HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 861 ORUI-"A':CE NO. g�
An ordinance providing for the levy and collection of
an annual, direct, ad-valorem tax on .;1 property, real,
personal Mixed, situated within the territorial limits
of the City of Fort Worth, an.: all personal property owned
in said Cite of Fort 'Forth, on the let uL,y of JanwLry, A.D.
1922, except such property as maybe exempt from taxation by
las; and granting certain rebates for the payment of taxes,
prior to the maturity thereof.
BE IT ORD1717ED BY THE BOARD OF CGMIISSIO17ERS OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
$ec-_ion 1: 11, t t.,}lere �.4 .h#raby le:,ied s " bo
collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-
valorem tax for the year 1922, for the iaprove:nent of the
streets and thoroughfares of the City of Fort Worth, of 10i
cents on every ;100.00 valuation on all property, real, personal,
and mixed, ?ituated in, and all personal property owned in 01e
said City of Fort worth, on the let a :y of January, A.D. 1922,
liable udder the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the
constitution or laws of the State of Texas, which levy in the
ag-;r- ,te in the sum of 10i cents as aforesaid, shall be and
is hereby apportioned, for the improvement of the streets and
thoroughfL:.res of the City of Fort Worth 6.35 cents, and for the
benefit of notes aggregating t�10,000.00 d .ted December 17th, 1921
issued to J ,y 1. Pulls, for the repairin and resurfacin& of
ved streets as _et fort, in the contract of the City of Fort
Worth with J .y F. Wills, said contract aeing dated November
30th, 1921, 2.00 cents, and for the benefit of not-s aggrer;,t ing
40,000.00 dated July ).at, 19.52 issued :nd to be issued to Jay
. Wills, for the repairing .3,nd resurf ac ing of paved st re-t s
as set forth in the contract of the amity o? Fort 'Werth .-ith
Jay F. Wills, said contract oelr.- dated November 30th, 1021,
prLv�syo3� =or �:a issuaUce cl iL.ese ;,ctes i)y vt3�nan►e
No. 959 l� ich was passed by t:-.e Board of Cormiss'_oners of t'.-.e
City Qf Fort Worth on August let, 1922, 2.00 cents, a-rid for
the benefit of notes aggregating 125,000.00 dated ANril let,
1922 issued to the General Construction Co., for the ccnstrue-
t i on of rock asphalt surfacing of Twenty Fifth Street and !zls
Road, of .0015 cents as set out in Ordinance No. 526.
Section 2: That there is hereby levied and shall be
collected, as provided by law, Ln annul, direct, special ad-
val-orem tax for the year 1922, for the benefit of notes given
for the construction of Inciner.:tors, :.s set out in Ordinance
No. 747, and notes to be issued as set out in Ordinance --o. 525,
of 3.90 cents on every $100,00 valiiaticn on all property, real,
personal end mixed, situated in, :ind L.11 personal property owned
in the said Citv of Fort Worth, on the let day of January, A.D.
1922, liable under the law to taxation and not exe:.7.t therefrom
by the constitution or laws of the St to of Texas.
