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Ordinance No. 697ORDINANCE NO. /, % -J AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, CLOSING THE HEARING GIVEN TO THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PRO- PERTY ABUTTING UPON NORTH FIRST STREET FROM THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF EAST TEXAS AVENUE TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF EAST JAMES STREET, IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS TO ,ACCRUE BY VIRTUE OF THE IMPROVEMENT THEREOF, AND AS TO THE AC- CURACY, SUFFICIENCY, REGULARITY AND VALIDITY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH SAID IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ASSESS- MENTS TO BE LEVIED COVERING THE COST THEREOF; OVERRULING AND DENY- ING ALL PROTESTS AND OBJECTIONS OFFERED; FINDING AND DETERMINING SPECIAL BENEFITS TO EACH PARCEL OF PROPERTY AND THE OWNERS THEREOF IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAME; FINDING THE REGULARITY OF ALL PROCEEDINGS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL PREREQUISITES TO FIXING THE ASSESSMENT LIENS AND THE PERSONAL LIABILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS; LEVYING ASSESSMENTS, FIXING CHARGES AND LIENS AGAINST SAID PROPERTIES ABUTTING SAID STREET AND THE TRUE OWNERS THEREOF FOR PAYMENT OF PART OF THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES AND THE MANNER OF THEIR COLLECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, has heretofore, by Ordinance No. 677, enacted on April 25, 1963, determined the necessity for and ordered the improvement of North First Street from the North property line of East Texas avenue to the South property line of East James Street, by the con- struction thereupon of a cement stabilized shell base, with asphaltic concrete wearing surface and appurtenances and incidentals to such improvement, all as provided by the Plans and Specifications hereinafter referred to, heretofore pre- pared and filed by the City Engineer and approved by the City Council; and WHEREAS, by virtue of its low bid for construction of such improvements on the said North First Street, the City Council, on behalf of the City of Baytown, has heretofore entered into a contract with Falter M. Mischer Company, for con- struction of said improvements; and WHEREAS, the City Council has caused the City Engineer to prepare and file estimates of the costs of such improvements and estimates of the amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed against the properties abutting said street to be improved and the true owners thereof, and said City Engineer has heretofore filed said estimates and a statement of other matters relating thereto with said City Council and same have been received, examined and approved by said governlre body; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance dated August S. 1963, the City Council of the City of Baytown ordered a Hearing be given to the real and true owners of property abut- ting upon said , Nnrth First Street___ within the limits specified, and unto all persons owning or claiming any such abutting property or interest therein, and to all others owning, claiming or interested in said property or any of said matters as to the assessments and as to the amounts proposed to be assessed against each parcel of such abutting property and the real and true owners thereof, and as to the special benefits to such abutting property and the owners thereof by means of said improvements, for which special assessments are to be levied, and as to the ac- curacy, sufficiency, regularity and validity of the proceedings and contracts in connection with said improvements and proposed special assessments, and concerning any matter or thing connected therewith, said Hearing to be held at the City Hall of the City of Baytown, at 6:30 o'clock P.M. on the 22nd day of August, 1463, at which time all persons, firms, corporations or estates owning or claiming any such abutting property, and their agents or attorneys or persons interested in said pro- ceedings might appear in person or by counsel and offer evidence; and WHEREAS, said ordinance further ordered and directed the City Clerk of the City of Baytown, Texas, to give notice of said Hearing by publication, as provided for and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 106 of the acts of the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, known and shown as Article 1105 -b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas; and WHEREAS, said Notice as ordered and directed by said City Council and as re- quired by law, has been properly given by publication of same in the Baytown Sun, a newspaper published in said City of Baytown, Texas, on August 13 , August 15 and August 19 __._ said notice as so published having des- cribed the nature of the improvements for which assessments were proposed to be levied and to which said Notice related, having stated the portion of said street to be improved, the estimated amounts per front foot proposed to be assessed against the owners of abutting properties and such properties on said portion of said street, with reference to which the Hearing mentioned in said Notice was to be held, and having stated the estimated total cost of the improvements on said portions of said street, and having stated the time and place at which said hearing should be held, and said notice having in all respects fully met and complied with all provisions of law requisite and pertinent thereto; and -2- WHEREAS, after due, regular and proper notice thereof, all as provided by law, said Hearing, of which Notice was so given, was opened at 6:30 o'clock P.M. on August 22, 1963, at the City Hall, in the City of Baytown, Texas, pursuant to the Notice hereinabove referred to, at which time opportunity was given to all of said referred to persons, firms, corporations, estates or other owners of such abutting properties, their agents and attorneys, to be heard and to offer evidence as to all matters in connection with such ordinances and Notice, at which time the following appeared and the following statements and testimony were given, to -wit: WHEM,S, at said Hearing,all parties desiring or in any manner wishing to be heard concerning any of the matters mention in said ordinance ordering and fixing the date of said hearing and in said published notice, and as to any other matters connected with said proposed improvement, contract and assessment and the amounts thereof, were heard, and all matters as to the accuracy, sufficiency, regularity and validity, and all matters of error,equality and other matters connected with said improvement, contract and assessments having been heard, considered and cor- rected, and said City Council having heard evidence as to the special benefits to -3- said abutting property and each parcel thereof and to