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Home My WebLink AboutORD 34-J(moi}4..-`�., AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS," THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO LAY, BUILD, CONSTRUCT."(MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A STANDARD GAUGE RAILROAD TRACK IN THE CITY OF-BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS,'' FROlVI A POINT IN AUSTIN STREET SOUTH OF BLOCK 695, OF THE OLD TOWN OF BEAUMONT, CONNECTING WITH AND PARA- LLEL TO THE MAIN TRACK OF THE BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, NOW CONSTRUCTED IN SAID STREET AND RUNNING DOWN SAID AUSTIN STREET TO A POINT JUST BEYOND LOT No. 357 IN SAID BLOCK, AS SHOWN BY THE BLUE PRINT ATTACHED TO SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT SAID TRACK SHALL BE USED -ONLY AS AN INDUSTRY TRACK AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES THEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ACCEPTED IN WRITING BY SAID CORPORATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE PASSAGE THEREOF AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID INDUSTRY TRACK SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE FINAL PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AND THAT SAID BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL COMPANY, OR ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, SHALL PAY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE OF EACH YEAR THE SUM OF($25.00) TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS, 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 BEAU-- MONT AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1, Beaumont Wharf and Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby granted the right and franchiselto lay, build, construct, maintain and operate, at its own expense, a standard gauge railroad track along, over and upon Austin Street, from a point in the main_ line.track of the Beaumont Wharf and Terminal Com- pany in'Austin Street at Track Chaining Station 25+56.41 to a point just beyond Lot. No. 357, in Block No. 69, a distance of approximate- ly 343 feet, as more accurately shown by the blue print hereto attached marked "Exhibit A" and made a part of this ordinance. The line of said proposed railway being indicated by the red lines drawn on said blue print. Section 2. The track to be laid, built, constructed, maintained and operated under the terms and conditions of this ordinance shall be -2 - 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. Section 3. The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the expressed condition that the said grantee shall, within thirty days after the passage and approval of this ordinance, file "with the City Clerk of Beaumont its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. Unless the Beaumont Wharf and Terminal Company, its success- ors or assigns, shall construct, build, lay and complete for the pur- pose 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 socompleted, this ordinance shall become null and void and of no force and effect. Section 5. This ordinance and the rights and privileges therein grant- ed are subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, and said privilege and franchise hereby granted shall continue in force for a period of ten years from and after the date of said grantee's acceptance of the terms hereof. Section 6. As reasonable compensation for the rights and privileges granted by this ordinance, grantee agrees and obligates itself and its successors and assigns, to pay to the City of Beaumont on or before the first. day of June of each year after the taking effect of this ordinance, the sum of TWENTY-FIVE AND N01100 DOLLARS ($25.00). Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission, this the 14th day of June, A. Dm 1932, Sal N R, i tV of Beaumont. E:,T T_1 — T L L'i D A -C,_1 1. 0.['PT n T GRA7`TT7J"1C_3 TO T -Z J. 121 L 4." H r' iii?m S AG'T,'- T i-11.IG_7,T A-,' D ?, Ell VT L Elr-7 TO Tax.LDU7r f) CO 1,*1 L'71-t1i ',,'T -r J �T 0-,'--' TRAc,'K !11 CIT -Y (J -F D 'J"ONTY COU1M,, TEXAS., 01., -T E L _0 L 0 C _L�, 69 M�'T r U) 7 C 1- T.d OLS D TO OF '111]1.-UTJCONT.