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EN'T'ITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE LOTS,
PARTS OF LOTS, LOCKS, OR TRACTS OS Lk ND WIMBE NOT DIVIDED INTO LOTS OR
BLOCKS, FRONT, ABUTTING ON A =—C FRCK THE NORTH SIDE OF CROCKENT
STREET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF IRMA AVENUE, sT7mmA��STR yTm FROM THE NORTH SIDE
OF LAUREL AVENUE TO THE SOUTH BIDS OF HAZEL AVENUE , E'EN TF.R mRrFm FR31
THE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF HAZEL AVENUE, ZMZG
STR + -4 T FROM THE NORTH S IDE OF LAUREL AVENUE TO THE SOUTfi SIDE OF LIBERTY
AVEIIUE AND LTA_AVBN FROM THE EAST SIDE OF AVEIZUE C TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN
ORANGE STREET AN US A; TWO-THIRDS 02/3) OF THE COST OF THE PAVING
ARD GUTTER AND INCIDEN'T'AL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID AVENUE
C FRCK TEIE NORTH SIDE OF CROCKETT STREET TO .M SOUTH SIDE OF IMJA AVENUE,
WIXTH STREET FR(LI TSE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL AVX= M THE SOUTH SIDE OF HAZAL
AVE&UE, CBNRSR STREET FROM THE NORTH S IDE OF LAUREL AVEMM TO THE SOUTH
SIDE OF HAZEL AVENUE, EWING STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL AVEN[1E
TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF LIBERTY AVENUR AND IR141A AVER FROM THE EAST SIDE OF
AVENUE C ''TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN ORANGE STREET AND AVENUE A; APPORTIONABLE
TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED PBOPERTY, LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAI UPON
THE TRACES OF THE EASTERN TZXAS ELE C TAI C COMPANY ON AVENUE C BE TWE EN TAE
NORTH SIDS OF CROCKKETT STREET AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF IRMA AVETC4_ , ALL THE
COST: OF PAVING BBTW= AND TWO FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRACKS AND RAILS
OF SAID COMPANY; AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LEIN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND
A PERSONAL DEDT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AND PROVIDING A TIME
WHEN SAID TAX SHALL BEC CMZ DUE A''T D PAYABLE , PROVIDING FOR TBE COLLECT ION
OF SAME AND ALL COST INCURRED IN COLLECTION OF SAIF IF NOT PAID AT THE
TIME IZ . BECC" DUE AND PAYABLE ; AND PROVIDING THE BATE OF II`TTERENT
SAID TAX SHALL BEAR FHM,1 THE TM IT RECO I + S TIL$ UNTIL PAID AND DECLARING
AN EI M0110Y.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the requirements of sub -division (h) of the
Section 68, of the Charter of the Oity of Beaumont, the City Commission
Of the City of Beaumont caused to be published for the time and in the
manner required therefor by the City Charter, a notice of a resolution of
stAd commission, passed heretofore on the 15th Day of June A. E. 1926
ordering a hearing to be gi'#ren to the persons, firms, corporations arra
estates, theft agents or attorneys, owning property abutting on Avenue C
from the North Side of Urookett Street to the South 4ide of Irma Avenue,
Sixth Street from the North Site of Laurel Avenue to the South Side of
Hazel Avenue, Center Street from the North Side of Laatrel Avemue to the
South Side of Hazel Avenge, ging Street fram the North Side of Laurel
Avemie to the Jouth Side of Liberty Avenue and Irma Aveme from the ,Bast
Side of Avenue C to the Alley between Orange Street land Avenue A; 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 3 O'Clock P. hi. on the 6th
Day of July A. D. 1926.
