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AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE 1.0
LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRACTS OF LAND WHEI4 NOT DIVIDED
INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON WALL JSTR.EET FROM THE
WEST SIDE OF PARK STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF RAILROAD AVENUE AND
TRIN STREET FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF FORSYTHE STREET TO THE
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v TH SIDE OF COLLEGE STREET, TWO THIRDS (2/3) OF THE COST OF
THE PAVING AND GUTTER AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE COST
OF CURBING SAID WALL STREET FROM THE WEST SIDE OF PARK STREET
TO THE EAST SIDE OF RAILROAD AVENUE AND TRINITY STREET FROld THE
SOUTH SIDE OF FORSYTHE STREET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF COLLEGE STREET
APPORTIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO PROPERTY; -AND DE—
CLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PERSONAL DEBT
UPON THE CfWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AND PROVIDING A T II:"E WHEN SAID
TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION
OF SAME AND ALL COST INCURRED IN COLLECTION OF 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 EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Sub—division (h)
of Section 68, of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, the City Com—
mission of the Gity of Beaumont caused to be published for the time
and in the manner required therefor by the City Charter, a no.,tice of
the Resolution of said Commission, passed on the 19th day of April,
A.D. 1927, ordering a hearing to be given to the persons, firms, cor—
porttions and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutt—
ing on Wall Street from the west side of Park Street to the east side
of Railroad Avenue and Trinity Street from the south side of Forsythe
Street to the north side of College Street, and calling upon all per—
sons interested in said matter to appear and show cuase, in conform—
ity with the provisions of the Charter above referred to, why the as—
sessment in said notice should not be made against said property and
against the owners thereof, which hearing was to be held in the Coun—
cil Chamber of the CityHall of Beaumont, Texas, at 4:00 o'clock P.M.
on the 21st day of June, A. D. 1927; and
WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity with the Char—
ter and law in such cases having been had in conformity with sand notice
and the Commission having inquired into and. determined all facts nec—
essary 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 19th day of April, A. D. 1927 with
the exceptions hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and equit—
able 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 propsed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount as—
sessed against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof.
NOVI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COIiiMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
SECTION I.
That there is hereby assessed against the several owners of
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and Trinity Street from the south side of Forsythe Street to the
north side. of College Street, as a tax two thirds ( 2/3) of the cost
of paving and gutter and incidental drainage of said Streets, ex—
clusive of the whole cost between curb lines of improving said Streets
at their intersections with other streets and alleys, and all the cost
of curbing said Wall Street from the west side of Park Street to the East
side of Railroad Avenue and Trinity Street from the south side of For—
sythe to the north side of College Street.
The lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land on
which said tax is levied and assessed is hereinafter described together
with the number of front feet on such lot, lots, parts of 18ts, OW
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, which said amount is hereby levidd:and assessed
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as a tax upon such Alots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land as
shown, to—wit:
SECTION 2.
That said amounts so levied and assessed shall become due
and payable upon the completion of the paving upon the portion of
said Streets upon which said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or
tracts of land, front and abutt; and the amount of the tax hereby
levied and assessed, together with the cost of collecting and in--
terest at seven (7%) per cent per annum from.the date same is collect—
able until paid is hereby declared alien against said lot, lots, parts
of lots, blocks or tracts of land, superior to all other liens, claims,
or titles except City,. County and Statd taxes, and constitute a personal
charge or claim against the owner or owners of saidl6ts, parts of lots,
blocks or tracts of land.
SECTION 3.
The fact that the portions of the above names Streets as in.—
dica.ted are in. bad -condition and jeopardize the safety of the people
travelling thereon creates an emergency and an imperative public nec—
essity, necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances
to be read on three (3) several days before their passage, said rule
i s, therefore , hereby suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication.
Passed this the qday of Jaaco, A. D. 1927 , by the af—
firmative vote of all members
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he State _ o f Texas,
`- County of Jefferson
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A40- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ------ known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on .his oath *de-
poses
e-poses and says, that he is the theU E,
BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within a d
foregoing -was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates:
_ Y_ --------------------- A. D. 192_ _ and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at-
tac ed.
Sworn: to and 'subscribed before me, this_ _ _ _ y 3
---day of---- --- ----A. D. 1'J2-
Notary Public,Jefferso46oty, Texas.
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