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Home My WebLink AboutORD 71-9ORDINANCE CALLING BOND ELECTION; PROVIDING DETAILS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; AND CON- TAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, has determined' -and hereby affirmatively determines, that an election should be held in said City.on the proposi- tions of issuing City bonds payable from ad valorem taxes and bonds payable from revenues for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to proceed with the ordering of such election; Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: 1. That a special election shall be held in the City of Beaumont, Texas, on the 4th day of May, 1971, at which election there shall be submitted in accordance with law the following propositions, to -wit: PROPOSITION N0: ONE SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO -ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS.OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,900,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 -YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AS SHALL BE BE - TERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID.CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO -WIT: A CENTRAL LIBRARY BUILDING, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON.ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT -TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND'TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES? The probable period of-usefulness.of the improvements for which the bond funds are 'to -be expended is more than 25 years. PROPOSITION NO. TWO SHALL THE'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,900,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR.RATES, AS SHALL BE DE- TERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT.NOT EXCEEDING 7% 'PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVE- MENTS IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO�-WIT: A POLICE AND CORPORATION COURT BUILDING, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID1CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE .INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL.OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES? The probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be,expended is more than 25 years. PROPOSITION NO. THREE SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE, CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,0003 MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTER- EST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AS SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AND. FOR SAID CITY, TO -WIT: A FIRE.TRAINING BUILDING, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID'CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE' INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND. TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AS, IT MATURES? The probable period of. usefulness of the improvements for which the.bond funds are to be. -expended is more than 2.5 years. PROPOSITION NO. FOUR SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL .OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE -AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,590,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AS SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION 'OF SAID CITY COUNCIL,.BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE.PURPOSE ,OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO -WIT: THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROADS, BRIDGES, AND STREETS OF SUCH CITY, IN- CLUDING, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, RELATED DRAINAGE FACILITIES, RELATED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AND THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID'BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE, PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AS, IT MATURES? The probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended`is more than_25 years. PROPOSITION NO. FIVE SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $360,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES, AS SHALL BE DE- TERMINED WITHIN THE'DIS.CRETION OF SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVE- MENTS.IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO -WIT: IMPROVING AND EXTENDING A TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL,OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES? The probable period.of'usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended is more than 25 years. PROPOSITION N0. SIX SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE -CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF.SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.,000,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT.ANY RATE OR RATES, AS SHALL BE DE- TERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING.PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVE- MENTS IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO --WIT: SANITARY .SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO LEV17 TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID.CITY ANNUALLY S1TF- FICI:ENT:TO PAY.THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES'.AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS ' AS. IT-MATTTRES? The. probable period of usefulness of.the improvements for.which the bond funds are to be