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Home My WebLink AboutORD 39-NAN ORDINAACE Granting to the Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company, a corporation, its successors or assigns, the right and priv- ilege to construct, lay and maintain a standard gauge rail- road track over and across Milam Street, said track to -break out on a westerly side of the main track of the Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company thirty-two (32) feet more or less southerly, as measured along the center line of said main track, from the southwesterly line of Milam Street, and ex- tending northwesterly across Milam Street; and a standard gauge railroad track to break out on the westerly side of the proposed track hereinabove described, ten (10) feet more or less, southerly from as measured along the center line of said proposed track hereinabove described, the northwesterly line of Milam Street and extending in a northwesterly direct- ion across Milam Street in the City of Beaumont, Jefferson. County, Texas, and to construct and maintain its tracks and to operate cars over and across said tracks and street for a eriod of ten (10) years, providing for a consideration of 25.00 to be paid -annually, and 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 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. The Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby granted the right and privilege to con- struct, lay and maintain, at its own expense, a standard gauge railroad track on and across Milam Street in the City of Beaumobt, Jefferson County, Texas, and to maintain the same and to operate cars. thereon for a period ten (10) years, said standard gauge railroad track to be laid upon and across Milam Street in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, as follows; Said track breaking out on the westerly side of the main track of the Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company thirty-two (32) feet more -or less southerly as measured a- long the center line of said main track, from the southwesterly line of Milam Street, and extending northwesterly across Milam Street; and a standard gauge railroad track breaking out on the westerly side of the a- bove proposed track, ten (10) feet more or less, southerly from as measured along the center line of said proposed track as herein- above described, the northwesterly line of Milam Street and extending in a northwester- ly direction across Milam Street, the portions of said track lying within the limits of Milam Street being shown in solid yellow on the attach- ed print of drawing Ao.13-11, dated November 7, 1930. Section 2. The standard gauge railroad track to be constructed, laid and maintained under -the terms and conditions of this ordinance, shall be used as an industry track, it being understood that the construction of said track is for the purpose of reaching commercial and industrial enterprises. Section 3. The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the expressed condition that said grantee shall within thirty (30) days after the final passage of this ordinance file with the City rClerk`, J.:c:.,r of the City of Beaumont its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. Unless the grantee, its successors or assigns shall construct, lay and have completed, the track herein comtem- plated within twelve (12) months after the final passage, acceptance and publication of this ordinance, the same shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Section 5. This ordinance is passed subect to all the terms and provisions of the charter of the City of Beaumont. Section 6. This ordinance shall go into effect thirty (30) days after its adoption on its third and final reading and fil- ing of acceptance and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of ten (10) years thereafter. Section 7. The compensation to be paid to the City of Beaumont by grantee herein is the sum of.Twenty-five ($25.00) per.annum - 2 - . -A at the time this ordinance takes effect and annually in advance thereafter on the lst day of July of each and every year. PASSED by an affirmative vote of the City Commission this the day of F6br-t-6ry, A. D. 1941. MAYOR - 3 - �. G.T. 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C.:r �. /. , i' M fJ' .'.•ML.1 • ' a �ellK •i a . r�Xr - T}'a%,Aai':AAIA AND FORT SY ITH RATU'blY 00L' PX1 THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY BEAUMONT, TEXAS G. q P. WILLIAMS (1 7 41 ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT P arch 1 , 19 Llr. Hugh Blevi ns, City Clerk, City Hall, Beaumont, Texas. Poor ];`r. Blevirs: .'e have your letter of Yiarch 6, enclo::ing certified copy of ord- _nanee granting (renevrirg) franchise for track over and across Hilam Street, end in line r,-i.th provisions of Section 3 thereof, this tivill acknowledge ac- ceptance of the ordinance. Tle are passing the ordinance to our Kansas City office with re- quest that voucher be made promptly for the amount =P'25.00, as shown thereir_, v'hich amount re note from your letter will serve as full compensation until July 1, 1942, efter rhich annual payments are to be made in regular order over the life of the franchise. Very truly yours, March ,a, 1941 Texarkana ,e Ft, Stith Railvay Company Beaumont, Teras Attention: lfa,. G. F. Williams Gent leren : o This -will acla�owle dge receipt of your acceptance of ordinance granting franchise for track over grid across Milem Street:,. passed by the City Coymission on March. 4,, 1941.. Yours very truly, Hugh Blevins City Clerk HD: G 39-I1 March •6, 1941 .I i Texarkana Ft. ST_jith Frillwey Co -r pany - Beauraont, Texas Att enon ',`r. t'T. P. V i 11 i ems Genbleinen. Enclosed you will find certified copy of. an ordinance grentirig ` (renewing)a f_�anchise dor track over and across Tvlila'm Street. please note tfif-t the ordi'n.ance provides +h^t you'file. your written-cceptp-nce within thirty (30) days after the, final. pa.ss�ge thereof..`, The provisions of ,Vection 7 sof- this' ar*�nce have been interpreted by the Citi Inc ger °fir. ..eyrnond Bdmonds and the : ri ter to mean that upon a.cceptsnce of this ordinance you - €are to pay X25.009 which amour: will serve as full comoensati.on until Tuly 1, 194-2, at'which time the x'25.00 annual payments will become pad able in regular order over. the ,life of the'fr^nciise. VJe trust that you- will find • everything in order dor aCOeDtance in the usual manner. i Yours very, truly, Htz€th Blevins ciiy Clerk . E�nc1 osure HB : G