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ORDINANCE NO. 2 O
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLEED AN ORDINANCE TO LESTY AN
ASSE97ENT UPON LOTS AND PIECES OF PROPERTY
ABUTTING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE FROM ITS INTERSEC-
T ION WITH THE WEST LINE OF JEI1TN1NGS AVENUE TO
ITS INTERSECTION "KITH THE EAST LINE OF EIGHTH
AVENUE FCR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF
BIPROVNIENT THEREOF AND FIRING A LIEN ON EACH
PARCEL OF SAID PROPERTY TO SEC ME THE PAYMENT
OF THE ASSESS@"ENT THERMN AND DECLARING SAID
ASSESSnNTS A PERSONAL LIABILITY AND C LA IV A-
GAINST THE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAID PROPERTY
AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION I'M MMFr,3!vL tT
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE-CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI1f
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
THAT WHEREAS, the City Council of said City has by
resolution ordered the improvement of Pennsylvania Avenue
from its intersection with the west line of Jemirgs Avenue
to its intersection with the east line of Eighth Avenue.
in said City by lighting same with eleettic lights on oriaur°ntal
concrete standards; and
WHEREAS, an estimate of said work and specifications
therefore have been filed with the City Council by the City En-
gineer and approved by the Council; and
WHEREAS, after notice as required by the general laws
of the State of Texas, passed by the 38th Legislature, Chapter
IX and Ordinances of the said City, full and fair hearing has
been granted to the owners of property abutting upon said pro-
posed improvement at which hearing all contests to said assess-
ments and objections thereto, and the evidence with reference
thereto has been fully heard and considered by the Counci4 and
the said Council has determined and adjudged the several amount
which should be assessed against each owner of property and his
or her property and has determined and adjudged the equities
and rights of ithe several owners of the property interested; and
WHEREAS, the said Council has fully and fairly considered
and adjudged the respective benefits accruing to said several
owners and their property, by means of said improvements, and
has adjudged that in each assessment hereinafter made against
•the several owners of property herein named and their property,
the benefits received by said respective pieces of lots of pro-
perty and their owners will exceed the respective amounts as-
sessed against the same in each case
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS;
1.
SECTION II.
That there shall be and is hereby expreasly-assessed
against each of the several owners hereinafter named, and their
several lots or pieces of property owned by them respectively
hereinafter described, abutting on said proposed improvement,
the several sums hereinafter mentioned, and said several sums so
assessed are hereby declared to be a personal liability which
shall be dischargedand paid, with interest and penalties, as
herein provided, by said several owners, and a lien is hereby
declared and fixed upon each of several lots or pieces of ground
to secure the payment of the sum assessed against the same,
with interest and penalties which may be enforced against said
premises and the owners thereof as hereinafter provided; the
said owners and the lots or pieces of ground owned by them re-
spectively and the amounts of the respective assessments hereby
made, against each owner and his property are named, described
and fixed as set forth in the attached table.
Assessment for Whiteway Lighting System cr �IENNSYLVANIA AVErJE,
from &ghth Avenue to Jenniriaa e.en•,a - Fort Worth, Texas.
Contract Awarded:5-18-27.
Contractor: Eugene Ashe Electric Co. ,
RATPVRTA7f
N AM LOT BLK. ADDITION FNTG. FNT.FT. COST
C.O.Edwards --- 3 45 JENNINGS SOUTH375-5ft-31-595 4 523. 2
Estate of Thos.
D.Ross,Clara D.
Ross,Exetrx.-So.
126 ft of ----- 21 44 100 ft. 139.50
J.V.Goode ----- 22 44 100 " 139.50
Lucerne Inv.Co. ,
a Corp.-------- 23 44 " 100 " 139.50
Baptist Hospital
of Ft.Worth,
a Corp. ------- 24 44 " 100 " " 139.50
Baptist Hospital
of Ft.Worth,
a Corp ----15 & 16,
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 43 " 100.10 " " 139.64
Mrs.Olive E.$earne-
13 and -------- 14,
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 43 " 100.10 " " 139.64
Womans Club of Ft.
Worth, a Corp.- 11 &
12,Hyde Jennings Sub.43 " 100.10 " " 139.64
Womans Club of Ft.
