Ordinance No. 1301
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ORDINANCE NO. 130
ORDINANCE - CANVASSING RETURNS AND DE-
CLARING RESULTS OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HARRIS
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, convened in
R=iIAr session at the City Hall within said City on the
28th day of November, 1951, with the following members present,
to -wit:
J.
A.
Ward
Mayor
W.
E.
Buelow
Councilman,
District 1
R.
B.
Bergeron
Councilman,
District 2
H.
M.
Campbell
Councilman,
District 3
M.
L.
Campbell
Councilman,
District 4
W.
D.
Reeves
Councilman,
District 5
R.
H.
Pruett
Councilman,
District 6
Mrs.
Edna Oliver
City Clerk
when the following business was transacted:
The Mayor introduced an.prdinance which was read in full.
Councilman M. L. Campbell made a motion that the ordinance
be adopted as read. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Bergeron and carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor
Ward, Councilmen:Buelow, Bergeron, Campbell, Campbell, Reeves and
Pruett. NOES,: None. The ordinance thus adopted follows:
ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF
SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,_
ON NO.�EMBEE-- 2'0 -,, 1951.
WHEREAS, there was held in the City of Baytown, Texas, on the
24th day of No- vetber, 1951, an election at which was submitted to
the duly qualified resident electors of said City who own taxable
property within said City and who had duly rendered the same for
taxation the following propositions, to -wit:
PROPOSITION NO. ONE
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE AUTHOR-
IZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($480,000.00),
MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE
OR DATES, AND BEARII(G INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR
AND ONE -HALF PER CEk�* .(4 -1/2%) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE CITY'S EXISTING
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX SUFFICIENT
TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO
CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF SAID BONDS AS
THEY MATURE.
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PROPOSITION NO. TWO
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE AUTHOR-
IZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($525,000.00),
MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40)-YEARS FROM THEIR DATE
OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR
AND ONE -HALF PER CENT (4 -1/2%) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE CITY'S EXISTING
WATERWORKS SYSTEM, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX SUFFICIENT TO
PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE
A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF SAID BONDS AS THEY
MATURE.
PROPOSITION NO. THREE
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE AUTHOR-
IZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00), MATURING
SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES,
AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -
HALF PER CENT (4- 1 /2%)'PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-
STRUCTING STORM SEWERS'FOR SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL
TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT AC-
CRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF
SAID BONDS AS THEY MATURE.
PROPOSITION NO. FOUR
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE AUTHOR-
IZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00), MATURING
SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES,
AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -
HALF PER CENT (4 -1/2%) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROADS, BRIDGES AND
STREETS WITHIN SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX SUF-
FICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES
AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF SAID
BONDS AS THEY MATURE;
WHEREAS, there were cast at said election 1,373 vote
of which number there were cast:
PROPOSITION NO. ONE
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $480,000 SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $480,000 SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM BONDS
MAJORITY AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $480,000
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS
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TSW votes
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votes
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PROPOSITION NO. TWO
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $525,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM
BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $525,000 WATERWORKS
SYSTEM BONDS
MAJORITY AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $525,000
WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS
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I� PROPOSITION NO. THREE
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 STORM SEWER BONDS 469 votes
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 STORM SEWER
BONDS
MAJORITY AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000
STORM SEWER BONDS
PROPOSITION NO. FOUR
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 STREET IMPROVE-
MENT BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE'OF $500,000 STREET
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
8C)6 votes
427 votes
votes
872 votes
MAJORITY AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000
STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS votes
as shown in the official election returns heretofore submitted to
this City Council and filed with the City Clerk; Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Baytown:
Section 1: That said election was duly called and notice thereof
given in accordance with law; that said election was held in the
manner required by law; that due returns of said election have been
made by the proper officers; that said election has resulted unfavo
ably to the issuance of the bonds described in each of said proposi
tions and that a majority of the qualified voters voting at said
election have voted against the issuance of the bonds described in
each of said propositions.
,,_,,--PASSED and APPROVED this 28th day of November, 1951•
r,C3ty of Baytown, Texas
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