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AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING TO THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COM-
PANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS,
THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO OWN, USE AND MAINTAIN
A STANDARD GAUGE.RAILROAD TRACK OVER AND ACROSS
MILAM STREET, SAID TRACK -NOW BEING LOCATED OVER
AND ACROSS SAID STREET AND BREAKING OUT -ON THE
WESTERLY SIDE OF THE MAIN TRACK OF THE KANSAS
CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY THIRTY-TWO (32)
FEET MORE OR LESS, SOUTHERLY, AS MEASURED ALONG
THE CENTER LINE OF SAID MAIN TRACK, FROM THE,
SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF.MILAM STREET, AND EXTENDING
NORTHWESTERLY ACROSS-MILAM STREET, AND -ALSO A.
STANDARD.GAUGE RAILROAD TRACK WHICH BREAKS OUT
ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF SAID.MAIN TRACK ONE HUND-
RED -TWENTY -(120) FEET MORE OR LESS, SOUTHERLY, AS
MEASURED.ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID MAIN TRACK,
FROM THE SOUTHEASTERLY -LINE OF MILAM STREET..AND
EXTENDING NORTHERLY ACROSS MILAM.STREET IN.THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TO
OWN, USE -AND MAINTAIN ITS TRACKS AND TO OPERATE
CARS OVER AND ACROSS SAID TRACKS AND STREET FOR A
PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR;.PROVIDING FOR A CONSIDERA-
TION OF $50.00_TO BE PAID, AND.PRESCRIBING THE
CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED BEFORE SAID.ORDINANCE
SHALL GO INTO EFFECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY'THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
Section 1.
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its successors
and assigns, is hereby granted the right and privilege to own,
use and maintain, at its own expense, a standard gauge railroad
track now located on and across Milam Street, in the City of
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, and to operate cars thereon,
for a period of one (1) year, said standard gauge railroad
track being now laid and to be maintained and used 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 Kansas City Southern Rail-
way Company thirty-two (32) feet more or less
southerly as measured along the center line of
said main track, from the southeasterly line of
Milam Street, and extending northwesterly across
Milam Street; and also a standard gauge railroad
track, now laid and breaking out on the easterly
side of said main track, one hundred twenty (120)
feet more or less, southerly as measured along the
center line of said main track from the south-
easterly line of Milam Street and extending northerly
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across Milam Street as more fully shown by red line
on print hereto attached and marked Exhibit "A" and
made a part of this ordinance.
Section 2_
The standard gauge railroad track now laid, and to be
owned, used and maintained under the terms and conditions
of this ordinance, shall be used only as an industry track,
it being understood that said track was constructed, and is
to be used, owned and maintained, for• the purpose of reach-
ing commercial and industrial enterprises.
Section 3.
No cars of any kind shall be allowed to stand on the por-
tion of said switch track which is in the public streets of the
City of Beaumont except temporarily as necessary in switching
cars to and from the industries served by said tracks.
Section 4 -
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The grantee hereunder shall keep up and maintain the
crossing over said track in a manner satisfactory to the City
Engineer of the City of Beaumont and upon the failure of said
grantee at any time to keep said crossing and switch track in
a condition satisfactory to the City Engineer, the City of
Beaumont shall have the right to remove said track from its
streets and to collect the cost thereof from the grantee
herein.
Section 5.
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 Clerk of the City of Beaumont its written acceptance of
this ordinance.
Section 6.
This ordinance is passed subject to all the terms and
provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City of Beau-
mont.
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Section 7.
This ordinance shall go into effect ten (10) days -after
its adoption on its third and final'redding and filing of
acceptance and shall continue in full force and effect for a
period of one (1) year thereafter.
Section 8_
The compensation to be paid to the City of Beaumont by
grantee herein is $50.00 per annum, payment due and payable
on the r-,oed ay of 1956.
Section 9.
The full text of this ordinance shall be, after final
passage,published once in a newspaper of general circulation,
published in the City of Beaumont, at the expense of the gran-
tee.
PASSED upon.third and final reading by an affirmative
vote of the City Council of the City of Beaumont this the
k�,—day of Z��A. D. 1956.
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AN ORDINANCE
Granting to The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, a
corporation, its successors or assigns, the right and privi-
lege to own, use and maintain a standard gauge railroad track
over and across Milam Street, said track now being located over
and across saidstreet and breaking out on the westerly side of
the main track of The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
thirty-two (32) feet more or less, southerly, as measured along
the center line of said main track, from the southeasterly line
of Milam Street, and extending northwesterly across Milam Street,
and also a standard gagge railroad track. which breaks out on the
easterly side of said main track one hundred twenty (120) feet
more or less, southerly, as measured along the center line of
said main track, from the southeasterly line of Milani Street,
and extending northerly across Milam Street in the City of Beau-
mont, Jefferson County, Texas, and to own, use and maintain its
tracks and to operate cars over and across said tracks and street
for a period of one (1) year; providing for a consideration of
$50.00 to be paid, and prescribing the conditions to be ful-
filled before said ordinance shall go into effect.
September 30th, 1956
Mr. James Garrard
City Clerk
City of Beaumont
Municipal Building
Beaumont, Texas
Dear Sir:
The above captioned ordinance was finally read and passed
by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on Septer'ber,25t1L
1956. It provided that this company should file written ac-
ceptance of such ordinance within thirty (30) days from its
final passage. The ordinance further provided that this com-
pany should pay the sum of $50.00 as compensation to the City
for the use of the streets permitted under such ordinance.
Accordingly, you are hereby advised that The Kansas City
Southern Railway Company does accept said ordinance above
captioned, as finally passed on Sep.temben 2%4j. _1956•
Herewith you will find check in favor of the City of Beau-
mont to cover the $50.00 payment provided in such ordinance.
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Upon'the copy of this letter enclosed, we will thank you
to acknowledge the filing of this acceptance and the receipt
of the $50.00 enclosed here.
Sincerely,
THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Assistant :Eo e Pr�s en