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Home My WebLink AboutORD 38-Xu21 AN G_, DINAI•TC E ENTITLED AN Cw�.DINANCE GiLANTING GULF, COLO .ADO AND SANTA FE _RAIL-\ AY C_;MPANY AND THE GULF AND INTE__- STATE _SAIL'.;"AY CC1,I13ANY 0_7 T'-.'vAS A -,:_�,ANCri1_OzIGh-1-T TC r,/IAINTAIN AND- 0 P-:1 A T Z AN Ili?L JS TJ Y T--'-" AC K F %r A POINT ,-'\T THTEI_z 1vIAIN LINE T _-_A;CK AT CHAIl`TING STATION 3697+57. 2 IN BL, -CK NO. 44 Cis, VAN ADDITION TO THE CITY 0_- BEAUNICINT, UNNING NC_?.Tii-TASTE SLY ACi�03SS VICTC .IA AVENUE =77N \'THAT IS CCMMTC1\TLY KNG'ivN AND T=SIGI`TAT= AS ALL=•Y ",R TN T E _TING SAID ALLEY AT THE NG='_TI EAS T.E zLY .LINE., .0 `' ITIS T O_:1IA AVENUE BET -WEE N B CNI IAM AND C_�(__,CKETT AND CONTINUING 7'O VI`T AT,LE Y AC -;CSS :ZAIL.=LCAT AVENUE A_1\TD 1I0LMES AVENUE TO Tr_E SCUTH-V7Z ;TERLY LINE C_- A__:.CHIE AVENUE, A DIS"TAMC=F_ C.F 1179 T'EET IN ALL, AS IS BY THI.E PAINT AT TACHET-) TO THIS G=�DINANCE, P C)VIDING ALSO THAT SAIL T_IACK IS ANI; SHALL BE USED CNLY AS. AI•I INDUSTRY T.RACK, AND P �C- VII-DING FUaT_H_'Ea THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVIL1'G17,,S HEREIN G_IAI�ITL'D SI A=ALL E F� ACCEPTED IN 'v'r_?ITII�IG BY GUT ., , CCLG:.ZA1 O AND SANTA YE ,AILv\TAY COMPANY AND THE GULF AID INTE11- S TAT ' AIL 5,1' A.Y C OlaIPANY OF TE—AS, 'sT''ITHIN T II-�ZTY (30) DAYS AFTE THE PASSAGE AN]:. APPR`:VAL OF THIS C DMI1vANCE: AND ALSG _r. RCVIDING THAT GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAIL- �'�AY -AY AND T= E GULF AND INTER -STATE ;AILv!,AY CC 1vIPANY 01 TE'' AS SHALL PAY T() THE .CITY CF BEAUI.rICNTT ANNUALLY ,LY CN TI-1EFI: ;.S T DAY C,-' JULY Gr .EACK Y F.A_Z T- IE SUhi CF FIFTY A �iD N\ --,I100 DCLLA_-S (,";50. 00) AS REASONABLE iCCIvIPENSATICN FCR TKE P?.IVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEPE, BY GRANTED AND P1IOVIDING I U Tr_ THAT THE F- ANCHISE SMALL BESUBJECT TC. THE TE_?M ANL CONDITICNS' OF THE CITY CKA\RTE'_t C_a THE CITY CF BEAUMIO'NT ANL SMALL EXIST FC -R A PE .ICD G_i TELT (10) YEAR -S F 1ROM AND AFTEI;. JUNE 14-, 1952. BE IT C-.DAII`IED BY THE CITY CT BEAU1.,ICNT: Section 1. Gulf, olorado and anta_F e Railway Company and The Gulf and Inter - State .:1\ailway Company of Texas, its and their successors and assigns, are hereby granted the right and franchise to maintain and operate at their own expense a standard gauge railroad track across Victoria Avenue and over, along and upon Jefferson Alley in said City of Beaumont, beginning at a point on the main track of The Gulf and Inter -State Pailv,way Company of Texas at Track Chaining Station 3697+57. 2 in Block 451, Van �T�l ormer Addition to the City of Beaumont, Texas, and running Northeasterly on a 20 degree curve to the left, 188. 0 feet to the end of said curve, crossing Victoria Avenue and entering said alley at the Northeast- erly line of Victoria Avenue between Bonham and Crockett Street, continuing tangent down the center line of said alley 991 feet across Railroad Avenue and Holmes Avenue to the Southwesterly line of Archie Avenue, 1179 feet in all, as shown on print attached 'hereto, narked "Exhibit All and made a part hereof, the line of said railroad track being indicated by real line drawn on said print. -1- J Section 2 The track now on said right of way which is to be maintained and operated under the terms and conditions of this ordinance, shall be used only as an indus- trial track, that is, for the purpose of affording loading, unloading, and switch- ing facilities to commercial and industrial enterprises now located or hereafter to be located in the vicinity of said track. Section 3 The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the expressed condi- tion that the said grantees shall, within thirty (30) days after the passage and approval of this ordinance, file with the Gity Clerk of the City of Beaumont their written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4 This ordinance and the rights and privileges therein granted are subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, and said privileges and franchise hereby granted shall continue in force for a period of ten (10) years from and