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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14-A/ v i AN , ORDINANCE Entitled an ordinance creating.a Board of Dock -and IWharf Commis.sioner's for the City of Beaumont; providing for their appointment and terms of office; prescribing qualifications of the members; defining the rights, powers and duties of such board and declar- ing an emergency: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAMIONT: SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Boaxd of Dock and Whaxf Commissi one -s -,-=for- the City„ of Beaumont with exclusive jurisdi tion ii1a-f e control, management, and f� maintenance of wharfs and wharf terminals of the city of Beaumont . MOTION II. The members of the -Board of Dock andfharf Commissioners shall be appointed by the M-�Iox, subject a�� • to confirmation by the City Council.,;Any.person appoint- ed and confirmed as a raember of said Board of Dock and Iharf Commissioners shall within fifteen (15) days thereafter file with the City Secretary his written, acceptance'of such appointment and if samA is not done, the appointment shall be held null and- joid and the J--ut , -lei /Y_"/el 1-1 rr'--/ Mayor shall appoint someone else whose nomination shall be confirmed by the City Council. No person shall be appointed a member of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners--X0ioeif is hot a resident citizen and a qualifiedrote� the City of Beaumont. The members of said Board shall serve without compensation. SECTION III. The Mayor of the City of Beaumont shall not later than the first regular meeting of the City Council following the meeting at which this ordinance is adopt- ed, appoint the members of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners. Those appointed and confirmed by the City Council shall hold their office until the first Tuesday in May 1914 and until their successors shall qualify; and should a vacancy occur in said Board it shall be filled, as provided in Section 2 of this ordinance,- for , the remainder of the term of office, that is, until the first Tuesday in May 1914. On the first Tuesday in May 1914, the Mayor shall appoint five nitizens with qualifications above set forth, as Dock and Vjharf Com" missioners , three of whom shall hold office until the first Tuesday in May 1915 and two of whom shall hold office until the first Tuesday in May 1916• Said Dock and Wharf Commissioners to determine by lot at the first regular .meeting after their appointment, the — ,k ,iini i earva _ on the first TuesdaY shall be confirmed by the City Council. No person shall be appointed a member of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissionet„,�p-io is not a . . #"" pp "vj r�`�1111-9 resident citizen and a qualified oter the City of Beaumont. The members of said Board shall serve without compensation. SECTION III. The Mayor of the City of Beaumont shall not later than the first regular meeting of the City Council following the meeting at which this ordinance is adopt— ed, appoint the members of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners. Those appointed and confirmed by the City Council shall hold their office until the first Tuesday in May 1914 and until their successors shall qualify; and should a vacancy occur in said Board it shall be filled; as provided in Section 2 of this ordinance,- for , the remainder of the term of office, that is, until the first Tuesday in May 1914. On the first Tuesday. in May 1914, the Mayor shall appoint five aitizens with qualifications above set forth, as Dock and 0harf Com- missioners , three of whom shall hold office until the first Tuesday in May 1915 and two of whom shall hold office until the first Tuesday in May 1916. Said Dock and Wharf Commissioners to determine by lot at the first regular .meeting after their appointment, the term for which each shall serve. On the first Tuesday in P.4ay 1915 and annually thereafter from said date; there shall be appointed members of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners to fill the vacancies occurring in said Board, who shall hold office for two years or until their successors shall,qualify and.when any vacancy occurs on said Board same shall be filled by appoint- s ment�as provided in Section 11 for the unexpired term . SECTION IV: The Board of Dock and Whsxf Commissioners shall appoint from among their number one who shall be de- signated as President of said Board and one who shall be designated as Vice -President of said Board. The President of said Board shall preside at all meetings and shall have a vote on all questions before .saidBoard. In the absence of the President; the Vice -President shall preside and have the same authority as the .President. The Board shall adopt their own by laws and rules governing the conduct of their members and the dispatch of business at their meetings subject to the terms of this ordinance. SECTION V. The Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners shall hold regular meetings at leas' once in each month, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall and such other meetings as may be necessary for the transaction of business provided that the Board shall adopt a by law specifying the time awh'ich said`rneetings" shahs ba'" held so as to give the Public notice of said meetings --A c -rnn a'h oll hp n -nm -n +A +Inn 'PiihI irn T7Y11 APR hU A_ .tsoara, wrav shall ncla czlice lux -,wo ,yeal:16 ur uiluil their successors shall qualify and -when any vacancy occurs on said Board same shall be filled by appoint - i ment,as provided in Section 1ZIfor the unexpired term . SECTION IV. The Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners shall appoint from among their number one who shall be de- signated as President of said Board and one who shall be designated as Vice -President of said Board. The President of said Board shall preside at all meetings and shall have a vote on all questions before said Board. In the absence of the President, the Vice -President shall preside and have the same authority as the .President • The Board shall adopt their own by laws and rules governing the conduct of their members and the dispatch of business at their meetings subject to the terms of this ordinance. SECTION V. The Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners shall hold regular meetings at leas -C once; in each montli, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall and such other meetings as may be necessary for the transaction of business provided that the Board shall adopt a by law specifying the" "time at" wih'icf"said ineetirigs s}ia11"be held so as toive the Public notice of said meetings g g and same shall be open to the Public unless by a majority vote of the members present at said meetings an -executive session shall be demand d. 0 P4) *-ALA - / 47 ./-q /Y-. SECTION VI. The City Secretary of the City of Beaumont shall be secreatry of said Board and shall -serve without com- pensation. Such Secretary shall keep a full record of all proceedings of said Board. The Secretary shall car- tify such proceedings under his hand and to be authenti- cated by a seal , if a seal Fie adopted and provided by said Board for that purpose, and shall perform all other such duties as the Board may prescribe. . SECTION VII. Thd City Engineer of the City of Beaumont shall be Engineer to the Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners. He shall perform such efigineering and surveying necessary 1 for the public work done under the direction and super.;.. vision of the Board of said Dodk and Wharf. Commissoners as said Board may require. SECTION VIII. The Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners shall have authority and the right -to employ all necessary help to look after the wharfs and wharf terminals of the .City of Beaumont; shall have the right to employ , discharge, suspend or remove from office any employee and prescribe rules and regulations governing their employment SECTION IX. bL+'UTIUB V1. The City Secretary of the City of Beaumont shall be secreatry of said Board and shall serve without com- pensation. Such Secretary shall keep a full record of all proceedings of said Board. The Secretary shall cer- tify such proceedings under his hand and to be authenti- cated by a seal , if a seal be adopted and provided by said Board for that purpose, and shall perform all other such duties as the Board may prescribe. SECTION VII. The City Engineer of the City of Beaumont shall be Engineer to the Board of Dock and Vlharf Commissioners. He shall perform such e?igineering and surveying necessary Ifor the public work done under the direction and super. vision of the Board of said Dodk and Wharf Commissoners as said Board may require. SECTION VIII. The Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners shall have authority and the right -to employ all necessary help to look after the wharfs and wharf terminals of the City of Beaumont; shall have the right to employ , discharge, suspend or remove from office any employee and prescribe rules and regulations governing their employment , SECTION IX. The Board of Dock and 1%arf Commissioners shall from time to time recommend to the City Council, rates to be charged for wharfage; dockage, tolls and FA cranage of all steamships, vessels and other water craft admitted to the wharfs, piers, docks, slips, quays, and landings owned, operated and controlled by the City or leased by' the City to private individuals or corporations and also the rates or charges for the use of all warehouses, elevators, bunkers; marine ways, dry docks and other structures, derricks, cranes and other appliances owned, controlled or operated by the City and constructed or used for the loading and un- loading of,cargoes, steamships, vessels, and other water craft and for the storage thereof and for the use of appliances for taking on or discharging all passengers by or from such steamship, vessels or other water craft. SECTION X. All monies received or collected -from or arising out of the use or operation of any and, all railroads, wharfs , piers, docks, slips, moles, ways, dry docks, quays, landings, elevators , cranes, ware- houses ferrys, steamships, vessels and other water craft, tugs boats, and all other appliances or utilities owned, operated or controlled 'by the City of .Beaumont al and all rates or other charges for rights, privileges or franchises granted for the use of water frontage, tide lands or submerged lands96,1.1 *rents,c for leases of such lands, wharfs, docks or portions thereofhall be collected under the direction of the said Dock and craft admitted to the wharfs, piers;" docks, slips, quays, and landings owned, operated and controlled by the City or leased by the City to iivate individuals or corporations and also the rates or charges for the use of all warehouses, elevators, bunkers, marine ways, dry docks and other structures, derricks, cranes and other appliances owned, controlled or operated by the City and constructed or used for the loading and un- loading of,;cargoes, steamships, vessels, and other water craft and for the storage thereof and for the use of appliances for taking on or discharging all passengers by or from such steamship, vessdls or other water craft. SECTION X. j All monies received or collected, from or arising out of the use or operation of any andall f railroads, wharfs , piers; docks, slips, moles, ways, dry _docks, quays, landings, elevators , cranes, ware -- houses , ferrys; steamships, vessels and other water craft, tugs boats, and all other appliances or utilities owned, operated or controlled by the City of .Beaumont al and all rates or other charges for rights, privileges or franchises granted fox the use of water frontage, tide lands or submerged lands9 6,1.1'rents,_ for leases of such lands, wharfs, docks or portions thereof -'shall be collected under the