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AN ORDINANCE _
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ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE
LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRACTS OF LAND WHER.I2i NOT DIVIDED
INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON CABLE AV `,TrT FROIVI
THE SOUTH SIDE OF 1FVIESS AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CALDWELL
AVENUE AND CALDWEL STT FROM THE WEST SIDE' OF MAGNOLIA AVENUE
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TO TWEST SIDE OF.FORREST STREET, TWO THIRDS (2/3) OF TE011 .COST
OF THE PAVIlvG AND GUTTER AND INCiDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE
COST OF CURBiI`IG SAID CABLE AVENUE FRO::': TrIE SOUTH ,SLUE U'_Y VI ESS
AV NUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CALDt'"LLL AVENUE AND CALDI' LL .�1V ulv'tT E
FROLI TI HE WEST SIDE OF IiAG NOLIA AV 1I UE `_` U THE uBEST SIDE OF °FOR_
REST STREET, APPORTIONABLE TO i- ILnEIl•4'riF'TER REFERRED TOPROP—
ERTY; AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON S:°iiU 1'rt0=�tti'F Ai�i� A
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pLeRsoll AL D.�Bi' U= O�m SHL 01WNTER OR OWII ERS H&RLOF AL,.U) E Lit : A
T s_r,iE v�J.Ij ti 1.i.D L A �17raU A vC 1.1� DUE AND PAYAbiE, -i`1tl i_ �i _cif
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THE"'COLL.-LIC-TION OF
Ai,.`D ``i - 1_ OF
SAME IF NOT PAID AT THE T I11E IT BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE,; AND.
PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL BEAR FRPM THE
TIME I^T BECOMES DUE UNTIL PAID AND DECLARING AN E10RGENCY.
WHEREAS,, pursuant to the requirements of Sub—Division (h)
of Section 68, of the Charter of the City of -Beaumont, theCity Com—
mission 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
the Resolution --of said Commission, passed on the 19th day of April,.
A.D. 1927 ordering a hearing to be; given -to the persons, firms, cor—
porations and estates, their agents or. attorneys owning property abutt—
ing on Cable Avenue from the south side of Wiess Avenue to the "south
side of Caldwell Avenue and Galdwell Avenue from the gest side of ,iag
nolia Avenue to the west side of Forrest Street., and calling upon all
persons interested in- said matt-er to a., pear and "show -cause, in con
fo-rmity with the -provisions of the Charter above referred to, why the
assessment in atdd notice should not be made against said property
and against the owners thereof, which hearing wa.s to be held in the
Council Chamber. of the City izall of Beaumont, Texas, at 4:00 o'clock
P. i:i. on the 10th; day of i-iay., A.D. 1927; and
WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity with the Char—
ter and law in such cases having been hod in conformity with said notice
and the Commission having inquired into and determined all facts nec—
essary to the adjudication of all -special benefits accruing to such
oiP,iners.by means of such improvement. -s, and said hearing having been
duly closed; and
It.appea-ring that the assessment as proposed in the above
mentioned resolution passed on the 19th dalT of April, A.D. 1927 with
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the exceptions hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and equit—
able and that there will -be a full and adequate and special benefit
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o the abuttingproperty and ,the owners thereof from and by reason of
the proposed pavement and improveient i
rn e xcess of the amount assessed
against the abut:t.:n.g property and -the respective owners thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COML"IISSION
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
SECTION i.
That there is hereby assessed against the several owners of
and Caldwell Avenue from the wrest side of Magnolia Avenue to the west
side of Forrest Street, as a tax ttvo thirds (2/3) of the cost of pav—
ing and gutter and incidental drainage of said Streets, exclusive of
the whole cost between curb li-nes of improving said Streets at their
intersections with other streets and alleys, and all thecost of curb--
ing aaid Cable Avenue from the south side of Wiess Avenue to the south
side of Caldwell Avenue. and Caldwell Avenue from the west side of Kag—
nolia Avenue to the west side of Forrest Street.
The lot, 10 ts, 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 ff.et on such lot.,, lots, parts of lots, A*
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 preapred' by the City Engineer -
of the City of Beaumont, which said amount is hereby levied and assessed
as a tax upon such lots, parts of -lots, blocks-- or tracts of -land as -
shown, to—wit .
SECTION 2.
That said amounts 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,,Zots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts
of land, front and abutt, and the amount of the tax hereby levied and
assessed, together with the cost of collecting and interest at seven
(7g) per cent per annum from the date same is collectable 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 ex—
cepa City, County and State taxes, and constitute a persons charge
or claim against the owner or owners of said. lots, parts of lots,
blocks or tracts of land.
SECTION 3.
The fact that theportions of the above named Streets as in—
dicated are in bad condition and jeopardize the safety of the people
travelling thereon creates an emergency and an'imperativepublic nec—
essity, necessitating the suspension of tY•ie rule requiring --ordinances
to be read on three (3) several days before their passage, said rule
is therefore hereby suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication.
Passed this the 10th day of Play, A.D. 1927 by the affirriative
vote of all members of the Commission.
r MIa.yor.
The f Texas,
County of Jefferson
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _known t me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de-
poses and says, that he is the --- ----------=--of the BE
BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and
f egoirig was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates:
- ------------- ------------A. D. 192__
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at -
ached.
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Sworn-. tb- and subscribed before me, this_ _ _ _ _ ----- day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ --- A. D. 192
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Notary Public, Jefferson Co ty, Texas.
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