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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6644 ORDINANCE NO. 6644 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND WHO HAVE DULY REN- DERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AND TO ALL OTHER RESI- DENT, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY, OF PROPOSI- TIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AGGREGATE SUM OF NINE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($9,8608000.00) FOR LEGITIMATE MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND FOR THE PUR- POSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY 'IMPROVEMENTS BY AC- QUIRING, EQUIPPING AND IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL EQUIP- MENT AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE FORT WORTH TRANSIT COMPANY, A PRIVATE CORPORATION, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR! AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS BY CONSTRUCTING, BUILDING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING BUILDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM AND ACQUIRING THE NECES- SARY LANDS THEREFOR, SAID BONDS TO BE ISSUED AT ONE TIME OR IN INSTALLMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE; PROVIDING THAT SAID ELECTION BE HELD IN CERTAIN PLACES AND APPOINTING PRESIDING JUDGES FOR EACE PRECINCT; PROVIDING FOR ABSENTEE VOTING; ORDERING AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PREPARE AND ISSUE OFFICIAL BALLOTS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING AND FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION, AU- THORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ISSUE TAX.-SUPPORTED BONDS IN SUCH DENOMINATIONS AS IT MAY DETERMINE AND REQUIRING THAT SAME MATURE WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THE DATE THEREOF AT RATES NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PRESCRIBED BY LAW AT THE TIME OF THE ISSU- ANCE THEREOF, PAYABLE SEMI-ANNUALLY, EXPRESSED IN COUPON NOTES ATTACHED TO THE BONDS, LEVYING A SUF- FICIENT TAX TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AT THE MATURITY' THEREOF, AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN' THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1972. 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 11th day of April, A. D. 1972, at the polling pLaces hereinafter described, between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 7:00 P. M., at which election the follow- ing propositions for the issuance of bonds of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, each of which propositions contains a purpose clause which is hereby found and determined by the City Council to be a legitima+:.e municipal purpose and for a permanent public improvement, shall be submitted to the qualified electors wh,,,) own taxable property in said City, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, as well as to all other resident, qualified electors of said City: PROPOSITIONS I� Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Three Million Dollars ($39000,000.00) for the legiti- mate municipal purpose of acquiring, equipping and improv- ing the physical equipment and personal. pnoperty of the Fort Worth Transit Company, a private corporation, and ac- quiring the necessary lands '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 the maximum prescribed by law at the time of the issuance thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a suf- ficient tax to pay the interest, on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? -2- Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, -through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Six Million, Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollar's ($6,860,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building, improving and equip- ping buildings for the public library system and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bands being payable se- rially 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 the maximum prescribed by law at the time of the issuance thereof, payable semi-annially, and levy a suf- ficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? SECTION 2. That said election shall be held at the following places with the following named per-sons appointed presiding judges of said election, to wit: PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 1 Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Frank Leab 600 Grove Street 2 Lobby - Civil COUrt.s Bldg. Jo L. Haight 4 & 167 West.creek Elementary School Mrs. Lynda Field 3401 Walton 5 East, Van Zandt Elementary Dr. A. I. Harris School - 615 Missouri -3- PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 6 Church ­ 312 West. Cannon Mrs, W. A,, Matthews 8 & 70 Magnolia Avenue Christian W. E. Randles Church - 950 West,", Magnolia 10 R. Vickery Elementary Mrs. Lena B. Reynolds School - 190'� F Vickery 11 Fire Hall - 3401 Avenue I Guy M. Brown 12 East Handley Elementary Mrs. Clarence Meisner School - 2617 Mims Street 14 & 154 Hubbard Elementary School B. K. Wilkerson L333 West Spurgeon 16 & 15 W. C, Stripling Middle Patt",icia K. Mohler School - 2L00 Clover Lane 17 & 122 W, J. Turner Elementary Mrs. R.. Anderson School - 3001 Azle Avenlue 19 Riverside Cleaners (Rear) C. H. Linton 108 North Riverside Drive 22 Wedgwood Middle School Mary Lou Jobes 3909 Wil'ki Way 24 Garden Acres Baptist. Y S. Morgan C hurch - Stone R;)ad 36, 139, 160, Terminal Bu.ilding Mrs. Frank Randolph 1668 174 & Greater Soithwest Inter- 175 national Ai-rpox t, 48 Greines Furnit',ure St-ore Joe M. Lazo 1332 North Main Street 50 Washington Heights Elemen- Hillery Hardeman tary School-3215 N. Houstcn 51 & 93 Diamond Hill Elementary Louie I, Pratt School - 2901 Hutchinson 53 Community Center Mrs. Gladys Sellers 6501 Shady Dell 54 & 57 Fort Woxth Carpet Company Walter Wells 1524 Pennsylvania -4- PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 56 St. John Missionary BapList S, A. Whitaker Church - 1,108 East .19th St.. 58 & 59 New Bethel Chu4,ch Mrs. Fred G. Cox 1035 East Annie 60 Carpet Center Mrs,. J. F., Devaney 1608 8th Avenue 61 Progressive Baptist, Church 011ie Reed 1702 Carver 64 School Administ.,y�;.ation Annex Kenneth Henderson 1200 University Drive 66 Tandy Elementary School C,, L. Cleaver 3400 Purington 67 Denver Avenue Elementary Vincent Perez School - .141.2 Denver Ave,, 71 & 84 Fire Hall Mrs. Joe D. Calloway 1601 Lipsc,-mb 73 & 79 Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Mrs. Fontainette Barnes 1881 Evans Avenue 75 William James Middle Wm. A, Corder School 1101 Nashville 76 Lily B. Clayt-on Elementary Harold Neeley School 2000 Park Place 77 Fire Hall Mrs. George 'Kallam 2804 Lipscomb 80 Great..er Harvest Church of Tommy E,, Young God in Christ-2900 Mitchell 81 Alice E. Carlson Elementary Mrs. Margaret Shiels School - 3320 West Cantey 82 Riverside Elementary School Richard E. Johnson 420 N. Riverside Drive 83 Oa'klawn Elementary School Mrs, Charlotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 85 Rosemont.. Middle Sch(:;,'-�I Jim Hayes 1501 West Seminary -5- PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 86 Fire Hall - 1908 Carleton Mrs. Charles Kelley 88 Sagamore Hill Elementary Mis. Floyd Huseman School - 701 H,,,+ghes 89 & 78 Morningside Elementary Mrs. Marie Brooks School - 2601. Evans 90 Progressive Church of God R, C., Johnson in Christ-1349 E.Balti-more 91 Peninsula Club - Lake Worth Eva Pruitt 92, 68 & 49 Fire Hall - 2400 Prospect Mrs. E. L. Boswell 94, 115 & 144 Arlington Heights Elemen- Elizabeth Brown taxy School-5100 El Campo 95 Tillery Grocery & Market Bobbie Cunningham 2202 Forest Park Blvd,, 96 & 62 E. M. Dagge',t middle Doren Pulliam School - 11,08 Carlock 97 George C. Clarke Elemen- Thomas R. High tary School-3300 S. Henderson 98 & 74 S. S. Dillow Elementary W. R. Ford School - 4000 Avenue N 99 Handley Middle School Walker Brents, Sr. 2925 Haynie 101 & 162 Amon G. CaTf.er High School J. D. "Buddy" Thompson 3301 Yucca 103 North Hi-Mount Elementary Mrs. Don Carlson School - 3801 W. 7th St� 104 Bradley Center Wayne Newton 2601 Timberline Drive 106 & 152 Ao M. Pate Elementary Leola Px•uitt School - 3800 Anglin Dr. 107 Town Hall - Seminary South Dick Salinas Shopping Center 108 R. L. Paschal High School Harry Steinert, 3001 Fores*° Park. Blvd. -6- PRECINCT LO CAT ION JUDGE 109 & 124 Oakhurst Elementary School Mrs¢ L. W. Baker 2700 Yucca 110 & 87 North Side Recreat.ion Center Mrs. George Haynes 19th & Homan Streets 113 Providence Baptist Church Leon Harris Route 8, Lake Worth 116 & 137 Central Christian church Ralph Hester West 4th and Bailey 117 Fire Hall Victor Tinsley 350.1 South Hills Drive 118 Mary Louise Phillips Ele- Gerald Curtis mentary School-3020 Bigham, St. 119 Paradise Baptist Church Mrs. Grace Bass 121 Paradise 120 Como Elementary School Mrs. Sopora Hicks 4000 Horne Street 123 & 18 H� V. Helbing Elementary Mrs, Charlie Faye School-3524 North Crump Blackwood 125 Harmony Baptist Church O� H. Benton 4417 Bonita 126 Y. M_ C. A., Building Obie Boyd 1500 Sandy Lane 127 Dunbar Middle School Garfield Thompson 5100 Willie 129 Ridglea Hills Elementary Mrs,, James E. McCoy School-6817 Cumberland Rd. 130 Tanglewood. Elementary School William B. Todd, Jr. 3060 Overton Park West 132 Eastland Elementary School Robert E. Carpenter 4108 Eastland 134 Westcliff Elementary School Ellie Hutcheson 4300 Clay 135, 69 & 153 Alta Mere Baptist Church Alton S. Ray, Jr. 3200 Ramona Drive PRECINCT LOCATION JUDGE 136, 9 & 21 Wycliff Elementary School L. M. "Jack" Blanks 4920 Dilworth 142 Bruce Shulkey Elementary Frances Day School - 5533 Whitman 146 & 170 Meadowbrook Country Club Mike Monroe Meadowbrook Park 1815 Jenson Road 149 & 13 Glen Park Elementary School Buster W,, Terry 3601 Pecos 150, 23 & 25 Memorial Christian Church Mrs. Raymond Cox 6410 South Freeway 151 St. James Presbyterian W. E. Pinney Church - 2200 Oakhill Road 155 Rosemont Church of Christ Max Falkowitz 4041 Ryan Avenue 163 J. P. Moore Elementary Mrs. James H. Kahlke School - 4212 Belden 165 & 133 South Hills Elementary Mrs. Felix Gresham School - 3009 Bilglade ABSENTEE BALLOT CANVASSING BOARD Earl Heath Tom Land Blakeney H. Sanders SECT TON 3 That said election shall be held and conducted, in ef- fect., as two separate but simultaneous elections, to wit: One election at which only the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly ren- dered the same for taxation shall be entitled to vote on said propositions, and another election at which all other resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote on said propositions. The votes cast at each of said separate but simultaneous elections shall be recorded, returned and canvassed separately. Tt is hereby declared that the purpose of holding the election in such manner is to ascertain arithmetically: (a) The aggregate votes cast at the election for and against said propositions by resident, qualified electors of the City; and also (b) The aggregate votes cast at the election for and against said propositions by resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation. Each elector shall be entitled to vote once on each of the propositions in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this ordinance, That the above and foregoing dual election procedure shall be followed unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders otherwise. -9- SECTION •. That absentee voting shall be cn paper ballots, and such ballots shall conform to the requi,rements of Article 6.05 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, which provides that a square shall be placed beside each proposition, in which the voter is requested to place an "X" or other clear mark to indicate the way he wishes to vote, but which also provides that failure of a voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with the instructions on the ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and, the ballot shall be counted if the intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where the law expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot. It is specifically provided that the election officers shall not refuse -o count a ballot be- cause of the voter's having marked his ballot by scratching out the statement or proposition for which he does not wish to vote. The ballot shall be substantially as follows: "OFFICIAL BALLOT" INSTRUCTIONS: Place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote. FOR issuance of Transportation System Bonds and the levying of a tax in payment thereof-. AGAINST issuance of Transportation System Bonds and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. FOR issuance of Library Bonds and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. AGAINST issuance of Library Bonds and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. 10 • SECTION 5. That voting machines approved, by the commissioners' Court of Tarrant county, Texas, if available, may be used at the bond election on the llth day of April, A. D. 1972, in strict compliance with the applicable provisions of Article 7014 of the Elect. .on Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and other, applicable provisions of such Election Code. SECTION 6. That the official ballots to be used. shall be in com- pliance with the applicable provisions of Article 6.05 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and shall have written or printed thereon the following: PROPOSITION NO. 1. Place an "X" in the square beside the state- ment indicating the way you wish to vote. FOR Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City C:auncil, issue its negotiable AGAINST coupon bonds in principal the pr ' � ipal sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the legitimate municipal purpose of acquiring, equipping and improving the physical equip- ment and personal property, of the Fort Worth Transit Company, a private corpora- tion, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last math,iring bonds shall be- come payable within forty (40) years from the date thexeof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum prescribed, by law at the time of t.-he issuance 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? __1 11- PROPOSITION NO. 20 Place an "X" in the square beside the state- ment indicating the way you wish To vote, FOR Shall the City of Fort., Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coL,- ID AGAINST pon bonds in the principal sum of Six Million, Eight. Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($6,- 860,000,00) for the purpose of making perma- nent city improvements by constructing, build- ing, improving and equIpping buildings for the public library system and acquiring the necessary lards therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, s,.�, that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum prescribed by law at the time of the issuance thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fi,ond sufficient to redeem said bonds at, the mal,.,.arity thereof? SECTION 7. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to prepare and issue ballots for absentee voting and for the special election and to st amp same "Official Ballot," on which ballots shall be printed the propositions herein- above set forth. SECTION 8. That in the event, the tax-supported bonds are authorized at the special election hereby ordered, the City Council of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, may issue for sale any part or portion of said amounts at such time and times as in the judgment of the City Council it determines that. a lawful in- terest and sinking fund may be provided for to take care of -12- and. discharge any part or portion of the bc)nds so issued for sale, it being 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 *,:he full amount of the series of the bonds as herein submitted but may issue for sale any portion of the same at such time and I-Ames as it determines advisable, under the authority hereby con- ferred after said election. SECTION 9. That all of the bonds herein aul-horized to be issued by the electorate 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 cf its discretion shall otherwise provide for such maturity, and said bonds shall be sold at. not less than par and shall bear interest at rates per annum not. to exceed the rates prescribed by law at the time of their issuance, and shall be payable semi-annually. SECTION 10. That the City Secretary shall furnish election officials said ballots, together with any other forms, blanks or in- structions 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, and the provisions of this ordinance Un- less a court of competent jurisdiction orders otherwise. SECTION 11. That the way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the per- sonnel of the officers, precinct judges and substitutes therefor who are to hold the same, and all details con- nected with the holding of the election shall be determined. and arranged by the City Council and administeredunder the direction of and by the City Secretary. SECTION 12. 'That this ordinance shall constitute the election order for such special election, a substantial. copy of which shall serve as the notice of election under Article 704 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. SECTION 13. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and di- rected to cause notice of said election to be given by post- ing a substantial copy of this election order in each of the election precincts of said City and also at. the City Hall. That this notice of said election shall also be pub- lished on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper 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 applicable statutes of the State of Texas. -14- SECTION 14. That this ordinance, election order and notice 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 ATTESTA City lecretary of the City 0 F � ort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT Iq ROY A, BATEMAN, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 66449 duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at a regular session held on the 13th day of March, A. D. 1972, as same appears of record in the Office of the City Secretary. WITNESS MY HAND and the Official Seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, this the 13th day of March, A. D. 1972. CTty cretary of the �C tv ty f Fort Worth, Texas