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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7-Gre 1-:5I N Y&IJ- 7s AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS OR TRACTS OF LAND WHEHE NOT DIVIDED INTO DOTS OR BLOCKS FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON ALL PORTIONS OF R0Y__;.L S_ TKEE,T FROM THE WEST SIDE' OF AVENUE B TO THE EAST SIDE OF AVVT7� C , TWO-THIRDS OF THE COST OF THE PAVING, GUTTER, AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID STREET AP- PORTI01ABLE TO THE IEt=NAFTER REFERRED TO PROPERTY; DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PEI?SONAL DEBT UPON THE OVdNER OR OWNERS T IEREOF; PROVIDING A TIT-iE V,1rIEN SAID TAX. SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SATE AND ALL C 0 STS INCU-El v IN COLLECTING SAI4IE, IF NOT PAID AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE; PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL BEAR FRO:�,i THE TIME IT BECOTaiES DUE UNTIL PAID; AND DECLARING AN EM-ERGENCY. WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirments of Subdivision (h), of Section 68 of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, the City Com- mission of the City of Beaumont caused .to be published for the time in the manner required therefor by the City Charter a notice of the Resolution of said Commission passed on the 24th day of Jan- uary, A.D. 1928, ordering a hearing to be given to the persons, firms, corporations, and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutting on Royal Street from the west side of Avenue B to the east side of Avenue C, 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 assessment in said notice should not be made against said property and against the owners thereof, which hearing was to be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall - of - :Beaumont, Texas, at four oI clock P.M. on -the- 14th day. of - WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conform-i`ty with the Charter and law in such cases..having been had in conformity with -said .notice, and the Commission -having inquired into -and determined all facts ne- cessary 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.assessment as proposed in the above mentioned Resolution passed on the 24th day of January, A.D. 1928, with the exceptions hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and equitable aid that there will be a full and adequate and special benefit to the abutting property and the owners thereof from and by reason of the propcs ed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount assessed against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof: NOl:;r, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C OM14iISSI CST OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1 That there is hereby assessed against the several owners of property and against their respective property abutting on Royal Street from the west side of Avenue B to the east side of Avenue C, as a tax'two-thirds of the cost of paving, gutter, and incidental drainage of said street, exclusive of the whole cost between curb lines of improving said street at its intersection with other streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said street. The lots, parts of lots, blocks, or tracts of land on which said tax is levied and assessed are hereinafter described, together with the number of front feet on such lot, lots, parts of lots, = blocks or tracts of land, the name or 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 and paid for by such owner or owners as shown by the statement prepared by the City Engineer of the City of Beaumont, which said amount is hereby levied and assess- ed as a tax upon such lot, lots, parts of lots, block"s;-vr tracts of land as, s%W—n; to wit: -- Section 2 That said amounts so levied and assessed small become due and payable upon the completion of the paving upon the portion of said s treet upon which said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks, or tracts of land fror_t and abut, and the amount of the tax hereby levied and assessed, to ether with the cost of collecting and interest at seven pbr cent (7% per dnnum from the date same is colledtable until paid is hereby declared a lien against said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land superior to all other liens, claims, or titles, except city, county, and state taxes, and constitute a personal charge or claim against the m,,ner or owners of said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks, or tracts of land. 8q;ct-ion 3 The fact that the portions of the above named street as in- dicated are in bad condition and jEopardize the safety of the people travelling thereon creates an imperative public emergency necessita- ting the suspension of the rule rega firing Ordinances to be read on three several days before their passage. ':,4herefore, such rule is hereby sus- pended, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication. Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the Commission this, the lath day of February, A. 1928. 'flay or . n ROYAL S TREE ^1 ESTITJATED rQUANTITIES AND COST OF PAVING, CURB IN D GUTTER ON ROYAL STREET FR( PAVING AND ACCESSORIES PER Sq. YD. 2:66 CTR BING PAVING AND- ACCESSORIES PM FRONT FT. 3.25 GUTTER COMBINED CURB AND GUTTER PER LIN. FT. 065 GUTTER T( CaT OF. CURBING TO BE BORNE BY PROPERTY OWNM S PROPERTY PAVING TO BE 36 FEET WIDE, CLASS "B" CI TY OF I TCT AL ESTIMATED CO? T OF SUCH iMPROVE,`T�4ENTS AMOUNT LIN. NIME OF OWNER LOT BLOCK FRONT FT. SCE. YDS. PAVING CURB? B L A N C HETEE 2 N D A D D I TI ON ,J. M. Hebert 3 to to inc. 9 280 J. 1d. Hebert 11, l2, & 1 to 3 inc. 16 280 342022 w, 910.00! 2$0 342022 910.00 280 TOTAL PROPERTY OWNERS, PORTION 560 684.44 18'20; 00 560 CITY' S MIDD]E THIRD AND INTERSECTIONS 120 3190'20 40 Paving between and.two feet each side of tracks of street railway, total wic nine feet. Paving and base $2.2.5 per sqo yd. Extra concrete: under tracki L-As tTa-xas- E— Le c r L c C o 300 lin.ft. of tracks e 300 675*00 125 cu. ydsa extra concrete 1125o00 125 " " excavation .87a50 - -TOTAL TRACKAGE :ASSESSMENT 1887050 T � T A`-L :. 560 1104a44 4026*70 600 0 YA.L S TREE T D GUTTER ON ROYAL STREET FROM AVENUE B AVENUE C 2 66 CIE BING 60%=�0.-39 FER LIN. F To 3.25 GUTTER 40%� 0026 �65 GUTTER TO BE DIVIDED AS PAT PG ; PROPERTY OlfNERS 2/3.$.00'17-1/3 Ih R LIN. FTo CITY OF BEAUMONT 1/3b0 08-2/3 It " 't I(E T OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS 824, 414.63 - AMOUNT LIN. FT. AIvTOUNT LIN. FTa - 1OUNT TOT JM 07 NT 3C?. YDS. PAVING CURBING' GUTTER .Z 342 ' 22 $'- 910.00' 2$0 109020 280 48.44 1067.64 342022 910e00 280 109`020 280 48944 1067064 684*44 1&20*00 560 218040 560 96088' 2135*28 120 319020 40 150'60 600 57005 391o85 )f street railway, total width to be paid for by owners of tracks equals Extra concrete., under tracks $9000 per cu . ydo `% Excavation $0.70 pe r ca, , ydo . 300 675*00 1125000, 1887050 1$87.50 - ; ©4 i�44 . 4026670 600 234600 16 la 53a.93 y .,. ¢.z�.r ,� fnk , The State of Texas, County of Jefferson Before the undersigned authority; on this day personally appeared, ...... , ..... . .lftg by me duly sworn, on his oath de- poses and says that he is th ..... ...... of the BEA E, 13EAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and goregoing was published in said newspaper, stich blication being on the following dates: ,��. , , .. A. D. and a newspaper copy of which -is hereto at- tached, dor Sworn' to and subscribed before me, this. . .......day of 2 P.. , . , ... A. D. 192 . AoQ�otary . Public,Nnty, Texas. AN ORDINANCE. and show cause, in conformity with the east side of Avenue C, as a tax Entitled an Ordinance levying and the provisions of the Charter above two-thirds of the cost of paving, assessing as a tax upon the lot, lots, referred to, • why the assessment in gutter, and incidental drainage of parts of lots, blocks or tracts of said notice should not be made said street, exclusive of the whole land where not divided into lots I against said property and against cost between curb lines of improving or blocks fronting or abutting on the owners thereof, which hearing said street at its intersection with all portions of ROYAL STREET was to be held in the Council Chain- other streets and alleys, and all the from the west'side of Avenue B.to ber of the City Hall of Beaumont, cost of curbing said street. the east side -of Avenue C, two- ' Texas, at four o'clock p. m, on the The lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks, or thirds of the -cost of the paving, 14th day' of February, A. I.P. 1928; tracts of land on which asid..tax is_ �i gutter, and incidental drainage all 'the cost of curbing said . and, WHEREAS, a full and fair hear- levied and assessed are hereinafter described, together with the number street apportionable to the here- ang in conformity with the Charter of front feet on such lot, lets, parts inafter referred -to property; de- and law in such cases having been of lots, blocks or tracts of land, the claring'said tax a lien upon said had in conformity with said notice name or names of the owner or property and a personal debt upon and the Commission having in- owners thereof, and the proportion - the owner or owners thereof: quired into and determined all facts ateamount, ofthe cost of said pav- Providing a time when said tax necessary to the adjudication of all 3ng and gutter, and the cost of said shall become due and payable; special benefits accuring to such curbing to be borne and paid for,by providing for the collection of owners by means of such improve- such owner or owners as shown by same and all costs incurred in ments, and said hearing having been the statement prepa-ed by the City collecting same, if not paid at the duly closed; and, Engineer of the City of Beamont, time it becomes due and payable,; It appearing that the assessment which said amount is hereby levied providing the rate of interest said as proposed in the above mentioned and assessed as a tax upon such lot, tax shall bear from the time, it Resolution passed onthe 24th day of lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of becomes due until paid; and de- January, A. D. 1928, with the ex - land; as shown to -wit: claring an emergency. ception hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and equitable and that ROYAL STREET. WHEREAS, Pursuant to the re- there will be a full and adequate Etimated quantitie's and cost of quirements of Subdivision (h) Of and special benefit to the abutting, paving, curb and gutter on Royal. Section 68 of the Charter of the property and the owners' thereof Street from Avenue B to