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T~ ..- . l! , , 180 ORDINANCE ,NO. 216 AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSlmY FOR AND ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS, BY THE CONSTlUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ON SAID STREETS, IN FRONT OF, OR ADJACENT TO, .ALL ABUTTING PROPERTY ON EACH SIDE OF EACH STREET, WHERE THERE IS NO SIDEWALK, WI THIN THE FOLLOWING AREA: BEGINNING at a point in the north line of Bellaire Bo~levard at the intersection of the West line of City of South Side Place; THENCE westwardly with the north line of Bellaire Boulevard to its intersection with the east right of way line of the Humble Pipe Line Obmpany right of way for corner; THENCE northwardly with the east right of way to its intersection with the south right of way line of Rich- mond Road for corner; THENCE in a north northeasterly direction with the south right of way line of Richmond Road to its inter- section with the east boundary line of College View Third Addition for corner; THENCE in a southerly direction with the east line of College View Third, Second and J!'irst Additions and continuing with the southerly prOjection of said line to the place of BEGINNING, and including Lots I to 31 inclusive, Cambridge Place, all of Fair Haven Addition, Oolonial Terrace Addition, College View First, Second and Third additions and two acreage tracts belonging to Mrs. J. W. Cunningham. IN - THE CITY OF WEST U:r-.-rrYERSI TY PLACE, TEXAS; REQ,UIRING TEE ENGINEER FOR THE CITY TO PREPARE AND FILE COhtIPLETE SPECIFICATIONS ~'OR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO GO WITH A STATE1tTENT SHOWING EACH STREET INCLUDED WITHIN THE LIMITS DEFINED AND THE PROPERTY ABUTTING THEREON; DIRECTING THE ENGINEER FOR THE CITY TO PREPARE AN ESTIMA.TE OF THE COST OF SU CH IMPIDVE.lJIENTS ON EACH STREET WITHIN SAID LIMITS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. *********************** WHEREAS, the City Commission of t~e City of West University Place, Texas, has decided to ini~ate the improvement of certain streets by the construction of sidewalks on said streets in front of, or adjacent to, all abutting property on each side of each street, where there is no sidewalk, within the following area: ---, I I ~....J 181 IS' BEGINNING at a point in the north line of Bellaire Boulevard at the intersection of the west line of 0ity of South Side Place; THENCE westwardly with the north line of Bellaire Boulevard to its intersection with the east ri ght of way line of the Humble Pipe Line vompany right of way for corner; 'liHENCE northwardly with the east right of way to its intersection with the south right of way line of Hichmond Road for corner; THENCE in a north northeasterly direction with the south right of way line of Richmond Road to its intersection with the east boundary line of College View Third Addition for.comer; ~~NCE in a southerly direction with the east line of College View Third, Second and First Additions and continuing with the southerly projection of said line to the place of BEGINNING, and including Lots 1 to 31 inclusive, Cambridge Place, all of. Fair Haven Addition, Colonial Terrace Addition, COllege View First, Second and Third Add~tions and two acreage tracts belonging to Mrs. J. W. Cunningham, in the City of west Univer- si ty P.laoe, Texas; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNlVERSI TY BLACE, · TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Commission of the City of West University-Place, Texas, does hereby determine that it is necessary to improve certain streets, by the construction of sidewalks on said streets, in front of, or adjacent to, all abutting property on each side of each street, where there is no sidewalk, within the following area: r BEGINNING at a point in the north line of Bell- aire Boulevard at the intersection of the west line of City of South Side Place; THENCE westwardly wi,th the north line of Bell- aire Boulevard to its intersection with the east right of way line of the Humble Pipe Line Company right. of way for corner; ,= :1 ~, T=;r. 1-. ~ ..- . l' 182 THENCE northwardly with the east right of way to its intersection with the south right of way line of Richmond Road for corner; THENCE in a north northeasterly direction with the south right of way line of Richmond Road to its intersection with the east boundary line of College View Third Addition for corner; THENCE in a southerly direction with the east line of COllege View Third, Second and First Additions and continuing with the southerly projection of said line to the place of BEGINNING, and includi ng Lots 1 to 31 inclusive, Cambridge Place, all of Fair Haven Addition, Colonial Terrace Addition, College View ]lirst, Second and Third Additions and two acreage tracts belonging to Mrs. J. W. Cunningham, in the City of West Universi~y Place, Texas, ~...) 