the respective owners thereof, in the enhanced value of said property by means of such improvements, and said City Council having given a full and fair hearing to all parties making or desiring to make any protest or objections or to offer testimony and having examined and con- sidered all evidence, matters and testimony offered, and having found that said notice as published and delivered by mail is valid and is in full accord with the requirements of law; and WHEREAS, all proceedings with reference to making the improvements above men- tioned have been regularly had, in compliance with the law, and all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment lien against the properties hereinafter listed and the personal liability of the respective owners thereof have been performed, and upon completion of said improvements and acceptance thereof by the City of Baytown, assignable certificates should be issued in evidence of said assessments and liens and the liability of the true owner or owners of said properties, whether correctly named or not, all as provided by law: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEUIIS, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED; Section 1: That the Benefit Hearing be closed and that such City Council finds that each and every parcel of property abutting upon said street within the limits defined will be enhanced in value and specially benefited in an amount in excess of the amount of the costs of said improvements proposed to be assessed against each of said parcels of property abutting said street within said limits defined, and against the real and true owners thereof, and against any railroad oc- cupying said street, and the owners thereof, and that all objections and protests should be, and the same are hereby, overruled and denied. Section 2: The City Council finds and declares that all proceedings with re- ference to the making of improvements as herein stated on said streets in the City of Baytown have been duly and regularly had in compliance with the law; that all prerequisites to the entering into said contracts for such work and improvements and all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment liens against the properties here- inafter listed and the personal liability of the respective owners thereof, whether named or not, have been in all things performed and complied with, and said City Council further finds and declares that all persons interested have been given a full and fair hearing; that there is not to be assessed against such abutting pro- perty and the owners thereof more than all of the costs of the construction of curbs and gutters and nine - tenths (9/10) of the cost of constructing the improvements oth -4- than curbs and gutters; that adjustment and apportionment of costs among all pro- perties and the owners thereof have been made in full compliance with the law so as to produce a substantial equality of benefits received and burdens imposed and that the special benefits to each parcel of property and the owner thereof in the en- hanced value thereof by means of said improvements is in each instance in excess of the amount of the assessment made against said parcel of property and its owner, and that the assessments, liens and charges declared against said properties and their owners are in all things just and equitable. Section 3: That in pursuance of said ordinances heretofore adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Baytown relating to the improvement of said street in the City of Baytown, and in pursuance of the contract between the City of Baytown and Walter M. Mischer Company, the estimates, reports, lists and statements of the City Engineer, and the notice and hearing aforesaid, and by virtue of the powers conferred and contained in said Acts of 1927 of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, First Called Session, Chapter 106, Page 499, being known and shown as Article 1105 -b of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, there shall be and there is hereby levied and assessed against the properties abutting upon said por- tions of said streets and against the real and true owners threof, respectively, the description of said properties and the apparent owners, respectively, and the amounts so assessed, being: (ASSESSMENT ROLL FOLLOWS) -5- F LOO row" m m � - qw9� ®mwm \CQ - q e =2 m G 9�e 6mm 3mq a» /q2 rw2 g m:= 2yM c m�� 2 w 4me U) q _ ¥m n w w o q w � ? ƒƒ ¥G � 2 � w � 7 ~ � q @ m F LOO row" m m � - r C -- ti r+ O (D C Cn CD cn 'U -i C, z CA (D � W N F1j. ' . 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Section 5: That for the purpose of evidencing said assessments, the liens se- curing same and the several sums payable by said property owners and the time and terms of payment, and to aid in the enforcement thereof, assignable certificates shall be issued by the City of Baytown to the City of Baytown, or assigns, upon com- pletion and acceptance of said improvements, which certificates shall be executed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk with the corporate seal affixed, and shall be payable to said City of Baytown or assigns; said certificates shall declare the said amounts, and the time and terms of payment thereof. Said certificates shall further set forth and evidence the assessments levied and shall declare the lien upon the respective properties and the liability of the 10 true owner or owners thereof, whether correctly named or not, and shall provide that if default be made in the payment thereof, same shall be enforced by a suit in any court having jurisdiction. And the said certificates shall further provide that if default be made in the payment of any installment of principal or interest thereon when due, then at the option of said City of Baytown or assigns, being the owner and holder thereof, the whole of said assessment shall become at once due and payable and shall be col- lectible with interest, expense of collection and a reasonable attorney's fee, if incurred. Said certificates shall further recite that the proceedings with reference to making the improvements therein referred to have been regularly had in compliance with the law, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment liens against the property described and the personal liability of the owner or owners thereof have been performed, which recitals shall be evidence of all the matters recited in said certificate and no further proof thereof shall be required. Section b: Effective Date: That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its passage by a majority of the City Council of the City of Bay- town, Texas, INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on this the 22nd day of August, 1963. ATT EST : Edna Oliver, City Clerk APPROVED: Georqg Chandler, City Attorney -7- L. (Lee) Liggett, I.D., Mayor G