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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1-Ui AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THE 7th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1948, TO DETER- MINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE AND IN THE AMOUNT AS FOLLOWS: WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENT BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, EXTENDING, AND REPAIRING THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AS TO THE ADVISABILITY AND NECESSITY OF ISSUING SAID BONDS AND MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS, EXTENSIONS AND REPAIRS THEREIN CONTEMPLATED; NAMING THE DATE AND PLACE OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND APPOINTING OFFICERS THEREOF; PROVIDING THE MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont has found and deter- mined and hereby finds and determines that in the public interest it is -advisable, expedient, and necessary to issue serial bonds of said city to provide funds necessary for additional improvements, extensions and repairs to keep the water works system in operation and render adequate service, since the cost of material and labor and construction has increased materially and the demands for service by the water works system to the inhabitants of the City of Beaumont have increased, many new areas being improved and new houses built therein for the inhabitants of the City of Beaumont, and since it has been found that many of the existing water mains have deteriorated from long use, and it is necessary to replace the same to render efficient service, and said water works system will of necessity have to be improved, repaired and extended to meet the necessities of the properties and in- habitants residing within the limits of the City of Beaumont, and such improvements, extensions and repairs are necessary to protect the public property, public health,; and public safety, and to protect the public welfare of the City of Beaumont and its inhabitants; and, WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Beaumont further finds and determines that the probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended will be in excess of twenty-five years; now, therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION 1 That an election be held in the City of Beaumont, Texas, on the 7th day of December, 1948, which is not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, at which election the following propo- sition shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said city who own taxable property in said city and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their residence. SECTION 2 The proposition to be submitted at said election shall be the following: Shall the city council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, be authorized to issue serial bonds of said city in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the purpose of improving, extending, and repairing the water works system of the City of Beaumont, said bonds maturing serially in such installments as may be fixed by the city council over a period of years, not to exceed twenty-five years from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed five per cent (5%) per annum, and shall there be annually levied, assessed and collected while said bonds or any of them -ar.e_ _outstanding _an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the City of Beaumont sufficient to pay -the interest on all of said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to retire the same at maturity. The probable period of usefulness of the improvements for which the bond funds are to be expended is more, than twenty-five years. SECTION 3 The question as to whether or not the city council of the City of Beau- mont shall be authorized to issue said serial bonds shall be submitted on the ballot, and the ballots to be used in said election shall be printed and furnished by the City of Beaumont as provided by law, and'each ballot shall have printed thereon the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, EXTENDING AND REPAIRING THE 147ATER WORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX -IN PAY- MENT THEREOF AGAINST TIE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, EXTENDING AND REPAIRING THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF SECTION 4 Each voter shall mark out with black ink or black pencil one of the above expressions on the ballot, thus leaving the other as indicating his vote on such proposition. SECTION 5 Said election shall be held in each of the legal voting precincts with- in the City of Beaumont, and also in each fractional legal voting precinct in said city where only a portion of such precinct is within the city, and the following places therein, respectively, are hereby designated polling places in the follow- ing precincts of said city, and the following -named persons are hereby appointed officers of said election; (1) In voting precinct No. 1 said election shall be held at the French High School Building, and T. B. Hensley is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (2) In voting precinct No. 2 said election shall be held at the Junker School Building, and Mrs. J. E. Ray is hereby appointed presiding .judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (3) In voting precinct No. 3 said election shall be held at the Gladys Street Fire Station, and Mrs. L. E. Downs is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks.- (4) In voting precinct No. 4 said election shall be held at the Averi_1 School Building, and L -.=L: -Ruta is hereby appointed presiding Judge to hold said /election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. B 3' JY (5) In voting precinct No. 5 said election shall be held at the Beaumont High_School Building, and Mrs. B. D. Carney is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (6) In voting precinct No. 6 said election shall be held at the Dick Dowling Junior High School Building, and Mrs. E. W. Doty is hereby appointed pre- siding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and,` clerks. (7) In voting precinct No. 7 said election shall be held at the Central Fire Station, and Mrs. G. K. Rafferty is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. -y%t � i$ QG^ �-�l✓i „17-�f._-�^`(�,"�"'`� ` '� ✓v.fl_e., _�.,�/.+ G"\C�7 6 �,,'i- . — �'' �' c.,�.t._ v� �-"•"�--�.,Y:_,J stiff"- �(S) In voting precinct No. 8 said election shall be held at the City � Hall, and Mss.: Pat --Burrell is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (9) In voting precinct No. 9 said election shall be held at the Fletcher School Building, and R. --L7 Br-owrr,-=Jr., is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint,his assistants and clerks. (10) In voting precinct No. 10 said election shall be held at the Court House, and F. E. Carroll is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authorityi,to appoint his assistants and clerks. (11) In voting precinct No. 11 said election shall be held at the David Crockett Junior High School Building, and F. L. Fisher is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. . i (12) In voting precinct No. 12 said election shall be held at the Ogden School Building, and Mrs. C. E. Drake is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks.. (13) In voting precinct No. 13 said election shall be held at the Sabine Pass Avenue Fire Station, and Mrs. P. B. Derr is hereby appointed presid- ing judge to hold said election, with authority to,appoint her assistants and clerks. 14) In voting g precinct No. 14 said election shall be held at the Magnolia- 'School Building, and E. A. Godwin is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (15) In voting precinct No. 15 said election shall be held at The South'Park Elementary School Building, and NLrs. J. C. Burkhart is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (16) In voting precinct No. 16 said election shall be held at the Giles School Building, and_Mrs. Vernon E. Bazine is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (17) In voting precinct No. 17 said election shall be held at the Hebert Colored School Building, and A. L. Price is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (18) In fractional part of voting precinct No. 18, tying within the City of Beaumont, Texas, said election shall be held at the Edwards School Build - ;f 3 Laing, and J --M: Br_inson-is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, -- roith authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. i (19) In fractional part of voting precinct No. 19, lying within the - City of Beaumont, Texas, said election shall be held at 4905 Voth Road, and Frank Allen is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (42) In fractional part of voting precinct No. 42, lying within the City of Beaumont, Texas, said election shall be held at'the Lamar College Adminis- tration Building, and G. W. Glezen is hereby - g, y appointed presiding judge to hold 710 said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (430 In fractional part of voting precinct No. 43, lying within,the, `,,.:City of Beaumont, Texas' said election shall be held at the';Triangle Grocery, �� ',Fannett,Road and Donahue, Street, and Roy,Saleme_ is hereby appointed presiding Cjy judge to hold'said election,'with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. ti �J (47) In fractional part of voting precinct No. 47, lying within the City of Beaumont, Texas, said election shall" be held at St. Anne's School Build- ing, and Mrs. W. T. McNeill is hereby appointed presiding judge to -hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. ry (50) In fractional part of voting precinct No. 50, lying within the .G�.1_0City of Beaumont, Texas, said election shall be held at the Beaumont Tourist Courts, on College Street Extension, and Mrs. J. P. McCarter is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. SECTION 6 Said election shall be held under the provisions of and in accordance with the laws_governing_the issuance of municipal bonds in cities, as provided in the Constitution and General Laws of the State of -Texas, -and -the manner -of - holding said election and making returns thereof shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas governing general elections; and only qualified electors of lsaid city, who own taxable property in said city and who have duly rendered -the same for taxation, shall be qualified to vote at said election, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their residence. SECTION 7 A copy of this ordinance, signed by the mayor of the City of Beaumont and attested by the city clerk of the City of Beaumont, shall serve as proper and sufficient notice of said election, and the mayor is hereby directed to cause one each of said notices to be posted in each of the election precincts and fractional parts of election precincts within the City of Beaumont and at the City Hall, such posting to be not less than 15 full days prior to the date set for said election, and he shall further cause said notice to be published on -the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said city, the date of the first publication to be not less than 14 full days prior to the date set for said election. And the person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy thereof, showing the times and places of posting, and the return shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the posting of said notice, and the affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper, stating the days on which the same was published, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the publication of said notice. SECTION.8 This ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED this, the 18th day of November, 1948, by the affirmative vote of all members of the city council of the City of Beaumont, Texas.' APPROVED this, the 18th day of November, 1948. Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas (Seal) Attest; City Clerk of the City f rontf,_ Te as