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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 65-FAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE LOTS, PARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRAG-TS OF LAND WHERE. NOT DIVIDED INTO LOTS OR.BLOCKS, FRONTING OR ABUTTING ON THIRD STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH STREET, FOURTHSTREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF LIBERTY AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH STREET, F,,I�FTU�,zAT_FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY TO THE NORTH SIDE OF LIBERTY AVENUE AND TF+',NTN STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL AVENUE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF HAZEL AVENUE, TWO-THIRDS (2/3X OF THE COST OF THE PAVING AND GUTTER AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL'THE COST OF CURB ING SAID THIRD STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH STREET, FOURTH STREET' FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF LIBERTY AVENUE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF -NOETH STREET,, FIFTH STREET FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AVENUE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF LIBERTY AVENUE AND TENTH STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL AVENUE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF HAZEL AVENUE, APPORTIONABLE TO THE HEREIN- AFTER REFERRED TO PROPERTY, AND DECLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A PERSONAL DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AND PROVIDING A TIME WHEN SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SAME AND ALL COSTS INCURRED IN COLLECTION OF SAME IF NOT PAID AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE; AND PROVID- ING 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 10th of May, A. D. 1927, ordering a hearing to be given to the -persons, firms, corpora- tions and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutt- ing on Third Street from the north side of Broadway Avenue to the south side of North Street, Fourth Street from the north side of Liberty Avenue to the south side.of North Street, Fifth Street from the south side of Broadway Avenue to the north side of Liberty Ave- nue and Tenth Street from the north side of Laurel Avenue to the- north he-north side of Hazel Avenue and calling upon all persons interestee 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, a.t 4:00 P.M. on the 31st day of May, A. D. 1927; and WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing in conformity 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 necessary to the adjudication of all special benefits ac- cruing to such owners by means of such improvements, and said hear- ing having been duly closed; and IT appearing that the assessment as proposed in the above mentioned resolution passed on the 10th day of May, A. D. 1927, with the exceptions hereinafter noted,. a.re in all respects fair and equit- able and that there will be a full and adequate and special benefit SECTION I. That there is hereby assessed against the several owners of property and against their respective property abutting on Third Street from the North side of Broadway to the South side of North Street, Fourth Street from the north side of Liberty Avenue to the south side of North Street, Fifth Street from the south side of Broadway Avenue to the north side of Liberty Avenue and Tenth Street from the north side of Laurel Avenue to the north side ofHazel Ave— nue, as a tax two—thirds (2/3) of the cost of paving and gutter and incidental drainage of said Streets, exclusive of the whole cost between curb lines of improving said Streets at their intersections with other streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said Third Street from the north side of Broadway tot he south side of North Street, Fourth Street from the north side of Liberty Avenue to the south side of North Street, Fifth Street from thesouth side of Broadway Avenue; to the north side -of Liberty Avenue and Tenth Street from the north side of Laurel Avenue to the north side of Hazel Avenue. 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, At 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: 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 in- terest at seven (7%) per cent per annum from the date same is col— lectable 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,, Coumty and State taxes, and constitute a personal charge or claim against the own— er or owners of said lot,. lots, parts of lots., bloc4s or tracts of land. SECTION 3. The fact that the portions of the above named Streets as indicated are in lbad�_.condition and jeopardize the safety of the people travelling thereon creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity-, necessitating the suspension of the rule re— qu ng '6rdsntances..-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 31st day of May, A. D. 1927, by the af— firmative vote -of all members of the Commis sion. MAYOR. - - --------- - - --- --- - e State of Texas, Countrp of Jefferson Before me the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ------------------ _-____k wn o me, isho being by me drily sworn, on his oath de- poses and says, that he is the--- ------- he_ '----------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the B 13RAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and f regoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: ------------- -- - - A. D. 192_ and a ne«spaper copy of Rhich_is horeto i= Ft zx-aiId subscribed before me, this---- /_ ------ day of---- _ _ _ _ -----A. D. 192_ r r Notary Public, Jffers�.��`.':4�,xas. 9