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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3983 r ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO SECTIOWD 5 AND 16(a) OF THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF NOTICE THEREOF AND A BALLOT FOR USE IN SAID ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted on the 5th day of September, 1958, and a notice duly published in the issue of the 7th day of September, 1958, and the issue of the 8th day of September, 1958, in The Fort Worth Press, the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, in accordance with said resolution, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the 7th day of November, 1958, at 9:00 o'clock A. M., Central Standard Time, met in the Council Chamber at the City Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, and held a public hearing on the question of whether or not the said City Council would order an election, as required by the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas, to determine if the City Council should adopt a certain resolution under said Urban Renewal Law substan- tially in the form set forth in the form of notice contained in Section • 4 hereof; and, WHEREAS, after due consideration of said questions and of the matters presented at said public hearing, the City Council has determined to call said election; and, WHEREAS, slum and/or blight conditions exist in various areas of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which immediately imperil the public peace, property, health and safety, which creates an emergency; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Section 1. That in accordance with the provisions of the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas, including particularly Secticm 5 and 16(a) thereof, a special election within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby ordered to be held on Tuesday, the 16th day of December, 1958, to determine whether the City `Council should adopt a resolution sub- stantially in the form set forth in the form of notice contained in Section 4 hereof. Section 2. Only legally qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, owning taxable property within said cor- porate limits who have duly rendered such property for taxation shall be entitled to vote at said election. Section 3. Except as otherwise provided herein, said election shall be held and conducted during the hours and in the manner, and the ballots cast shall be canvassed and the returns made and the results declared, all sub- stantially as required by the applicable provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with respect generally to special elections in said City. Section 4. The City Council of the City of Fort Worth hereby orders that at least thirty (30) days notice of the special election herein ordered shall be given in the manner required by the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with respect generally to special elections in said City. The notice to be given shall be as follows: NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, CONCERNING THE CITY COUNCIL'S PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A CERTAIN RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS. Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, including particularly the Urban Renewal Law of the State, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in said City on Tuesday, the 16th day of December, 1958, from 7:00 o'clock A. M. to 7:00 o'clock P. M., to deter- mine whether the City Council of said City shall adopt a resolution substan- tially as follows: RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETER- MINATIONS AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF 'TEXAS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that one or more slum or blighted areas exist in the City of Fort Worth, Texas. Section 2. It is hereby further found and determined that the rehabilitation, conservation or slum clearance and redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such slum or blighted area or areas is necessary in the interest of public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of said City. Section 3. It is hereby further determined that the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall exercise the power granted to the City by the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas, except the Urban Renewal project powers, as defined in said Urban Renewal Law. Section 4. It is hereby further determined to be necessary and in the public interest that the City of Fort Worth, Texas, elect, and accordingly the City hereby elects, to have said Urban Renewal project powers exercised by the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Fort Worth, which agency is created by said Urban Renewal Law. Section 5. The findings, determinations and elections herein made are made in accordance with, and the various terms used herein are used in the same sense as used or defined in, said Urban Renewal Law. Only legally qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, owning taxable property within said corporate limits who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be entitled to vote at said special election. Isl T. A. McCann Isl Robert W. Driskell Isl J. E. Roach /sj J. J. Lyles Isl A. A. Jackson Isl Jess F. Tarlton /s/ C. B. Williams /s/ Mrs. M. M. McKnight Isl T. D. (Tommy) Thompson ATTEST: Isl Roy A. Bateman City Secretary (SEAL) Section 5. The