Section 3: Upon the requisition of the Board of School
Trt)-steel of the Independent Seboel District of the City cf rort
and in conformity ith the said Boards' certific-Mte to
t-. + effect, that there is also - reby levied _r.d there 11
oe : ollected :s provided by 1:vv, an annual, direct, speci-1 ad-
valorem tax for the year 1522, for the public School pur: ores,
of 86 cents on every $100.00 valuation on all property, real,
rersonal and mixed, situated its, and all personal property
owned in the said City of Fort Worth, on the let say of
Jmub.ry A.D. 1922, liable under the l ..w to taxation and not
exempt therefrom by tre constitution -ad the laws of the State
of Texas, which levy in the aggregate 61L of E56 cents as afore-
said, shall ue and is hereby apportioned, for School maintenance
76.72 cents and for the use and benefit of the several series
of City of Fort worth School Bonds, ;.28 cents distributed as
ollows, respectively:
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Descrij;tion Date of IVsue OriG°-al Amt A•iount Levy
Outstanding
loth Schools 5-1-1909 50,000.00 50,000.00 .27
12th " 5-1-1909 100,000.00 100,000.00 1.62
lSth " 4-13-1910 100,000.00 100,000.00 -54
N. Ft .. Worth
Schools 1-1905 23,000.00 23,000.00 014
30th schools -1-1913 175,000.00 175,000,00 1,02
31st TM 5-1-1916 225,000.00 225,000.00 1.30
32nd " 1-15-1918 400,000.00 400,000.00 231
Polytechnic 12-r-1906 12,5 I'd n.00 12,500.00 :07
5-9-1909 .00 7,500.00 .04
" 5-30-1916 26,600.00 20,o6o.00 .L&
" -to-lgi9 20,000.00 20,000.00 .12
" -25-1021 265,000.00 265,000.00 1,�
Section 4: Ut on the requisiti;n of t:,.- zoard of School
Trustees of the Independent School Disteict of the Cit, �f .1ort
Worth, and in conformity with tLe said Boards' certificate to
that effect, there is also hereby levied and there shall be
collected, us provided by 1 ;;4, an annual, direct, spedi 2 ad-
valorem ta,= for the year 1922, for the purpose of est:.blishiAg
...: maint:.ining, of an official system of medic .1 in:pact ion
and health inspection, in the Public Schools, of 2 cents on every
$100.00 valu:-tion on ..11 property, real, personal and mixed,
situated in, and all personal property owned in the City of Fort
Worth, on the let day of Janu.ry, A.D. 1922, liable under 1...1
to taxation, and not exempt th ref rom by the constitution or laws
of the State of 'Texas.
Section 5: Th:Wt there 1 ;o.hereby levied and there shall
valorem for i`:e year 19?2, for the aupport and matntenai oe
of a. free Public Library in the City of Fort Worth, of 2 cents
on every 1100.00 valuation on ._11 property, real, personal and
mixed, situated in, and all 1—rsoaal property owned in the City
of Fort Worth, on the let day of J_nuary, A.D. 1522, li-yble under
--e laws to taxation an not exempt therefrom by the constitution
or 1 -•ra of the St to of Texas.
Section 6: That there is also hereby levied and there shall
be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-
valorem tax, for th year 1922, for th:: use an.-L benefit of the
Park Fund of the Olt" o= Fort Worth, of 10 cents on every $100.00
valuation on all property, real, personal, and mi-.ed sitz. .ted in,
and all personal property owned in the City of sort forth, on the
l;t day of January, A.D. 1922, liable under the law to taxation, and
not exempt therefrom by tl:e constitution or laws of the State of
Texas, which levy in the aggreg .te, in iuui of 10 cents ..s
resaid, shall be .- .d is here oy . rorti.::, f or Park - intenance
`'j,73 c;:..ts, and for the benefit of notes w4bre-:stir 35,000.00
datad December 17t4, 1921, issue: to Jay r'. %%113, f ;r she build-
;rig cf a cone--te rr�min;, vc:•1 irk :`c':-rest .i., as 2t out in
Or-Inance No. 801, .0097 cents, -:_d r.,r the benefit of t'.e
several notes, given by the Park Bp:.rd, .0030 cen-Li di -.rivuued
as f llrva, respectively:
PAYEE TOTAL AMOUPTT T DUE LEVY
Burk Burnett $19,000.00 $4,240.00 .0030 cents
Section 7: Th .�- there is ._i.:o i.. reby levied and t .::re shall
oe collected as provided by law, an -_ _yusl, direct, special ad-
valorem tax for the year 1922, for the u-:, and benefit of the
recreation fund of the City of Fort Worth, of 2 .,ents on every
4100.00 valu .tion on all property, real, personal and mixed
situated in and all personal property ow; ed in the City o:: for,. "•'orth
on the let da•• of J .nua ry, :..D. 1922, li :;le under the law to
t:,x -tion and not exe.: .t therefrom by the constitution or laws
of the State of Texas.