Worth, a Corp.- 9 &
10,Hyde Jennings s'ub.43 " 100.10 " " 139.64
Gordon Boswell- 5 &
w.40 ft.------ 4,
J.F.'Ellii6 Sub.of ----42 If 100 rt. 139.50
M.W.Hovenkamp -__3 &
East 20 ft. of ,
J.F.Ellis Sub. of ---42 ;0 " 125.55
Flora B. Goetz, (wife
of Arthur Goetz) Sep.
prop.and Estate—IT.
60 ft. of S0.100 ft.
of Lot --------- 2,
J.F.Ellis Sub. of ---4.2 60 83.70
Lewis D. Fox-all of 1
lot 2, except W.60 ft.
of So.100 ft. , J.F.
Ellis Sub. of ------_42 if 130 If „ 151.35
R.A.Ellison-So.78 ft.
of W.90f t.-----3 41 ii 90 ii 'i 125.55
Alla Mountcastle
Merrill, wife of
R.I.Merrill-W-50 ft.
of E.100 ft.---3 41 " po " " 69.75
A.T.Lyle & wife,
Morgan M.Lyle-E.
50 ft. of -----3 41 " 50 " 69.75
C.N.Williamson.
N.50ft. of so.J-4. 41 'i 50 " 69.75
D.H.Smith-W-70 ft.
f E.140 ft.of so.
of ---------- 4 41 7G 1 97,65
Dr.Chas. H. ,
MCC611um-E.70ft. of
So.j of ------- 4 4i , 70 „ 97�65
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#2. Pennsylvania Avenue?iZ',qtii By Con
RAEr2 AL
M A M E Y C1T pT37 171171OPT FTJ7G. FigT.�LT __q S'.'.'_._
.R.Bowlin-�--__- ` 40 _.._.:__. _.
Tureman's Sub. of -------- JE'NT11TG SO. 138ft4-395 n192.51
Trustees of the
German Evangelical
St.John Church of
Ft.PNorth, a core.-5,
Tureman's Sub.of ----11-0 it 100 it " 139.50
R.E.Barr ------- 17
Tureman's Sub. of 4-0 if 100 " it 130.50
Mitchell W.Greenwall, _
So.97ft.7 & 1, Hyde
Jennings Sub.of 39 " 100 if 't 139.50
A.G.Craft ------- 6,
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 39 " 50 69. 5'
S.M.Wheat ------- S,
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 39 " 50 " 69,75
E.A.Watters ----- 4, 0 69.75
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 39 " 5
Maude Dungan, feme
sole -
Hyde Jennings Sub.of S; 50 " " 69.75
Joseph Tkacz ---- 2,
Hyde Jennings Sub.of 39 50 " 69.75
Estate of Jno.P.
Daggett, decsd. (Stella
DaggettL, widow)
Hide Jennings Sub.of 39 50 " 69.75
dp P.Ragan & Nellie
Ragan-W-50ft.------ll &
W-50 ft-of S.3 ---12 C.E,Perry's Rub.
of ----------------- 38 JKNN!!iGS SO. 50 " 69.75
Nellie Ragan-'S.50 :`t.
11 & E.50 ft-of sc.2
12,C.E.Perry's Sub.of3g " 50 " " 69.75
Max K.Mayer------ 10,
C.E.Perry' s Sub.of-- 38 50 It If 69.75
R.E.Moore ------- 9,
C.E.Perry's Sub, of 39 " 50 " " 69,75
J.A.Miller ------ 8,
C.E.Perry's Sub of 35 " 50 69.75
L.O.Fuqua ------- 7,
C.E.Perry's Sub.of 38 If 50 " " 69.75
L.O.Fuqua -------• 6,
C.E.Perry's Sub.of 38 " 100 " 139.50
A.SandAgard-W.5o ft.
of So.� of ------ 3 37 " 50 'i 69.75
John Rounsaville-
E.50ft of W.100 ft.
of So. of ------ 3 37 " 50 " " 69.75
John Bardir_-E.100 ft.
of S0.1 of ------ 1 37 " 100 n „ 139.50
Decsd. ,Alice Bardin;
widow.
John Bardin,D--scd. .