form of ballot which shall be used in said special election shall be substantially as follows: Official Ballot Are you in favor, or are you against, the adoption by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth of a resolution substantially as follows: RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETER- MINATIONS AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that one or more slum or blighted areas exist in the City of Fort Worth, Texas. Section 2. It is hereby further found and determined that the rehabilitation, conservation or slum clearance and redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such slum or blighted area or areas is necessary in the interest of pub- lic health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of said City. Section 3. It is hereby further determined that the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall exercise the powers granted to the City by the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas, except the Urban Renewal project powers, as defined in said Urban Renewal Law. Section 4. It is hereby further determined to be necessary and in the public interest that the City of Fort Worth, Texas, elect, and accordingly the City hereby elects, to have said Urban Renewal project powers exercised by the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Fort Worth, which agency is created by said Urban Renewal Law. Section 5. The findings, determinations and elections herein made are made in accordance with, and the various terms used herein are used in the same sense as used or defined in said Urban Renewal Law. All voters who are in favor of the adoption of the resolution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: For the adoption of the resolution And those opposed shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: Against the adoption of the resolution Section 6. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby au- thorized and directed to cause to be printed, and at the proper time to be made available at all polling places within said City, an adequate supply of the official ballot herein prescribed for use at said special election substantially in accordance with the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with respect generally to special elections in said City. Section 7. That said special election shall be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Election Code of the State of Texas, the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the persons named and shown hereinafter are hereby appointed Judges, respectively, and are designated and authorized to hold said election at the places hereinafter sham, and the said election shall be held at the places by the said designated officials who are hereby appointed Judges, respectively, as follows: Section 8. The Chief of Police of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to post a properly executed copy of this ordinance, together with the notice of election herein prescribed, at the places hereinbefore designated where the special election will be held, said copy of this ordinance, together with said notice of election, shall be posted thirty (30) days prior to the date of said election, and the officer posting the notice shall make due return showing such posting in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth shall serve a duly certified copy of this election ordinance upon the Judges as named and shown above in this ordinance. Such service shall be made by registered mail within twenty (20) days after the effective date of this ordinance. The Mayor of the City of Fort Worth shall, fifteen (15) days prior to the special election herein provided for, notify each presiding Judge of his duty to hold said election at each of the places hereinabove shown. Section 9. Whereas, public necessity requires that this ordinance be passed as an emergency measure on the ground of urgent public need for the pre- servation of peace, health, safety and property and as defined in the pre- amble of this ordinance, and it is so ordained. On motion of Councilmember ?riskPll , seconded by Council-member 1=`rles , this ordinance was passed unani- mously by the City Council this 7th day of 1958. Councilmembers voting aye: ''a:ro :cCann, Councilmen a 's;P11, Talton, Lzrles, T'r!o97-.3cn, ,�cach, .Jackscn an i iliiams, an i Council .on ? c n x•r t. Councilmembers voting nay: i�cne. Mayor ATTEST: City Seere ary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Ci� 1 1__Q_r, tor-ney STATE OF TEXAS § COMM OF TARRANT § CITY OF FORT WORTH § I, Roy A. Bateman, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing document is a true and correct copy of the Special Urban Renewal Election Ordinance and Notice passed and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chamber at the City Hall on Friday, the 7th day of November, 1958. Certified to this 7th day of November, 1958. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 1 Fire Hall - 2nd and Commerce Rev. J. C. Darden 2 Courthouse Basement - West End Mrs. Zoe Rankin 3 Fire Hall - 16th and Jones Gist M. Thompson 4 Fire Hall - Texas and Cherry Sts. Mrs. R. H. McLemore 5 East Van Zandt School 615 Missouri Avenue Ora-Mae Munchus 6 Fire Hall - Tucker and South Bryan Miss Ella Bideker 7 Ernest Parker Junior High School 1015 South Jennings Mrs. T. M. Smith 8 Magnolia Avenue Christian Church 950 West Magnolia Earl Wheeler 9 Courthouse Basement - East End Mrs. Henry Hagemeire 10 Fire Hall - 1525 East Hattie Mrs. A. B. Nichols 11 Fire Hall - 3401 Avenue I Mrs. J. W. Simmons 12 East Handley Elementary School 3127 Chilton Mrs. J. H. Ragland 14 St. Paul's Methodist Church 920 W. heron Mrs. Clay Walker 15 Brooklyn Heights Elementary School 3800 Valentine Mrs. J. A. Hughes 16 Thomas Place Elementary School 4150 Lafayette hrs. J. •A. Hughes, Jr. 17 W. J. Turner Elementary School 3001 Azle Avenue Mrs. Rosa Maco 19 Perfecto Cleaners - Rear 108 North Riverside Drive Mrs. Ed Martin 48 Greines Furniture Store 1332 North Main Mrs. Hattie Leftwich 49 0. E. Kimmons Furniture Store 124 West Exchange Mrs. Russell Babcock 50 Washington Heights Elementary School - 3300 North Houston Mrs. W. W. Farmer 51 Diamond Hill Elementary School 2901 Hutchinson Mrs. J. A. Stephenson 53 Fire Hall - 431 Fulton Street Mrs. Johnnie House 54 Bruce"Piano Company 1514 Pennsylvania - Miss A. E. Bahan 55 Petersmith School - 715 West Second Mrs. J. B. Derden 56 Greater New Hope Baptist Church 1515 Kennedy Sidney Whitaker 57 Paul Rathgeber & Company 1415 Summit Mrs. John G. Sims 58 New Bethel Church - 1035 E. Annie Lela A. Cox 59 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church 1063 East Rosedale Jerry Banks 60 Park Place Fire Hall 1616 Park Place Mrs. R. B. Smith 61 Perkins Grocery Store - 1259 E. Peach Mrs. Anna Belle Groves 62 E. M. Daggett School 2315 College Avenue Mrs. Aileen L. Brown 64 W. Van Zandt Elementary School 1200 University Drive Kenneth Henderson 66 Unitarian Church - East Sunday School Room - 2800 Purington Mrs. T. J. Stowers 67 Denver Avenue Elementary School 1412 Denver Avenue Mrs. W. E. Bellamy 68 Rosen Heights Baptist Church - Scott Hall - 2506 Roosevelt R. H. Bogard 70 Harris Nurses Home 1250 W. Rosedale Tom Wilkinson 71 Fire Hall - 1601 Lipscomb Mrs. Joe D. Calloway 73 Rising Star Baptist Church 1333 Evans H. H. Monroe 74 D. McRae Elementary School 3316 Avenue N Mrs. Viva Neel 75 Wm. James Junior High School 1101 Nashville Mrs. Ed Sorrels 76 Lily B. Clayton School 2000 Park Place George Merrill 77 Fire Hall - 2804 Lipscomb Mrs. E. C. Wilkes 78 Travis Avenue Baptist Church 3038 Travis avenue Mrs. George O'Brien 79, Morningside Civic Center — Harvey•& Evans Ave. Mrs. J. H. Waters 80 R. Vickery Elementary School 1905 East Vickery Mrs. Lena B. Reynolds 81 Alice E. Carlson Elementary School 3320 West Cantey Mrs. Hyman Deckler 82 Fire Hall - 1100 Eagle Drive Mrs. Ora McAdams 83 Oaklawn School - 3220 Hardeman Mrs. Charlotte Pernell 84 Hemphill Presbyterian Church 1701 Hemphill Mrs. Clarence Farmer 85 Rosemont Junior High School 1600 Prince Street Mrs. D. A. Thornton 86 Fire Hall - 1908 Carleton Mrs. P. F. Middleton 87 I. 0. 0. F. Hall - 1900 Gould Mrs. Felix Harrison 88 Sagamore Hill School - 701 Hughes Street Mrs. F. W. VanBuren 89 Morningside Elementary School 2601 Evans Avenue Mrs. F. L. Bass 90 Lakeview Baptist Church - 2010 Yuma Clyde Davenport 91 The Beachcomber - Lake Worth Mrs. 0. D. Carroll 92 Boy Scout House - North Fort Worth Christian Church - 25th & Chestnut W. P. Higgins 94 Arlington Heights Elementary School 5100 El Campo Mrs. Helen Billingsley 95 Tillery Grocery and Market 2202 Forest Parl Blvd. Mrs. Owen Jones 96 E. M. Daggett Junior High School 1108 Carlock D. E. Wheeler 97 George C. Clarke School 3300 South Henderson Mrs. E. B. Lewis 98 S. S. Dillow School - 4000 Ave. N Mrs. H. L. Taylor 99 Handley High School - 2925 Haynie Mrs. J. P. Parker 93 & Springdale Elementary School 101 3207 Hollis Mrs. C. R. Albrecht 103 North Hi Mount Elementary School 3801 West Seventh Street Mrs. W. B. Renfro 104 Fire Station - 4700 Wichita Mrs. James Kuykendall 105 Fire Hall - Meadowbrook & Oakland Mrs. Mary Epperly 106 Village Creek School Bowman Springs Road & Carey Mrs. Arthur Longguth 107 Memorial Christian Church 805 W. Dickson Mrs. C. T. Hefley 108 Fire Hall - University & Berry Mrs. Orville Frye 109 Oakhurst School - 2700 Yucca Mrs. R. E. Duke 110 Fire Hall - 1905 Belmont Mrs. J. H. Hallmark 113 Providence 3aptis_t Church. - Lake Worth Mrs. C. C. Witt 116 Wilson, Patterson & Associates 601 Bailey Ralph M. Hester 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School 3201 South Hills Drive Mrs. Roy Douglas 118 Ridglea Methodist Church 6036 Locke Mrs. Clyde Baker 119 Riverside Elementary School 901 Baurline Mrs. T. M. Cunningham 120 Como Elementary School - 4000 Horne W. H. Wilburn 122 Grace Baptist Church Annex 2560 Dodge Avenue Mrs. J. E. Nelson 123 H. V. Helbing Elementary School 3524 North Crump Mrs. Fred Daniel 124 Mrs. George Kuykendall's Residence 2315 Goldenrod - Garage H. T. Bibb 125 Trinity Baptist Church 620 Churchill Road Mrs. J. W. Laird 126 John T. White Community House John T. White Road W. S. McClellan 127 Dunbar Jr.—Sr. High School — 5100 1illie J. G. McDonald 129 Ridglea Country Club Foyer 3700 Bernie Anderson Avenue James R. Leeton 130 Charlie Hillard Residence 3801 Encanto - Garage William D. Morris 132 Eastland Elementary School 4016 Eastland Mrs. Donald L. Allie 133 South Hills Elementary School 3009 Bilglade H. K. Hall 134 Westcliff Elementary School 4300 Clay Claude D. Dickerson 135 Alta Mere Baptist Church 3200 Ramona H. A. Worlow, 136 Wycliff Elementary School 4920 Dilworth Sam H. Latimer 137 Crestwood Elementary School 3600 White Settlement Road E. L. Thompson 142 Bruce C. Shulkey School 5500 Whitman Paul C. Cook 146 Meadowbrook Cumberland Presbyterian Church - 5320 Norma Mrs. Lewis C. Alvis 149 Glen Park Elementary School 3601 Pecos Mrs. V. F. Cates 151 Church of Latter Day Saints 6161 Meadowbrook Drive C. L. Bridge