All of the terms, powers and provisions of the Acts of 1927,
40th Legislature, First Called Session, Chapter 106, relating to street
improvements and assessments, amended or as may be hereafter amended,
are hereby adopted as a part of this Charter and constitute an alternative
authority for said City to act in all respects in accordance with
said Act.
All of the terms, powers and provisions of Articles 1086 to
1096, both inclusive, and Articles 1104 and 1105 of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Texas, as amended or as they may be hereafter amended,
are hereby adopted as a part of this Charter and hereby constitute
an alternative and cumulative method of improving streets, alleys
and public places and levying assessments therefor.
The City of Garland shall have the power to pay the contractor,
the successful bidder, that part of the cost that may be assessed
against the owners and their property abutting on such improvements
in cash and the City may reimburse itself for that amount by levying
an assessment against the abutting owners and their property, after
a hearing and notice as provided in said statutes, up to the amount
of the enhancement in value represented by the benefits and permitted
by said statutes and issue assignable certificates in favor of the
City of Garland for the assessment. The certificates shall be enforceable
in the same manner as provided for the above-mentioned statutes.
The City shall likewise have the power to do the improvement
by its own forces if, in the opinion of the City Council, the work
can be done more expeditiously or economically.
