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AN. ORD INANCR
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 Neches. Street
from Forsythe Street to Railroad Avenue; . Sabine .-ass dvenue
itirom Ha:iiroad Avenue to drederick Atreet; Frederick -Street from,
hiabine Pass Avenue to Pennsylvania 1venae. ;taro -thirds (2%3) of the
cost of paving andgatt.er`and.-incidental drainage, .,.and all the cost
oZ ouroing said dlloeheg 5-tr4et, fxom'.Jorsythe street:. fio • liailroad Avenue;.
S Dine �s� .'veria� �o '�ail,roau ae- to ks:atLerick 5tteet;-irederick
Street. from Sabine Eass Avenue to- Pennsylvania Avenue; apportione
to the hereinafter referred to property; and declaring paid 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 , collect ion of same- and all' costa incurred in collecting
same, if not -paid at the ,time -it becomes due and payables 'and providing
the rate of interest said tax shall bear. from the time it becomes due
until paid; and'de'elaring:an emergency:
WHEREAS; pursuant -to the fequirements .of suh- see -t ,off.. Vii_ of
Section 68 of the Charter of the. City of Beaumont; thit.y Commission
of the: -City of -beawmont caused to ' be published, ' for- the time and ih_-
the manner required'.therefor by .the City, .Charter, a notice- .oil a
Resolntiou �cf said Commission; paeeed.._heretofore on the 7th day of .
d1.$y, A.D: 1923;, ordering a hearing to .be given to the persons; firms.
corporations- or estates; their agents or attorneys owning property
abutting on Neches Street from Forsythe Street -to. Railroad, -.`venue;
Sabine lass "Avenue from _Railroad Avenae'.to-: ke'deriek. Street;_- Frederiok
Street from Sabine -Pass Avenue to Peiilard.a avenue, and
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upon all- persons -interested. in said Wv.te to. appear and show cause, in
conformity withthe provisions of -the Charter above referred to, why
the assessments in said notice should- not."be made against said property
and the owners thereof, which hearing was to' be held,. in the Council -
Chamber of th-, City Hall of Beaumont, texas at 10;00 A.M..-on the 20th
day of July, A:D: 1923,*
AND .WHEREAR a Rill and fair hearing in conformity with the
Chart er � and -the law in� .such cases having be an -had in conformity with
said notice; and the Commission having inquired into and determined all
facts necessary to the adjudication of all- special benefits accruing
to ouch owners by -means of such improvements;- and said hearing having
been -duly closed*-
;'nd, it appearing that the assessments -as proposed in the above
mentioned Resolution . passed on the , 7th day of July, A.D..1923 with
the exaeptlons 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 end 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 0ITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:- �.
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that,there-is hereby assessed against the several owners of;
property and against their respective property abutting upon lTeches .
Street from Forsythe Street to_nailroad Avenue;-.'abine Pass Avenue
from, Railroad Avenme to. ' krederiok Street; Frederick Street from. :
Sabine Ease Avenue to Pennsylvaniavenu as a tax two-thirds (2/3)
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SECTION 2:
That -said'-.tax so. levied and.- assessed shall become due and
payable upon completion of, the paving, upon the .portions .of said
streets,, 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 Qollecting same, 'and
seven pe_r_ Bent per annum -from the --date same- is: collectible until
paid - is- hereby_ deolared 'a- _lien :.against -the- said lot, 10 tE; part
of lots'. blocks or -tracts-, -of. land,, .superior : to . all -. other .liens; .
claims or title egcept :pity; county and state ta$es, and .shall
constitute a= -.personal charge or claim agaJm st .the owner or owners_'
of -the said: lots,, parts of lots: -'blocks or tracts, ..-of -land;.
SECTION 3:
That' all costs of"grading and paving. -that portion.' of .Nddhes'-, . .
Street betty ell Forsythe &treat and ' 3 s,ilro d =avenue =as .:i s occ tip.ied
by the hereinafter .named Companies. respectively between the rails
of tbe., yexarkana and -Fort Smith- 4ailway-company, Beaumont Wharf and
Terminal- 'Company, and the Eastern 'kexas Electric Company,.. and : a: spade
twenty-four inches,. 24") beyond -the outer.,edge. of,the rails ,
of th.e traoka- of said Companies located on- said streets "sYn l]:` be
. - borne by the said Texarkana' and Fort Smith- ailway, . Company, Beaumont.
Wharf and -Terminal Company and the Eastern= eras- -Electric= Company,
respectLively, wd such cost- of said --improvements are -hereby assessed
agalim t,the :said Wexarkana and Fort. Smith Eailway Compsuy,- Beaumont
Wharf' and-je'rminal Comp nq an the,Eastern-; jexas..ElectiiCc Company,
respectively, .arid.- shall collect e. -other. assessments levied ander.
this Crdinancte, -provided 'Mich, work. shall :be 'd -one in accordance with
the City Ordinances regulating the construction _ of railroads in the
City, of®auont;and the paving of.. such streets traversed -'by the
same.
- SECTION.4.
The- fest that. the foregoing 'port.ions. of streets are -in bad
` - condition.:: -and' badly in :need: of paving, -in order to . facilitate the
heavy ;raffia over, same..;creates .an. mergeney and . an imperative=
public- necessity necessitating. the, suspens3on,of the rule
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