parcel of property and the owner thereof being as
follows, to-wit:
Assessment for a Whiteway Lighting System on NORTH MAIN STREET,
from North Twelfth Street to North Fourteenth Street ----- Fort
Worth, 'Texas.
Contract Awarded: 5-15-23. T
Contractor: P. a Aahs 2100trio Obmpaty.
Contract Price: i6;645.00 _
RATE PISR T0T'AL
h A 14 E LOT ELT{. ADBITIO'�. FNTGE, r'NT.FT. COST
Walt^'r Smith,
lino rs-aipful '_,ac u e::;
Eugene ur3e'.:,
Seniar Ws.rden;
B. S.Dupree,Junioz
Warden of Tarrant
Lodge �942,A.F,
A.H. ,and their
succae3axs in
office----------22 78 NORTH FT.WORTH 61 ft.$3.09530 $188.81
J.C. Hill--------21 78 " 50.7 " " 156.93
W.E. Ruckman-----20 78 if 50.7 " " 156.93
N.E. Gambrell----19 &
South 25 ft. of--18 78 " 76 " " 235.24
W.J.Rogers-N.231-16 78 " 25.3 " " 78.31
H.R.Eilerberger--17 76 " 50 " " 154.77
Ida Goldgraber,
Surv.wif a of Est.
of Joseph Goldgraber,
deosd------------16 78 " 50 " " 154.77
T.B. Gilliland,
South 25 ft. of--15 78 " 25 " " 77.38
T.B. Gilliland,
North 25 ft. of--15 78 " 25 " " 77.38
Mrs.Elizabeth Hewitt,
(wife of GeoiW.
Hewitt)----------14 78 " 50 " " 154.77
Mrs.J.L. Baker,
(Mrs.J.L.Baker was
fa�.aerly 1dre.B_A_
Horn,surv.r-,ife of
Sherman Hors,
decsd.)-----13 & 12 78 " 110 " " 340.48
Gulf Refining Co. ,
a co rp.-N.101'o f-1 &
South 10' of-----a H it 111 " IT 343.58
Lee Borah, North
501of South 601---2 H if 50.7 " " 156.93
E.H.McKinley-N 281-2 &
all of Lots 3 & 4 H " 130 " " 402.39
Louise Clarke Eagle,
Daughter of Rose M.
Clarke,deced.as her
sep. estate------5 -H " 50.7 " " 156.93
Cities Service Oil
Co.of Texas,a core.-6 H N.Ft.Worth Townsite
Cote Sub.div.of Bike.
215 & "H",N.Ft.Worth.
50.7 ft. " 156.93
Nannie Riley, wife
of Richard Riley,
North J of-------1 58 NORTH FT.WORTH 25 " " 77.38
A.P.Woods-So.+}----1 58 it 25 " " 77.38
John I. Winter---2 58 N.Ft.Worth Towr_site
Co's.Sub.of Lots 2
to 22,incl.in Blk.
58, N.Ft.Worth-50 ft. " 154.77
No.Ft.Worth Amuse-
ment Co---------3 &
North 4 ft. of---4 58 " 54 " " 167.15
James Pinto--So.
21 ft-of No-1 of-4 58 " 21 It 65.00
M.Handler-So.J - 4 &
North T of-------5 58 " 50 " " 154.77
Alexander Bowers,
South 21 of------5 58 " 25 " " 77.38
PAGE #2 --Wniteway System - NORTH MAIN STREET _
HATE-FEH T O T'AL
N AM E LOT BLK. ADDITION FNTG. FNT.FT. COST
Alexander Bowera, N.Ft.Worth Townsite
North j of-------6 58 Cols.Sub.of Lots 2
to 22, incl. in Blk.
58, N.Ft.Worth--25 ft.$3.09530 $ 71.38
John P.Burke-So.i 6 58 " 25 " " 77.38
Ila R.H. Sansom,-7 58 " 50 " " 154.77
C.F. Hayes & L.B.
Clark------------8 58 " 50 " " 154.77
L.F.Stout-No.j ---9 58 " 35 " " 7g7.38
Florence Cantrell,
South i of--------9 58 " 25 " " 77.38
W.M. Trimble &
Mrs. Susie C.
Trimble-----------10 58 " 50 " " 154.77
Ida B. Richardson,
widow, 1/10 interest
Mamie Woods-------1i
11 &
North 2 ft.-------12 58 " 52 " " 160.96
L.B. Clark-So.48'-12 58 " 48 " " 148.57
(Originally known
as Lot 1)
L.O.Blanton, Und.i
Interest, Y t�.Mc
Cammon,Und. int.-ll 51 'FORTH FT.WORTH 80 " " 247.62
T.B. Gilliland------10 51 " 50 " " 154.77
Sam Rosen--------9,8,
7, 6, 5, 4, &--- -3 51 " 350 " " 1,083.36
No.Ft.Worth Under-
taking Co., a Corp.,
North i of--------2 51 " 25 " " 77.38
J.A. M lholland,
SLu;h rof--------2 51 " 25 " " 77.38
Jc3sepli.A. Mulholland,
1 51 " 50 " " 154.77
TOTAL COST TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS - - - - - - - - - - $ 6,645.00
FORM No. 14—Continued.