Avenue C, City of Beaumont, the City Com- from and by reason of the proposed Paving and Accessories, per sq. yd mission of the City of - Beaumont pavement and improvement in ex- $2.66; curbing 60%—$0:39 per lin. ft caused to be published for the time cess of the amount assessed against Paving and Accessories per front ft., in, -the -manner required therefor by the abutting property and the $3.25; gutter, 40 %--$0 26 per lin. ft, the City Charter a,notice of the respective owners thereof; Combined curb and gutter per lin. Resolution of said Commission NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ft., .65; gutter to be divided as passed on the 24th day of January, ORDAINED BY THE CITY .COM- paving: 'A. D. 1928 ordering a hearing to be MISSION OF THE CITY OF Cost of curbing to be borne by given to the persons, firms, corpora- BEAUMONT: property owner; property owners Lions, and estates, their agents: _;or- .-__ . SECTION1. 2-3—$0.17 1-3 per lin. ft, attorneys owning property abutting there is hereby assessed Paving to be M feet wide, class on Royal Street from the west side agaT several owners of prop- "B"; City , of Beaumont 1-3— of Avenue B tdthe east side of Ave- er` st their respective $0.08 2-3 per lin. ft. nue C, and calling upon all persons pr on Royal Street Total estimated cost of such im-- interested in said matter to appear 1MMM9ZZkk&venue B to Curbing provements, $4,414.63. Amt. Gutter Amount 'Amount quu•ements or Subdivision (11) of and - - - abutting. special benefit to the abutting, Section, 68 of the Charter of the property and, the owners" 'thereof City of Beaumont, the City 'Com- from and by reason of 'the proposed mission of the City of ,Beaumont pavement and improvement in ex - caused to be published for the time cess of the amount assessed against ,... tmat rl� equired--therefor, by- .the abutting property and the 1 e City Charter a notice of the respective 'Owners thereof; Resolution of said Commission NOW, THEREFORE, BE .IT passed on the 24th day of January, ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM- 'A. D. 1928 ordering a hearing to -be MISSION OF. THE CITY QF =y?, given to the persons, firms, corpora- BEAUMONT: r tions, -arid estates, their agents,_pr. �__ . __ SECTION1. attorneys owning property abutting T there is hereby assessed on Royal Street from the west side ag several owners of'prop- of Avenue B to the east side�appear �pr t their respective nue C, and calking upon all Royal Street interested m said matter to venue B to wuu . vi paving, curb -and; gutter on Royal Street from Avenue B to Avenue C Paving and Accessories, per sq. yd $2.66; curbing 60%—$0,39 per lin. ft Paving and Accessories per front ft., $3.25; gutter, 40%—$026 per lin, ft. Combined curb and gutter per lin. ,ft., .65; ,gutter to be divided as paving: Cost of curbing to be borne by property owner; property owners 2-3—$0.17 1-3- per lin. ft, Paving to be 36 feet wide, class "B"; City of Beaumont 1-3— $0.08 2-3 per lin. ft Total estimated cost of such im Drovements- ?;a 414 es Amb. gutter Amount Amount - - Lin Ft -_ Total "u 'UXiL1lrJ 61VL t1J.JiJl'1'1V1V; J. M. Hebert, Iot,3 to 10„ inc., block 9 ......280 - 342.22 • $ 910.00 -- 280 $109.20 280 $ 48.44 J. A2. Hebert, lots 11, 12, 1 to 3 inc., blk 16 280 Total Property, Owners Portion 342.22 910.00 $1,067.64 280 109.20 280 48.44 1,067.64 ...........560 City's Middle Third and Intersections .... 684.44 120 1,820.00 31920 560 218.40 560 96.88 - 2,135.28 40 15.60 Paving between and two feet each side of tracks of street railway, 600 67.05 391.85 total width 'to be paid for by owners of tracks equals nine feet. Paving and base $2.25 per squar a yard. Extra concrete under tracks $9.00 per cubic yard! Excavation $0.70 per cubic yard. EASTERN TEXAS ELECTRIC CO.: 300 lineal feet of tracks ...................... 300 675.00 125 cubic yards extra concrete " " 1,125 00 ... ...... ••• •••••••• 125 cubic yards excavation,,,,,,,,;;;� ;:: . : .... 87.50 ' ,,, ,,,; „ Total Trackage Assessment ......... Grand Total 1,887.50 • . • • • • • • 1,887.50 .560 1104.44 4,026.70 600 234.00 600 153.93 4,414.63 That •said amounts so levied and _ asses_ sed shall become due and pay-, able upon the completion of -the paving upon, the portion of said street 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 collecting and inter-' est at seven per cent (7%) per an- num fromthe date same is collect- able until paid,' is Hereby declared a ..cii againsti sara lot, lots, parts, of on, creates an. imperative public lots, blocks or tracts, superior to all emergency necessitating the suspen- other liens, claims -or titles, except sion of the rule requiring Ordi -City, County -and State 'takes; And -nances, to -be read-on'three several - constitute a personal charge -or days before their passage, wherefore, claim against the owner or owners such rule is hereby suspended and of said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks this Ordinance sha11 be in full force or tracts of land, and effect from and after its SECTION 3. passage and publication. The fact that the portions of the Passed by the affirmative vote of above named street, as indicated, are all members of the commission this in bad condition and jeopardize the the 14th day of February, 'A. D. 1928. safety of the people traveling there- J. AUSTIN BARNES, `Mayor,