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Home My WebLink AboutORD 15-OO• N AN ORDINANCE �• � c � ��'� ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TU TaTEXAS AND NE'ili � O,`L,EANS RAILROAD COMPANY'i A CURrURAT I)1'ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANTCHIaE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, IniATNTAIN AND OPE- gyp! RATE AN INDUSTRIAL RAILROA-D aYUR TRACK, IN, UPON AND AC:iOSS- / SOUTH STREET IN THE—CITY OF BEAU11,1ONT, BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LIN2 OF SOUTH STREET, APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET (501) EASTERLY, F RO1A CENTER LINE OF A N011 EXISTING SPUR TRACX SERVING BEAM1,1ONT RICE i�:ILLS AND INTERNATIONAL DERRICK AND EQUIPMIENT COMPANY; THENCE NORTIIE'nLY, UPON AND ACROSS SOUTH STREET, TO A POINT ON NORTH LIN OF SOUTH STREET, WHICH 1.5 APF-ROXIMATEL'Y THIRTY THREE 3' ) EASTERLY, FROM THE CENTER LINE OF SAID EXISTING TRACK, ALL OF WHICH IS SHOVI� BY THE' BLUE PRINT ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING ALSO THAT SAID TRACK 1S AND SYi.'-i'LL BE USED ONLY AS AN INDUSTRIAL TRACK, AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEG S HEREIN GRANTED SHALL BE ACCEPTED Iii �FdRITIivG BY THE TEXAS AND NE'i; ORLEANS RAILROAD CO1MPANY `ilITHIN THIRTY :(30) DAYS _AFTER TIE PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE; ALSO PROVIDING THAT THE TEXAS A! -,,D IZd ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY ,SHALL PAY TO TrCITY OF BE'AUMONT ANNUALLY ON THE F1_9�T DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR THE SM11 OF FIFTY AND N01100 ( 50'.00) DOLLARS _AS REASONABLE COi;IF'Ei\ISATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE KEREBY GRANTED AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THEE T' Rol'S AIZ CONDITIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEA ,,ONT I:D SHALL EXIST FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEPARS FROM �"r D AFTER OCTOBER 10"T, 1942. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COIv`lhIISSI0I\1 OF THE CITY OF IEEAUi,iOIIT : Section 1. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company and its successors and assi&ns, are hereby Eranted the right and franchise to construct, maintain and operate at their oven expense a standard gauge railroad track in, upon and across South j Street in the City of Beaumont, at a point beginning on he south line of South Street, approximately fifty feet (50' ) easterly, from center line of a now existin` spur trach( serving Beaumont Rice ;:ills and International Derrick and :equipment Company; thence Northerly, upon and across South Street, to a point on north line of South Street, .which is approxiiiiately thirty-three feet (331) easterly, from the center line of said existin6, track, as more "accurately shown by the blue print hereto attached marked "Exhibit A." and made a part of this ordinance, the line of said railway being indicated by the red lines drawn on said blue print. Section 2. The track to be constructed on said right of !,ljay 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 purpose of affording; loading, unloading, and switohing 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 (30) days after the passage and approval of this ordi- nance; file with the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont their written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. 