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ORDER OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONCERNING THE PAVEMENT OF THE
COURT HOUSE SQUARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDER HERETOFORE MADE BY THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS.

the board of commisioners the matter of paving the Court
House Square in accordance with the proposition of the property
owners as heretofore presented and accepted as shown by order made
Sept. 3 - 07 as appears on pages 531-532 of the minutes
of the proceedings of this Board, and appearing that no protest
or objection to said order or to the construction of said pavement
has been filed, and it further appearing that publication of said
order was duly made in the official newspaper of the City, to-wit:
The Fort Worth Star, once a day for ten days, as provided by ordinance;
and upon further consideration of the necessity for said paving and
the advantage to the abutting property owners in constructing the
pavement as mentioned in said order of Sept. 3, and it appearing
to the Board of Commissioners that said pavement will enhance
the price of and increase the value of the property abutting on said
street in a sum greater than the cost of said pavement and that such
increase of value and price will be made hereby on each piece, lot
and parcel of abutting property respectfully:

It is therefore hereby ordered that the parties owning property
abutting on said street, and especially those who did not join in the
said proposition, construct said pavement of the material and in the
manner mentioned and referred to in said order of Sept. 3rd , or cause
the same to be done in front of their respective properties within
90 days from the date of this order and that this order be published in the
official newspaper of the City, to-wit: the Fort Worth, Star; once a
week for four consecutive weeks and further order that if any one
owning property abutting on said street fail to comply with this order
that the said pavement be constructed as in such cases made and
provided and the costs thereof assessed against the abutting
property and against the owner of the property as a personal debt
as provided by charter and ordinance of the City of Fort Worth.

I hereby certify that the foregoing order was duly presented and
unanimously passed by the board of commissioners of the city of
Fort Worth at a session held Nov. 5th, 1907.

W. J. Estes
City Secretary.

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