direction -of the said Dock and Wharf Commissioners, and shall be deposited in the City G f, 14-A Treasuryto the credit of a fund to bd known as " Harbor Rovenue Fund " and same shall be kept separate and apart frame other monies of the City. Ironies shall only be drawn from said Fund in pursuance of an appropriation by the Board of Dock and Wharf Commission- ers and upon vouchers signed by the Presicbnt, or acting President of said Board and its Secretary. SECTION XI. The monies collected and pain in the said Harbor Revenue Fund shall not be appropriated or used for any purpose or purposes other than the following, to -wit; First: For the, necessary expense of conducting the Board of Dock and Vharf Commissioners and operat- ing any and allre4i.lroads, wharfs, piers,. docks, slips, quays, moles, landings, warehouses and other utilities , zteamships, ferry boa4s, pilot boats, tug boats and other vessels and other water craft, belonging to the City and ;other works, appliances and utilities ownedi operated or controlled by the City and pertaining to its wharfs and wharf terminals Becond: For the acquisition, construction; com- Pletion or maintenance of sea walls, embankments, bulk- heads, wharfs, ferries, docks, slips, quays, moles, landings warehouses, and other structures, steamships, ferry boats, pilot boats, tugkboats and other vessels and other water craft and other appliances and utilities pertaining to the crater front, and for extraordinary improvements or rr Harbor Revenue Fund T' and same shall be kept separate and apart framt other monies of the City. monies shall only be drawn from said Fund in pursuance of an appropriation by the Board of Dock and Wharf Commission- ers and upon vouchers signed by the Presicbnt, or acting President of said Board and its Secretary. SECTION XI. The monies collected and pai4i in the said Harbor Revenue Fund shall not be appropriated or used for any purpose or purposes other than the following, to -wit: First: For the; necessary expense of conducting the Board of Dock and TTharf Commissioners and operat- ing any and all ra4lroads, wharfs, piers, docks, slips, quays, moles, landings, warehouses and other utilities , zteamships, ferry boa4s, pilot boats, tug boats and other vessels and other water craft, belonging to the City and ,other works, appliances and utilities owned, operated or controlled by the City and pertaining to its wharfs and wharf terminals Zecond: For the acquisition, construction, com- pletion or maintenance of sea walls, embankments, bulk- heads. wharfs, ferries, docks, slips, quays, moles, landings warehouses, and other structures, steamships, ferry boats, pilot boats, tugIEboats and other vessels and other water craft and other appliances and utilities pertaining to the nater front r and for extraordinary improvements or betterments to the property under the management and control of said Board of Dock and Wharf Commissioners, including also the purchase of necessary lands and other pr opei ty. Thixd: The payment of the interest and principal coming, due on any bonds issued fox the building of wharfs and wharf terminals. SECTION XII. Said Board shall submit to the City Council on the last day of February of each year. thereafter , and on the first day of the following September of each year, a written report containing an itemized statement of all revenues collected and paid into the pity Treasury from any source whatsoever during the last preceding six months, together with a statement of all disbursements eluting said period, and the purpose and character thereof] Said statement to be a complete digest of all the acts of said Board during the last preceding six months. SECTION XIII. Whereas the improvements now being made on the Neches River and the Neches -Sabine Canal will soon be finished, and whereas it is necessary that the City of Beaumont make arrangements to take care of the water - traffic, creates an emergency and public necessity and the rulL requiring ordinances to be read at three separate meetings is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall go into force and effect from -and after its pasda�e and lawful including also the purchase of necessary lands and other px operty: This: The payment of the interest and principal coming due on any bonds issued for the building of wharfs and wharf terminals. SECTION XII. Said Board shall submit to the City Council on the last day of February of each year. thereafter , and on the first day of the following September of each year; a written report containing an itemized statement of all revenues collected and paid into .the City Treasury From any source whatsoever during the last preceding six months, together with a statement of all disbursements during said period, and the purpose and character thereof, Said statement to be a complete digest of all the acts of said Board during the last preceding six, months. SECTION XIII. Whereas the improvements now being made on the Neches River and the Neches -Sabine Canal will soba be finished, and whereas it is, necessary that the City of Beaumont make arrangements to. take care of the water - traffic, creates an emergency and public necessity and the rulL requiring ordinances to be read at three separate meetings is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall go into force and effect from -and- after A3 Pasgage and lawful publication. Passed this the 20th clay of JanuExy A.D.1914 = Approved this the 20th day ofJanuaryA. .191 Tray C Y C RET AIRY . r Beaumont, Texas;Jane2oth,1914. Hon-Mayox & City Council, CI T Y, Gentlemen: - We, your Ordinance Com-TII-iittee, to whom was referred the attached ordinance, beg leave to report that we have given same our careful consideration and have conferred with numerous of our citizens in the. matter and same having met with their ro•val, we recommend that same be adopte dg Repp3 ctful `¢ m ed; ,,..e... �� 8'•z :• mc•: ::+moi. -nee. ,-Cr-,'d.inanc eC ommi tte e .