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AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE
LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRACTS OF LAND WHERE NOT DIVIDED
INTO LOTS,,Ogg�LOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON MC FADDFN AVENUE,
FROM THE 44= SIDE OF CENTER STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF ELEVENTH
U STREET, TWO THIRDS x;2/3) OF THE COST OF THE PAVING AND GUTTER
AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAND.ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID MCFAD-
DIN AVENUE FROM THE SIDE OF CENTER STREET TO THE EAST SIDE
OF ELEVENTH STREET, APPORTIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED
TO PROPERTYp AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY
AND A -PERSONAL DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AND PRO—
VIDING A TIME WHEN SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PRO—
VIDING'FOR THE COLLECTION OF SAME AND ALL COST INCURRED IN COL—
LECTION OF SAME IF NOT PAID AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND PAY-
ABLE, AND PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL BEAR
FROM THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE UNTIL PAID AND DECLARING AN EMER—
GENCY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Sub—division (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
and in the manner required therefor by the City Charter., a notice of
the. Resolution of said Commission, passed on. the 26th 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 McFaddin Avenue from theles side of Center Street to the east
side of Eleventh Street, 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 there—
of, which hearing was to be held in the Council Chamber of the City .
Hall of Beaumont-, -Texas, - at- 4:00 - of -clock P. M•.- - on the 17th day of May,
A.D. 1927; and
WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity with the Char—
ter and law in'such cases having been had in conformity with said no—
tice and the Commission having' inquired into and determined all facts
necessary to the adjudication of all special bentfits 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 26th day of April, A.D. 1927 with
the exceptions hereinafter noted, are'in all respects fair and equit—
able and 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 proposed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount
assessed against the abutting property and the respedtive owners
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
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 McFaddin
Avenue f'rom the -66st�, side of Center Street to the east side of Eleventh
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incidental drainage of said Street, exclusive of the whole cost,
between curb lines of improving said Street at its intersections
with other Streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said
McFaddin Avenue from the V side of Center Street to the east
side of Eleventh Street.
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 fAt on such lot, lots, parts of
lots, W 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'C-ity Engineer of the City of Beaumont, which said amount is hereby
levidd 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 Street 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 assessed, together with the cost of collecting and interest at
seven per cent (7%) 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 except City, County and State taxes, and constitute a personal
charge or claim against the owner or owners of said lots, paras of
lots, blocks or tracts of land.
SECTION 3._
The fact that the portion of the above named Street as in—
dicated is in bad condition and jeopardizes the safety of the people
travelling thereon, creates anre,mergency and an imperative public
necessity, necessitating the suspension of the rIl:e 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 pub—
lication.
Passed this the 17th day of May, A.D. 1927 by the affirmative
vote of all members of the Commission.
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MAYOR.
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`l -he State' o f Texas,
e'ounip of Jefferson
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally. appeared_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- _ _ _ _ - _ - _ _ _known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de-
poses and says; that he is thel--elp�I'_,___�!_ 4'�I -of the BE T ,
BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and
fo going was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates:
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- - - - _ _ _ - -A. D. 192 and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at-
tach ed.
t-tached.
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Sworn' to and subscribed before me, this ----- ______day of__-- -_ -_- ----- A. D. 192
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Notary Public, Jefferson Cou. y, Texas.
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