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Whereas, heretofore on, to-wit: the 22nd, day of October 1907 by resolution and order of that date duly entered upon Book R, pages 586 and 587 of the minutes of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth- the owners of property fronting upon Hemphill St., in the City of Fort Worth from the crossing of Magnolia south on said Hemphill Street to the south line of the Eighth Ward were instructed and required and ordered to construct or have constructed a pavement on said Street of what is known as Bitulithic pavement and said owners of property were required to so construct the same within 90 days there after,
And whereas, the owners of property upon said portion of said Hemphill Street for the greater part have complied with said order and have had said pavement constructed,
And whereas, the City of Fort Worth has had said pavement constructed upon the street intersections where cross streets intersect with said Hemphill Street,
And hwereas, there as certain parties owning property fronting and abutting on said Hemphill Street who h ave failed and refused to construct said pavement in front of their respective properties,
And whereas, the time has fully elapsed within which they said property owners were required to construct said pavement. It is therefore hereby ordered by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth that the City Engineer of the City of Fort Worth do immediately proceed to construct said pavement or enter into contract with some one to pave the same and report said contract to the Board of Commissioners for its approval. The following being the names of the parties owning such property who have failed and refused to construct said pavement with the description of the property owned by each respectively following each respective name to-wit:
W.D. Overton, Lot 1, Blocko 22, W.P. Pattillos Addition, fronting 50 ft on east side of Hemphill St., just south of Lilac St. 11.05 sq. ys. at $2.35 equals $275.09.
Hugh H. Lewis, Lot 4, Block 5, Bellevue Hill Addition, fronting 62 ft. on west side of Hemphill St., and being the third lot north of Laurel St. 121.14 sq. yds, at $2.35 equals, $284.579.
C. Fewell, Lot 7, Block 3, Armstrong Sub. Bellevue Hill Addition,
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fronting 78ft. on east side of Hemphill St., north east Cor. Laurel & Hemphill Sts. 116.87 sq. yds. at $2.35 equals $274.64.
Jake Johnson, Being 200 by 207 ft. in Block c 1, Bellevue Hill Add. fronting 200 ft. on went side of Hemphill and lying between Bellevue and Cleveland St. 398.44 sq. yds. paving at $2.35 equals, $936.33 200 lineal Ft. curb to reset 20.00 ------------ $956.33.
J.D. Mitchell, South part of Lot 4 Block D, Bellevue Hill Add, fronting 75 ft. on east side of Hemphill, north east Cor Hemphill and Bellevue. 150 sq. yd. at $2.35 equals $352.50
W.T. Funkhouseer, Part s of Lot 3 and 4, Block D. Bellevue Hill Add. being north 25 ft. of lot 4 and the south 75 ft. of Lot 3 fronting 100 ft. on east side of Hemphill, being 2nd, lot north of Bellevue St. 188.59 sq. yds. at $2.35 equals $443.18.
Dr. J. H. McLain, North 75 ft. of Lot 1, Block c-1, Bellevue Hill Add. fronting 75 ft. on west side of Hemphill being S.W. Cor. Hemphill and Myrtle Sts. 150.23 sq yds, equals $353.04.
F.M. Weaver, South 1/3 Lot 6 and all of Lots 7 and 8, Block 3 Moody's Subd. Block 22 and 23 Field-Welch Add. fronting 175 ft. on west side Hemphill St. and being the S.W. Cor. Morphy and Hemphill Streets. 352.10 sq. yds. equals $471.034
W. L. Norwood, Lots 17-18-19 Block 2, Moody's Subd. of Block 22 and 23 Field-Welch Add. fronting 150 ft. on east side of Hemphill St and lying just noth of Myrtle St. 311. 60 sq yds. at $2.35 equals $732.26.
J.B. Zearing, Lot 4 Block 3, Moody's Subd. of Blocks 22 and 23 FieldWelch Add. fronting 50 ft. on west side of Hemphill St/ and being 225 ft. south of Magnolia. 73.25 sq. yds. at $2.35 equals $172.14
Mrs Jennie LaCava, Lot 1, Block 3, Moody's Subd. Blocks 22 and 23 FieldWelch Add. fronting 75 ft. on west side of Hemphill St. once being S.E. Cor. Hemphill and Magnolia. 142. 29 sq. yds. At $2.35 equals $334.38.
Sandegard Grocery Co. Lots 31 and 32, Block 2 Moody's Sub. Block 22 and 23 Field-Welch Add. fronting 100 ft. on east side of Hemphill. 174.36 sq. yds. equals $409.75 100 ft. curb to reset 10. 00 Total $419.75
S. S. Potts, Lots 27 and 28, Block 2, Moody's Subd. Blocks 22 and 23 Field-Welch Add. fronting 100 ft. on east side of Hemphill St. and being 200 ft. south of Magnolia St. 139.22 sq yds. equals $327.17.
R. R. Keith. Lots 24 and south 33 ft. of Lot 23 Block 2 Moody's sub. of 22 and 23 Field-Welch S.E. Cor. Hemphill and Morphy fronting 85 ft. on east side Hemphill. 162.43 sq yds. at $2.35 equals $381.72.
It is further ordered that the costs of ocnstruction of said pavement in front of said respective pieces of property shall become a charge against and lien upon said respective peieces of property and also shall become and is hereby created an indebtness
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W.L.Page, SECRETARY
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 3/9/08. 190__
State of Texas, County of Tarrant, City of Ft Worth.
To the Honorable Chief and Police Commissioner:
I hereby apply to you for a policeman's commission, or in other wordsto be appointed as a non-paid policeman, for myself and Mr. B. P. O'Neal, both of THE TEXAS DECTECTICE SERVICE of this city. For the reason that we have to frequent the different rail-road yards at all times of the night, as well as the different negro dives, and other places of like character. We feel that such protection is essential to our safety. Thanking you in advance for any favorable consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
W.B. Morgan