That the amount set opposite the description of property above is hereby assessed against the said
property and declared to be a personal liability of the owner thereof, and secured by a lien upon the
said property superior to all other liens, claims or titles, except lawful taxes, that the amount payable
by each owner, and assessed against his or her property, above, shall be payable as follows, to-wit:
In six equal installments, one;payable within 30 days after the date of completion of said work
and its acceptance by the City, and the remainder in five equal annual installments thereafter,provided
that said owners shall have the right to discharge any installment before maturity by payment
thereof with accrued interest. That default in the payment bf any installment of principal or inter-
est upon said assessments when due as herein provided shall at once mature the whole amount there-
of, both principal and interest, which shall at once become collectible without notice.
(3) That the said assessments shall bear interest from the date of the said completion and ac-
CeptatimatThe-'rate of S per cent per annum, payable annually,-J .'ni If-ilot pffd when due the said as-
sessments and claims of personal liability shall be enforced, either by the sale of such property by the
officer and in the manner, as far as applicable, as sales are authorized, to be made for non-payment of
City Taxes as prescribed by the City Charter and general laws, or by suit to enforce the said claim of
personal liability or lien in any court having jurisdiction.
(4) That the City shall issue to the said contractor, for the said improvement assignable certifi-
cate against said property and the owners thereof, which said certificates shall declare the said sums to
be due and payable in installments as herein provided after completion and acceptance of said work,
and shall be payable to the said contractor, and shall state the amount due from each property owner,
and hereby assessed against his property, and the rate of interest thereon, herein fixed at eight per
cent (8°Jo) per annum, payable annually, and each certificate shall recite and declare the fact that
the same is secured by a lien against the property of such owner, and personal liability of the owner,
and shall describe such property by number and block, or such other description as may identify the
same with reference to any other fact recited, and by the name of the owner, and if the owner is not
known, or if the property is owned by an estate, it will be sufficient to so state the fact.
Said certificates shall provide that if the amount therein declared or any installment of principal
or interest thereof shall not be paid when due, that the whole amount thereof shall be collectible with
accrued interest, and with court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees, if same have been incurred, and
shall recite that proceedings with reference to such improvements have been made in compliance with
the terms thereof and the Charter e the-City-.o€-Fort,-Warthr-ana t -preraquiaites tn.tha fix-
ing of the liens and charge of personal liability; evidenced by such certificates, have been performed.
Said certificates shall be executed by the Mayor and attested by the City Secretary with the corporate
seal. Said certificates shall provide that the same shall be payable to the City Assessor and Collector
of the City, who shall issue his receipt for payment thereon, which shall be evidence of such payment,
on any demand for same by virtue ofQhe said certificate, or any independent contract to pay the same,
entered into by the owner of property therein described, and shall provide that the City Assessor and
Collector shall deposit all sums received by him on said certificates with the City Treasurer, and the
said City'Measurer shall keep the same in a separate fund, which fund is hereby designated as the-_.__.
NOTRH MAIN STREET YVHITEWA�_____-___ ERTIFICATE FUND No................._... ,,,._____._, and that
whenever any payment may be made to the City Assessor and Collector upon such certificate, it shall
be his duty on presentation by the said contractor, or the holder thereof,to endorse said payment there-
on, and the contractor or holder of such certificate shall be entitled to receive from the City Treas-
urer the amount so paid upon presentation of the said certificate, credited with the amount paid there-
on, and that said endorsement and credits shall be the Treasurer's warrant for making such payment
to the said contractor, and that such a payment by the Treasurer shall also be receipted for by the
said holder in writing to the said Treasurer,or by the surrender of said certificate, when the principal
thereof, together with accrued interest and cost of collection, shall be paid in full. That said certifi-
cates may be issued, with coupons thereto attached evidencing the several installments of principal
and interest thereof, which coupons shall be executed and attested by the Mayor and City Secretary as
are said certificates under the terms hereof, but the signatures of said Mayor and CITY Secretary at-
tached to said coupons may be facsimile signatures stamped,engraved or printed thereon. Upon pay-
ment of any installment evidenced by a coupon, such coupon shall be credited by the City Assessor and
Collector and surrendered to the City Treasurer as herein provided.
Such certificates shall also recite that the City of Fort Worth shall not be liable for the payment
thereof, or for any interest thereon„ or for the cost of collecting or enforcing same, but that the laid
company or holder thereof, shall have the right to collect such certificates as therein provided by the
terms of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth,and that the said City of Fort Worth shall,whenever
demanded by the said Company, or holder of said certificates, Jully exercise its charter power to en-
force the lien securing the said certificate, and collect the same,but shall not be liable in any manner
for failure to so collect or enforec the lien thereof.
(5) That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage.
ORDINANCE
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Date-- — /
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City Secretary