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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 38-BAN ORDINANCE. U K L) %--) 0c+. C1J Entitled an Ordinance accepting, assenting to and adding Block No. ONE (1) of the -OAKS ADDITION to Beaumont, to the territory of said City and including the same in said City, and.declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, SECTION 1.'That whereas Will E. Orgain, John F. Good- hue, G. H. Chisholm and H..M. Biggins, being all of the owners of all of the real estate in Block No. ONE of the OAKS ADDITION , adjoining the present boundaries of the City of Beaumont, have made written application to the City Council asking that said block be added to the territorial limits of the municipal Corporation of the City of Beaumont, said application is granted. SECTION 2• From and after the.passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance, Block No. ONE of the OAKS ADDITION to the City of Beaumont, same adjoining the present boundaries of the City and bounded on the North by Laurel Street, on the gest by California Street, in said Addition, on the South by South.Street, and on the East by Seventh Street and the present Western boundary of the Pity, shall be added to the territory embraced within the City of Beaumont, and that thereafter the inhabitants of said added territory shall in all respects be on an.equal footing with the inhabitants of the original Municipal territory. SECTION 3. The fact that said territory is now outside of the City Limrits, and said property owners are without the legal liraits of police protection and .other advantages accorded -citizens - residing. e Limits creates an imperative public necessity ,7 that tali^ rule :squiring Ordinances to be read at three separate meet- ings -.b sugided and said rule is hereby suspended and it is ordered that OrcVndoe. shall be in full force from and after its passage, N- -- approval and publication. Passed this the 21st day of Ootober,A.l', 1919. pproved this . the 21st day of October, A.D"11919. -� ATTEST.� . t _ �. CIi�Y SECRETARY :MAYOR J. D. CAM PBELL CITY ATTORNEY BEAUMONT, TEXAS October 2.0, 1919 To The tioni mayor and City Council: The Ordinance offered at a recent meet- ing of the City Council adding Block 1 of the Oaks Addition to the City of Beaumont, together with the report of the Ordinance Committee recommending its passage, were referred to me for investigation and report. I had a conference with Mr. VAI. 'E. Orgain, one of the property owners in that Block, and he informs me that he is living.outside of the City and conducting his business in the City; that he is receiving all of the benefits of the -City without bearing any of -its burdens, and his desire to be included within the City Limits is simply and solely that of a public spirited citizen who wants to pay for the benefits that he enjoys by reason of his proximity in the City. He states that he expect sn s share of the paving on the streets contiguous to his property whether he is &n -t ;,� in the City or not. JDC* S Respec fully submitted, .tyAttor ey. TO THE HONORABLE ITAYO£ A1%rD CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUIONT: Now comes the undersigned H. M. Higgins, Guy Chisolm, John P. Goodhue and Will E. Orgain, being all the owners of property and real estate in Block No. One of the Oaks_ Addition, which adjoins the City of Beaumont and is bounded on the North by Laurel Street; on the blest by California Street, on the South by South Street, and on the East by Seventh Street and respectfully petitions the Honorable Mayor and City Council to admit said Block No. One of the Oaks Addition as a part of the City of Beaumont, and that the Honorable City Council pass an ordinance adding said block One of the Oaks -Addition as a part of the territorial limits of the,�municipal corporation of the City of Beaumont. AW To the Honorable Mayor and City Colzncil of the City of Beaumont. Gentlemen: - 6 P f)1 0 ly As the owner of what is known as the Oaks Addition to the City of Beaumont; and being desiri.ous of improving same for residential. ,gayposes; includipg among other things shelled streets;' cement side=., alks and a parked boulevard of eighty feet in width';' in clueive of a fifteen foot ijark way planted with shrubery, and flowers; and to the encs of that sane may be so roved and beautified and opened_ iap to home owners at as an early a date as possible; I-eespect— fully ofer; for your earlies convenient action; the following alter— LL native propositionso F IRS T. I will ask the city limits to be extended so as to include my property and to give to the City; without cost'; any one block in said ada.ition;south of Pecos Street; for park purposes ; thus giving the City the choice of any one df fifteen biocks"3 some of which are natiarally wooded and most desirable for --park purposes-,' provided they will Improve