Alice Ba.rdin,widow-21 37 " 50 1P " 69.75
Paul P..Lipps---- 22 37 '+ 30 '! 69.75
Carrie Gentry &
J.C.Lape 77 „ 50 ,� ,, 69.75
Max Greenspan --2� 37 „ 50 " " '�9 75
John E.Wolfe----25 37 " 110 +i ii 15 3.45
(Lots 21 to 25,Blk,-.-:7 are E,( cording to
Lot numbers used the Cci.nty `.!'a_x
Assessor & shown c3. the. Tf3..as Title moo.
map of Ft.Worth)
Eennsylvonia Avenuq„fi2�htin 5ye_e _ Contd
P. pE gTl; TOTAL
N E LOT BL}C. AbPT1 LY VN'IG, FNT.FT. COST
J.E.Wolfe- --- 1 1 GRAINGNHIW 1st 110 ft 1.395 457T
Mrs-Henrietta
Da,llin ------- 5 1 " 110 153.45
Curran Laundry
Co. ---------- 7 6 " l00 , it 139•5/0
R.E.Barr & wife,
Minnie G.Barr - 1 6 i' 110 " " 153.45
F.D.Hill-No.2/j 2 5 GOLLEGE HILL 100 '! '! 139.50
H.P.Holland-31c.2/3
Of ------------ 1 5 +' 100 ,i i, 139.50
Ellen O'Keefe,
.life of E.O'Keefe-
No.100 ft.of E.
90 ft. -------- 4 4 90 „ „ 125.55
D.C.Harger & wife,
Eugenia Harger-No.
100 ft. ------- 3 &
No.100 ft. of W.
10 ft. of ----- 4 4 „ 50 " „ 69.75
G.M.Bigham & wife
Minnie L.Bigham-
No.100 ft. of -- 2 4 " 50 " " 69.75
Charles Wright-
E.50 ft-of No.100 ft.
of ----------- 1 4 n 50 If „ 69.75
X.T.Macy & Lottie _
Pearl Macy-W.50 ft.
of No.100 ft. of cl 4 " 50 ++ 69.75
C.A.7heeler-E.54 ft.
of --------------- 4 3 „ 54 „ ii 75.33
W.B.Wheeler &
Amelia A.Wheeler�w.
46ft. of ------- 4 3, +' 46 " " 64:17
J.R.McNeely ---- 3 3 it 50 " ". 69,75
M.J.Dowlin-E.1/3
of -----------1 & 2 3 if 50 a ii 69,75
Samuel G.Bittick-
Ifid.1/3 of 1 & 2 3 " 50 „ „ 69,75
ffamuel G.Bittick-
W.1/3 of 1 & 2 -- 3 50 ii 6%75
First Congregational
Church ----------3 2 " 100 139.50
Geo.vW.Ray -------2 2 50 69.75
Bez F.Payne,widow &
Estate of James'
Payne,descd.-E.1 1 2 " 50 " " 69.75
R.G.Flowers
(rendered for taxes by
L.O.FuqualW.j 1 2 " 50 „ " 69.75
Third Church of Christ
Scientist(now known.as
2nd Church of Christ
Scientist) N.100 -t.
of ---------— 3 &
No.100 ft. of E.
30 ft. of -----2 7. " 130 ''• it 181.35
D.C.Harger & wife, ,
Eugenia Haxgav-- 1.
o ft. of E.38 ft.
of No.100 ft. of 2 1 8, it " 11.16
D.C.Harger & wife,
Eugenia Harger-' W.
12 ft. of N.100 ft.
of 2 and E.32 ft. of
N.100 ft. of ----L
#F,_ - Pennsylyaxi;a .venue Li st%n S�ru*:sm�_Ccr.td.
N A U E L^T BLh., Ar'DITI 0'1 "'r!T" Fl`TT F'T.
soBea, {7seheer
Toombe-T1.69 ft. of
N.100 ft. of ---- 1 1 COLLEGE HILL 68 ft-$1.3235 a 94.86
Gulf Refining Co.
X.E.4 of--------- 1 SANDIDGE 132.5 n n 184.84
L.C.Purnell-E.70ft.
of N.W of ----- 1 '� 70 ft. " 97,55
Ferman B.,Tones-
17 62.5 ft. of
N."V.4 of --=----- 1 62.5 ft. " 97.19
Geo.L.Gause-No. 6 " 20P if if 2o5.97
Rosa, Fuller-E:4 of 7 !' 54 it It 75.33
E.�.Shelly-W.�-.of
of -------=---- 7 "
F.. 54 „ " 75.33
LB.Weinman-E.2 of
eV..1 of ------------ 7 i� 54 d �, 75,33
Thos.R.Anderson-IV.
