HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 88-DAN ORDINANCE
Entitled an "-rdinance 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 o r . abut' ing on Emma Street.
from Park Street to--.Victo-ria Street. -two =thirds. -(2l3} of the cost
of paving .end gutter , and.- incidental drainage, A'.nd all the : cost of
curbing said Emma Street' -from Park Street to Victoria Street,
apportionable t.o -the hereinafter- referred to 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 shallbecome due and payable, providing for the collection
of same and all costs incurred in collecting same and
and if not paid at the 'time it becomes due and payable; and'
providing the.. rate of interest 'said tax shall b ear from the time
it becomes due untilpaid'; and. declaring an emergency;
'NHEREAS., pursuant to*the. requirements of sub -section- h of - -.
Section 68 o -f "the Charteof the City of Beaumont, the City
Commission of- the. City:of Beaumont caused to be -published, for
the time and in- the maruier, required therefor by'the Gity Charter,
a notice of- a resolution of said uommission, passed heretofore
on the 6th day of November ; A.D. 1923, ordering a hearing
to be given to the persons, firms, corporations, or estates, .their
agents or attorneys owning property abutting on Emma Street from
Park Street to Victoria Street; and calling upon:all persons
interested in said matter..to appear; and show cause, in 4he
conformity wit"h''the provisions of the 'Oharter above referred to,
why the assessments in said notice should not be made aga,inst.said
property and the owners thereof, which hearing was to be. held in
the__voukcil: 0hamber._of_:the -c-ity -ball .of.. --I ea-umont., '!exab, .-at 7_x_30
O'Clock P.M. on the 27th, day of. november, A.D. -1923..
glTD, VHEREAS, a full. and fair hearing in conformity with the*
Charter and the law in- such cases having been had .in conformity
with said notice, and the- Uommission having inquired into -and
determined all , facts neces.;ary '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 -assessments as proposed in -"the above
mentioned ,Aesolbti.on passed -on .the 6thday of NOvember , A.D.
1923, with the ".exceptions hereinafter noted -, are in all resp ects- fair
and equitable, and . that there will be a full and •adequate, and. special.
benefit .to the abutting property and the ovrners. thereof 'from and by
reason of the proposed pavement, and improvement in excess of the
amount assessed against the -.abutting property and the respective
ovnzers.. thereof.
NOW, -TH EFURE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CI'T'Y C'011 JISSION
Oil THE- CITY UP .13EADLIONT:
SECTION 1.
That there is hereby assessed against the several owners ' o f
property and against their respective property abutting upon
112ma atreet frons ,nark Street -to victoria -street, as a tax two-thirds
(2/3) :of the.
cost of paving .and
gutter
and
incidental drainage, and
all ti -e cost
of--curbing-on said
portion
of
said _Street.
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i;he lot, lots, parts of _ lots, blocks or tracts of - land on. which
said tax is levied and assessed is hereinafter described;. together
with the number of feet front on each lot, parts of lots, blocks or
tracts of land, and name or names of the- omner 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
wimers as shorn by the statement prepared by the city engineer of
the city. -of Deaumont, vdiich said amount is hereby levied and assessed
as a tax upon such lots, parts' of lot, blocks or -tracts of land as
shown, to •,�i:t3—
INSERT ASS.13SSMB NT 1IST ) ..
SECTION 2.
':hat saidtax 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
a2oessed
together.
with the co --t
of collecting same
and seven per
cent
per
annum from the date same is collectible until paid is hereby declared
a lien against the said lot, lots; part of lots, blocks or tracts of
Land,- superior to all other liens, claims or title except city, county
and state taxes, and shall constitute a personal charge or claim
against the ovaner or owners of the said lots, parts of lots, blocks
or tracts of land.
SECTION 3.
:he .fact that tlhe foregoing portions of streets are in bad
condition and badly in need of paYing-in order -to facilitate the
heavy traffic over same creates an emergency and an imperative
public necessity necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring
ordinaapes to be read on three separate: meetings, said rule 'is
therefore hereby suspended and this Irdinance shall take effect from
and after its passage and publ cation.
gassed this .� day of A.D. 19239 by the affirmative
vote of ull the members of the Ochnmi,9sion•
Approved this the 2 day ofU�al� ,��.
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