'I and does hereby order that each fuf said streets within said limits be improved by the placing of side walks thereon in the manner and with such kinds of sidewalks and material or materials as may be adopted by the City Commission to be used in the construction of saidim~rovements; that the width of the side- walkS shall be fou~ ,{4'} feet; that said portion to be improved be brought to necessary grade by grading, raising or filling the same~ thap said sidewalks be constructed of such of the follow- ing material or materials as the City Commission may select, adopt or provide of the thi~kness or consistency and quality or shall be specified by the Engineer for the City, to be of such material not less than the thickness on that portion of said streets upon which sidewalks shall be constructed: FoUr (4t) 1'eet wide and four (4't) inches thick, made with she11 concrete base containing not less than five (5) sacks of cement per cubi~ yard, top~ed monolithic with not less than one-fourth (!tt) inches of dry sand and cement topping con- taining not less than nine (9) sacks of cement per cubic yard. That the maximum cost at which the work of constructing said sidewalks shall not exceed $0.60 per front foot, including grading, foundation and top surface of that portion of said streets within said limits to be improved; all in the manner as provided by Acts 1927, 40th Legislature of the State of Texas, Jfirst Called Session, page 489, Chapter lOG, said act being commonly known as Article 1105-b, Hevised Civil statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, and relati~4 to street improvements and assessments therefor, and as adopted by the City of West University Place. ~, ! I I ---' 183' I '------ (a) The Owners of the property abutting on said streets within the limits above set out shall pay all of the cost of constructing said sidewalks, and said property owners shall have assessed against them and their pDoperty said costs of such improvements in the manner provided by the-acts of the 40th Legisla ture of the State of Texas, 1927, }I'irst Called ~ession, relating to street improvements and assessments there- for, and being Chapter 106 of the ,General and Special Laws of said session, said act being commonly known as Article 1105-b, Hevised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, and as adopped by the City of West University Place. (b) Tl1.at said amounts payable by the property owners shall be paid in.fi ve (5) equal installments, one installment thirty (30) days after the completion of said improvements and the acceptance thereof by the City of West University Place; one installment in three (3) months from the date of acceptance; one installment six (6) months from the date of acceptance; mne in- stallment nine (9) months from the date of acceptance; and one installment twelve (12j months from said date of acceptance; with interest thereon from said date of acceptance at the rate of seven (7~) per'cents per annum; but said property owners shall have the privilege of paying any of said installments before their IJ1.aturity by payment of principal and interest thereon; providing, however, that no amount shall be assessed against any property in the enhanced value therefor by reason of said improvements. (3) The Engineer for the Oity is hereby directed to prepare forthwith and file with the City Commission complete specifications for the proposed sidewalks, upon each of the. various kinds of materials hereinabove set forth so as to enable bids to be secured separately upon each of said kinds of side- walks, and said specifications to be arranged so that the vity shall be enabled to obtain bids for doing portions of said work separately from the other portions, if desired by the Gity Commission together with a written statement which shall contain the name of each street incl uded wi thin the limits defined and the property abutting thereon; and the .l!:ngineer for the City is further directed to prepare an estimate of the cost of such improvements. r-~ '------ (- . I Section 4: There exists a pUblic emergency requiring that this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after the date of its approval. PASSED .AND APPROVED th is the ;lj./tAay of A. D., 1941. m~/, ~~~/ ATTEST: /%~ Acting City Secretary , -~- - -- ---- -. -- ,.----.--- -'I ~--~----,-- ~-------~ ---. r I ,,' ""'1'