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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 13-HORD, /3-H AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE LOTS, PARTS OF LOT S. BLOCKS, CR TRACTS OF LAND WHERE N(T DIVIDED INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON Victoria Street from the North side df Bolivar Street to the North side of Washington Boulevard; Victoria Street from the South side of College Street to the North side of Franklin Street; Avenue B from the South side of College Street to the North side of Franklin Street: Easy Street from the West side of Railroad Avenue to the East side of Avenue A: Milan Street from the West side of Park Street to the East side of Trinity Street: Milan Street from the West side of Main Street to the East side of Pearl Street Franklin Street from the West side of Main Street to the East side of Pearl Street: Milani. Street in front of Lots 144 and 145, Block 35, of the Beaunont Townsite; Langham Street from the West side of Pennsylvania avenue to the East side of Neches Street; TWO-THIRDS OF THE COST (F THE PAVING, GUTTER, AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE, AND ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID STREETS APPG? TIONABLE TO THE HEREIN- AFTER REFERRED TO PROPERTY, AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PERSONAL DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OVISTERS THEREOF, AM PROVIDING A TIME WEEN SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVID- ING FOR THE COLLECTION (F SAME AND ALL COSTS INCURRED IN COLLECTING SAME 1F NOT PAID AT THE TIME 7P 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 EMERGENCY: WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Subdivision (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 the Resolution of said Commission, passed on the 26th day of November, A. D. 1929# ordering a hearing to be given to the persons, firms, corporations, and -estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutting on the above named streets, and calling upon all persons interested in said matter to appear and show cause, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter above referred to, why the assessment in said notice -should not be made against said property and against the owners thereof which hearing was to be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Beaumont Texas, at 9:00 o1clock A. M. on the 17th day of December, A. D. 1929; and, WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity with the Charter and 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 said hearing having been duly closed; and, It appearing that the assessment as proposed in the above mentioned Resolution passed on the 26th day of November, A. D. 1929 with the exceptions hereinafter noted are in all respects fair ands 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 pio posed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount assess- ed against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COPJMISSION C1' THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1; That there is hereby assessed against the several owners of pro- perty and against their respective property abutting on Victoria Street from the North side of Bolivar Street to the North side of Washington Boulevard; Victoria Street from the South side of College Street to the North side of Franklin Street; Avenue B from the South side of College Street to the North side of Franklin Street; Easy Street from the West sid of Railroad Avenue to the East side of Avenue A; Milam Street from the Wdst side of Park Street to the East side of Trinity Street; Milam Street from the West side of Main Street to the -East side of Pearl Street; Franklin Street from the West side of Main Street to the East side of Pearl Street; Milam Street in front of Lots 144 and 145, Block 35, of the Beaumont Townsite; Langham Street from the West side of Pennsylvania Avenue to the East side of Neches Street; as a tax two- thirds of the cost of paving, gutter, and incidental drat nige of said streets, exclusive of the whole cost between curb lines of improve- ing said streets at their intersections with other streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said streets'; The lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land on which said tax is levied and assessed are hereinafter described, together with the number of front feet on such lot, lots, parts of lots, or 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 borne and paid for by such owner or owners as shown by the statement prepared by the City Engineer of the City of Beaumont, thich said amount is hereby levied and assessed as a tax upon such lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land as shown, to -wit: 0 IYD. Ib r Section 24- That saL d amounts so levied and assessed shall become due and pay- able upon the completion of the paving upon the portion of said streets upon which said lot, lots, par is of lots, blocks, or tracts of land front and abut, and the amount of the tax hereby levied and assessed, together vitt th the cost of collecting and interest at seven per cent (7%) per annum from the date same is collectible until paid is hereby declared a lien against said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land superior to all other liens, claims, ar titles except city, county, and state taxes, and constitute a personal charge or claim against the owner or owners of said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of .land; Section 3,; The fact that the portions of the above named streets as indicated are in bad condition and jeopardize the safety of the people travelling thereon creates an imperative public emergency necessitating the suspen sion of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three several days before their passage: Wherefore, such rule is hereby suspended, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication. Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the Commission this the 17th day of December, A. D. 1929': ra-l`7-Iq q F- r�3 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THOSE PORTIONS OF THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO RESOLUTIONS AND PI EEDINGS IN SO FAR AS THE SAME AFFECT THE PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TAKEN TO CAUSE THE PAVING OF EASY STREET FR -CM THE WEST SIZE OF RAILROAD AVENUE TO THE EAST SIDE OF AVENUE A, AND DECLARING AN EMERGE 1CY. WHEREAS, it appears that the proceedings heretofore taken to effect the paving of the above named street and to assess a lien upon the abutting property owners has been made inoperative and impracticable as to that portion of Easy Street from the west side of Railroad Avenue to the east side of Avenue A by reason of the fact that a sufficient number of the property owners owning property abutting on a portion of said street would not sign separate paving liens, and -thereby causing a large number of unsightly gaps in the paring, and it is deemed advisable by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont to advertise for bids and to relet contracts with reference to the paving of said street between the West side of Railroad Avenue and the east side of Victoria Street, and it is necessary to institute proceedings for fixing the liens against the abutting property owners on said street for the paving of s ane ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1: That all resolutions and proceedings heretofore enacted or passed with reference to the paving of Easy Street from west side of Railroad Avenue to east side of Avenue A be and the same are hereby repealed insofar as the same affect the paving of said street, but this Ordinance shall not affect the resolutions or proceedings enacted or passed with reference to any streets not mentioned herein: Section 2: Whereas, Easy Street from west side of Railroad Avenue to east side of Victoria Street is in bad condition and is badly in need of paving in order to facilitate the havy traffic over the same, and whereas it is necessary to institute new proceed- ings for assessing costs of paving said street against the abutting property owners thereon, therefore an imperative public necessity exists creating an emergency requiring the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three (3) several days before their passage, said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and publication. Passed this the 8th day of April, A. D. 1930, by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission.