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AN ORDINANCE "
PROVIDING FOR'THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE, USE,
OPERATION AND ' MAINTENANCE -OF A -TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHT
PROJECT. -AT THE.INTERSECTION OF U...S..HIGHWAY.NO..96 &,.6-9
(ELE�TH. STREEY
T BPASS) AND ' CALDER AVENUE IN. .'THE C ITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND., AUTHORIZING. THE MAYOR OF: THE CITY TO EXE-
CUTE AND THE CITY -CLERK TO --AFFIX THE.CORPORATE. SEAL.AND.ATTEST
THE SAME, . A CERTAIN CONTRACT . BETW N THE CITY , AND THE' STATE OF .
TEXAS PROVIDING FOR.THE:INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE,
USE, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID..PROJECT;.FOR-THE PAYMENT.,
BY THE STATE OF TEAS, OF THE CONSTRUCTION_ .COSTS OF. SAID PRO-.
JECT; FOR THE ASSUMPTION, BY.,THE CITY, OF ALL DAMAGES TO ADJOIN-
ING, ABUTTING AND. OTHER PROPERTY AND BUSINESS AND TO TENANT OR
OCCUPANT THEREOF; FOR ITHE PROTEGTION.OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
AGAINST ALL' SUCH. DAMAGES AND.'.EXPENSES,'IN.-CONNECTIOil WITH ANY -
CLAIM OR SUIT THEREFOR; : FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND. OPERATION OF THE
TRAFFIC CONTROL. SIGNAL LIGHT PROJECT; .=AND. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the ,public .convenience,'. safety and necessity
of the City, and the people of. the City',require that the traffic
control signal light= .be installed, since the unprotected inter ;
section constitutes a danger .and serious inconvenience to the
publi-0 which is urgently required to be remedied and that. the
only practical remedy .is that of installing the traffic- control .
signal light as herein provided; and
WHEREAS, the City has requested the State of Texas to
contribute financial ., aid in the installation of the traffic con-
trol signal light project; and
WHEREAS' The = St ate of Texas has made -it known t o, the City
that it' will assist the City in the construction of said traffic
control signal light project. by furnishing the necessary funds
for the actual -construction; by preparing plans and specifications;
byinstalling. said traffic control signal light, and -by supervis-
ing construction, providing the. City approves the plans, specifi-
catlons, and location of said pro ject, - and after completion of,
construction, of said traffic control signal light =project, main-'
tains and Operates'. -,said traffic. -control signal light project at
its sole : cost: and .experise; . and .
WHEREAS, the-,' -'-City.*' in consideration of the providing of
said, traffic control.. signal light project, agrees to -protect the
State of Texas from any and -all liability and any and -all damages
to adjoining and abutting property or -other property or busi-
:. ness or to.any. tenants -occupying. suchpropertys -caused: by the :
Installation-, the construction, the existence, the use, opera
tion, and thie maintenance of the -traffic control signal light' '
or the passage -and enforcement of this* Ordinance*
AVOW, THEREFORE, BE ; IT ORDAI iED BY THE CITY CONiMISSIOiv
OF THE CITY' OF BEAUhIONT, :TEXAS:
Section 1,
That since' the public convenience, safety, and.necessity:
of the Ci-ty and the 'people of the City require it 'a traffic con-
. , trol- signal light be constructed. and provided at -the intersection
of U. S. Highway. noe 96'&,69 (Eleventh Street By -Pass) and Calder
Avenue in -the city.
"Section 2,
That the State of Texas be and is hereby 'authorized to
construct said. traffic control signal dight :project .at the loca
tion and in, the manner shown on the plans and as described in
the specification's attached" hereto. 'arid marked "Exhibit . All and made
a part hereof in.all respects.
Section 3.
That nothing in this ordinance_ shall be .construed as to.
require the State of Texas 'to assume or. pay any direct, inciden-
tal _or consequential damages ' to adjoining, -abutting or other' pro-
perty or business .or to any. tenants occupying adjoining, abutting
or -other property caused by -.9 incidental to, or,: in -any way connect-
-ed with the passage and enforcement of this :ordinance and/or by
the installations the _comntruction, 'the_ existence,, -the-use, opera-
tion and/or the maintenance of the traffic -control signallight
project authorized .herein.,- or to .defend any suit. or `suits which .
may be brought against, the State of Texas by. any party or parties
for the recovery; of any such_' damages.®:
:. Section'.4. .
