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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2893 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFTFD ELECTORS WHO OWN 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 TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION, NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (928,900,000.00) FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY CONSTRUCTING, IM- PROVING AND EXTENDING THE STREETS, THOROUGHFARES AND STORM SEATERS OF SAID CITY, INCLUDING IN SUCH PERMANENT PUBLIC IM- PROVEMENTS THE STRAIGHTENING, WIDENING, PAVING, GRADE SEPA- RATION, LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE OF SAID STREETS AND THOROUGH- FARES, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR; FUR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY ESTABLISH- ING, EQUIPPING, EXTENDING AND IMPROVING MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS FOR AIRPLANES, AIRCRAFT AND OTHER AERIAL MACHINES, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR; FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY CON- STRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING ADDITIONAL INCINERATORS FOR SAID CITY AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR; FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS, TO WIT, CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING FIRE STATIONS AND IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE CITY FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, AND AC- QUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR; FOR .THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY CONSTRUCTING, BUILD- ING AND EQUIPPING A POLICE STATION AND JAIL BUILDING, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LAND THEREFOR; FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMSPROVUWTS IN PROVIDING A RECREATION CENTER BUILDING, TO WIT, BY CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A CHILDRENIS MUSEUM FOR SAID CITY, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LAND THEREFOR; FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMA- NENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY PURCHASING, ACQUIRING AND IMPROV- ING LAND AND PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PARKS IN SAID CITY; AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY PURCHAS- ING, ACQUIRING AND IMPROVING THE PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATION PARKS OF SAID CITY, SAID BONDS TO BE IN SUCH DENOMINATIONS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MATURING WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THE DATE THEREOF, BEARING INTEREST FROM + THE DATE THEREOF AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR PER CENT (4%) PER ANNUM, PAYABLE SEMI-ANNUALLY, EXPRESSED IN COUPON NOTES ATTACHED TO THE BONDS; LEVYING A SUFFICIENT TAX TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AT THE MATURITY THEREOF; AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE, TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1951. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That a special election be held in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, the llth day of September, A. D. 1951, at the polling places hereinafter described, between the hours of seven otclock A. M. and seven o'clock P. M., at which election the following propositions for the issuance of bonds of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, each and all of which propositions contain a purpose clause that has been found and de- termined by the City Council to be permanent public improvements and for a legitimate municipal purpose, 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, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Twenty-three Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($23,450,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, im- proving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straighten- ing, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Coun- cil, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to ex- ceed four per cent (4%) 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 maturi- ty thereof? II. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of One Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by establishing, equipping, ex- tending and improving municipal airports and landing fields for airplanes, aircraft and other aerial machines, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable with- in forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum from the date thereof, pay- able semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? III. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($",000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping additional incin- erators for said City and acquiring the necessary lands 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 per cent (4%) per antrum 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? IV. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (6500,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements, to wit, constructing, building and equipping fire stations and improving and extending the city fire alarm system, and acquiring the necessary lands 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 per cent (4%) 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? v. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City C4ouncil, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars (4700,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping a police station and Jail building, and acquiring the necessary land 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 per cent (4%) 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, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements in providing a recreation center building, to wit, by constructing, building and equipping a children's museum for said City, and acquiring the necessary land therefor, said bonds being pay- able 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 per cent (4%) 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 Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of One Million Dol- lars ($1,000,000,00) for the purpose of making permanent city improve- ments by purchasing, acquiring and improving land and property for public parks in said City, said bonds 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 per cent (4%) per annum from the date there- of, 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? VIII, Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by purchasing, acquiring and improving the playgrounds and recreation parks of said City, 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 per cent (4%) 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 re- deem said bonds at the maturity thereof? SECTION 2. Said election shall be held at the following places with the fol- lowing named persons appointed presiding judge of said election, to wit: PRECINCT WARD LOCATION JUDGE 1 1 Fire Hall - Second & Commerce H. S. Reaves, 55 2-S Petersmith School - 715 W. 2nd Margaret Littlejohn 2 2-N Courthouse Basement - West End T. E. Cloud 56 3-E Fire Hall - 1401 Kennedy St. W. L. Denton 3 3-W Fire Hall - 16th and Jones Mrs. W. A. James 4 4-E Fire Hall - Texas and Cherry Mrs. R. H. McLemore 57 4-W Rotary Park - 7th & Summit Joe Gonzales 58 5-E Russell Radiator Shop Mrs. Rena Noneyhan 1038 E. Vickery 5 5-W E. Van Zandt School Mrs. R. R. Kittrell 615 Missouri FRIJ9 GT � ►ARD LOCATION JUDGE 88 27-S Sagamore Hill School Mrs, J. G. Reeves 701 Hughes 127 27-SE Dunbar School - 1601 Liberty U. S. Cox 83 28 Oaklawn School Mrs. Charlotte Pernell 126 32 3224 Hardeman 104 32 118 29-N Ridglea Methodist Church Howard C. Brants 129 29-S 6036 Locke 120 29-E Bob White's Feed Store Mrs. Jessie Hardin 5500 Camp Bowie 125 30 Trinity Baptist Church Mrs. 0. 0. Strother 620 Churchill 99 31-W Fire Station Mrs. J. P. Parker 12 31-E Handley SECTION 3. Said election shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the Constitution and laws of said State insofar as same may be applicable, and qualified voters who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be allowed to vote upon said propositions, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their residence. SECTION 4. Each proposition for the issuance of said bonds shall be separate and distinct so that the voters shall pass upon each one separately and apart from the others. All voters who favor the proposition to issue the street improve- ment bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Street Improvement Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Street Improvement Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the airport bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Airport Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Airport Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the incinerator bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Incinerator Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Incinerator Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the fire protection bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Fire Protection Bonds,11 ,and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Fire Protection Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the police station and jail building bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Police Station and Jail Building Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Police Station and Jail Building Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the children's mu- seum bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Childrents Museum Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Children+s Museum Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the park bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Park Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Park Bonds." All voters who favor the proposition to issue the playground and recreation park bonds shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "FOR the issuance of Playground and Recreation Park Bonds," and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "AGAINST the issuance of Playground and Recreation Park Bonds." SECTION 5. 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, provided that such notice and proclamation shall only be cumulative of and in ad- dition to the statutory notice of such election as herein provided, and an omission or irregularity in the publication of such proclamation, or in the signing of the same, shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election. SECTION b. The City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to prepare bal- lots and stamp same "Official Ballot," on which ballots shall be printed the propositions as set forth above. SECTION 7. That all of said bonds shall be in such denominations as may be determined by the City Council and shall mature serially in the regular order in which they are numbered, making 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 such maturity, and said bonds shall be sold at not less than par and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum, payable semi- annually. SECTION $. That in the event said bonds are authorized at the special elec- tion hereby ordered, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 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 