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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1837 ORDINANCE NO. 16 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUB11ISSION TO THE WALIFIED ELECTORS, VE10 OIN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, PROPOSITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AGGREGATE SUM OF ONE MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($11,493,500.00) , FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING, EQUIPPING AND IM- PROVING PLEASURE GROUNDS, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS AND SECURING AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS AND SITES THEREFOR; FOR CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A CITY HALL, POLICE STA- TION AND JAIL BUILDING AND SECURING AND ACQUIRING THE NECES- SARY LANDS AND SITE THEREFOR; FOR CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIBPING A LIBRARY AND SECURING AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS AMID SITE THEREFOR; FOR CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING, ACQUIRING AND EQUIPPING A HOSPITAL AND SECURING AND ACQUIRING THE NECES- SARY LANDS AND SITE T F'OR; FOR IMPROVING, EXTENDING AND EN- LARGING THE CITY-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND SECURING TIIE NECESSARY LANDS AND SITE TH]Td FOR; FOR IMPROVING, E M!ENDnTG AND ENLARGING THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT; AND FOR CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A TUBERCULAR SANITARIUM AND SECURING AND ACQUIRING TEN NSCESSARY LANDS AND SITE THEREFOR, SAID BONDS TO BE IN SUCH D 011INATIONS AS MAY BE IE,TEI:V'INED BY 2fM CITY COUNCIL, MATURING WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THE DATE THEREOF, BEARING IlvTNREST FROM THE DATE T17MOF AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR (4) PER CENT PER ANNUM, PAYABLE SE a ANNUALLY, EXPRESSED IN COUPON NOTES ATTACHED TO THE BONDS, LEVYING A SUFFICIENT TAX TO PAY THE INTER- EST ON SAID BONDS AND CREATING A SINKING FUND SUFFICIENT TO R19ER:I SAID BONDS AT THE MATURITY THEREOF, AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FMT WORTH, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY, TIE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEdIDER, A. D. 1935. BE IT ORDAINED BY TEIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That a special election be held in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, A. D. 1935 at the polling places herein- after described, between the hours of seven o'clock a. m., and seven o'clock p. m., at which election the following propositions for the issuance of bonds for the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be submitted to the qualified electors, who own taxable property in said city and who have duly rendered the same for taxation: I. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Six Hundred Eighty-seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars (W7,500.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building, equipping and improving pleasure grounds, parks and playgrounds for the City of Fort Worth, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and sites therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be deter- mined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become pay- able within forty (4 0) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? II. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($275,000.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a city hall, police station and jail building for the City of Fort Worth, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and site therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? III. Shall the City of Fort Worth, lexas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars (4220,000.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a library for the City of Fort Worth and for securing and acquiring the neces- sary lands and site therefor, said bands being payable serially as may be deter- mined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? N. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue WAS VOTOG PL&GE PiMSID3NG 1 1 Fire Hall 2nd & Commerce Streets J. H. Woo d 55 2-6 Petersmith School 715 West 2nd Street A. G. Johnson 2 2-T Courthouse Basement West End Mrs. Mary Utter 56 3-E Fire Hall 1401 Kennedy S. J. Miller 3 3-W Fire Hall 16th & Jones Street William E. Hood .4 4-R Fire hall Texas & Cherry Streets R. C. railer 57 4-W Rotary Park Seventh Street & Summit Avenue E. Be Randle 58 5-E Watson Drug Store 1001 Bessie Street Mrs. A. D. Rickard 5 5N Fan Zandt School 615 Missouri Avenue H. R. Zimmerman 54 6-W Henry's Hospital Pharmacy 1406 Pennsylvania Avenue R. T. Lee 53 6-C Fire Hall Petersmith & Fulton T. L. Hogle 6 6E Fire Hall Tucker Street & South Bryan Ave. Miss Ella Bideker 7 7-NW Jennings Avenue High School 1015 South Jennings Avenue J. P. Wear 84 7-SW Phillips Barber Shop 401 West Richmond Avenue Mrs. Sam Dennis 79 7-SE Worth Pharmacy 2300 Evans Avenue Mrs. C. E. Dinkins 59 7-NE Keep-U-Neat Dry Cleaners 951 Evans Avenue R. D. Williams 73 7-E Fire Hall New Fork & Maddox Avenues W. C. Webres 89 7-S Residence of J. R. Black 957 East Mulkey Avenue J. R. Black 8 8-NE Cooke-Fillingim Motor Company 900 West Magnolia Avenue Z. A. Ratliff 71 8-SE DeZavala School 1419 College Avenue Mrs. J. L. Raysor 96 8-8 College Avenue Pharmacy 2263 College Avenue Mrs. Hugh Sloan 60 8-W Fire Hall 1616 Park Place Mrs. R. . Wheeler now VOTING PLACE �IWW . 