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Home My WebLink About429 Ordinancean election be held in the City~ notice is ms follows,: ~otien was carried and the STATE 0F TEXAS O OU~TY O~ iL~LE NOTICE OF E.IEOTt0N To all QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE 0ITY OF PLAINVIE~, TEXAS, OWN TAX.&BLE PROPERTY IN S~ID OITY~ AND ~THO HAVE DULY REITDERED THE S~ ~OR TA)L%T I ON: TAEE NOTICE that ~ election will be held on the ~0th day of AUgust 19~8, in the City of Plainview, Texas, to determine whether or not the City Council of the 0ity of Pl~inview, Texas, shall be muthorized to issue bonds of said city in the aggregate sum of Fort~ Six Thousand Dollars 000.00) to bear interest at the rate of Four per cent (~%) per annum, payable %pril 1, 19~9, a~_d semi-annually thereafter, b ~ 19~1 to 1950 inclusive, for the maturing serially 0otc er~.l, purpose of constructing and equipping ~ city hall and purchase of si~ therefor, and for construction ~nd improvement of Streets ~n such city a~ follows: ~City Hall .......... $~8,000.00 ~treet Improvements 10,~00,00 and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and to provide a sinking fund with which to pay the principal at maturity, ~nd w~ich election was duly called and ordered by that certain ordin~uce of the City Council of the City of Plain- view, Texas, passed ~nd adopted by said Oit~ Council on the llth day of August, 1938, w~ich ordinance ~s made a part of this notice and is, in wor~s and figures as follows, to-wit: AN ORDINANOE BY THE CITY COUNCIL O~ THE CITY OF PI~INVIE~, TEX~S, CALLING A/{ E~CTION ON THE~ QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF DITY HALL BONDS IN ~tOUNT O~ $38,000.00 ~ STREET I}~PROVF~NT BONDS IN A~0UNT OF $10,000.00, TO BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF FOUR PER CENT PER ~_NNU~, ~ATUR~ IEG Ai~D THE LEVY O~~ A TAX SU~FI~IF/~T TO PAY THE INTEP~EST ON SAID BOEDS AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND ¥~ITH V~HIOH TO PAY THE PRINO~IPAL AT bL%TURITT~ THE PR00EEDS OP SUOH BONDS TO BE USED POE THE i~RPOSE 0F CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPP, ING A 0iTY HALL ~ITHIN THE CITY 0F PLAI~IEW, TEXAS .%/~D THE PURCHASE 0F SITE THERF~0R A3~D FOR CONSTRUCTION AND I~?~?ROVED~NT 0F STP~EETS 0P SUCH CITY: AND DECI~RING AN EI~ERGENCY WHE~AS, the City Council of the City of Plain- view, Texss, deems it advisable to issue bonds of the said City for the purposes hereina£ter mentioned, THEREFORE, BE IT 0~OAI/~ED BY THE CiTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY PLAiNViE%¥: That an election be held on the ~0th day of Aug- us~t, 1958, at which election the following propositions shall be submitted: PROPOSITION I. flhall the City Council of the City of Plainview, Tex- as, be authorized to issue the bonds of the City of Plainview~ Texas, in the sum of Thirty Si~ Thousand Dollars ($Z6,000,~00) bearing interest at the raie of Four per cent (~%) Per an~mun, maturing serially Oct- ober l, I9~1 to 19B0, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund with which to pay the principal at maturity, for the purpose of constructing and equipping a city hall within the City of Plainview, Texas hnd purchase of1 site therefor, as authorized by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Tex~s? PROPOS IT ION II. ~lt the 0ity Council of the City of Plsinview, Tex- sys, be authorized to issue the bonds of the City of Pl~inview, Texas, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($!0,00~.00) bearing interest at the rate of Four per cent (~%) per annum, maturing serially October l, 19~l to 19~0, and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the inter- est on s~id bonds and provide a sinking fund with %~ich to pay the principal at maturity, for the p~pese of construction and improvement of streets of the City of ]?l~minview, Te~f as authorized by the Cons~'$u~tion and t~ws of the State of Texas? II. Said election _shall be held at City Hail in said City and t~e following named persons are hereby appoint- ed officers to hold said election: S. Y~. ~ieharg ..... N~nager Judge ~rs. Guy. Jacob ........... Judge DMs, Z. G, Wayland ....... _Clerk tirs. Z.. J., Halbert,, ........ Olerk III.