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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 33-Ji I AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND GULF, BEAUMONT AND KANSAS CITY RAILWAY COM- PANY,) ITS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO CONSTRUCT, LAY, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A STANDARD GAUGE RAILROAD TRACK IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY; TEXAS, .ALONG AND ACROSS NECHES STREET, AND SO MUCH OF THE ALLEY RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH BLOCK NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) OF THE VAN WORMER ADDITION AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID TRACK, THE CENTER LINE OF WHICH WILL BE EIGHTEEN (18) INCHES FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY THROUGH SAID BLOCK NO. 17; SAID TRACK LEAV- ING BLOCK NUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) OF THE VAN WORMER ADDITION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE AND EIGHT TENTHS (171.8) FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF CROCKETT STREET AND ENTERING BLOCK NO. 17 OF THE VAN WORMER ADDITION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE AND FIVE TENTHS (161.5) FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF CROCKETT STREET, AND DESCRIBED UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID FRANCHISE. BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAU1,01IZ' Section 1. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company and Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railway.Gomp any, its and their successors and assigns, are hereby granted the right, privilege and franchise to construct, lay, maintain and operate at their own expense a standard gauge railroad track over and across Neches Street, enter- ing the west line of Neches Street at a point one hundred seventy- one and eight tenths (171.8) feet south of the south line of Crock- ett Street, crossing Neches Street on a fifteen degree reverse curve, leaving Neches Street at a point on the east line of Neches Street one hundred sixty-one and five tenths (161.5) feet south of the south line of Crockett Street and on reaching tangency running parallel to and with its center line one and five tenths (1.5) feet south of the north line of the south half. of Block No. 17, Van Worm- er Addition to the west line of Park Street, substantially as indicated by the red lines shown on the blue print hereto attached, marked"Exhi- bit A" and hereby referred to and made a part hereof. Section 2. The track to be laid, built, constructed, 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 afford- ing loading, unloading and switching facilities to commercial and industrial enterprises now located or hereafter to be located in the vicinity of said track, and will be so constructed, operated and maintained as to interfere as little as possible with the use by the public of said street and alley. Section 3. The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the expressed condition that the said grantees shall, within thirty (30) days after the passage and approval of this ordinance; file with the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont their written accept- ance of this ordinance. Section 4'. Unless, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company and Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railway Company, its and their successors and assigns, shall construct, build, lay and complete for the purpose of operating the track herein contemplated within twelve months after the final passage, acceptance and publication of this ordinance, then to the extent of the track not so completed, this ordinance shall become null and void and of no force and effect. Section 5. 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 date of said Grantees' acceptance of the terms hereof. Section 6. 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 sum of Twenty-five and No/100 Dollars (25.00). Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission, this the 14th day of June, A. D. 1932. NIA , i of Beaumont.