HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 98-DAN ORDINANCE
ENT IT IED: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS_ A TAX . UPON
THE LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS , , OR TRACTS OF LAND WHERE NO T
DIVIDED INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON
Yf F6RPBSTI STREET FROM LAUREL AVENUE TO ' NO1TH STREET � ;.:
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4/HAZEL ,AVENUE FROM FORREST STREET TO CENTER STREET
NEDHES: STREET _.FROM - CROCKETT STREET TO -TEXAS AND NEVA
ORLEANS RAILWAY
VICTORIA' STREET FROM CRAIG STREET TO.' IRMA .STREET AND
FROM EASY STREET. TO ' LYLE , STREET
,/VIC;TORIA STREET FROM LYLE STREET T0. BOLIVAR STREET
MAGNOLIA AVENUE FROM MESS STREET- . TO CITY LIMITS
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. FROM EMMETT NUE AVETO RAILROAD AVENUE
TWO-THIRDS Cff THS. COST OF PAVING AND GUTTER AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE,
AND ALL THE 'CO ST OP CURBING. AID�:'STREETS, APPORTIONABLE TO THE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO -PROPERTY;- AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN.
UPON SAID .PROPERTY AND A- PERSOtAL DEBT UPON THE 0WNER OR OWNERS
THEREOF AMID PROVIDING A TIME WHEN. SAID, TAX SHALL BECOMEDUE AND
PAYABLE, PROVIDING . FOR THE COLLECTION ,OF SAME AND ALL COSTS-INCHRRED
IN COLLECTING SAME AIM IF NOT PAID1 AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND
PAYABLE; AND PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL BEAR
FRONT THE TIME -IT BECOMES DUE UNTIL PAID; AND DECLARING AN'.EMERGENCY.
Whereas, pursuant to the requirements of .sub -section' h of
Section 68 of the Charter of The City of Beaumont, the City
Commission of The City of Beaumont caused to be published, for
the time and in'that manner required therefor by the City Charter,
a notice of a $-esolution of said" Commission; passed, heretofore
on tha. 19th day of February, - A.D __19 24 " -ordering -a-' hearing Lo-
be given to the persons, firms, corporations or estates,_ their
agents or attorn-eys owning property abutting on
Forrest Street from Laurel Avenue to North Street
Hazel avenue, from Forrest Street' to Center Street
Neches atreet from Crockett Street-, to:' Texas and New
Orleans:railway
Victoria Street from Craig Street to Irma Street and
from Easy Street to Lyle ' atree'�.
Victoria- Street from Lyle Street' to Bolivar -Street
Magnolia Avenue from wie-c•s ,Street to City. Limits
Pennsylvania Ave: from Emmett Avenue to Railroad Avenue
and calling upon all persons interested. in'said matter to" appear
and show cause; in conformity with the 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 t.ha- council chamber -of', the City, Hall of Bea- moist,
Texas, at 10:00 O'clock A.M., on the 7th day of March, A.D. 1924,.
- AND, WHERE9S, a full and fair he.ar.ing in conformity with the
Charter and the law in: such. cases having been had -in conformity
with said notice, and the Commission having inquired into and
determined all facts necessary to the"adjudicat.ion of all special
benefits accruing to - each,owner by means of such improvement, and
said hearing hawing been `duly closed;
And it appearing that the assessments as proposed in.thb above
mentioned Resolution passed on'the 19th day of February,'A.D. 1924,
with the exceptions' hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and
equitable, and that there will be a full and adequate and, spacial
benefit to the abutting property and the owners thereof from :and ' by
reason of the proposed pavement and, improvement in excess of the
amount assessed against, the abatting property and the respective'
owners thereof
MWt THEREFORE- BE ' ii OED,AI-NM) BY ,THE CITY 00 MISSION
OF THE .CITY :OF BE.AUMONT:
Section 1,
:hat. there is
hereby assessed against. the several owners cf'-
property and agar nst
their respective proporty' abutting _upon.
Forrest Street
from Laurel Avenue< to North &Street
gazel,,Avenv_e
from Forrest -itreet to center Street
Neches Street .
from Oroekett, Street to Texas and 14ew
Orlbane Railway
Victoria -Street..
from draig Street to Irma Street and
from Easy Street to Lyle Street
Victor.la, Street
from -Lyle. Street to Bolivar Street
Magnolia: Avenue
from ffiess Street to Gity Limits-
2enneylvania Ave.:
from Emmett Avenue to Railroad' Avenue
as a ta$ two-thirds
(2/3) of the cost of paving end gutter and -
incidental drainage,
and all the cost of curbing -on said portion
of said Streets,
:helot,, Tots, .parts
of lots, =blocks or tracts. of land.on
Which 'said taxis levied.
.and assessed -is .hereb-rafter described,
together �i.th the number of feet, front on each lot,�'parta o'f lots,
blocks or tracts of
land; ,and name and names of ,the owner or owners
thereof.and.the proportionate, amount of the cost -of said paving and
gutter, and the. cost of ,'said .curbing to be borne Ead paid forby
such owner or owners
as ` shown by the statement . prepared by the
City Engineer of the
City of Bammont, which said amount is hereby
levied and assessed
as a tax upon such lots, parts 'of lots; blocks:
or tracts of land as - shotwn, to wit; -
Ir
That said 'tax so levied ai4' ""assessed shad become due and -
payab7,e. upon completion of the. -pa v3 ng ' upon the port ions of :said
streets,,.- npon which' said .1'ot, lots, . pasts : o.f lots; blo eke or
tracts -,..6f, -land- -front ' n& abut,:: and :the �ariount 'of the tag hereby
Te:vied and, asses;sed, together with the cost : of collecting acme
and ,seven per' cent per annum from:,t`h-_, date same i`s..colleatible
until paid, is -hereby declared. a: lien against �Yie said --lot; lots
.part of !' lots , ,b,looks . or - tracts . o f 'land, superior to all ' other
liens., claims or. tit7:e- a ep.t 'city;. c&unty. and. state taxes,' -and
Shall constitute a:: personal charg-e. nor claim against the owner, -or
owners of the said lots ,."parts,'.of', lots; -blocks or tracts of land
... Sect for 3:. .
The, fact that:.the. foregoing portions of streetsj,'are. in,
'bad_ condition aria badiy -in need of, paving `in order to facilitate,., `..
the 'h:eavy--traffic over.-samo:creates an"emergency and ari imperati�re : -.
public, necessity necessitating the snspensio,n of the rule -requiring--
ordinances to be" read. on three separate meetings, -,`said- rale is.
therefore hereby suspended and -this. vrdinan.ee shall -take. effect
from., and,; aft or, its passage and.publication, _
Passed. this the 11th:day .of.:larch, �.D.. 1024,.,by the affirmative
vote ,-of all- -members, of- the Commission.
gpproved this ..the. V day af. March,."D.. l