Ordinance No. 142n
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ORDINANCE NO. 142
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 session at the City Hall within said City
on the _� day of s::.a 1952, with -the following
members present, to -wit:
.T. A. Ward Mayor
R. R. RPrprprnn Councilman, District 1
W. F. Pawl PCR Councilman, District 2
Campbell Councilman, District 3
Councilman, District 4
R. H. Pr„Pt* Councilman, District 5
,,r. n. RPPirPS Councilman, District 6
Mrs. Edna Oliver
Cityi'Clerk
when the following business was transacted:
The Mayor introduced an ordinance which was read in full.
Councilman u_ m_ f'amnhall made a motion that the ordinance be
adopted as read. The Motion was seconded by Councilman
P_ H_ p=1]6t+ and carried by the following vote: AYES: Mayor
Councilmen RPrgprnn T,a wl PCs ,
N_ M Ca hpll Pril tA, and
W, T1_ RPPVPG 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 APRIL 26, 1952
WHEREAS, there was held in the City of Baytown, Texas, on
the 26th day of April, 1952, an election at which was submitted
to the duly qualified resident electors of said City who own tax-
able property within said City and who had duly rendered the same
for taxation the following propositions, to -wit:
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PROPOSITION NO. ONE
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF"BAYTOWN BE
AUTHORIZED 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
BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE'NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND
ONE -HALF PER CENT (4 -1/2%) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PUR-
POSE 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 MA-
TURE.
PROPOSITION NO. TWO
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOU-
SAND DOLLARS ($525,000.00), MATURING SERIALLY WITH-
IN 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 PUR-
POSE 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;
WHEREAS, there were cast at said election 2,295 votes,
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
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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873
votes
1,422
votes
549
votes
839
votes
1,449
votes
610
votes
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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:
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 unfavor-
ably to the issuance of the bonds described in each of said prop -
ositions and that a majority of the qualified voters voting at
said election have voted against the issuance of the bonds de-
scribed in each of said propositions.
PASSED and APPROVED this / day of , 1952.
ATTEST:
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