54 ft-------------- 7 54 ,� „ 75.33
B.C.Reich,Jr.l9,1a,17,
16 ----------------- 1 CM.tifiDViErl 1.00 'i " 139150
Gabrielle M.Hardwick,
widow, 15,14, 13 -- 1 It 75 " " 104.62
Charles 1400re ---12,
11 --- ------------ 1 ++ r'0 ,f „ 69.75
J.R.Hill -- 10, 9 1 50 " " 69.75
Gabrielle McCarthy
Hardwick, widow-7,
b and E.3 ft.10 in.
6,{...---------------1 ,+ 53,83 ,� „ 75,09
B.S.'Walker-1,2,3 4 5,
& W.21ft.2 in.--� 1 " 146.17 it it 203.91
Mrs.7,Vinfield Scott,
19,18,17,16,15,14,
13,12 & E.15 ft.11 7 " 215 " " 299.92
Mxs. Minnie G.Cowden,
widow of Geo.E.
Cowden-9,9,10,& rV.lOft.
of 11 & E.15 ft. 0
f7 7 " 100 it 139.50
Geo.E.Cowden,Jr.5,6,
& W.10 f t. of ----7 7 „ 60 It „ 83.70
R.D.Kircheval-4,3,2,
1 ------------------ 7 " 100 it it139.50
TOTAL COST TO TuF: PROPErTY OTTERS - - - -- - - - - 4 9,681.15
TOTAL COST TO THE CITY OF FORT 7ORTH- - - - - - - 200.00
GRAND TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, i.15
SECTION III.
That as said improvement is completed and in opera-
tion in front of each piece or parcel of ground, the City E:L-
gineer shall inspect the same, and if he shall approve same, he
shall certify his said approval to the City Council, which may
accept or reject the same. Upon the acceptaice of such work
in front of any piece or parcel of ground by the City Council
the amount assessed against the same and the owner thereof as
herein provided shall at once become payable by said owner. Said
owner may, however, at his option, pay one-fifth of said assess-
ment when due in cash, one-fifth on or before one year from the
date when the fir-st installment becomes due, one-fifth on or be-
fore two years from said date, one-fifth on or before three years
from said d?te and one-fifth on or before four years from said
date, with interest on deferred payments from said date until paid
at the rate of 7% per annum, with the usual provision for atlor-
neyTs fees in the event of default, and provision that if default
shall be made in the payment of any installment when due, then
the whole of said installments shall at once become due and col-
lectable.
SECTION IV.
That if the amount assessed against any particular
piece of land herein described and its owner, shall not be paid
within 30 days after becoming due, as specified in the preced-
ing section, there shall be added to said sum a penalty of ten
per cent (10%) of the amount thereof, which shall 'be secured and
collected in the s�)mo manner as said assessment.
S'ECTION iT.
That when said improvement shall be completed and in
operation in front of any parcel of land heroin mentioned, ^nd
shall be approved by the City Engineer and said Council Las
herein provided, if the amount assessed against said parcel and
the owner thereof shall not le paid iwiediit ly, the City En-
gineer shall at once make out ^ud file withtie G4.ty 0lerk fc.
the use of the mavor a statement of the expense of the work
charged to such owner, and his property, the amount assessed
against said owner and a fair description of his property, iticich
description may be by lot, block or plat number, or 'by referenca
to the records, or in other manner which will sufficiently ide-ati-
fy the same. The said statement shall also stakle the date when
the said amount assessed became due, and the amount of penalties
thereon, and date when said penalties rd ll accrue, and shall
state that interest is payable upon the amount assessed at the
rate of 7% per annum from the date of said statement, and that
the amounts evidenced by said statement are payable and secured
by lien on said premises duly fixed by the City. Said statement
or certificate shall also recite that all legal prerequisites and
all things necessary ro the validity and enf'crcibility of said
assessment and lien upon the said parcel of land, and of the
personal liability declared against the owner thereof, iMT2"fi'ncn
done Ind performed in accord^nce;with the general laws of the State
of Texas as passed by the 38th Legislature, Cho.pter IX and the
Ordinances of the City, which recital shall be prima facie evidence
of the truth of the facts so recited, and shall without further
evidence be in ^l1 courts taken and accepted as true.
The said statement so prepared by the City Engineer
shall be signed by hlm <nd riled rith the Citi Clerk for the use
of the Mayor.
Passed and approved the ,day of ,
A. D. 1927.
w_ Mayor
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