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Home My WebLink AboutORD 45-AAN ORDINANCE. An odidance granting to the Texas & New Orleans Rail- road Company, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege to construct, lay and maintain a side or switch track of standard gauge over and along Main Street in the City of Beaumont and to operate its trains and cars there- on for a period of (®) years; said side or switch track to be laid along Main Street beginning at a mint about half way between Bowie and Fannin Streets and extend in a southerly direction across --Fannin Street, as per the red line indicated on the blue print attached hereto, and made a part of_this ordinance; prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled before said ordinance shall go into effect and the time limit for the construction of said track. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section I. That the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company is hereby granted the right and privilege to construct, lay and maintain at its own expense a side or switch track of standard gauge over and along 1lain Street in -the City of Beaumont and t�--- operate its trains and cars thereon for a period of e ( ) years; said side or switch track to be laid along Main Street b inning at a point about half way between Bowie and Fannin Streets and extend in a southerly direction ecross'E'annin Street, as per the red line indicated on the blue print attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance. Section 2. The side or switch track constructed, laid and main- tained under this ordinance shall be used only as an industrial track, it being understood that -the construction of -said track is._ only for the purpose of reaching commercial and industrial enteric prises located along and near said Fannin Street. Section 3, The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the express condition that said grantee, its successors or assigns shall within 30 days after the final passage of this ordinance file with the city secretary its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. Unless the grantee, its successors or assigns, if it accepts this or dinance,p.shall construct, lay and have completed - the track herein stipulated, within One Hundred and Twenty (120) days after the final passage and publication of this ordinance, then same shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Section 5. This ordinance is pasi�asubject to the charter of the city of Beaumont, all future charters, ordinances now in effect and all others that might be passed in the future. Section 6. This ordinance shall go into effect from and after its passage, filing -'of the acceptance, and publication, and shall continue for a ptxx period of years, Passed this 'the / i)`' day of March. 1917- City of Beaumont and to operate its.trains and cars there- on for a period of o^i40) years; said side or switch track to be laid along Main Street beginning at a mint about half way between Bowie and Fannin Streets and extend in a southerly direction across'F annin Street, as per the red line indicated on the blue print attacied hereto and made a part of.this ordinance; prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled before said ordinance shall go into effect and the time limit for the construction of said track. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section I. That the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company is hereby granted the right and privilege to construct, lay and maintain at its own expense a side or switch track of standard gauge over and along .Main Street in.. the City of Beaumont and t�-- operate its trains and cars thereon for a period of e (2:a-) years; said side or switch track to be laid along Main Street b6g9in.ning at a point about half way between Bowie and Fannin Streets and extend in a southerly direction across'Yannin Street, as per the red line indicated on the blue print attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance. Section 2. The side or switch track constructed, laid and main- tained under this ordinance shall be used only as an industrial t.rack,_it being understood that the construction of said track is__ __ only for the purpose of reaching commercial and industrial enteric prises located along and near said Fannin Street. Section 3, The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the express condition that said grantee, its successors or assigns shall within.30 days after the final passage of this ordinance file with the city secretary its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. Unless the grantee, its successors or assigns, if it accepts this or construct, lay and have completed the track herein stipulated, within One Hundred and Twenty (120) days after the final passage and publication of this ordinance, then same shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Section 5. This ordinance is passQsubject to the charter of the city of Beaumont, all future charters, ordinances now in effect and all others that might be passed in the future. Section 6. This its passage, filing continue for a pgxx Passed this the Approved, this �- Attest: ordinance shall go into effect from and after of the acceptance, and publication, and shall period of years, lam' day of March, 1917. ,1 day of March, 1917. OWN THIS TH t S cre ary.(:�;> OF 1yLE ON THIS THS G. s U T T N7 OF FEB - (917 CIrY SECRETARY J. G. SUTTON CITY SECRETARY P; By M ayv 6 r ,-1LEtD ON THIS TH15 6 O F !1,11 F, I j —1917 J. G. SUTTON By CSECRETARY A F519 uit City Secretary alt�D, Beaumont, Texas, Honorable Mayor & City Council, City. Gentlemen:. We your ordinance committee, to whom was referred the attached ordinance, beg leave to report and recommend that it do pass. WILL E. ORGAIN ' CHARLES T. BUTLER WALTER A. BOLINGER ORGAIN, BUTLER & BOLINGER LAWYERS BEAUMONT, TEXAS January 31st, 1017. Mr. J.G�1Sutton, City Secretary, Beaumont, Texas. Dear Sir: - �6-•19M We erewi-th enclose toyouu a --_copy of the ordinance that was passed some time last year, granting to the Texas & New Orleans Railroad the right to lay a track on main Street and known as the Caswell track. The track was not put in as per the ordinance. It is now desired that the ordinance be re- passed. We would appreciate it, if you would refer to the old ordinance and get the °blue print attached thereto,. and attach it to the enclosed ordinance, and file .same, to be presented to the council on next Tuesday. We are sending the City Attorney a cppy -- - o -f- yours very truly, we-o-p`� encl s. THIS THE �. G: SUTTON ,. CITY SECRETARY --------------- ilxcistawl City Sasrota4 0