� CION1,11ECTINIC; PA LA - o. E; AT I T R P� C K 0 1311E B i �, A � T n ED 7 'r C,ii iiij EZ TO 7. 7 11U! 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S,,,�..D DNAU7rO!',T pg, T AITID ASSIG`�-S 0_R r- JCc_,-SSORS SHALL PAY TO THIE, CITY OF BEAT ALL -J-'- 01-1 TIIE�J FIR, -IT i.JU- - 0 P , L. .0 " OF (425-0 FIVE 7,1111 DAY 0 F J014E OF EACH YZ_'.A,, T__AZ <7 ,-- L),� -I , rl S Y E CO_'17)E1\1SDAT1M! FOR THEL I _�T I P P IRE A S'- VT A111 -D PBLCIVIDTJI'�" THAT 0 2_1 1SAID FRA�',CIIIT HAT�_,- Bill S)U_21J`I�CT S 7J, 17 F r"O T.F-1 E r•S r AND C'O!�IDIT_' OF THE CITY (7_ FLT OF TE v", C! Os BEAU- MONT AMD SH-LI-iL EXIST !JR A _?aZIOD OF MT YEARS. BE IT O.1--LDAI1,tED EY -TIIIIE CITY COT-rISLSION OF THE CITY' OF BB.P_rJT;AONT: vection ection 1. Beaumont 71 -ba -r -J-7 nTe=-InFntsv.•-,s l Coy, is uccD,3:rand assigns., is hereby grantecl the right and Jc', an chi's e to lay, build., construct., maintain. eand operate at its own- empense a stmmdard g -u,r-,e rai a 1 r -n ad. track allom7,, over and upon Aus tin C) f'r'om a point in- the main line track of the Beaumont ..,ha-rf and Terica*l.nal - Commany in Aust -in Street at Track- Chaininf:., i�t2-tion 25-56.1,.,to a point just beyond Lot. No. 357., in Block No. 69., a distaace of ap _ proximate-ly 343 feet., as accurately sco,�,,_n by the blue print hereto attached. Marked "E'7hibit A" and made -a part of tl�iis ar(finance. The line of said proposed rail spray being indicated by the red lines draym on said blue print. Section 2. The track to be laid, built, constructed., Eniaintained mad oPer,qJL-,,0,,._1 un(�er the ten-iis and conditions of' this ordinance shall be used only as an industrial track., that Is for the purpose .-,)f a_+_'fc)rd_ ino, -Ioadinc- uriloadin;� a,.,:-.Ld s-,.-.,,!tch-Tn�q, fa P,t it, n� L C___ 1-L -- to 0-nd incustrial ent-3r_L)r1S_S 7 Tocate, or he.-eafter tx,, oe locate(] in t1h e Vi ci-L Uy of said track. Section- 3. D L,. r e F, - -,L The for-.�going rights and privileg�)s :� r 211 " e d upon the expressed condition t-lliat the said grantee shall,, Adthin thirty days after the passage and approval- of this ordinance,, fjlC �'Titll t'�-Ie City Cler'k, of Beaumont its ,,!ritten acceptance of this ord.,T_nar'i_,Ce_,_ secti OIL J,. Unless tho Beaunion-'L-1 VVharf and Ter-iinal Company'. its success- ors and assims, shad... construct, 1, .1 4:.> Zu , build., lay and complet- for t, purpose of operating Vie tracl,_ herein contemmlat-ed vvithin t;;.-elve months e a c c mo t an ce 11 a _. . aft -e-2 the final passaC and T,)I"bl ' ce tJ 011 Of thi s orclinanc e, t1hen to the e - tent nic' -15hs., track s". . - i .- -,orqp,_�,eted., th-ts oi�dinanco, shall Lq-1 i d d e-ff become null and void o.�' no force an e c ti on 5. This ordinance and the rights and privileges th,.�)rein , granted are subject to all of the. terms and -provisions of the Charter of tho'City of Beaumont, and said privilege and franchise hereby granted shall continue in forc-e for a period of ten year :-- from. and after the date of said grantees acceptance of the terms "hereof. * Section 6. As reasonable co?nipensation for the rights and pr'ivilegbs granted by this ordinance, granteez a-grees and obligates itself and its successors and assign,s., to pay to the City of Beaumont on or before the first day of June of-each,year after the taking; eff r:,ct of t1his ordinance t1le su�,,ri of TGIaT.,STY-FIVE AND N10/100 DOLL 'r AiS (,1u'-,25-00). Passed by the affirotiative vote of all me-.-Ebers of the City Conrmission, t' cis the l4th day of June, A. D. 1932. E. A. Fletcher 11CAYOR, City - of Beamont. &PPROVED AS 13 MI;M-. John D. - Ri en stra Asst,- City Attorney E OF TEXAS F JEFFERSON CITY OF BEAUMONT a IRaymond Edmonds, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont., Texas., 'do hereby certify -that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Ordinancepassed by the C-1 ty Commi ssi-on. of the City of. Beaumont on June 14,,' 1932, and recorded in Vol. .6. Page 963, Minutes of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont. Given under my hand and seal of the Ci ty of Beaumont .!.:T!axas,. this the 9th day of Aprilp A. D. 1938. City Clerk-,. City of Beaumonit.. Texas.