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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-Nr AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL ABANDON THE PROJECT OF BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A COMBINED ASSEMBLY HALL AND RECREATION BUILDING; WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COM- MISSION SHALL ABANDON THE PROJECT OF IMPROVING, EX- TENDING, EQUIPPING AND REPAIRING THE PRESENT AIRPORT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO THE EXTENT THAT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND (6125,000.00) DOLLARS OF THE BOND MONEY -VOTED FOR THAT PURPOSE BE NOT USED FOR SAID PUR- POSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO EXPEND AND USE IN ACQUIRING A SITE, CON- STRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A MUNICIPALLY OWNED AND OPERA- TED CHARITY HOSPITAL THE PROCEEDS NOW ON HAND OF THE SALE OF FORTY THOUSAND (40,000."00) DOLLARS OF MUNICI- PAL BONDS WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING AND EQUIPPING AN ASSEMBLY HALL AND RECREA- TION BUILDING; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO EXPEND AND USE IN ACQUIRING A SITE, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A MUNICIPALLY OWNED AND OPERATED CHARITY HOSPITAL ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, THOUSAND (125,000.00). DOLLARS OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, EXTENDING, EQUIPPING AND REPAIRING THE PRESENT AIRPORT; NAMING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND APPOINTING OFFICERS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER.OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, at an election held on the 16th day of September, A. D. 1938, a majority of the qualified property tax paying voters of the City of Beaumont authorized the City Com- mission of the City of Beaumont to issue serial bonds in the amount of 6175,000.00 for the purpose of improving, extending, equipping and repairing the present airport of the City of Beaumont; and WHEREAS, at the same election the said voters of the City of Beaumont further authorized the City,Commission of the City of Beaumont to issue serial bonds of the City of Beaumont in the amount of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of building and equipping a combined assembly hall and recreation building; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the City Commission by the said voters of the City of Beaumont as ex- pressed in said election, the City Commission of the City of Beaumont did issue and sell.or cause to be issued and sold said A_AL JI - Al `7 -1 S 19 Y--1 bonds as authorized at said election; and WHEREAS, due to the fact that Jefferson County, in cooperation with the Federal Government ­or certain agencie& thereof, is now constructing or is about to construct -an airport situated about half way between Beaumont and Port Arthur, which airport will be far superior in every respect to the present air- port of the City of Beaumont; and WHEREAS, said airport will be available to the City of Beaumont and it& inhabitants and the expenditure of all of the sum realized from the sale of the bonds which were issued for the purpose of extending, equippl,ng and repairing the present airport of the City of Beaumont is not now needed due to the construction of the county airport as aforesaid; and WHEREAS, it further appears that because of the changed conditions which have been brought about by'the present national emergency the proposed plan for building and equipping a combined -_assembly hall and recreation building should be aban- doned for the reason that the building as planned.would be in- adequate and it further now appears that either the Federal. Government or the State Government, or both said governments acting together, will.probably construct a building for the same or a similar purpose in the near futurelat or near Beaumont, which building will be ample and adequate to cover the needs. of this community and it is accordingly the consensus of opinion of the people of this city generally that it would be unwise and unjudicious,for the City Commission to spend the money novo on hand derived from the sale of $40,000.00 in bonds aforesaid in the construction of said building; and WHEREAS, it appears that the City of Beaumont is in great need of a municipally owned and operated_Charity Hospital and that such a hospital would promote and facilitate public health work in this City and would -aid in the control -and pre- vention of disease among the inhabitants of the City; and WHEREAS, there is now on hand and unexpended the sum of Thirty-nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-five 0039,525.00) Dollars derived from the sale of Forty (040,000.00) Dollars in bonds voted for the purpose of building and equipping a combined. assembly hall and recreation building; and WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of the City of Beaumont that the construction of the combined assembly hall and recreation building be abandoned and that the proceeds of the sale now on hand of the 040,000.00 in bonds voted for that purpose be applied toward acquiring a site, the building and equipping of the municipally.owned and operated Charity Hospital hereinbefore mentioned, said hospital to be operated by the City of Beaumont or by a board appointed by the City; and -r WHEREAS, the best interest of the City of Beaumont requires that the improving, extending, equipping and repairing of the present airport be abandoned to the extent that 125,000.00 of the money realized from the sale of the airport bonds should not be expended for said purpose but that as to the said $125,000.00 of said bond money the same should be used for the purpose of acquiring a site, constructing and equipping the municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital.aforesaid, said hospital to be operated by the City of Beaumont or by a board appointed by the City.;' and WHEREAS, there is a dire need of a municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital in this City in order to more adequately prevent, control and treat diseases which are pre- valent among the inhabitants of the City who are unable to secure treatment for themselves, and proper hospital facilities, for the use of the health authorities of this City and for the convenience of the people who are unable to secure hospital treat- ment elsewhere is greatly needed and the public health is endanger- ed under existing conditions which has created an imperative -.pub- lic emergency. .t . w NOVA, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION 1. That an election be held in the City of Beaumont on the l,,( day of July, A. D. 1941, at which election the follow- ing matters shall be submitted: SECTION 2. Shall the City Commission of the City of Beaumont be authorized and empowered tot (a.) Abandon the project of building and equipping a combined assembly hall and recreation building for which