expended is inore. than 25 years PROPOSITION NO. SEVEN SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF -$1,000,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR.RATES, AS SHALL BE DE- TERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF.SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING.7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND/OR CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVErEi:T" IN AND FOR c.A Tn CITY, TO -WIT: ACQUIRING OR -IMPROVING, OR BOTH, LAND FOR PARK PURPOSES, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES? The probable period of usefulness of,the.improvements for which the bond funds are.to be expended is more than 25 years., PROPOSITION.NO. EIGHT SHALL THE..CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES THE REVENUE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000;000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR,DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE -OR RATES, AS SHALL BE DE- TERMINED WITHIN.THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 7% PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING, EXTENDING AND REPAIRING THE CITY'S WATERWORKS SYSTEM; SAID BONDS TO BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SECURED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN ARTICLES 1111 TO 1118, BOTH INCLUSIVE, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED; ,AND TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF UHE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND THE PRINCIPAL OF .SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES.BY PLEDGING THE NET REVENUES FROM THE OPERATION°OF SAID WATERWORKS SYSTEM, AND, AT THE OPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BY, ALSO PLEDGING THE NET REVENUES FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CITY'S SANITARY SEWER.SYSTEM; EACH BOND TO BE CONDITIONED THAT THE' HOLDER'THEREOF SHALL NEVER HAVE.THE RIGHT TO DEMAND PAYMENT OF SAID OBLIGATION OUT. OF ANY FUNDS RAISED OR TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION; SAID BONDS TO BE ON A PARITY, AS TO SUCH WATERWORKS SYSTEM REVENUES,.WITH THE CITY'S OUTSTANDING BONDS PAYABLE FROM THE NET REVENUES.DE.RIVED FROM THE OPERATION OF SAID..WATERWORKS SYSTEM?. The probable period of usefulness of.the'improvements for which the. bond, Funds are to be. expended.is more than 25 years. SLC r? l r 2. That the hours during which the polls will be open for voting in'said election shall be from seven o'clock a.m, to seven o'clock p.m. 3. That voting shall .be at the following respectively designated polling places in each of the following numbered Jefferson County Voting Precincts in the City of Beaumont heretofore established.and described by natural or artificial boundaries or survey lines by order adopted'by the Commissioners' Court of Jefferson.County and duly set out in its minutes. The following named'persons are hereby,appointed officers to conduct said election in the said election precincts, respec- tively: Pct. No. Polling Place Election Officials 1 Edwards Elementary:School Mrs. C. C. Moore., Presiding 4401 Detroit Judge Rastas C. Bowers, Alternate Presiding Judge 2 French High School Mrs. F. W. Forsythe, 4415 Concord Road Presiding Judge Mrs. Wm. Ehrensberger, Alternate Presiding Judge 3 School for the Deaf Mrs. 0. Lambright, Presiding 1800 Tulane Judge Deverd Muirhead, Alternate. Presiding Judge 4 Longfellow Elementary School- Albert.Henry, Presiding Judge 3395 -Harrison C. B. Wright, Alternate Presiding Judge 5 Caldwood E;lementary School Mrs. R. P. Barry, Presiding 102 Berkshire Lane Judge Mrs. P. R. Riegal, Alternate Presiding Judge 6 Beaumont High School L. E. McClaran, Presiding 88 Millard Street Judge E. C.. Seelback, Alternate. Presiding Judge 7: Averill Elementary School., D. N. Bodin; Presiding Judge 2330 North Mrs. D. N. Bodin, Alternate 0 Presiding Judge 8. Gulf.Coast Rod, Reel and Mrs..James E. Ray, Presiding Gun Club Judge 2555 Gulf Street Mrs. Henry Bray, Alternate Presiding Judge 9 Central Fire Station Delores Lawless, Presiding 402 Walnut Judge E. F. Smith, Alternate Presiding Judge 10 Dick Dowling Junior High Z. L. Bonner,, Presiding School Judge 1300 North Mrs. C. R. Phelps, Alternate Presiding Judge Pct.. No. 11 ` 12 13 14 15 .16 17 19 20 Polling -Place Election Officials County Courthouse Mrs. W. C. Ross, Presiding 1149 -Pearl Judge W. C. Ross', Sr., Alternate Presiding Judge Carver Elementary; School W. W. Como, Presiding Judge. 1055'Sherman Mrs. Alice Taylor, Alternate Presiding Judge Trinity Baptist Church 0. D. Lindsey, Presiding 1090 Van Buren Judge Mrs. 0, D. Lindsey, Alternate Presiding Judge Ogden Elementary School Mrs. J. 0. Walters, 2300 Victoria Presiding Judge Mrs. Ed Haston, Alternate Presiding Judge David Crockett Junior High'. Mrs. Catherine Rush, School Presiding Judge 1400 Royal Mrs. B. M. Smith, Alternate Presiding Judge Fletcher Elementary School.. Mrs. A. P. Wenner, Presiding 1050 Avenue E Judge A. P. Wenner, Alternate Presiding Judge Drainage District #6,Office Mrs. Minnie Eberhard, 790 Jeny Lane Presiding Judge Mrs. J. P. McCarter, Alternate Presiding Judge Hebert High..School Mrs. Stella Melonson, 3445 Fannett Road Presiding Judge Mrs. Leanna Mouton, Alternate Presiding Judge _Giles School .Mrs. W. M. Youse, Presiding 3500 Chaiso.n Judge Mrs. Johnnie A. Barnes, Alternate Presiding Judge Pietzsch.Elementary,School Mrs. J. C. Burkhart, 4301 Highland.. Presiding Judge Mrs. Marie Griffith, Alternate