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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 64-Fe '1 AV 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 OR BLOCKS., FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON NORTH SmRFFm FROM TSH; -WEST SIDE OF SEVENTH STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET, HAZEL.AVENM FROM THE WEST SIDE OF TENTH STREET TO THE EAST SID+. OF ELEVENTH STREET, AN D . RB OADWAY AVEITO FROM THE EAST SIDE OF TENTH STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF ELEVENTH. STREET, TVVO THIRDS (2/3) OF THE COST OF THE PAVING AND GUTTER AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE AMID ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID NORTH STREET FROM THE WEST SIDE OF SEVENTH STREET TO THE EAST -SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET, HAZEL AVENUE FROM THE WEST SIDE OF TENTH STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET., AMID BROADWAY AVENUE FROM THE EAST SIDE OF TENTH -STREET TO -THE EAST SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET; APPOR- TIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO PROPS RI'Y; AND DE- CLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PERSONAL DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AMID PROVIDING A TI14E WHEN SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SAME AND ALL COST INCURRED IN COLLECTION OF SAME IF.NOT PAID AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE; AND PROVIDING THE RATE OF INTEREST SAID TAX SHALL BEAR FROM THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE UNTIL PAID AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 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 19th of April, A. D. 1927 ordering a hearing to be given to the persons, firms, corpo- rations and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutt- ing' -on -North Street from --the west side of Seventh Street to the east side of Eleventh Street, Hazel Avenue from the west side of Tenth Street to the east side of Eleventh Street,'and Broadway Avenue from the east side of Tenth 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 thereof, which hearing was to be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of'Beaumont, Texas, at 4:00 otclock P. M. on the 24th 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 notice and the Commission having inquired into and determined all facts nec- essary to the adjudication of all special benefits accruing to such owners by m ans of such improvements, and said hearing having been duly close and It appearing that the assessment as proposed in the above mentioned resolution passed on the 19th 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 abuttingproperty and the owners thereof from and by reason of the proposed p vement and improvement in excess of the amount assessed against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE,CITY C011M SSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: c+1r1nnm1-n1hr 9 from the west side of Seventh Street to the east side of Eleventh.Street, Hagel Avenue from the west side of Tenth Street to the east side of Eleventh Street, and Broadway Avenue from the east side of Tenth Street to the east side of Eleventh Street, as a tax two thirds (2/3) of the cost of paving and gutter and incidental drainage of said Streets, ex- clusive of the whole cost between curb lines of inproving said Streets, at their intersections with other streets and alleys, and all the -cost of curbing said North Street from the west side of Seventh Street to the east side of eleventh Street, hazel Avenue from the west side of Tenth Street to the east side of Eleventh Street, and Broadway Avenue from the east side of Tenth 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 feet on such lot, lots, parts of lots, 4f"` 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 assessed as a tax upon such lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land as shown, to -wit: i( �_ e¢ i 0 V -P -Z..y LC/22/ 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, 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 (70) 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, suporior to all other liens, claims, or titles ex - cepa City, County and State taxes, and constitute a personal charge or claim against the owner or owners of said lot, lots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land. SECTION 3. The fact that the portions 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 114& an imperative public nec- essity, necessitating the suspension of -the 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 24th day of,Dlay, A. D: 1927 by the affirmative vote of all members of the Commission. 1A Mayor* The State of Texas, �!ounttp 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 the_ _ _ l_ _ _ _ _ �`_ - _ _ of the BEAUn„ RpRISF,_ BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and oregoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___41 _ -------- --------- A. D. 192 and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- tached. _ - ff Sworn. -to and subscribed before me, this ------------day of A. D. 192�_ 2- v ------------------ ---- -nui, Notary Public, JeffersonTexas. SI