70_ 8-NW Will Foster Cleaners 1560 West Magnolia Avenue L. F. Perkins 61 9-2 Fire Hall 1019 Peach Street Amelia Walker 9 9-W Courthouse Basement East End Mrs, Christine Duncan 97 10-SW George Clarke School 3200 South Henderson Street J. R. Francisco 78 10-SE Renfro Drug Store 3040 Hemphill Street Mrs. T. „. Heffington 77 10-0 Fire Hall 2800 Lipscomb Street J. J. Ray 62 10-N •E. M. Daggett School 2315 College Avenue bbrs. ,,. K. Rose 48 11-B Fire Hall Twelfth & North lain Streets S. Roby 67 11-SW Denver Avenue School 1412 Denver Avenue Mrs. -. 0. Bellamy 87 11 NW Fire Hall 18th Belmont Streets Mrs. T. Goff 68 12-W Sam 3osen School 2601 Roosevelt H. Bogard 92 12-C Circle Park School 21st & Refugio Streets T. Vaughan 49 12-B Renfro Drug Store Exchange Avenue & North blain Street 2virs. Russell Babcock 10 13-11 Fire Hall 1501 E. Hattie Street ' W. E. Rickard 80 13-0 R. Vickery School 1901 Vickery Boulevard Frank a. Lvana 90 13-S J. E. Dalton Grocery 1348 East Richmond Avenue Mrs, Velma Tankersley 81 14-S Fire Hall University Dive & Berry Street Ars. D. T. Swint 95 14-14 Renfro Drug Store 2200 Forest Park Boulevard 0. E. Tunstill 15 15-S Hudson's Grocery 3478 Curzon J. 0. Hildreth 64 15-N Test Van Zandt School 1200 Burleson Avenue Mrs, L. Leroy Burton 16 16-E South High lbunt School 4125 Lafayette D. Evans 103 16-N North High-41ount School 3800 Modlin W. B. Renfro n§%M WARD VOTING PLAOE Fes@ PING TUM 86 16-0 Fire Hall Carlton & Camp Bowie Boulevard Mrs. M. A. Elliott 94 16-W Arlington Heights School 5100 Camp Bowie Boulevard Mrs. Forrest C. Withers 17 17 W. 1. Turner School 3002 N. W. 26th Street Emmett Curran 51 18 Diamond Hill High School Loraine & Hutcheson Mrs. 1. A. Stephenson 19 19-3 Odd Fellows Hall Riverside Mrs, Henry W. Schmidt 82 19-0 Fire Hall Riverside W. M. Eagle 101 19-N Oakhurst Land Co. Office Cliff Magers 66 20 Tandy's School Tandy & Mount Vernon R4rs. Laura W. Maginnis 11 21.E Fire Hall 1409 Vaughn Mrs, B. L. Hooker 75 21-W William lames School 1101 Nashville C. Hightower 74 22-W D. MoRea School 3320 Avenue N H. L. Collins 98 22-E Pennock Cafe & Grocery 3400 Millett Street Mrs. 1. M. Hard 14 23-E Whitleys Drug Store 3900 Hemphill Street Mrs. E. T. Jenkins 85 23-W Fire Hall Butler & Ryan L. M. Jones 76 24 Lil$ B. Clayton School 2106 Park Place Roscoe Smith 50 25 Washington Heights School 3300 North Houston Street Mrs. F. P. Carson 91 26 Lacy's Store Lake Worth 1. B. Lacy 105 27-N Fire Hall Meadowbrook Drive & Oakland Avenue Terry Harwell 88 27-S Sagamore Hill School 701 Hughes 1, G. Reeves 83 28 Oaklawn School 3224 Hardeman C. E. taco SECTION III. That said election shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort 'Worth, Texas, the Constitution and laws of said State, insofar as same may be applicable, and qualified voters, who own taxable prop- erty in said city and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, shall be allowed to vote upon said propositions. SECTION IP. Each proposition for the issuance of said bonds shall be separately stated so that the voters shall pass upon each one separately and apart from the others. All voters who favor the proposition to issue the pleasure grounds, parks and playgrounds bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of Pleasure Grounds, Parks and Playgrounds Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of Pleasure Grounds, Parks and Playgrounds Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the city hall, police station and jail building bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of City Hall, Police Station and Jail Building Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of City Hall, Police Station and Jail Building Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the library bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of Library Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of Library Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue bonds for a new hospital shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of New Hospital Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of New Hospital Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the City-County Hospital improvement bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of City-County Hospital Improvement Bonds," its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of One Hundred Thirty-seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($137,500.00) , for the purpose ,of construct- ing, building, acquiring and equipping a hospital for the City of Fort worth, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and site therefor, said bonds being payable serib.11y as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable seni•»annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? V. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Fifty-five Thousand Dollars $55,000.00) , for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarging the City- County Hospital of said city, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and site therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi.-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? VI: Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Uinety-one Thousand Dollars ($91,000.00) , for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarging the sewage disposal plant of said city, said bonds being payable serially as may be deter- mined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall beccMe payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? VII. Shall the City of Fort north, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Twenty-seven Thousands Five and those who opposed shall have written or printed or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of City County Hospital Improvement Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the sewage disposal plant improvement bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of Sewage Disposal Plant Improvement Bonds.", and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of Sewage Disposal Plant Improvement Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the tubercular sanitarium bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "FOR the issuance of Tubercular Sanitarium Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words: "AGAINST the issuance of Tubercular Sanitarium Bonds," SECTION V. The way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the personnel of the officers who are to hold the same and all details connected with the holding of the election shall be determined and arranged by the City Council and proper notice of such matters shall be given in a proclamation by the Mayor. SECTION VI. The. City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to prepare ballots and stamp same "Official Ballot", on which ballots shall be printed the proposi- tions as set forth above. SECTION VII. That all of said bonds shall be in such denominations as may be deter- mined by the City Council and shall mature serially in the regular order in which they are numbered, maldng the last bonds mature within forty (40) years from the date thereof, unless the City Council, in the exercise of its discretion, shall otherwise provide for sudh maturity, and said bonds shall be sold at not less than par and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per anaum, payable semi-annually. SECTION VIII. That in the event said bonds are authorized at the special election hereby ordered, the City Councilo$f the City of Fort Worth may issue for sale any part or portion of said amount at such time and times as in the judgment of the City Council it determines that a lawful interest and sinking fund may be provided for to take care of and discharge any part or portion of the bonds so issued for sale; it being the purpose of this section to make clear that the City Council of the City of Fort 'North may not be required to issue the full amount of any series of bonds, as herein submitted, but may issue for sale any portion of the same at such time and times as it deems advis- able dvis-able under the authority hereby conferred at the said election. SECTION ]X. That the City Secretary shall furnish election officials said ballots, together with any other forms or blanks, in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort North and the laws of the State of Texas, insofar as same are applicable. SECTION X. A copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor of the City of Bort Worth, Texas, and attested by the City Secretary, shall serve as a proper notice of said election. SECTION XI. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause said notice of the election to be posted up at each election precinct at least thirty (30) days before the date of said election. SECTION XII. That the propositions for the issuance of the hereinabove de- scribed bonds and the notice of said election shall be published in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, same being a newspaper of general circulation in said city, in the manner and for the length of time required by law, and the City Secretary shall see that proper publication is made and proper notice of this election is given in full conformity with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and the general laws of the State of Texas applicable thereto. SECTION XIII. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FOAM AIM LEGALITY: City Attorney ���� building, equipping and improving pleasure grounds, parks and playgrounds for the City of Fort Worth, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and sites therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be deter- mined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become pay- able within forty (4 0) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? II. Shall the City of Fort north, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($275,000.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a city hall, police station and jail building for the City of Fort Worth, and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and site therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? III. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars (4220,000.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a library for the City of Fort Worth and for securing and acquiring the neces- sary lands and site therefor, said bands being payable serially as may be deter- mined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bcnds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? N. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue k � Hundred Dollars ($27,500.00) , for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a tubercular sanitarium for the City of Fort Worth and for securing and acquiring the necessary lands and site therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per cent per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? SECTION II. Said election shall be held at the fallowing places with the follow- ing named persons appointed presiding Judge of said election, to wit: