Ordinance No. 900ORDINANCE NO. 900
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, RECEIVING
AND ACCEPTING THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT PAVING AND OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DEFINED PORTIONS OF COMMERCE STREET IN
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION AND ISSUANCE
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES TO BROWN & ROOT, INC., THE CONTRACTOR
PERFORMING SAID WORK; APPROVING THE FORM OF SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSEMTN CERTIF-
IGATES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the work of improving Commerce Street, from the South line of
Forrest Street to the North line of Gulf Street, within the City of Baytown, Texas,
by raising, grading, filling, widening, permanently paving and repaving same, and by
the construction, reconstruction, repairing and realigning of concrete curbs and
gutters, and by the construction of such drains and other necessary incidentals and
appurtenances as deemed necessary by the City Engineer, said permanent paving con-
sisting of reinforced concrete pavement upon a properly prepared subgrade, of such
type, construction, materials and thickness as deemed adequate and suitable by the
City Engineer, and all of said improvements being as provided for in the Plans and
Specifications therefor which have heretofore been prepared by the City Engineer and
as have been approved and adopted by the City Council; and all of same having been
performed and completed in full accordance with all the terms and provisions of the
contract dated Aug* 23, 1967 between said City of Baytown, Texas, and Brown & Root,
Inc., and said City Engineer having measured, examined and caused to be treated the
finished improvements by the means and in the manner provided by the terms of said
contract and the Plans and Specifications, and having found that such improvements
have been constructed and completed in full compliance with all provisions of said
contract and said Plans and Specifications, and said City Engineer having approved
and accepted said work and improvements and having heretofore issued his Certificate
of Final Acceptance, and so certified to said City Council and recommended that it
accept and receive said work and the improvements as constructed and completed by
said Brown and Root, Inc., and said work and improvements having been examined and
found by the Mayor and City Council of the said City of Baytown, Texas, to have been
performed and completed in full compliance with said contract and said Plans and
Specifications therefor, and same are hereby accepted and received by said City
Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
Section 2: That the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Baytown, Texas,
are hereby authorized and directed to execute and issue to Brown & Root, Inc.,
Special Assessment Certificates evidencing the assessments levied against the
properties improved abutting upon said portions of Commerce Street and against the
real and true owners thereof, which, by the terms of said contract, the City of
Baytown, Texas, has agreed and obligated itself to issue and deliver to said Brown
& Root, Inc., in accordance with provisions of the relative proceedings heretofore
had and adopted by said City Council; said Special Assessment Certificates to be
executed in the name of said City by its Mayor and City Clerk, and impressed with
the seal of said City, and dated as of the date hereof, and such officers are hereby
authorized and directed to execute said certificates in their official capacities
on behalf of said City, and deliver same to said Brown & Root, Inc., said Special
Assessment Certificate having heretofore been prepared and printed, a copy of which
is on file with the City Clerk, the form and contents thereof being hereby approved
and adopted.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage by a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the Ci'Ly of
Baytown, Texas, on this the 9th day of November, 1967.
Seaborn Cravey, Mayes f.T
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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George C ndler, City Attorney