AND WHEi::AIAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity with the Charter
and law in such cases hafting been had in conformity with said notice,
and the Commission having inquired into and determined all facts necessary
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 mention-
ed Resolution passed on the 15th Day of June A. V. 1026 with the excep-
tions Igereinafter noted, arl in all respects fair and equitable, and th-_t
there will be a full aid adegtAte and special benefit to the abhtting pro-
perty and the owners thereof from and by reason of the Vroposed pavement
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NOW, THEREFORB BE IT ORDA INIAD BY THE CITY C OLMIS S ION OF TRS CITY
OF B C UMONT;
SSC TION 1.
That there Is hereby assessed against the several ownersof pneperty
and against theft respective property abutting upon Avenue C from the
North Side of Urockett Street to the South Side of jrma Avenue, Sixth
Street from the North Side of Laurel Avenue to the outh Side of Hazel
Avenue, Center Street from the North Side of Laurel-Avemte to the South
Side of Hazel Avenue, Swing Street from the North Side of Laurel Avenue
to the douth Side of liberty Avenue and Irma Avenue from the East Side of
Avenue C to the Alley between Orange Otreet and 4venne A; as a tax two-
thirds (2/3) of the cost of paving and gutter and incidental drainage,
and all the cost of cnebing said Avenue C from the North Side of arockett
Street to the South Side of Irma Avenue, Sixth Street from the North Side
of Laurel Avenue to the Mouth Side of Hazel Avenue, Center Street from the
North Side of Laurel Avenue to the South Side of Hazel Avenue, ung +Street
from the North Side of Laurel Avenue to the South Side of Liberty Avenue
and Irma Aveyue from the Aast Side of Avenue C to the Alley betwee-, Orange
Street and Avenue A,
The 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 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 propertionate
amount of the cost of said paving and gutter, and the cost of said curbing
be borne and paid for by such owner or owners as shown by the statement
prepared by the Cit# Engineer of the City of Bealmoift, which said amount
is hereby levied and assessed as a tax upon such lots, parts of lots,
blocks or tra*ts of land as shown to -wit;
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SVA RC TI ON 2.
That said,�so levied and assessed shall become due and payable upon
the completion of the paving upon the portion of said Streets upon
Which said lot, lots, parts of lots blocks or tracts of land, front and
abutt, and the amount of the tax hereby levied and asses a together with
the cost of collecting and interest at seven (71/17o) peri from the date
same is collectable until paid is hereby declared a lein against said lot,
lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of laiA, supPrior to all other loins
claims, or titles except City, County and State taxes, and constitute a
personal charge or claim against the owner or owners of said lots, parts of
lots, blocks or tracts of land.
SECTION 3.
All the cost of grading and paving those portions of AvmLue C from the
North Side of Crockett Street to the South tide of Irma ®value as are oc-
oupied between the rails of the tracks of the Eastern 4xas Electric Company
and a space Twenty Four (24) inches beyond the outer enige of the rails of
Said Compsay located on said Street shall be borne by the Said Eastern 4xas
Electric Company and such costs of said improvements are hereby assessed
against the said Eastern 'Texas Electric Company and shall _.be collected as
other assessments levied under this ordinance, prokrided such work shallbe
done in accordance with the City Ordinances regulating the construction
of liailRoade in the 4treets of the City of Beaumont and the paving of such
Streets traversed by -the same.
SECTION 4.
The fact that the peartions of the above named streets as indicated
are in bad condition and jeopardize the safety of the people traveling
thereon creates an emergency and an imperative Dublic necessity, neces-
sitating the suspension of the rule requireing ordinances to be read
on Three (3) several dayer before theft passage, said rule is therefore
hereby suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect from ani after its passage ani bublication.
Passed this the 6th Day of July A. D. 1926 by the Affirmative jote of i11
members of the Commission.
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The State of Texas �' � '�`'"� �, AV,
County of Jefferson
Before me the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ... ..... .
. ... • ...... no to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath do -
.poses and says that he is the. .. _.....� ........ of the
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BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and
fo,yfiroing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates:
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... �? . r✓.", .:....... A, D. 192,6.s , and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at•
ached.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this. .. day of. ....A.D. 1924.
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_ Notary Public, Jefferson Coun , Texas.