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AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE L 01 -
LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, ;0R.TRACTS OF LAND WHERE NOT DIVIDED
INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON AS��H AVENUE FROM THE
WEST SIDE OF PEARL STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF MAGNOLIA AVENUE,
TWO THIRDS (2/3) OF THE COST OF THE PAVING AND GUTTER AND IN-
CIDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID ASH AVENUE
FROM THE WEST SIDE OF PEARL STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF MAGNOLIA
AVENUE, APPORTIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO PROPERTY;
AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PERSONAL.
DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OVTNERS THEREOF A14D PROVIDING A TIME WHEN
SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVIDING FOR THE COL-
LECTION 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 BE-
COMES 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 City of Beaurmnt caused to be published for the time
and in the manner required therefor by the City C�ter, a notice of
the Resolution of said Commission, passed on the h day of
A. D. 1927 ordering a hearing to be given to the persons, firms, cor-
porations and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutt-
ing on Ash Avenue from the west side of pearl Street to the east side
of Magnolia Avenue, 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 shazld
not be made against said property and against the owners thereof, which
- hearing -was--to-be- held -in the Oduricil Chamber of the City Hall of Beau-
mont, Texas, at 4:00 o'clock P. M. on the 20th day of September., A.D.
1927; and
WHEREAS, a full ' and fair hearing in conformity with the Charter
and law in such cases having been had in. conformity with sald notice and
the Commission Mating 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 ass P�� sment as pr�ogsed in the above
mentioned resolution passed on the `nth day ores e is A.
D. 1927
92nd with
the exceptions hereinafter noted, are In all p
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 proposed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount assessed
against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUIVIONT :
SECTION I.
That there.is hereby assessed against the several owners of
property and against their respective property abutting on Ash Aveniz
frim the west side of Pearl Street to the east side of Magnolia Avenue
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as a tax two thirds (2/3) of the cost of paving and gutter and in–
cidental drainage of said Street, exclusive of the whole cost be–
tween curb lines of improving said Street at "It—Ei :' intersections'
with other streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said
Ash Avenue from the west side of Peari.Street to the east side of
Magnolia Avenue.
The lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land on
which said tax is levied and assessed is hereinafter described together
with thelnumber of front feet on such lott, lots, 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 borne and paid for by such owner
or owners as shown by the statement prepared by the City Engineer
of the_ City of Beaumont, wh�h said amount is hereby levied and as-)
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sessed: as a tax upon sue h1l ots , 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 Street upon which said lot, 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 and in—
terest at seven M.) per cent per annum from the date same is collect—
able 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,
or titles except City, County and State taxes, and constitute a per—
sonal charge or claim against the owner or owners of said lots, parts
of lots, blocks or tracts of land.
SECTION 3.
The fact that the portions of the above named Street as in—
dicated are in bad condition and jeopardize the safety of the.people
travelling thereon creates am -'emergency and .an imperative public
_- __.__-__-_-__n.e_cessity.,--ne_c.essitati-ng the- susp_ens-ion---of-.:the -rule ,requi-ring or-di-nances --
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 publi—
cation.
Passed this the 20th day of September, A. D. 1927, by the
affirmative vote.of all members of the Commission.
11,d A
MAYOR.
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The State of Texa #
County of jeffer8on
Before the un4elsigned authority, on this day personally appeared ..................
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to knot_ e, who being by me duly. sworn, on his oath de-
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poses and says that he is the of the U T
of the within and
BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy
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sego ng was published insaid newspaper, such publication being.on the following -dates: ,
A. D-.192. -'and a newspaper COPy Of which Is hereto at'
tacked.
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'A'subscribed before me, day 0
Sworn to ah this.
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