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AN ORDINANCE
Entitled an Ordinance levying and assessing as a tax upon the
lots, parts of lots, blocks, or tracts of land where not divided
into lots or blocks, fronting, or abutting on Railroad Avenue from
Sabine Pass Avenue to College Street; Mariposa Street from Crockett
Street to Liberty -Avenue; Fine Street from Mulberry Streeo. As d
Street, two-thirds (2/3) of the cost of paving and gutterjan all
-•the cost of curbing said Railroad Avenue from Sabine Pass Avenue to
College Street;. Mariposa Street from'Croekett Street to Liberty
Avenue; Pine Street from Mulberry Street to Ash Street; and declaring
said tag a lien upon said property and a personal debt upon the owner
or owners thereof and providing a time when said -tax sh .11 become *e
and payable, providing for the collection of same and all costs
incurred in collecting same if -not paid at the time it becomes due
and payable; and providing the rate of interest said tax shall bear
from the time it becomes, due until paid and declaring an emergencyr
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Sub -division h
of Section 68 of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, the City
Commission of the City of Beaumont caused to be published, for the
time and in the manner required therefor by the City Charter, a notice
of a Resolution' of said, Commission, passed heretofore on the 22d
day of stay, A.D. 1923; ordering a hearing to be given to the. persons;
firms; corporations or estates, their agents or attorneys owning
property abutting on Railroad Avenue from Sabine Pass Avenue to
College Street; Mariposa Street from Crockett Street to Liberty
Avenue; Pine Street from Mulberry Street to Ash, Street, and calling..
upon all persons interested in said matter to appear and show cause;
in conformity with the provision of the Chatter - above referred to,
why the assessments in said notice should not be made against said
-property and the owners thereof, which hearing,was to be held in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall -of Beaumont, Texas, at 2:00 0,01ock
P.M. on June 2d, 1923; -AND, WHEREAS, a ffull and fair hearing in conformity with the
Charter and the law, in -such cases having been had in conformity with
said, notice; and the Commission having inquired into and determined
all facts necessary to the adjudication of all special benefits
accruing to such owners by means of such improvements;
And it.appearing that the assessments as proposed'in th !pve
mentioned Resolution passed on the 22d day of May, A.D. 1923„�are�` i
all respects fair and equitable, and that there will be a full and
adequate and special benefit to the abutting property and the owners'
thereof from and by reason of the proposed pavement and.improvement
in excess of the amount assessed against the abutting property and the
respective owners thereof;
NOW,, THFLR + + ORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMM S SI ON
-OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
SECTION 1:
That there is hereby assessed against the .several owners
Of property and against their respective property abutting upon
Railroad Avenue from Sabine Pass Avenue to College Street;
Mariposa Street from Crockett Street to Liberty Avenue; Pine
Street from Mulberry Street to Ash St�r.eee� as x o -thirds
(2/3) of the ao st of paving and gutte�an al a cos o
curbing on said Railroad Avenue from Sabine Pass Avenue 'to
College Street; Mariposa Street from Ccoekett Street to Liberty
Avenue; Pine Street from Mulberry Street to Ash Street;
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The lot, lots, parts of lots,. blocks or tracts of land on
•;'.� which. said tag is levied and assessed is hereinafter described,
together with the number of feet front on such lot, parts of lots;
blocks or tracts' of land; the name or names of the owner or owners
thereof and the proportionate amount of the cost of said paving
and gutter, and the cost of said curbing to be born and paid for
by such owner or owners as shown by the statement prepared by the
City Zngineer of the City of Beaumont; which said amount is hereby
levied and assessed as a tax upon such lots, parts of lot, blocks
or tracts of land as shown, to wits
I N S E R T B L U E P R I N T )
SECTION 2;
that said tax so levied and assessed shall become due- and
payable upon the completion of the paving upon the portions
of said streets, upon which said loto lots, parts of lots, blocks
or tracts of land front and abut, and the amount of the tax
hereby levied and -assessed together with the cost of collecting
same and seven per cent per annum from the date same is
collectable until paid is hereby declared a lien against the said
lot's lot s, part of lots; blocks or tracts .of land; superior to all
other liens; claims or title except city, county and state taxes,
and shall constitute a personal charge 'or claim against the owner
or owners of the said lots, parts of lots; blocks or tracts of
land. •
SECTION 3a-:
`!Th -b fact that the foregoing portions of streets are in bad
condition and badly in need of paving in order to facilitate the,
heavy traffic over same creates an emergency and an imperative
}' public necessity necessitating the suspension of the rule
requiring ordinances to be read on three separate meetings, said
rule is therefore hereby suspended and this Ordinanee shall take
effect and be in. full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
-Passed this the;?)_ day of June, A.D. 19239 by the affirmative
vote of all members o he onuni.ssione
,Approved this t day of June, A.D. 1923.
MAYOR fj-d?7- U
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