Ordinance No. 1,606ORDINANCE NO.1606
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE WORK OF IMPROVING TENTH STREET IN THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW DEFINED,
UNDER A CERTAIN CONTRACT THEREFOR HERETOFORE ENTERED INTO;FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT SUCH WORK AND IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH CONTRACT AND THAT THE CITY'SENGINEERS HAVE
SO FOUND AND HAVE SO CERTIFIED TO THE CITY COUNCIL;AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTINGTHE PAYMENT OF THE FINAL ESTIMATE AND THE ISSUANCE AND
DELIVERY OF CERTAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATEOF THIS ORDINANCE.
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:The City Council of the Cityof Baytown,Texas,hereby finds
and determines that the work of improving the following streets and avenues,or '
portions thereof,within the following limits in saidCity,to-wit:
TENTH STREET,from the north right of way line of Fayle Street
to the south right of way line of Ward Road,
under and pursuant to the Contract therefore heretofore entered into between the
CityofBaytown,Texas,and Brown and Root,Incorporated (hereinafter referred to
as "Contractor"),as authorized by Ordinance No.1429 enacted on July 12,1973,
has been fully performed and completed in accordance with the terms and provisions
of said Contract and the plans and specifications made a part thereof;andthat
the City's Engineers have examined,measured and caused to be tested,the finished
work and improvements by the means and in the manner provided by said Contract and
said plans and specifications therefor,and has found that said work and improve
ments have been constructed and completed in full compliance with the terms and
provisions of said Contract and said plans and specifications;and further that said
City's Engineers have approved and accepted said work and improvements and have so
certified to the City Council ofsaid City and have recommended to said City Council
that such work and improvements so constructed by said Contractor be received and
accepted;and that such work andimprovements have been accepted by the City Manager
of the City of Baytown and by said City's Engineers;and
Section 2:The City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,does hereby
findthat said work and improvements above identified havebeen performed and com
pleted by the said Contractor in full compliance with the terms and provisions of
said Contract andthe plansand specifications therefor,and such work and improve
ments are here and now accepted and received by the City of Baytown and by the City
Council ofthe City of Baytown,Texas.
Section 3:The City Council ofsaid City hereby orders,directs,and
authorizes the payment to said Contractor of the final estimate and amount payable
and due toit under the terms of said Contract upon the completion ofsaid work
and improvements.Further,in accordance with the Ordinance heretofore enacted
closing the hearing on benefits and levying special assessments,the Mayor and
City Clerk ofsaid City are hereby authorized and directed to issue to said Con
tractor assignable special assessment certificates,payable as specified in said
Ordinance,evidencing the special assessments levied against the property abutting
uponsaid streetwithin the limits hereinabove defined,and against the real and
true owner or owners thereof,which,by the terms of said Contract,the City has
agreed and obligated itself to issue and deliver to said Contractor;said special
assessment certificates shall be executed in the nameof said City by the Mayor
and City Clerk thereof and impressed with the seal of said City,and dated as of
the date hereof,and said officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed
to execute said certificates in their official capacity on behalf ofsaid City,
and deliver same to said Contractor.
Section 4:This Ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of
its passage by a majority of the City Council of the CityofBaytown,Texas.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the City
of Baytown,Texas,on this the 23rd day of May ,1974.
TOM GENTRY;Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA 0LIVER7 City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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