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Home My WebLink AboutORD 12-Y"� AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA.IE RAIWAY COMPANY,. ITS SUCCESSORS AND- ASSIGNS,.. THE. -FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK OF STAN- DARD GAUGE OVER. AND ACROSS..RAILROAD AVENUE AND TO OPERATE ITS: TAA.MS AND CARS . TFIEREON . FOR TEN (10) YEARS;; SAID SPUR .OR SWITCH.TRACK LEAVES THE WEST LINE-OF_BLOCK.2Z OF -VAN WORT ER. -ADDITION T0. THS& CITY OF BEAUMONT,- WHICH IS ALSO THE EAST -LINE OF RAILROAD AVMM .AND RUNS IN A.WESTERLY DIRECTION -ACROSS RAILROAD AVENUE TO THE WEST .LINE OF RAIL ROAD AVENUE WHERE IT -ENTERS THE.NORTHEAST PORTION OF BLOCK FIFTY-FIVE.(55) OF -SAID VAN WORMER ADDITION, AS.SHOWN BY RED LINE ON_PRINT HERETO ATTACHED, MARKED EXHIBIT "A" AND MADE -A PART OF -THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING -FURTHER THAT SAID GULF, COLORADO AND.SANTA.FF RAILWAY COMPANY, OR ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, SHALL PAY.TO-THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ANNUALLY ON THE_FIRST.DAY OF -JUNE OF EACH -YEAR THE SUBS OF FIFTY DOLL ARS ($50.00) AS. RSASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE .PRIVIISGE _ AND_ FRANCHISE THEREBY GRANTED; AND PRO- VIDING -FURTHER THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TIS CITY CHARTER OF.THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT., Section 1 That Gulf, Colorado and Santa 3b Railway Company; its successors and, assigns, .is hereby granted the right and fran- chise to maintain and operate at its own expense, over and across Railroad Avenue in the City of Beaumont, a spur or switch track of standard gauge_'and to operate its trains and cars thereon for a period of Ten Years (10) . Said _ spur or switch track is a continuation of a track now existing in the rear. of Block Twenty-two (22) of said Van Wormer Addition which is fourteen (14) feet Northwesterly from the center line of main track of Gulf, Colorado and Santa -Fe Railway Company to the Crockett Street depot, and runs in a Westerly direction across Railroad Avenues where it enters the Northeast portion of Block Fifty-five (55) -of said 'Wormer Addition„ as shown by red line on print; hereto .attached., marked Exhibit "A" and made. a part.of this ordinance. Section 2 The spur or switch track which is to be maintained and operated under the terms and conditions of this ordinance shall be used only as an industrial track; that is, for the purpose of affording loading, unloading and switching facilities to commercial and industrial enterprises now located or hereafter to be located in the vicinity of; said track. Section 3 �.. No cars of any kind shall be allowed to stand on the portion of said switch track which is,in the public streets of' the. City of Beaumont. Section The Grantee hereunder shall keep up and maintain a crossing over said track 'satisfactory.to the City Engineer of the City of Beaumont, and upon the failure of said Grantee,at.any time to keep said crossing and said switch track in a condition satisfactory to the City Engineer, the City of Beaumont shall have the right , to remove said track from ' its streets and to collect the costs thereof from the Grantee herein. Section This ordinance is passed subject to the Charter and ordinances of the City of Beaumont, and all future charters and ordinances that may be pas sed thereunder. 2'- Section 6 = The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the express condition that said Grantee, its successors and assigns, shall, within thirty (30) days after the final passage of this ordinance, file with the City Secretary its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 7 As reasonable compensation for .the rights and privileges granted by this ordinance, Gulf, Colorado and Santa 3b Railway Company agrees and obligates.itself and its successors and assigns to pay to the City of Beaumont on or before the first day of rune of each year after .the taking effect of this ordinance, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Section 8 This ordinance shall go into effect from and after its passage, filing of the acceptance, and ,shall continue for a period of Ten Years (10), unless annulled sooner as provided in said ordinance. PASSED by the City Council, this the o'14t�-day of - 3 - 1 C/"Ocx-eff �— No. cJ v/.3-Z- /Vo.G°VSs 54- VAN, WOR ER AD,91TION� 3 �� No. /4 \ \U z- BSL 6W. Ti -N NOAH TEV/S SURVEY Bo le Vol Se c. /-A Fexos Vo/ MoP V / - S -1A I C, Vi R NPe 0 22 o _,/V,,0..28 To CrOcAell Sf G &I Moih Depo/ Alb . /z Sf EXI�ILX T �t rr TO Ordinonce From CITY OF BE4UM0/V7; TEXAS To GUL F, COL ORAD O AND SANTA FE RA IL WA Y COMPANY Fo r Fronchlse R.9hts for Troch Across Roi/rood Avenue At Beoumonl , ,7elTerzon Counfy , TexOS CEO GAL VES TON, TEXAS NOVEMBER .Z/ , ID52 SCALE : /" = /00" C. E. G No. C- 2 —30,3:5o AP,proveod by ------ ----------------------- FOR CN/EF ENG/NEER E q INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS Date: January 9, 1953 To: Mrs. Willie J. Brockman, City Manager From: Subject: George E. Murphy, City Attorney Santa Fe Railway Company Franchise Renewals. COMMENT: Attached hereto are three (3) renewals of franchises submitted by the Santa Fe Railway Com- pany, the location of each franchise shown on the sketch attached. It appears from the locations that all tracks are spurs or industrial lead tracks. This renewal is for a period of ten (10) years at a rental of $50.00 per year on each. Gal: h attach -3 Ge rge E. Murphy City Attorney f� i -7/r 3. ter; 1 f� r Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company G. E. SCHULER, Land and Tax Commissioner S. A. WRIGHT, Asst. Land and Tax Commissioner T. J. MAGEE, Tax Investigator O. W. MURPHY, Tax Investigator LAND AND TAX DEPARTMENT Renewal of Beaumont Ordinances. Galveston, Texas, April 