build- ing $40,000.00 in bonds were issued and sold pursuant to an election held on the 16th day of September, 19382 (b) Abandon the project of improving, extending, equip- ping and repairing the present airport of the City of Beaumont to the extent that $125,000.00 of the money realized. from the sale of 175,000.00 in municipal bonds: which were issued and sold pur- suant to an election held on September 16, 1938, be not used for said purpose? (c) Expend and use in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping said municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital the unexpended proceeds of the sale of $40,000.00 in bonds which were originally issued and sold for the purpose of building and equipping the combined assembly hall and recreation building afore- said? - (d) Expend and use in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping the municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital $125,000.00 of the proceeds of the sale of $175,000.00 in bonds which were originally issued and sold for the purpose of improv- ing, extending, equipping and repairing the present airport of the City of Beaumont? 6_' d , O SECTION 3. Said election shall be held at the following places, to -wit: The First Ward: The Second Ward: Junker School, Central Fire Station, and Averill School Building. Beaumont High School Building and City Hall. The Third Viard: Sabine Pass Fire Station, David Crockett Junior High School, and South Park Elementary School Building. SECTION 4. The following persons are hereby appointed judges of their respective voting boxes with the authority to select and appoint their own clerks: At the Junker School Building: R. N. Hicks At the Central Fire Station: W. S. Siler At the Averill School Building: W. L. Seibert At Beaumont High School Building:: W. N. Dawson At the City Hall.- T. S. Yawn At Sabine Pass Fire Station: Mrs. Ben Pipkin At David Crockett Junior High School: E. J. Loew, At South Park Elementary School Building: SECTION 5. The questions to be submitted to the voters at said election shall be submitted in four propositions and there shall be printed on the ballots used in said election the following: FIRST PROPOSITION. For abandoning the project of building and equip- ping a combined assembly hall and recreation building. Against abandoning the project of building and equipping a combined assembly hall and recreation build- ing. SECOND PROPOSITION. For abandoning the project of improving, extending, equipping and repairing the present airport of the City of Beaumont to the extent that $125,000.QO of the bond money now on hand be not used for said purpose. Against abandoning the project of improving, ex- tending, equipping and repairing the present airport - of the City of Beaumont to the extent that 125,000.00 of the bond money now on hand be not used for said pur- pose. THIRD PROPOSITION. For expending -and using in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping a municipally owned and operated Charit Hospital, the proceeds now on hand of the sale of 1.40.,000.00 of municipal bonds which were originally issued for the purpose of building and equipping a combined assembly hall and recreation building. Against expendlhg.and using in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping a municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital the proceeds now on hand of the sale of 40,000.00 of municipal bonds which were originally issued for the purpose of building and equipping a combined assembly hall and recreation building. FOURTH PROPOSITION For expending and using in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping a municipally owned and operated Charit Hospital $125,000.00 of the proceeds, of the sale of 1175,000.00 of municipal bonds which were originally issued -for the purpose of improving, extending, equipping and rep airing the present air- port of the City of Beaumont. Against expending and using in acquiring the site, constructing and equipping a -municipally owned_ and operated Charity Hospital $125,000.00 of the pro- ceeds of the sale of $175,000.00, of municipal bonds: which were originally issued for the purpose of im- proving, extending, equipping -and repairing the pre- sent airport of the City of Beaumont. -All of the voters desiring to support the above stated propositions, or any of them, shall run a line through or across that -section of each proposition which he desires to support which begins with the word "Against"; and all voters desiring to vote against the above stated propositions, or any of thein, shall run a line through or across that section of each proposition which he opposes. printed on the ballot beginning with the word "For". SECTION 6. Said election shall be held under the provisions of the State law governing elections and only qualified voters who pay taxes on property in the City of Beaumont shall be al- lowed to vote at said election. SECTION 7. A copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of the City of Beaumont and attested by the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont shall serve as proper and sufficient notice of the said election and the Mayor is hereby directed to cause one each of said notices to be posted in each of the election precincts, in the City of Beaumont at each of the places designated for holding said election at least fifteen and not more than thirty days prior to the date of holding of said election, and the person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy thereof showing the time and place of said posting, which return shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be con- clusive evidence of the posting of said notice, and a copy of this ordinance shall be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation which has been continuously and regularly published in the City of Beaumont for a period of one year prior to the date of the pas- sage of this ordinance, and the date of the first publication of this ordinance shall be not less than fourteen days prior to the date set for the holding of said election. SECTION 8. The fact that there is a dire need of a municipally owned and operated Charity Hospital in this City in order to more adequately prevent, control and treat diseases which are prevalent among the inhabitants of the City who are unable to secure treatment for themselves, and this lack of hospital facilities for the use of the health authorities of this City and for the treatment of those patients who are unable to secure hospital treatment elsewhere tend to endanger public health and has created an imperative public emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days before the passage of the ordinance, and said rine is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED this the day of June, A. D. 1941s by an affirmative vote of all of the members of the City Commission of the City of Beaumont. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF aATTMONT.