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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 98-F7 •.. 1 1-41 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ,AND ASSESSING AS A TAX` UPON- THE LOTS , -PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRACTS OF LAND WHERE, NOT DIVIDED. INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS,_ FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON TRLnTTTy STREET FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF COLLEGE STREET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN, STREET, TWO-THIRDS OF THE COST OF THE PAVING, GUTTER, AND INCI- DENTAL DRAINAGE, AND ALL -.THE COST OF CURBING SAID STREET$f APPOR- TIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED T'0 PROPERTY, AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY -AND A PERSONAL DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS -THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A TIME WHEN SAID. TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLEC.^1ION OF SAME AND ALL COSTS IN- CURRED IN COLLECTING SAME IF -NOT PAID AT THE TINE IT BECOMES DUE A1D PAYABLE;. AND PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL REAR FROM THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE UNTIL PAID, AND'DECLARING'AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Subdivision (h) of Section 68 od' 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 Crter, a notice of the Resolution of said.Commission, passed.on the -day of November, A. D. 19273* ordering 'a.hearing to be given to the persons, firms, corporations, and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutting on Trinity Street from the north side of Franklin Street to the south side. of College Street, and calling -upon all -persons interested in said matter to appear and show -cause, in conformity with the.pro visions 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 wias to b)e held -in the Council Chamber of theCity Hall of Beaumont, Texas, at 4:00 o 'clock P.M. on the 20th day of DeeemhPr , A. D. 1927; and, WHEREAS, a, full and fair .hearing inconformity_with _the Charter and law in such cases.having been had inconformity with said notice and the Commission having inquired into and determined all facts necessary.to the adjudication of a.11,special bene is accruing to such owners by means of.=such improvements, -and said he'ar'ng having been duly closed; and,- �1 It appearing that the assessment as, proposed in the 'above mentioned. Resolution passed on' the math- day, of -November, A. D: 1927 with the exceptions hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and 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 proposed pavement and improvement in,exc:ess of the amount assessed against the abutting propePty and the respective owners thereof: NOW, -THEREFORE, -BE IT ORDAINED BY'THE CITY COMMISSION i OF -THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section lf. .. - That there is hereby- -assessed- -against the several owners -of property and against their respective property a.butti'ng on Trinity Street from the north side of Franklin Street to the south side of College. Street, as; a tax- -two-thirds of the cost of paving, gutter, and incidental drainage 'of- said street; exclusive of �.he whole 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, o+ blocks or tr. actsof land, the name -or names of the owner or owners thereof, and the proportionate -amount of the cost of said. paving and gutter; a nd the cost of said curbing to To, e botne 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 levied and assessed as a.tax upon such lots, parts of lots, blocks or .tracts- of land' as shown, to wit: _ - -R i r t 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 w.hic;h said lot, lots, parts of lots,; blocks, or tracts of land front and abut, and the amountof the, tax hereby levied and. assessed., together with the dost of collecting and. interest at Seven Per Cent (7.%) per annum from the date same is collectable until paid is hereby dieclared '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 personal charge, or claim a gainst 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 riame:d strzet# as indicated are ir) bad condition and jeopardize the-saafety of the people travelling thereon creates an imper.a.tiva public emergency Ordinances necessitating the suspension of the rule requiringzMiKnx to _ be. read. on three, several- days before their pa.ssalke. Wherefore, such rule is hereby suspended., ,and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect, from and after its passage and pu.blication. Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the .Commission this, the 20tb day of De'dMber', A. D. 1927.. ,iay or .f The State 4o f Texas, Counip of Jefferson Before the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared------------------ ------- _________________------- - to me, ' rho being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says, that he is the--------------- of thvilE i BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of 'the within and fo going was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: -- -- ----------------A. D. 192__, and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- ------- C = ` -- Cl/I1.�t G -Sworn. to and subscribed before me, ,this_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ day of _ _ _ �_ _A. D. 1921 _ Notary Public, Jefferson C nty, Texas.