HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 53-BAN ORDINAUCE
Entitled an Ordinance ordering an election to be held in
the City of Beaumont, to determine if bonds' of said city
shall be issued for the purpose of.'making certain public
iinynrove_�ents, naming the time and places.of holding said
election, and appointing officers thereof and provi,dinb
for the manner of holding said elsction and the giving of
notice thereof; repealing an ordinance adopted: April 9th,
1915, providing for said election and naming the ti-ne of
holding same.
BE IT ORDAIlUD BY THE CITY CUU,CIL OF TIS; CIT: OF BEAUI,iO1_%T_
Section 1.
That an election be held in the City of Beaumont,
Texas, on Tuesday the 25th day of 11ay, A.D.1915 at which
election the followicLg propositions shall be voted upon:
First. Shall the city council of the City of Beaumont be
authorized to issue bonds of said city; here inaftex desig-
nated as Wharf' and Doch, Bonds, in the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars, payable forty (40). yea:e s after date, with
the option of re deeming same at any time after Twenty (20 )
years from date, bearing interest at the rate of -'five (5;�)
ver cent per annum; payable semi-am-mally, and to levy a tax
sufficient to pay the intexe.st on said bonds and. to create a,
sin,iing fund. sufficient to 'redeem sa.- e. at maturity, for the
pur1pose of cons-mic-ting wnarves ana aocxs, ana improvements
thereon, in the City of Beau-mont.
Second. Shall the City Council of the City --of Be.:umont
be authorized to issue. the bonds of said city, hexeinafter
designated as Stxeet Improvement and Repair Bonds in the sum of
Eighty -Five Thousand Dollars, payable. forty ye ax s (40) of ter
data, with the option o-: redeeming same at any time after
twenty years (20) from date, bearing interest at the rate of
five (5 0) per 'cent per annum, payable semiannually, and to
levy a tax sufficient to pay the inter est on said bonds and-
to
ndto cx ea t -e a sinking -fund sufficient to redeem same at matux i ty ,
for -the purpose of Street IimDrovements and Rey airs.
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Third. Shall the City Council 044e City of Beaumont
be atthor ized to issue bonds of the said city hereinafter
designated as Sever Bonds, in the sum of Thirty Thousand
Dollars, payable forty (40) years after date, with the option
of redeeming same at any time after twenty ( 20) .years fxom date,
bearing interest at the rate of five (50) par cent per annum
payable semi-annually, and to. levy a tax sufficient to pay
the interest on the said bonds, and to create a sinking fund
saffieient to redeem same at maturity for the purpose of.
constructing public sewers and necessary laterals within the
City of Beaumont.
Fourth. Shall the City Council of the City of Beaumont be
authorized to issue bonds of the said city,hereikaftex
designated as Incinerator Bonds it the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars, payable forty (40) years after date, with the option
of redeeming same at any time a.fte, twenty (20) years from
date, bearing interest it the rate of five (5%) per cant per
annum, payable semi-annually, and to le vy a tax. suf f c ie nt
to pay the interest on the said bonds, and to create .a sink-
ing fund sufficient to redeemsame at maturity for the purpose
of constructing and operating a public incinerator within the
City of Beaumont.
Section 2:
That said electio.il shall be held at the following
places, to -wit: -
In the First Ward at the Central Fire Station,
In the Second Ward at the Beaumont City ,Hall,
In the . Third. Ward at the Jefferson County Court House .
Section 3.
That the f(llowi ng named persons are appointed
officers of said election:-
In the First -,lard.: H.D.Fletcher, S.B.Cooper, Jr.
In the Second. ',lard: L.F.Gilbert, P.A.Dowlen,
In the Third Nar d ; John LIcKinney, B'. F . aui cksall ..
Section 4.
That said election shall be held under the pro-
visions .of the State Law, governing elections, and only
qualified voters who are pro -peaty tax payers of said, city of
Beaumont shall b.e allowed .to vote and all voters desiring to
support the proposition to' issue `dharf and. Dock Bonds, shall
have printed on their ballots the words, "Fox the Issuance of
? harf and Dock Bonds," and. those opposed to the issuance of
7harf and Dock Bonds shall have printed- on their ballots the
words, "Against the issuance of :';harf anal Dock 5onds."
And those desiring to support the proposition to
issue Street Improvement . and repaid Bonds shall have printed
on their ballots the words "For the issuance of Street Improve-
ment and Repair .Bonds," and those op -posed to the issuance of
Street Improvement and Repair Bonds, shall have -,)Tinted on
the it ballots the words "Against the Issuance of Street .tmpxove-
ment and Repair Bonds."
And those desiring to support the propositi on to
issue
Sewer
Bonds, shall
have printed on
their
ballots the
words,
"For
the Issuance
of Sewe'x Bonds,"
and
those opposed
to the issuance of Sewer Bands shall have printed on their
ballots the words, "Against the issuance of Severer Bonds."
And those desiring to support the Proposition to
issue Incinerator Bonds shall have pr inte d on their ballots
the words "For the issuance of Incinerator Bonds," and _those
opposed to the issuance of Incinerator bonds shall have primed
on the ix ballots the words "A'gainst .the Issuance of Incinerator
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Beaumont , Texas,
Lpa:Iil 20th, 1915.
Honorable T' -ay 0r
.rabl City Council,
Gentlemen: -
pie Ordinance Committee, -L'-10 whOM was
referred the attached oxdinLmce, beo- to report that
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we have carefully examined same and recomend that
it be adopted.
Respectfully,
tfl
?h"HaLnce Committee
honowable ',._ayor P, City Council,
City.
Gentlemen : -
Apr 11 20 tr ,1915 .
-,de ,.your Soar d of P11b11c .7or lTs C ommit to e , t o wh o
was referred the attached ordinance, beg to report that we
have duly considered same, and recommend that it be adopted,
unde , a suspension of the n les,
Respectfully submitted, submitted,
Board of,-,* Public ilorks.