after the 14th day of June, 1952. Section 5 As reasonable compensation for the rights and privileges granted by this ordinance, grantees agree and obligate themselves and their successors and assigns, to pay to the City of Beaumont on or before the first day of July of each year after the taking effect of this ordinance, the sura of Nifty and No/100 Dol- lars ($50.00). PASSED by the City vouncil, this the 6/�day of 1952. - MA Y 13. - -2- I, City Clerk of the ;ity o" Beaumont, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Beaumont in session i-1eid , 1952. GIVEN UNDER IVLY HA11 D AND SEAL OF THE CITY Gia' B.EAUMONT, tizis the day of 1952• City Clerk -3- GALVESTON, TEXAS, August S, 1952• To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas. The GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY and THE GULF AND INTERSTATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS hereby sig- nify and file in writing their acceptance of an ordinance passed by your honorable body on the 22nd day of July, 1952, entitled - "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF AND INTERSTATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS A FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN INDUSTRY TRACK FROM A POINT ON THEIR MAIN LINE TRACK AT CHAINING STATION 3697+57.2 IN BLOCK NO., ".OF THE VAN WORMER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, RUNNING NORTHEASTERLY ACROSS VICTORIA AVENUE DOWN WHAT IS C%1MONLY KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS "JEFFERSON ALLEY",..ENTERING.SAID ALLEY AT THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF VICTORIA AVENUE BETWEEN'BONHAM AND CROCKETT STREETS AND CONTINUING DOWN JEFFERSON ALLEY ACROSS RAILROAD AVENUE AND HOLMFS AVENUE TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF ARCHIE AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 1179 FEET IN ALL, AS IS SHOWN BY THE PRINT ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING ALSO THAT SAID TRACK IS AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS IN INDUSTRY TRACK, AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ICCEPTED IN WRITING BY GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF AND INTER-STATE'RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, WITH- IN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND ALSO PROVIDING THAT GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF AND INTER -STATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS SHALL PAY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR THE SUM OF FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS 050.00) AS REASONABLE COMPENSA- TION OMPENSgTION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEREBY GRANTED AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF.THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS FROM AND AFTER JUNE 14 1952•" GULF, -COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY By �— s Land & Tax Commissioner THE GULF AND INTER -STATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, By 7 Its Land & Tax Commissioner PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON Before ' me, the undersigned authority,. personally appeared R. A. Bean who, being by me duly sworn, says that the f o r e g o i n g and attached e ga I. Notice was published.on the: following dates: JULY 30, A. D., 19 �2 in the BEAUMONT J'O-urnaI a daily newspaper printed and published atBeaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. SUBSCRIBED and sworn., to 'before me, this the -.day' of A. A .19 �Y NOTUY. IC in and for Jeffmm Corny Tessa ti G A 4 `ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE linruv ING GULF" AND SANTA G I,F AND INTERS ATE -RAILWAY H COMPANY_ 0V ISA FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AND OPER- ATE AN INDIISTRY TRACK FROM A POINT ON THEIR MAIN LINE TRACK AT CHAINING STATION 197 57.2 IN . "OWI 44 OF THE VAN WORM- ER ADDITION TO TILE CITY' 01' - RAIIMONT; NUMN NO C IiEAST- E- ACROSS VICTORIA AVE DOWN WHAT •IS COMMONLY KNOWN AND DESIGNATED. AS "JEF- FERSON ALLEY.". ENTERING SAID •ALLEY AT THE NORTHEASTER'L'Y j . LINE-OF�VICTORI �'AVEMCNUEKET 22 3 r I i