sai e, Said improvements to be at least equal to corresponding improvement that are placed on said addition— and I will lend. the Oity the money; at six p5r cent interest; required to purchase 'the material needed' for extending the sewerage and water mains to and across said pr&p e r ty in the manner shown by the bluo print attached hereto and marked, "Eshibit All and made a part hereof. Second. T willlagree to be taken into the City limits and will purchase and supply to the City all needed material to extena the sewerage- and -water mains to -and across -said -_property provided the City grill lay ana install some ready for use at its expensee e l a"� 6d V Thi -rd.. The . Ci'ty 'to give and grant to me a right to install said sewerage and water mains and to supple each and every lot in said addition.with.such sewerage and water service't� giving up th.e right to charge therefd)r the stun of Tdeaty—five dollars -(§25.00) for each sewerage connection; provided we are not to be charged bpi the `'City in excess of Six Dollars -($6.00) for each such connections per year;' and we are not to be char— ged in excess of fifty (50�) cents per on thousand gallons for City watery with the agreement on our part that when we shall have been reimbursed for all sums so expended by 'us'� except,for materials, from our revenues arising from sewerage caa nec tions if the City should conclude to include said property within the City limits and -pay us the balance then, required to ' reimo burse us for the outlay in laying and installift said mains and laterals; plus sig per cent interest; we will convey said mains' to the City; or ih any event we will convey same to the City at the- end of five years from --date of completion of said improvements and agree to the extension of the City limits so as to embrace said property. A b0mg understood that under any one of said prop. ositions if the council sees fit to.take the property into the city limits the City will perform 'the labor necessary for any and all branch lines of sewerage and water service on said addition, the material therefor to be furnished by me. Because of the congested condition of our City and necessity of providing additional home for our rapidly growing citizenship and our desire to improve said property sn,d place same on the market to meet the ex3bency ^of`-the--dema; id; that yo= Honorable .body give this communication your immediate attention. Respectfully Submitted; To the P,, CJ,11 Beaumont, Texas, November 5, 1918. Honorable Mayor and City Council of, the City of Beaumont, Gentlemen:- We, entlemen:- We, the undersigned citizens of Jefferson County, 1 Texas, and property owners in what is known as the "Oaks Addition" to the City of Beaumont,. represent unto your Honorabl Body that said Oaks Addition is owned by W. C. Tyrrell and associates and is situated next to and adjoining the west bound- ary line of the City of Beaumont ,and near to and north of the right-of-way of the Texas & New Orleans, Railway Company, and comprises about seventy acres of land. This land is conveniently situated for residential purposes. According to the reports of competent engineers it ` is susceptible of complete drainage and naturally adapted to a high degree of ornamentation, making it most dela cable for -- home dwellers. The owners of this property areydesirous of having same included within the limits of the City of Beaumont. Steps have already been taken looking to the improvement of said property with ample and adequate sewerage and water facilities, this Honorable Body having, on the 29th day of October, last, accepted a proposition made to it by the owners of said proper- ty, providing for the extension of the sewerage mains to said property, and contingent upon said property coming into the City of Beaumont; To the end, therefore, that said agreement and understanding 'be carried- into effect •as - soori� as -'possible, f we hereby petition your Honorable Body to take such steps as may be needful and necessary in order that said property may be incorporated within the city limits of the City of Beaumont. �.a)IJ,P) � In view of the crowded condition of the territory. within the existing limits of the City of Beatimont, and in view of the present and prospective growth of said City, it is deemed necessary, in order -to permit the growth and development of the City of Beaumont commensurate with its natural resources and with the progressive . spirit of. its patriotic citizenship, that the limits of the City of Beaumont be extended, and the owners of this property,in keeping with the Beaumont spirit, being desirous .of seeing our city take its proper place and develop into that great industrial metropolis authorized by its location and natural resources, respectfully request that your Honorable Body take prompt and favorable action upon this petition. Respectfully submitted, 1 0-.