Presiding Judge Pct. No. Polling Place Election Officials 22 Roy H. Guess School. T. S. Webb, Presiding Judge 8055 Voth Road Mrs. B. W..French,',Sr., Alternate Presiding Judge 23 Stone Mfg. Co. I. W. Stone, Presiding Judge 7124 Tram Road Mrs. Wilma Townsend, Voth Rural Station Alternate Presiding Judge 27 Amelia Elementary School Mrs. V. B. Riley, Presiding 565 Major Drive Judge Mr. V. B. Riley, Alternate Presiding Judge 39 Blanchette Junior'High School Clara M. Chaison, Presiding 2400 Lela Judge Mrs. Anna B. Fontno, Alternate Presiding Judge 62 Sallie Curtis School Mrs. T..C. Collier, Presiding 6225 N. Circuit Judge Mrs. Gerald Lind., Alternate - Presiding Judge 63 Lucas Elementary School Mrs. Mary E. McLauchlan, 1750 E. Lucas Presiding Judge Mrs. Louise Adams, Alternate Presiding Judge 64 Tyrrell Park.Elementary Mrs. Beulah January, School Presiding Judge 5515 Phelps Road, Mrs. W. J. Needy, Alternate Presiding Judge 65 Regina Howell Elementary, James L. Nobles, Presiding School Judge 5850 Regina Lane Mrs. Ted Moor, Jr., Alternate' Presiding Judge 67 South Park High School ..Hilton E. Crawford, 4500 Highland Presiding Judge M. H. Meynig, Alternate Presiding Judge 68 Austin Junior High School Otis Stracener, Presiding 3410 Austin Judge Don McClintock-, Alternate Presiding Judge Special City Hall, Hardy D. Akin Canvassing Dr. Charles Walker Board for Roy Gibbs Absentee Votes Cast by Mail The presiding judge for each election precinct shall appoint two clerks and as many additional clerks as he deems necessary for.the proper conduct of the election, provided that not more than a total of five clerks.shall be appointed for any precinct. 4. That it is hereby determined by the City Council that voting on the day of said election and also for the cast-, ing of absentee votes by personal appearance shall be by the use of voting machines, and the ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and shall have printed thereon the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT PROPOSITION NO. -ONE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,900,000 CENTRAL LIBRARY BUILDING BONDS AGAINST PROPOSITION NO. TWO FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $2,900,000 POLICE AND CORPORATION COURT BUILDING BONDS AGAINST PROPOSITION NO. THREE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $200,000 FIRE TRAINING BUILDING BONDS AGAINST PROPOSITION NO. FOUR FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $5,590,.000 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS 444IIV5 1 PROPOSITION NO. FIVE. FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $360,000 TRAFFIC CONTROL BONDS AGAINST • PROPOSITION NO."SIX THE ISSUANCE OF $250005000 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS FOR AGAINST PROPOSITION NO. SEVEN FOR THE ISSUANCE OF'$1,000,000 PARK BONDS AGAINST PROPOSITION NO.'EIGHT 1916]11 THE ISSUANCE OF $5,000,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS AGAINST Each voter desiring to vote in favor of.a proposition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "For" such proposition', and each voter desiring to vote against a proposition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "Against" such proposition. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, James T. Garrard, City Clerk, and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is desig- nated as the City Hall, Beaumont,.Tex�Ls, which is also the absentee voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot appli- cations and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said clerk shall keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours, that is, from 8:00 o'clock a.m. to 5:00 o'clock p.m., on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or. an official State holiday. 5. That, as to the bonds payable from ad valorem taxa- tion,'said election shall be held,and conducted in effect as two separate but simultaneous elections, to -wit:, one election in which only the duly qualified resident electors of said City who own taxable property within said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be qualified to vote on the ad valorem tax bond propositions, and another election at -which all other duly qualified resident electors of the City shall be qualified to vote on the ad valorem tax bond propositions. The votes cast at each of said separate but simultaneous elections shall be recorded, returned and can- vassed separately; and.that, as to the bonds payable from revenues, all duly qualified resident electors of the City shall be qualified to vote on the revenue bona proposition. 6. That notice of said election shall be given by posting a notice containing a substantial copy of this ordinance at the City Hall, Beaumont, Texas, and'by posting a substantial copy of this ordinance in each of the election precincts of said.City not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date on which said election is to.be held, and same shall likewise be published on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in The Beaumont Journal, a newspaper published in the English language and of general circulation in said City, such newspaper being the official newspaper of said City, the first of said publications to be made not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the date.set for said election. • 0 PASSED,AND APPROVED this 6th day of April, 1971. ATTEST: COUClerk, City of Beaumont, Texas (SEAL) ,�te V�1 Mayor, _ify of B aumont, Texas