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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3919 L ORDINANCE NO. 3919 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 AND 16(a) CF 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 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted on the 6th day of June, 1958, and a notice duly published in the issue of the loth day of June, 1958, and the issue of the 17th day of June, 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 15th day of August, 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 Section 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 14th day of October, 1958, to determine whether the City Council should adopt a resolution substantially 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 substantially 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 COUNCILS PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A CERTAIN RESOLUTION PUR- SUANT 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 14th day of October, 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 sub- stantially as follows: RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETER- MINATIONS AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL, LAW OF TEXAS. /a/ Jess F. Tarlton /s/ Mrs. M. R. Ke night Counci5man Cermeils a an�— /a/ C. B. Williams Counci mean ATTEST: /s/ Roy A. Bateaan City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas Section 5. The form of ballot which shall be used in said special election shall be substantially as follows: OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR USE IN SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON THE 14th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1958, CONCERNING THE CITY COUNCIL'S PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A CERTAIN RESOLUTION PUR- SUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS. Are you in favor, or are you against, the adoption of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth of a resolution substantially as follows: RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINA- TIONS 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. In Favor of Adoption Against Adoption Mark an "X" in one of the above blocks according to your choice. 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 ap- plicable provisions of the Election Code of the State of Texas, the Urban Renewal Law of the State of Texas and the Charter and Ordinance 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 shown, and the said election shall be held at the places by the said designated officials who are hereby ap- pointed 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 desig- nated 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 ordinance a duly certified copy of this election 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 preserva- tion of peace, health, safety and property and as defined in the preamble of this ordinance, and it is so ordained. On motion of Council member Tarlton, seconded by Council member Lyles, this ordinance was passed unanimously by the City Council this 15th day of August, 1958. Council members voting aye: McCann, Driskell, Lyles, Roach, Thompson, Tarlton, McKnight and Williams. Council members voting nay: None Council member absent: A. A. Jackson ATTEST: P fayor City Secretary APPROVED AS TO ,FORM AND LEGALITY: Citv"Attorney STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY 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 ap- proved at a regular meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chamber at the City Hall on Friday, the 15th day of August, 1958. Certified to this 15th day of August, 1958. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas 1 Fire Hall - 2nd & Commerce i-,ev. J. C. Darden 2 Courthouse Basement - 'hest End IAL�s. Zoe Rankin 3- Fire Hall - 16th & Jones Gist M. Thompson 4 ":Fire Hall - Texas & Cherry Sts. Mrs. R. H. McLemore 5 East Van Zandt School, 615 Missouri Ave. 1,Ir s. D. G. Hclman 6 Fire Hall - Tucker & So. Bryan Miss Ella Bideker 7 'Ili-nest Parker Jr. High School, 1015 SO- Jennings Mrs. T. M. Smith S Magnolia Avenue Christian Church, 950 W. Magnolia Earl Wheeler 9 Courthouse Basement - East End Mrs. Henry Hagemeire 10 Fire Hall - 1525 E. Hattie Mrs. A. B. Nichols 11 Fire Hall - 3401 Avenue I Mrs. J. W. Simmons 12 East Handley Elementary School, 3127 Chilton M--s. J. H. Ragland 14 South Fort worth Elementary School, 900 _11;. Fogg 31111. M,s. Clay dalker 15 Brooklyn Hts. Elementary School, 3800 Valentine Mrs. J. A. Hughes 16 Thomas Place »lementary School, 4150 Lafayette J,3rres R. White 17 .I. J. Turner Elementary School, 3001 Azle Avenue Mrs. Rosa Maco 19 Perfecto Cleaners - Rear, 108 N. Riverside Dive Mrs. Ed Martin 1, - Ha-utie Lcftwic-, G2einz�s F-afiIi-tur-, 1332 14ain .glee !�'rs.' c 40 0. E. Kinnons Furniture Store, 124 'a. Exchange Mrs. Russell Babcock 50 �iashington Hts. 'Elementary School, 3300 N. Houston !vL-s. -d. 4. Farmer 51 Diamond Hill Elementary School, 2901 Hutchinson Mrs. J. A. Stephenson 53 Fire Hall - 431 Fulton Street 1,Irs. Johnnie House 54 Jack Collier's Drug Store, Summit- & Pennsylvania Miss A. E. Bahan 55 Petersmith School, 715 ':i- Second Ilr s. J. B. Darden 56 Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 1515 Kennedy i'dward B. Loving 57 Paull _.athgeber & Co., 1415 summit Mrs. John G. Sims 58 New Bethel Church., 1033 E. _-Lnnic Lela -�. Cox 59 imtioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1063 Rosedale Jerry Banks 60 Park Place Fire Hall, 1616 Park Place Mrs. R. B. Smith "l Perkins Grocery Store, 1259 v. Pcac',,l '41rs. -inna B-Ile Groves 62 E. M. Daggett School, 2315 College Avenue Mrs. Aileen L. Brown 64 q. Van �andt Elementary School, 1200 University Kenneth Henderson 66 Unitarian Church - i-,ast Sunday School Room, 2800 Purington PIrs. T. J. Stowers 67 Denver :avenue Elementary School, 1412 Denver Mrs. 'd. L'. Bellamy 68 Rosen Hts. Bapt. Church - Scott Hall, 2506 Roosevelt a. H. Bogard 70 Harris Nurses Home, 1250 W. Rosedale Tom Wilkinson 71 Fire Hall - 1601 Lipscomb bars. 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 ,im. James Jr. High School, 1101 Nashville !,i--s. Ed Sorrels 76 Lilly B. Clayton School, 2000 Park Place George Merrill 77 Fire Hall - 2804 Lipscomb Mrs. W. A. Fitts 78 Travis avenue Bapt. Church, 3038 Travis Avenue Mrs. P. L. Martin 79 .forth Drug Store, 2250 Evans Avenue Mrs. J. H. ,Iaters 80 R. Vickers{ Elementary School, 1905 A. Vickery Mrs. Lena B. Reynolds 81 alice E. Carlson Elementary School, 3320 W. Cantey Mrs. Hyman Deckler 82 Fire Hall - 1100 Eagle Drive Mrs. Ora McAdams 83 Oaklawn School, 3220 Hardcman Mrs. Charlotte Pennell 84 Hemphill Presbyterian Church, 1701 Hemphill Mxs. Clarence Farmer 85 Rosemont Jr. High School, 1600 Prince Street Mrs. D. A. Thornton 86 Fire Hall - 1908 Carleton Mrs. P. F. Middleton 87 1. 0. 0. F. Hall - 1900 Gould Ins. Falix 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 [forth Mrs. 0. D. Carroll 92 Boy Scout House - North Fort North Christian Church, 25th & Chestnut W. P. Higgins 94 Arlington Hts. 'Elementary School, 5100 E1 Campo Mrs. Helen Billingsley 95 Tillery Grocery and Market, 2202 Forest Park Blvd. Mrs. Owen Jones 96 Goolsby Drug Store, 2263 College avenue D. E. Qeeler 97 George C. Clarke School, 3300 So. Henderson Mrs. E. B. Lewis 98 S. S. Dillow School, 4000 Avenue N Mrs. H. L. Taylor 99 Handley High School, 2925 Haynie Mw s. J. P. Parker 93 and Springdale Alementary School, 3207 Hollis Mrs. C. R. Albrecht 101 103 North Hi Mount Elementary School, 3801 W. Seventh Firs. W. B. Renfro 104 Fire Station - 4700 lichita Pars. James Kuykendall 105 Fire Hall - Meadowbrook Drive & Oakland Mrs. Mary —'pperly i06 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 Drive & Berry Mys. Orville Frye log Oakhurst School, 2700 Yucca Mrs. R. A. Duke 110 Fire Hall - 1905 Belmont Mrs. J. H. Hallmark 113 Huffman's Camp- Lake 4orth Mrs. C. C. Hitt 116 Wilson, Patterson & associates, 601 Bailey Ralph M. Hester 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School, 32CI S. Hills Drive Mrs. Roy Douglas 113 Ridglea Nothodist Church, 6036 Locke Mrs. Clyde Baker lig Riverside Elementary School, 901 Baurline Mrs. T. M. Cunningham 120 Como Elementary School, 4000 Horne 0. H. Wilburn 122 Grace Baptist Church .mne,,:, 2560 Dodge Avenue Mrs. J. A. Nelson 123 H. V. Helbing Elementary School, 3524 No. Crump ns. Fred Daniel 124 Mrs. Gorge Kuykendall's Residence, 2315 Goldenrod Garage H. T. Bibb 125 Trinity Baptist Church, 620 Churchill Road Mrs. J. A. Laird 126 John T. White School, W. S. McClellan 127 Dunbar School, 1601 L"berty J. G. McDonald 129 Ridglca Country Club Foyer, 3700 Bernie Anderson zlvenuc James R. Leeton 130 Charlie Hilliard's Residence, 3301 An Canto - Garage William D. Morris 132 eastland elementary School, 4016 Eastland Mrs. Donald L. illic 133 South Hills elementary School, 3009 Bilglado H. K. Hall 134 Westcliff Elementary School, 4300 Clay Claude D. Dickerson 135 Alta Moro Baptist Church, 3200 Ramona H. A. WorloW 136 Wycliff Elementary School, 4920 Dilworth Sam H. Latimer 137 Crestwood Elementary School, 3600 White Settlement A. L. Thompson 02 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 Mxs. V. F. Cates 151 Church of Latter Day Saints, 5140 Malinda Lane North C. L. Bridge 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. lsl T. A. McCann Mayor /s/ Robert W. Driskell /s/ Jesse Roach Councilman Councilman /s/ J. J. Lyles /s/ Tommy Thompson Councilman Councilman ORDINANCE No. Title z Adopted Final Adoption Published 'All -,4 Filed--- Day of % 19 City Secretary P.O.No.4943•A