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Home My WebLink AboutORD 12-Or AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF & INTERSTATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS A FRANCHISE RIGHT TO MAIN- TAIN AND OPERATE AN INDUSTRY TRACK FROM A POINT ON THEIR MAIN LINE TRACK AT CHAINING STATION 3696+62 IN BLOCK N0. 44 OF THE VAN WORMER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, RUNNING EASTWARD ACROSS VICTORIA STREET DOWN WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS t'JEFFER-. SON ALLEY", ENTERING THE'ALLEY BETWEEN BONHAM AND - CROCKETT STREETS AND CONTINUING DOWN JEFFERSON AII—EY 945 FEET ACROSS RAILROAD -AVENUE AND HOLNIES AVENUE TO THE WEST LINE OF•ARCHIE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 1282 FEET IN ALL, AS IS SHOWN BY THE BLUE PRINT ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING ALSO THAT SAID TRACK IS AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS AN INDUSTRY TRACK, AND PRO- VIDING FURTHER THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ACCEPTED.IN WRITING --BY GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF & INTERSTATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE; ALSO PROVIDING THAT GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COM- PANY AND THE GULF & INTERSTATE 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 (50.00) DOLLARS AS REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEREBY GRANTED AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS FROM AND AFTER JUNE 14, 1942. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company and The Gulf & Interstate Railway Company of Texas, its and their successors and assigns, are hereby granted the right and franchise to main- tain and operate at their own expense a_standard gauge railroad track across Victoria Street and over, along and upon Jefferson Alley in said City of Beaumont, beginning at a point on the main track. of the Gulf & - Interstate Railway Company of Texas at Track Chaining Station 3696t62.in Block 44, Van Wormer Addition to the City of Beaumont, Texas, and running eastward tangent 162 feet; thence on a"15 degree curve to the left,.175 feet crossing Victoria Street and entering alley between Bonham and Crockett Streets, continuing tangent down the center line of the said al- ley 945 feet across Railroad Avenue and Holmes Avenue to the West line of Archie Street, 1282 feet in all, as shown on blue print attached hereto, marked "Exhibit A" and made a part hereof, the line of said railroad track being indicated by the red line drawn on said blue print. 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 industrial track, that is, for the pur- pose of affording loading, unloading, and switching facilities Q to commercial and industrial enterprises now located or here- after 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 grantees shall, within thirty (30) days after the passage and approval of this ordinance, file with the City Clerk of the City of Beatunont their written accept- ance 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, 1942. 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 sum of Fifty and No/100 (��'','50.00) Dollars. PASSE;�be affi ative vote of all members of the City Commission is the I.?:-' day of C_cL. fes. Gulf; Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company J. N. DOUGAIN, LAND AND TAX DEPARTMENT Land and Tax Commissioner S. P. RAMSEY, Asst. Land and Tax Commissioner Galveston, .Texas, September 25, 1942 Beaumont ardinancet Mr. Hugh Blevins, City Clerk, Beaumont, Texas. Dear Sirs I hand you herewith written acceptance by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company and The Gulf and Inter -State Railway Company of '%xas of an ordinance passed by the, City Com- mission of Beaumont on the first day of September, 1942, granting these Companies franchise right to maintain and operate an industry track from a point on their main line track at Chaining Station 3696#62 in Block 44 of the Van 1.Iormer Addition to Beaumont., running eastward across Victoria Street down' shat is commonly known and designated as Jefferson'Alley, entering the alley between Bonham and Crockett Streets and continuing down Jefferson Alley 945 feet across Railroad Avenue and Holmes Avenue to the gest line of Archie Street, a_distance of 1282 feet in all, as shown by the blue print attached to r the ordinance. Please acknowledge receipt of the acceptance. Yours truly, Enc flax Commi loner GIiLVESTON, TEXAS, September 25, 19442 To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Coumissioners of the City of Beaumont, Texas. The GULF, COLORADO AND SANT FIE RAILZAY CON TANY and THE -GULF AND INTER -STATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF 1TL'XAS hereby sig- nify and file in vrriting their acceptance of -an ordinance passed by your honorable• body on the 1st: day of September, 1942, entitled - "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE GULF & 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 3696462 IN BLOCK NUMBER 44 OF THE VAN V0RP9R ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, RUNNING EASTWARD ACROSS VICTORIA STREET DM ':-HAT IS COWONLY KNO';IN AND DESIGNATED AS IJEFFERSON ALT EY•, ENTERING THE ALLEY BETtffiEEN BONHAY AND CROCKETT STREETS aTD CONTINUING DOFF]' JEFFERSON ALLEY 945 FEET ACROSS RAILROAD AVENUE AND HOLME, S AVENUE TO THE :`QST LINE OF ARCHIE STREET, A DISTANCE OF 1282 FST IN ALL, AS IS SWIM BY THE BLUE PRINT ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDI14G ALSO THAT SAID TRACK .IS AND .SHALL BE USED ONLY AS AN INDUSTRY TRACK, AND PROVIDING FURTHER WHAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ACCEPTED IN WRITING BY GULF, COLORADO & SANT? FE RAILRAY COi12TANY ,AND THE GULF & INTERSTATE RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, UITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTSR THE PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE: ALSO PROVIDING THAT GULF, COLORADO & SANTA YE RAILL'AY COMPANY AND THE GULF & INTERSTATE RAILWAY CONPANY OF TEXAS SHALL PAY TO TIE CITY OF BEAWONT ANNUALLY ON 'THS; FIRST DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR THE STM OF FIFTY .AND No/100 ($50.00) DCLLARS.AS REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE HEREBY GRANTED AND PRO- VIDING FURTHER THAT THC FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TER1V3 AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS FROM AND AFTER JUNE 14, 1942." GULF, COLORADO AMID SANTA FE RAILWAY CO12ANY, By ws- THE GULF AND INTER -STATE RAIL i'f4.Y COMPANY OF TEXAS, By pp Its