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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1808 oRDINANCE No. (S o S AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR M SUBaSSION TO THE QUALIFIED �'..ZGTORS, WHO OWN TAXAFf.R PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, A PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED NIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($485,000.00), FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING A NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ACQUIRING AND SEGURING THE NECESSARY LANDS AND SITE THEREFOR, SAID BONDS TO BE IN SUCH DWOMINATION AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MATURING WITHIN FGRTY (40) YEARS FROM THE DATE THEREOF, BEARING INTEREST FROM THE DATE THEREOF AT THE RATE OF FOUR PER CENT (4%) PER AMMM, PAYABLE SWI-ANNUALLY, EX- PRESSED IN COUPON NOTES ATTACHED TO THE BONDS, CALLING AN ELECTION FOR THE FURTOSE TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TZX&S, ON TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1935. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That an election be held in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of April, A. D. 1935 at the polling places hereinafter mentioned, between the hours of seven a. m. and seven p. m., at which also- tion the following proposition for the issuance of bonds for the City of Fort Worth shall be submitted to the qualified electors, who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered the same fos taxation: le Shall the City of Fort Worth, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Four Hundred Eighty-five Thousand Dollars (W5,000.00), for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a new public library for the City of Fort Worth and for purchas- ing 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 the rate of 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? SECTION II. Said election shall be held at the following places with the follow- ing named persons appointed Presiding Judge of said election, to wit: PSMINCT HARD VOTING PLAOE PRESIDIM JUD(Z 1 1 Fire Hall 2nd & C roe Streets Tom Shankle 55 2-S First Christian Church Basement A. G. Johnson 2 2 N Courthouse West End Basement Mrs. Me" Utter 56 3-E Fire Hall 1401 Kennedy S. J. Miller 3 3-W Fire Hall 16th & Tons Wm. S. Hood 4 4.4 Central Fire Station Texas & Macon R. C. Fuller 57 4-W Rotary Park 7th & Summit E. B. Randle 58 5-E Watson Drug Stare 1001 Bessie Street Mrs. A. D. Rickard 5 5.W Missouri ATenus Methodist Church 520 Missouri Avenue H. R. Zimmerman 54 6-W Henry's Hospital Pharmacy 1406 Pennsylvania R. T. Lee 53 6-C Fire Hall Peteremith & g4teker IjLkL T. L. Hogle 8 8-E Fire Hall Tucker & South Bryah Ella Bideker 7 7-NW Harger Furniture Store 1115 South Main Street J. P. Wear 84 7.SW Rafferty Drug Stave 1830 May Street We. Sam Dennis 79 7-SE Worth Pharmacy 2300 Evens Avenue Mrs. C. E. Dinkins 59 7-NE Seep,-U-Neat Cleaners 951 Evans Avenue J. W. White 73 7 B Fire Hall New York & Maddox W. C. Wehres 89 7-S Residence T.R. Black 957 Mulkey Avenue J. R. Black 8 8"M Oooke-Fillingim Motor Company 900 W. Magnolia Z. S. Ratliff 71 8-SE Gaither's Drug Store 1801 College Avenue Mrs. J. L. Raysor PBBCINCT WARD VOTING PI-A SWIPING JUDU 96 8-S College Avenue Pharmacy 2263 College Avenue We. Hugh Sloan 60 8-W Fire Hall 1616 Park Place Mrs. R. W. Wheeler 70 8-NW Will Foster Cleaners 1560 W. Magnolia L. F. Perkins 61 9-E Fire Hall 1019 Peach Street Miss Lela Walker 9 9-W Courthouse Basement - East End Mrs. Christine Duncan 97 10-SW Fields Grocery 1715 Berry Street 7. R. Francisco 78 10-SE Renfro Drug Store 3040 Hemphill Street Mrs. 1. W. Heffington 77 10-0 Fire Hall 2800 Lipscomb J. I. Ray 62 10•-N Stewart's Drug Stare 2425 Hemphill Street Mrs. W. K. Rose 48 11-E Fire Hall 12th & North Main Streets K. Roby 67 11-SW Lone Star Grocery 609 W. Central Avenue We. W. 0. Bellamy 87 ll-NW Fire Hall 18th & Belmont Mrs* 7. R. Goff 68 12-W Trinity Methodist Church 25th & Azle R. H. Bogard 92 12-C I. 0, George Plumbing Co. 906 N. W. 25th Street T. W. Vaughan 49 12-E Hienies Cafe 125 W. Exchange Avenue Mrs. Russell Babcock 10 13-N Fire Hall 1501 E. Hattie W. E. Rickard 80 13-0 Glenn Mattress Factory 1914 Vickery Blvd. Frank J. Evans 90 13-S d. E. Dalton Grocery 1348 B. Richmond Mrs. Velma Tankersley 81 14-S Fire Hall University & Berry Mrs. D. T. Swint 95 14-N Renfro Drug Store 2200 Forest Park Blvd. 0. E. Tunstill 15 15-S Hudson Grocery 3478 Curzon T. 0. Hildreth PRECINCT WARD VOTING PLACE PRESIDING JUDGE 64 15-N Vaoant Building - Next door Fashion Cleaners 3200 W. Seventh Street Mrs. L. Leroy Burton 16 16-E Arlington Hts. Methodist Church Thomas Place & Crestline Road D. W. Evans 103 16-N Baptist Temple 3726 Camp Bowie Blvd. W. B. Renfro 86 16-C Fire Hall Carlton & Camp Bowie Mrs. M. A. Elliott 94 16-W Acme Feed Store 2302 Merrick Street Mrs. Forrest C. Withers 17 17 Rice's Feed Store 2803 Azle Avenue Emmett Curran 51 18 Diamond Hill Methodist Church 3005 Oscar Mrs. J. A. Stephenson 19 19-S Odd Fellows Hall Riverside Mrs. Henry W. Schmidt 82 19-0 Fire Hall Riverside W. M. Eagle 101 19-N Oakhurst Land Company Office Cliff Magers 66 20 Morrison's Pharmacy No. 2 2639 Bast Lancaster Avenue Mrs. Laura W. Maginnis 11 21-RE Fire Hall 1409 Vaughan Street Mrs. B. L. Hooker 75 21-W Reynolds-Campbell Lumber Co. 2701 Vickery Blvd. C. Hightower 74 22-W Fred's Cash Grocery 3326 Millett Street H.L. Collins 98 22-E Pennock Cafe & Grocery 3400 Millett Street J. M. Hard 14 23-E Whitleye Drug Store 3900 Hemphill Street E. T. Jenkins 85 23-W Seminary Service Station 1701 Gambrb31 L. M. Souse 76 24 Welborn Drug Store 21" Mistletoe Drive Roscoe Smith 50 25 F. J. Mahaffey Grocery 3125 North Houston Mrs. F. P. Carson 91 26 Lacy's Store - Lake Worth d. B. Lacy 105 27-N Fire Hall Meadowbrook Drive & Oakland E. A. Baldridge 88 27-S Sagamore Hill Baptist Church 4400 Panola Street J. G. Reeves 83 28 Matthews Grocery 3201 Hardeman Street C. E. Jaoo 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 electors, who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, shall be allowed to vote upon said proposition. SECTION IV. All voters who favor the proposition to issue said 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." SECTION V. The way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the pweonnel 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 Nayor. 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 proposition as set forth above. SECTION VII. 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 intereat at the rate of four per cent (0) per annum, payable semi-annually. SECTION VIII. 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 Worth and the laws of the State of Texas, insofar as same are applicable. SECTION I%. A copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and attested by the City Secretary, shall serve as a proper notice of said election. SECTION X. 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 SI. The City Secretary is further authorized and directed to cause said notice of the election to be published in some daily newspaper of general circulation once each week for four (4) weeks prior to the date of said election. SECTION %II. 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 FORM AAID LEGALITY: (t tom_ City Attorney ORDINANCE, No._ Title r� 1 �7 �c�.�� d • Tia Date— Filed __ day of City Secretary