29, 1953 �t� Mr. Jas. T. Garrard, City Clerkq Beaumont, Texas, I am returning the. three acceptances of Beaumont ordinances passed on Feb. 249 19539 which were attached to your acknowledgment of receipt of the accept- ances. I presume these acceptances are to be filed with the original ordinances on file in your office. G .E .Schuler / J RITECEVED OFFICE OF CITY CLERK BEAU'LMONT, TEXAS -V11Vuu� GALVESTONq TEXAS, March 20, 1953 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the CITY OF BEAUMONT 9 TEXAS. BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY hereby signifies and files in writing its acceptance of an ordinance passed by your honorable body on the 24th day of Februaryq 1953, entitled: °AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY1 ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK OF STANDARD GAUGE OVER AND ACROSS AUSTIN AND NECHES STREETS TO CONNECT ITS TRACK WITH A SWITCH TRACK ON THE PROPERTY OF THE COALE LUMBER COMPANY AND TO OPERATE ITS TRAINS AND CARS THEREON FOR TEN (10) YEARS; SAID SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK TO CONNECT WITH THE MAIN TRACK OF THE SOUTH BRANCH OF SAID BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, NEAR WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE NORTH SIDE OF AUSTIN STREETS AND TO RUN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AUSTIN STREET ,TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY OF COALE LUMBER COMPANY9 WHERE IT SHALL ENTER SAID PROPERTY AS SHOWN BY RED LINE ON PRINT HERETO ATTACHED MARKED EXHIBIT •A' AND MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE; ALSO PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVIIEGES HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ACCEPTED IN WRITING BY BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE; ALSO PROVIDING THAT BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY SHALL PAY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ANNUALLY ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF'JUVE OF EACH YEAR THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS (650.00) AS REASONABLE -COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEREIN GRANTED AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SAID CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS. " BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY9 By and and Tax Commissioner rryy11 t �f GALVESTON, TEXAS, March 20.) 1953 To the Honorable -Mayor and City Council of the CITY OF BEAUMONT I TEXAS. The GULF, COWRADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY hereby signifies and files in writing its acceptance of an ordinance passed by your honorable body on the 2/+th day of February? 19539 entitled: ".AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY1 ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS THE FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK OF STANDARD GAUGE OVER AND ACROSS RAILROAD AVENUE AND TO OPERATE ITS TRAINS AND CARS THEREON FOR TEN (10) YEARS; SAID SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK LEAVES THE WEST LINE -OF BLOCK 22 OF VAN WORMER.ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT9 WHICH 'IS ALSO THE EAST LINE OF RAILROAD AVENUES AND RUNS IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS RAILROAD AVENUE TO THE WEST LINE OF RAILROAD AVENUE WHERE IT ENTERS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF BLOCK FIFTY-FIVE (55) OF SAID VAN WORMER ADDITION, AS SHOWN BY RED LINE ON PRINT HERETO ATTACHED, MARKED EXHIBIT tAt AND MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE: PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, OR ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS9 SHALL PAY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST-DAY OF JUNE OF EACH YEAR THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) AS REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE THEREBY.GRANTED; AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. u GULF, COLORADO -AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY,_ By s And and Tax Commissioner GALVESTON9.5EXAS, March 20, 1953 To the Honorable.Mayor and City Council of the CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS. BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY hereby signifies and files in writing its acceptance of an ordinance passed by your honorable body on the 24th day of Februaryq 19539 entitled: IIAN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO BEAU14ONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS9 THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO CONSTRUCTS LAY AND MAINTAIN A SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK OF STANDARD GAUGE OVER AND ACROSS:FRANKLIN STREET AND TO OPERATE ITS TRAINS AND CARS THEREON FOR TEN (10) YEARS; SAID SPUR OR SWITCH TRACK TO ENTER SAID FRANKLIN STREET AT A POINT NEAR WHERE THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY INTERSECTS THE NORTH- WESTERLY LINE OF FRANKLIN STREET; THENCE IN A.SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS SAID FRANKLIN STREETS AS SHOWN BY RED LINE ON --PRINT HERETO ATTACHED, MARKED EXHIBIT 'A' AND MAO A PART:OF_THIS ORDINANCE: PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID BEAUMONT WHARF _AND TERMINAL COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, SHALL PAY TO THE CTPY OF BEAUMONT, ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE OF EACH YEAR THE SUM 'OF FIFTY AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($50.00) AS REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEREBY GRANTED AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO 4HE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT7 AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS n BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, By d and Tax Commissioner-