law- ful 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 be- ing the purpose of this section to make clear that the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, may not be required to issue the Rill 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, under the authority hereby conferred, after said election. SECTION 9. That the City Secretary shall furnish election officials said bal- lots, together with any other forms or blanks, in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort-Worth, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas insofar as same are applicable. SECTION 10. This ordinance shall constitute the election order for such special election, a substantial copy of which shall serve as the notice of elec- tion under Article 704 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 11, The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said election to be given by posting a substantial copy of the election order in each of the election precincts of said City, and also at the City Hall. The notice of said election shall also be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a news- paper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election, 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, Texas, and the general laws of the State of Texas applicable thereto. SECTION 12. 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. Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, Texas ATTEST: City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas PRECINCT WARD LOCATION JUDGE 54 6-W Gordon Boswell Florist Miss A. E. Bahan 1220 Pennsylvania Avenue 53 6-C Fire Hall Mrs. Johnnie House Petersmith & Fulton 6 6-E Fire Hall Mrs. C. W. Rogers Tucker & South Bryan 7 7-NW Ernest Parker Junior High School Mrs. Leota Squyres. 1015 South Jennings 84 7-3K Hemphill Presbyterian Church Mrs. Sam Dennis 1701 Hemphill 79 7-SE Worth Drug Store Mrs. C. E. Dinkins 2250 Evans Avenue 59 7-NE Mrs. Lacy's Residence Mrs. W. B. Lacy 1164 New York 73 7-E Fire Hall - New York &•Maddox Mrs. Mary McKinney 89 7-S Morningside Elementary School Mrs. F. L. Bass 2609 Evans Avenue 8 8-NE Hancock Wallpaper Company Mrs. H. C. Eberhardt 900 West Magnolia 71 8-SE Fire Hall - 1601 Lipscomb E. A. Bolliger 96 8-S Goolsby Drug Store Mrs. T. S. Cyrus 2263 College 60 8-W Park Place Fire Hall Mrs. R. B. Smith 1616 Park P1, 70 8-NW Gebhard Drug Store W. L. McElhannon 1314 West Magnolia 61 9-E Fire Hall - 1019 Peach St. Mrs. Irene Patterson 9 9-W Courthouse Basement - East End G. T. Hubbard 97 10-SW George Clarke School Mrs. 0. B. Craddock 3300 South Henderson 78 10-SE Travis Avenue Baptist Church Mrs. P. L. Martin Youth Center - 3042 Travis Ave. 77 10-C Fire Hall - 2804 Lipscomb Mrs. W. A. Fitts 62 10-N E. M. Daggett School Mrs. W. K. Rose 2315 College 48 11-E Fire Hall - 12th & North Main Mrs. Hattie Leftwich 67 11-SW Denver Avenue School Mrs. W. 0. Bellamy 1412 Denver "XqueT. wm LOCATION JUAGE 110 ll-NW Fire Hall - 1905 Belmont Ave. Mrs. F. E. Kirli 87 11-NE North Side Tech School Fred Grier Park & Lincoln 68 12W Sam Rosen School R. H. Bogard 1700 N. W. 26th 92 12-C Boy Scout House - Chestnut Ave. W. P. Higgins Christian Church - 25th and Chestnut 49 12-E 0. E. Kimmons Furniture Store Mrs. Russell Babcock 124 W. Exchange 10 13-N Fire Hall - 1525 E. Hattie W. E. Rickard 80 13-C R. Vickery School W. V. Jones 1905 Vickery 90 13-S Lakeview Baptist Church Mrs. W. H. McMillan 2010 Yuma 81 14-SW Alice E. Carlson School Mrs. Florence Whitman 3300 W. Cantey 108 14-SE Fire Hall ftrvIlie„C,.:.Fryo University Drive & Berry, 95 14-N Tillery Grocery & Market Mrs. Owen Jones 2202 Forest Park Boulevard 1-17 14-5 Moreland Drug Store Mrs. Roy Douglas 130 14 W 15 Westcliff Center 15 15-S Brooklyn Heights School Mrs. J. A. Hughes 3800 Valentine 116 15-C Crestwood School W. H. Slay, Jr. 3600 White Settlement Road 64 15-N W. Van Zandt School Mrs. Joe W. Dawson 1200 University 16 16-E Old South Hi-Mount School Frank Kinney 4125 Lafayette 103 16-N North Hi-Mount School Mrs. W. B. Renfro 3801 West Seventh Street 86 16-•C Fire Hall Mrs. P. F. Middleton Carleton & Camp Bowie 94 16W Arlington Heights Elementary Mrs. Helen Billingsley School - 5100 E1 Campo 17 17-N W. J. Turner School Mrs. Rosa Maco 3000 N. W. 26th PRECINCT WARD LOCATION JUDGE 122 17-S Rosen Heights Presbyterian Mrs. J. E. Nelson Church - 2560 Dodge Street 51 18 Diamond Hill High School Mrs. J. A. Stephenson 2901 Hutchinson 19 19-3 Perfecto Cleaners Mrs. H. C. Cartwright 108 North Riverside Drive 119 19-SW Maxwell Steel Company Mrs. T. M. Cunningham 400 Riverside Drive 82 19-E Riverside Fire Hall Mrs. Ora McAdams 32U E. Belknap 109 19-W Oakhurst School - 2700 Yucca Mrs. R. E. Duke 101 19-N Amon G. Carter School Mrs. C. R. Albrecht 3301 Yucca 124 19-NW Mrs. Kuykendall's Residence Mrs. H. L. Price 2315 Goldenrod 66 20 Unitarian Church - 2800 Purington Mrs. T. J. Stowers 11 21-E New Fire Hall - 3401 Avenue I Mrs. Sam J. Calloway, Sr. 75 21-W William James Junior High School Mrs. Ed L. Sorrels 1101 Nashville 74 22 VJ D. McRae School Mrs. Viva Neel 3318 Avenue N 98 22-E Chambers Drug Store Mrs. H. L. Taylor 2201 Bishop 14 23-SE South Fort Worth School Mrs. 0. B. Rawlings 901 Fogg 107 23-NE Southside Mattress Factory Mrs. J. F. Tarlton 3531 Hemphill 85 23-W Rosemont Junior High School Mrs. D. A. Thornton 1600 Prince Street 76 24 Lily B. Clayton School Mr. Roscoe Smith 2000 Park Place 50 25-W Washington Heights High School Mrs. W. W. Farmer 3203 North Houston 123 25-E Fostepeo Heights School Mrs. Fred Daniel 901 E. 34th 91 26-N The Beachcomber - Lake Worth Orville Beall 113 26-S Huffman's Camp - Lake Worth Mrs. C. C. Witt 105 27-N Fire Hall Mary Epperly Meadowbrook Drive & Oakland *~� l