~ That said~ election shall be held under the pro- visions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, ~n.d the Charter of the 0ity of Plain?iew, and only qualified electors of the City of Plainview w~o own taxable property in said City ~d who have duly rendered the s~e for taxation shall be qualified to vote. IVo That all voters who favo~ the foregoing proposition to issue bonds for the ~rpose of constructing and equipping a city hall and purchase o£ site therefor, ;shall have written or printed on their ballots, the w~ds: ~,OR THE ISSUANCE O~ BO~DS ~OR T~ ~PO~E O~ CON~RUOTING 1~ E~UIPP~G A CITY ~ZZ ~D ~CH~E O~ SITE T~FOR. A~ T~ These opposi~ s~ll have ~itten o~ printed on thei~ b~llets, the words: "AGA~ST THE ISSUANCE O~ BO~S ~OR T~ ~RPOSE O~ OONSTRUOT*~ I~ ~ E~NIPP~G A OlTY ~ ~D ~0~ OF SITE T~- ~OR. ~at all voters who f~v.r the fo~egoi~ proposition ~o isle bonds for the purpose~ ~f constr et~o~:~d ~p~ovement o~ mtreets shall have written or printed on their ballots, the ~'~OR THE ISSUANOE OF BO~S FOR TF~ P~POS~ OF CONSTRUCTION ~D I~O~;~ O~ ST~ET~ ~ THE ~ OB~ A T~ IN PAY- ~NT T~O~" 'Those~ opposi~ shall have written or prinSed on their ballots the words: ~'AGAINST T~ ISSUanCE OP BO~S FOR T~ ~RPOSE O~ CONSTRUCT ION ~ Ilf~O~T OF STRUTS A~ THE ~7~E'~ OF A T~ IN V. The ~er of holdi~ said election shall be govern- ed by the laws o~ the State of Texas regulating~elections. VI. That notice o~ s~id election shall be given by post- i~ ~d publication o~ a copy of this order. ~ Said notice shmlt be posted in each O~ the election pr~i~ts herein ~esi~ated. ~d mt the City H~i. net less th~ fo~te~ ~1~) days prior to ~e date cn which said election is t. b. held. ~d be published on the same d~ in each of two succe~i~ ~eks. in The ~ ~a~iew ~eni~ Herald _,~ a newspaper o~ ge~ral circulat- ion published in the City of Plainview, ~e first off said public- atio~t~o be made net less th~ f~rteen {t&) days prior to the day set for said,~ection. VII. The fact that the ~ediate passage ~d adoption of this ord~ee is necessary flor the~ prese~ation of public peace, property, health and safety, demand that the rules requiring ordin- autos to be read on more tha~ one date before final passage be sus- pended aud such rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance is adopt-, ed as a~ emergency measure to take effect and be in force immediate- ly upon its passage and approval. PASSED ~D APPROVED this llth day of August, 1938 ~tte st: Tom Shelton ~iayor, City o£ Plain~iew, Texas, City off Plainview, lotion made by ~ W, Kiker ~ad seconded by Z, ~, Progge that the City accept the-offer smd proposal made by Brown-Crumpet ~o~pany to hsmdle ail legal work and purchase the bonds in the amo~mut of $~6,000.00 at par with accrued interest at ~%semi-aunu- ally Droposed to be issued for the construction of a City Hall and the construction and improvement of streets in the City of Plain- vi~ and the ~yor and City Secreta~[ are authorized te execute the necessary contracts~for said wo~Z and purchase, Said motion was carried by unamieus vote. ~2[~ made by ~, W. Kiker seconded by C, H. Hancock that the City procure an option to ~rchase the North half Zot No. ~ in Block ~l, town of P~ai=~iew, Hale Co~mty, Texas and the one-half interest in the party ~,all located on line between lot~s six and 7 from ~Ms. Adella Drew for a period of six months at a cash price of ~2,500.00 and an option to purchase the east 100 feet of lot 8 and the east 108 ~et of the south half of V in block ~1 original town of~Plai=~iew, HaIe County, Texas, from A. G. Himn et al for a period of 6 months at a price of $5000.00 and that the [ayor, TOm ~helton, be authorized to exe- cuts such option contracts. Said motion was carried by unamious voze. Plainview, Texas August llth, 1938. To the Honorable ~yor and City Council, 0ity of Plainview, Plainview. Texas. Gent lemon: For your legally issued bonds in the amo~Aut of $46,000.00 issued for the following purposes: $~6~000,00 0ity Hall, ~turing: $2,000,00 each year October l, 1941, ~942 4,000.00 October l, 1943, 6,000.00 October 2,000.00 October 1, 1945, 5,000.00 October l, 1946, 6,000,00 October l, 194~, 3,000,00 October l, 1948, 3,000.00 October l, 19~9, 3,000.00 0ctober i, 1950; and