For` and, in consideration. of the mutual.,.covenant.s herein
contained, -the City''does _hereby agree that all: damages -and claims
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-for`:..damages,, including damages to adjoining; abutting or ,other
property, if -any there be, :arising -out of, incident toi. or in
any.1way connected ,with the installation, the, cons`tructiori, the
use operation. And/or the existence 'ofy said traffic control sig-
nal. light project and/or the maintenance thereof, shall be- ad
justed. and -paid solely by the City .and -the City shall anddoes
hereby agree to hold harmless the State of Texas .against any and
all _claims, demands Wand causes : of ..action for.recovery .of any .
and all such daanages arising -out of the 'installation, .the con.-
.
_ struction, :the_ use, _operation and/or. -,the existence of ..said. traf-
fio- eontrol.:signal light project and/or, the maintenance .thereof, .
and agrees to assume .the defense. of any and al:l suits- braught
f.or `-the recovery of .'all such. alleged damages, and shall' intervene`,
arid,make . itse-lf a party. therein in its own name., if it is not ,al-
ready made a party thereto',,_ for the purpose,, and shall if request-
ed in writing. -by the State. -of Texas s o to. do' wholly relieve". the
State of Texas" from defending .,the same, and -hereby agrees to "hold
the -.State, of Texas harmless as t.o court costs., attorneys fees and
all :expenses in, connection with such suits and hereby assumes
and."agrees to pay all- judgments recovered against the' State of
Texas by reason of the' construction, the -'installation, the use,
operation -and/or the -existence -of said.traffie control "signal
light project and/or.the maintenance _thereof.
Section 5.
That the City will furnish electricity, ;operate -and main-
tain'or eause`to be operated and maintained.the traffic control
signal light project,'. tvo , changes are to be made in ` the type of
signal or design without written, authority by. the State Highway
Eng.ineer.. .
- Section 6..
That the. Mayorbe .arid is'hereby authorized to, .execute
for.' and on behalf `of".'the City an agreement and contract .with the
State of Texas . in- accordance with and`f or the purpose of , carrying
out the terms and provisions of this ordinance, in the form
attached hereto and marked "Exhibit B", The City Clerk is
hereby directed to attest the agreement and contract and to
affix the proper seal of the City thereto.
Section 7.
That the State be and is hereby authorized, as agent
of the City, to construct said traffic control signal light
project at the location and in the manner as shown on "Exhibit
A"
Section 8.
That the condition existing at the intersection of Cal-
der Avenue and Eleventh Street being dangerous to life and pro-
perty, and there being in fact an emergency and imperative pub-
lic necessity that the work herein provided for be begun and
carried out promptly and with expedition, and that the contract
aforesaid shall be immediately made, executed and delivered to
the end that such work therein provided for may be begun and
carried out promptly and with expedition, the reading of this
ordinance on three several days is hereby dispensed with and
the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
Passed by an affirmative Grote of all members of the City
Commission, this the 16th day of July, A.D., 1940.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: -
Assistant Ciy Attorney,
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Mayor.
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON --
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally -appeared -
Mar; A. Petru
who, being by me duly sworn, says that the f o r e g o i n g and
attached
Ordinance
was published on the following dates:
AuF-ust 3
A. D., 19'3=43
in the BEAUMONT JOURNAL, , a daily newspaper
_printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
Ciassified advertising Manager
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me, this the 3rd day
Of August A. D. '19_40
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for Jefferson County Texas
,A/
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE"INSTAL-
LATION, CONSTRIICTION, EXIST -I
ENCS, -USE, OPERATION A N D
FMAINTENANCE OF 'A TRAFFIC
CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHT PROJ:I.
ECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF'
II. S. HIGHWAY. NO. 96 & 69
(ELEVENTH STREET B Y -PAS $)
AND CALDER AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE . MAYOR OF
I THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND THE
1. -CITY C L E R K TO AFFIX THE
CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST
THE SAME, A CERTAIN: CON-
TRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE STATE OF TEXAS;PROVID-
ING FOR THE INSTALLATION,
CONSTRUCTION, E X I S T E N C I%
USE, OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF SAID PROJECT; FOR
THE- PAYMENT; BY THE STATE
1. OF TEXAS_OF OF THE CONSTRYTC-1
YOR THE ASSUMPTION. BY Tlz'.i '
CITY, OF ALL DAMAGES TO ADS
,iOIN.ING, ABUTTING AND OT-HIZB
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS A
TO TENANT OR O C C U P k N
THEREOF; FOR THE PROTECPION
OF THE STATE -OF TEXAS
AGAINST ALL SUC1i ' DAMAGES
AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY CLAIM OR SUIT
THEREFOR: FOR THE MAIN-
TENANCE AND OPERATION OF
THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL
LIGHT PROJECT; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.'
