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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 48-Vd. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE. CITY OF BEAT)MONT, JEFFE$BON_COUNTY,,TEXAS,- ON,THF l2th. DAY . OF AUGUST, _19 O., TO _DETERMINE TAMTHER OR NOT, THE CITY COUNCIL.OF TQM CITY OF BEAUMONT SHALL,BE AUTHORIZEDTQ . ISSUE SFUZA L -BONDS. OF SAZU CITY FOR- THE PURPOSE AND IN THE , AMOUNT k$ FOLLOi : _ �'R. QVEDMT , BONDS IN THE A.MOUkNT . OF �F,000,0.. FOR THE PITfU'OSE OF PAYIWG, PART QF THE COST OF THE PROJECT -FOR. ELIMINATION OF RAILROAD GRQE,CROSSIUGS FROM PU$LIC STREETS. AND $IGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND ��TORK_ A1VD EKI'EPISES APPERTTI�TE1vT . TO , SUCH, $EPARATION OF, _ _ GRADES,-AND_OF PAYING THE CQ$T OF -CONSTRUCTING - STORM SERO IN CONNECTION TFJERE4TIT$, , Al9D PAYING. THE COST OF OPENING, Dd�DENING, - E NDING,-AND bDOVtNG. THE PUBLIC STREETS ANQ,HIGM1AYS._QF THE CITY -OF BEAUMONT,IN CONNECTION THERE"�JTTH,_AND THE LEVYING 4F.A T_ -AX IN PAYMENT THEREOF;. MAMG.CERTAIff FINDINGS.AS TO THE. -NECESSITY A-Xb,ADVISABIL- ITY . OF THE , ISSUIlVG _ QF S ID BOND S AND 14AI tW THE I[ PROVE- _ I IvIENTS;, ,NAMING THE TIME AND, PLACES QF HOT,,UING- SAID ELECTION AND APPOINTING OFFICERS THEREOF_A-D PROVIDING THE:. QF, HOLDING ^SAID -FLECTION _ AND ..GIVING ,IIOTICE THEREOF. the City Council of the City of Beaumont has found and determined, and hereby finds and determines that'in the public interest it is advisable, expedient and necessary to issue serial bonds of said City to provide funds to pay part of the cost of the project for the elimination of grade crossings from public streets and highways of the City of Beaumont, and work and expenses appertinent to -such separation of grades, and of paying the cost of constructing storm sewers in con- nection therewith, and paying the cost of opening, widening, extending and improving the public streets and highways of the City of Beaumont in connection therewith, since the presence of trunk line railroad crossings at public streets of the City of Beaumont and numerous switch- ing tracks traversing many of the streets of the City of Beaumont con- stitute a constant hazard to the life and property of the inhabitants of Beaumont and those travelling over such streets and highways, and since the presence of such railroad tracks crossing and traversing the streets and highways of the City of Beaumont effectually bottle up traffic through the City,and between the various points in the City, causing almost constant congestion of traffic and travel throughout the City, and the elimination of such conditions is necessary to the public welfare and for the protection of the lives and property of the in- habitants of the City of Beaumont; and, UHMMAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont has formally ap- proved the grade separation project as contained in the report, plans, blueprints and estimates of cost thereof filed with the City Council by its committee appointed to formulate such a plan; and, WHOEAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont further finds and determines that the probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended will be in excess of forty years; now, therefore: BE IT OFMAIM BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION 1 That an election be held in the City of Beaumont, Texas, on Saturday, August 12, 1950, which is not less than kifteen nor more than thirty days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, at which election the follow- ing proposition shall be submitted to the resident, qualified electors of said City, who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action thereon, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their residence. SECTION 2 The proposition to be submitted at said election shall be the following: PROPOSITION SEALS the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, be authorized to issue serial bonds of said City in the amount of four million dollars ($4,000,000) for the purpose of paying part of the cost of the project for the elimination of railroad grade crossings from public streets and highways ----in the City of Beaumont,_nd work and expenses appertinent to said -separation of grades, and of paying the cost of constructing storm sewers in connection therewith, and paying the cost of opening, widening, extending and improving the public streets and highways of the City of Beaumont in connection there- with, said bonds maturing serially in such installments as may be fixed by the City Council over a period of years, not to exceed forty years from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to excedd four per cent (4%) per annum, and shall there be annually levied, assessed and collected, while said bonds or any of them are outstanding, an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the City of Beaumont sufficient to pay the interest on all of said bonds and create a since fund sufficient to retire the same at maturity. Said project shall be substantially as recommended in the report submitted to 4 V the City Council by its committee and on file with the City Clerk; but the City Council may authorize such changes as in its judgment may be necessary for the efficient and economical accomplishment of such project. The probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended is more than forty years. SECTION 3 The question as to whether or not the City Council of the City of Beaumont shall be authorized to issue said serial bonds shall be submitted on the ballot, and the ballots to be used in said election shall be printed and furnished by the City of Beaumont, as provided by law, and each ballot shall have printed thereon the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL"BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF -PAYING PART OF THE COST. OF, THE- PROJECT_FOR ELI1411MTid OF RA.IMOAD GRADE , CRQSSINGS FROM PUBLIC STETS AND HIGHWAYS. IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,YAND WORK AND EXPENSES APPERTI- MOT TO SUCH. SEPARATION OF GRADES, A1\4D OF.,PAYING THE COST OF .. CONSTRUCTING ST0RM,_$L'4]ERS_IN CQNNECTION THEREWITH�.AND PAYING THE COST, OF -OPENING, IMENING' EXTENDING, .AND IIS' MOVING THE , PUBLIC STREETS.ANIS HIGHWAYS OF -THS CITY OF BEAUMONT IN CONNECTION THERE- _.