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 privileges and franchise hereby granted shall continue in'fbrce for a period of ten (10) years from and after October 1st, 1942. Section 5. As reasonable compensation for the rights and privileges granted by this ordinance, grantee agrees and obligates it- self and its 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. PASSED by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission , this the �4 day of �_� Xo g r , 1942. TO TI-I`J HONOR- BL 1E YOP, ldVID CUi :hiS IU1d_ R OF THE C11Y OF B�AMKUT, Tr�IXLa3. Your Petitioner, the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company, respectfully requests the right, privilege and franchise to construct, maintain and operate an industrial railroad spur track, in, upon and across ,South Street; as shorn by red line on map hereto attached. Said track being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of South Street, approximately fift;� feet (50') easterly, from center line of a now existing spur track serving Beaumont mice -ov ills and International Derrick and :,�cluipment Company; Thence 1,ortherly, upon and across South utreet, to a point on north line of South Street, Trihicr is ap-proximately thirty-three feet (331) easterly, from the center line of said existing track. Should this petition be granted, it is requested that an Ordinance be passed and approved, granting to your -Petitioner, the right and privilege above -stated, and after said track has been con- structed, the right, privilege and franchise of operating engines, trains and cars thereover. There being an urgent need for said trackage, your Petitioner prays that an emergency be declared. 1?FSy'r�CT�ULLY SUFI+�IITTf;D; this ljoy&day of�_Am6� _�.!).1942. T"I1M AND NJEW OhL �_IdiS LJ LhOAll C OI117" J01y . s BY C�';,JTTICJ -PRI, S. &. GAN' L MIGE. ■ �emod aired �eus �x�ea�a6. ��cG �c�r� 4 A. D. MIMS VICE PRESIDENT A GENERAL MANAGER 0. S. HO Hous ton, Texas ASSISTANT ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER T. C. MONTGOMERY November 4, 1942 ASSISTANT 6ENEAAL MANAGER Mi?. Hugh Blevins, City Clerk City of Beaumont, Beaumont , `i'e Hca s . Dear Sir: Please be advised that the `texas and New Orleans Rail- road Company hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of ordinance passed by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on the 27th day of October, 1942, captioned as follors: I3tITITLED .1�_N ORDIITl\._NC1] GRA!�.T ING TO TIS TEXAS AND %TZ:! 01=1 - NS PAIL -ROAD COY:[?.,,U�Y, A CORPOPLATIO T, ITS SUCCE-SSORS AND _q SSICa S , A FR NCI3IS-1] RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, IVIAINTIMT -AIM OPERA=,, lU,T INDUSTRIAL RAILROAD ;SPUR TR iCl , 'IN, UPON AND ACROSS SOUTH STRu ;T IN Ttf�,] CITY OF B�AU:?ONT, BEGII' KING AT A POINT ON TL:] SOUTH LIIv-L OF SOUTH STREEIT, FIFTY F �T ( 50 t ) EASTERLY, FYOTvT CENT EE, LII-11, OF A NO',"EXISTIN0, SPUR TRAC_� SERVING 3FAUT:-IOI\TT ,ICL' PILLS YUMD INTERNATIONAL DERRICK ,4_TIM , 2=H sLY, UPON TAC?SLOUTH: wUi, ;4 EjTS STREEET, TO A POINT ON NO-1TH I,I!,,Th1 OF SOUlh STRE:ST, ""ICH is � 1.`�PRO II:A TELY TTHIRTY-TIT_1I �E : ZTET (3� 1 ) E.LST �RLY, FtLOI',i TIE C ;p=LVTF� � UT'iA I0 SXIur'LT\TCT `1�RI�CIi, ALL U + IH1 CII IS 1aI�OL7i\? BY TSU BLUE PRII\TT ATTACH -ED TO T:EI,:3 OYDIN.111TC.E; i1,OVIDI_TC- .'sLS0 TI'_� 1 SAID �l'J.ZCiiS .E IA1,1D SIU3.1,L L1,lJ USED ONLY l\Z, ',T IND7JSTRIAL TPLACLr, AND-PI;OVIDING "URT I: R 'ZHAT `i E RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGE S ri�REI GRAL�TTIED S1 LLL 15EACC:rJI'TED IN 'ffRITI_,G BY TIi,' T1I]CAL, AND NI'd OIILEANS _11LILP;OAD COiall'ANY "! ITHIN THIRTY (30 ) DAYS AFTER THL PAS,` ACTe Ai`D A:P11,OVAL OF THIS O PDINIOTCL; ALSO. PROVIDING THAT THE TLXLS AND ND"i ORTEANS RAILROAD CO=TA1VY SHIJ L PAY TO TI-�1: CITtir OF 13iATTvIUNT Ai�T�TUA-LY ON THS MIST DAA' OI' 7ULY OF 'L CH YE, AP TIE SMI OF i, IT, TY AND II0/100 00 ) DOLLARS AS REASONABLE 00I1,5L�ENSATION FOR THrE PRIVILEGE, AND FRA?vCHIS'. I=LEBY GRAITU1D ZLU `DEOVIDING FURTI EIP TDEI T ,SAID F2LA1\fCHIS 1 SHALL BE SUBT:ECT TO TIE TEF!, S AND CONDI`T'IONS UP TIS CITY CN.Ar17a' ", OF ` HEJ CITY OF ;El-.MMONT lii D 311�_LL 1; LTST FOrl A. PERIOD OF T:ilIV (10.) _7EAIIO ALL,�.D AFTER _OCTOBER 1ST, 1942. Yours very truly,