S9HEE.EAS.:,=tlie-:public-=-concen=
fence, "safety and necessity of the
City, and the people,of the City
require -that the traffic' control
signal light -be installed, since:the
unprotected -intersection c o n s t i-
tutes a danger and serious incon-
venience to the public which is
urgently required to be -remedied
and that the 'only practical rem-
edy is that of installing the traf-
fic control signal' light as herein
provided; and
'WHEREAS, the City has request-
ed the State of Texas to con-
tribute financial aid in the in-
stallation of the traffic control
signal light project,' and
WHEREAS, The State of ' Texas'
has made- It known, to the City
that it will assist the City Al the
construction of said traffic, con-
trol signal light project by fur-
nishing the necessary funds for the
actual construction; by preparing
plans and specifications; by in-
stalling said- traffic control. signal
light, and bypsupeivising construc-
tion, providling the `City approves
the plans, specifications, and lo-
cation of said project, and after
completion of construction of said
�traffie control signal light project,
maintains and operates- said traf-
fic control signal light project at
Its sole cost and expense; and
WHEREAS, the City, An consider-
ation o1 the proWding ofsaid traf-
fic control signal light project,
agrees -46-'protects the State of
F • _Texas from any and all liability;
and any and all damages to ad-'
joining -and abutting property or
other property or business —0r—to
any tenantcupying =prop-
erty, cause y -the in lation,
the conSEruction, the 'existence, the
e, operation, and the mainten-
ance of the traffic control signal
light or the passage and enforce-
ment of this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT -OR-
DAINED ' BY THE CITY COMMIS_
Sim, CITY O Fy, B E A,U MON T,
TEXAS,
Section 1
That -since the public : conyen
fence, safety and necessity of the
City and, the people of the City re-
quire it, a traffic 'control signal
light be constructed and provided
at the intersection,of U. S. High-
way No. 96 & 69 (Eleventh Street
By -Pass) and Calder Avenue ins
the city.
Section 2
That the State of Texas be and
Is hereby authorized to construct
said traffic control signal light
project at the location and in
the manner shown on' the plans
and as described in the specifi-
cations attached hereto and marked
"Exhibit A" and made B part
hereof In all respects.
Section 3
That nothing, in this.ordinance
shall be construed as to, require
the State of Texas to assume or
pay any direct, incidental orr con-
sequential , damages to adjoining,
abutting or other property or busi-
ness or to, any -tenants occupying
adjoining, abutting or other prop-
erty caused by, incidental to, or
ln':any way connected with the
passage and enforcement of this
ordinance and/or by. the installa-
The
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STATEMENT FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
THE ENTERPRISE COMPANY
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
The
BEAUMONT JOURNAL
Evening except Sunday
Acct. ,Bold Date
of Beaumont City Hall August, 1940
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8-3-40.
Ordinance as attached
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING D
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING- FOR' THE' INSTAL-
LATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXIST-
ENCE', USE, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE ' OF A TRAFFIC I
CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHT PROJ-
ECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. ' 96 & 69
(ELEVENTH STREET B Y -P A S S)
AND CALDER -AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND THE
-CITY-C-L E R K -TO- AFFIX- T -HE -
CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST
THE SAME, A CERTAIN 'CON -
C
TRAT BETWEEN THE CITY AND,
THE 'STATE THE
TEXAS'PROVID-
ING FOR HE INSTALLATION,
CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE,
USE, OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF SAID PROJECT; FOR
THE PAYMENT, BY THE STATE
OF TEXAS, OF THE'CONSTRUC-
TION.'COSTS OF SAID PROJECT;
FOR THE ASSUMPTION, BY THE
CITY, OF ALL DAMAGES TO- AD-
JOINING, ABUTTING AND OTHER
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS AND
TO TENANT • OR O C C U P A N T
THEREOF; FOR THE YROTECTION
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AGAINST ALL SUCH, DAMAGES
AND EXPENSES, IN CONNECTION,
WITH ANY�CLAIM OR,SUITJ
THEREFOR; FOR THE MAIN-
TENANCE AND ,OPERATION OF,
THE TRAFFIC-CONTRO'L'SIGNAL.
LIGHT PROJECT:AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY. " , '
WHEREAS, the public conven- I
fence; safety and necessity. of the
City, and the people of the City
require that the traffic. control
signal light be installed, since the
unprotected intersection consti-
tutes a' danger and serious incon-
venience to the public which is
urgently required to be, remedied
and that the I only. practical rem-
edy, is that of installing the' traf-
fic control signal- light, as herein
provided; and -
WHEREAS, the'City has request-
ed' the State of Texas to con-
tribute financial aid in the In-
stallation of • the traffic control —
signal light project; andp HONE 3 0 0 0
WHEREAS, The State of Texas
has; made it _kn6wn to the City
ihit;71t will' -assist! the-City.,in the.
coxistruction;oL eaid'.;:,tiaffic:'scou-� _ -
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