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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 68-FAN ORDINAMR UNTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING AS A TAX UPON THE �- LOTS, FARTS OF LOTS, BLOCKS, OR TRACTS OF LAND WHERE NOT DIVIDED INTO LOTS OR BLOCKS, FRONTING -OR ABUTTING ON FANNIN SET FROM THE EAST SIDE OF VICTORIA TO THE EAST SIDE OF ORANGE STREET AND ORANGE STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF FANNIN STREET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CROCKETT STREET, HARRSION__sAVENUE FROM T HE WEST SIDE OF MAGNOLIA AVENUE.TO THE EAST_IMY OF MARIPOSA. STREET AND GL S-RBE' =.�,�7NUE FROM THE EAST SIDE OF MARIPOSA STREET TO THE WEST SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE, TWO THIRDS (2/3): OF THE COST OF THE PAVING AND GUTTER AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE AND ALL THE COST OF CURBING SAID FANNIN STREET FROM,THE EAST SIDE OF VIC- TORIA TO'_THE EAST SIDE OF ORANGE STREET AND ORANGE STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF FANiIN STREET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CROCKETT STREET, HARRISON AVENUE FROM.THE WEST SIDE OF MAGNOLIA AVENUE TO THE EAST SIDE OF MARIPOSA STREET AND GLADYS AVENUE FROM THE EAST SIDE OF MARIPOSA STREET TO THE WEST SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE APPORTIONABLE TO THE HEREINAFTER REFERHED TO PROPERTY, AND DE- CLARING SAID TAX A LIEN UPON SAID PROPERTY AND A YERSONAL�DEBT UPON THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AND PROVIDING A TIME WHEN SAID TAX SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE, .PROVIDING FOR THE COL- LECTION OF SAME AND ALL COST INCURRED IN COLLECTION OF SAME IF NOT PAID AT THE TIME IT BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE, AND PRO- VIDING 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 Uity of Beaumont, the vity 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, core porations and estates, their agents or attorneys owning property abutt- ing on Fannin Street from the -east -side --- of- Vietoria_to the.__east side.--- ____ _ of Orange Street and Orange Street from the north side of Fannin Street to the south side of Crockett Street, Harrison Avenue from the west side Magnolia Avenue to the east side of Mariposa Street and Gladys Avenue from the east side of Mariposa Street to the west side of Grand Avenue 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 o'clock P. M. on the 7th day of .June, A. D. 1927; and WHEREAS, a full and fair hearing_ in conformity with the CYa r - 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 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 thel9th day of April,A.D. 1927 with the exceptions hereinafter noted, are in all respects fair and equitable 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 pro- posed pavement and improvement in excess of the amount assessed against the abutting property and the respective owners thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, RE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTIONI. Street from the east side of Victoria to the East side of Orange Street and Orange Street from the north side of Fannin Street to the south sidd. of Crockett Street, Harrison Avenue from the west side of Magnolia Avenue to the East side of Mariposa Street and Gladys Avenue from the east side of Mariposa Street to the west side of Grand Avenue as a tax twh—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 improving said 1 Streets at their intersections with other streets and alleys, and all the cost of curbing said Fannin Street from the east side of Victoria to the East side of Orange Street and Urange Street from the north side of Fannin Street to the south side'of Crockett Street, Harrison Avenue from the west salde.of Magnolia Avenue to the east - side hof Mariposa Street and Gladys Avenue from the east side of Mariposa Street to the west side of Grand 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, * 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 DX hereby levied and assessed as a tax upon such ots, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land as shown, to—wit: kll-�' 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 (7f) per cent per annum from the date same is col— lectable until. paid is hereby declared a lien against said lot, lot s, 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, parts of lots, blocks or tracts of land. SECTION 3. The fact that the portions of the above named Stfeets as indicated are in bad condition and jeopardize the safety of the people travelling thereon creates an emergency and an imperative public m c— essity, necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinanc es 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. A Passed this the day of June, A. D. 1927 by the affirm— ative vote of all members of the Commission. d y� 11 I • .nno State of Texas, Vountg- of Jefferson Before me, undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared------------------ - __________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ - krWwn me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de- poses and says, that he is of the BIEAMOl , BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and fo oing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: _ _ ----------- A. D. 192_ _ _ and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- - '1 - _ - •A!/ (�_ _. ._ - - - __..- _ - ----- ----------_.- •/' � ', n •sem . Sworn to rand subscribed before me, this_ _ _ _F � _ _ _ - _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _� _ _A. D. 192_ - -. Notary Public, Jefferson County Texas.