__ .... . .. WITH, , AND THE. LEVYING OF, A TAX, IN PAYMENT THEREOF AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR. THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, PART QF- THE COST _OF.THE.PROJECT FOR FLIMMION I OF RAILROAD. GRADE, CROSSINGS FROM -PUBLIC -STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND WORK AND EX�''ENSES-APPER TINEN=r TO.SUCH SEPARATION OF GRADES,_AND OF PAYING THC COST OF CONSTRUCTING STORM. SEWERS. IN CONNECTION _THEREYIITH, AND PAYING _ THE _COST, OF OPENING, WIDENING, - EXTENDING..AND IPROVING THE. PUBLIC STt�EETS, AND HIGHWAYS OF -THS _CITY _OF BEAUMONT IN COMECTION THERE - If ITH, . AND _ THE . LEVYING .. QF . A TAX . IN PAYMENT� THEREOF .... . SECTIONV .. . Each voter shall mark out black ink or black pencil one of the above expressions on the ballot, thus leaving the other as indicating his vote on such proposition, and the ballot shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter 329, Acts of the 51st Legislature, R.S., Page 615, known as the Secret Ballot Law, except where voting machines are used, in accordance with Acts of 1939, 46th Legislature, H.B. 1007, and all amendments thereto. SECTION 5 Said election shall be held in each of the legal voting precincts of the City of Beaumont, and the following places therein, respectively, are hereby designated polling places in the following precincts of said City, and the fol- lowing -named persons are hereby appointed officers of said election: a &,.A 1 9" �" Y (1) In, voting precinct No. 1 said election shall be held at the French High School Building, and. T. B. Hensley is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (2) In voting precinct Nom.2 said election shall be held at the Junker School Building, and Mrs. James E. Ray is hereby appointed presid- ing judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (3) In voting precinct No. 3 said election shall be held at the Gladys Street Fire Station, and Mrs. L. M. Coy is hereby appointed pre- siding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assist- ants and clerks. (4) In voting precinct No. 4 said election shall be held at the Averill School Building, and W. F. Wilson is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and.clerks. (5) In voting precinct No. 5 said election shall be held at the Beauwnt�High School Building, and Spencer Blain is hereby appointed pre- siding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assist- ants and clerks. () In voting precinct No. 6 said election shall be held at the Dick Dowling Junior High School Building, and Mrs. E.. W.. Doty is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (7) In voting precinct No. 7 said election shall be held at the Central Fire Station, and Mrs. Geo. Rafferty is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (8) In voting precinct No. 8 said election shall be held at the City Hall, and D. H. Barnes is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. VL�( � �-F"v 07-& 0V i (9) In voting precinct No. 9 said election shall be held at the Fletcher School Building, and R. L. Brown, Jr., is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (10) In voting precinct No. 10 said election shallbe held at the Jefferson County Court House, and F. E. Carroll is hereby appointed pre- siding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. MY In voting precinct No. 11 said election shall be held at the David Crockett Junior High School Building, and F. L. Fisher is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to ap- point his assistants and clerks. (12) In voting precinct No. 12 said election shall be held at the Ogden School Building, and Mrs. C. E. Drake is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (13) In voting precinct No. 13 said election shall be held at the Magnolia School Building, and E. A. Godwin is hereby appointed presiding Judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (14) In voting precinct No. 14 said election shall be held at the Charlton Pollard School Building, and Wilfred Como is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (15) In voting precinct No. 15 said election shall be held at the South Park Elementary School Building, and Mrs. John C. Burkhart is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (16) In voting precinct No..16 said election shall, be held at the Giles School Building, and Ray Matson is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (17) In voting precinct No. 17 said election shall be held at the Hebert School Building, and A. L. Price is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (18) In voting precinct No. 18 said election shall be held at the Edwards School Building, and Mrs. C. C. Moore is hereby appointed pre- siding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assist- ants ssist-ants and/clerks . In voting precinct No. 42 said election shall be held at the South Park High School Building, and G. W. Glezen is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assist- ants and clerks. (47) In voting precinct No. 47 said election shall be held at St. Anne's School Building, and Eugene L. Seale is hereby appointed presid- ing judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (50) In voting precinct No. 50 said election shall be held at the Azalea Gardens, and C. F. Cummins is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. SECTION 6 Said election shall be held under the provisions of and in accord- ance with the laws governing the issuance of municipal bonds in cities, as provided.in the Constitution and General Laws of the State of Texas, and the manner of holding said election and making returns thereof shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas governing general elections, and in accordance with Acts of the 51st Legislature, R.S., Ch. 329, Page 615, and Acts of 1939, 46th Legislature, H.B. 1007, and all amendments thereto; and only qualified electors of said City who own taxable property in -said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation therein shall be qualified to vote at said election, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their residence. 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 said election, and the Mayor is hereby direct- ed to cause a substantial copy of said notice to be posted in each of the election precincts within the City of Beaumont and at the City Hall, such posting to be not less than fifteen full days prior to the date set for said election, and he shall further cause said notice to be published on J the same day in each of two successive weeks in,a newspaper of general circulation published in said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen full days prior to the date set for said election, and the person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy there- of shoring the times and places of posting, and the return shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the posting of said notices, and the affidavit of the publisher of the news- paper, stating the days on which the same was published, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the pub- lication of said notice. passage. SECTION 8 This ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its PASSED this, the /:r4 day of July, 1950, by the affirmative vote of a17members of the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas. APPROVED this, the day of July, 1950. Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas (Seal) Attest: City Clerk of the City of Beaunont, Texas