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Section 8: Th t there is also hereby levied and there
shall be collected as rrovided by law, an annual, direct, special
ad-valorem tax for the year 1922, for the Interest and Sinking
Furid, upon the existing bonded indebtedness of the said City' of
Fort Worth, of 39.43 cents on every $100.00 valuation on all
property, real, pe rsonal,and mixed, situated in and all personal
property owned in the City of Fort Worth, or, the 1st day of
January, A.D. 1922, 1 iable under t he law t o taxat ion and not exempt
therefrom by the constitution o. laws of the State of Texas, ,,hiah
levy in the aggregate sum of 9,43 cents as aforesaid, shall be
and is hereby apportiorvpi'or t e use and benefit of the said several
series of bonds of the City of Fort "'"orth, as follows, respectively:
Description Date of Issue Ofg. Amount Amount Levy
Out standing
Sewers 5-1-1890 $100,000.00 $4.,000.00 .38
Refunding 7-1-1901 600,000.00 448,000.00 2.40
Refunding 7-1-1901 149,0^0.00 13?„000.00 .72
Street Imp. 7-1-19019 100,000.00 93,000.00 .50
N Ft . Worth Imp;; 5-1-1902 100,000.00 100,000.00 .52
Fire Halls 9-1-1909 65,000.00 65,000.00 .35
St. Imp. 9-1-1909 135,000,00 135,000.00 -70
Elec. Lights 9-1-1909 25,000.00 25,000.00 .14
Sewers 9-1-1909 150,000.00 144,000.00 .75
W .,ter Works 9-1-1909 275,000.00 255,000.00 1.35
N.FT.Worth Walks 2-1-1905 100,000.00 93,000.00 .4
Improvement 4-13-1910 100,000.00 99,000.00 .51
Fire Halls 4-1-1911 95,000.00 95,000.00 .53
Police Station 4-1-1911 35 OCO.00 3 000.00 .20
Storm Sewer 4-1-1911 120,000.00 118,000.00 065
Electric Lights 4-1-1911 50,000.00 50,000.00 .30
Street Imp. 4-1-1911 1bb5,000.00 1 2,000.00 .90
Ware house 4 1- 3,5,000.00 15,0u:r.00
Ilos-; ital k-1- 1 1 20,000.00 20,000.00 •12
W. Funding 4-1-1911 150,000.00 142,000.00 .SO
W.W. Ext. & Imp 4-1-1911 1,300,000.00 1,248,000.00 7.00
Reservoir 5-1-1913 300,000.00 ?90,000.00 1.65
Sewerage Disposal 6-1-19 9 725,000.00 725,000.00 4..38
R.1r. Funding 6-1-1919 400,000.00 400,000.00 3.00
Sanitary Sewer 6-1-1919 325,000.00 325,000.00 1.95
St.Storm Sewer 6-1-1919 100,000.00 100,000.00 .50
Gen. Fundia: 6-1-1919 200,000.00 200,000.00 1.20
St. Imp Funding 6-1-1 919 90,000.00 90,000.00 •55
Electric Lights 6-1-1919 50,C0o.00 50, .00.00 .35
'Runicipal Bonds 7-1-1922 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 6.00
Puly;eo nic ter 7-1. -1911 30,000.00 26,000.o0 .16
Polytechnic 'ewer 2-1-1913 15,000.00 15,000.00 .09
Poly. hater Wks JA" 2-5-1919 1 ,000.00 11000.00 11
"ol y. -..ter Wks "B" '4.-16-20 j,000.00 4:500.00 _ .O
35.43 cents
Section 9: That there is ==.;lso herscy levic-, --d there
N sh•-,11 be collected, as yrovided by 1_aw, an anneal, direct, special
a,d=v�oarem tax for the year 1922, for the instit tion and maintenance
of wL it is known as, "TTL' DOUBLE PLIT"ON SYSTEM", in the Fire
De;:artrment, of the City of Fort ,Forth, of 5 cents on every $100.00
valuation on all property, real, personal, and mixed, situated in,
and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort Worth, on
the lst day of January, A.D. 1922, liable under the law to taxation
and not exempt therefrom, by the constitution or laws of t1+e State of
Texas.
Section 10: That there is -._so iereby levied, and there
shall be collected, as provided by law, an annual; direct, speelal
ad-valorem tax for the year 1922, for the -urpose ...' raying one
cert:-in promissory note in the sum of W,000.00 dated February loth,
1922 pad .ble on the loth day of October A.D. 1922, W-.id note b^,rinq
interest at the rate of 6 par annum from, date until paid =d i°-gable
to the order of Eyer & Company of New York City, as set out in
P ge �L-
Ordinance No. 921, of 3.40 canto on every �100.00 valuation on
all property, real, personal, and mixed, s tuated in, and all
personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth on$he let day
of January, A.D. 1922, liable under the law to taxation and not
exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of
Texas,
Section 11: That there is also hereby levied, and there
shall tze collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special
ad-�-valorem tax for the year 1922, for the pu rose of paying annual
installment of notes eiven the American-La France Fire Engine Co.,
for motor a;paratue i z r the Fire Department as ,,rovided by Ordinance
No. 640 of she City of Fort '=orth, of li cents on every $100.00
va.l•,:ation on all property, r•aL�,I, pers�=. ,
and all perednal property owre_� in the Old— of Fort Worth,
on the let day of Janu..ry, A.D. 1922, liable under the law to taxation
and not excn.rt therefrom by Vie constitution �r lawe of the St -te
of Texas.
Section 12: That there s also herby levied, and there
st '1 be co'-lected, as 1�,rovided by law, an annual, direct, special
ad-valorem tax for t'- year 1922, f-.r ._71 such uthzr iur, o�'es,
(besides those herei:before er.u:,.erated.) AB are authorized -�y law
by the charter _ ..-d wit, of Fort ;"orth, of 64,37 cents on
e-aery $100.00 vale •.tion on all property, real, personal, and mixed,
situ::ted in, and all personal property owned in said City of Fort
Worth, on the let day of January, D. 1;12, liable under the 1
to t :- •tions =-d not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws
of the St .te Texas.
Se tion 13: That these special tax levys which Ore
hereinbef ore z;_de to provide for wh:- payment of interest and to
ore: to .3 Sin ki-r� Fund or to discharge and pay prinei-pal and
interest on anv obligation due -- owi :-- by the s id City of Fort
Worth, are not to be taken Ks in "aditltz; 4ci lev46e6 f;,z --e save
purposes made in the respective ordinances aut!--orizing -,,.d creat..
i:.0• such obligations, �ut the levies herei-:before made, ..�_ made
to pursuant to and for the purr ose of 1azrying out and compltring
With Vie krovisions of said prior ordinances, and all arl-valorem
taxes herein are levied upon all taxable property, real, personal,
and mixed, situ-.t( in, and all personal property owned in t'.�-- City
of Fort 7orth, as assessed, valued, :. descrV)ed in the -_rssess�.7x.t
Tax Roll and Tax Books of the said City of Fort Worth for the year
1922, as t'.a same have been presented to t _; Bo-ra of Commissioners,
of t*e s_rid City of Fort ';'orth, by the A:.sessor Collector of
Taxes ci the s-Lid City of Fort ';jorth„
Section 14: Th,_t `he taxes h=rain levied and authorized
and required to be collected, shall be and become due and payable
on September,lst, 1922, but _ __L:'.Y :;hall not be construed to be
delinquent, so as to inour pe;aty t'.,;reon, until February let,
1923, on which date and there:'ter in def-.u1# in pa..:e,-t, said
penalty, as hereinafter set out, v 11 _.=crue and be att'ched there-
to, a^.i become a, i,a.--,t o.: t}_.3 total amount to ba paid by defaulting
Section 15: T7,,.t the 31st —, of J ,n_. .ry, A.D. 1923,
is hereby fixed a t- e final day, upon which day t --tes shall be
paid the City of Fort Worth without the ir--i.osltion of penalties,
but it is further provided that each and every person, firm,
association, or corporation, p,.ying or discharging; in full, his,
their.. or its City taxes, as hereby fixed and levied, on or before
the 15th d-.-v of Seim .:r, P.D. 1922, shall be _allowed a rebate
or discount of 3 per cent of the full amount thereof, ' that
each and every person, firm, =-ssoci ..tion or corporation paying
or dischar •ing in full, his, their, or its City taxes, as hereby
fi_.ed and levied fror,-. the 16th day of Septer:.ber, _' .D. 1922 and
on or4,befere the 30th day of September, A.D. 1922, sh all be
allowed - reb-te or uisccunt of Z per cent of the full amount
thereof.
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Section 16: That on and after February let, 1923, all
such taxes as hersinbefcre levied, as remain unpaid, as required
herein to be paid on or before January 31 qt, 1923, sh._`1 be deemed
delinquent -:_3 the.e shall be added th:.reto, .: pe.., lty of 1 per
cent per month or part of month, upon t-he full amount of such
_._.aid taxes, for the time the same shall res,ain unpaid, said
penalty of 1 per cent per month shall be a.ddeu to s-::d t 7_-e
+ i,pon the 1st day of February 123, :aril upon the 1st day of e3,ch
. d every month thereafter, until -es shall have been paid,
whle �;,vnalty, sh;l+ a became E. kw=t ci 3.�I Uxr 2s a_ ae
pwyabte as such, and proIded rurt`;:.r, i,tiat in the event of
,ubli:.a+.ion of delinquent tax lists, or if suit is brought to
r� r .such taxes pen�.lty the delinquent tax payer shall
s-w:ject to the pad..._nt of said t•_-,:es, penalties and costs,
+ flnl' the same shall be and become a lien upon the property,
of such t: ; payer as prescribed ay l_�;.
Section 17: Th:-Lt this c:di,:._., stall cake eff�iot and
he Jufor;;sa from ani _f—.er its passage, as j rovide"
I hereoy certif y that the bove and f oreooi rig or.ai.}�-ca
PO v ,s duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by t'::- Board
Ul ComrAs-ionc'rP. �f t: City of Fort wo-v.., Texas aL regul ar
:session ,;f said Board held _ _ _,'.D. 1922.
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{ City earetary.
Al roved a t o f orm:
-or
�ora4lon Couns - —
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M. H. MOORE, SUPERINTENDENT
ifort Vortb, G:txas,
Jan. 30, 1922
Hon. R. R. Cockrell, Mayor
and
Board of Commissioners
Fort Worth, Texas
Gentlemen:
At F... meet i r-r, of- th-e Qehe,2 -Poard of the 1"eV fd*ftt
School District of Fort Worth held on January 28, 1922, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
"The Board of Trustees of the Independent School .District
F of Fort Worth favors th annexation of the city of Polytechnic and
Polytechnic Independent School District to the city of Fort Worth,
Worth
provided the City Commission of the city of Fort,4076:e assurance
that through general increase of valuations or other means , they
will aid in taking care of the deficiency which will exist in taking
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over the schools of the annexed district and will take the necessary
steps to annex additional revefitre-gradu--a� tarritATiea and will
also support such necessary amendments to the city charter as will
remove the limitation therein contained as to the issuance of build-
ing bonds , and upon such basis, this Board of Trustees agrees, sod
far as lies within its pothers, to maintain a full high school at
i
Polytechnic,,"
Sincerely yours,
PrAhiftn Boa es
, of District
eependent
y of Fort 'Worth
ORDINANCE
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City Secretary