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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 13-UAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THAT PORTION OF HARRISON AVENUE WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBEFORE DEFINED BE PERMA— NENTLY IMPROVED; APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLAINS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED BY THE CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS; PROVID— ING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE COST OF.SAID IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PAID; AUTHORIZING THE _CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR.THE IMPROVEMENT OF SAID. STREET WITHIN THE LIMITS INDICATED AND AS PER PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. HERETOFORE'PRARED BY THE CITY ENGINEER; DIRECTING.THE CITY MANAGER TO CAUSE TO BE PREPARED AND TO FILE THE NOTICE OF THE ENACTMENT.OF'THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF JEFFERSON -COUNTY, TEXAS® BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION is That there exists a public necessity for, and it is hereby deter— mined that it is necessary to permanently improve the -following street within the City of Beaumont, Texas_, to wit: Harrison Ave— nue from Eleventh Street west five hundred and sixty—eight (568) feet. SECTION 2: That it is hereby ordered that the aforesaid street within the limits above described shall be improved by filling, grading, raising, paving, repaving or repairing same, and by the construction of such storm sewers, drainage facilities, and such other necessary incidentals and appurtenances, all as deemed adequate by the City Engineer and as provided for in the plans and specifications for such improvements heretofore prepared by the City Engineer and hereinafter approved and -adopted. SECTION 2. In providing for and making such improvements it is hereby deter— mined to proceed under and in the exercise of the powers, terms and provisions of the Acts of the First Called Session of the 40th Legislature of the State of Texas, 1927, Chapter 106, said Act being commonly known as Article 1105—b of the Revised Civil L Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, as amended, which Act is adopted by Article XIV, Section 2, of the Charter of The City of Beaumont. SECTION _.: That, whereas, the City Engineer has heretofore prepared and filed with the City Council of The City of Beaumont, complete Plans and Specifications for such proposed improvements, which Plans and Specifications are on file in theoffice of the City Engineer of said City, said Plans and Specifications are hereby approved and adopted for use in the construction of said improve- ments on the streets hereinabove described. - SECTION 5: The costs of said improvements -shall be apportioned and paid for as follows, to wit: (a) The City of Beaumont shall pay to the Con- tractor forty -per --cent (40%) of the total cost of all street and storm -sewer improvements in-- eluding n- cluding the eight and one half per cent ($1%) Engineering fee. From this forty per cent (4CP/o) shall be deducted the total Engineering fee of eight and one half per cent (812% ). The balance shall be paid to the Contractor. -in cash. (b) The property abutting upon said streets to- be.improved hereunder -and the real and true . owners thereof, shall pay to the Contractor sixty per cent (60%) of the total cost of all street and storm -sewer improvements, including the eight and one half per cent ($ %j Enginzvring fee. Eight and one half per cent ON) of the total cost.of said improvements shall be added to and included in the cost of said improvements to cover the cost of engineering, advertising, and contingencies, which amount shall be included in the cost of said improvements to be apportioned between the property owners and said City as hereinabove provided. The total amount of such engineering and incidental expenses will be deducted from the Cityfs portion of the cost to be paid to the Contractor. SECTION 6: That the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont is hereby authorized to advertise for and receive competitive bids on the construction of the aforesaid improvements for the length of time and in the manner and form as required by the Charter of The City of Beau- mont and the laws of the State of Texas, especially Article VII, Section 8, of the Charter of The City of Beaumont, and Article 2368-a of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, 1925, as amended. SECTION 7: That the City Manager is hereby ;authorized and directed to pre- pare, or cause to be prepared, a Notice in the name of said City, of the action taken herein and to execute said Notice on behalf of said City, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest said Notice with the seal of said City, and to file same with the County Clerk of JeffersonzCounty, Texas, among the Mort- gage Records of .said County® 1949® PASSED by the City Council this 18th day of January, A.D.