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Home My WebLink AboutORD 41-Y0 U_ . r-1 5 Di cam, �� Y /011-AIf3 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO OWN, USE AND MAINTAIN A.STANDARD GAUGE RAILROAD TRACK BREAKING OUT OF THE EASTERLY -SIDE -OF THE RAIL- WAY COMPANY'S INDUSTRIAL TRACK IN RAILROAD AVENUE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) FEET MORE OR LESS NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF"FORSYTHE STREET; THENCE EXTENDING NORTHERLY ALONG RAILROAD AVENUE AND ACROSS FANNIN STREET TO A POINT FIVE (5) FEET MORE OR LESS EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FANNIN STREET AND RAILROAD AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BEUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TO OWN, US AND MAINTAIN ITS TRACKS AND TO OPERATE CARS OVER AND ACROSS SAID TRACKS AND STREET FOR A PE IOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS; PROVIDING FOR A CON - SI ERATION OF $25.001 AND PRESCRIBING THE CON- DITIONS.TO BE FULFILLED BEFORE SAID ORDINANCE SHALL GO INTO EFFECT. BE IT ORDAINED BY 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, and operate cars thereon, at it -s -own expense, a standard gauge railroad track for a period of six. (6) months, said standard gauge railroad track now being located and con- structed, and to be used and maintained, at the following des- cribed location upon and across the streets therein stated: To be known as the spur track breaking out of - the easterly side of the Railway Company's in- dustrial track in Railroad Avenue one hundred thirty (130) feet more or less north of the north line of Forsythe Street; thence extending northerly along Railroad Avenue and across Fannin Street to a point five (5) feet more or less east of the northeast corner of Fannin Street and Railroad Avenue. 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 as an industry track, it being understood that said track was constructed, and is to be used, owned and maintained, 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 Clerk of The City of Beaumont its written acceptance of this ordinance. Section 4. This ordinance is passed subject to all the terms and provisions of the Charter of The City of Beaumont. Section 5. This ordinance shall go into effect ten (10) days after its adoption on its third and final reading and filing of ac- ceptance and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six (6) months thereafter. Section 6. The compensation to be paid to The City of Beaumont by grantee herein is $25.00 payable upon acceptance by"grantee. Section 7. 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 grantee. PASSED upon third and final reading by an affirmative vote of the City Council of The City of Beaumont, this the day of 2, A. D., 1953. - Mayor - THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY LOUSIANA & ARKANSAS RAILWAY COMPANY BEAUMONT, TEXAS G. P. WILLIAMS November 23, 1953 ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT AN ORDINANCE Granting to The Kansas City Southern Rail -way. Company, a corporation, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege to omn, use and maintain a standard gauge railroad track breaking out of the easterly side of the Railway Company's industrial track. in Railroad Avenue one hundred, thirty (130) feet more or less north of the north line of Forsythe Street; thence extending northerly along Railroad Avenue and across Fannin Street to a Point five (5) feet more or less, east of the northeast corner of Fannin Street and Railroad Avenue in the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, and to own, use and maintain its tracks and to operate cars over and across said traclks and street for a period of six (6) months, providing for a consideration of $25.00 to be paid, and prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled before said.ordinance shall go into effect. Mr. James Garrard City Clerk - City of Beaumont Municipal Building Beaumont, T exas Dear Sir: The above captioned ordinance was finally read and passed by the City Commission of the'City of Beaumont on November 3, 1953• It provided that this company should file written acceptance of such ordinance within thirty (30) days from its final passage. The ordinance further provided that this company should pay the sum,of $25.00 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 November 3, 1953• Herewith you will find check in favor of the City of Beaumont to cover the $25.00 payment provided in such ordinance. Mr. James Garrard, City Clerk Page 2 November 23, 1953 Upon the copy of this letter enclosed, we will thank you to acknowledge the filing of this acceptance and the receipt of the 925.00 enclosed here. Sincerely, THE KANSAS CITY�SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY By��Q? Its Assistant to the President PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared R. A. -Bean who, being by me duly sworn, says that the foregoing and attached �. was published on the following dates: eco A. D., 19_q_3_ in the BEAUMONT6GUR*A76 a •daily newspaper printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. LZ- •Ro As. Bann S BSCRIBED and sworn to before me, this the day 0; A. D., 19 J NOTARY P L In an or a ersorl munty,Texas Paste Clipping Here GRANTING ASSIGNS, THE -RIGHT- ANDPRIV- ILEGE .TO OWN, USE AND .MAIN- ' TAIN-.'A STANDARD GAUGE RAIL- ROAD" TRACK BREAKING • OUT . OF THE B&STERLY SIDE' DF THE RAIL- WAY COMPANY'S I N D U S T R I •A L LINE OF- F O R BY T H E STREET: THENCE' EXTENDING NORTHERLY ALONG RAILROAD AVENUE AND ACROSS. FANNIN STREET, TO A POINT- FIVE.. (5) FPET MORE OR LESS EAST OF,THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF k'ANNIN STREET AND RAILROAD AVENUE -IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. .AND -TO OWN;- USE AND. MAINTAIN ITS TRACKS AND TO OP- .ERATE' CARS -OVER AND ACROSS +SAID .TRCKS AND STREET FOR A 525.00. ANlJ rAZ0Un1-u U inr.-1 -. ' DITIONS TO BPi FULFILLED BEFORE SAID ORDINANCE SHALL GO INTO "EFFECT. BE IT ORDAINED 'BY THE - CITY OF BEAUMONT:- Section L The Kansas � City, Southern' >Railway ' Company, its successors and assis, is hereby .granted ,the right and 'privilegnge to own, use and maintain, and- operate ,cars thereon. -at its own expense, a' standard gauge -railroad track for a period of six (6) . months, said standard gauge railroad track -now being located and. constructed, and to be used and maintained, at the fol- lowing described location upon and across the streets' therein stated: To be known, as the spur -track break- ing out of the easterly side of the -Rail- wav .. Company's - industrial track in --Railroad- Avenue, one hundred 'thirty (130) feet more or less' north of the north. line of Fdrsythe Street: thence extending' northerly along Railroad -Avenue and -across Fannin Street to a ss east or thfive 1 �o theagtt o ner oofleFannin 'Street "and Raikoad Avenue, Section 2. The 'standard gauge rahroat track now laid, and to be owned: used and main- - tatned -under the. terms- and conditions of --- - trx,srack,-t.,'being-understood --that said track- was constructed, and is to'be used. -_ owned and maintained, for the purpose of reaching comme>)•cial and 'industrial cn- I terprises. Section 3. The foregoing rights and privileges are granted upon the expressed condition that said -grantee shell, within thirty (30) days after final •passage of ,this 'ordinance, file .with 'the .pity Clerk of -The City- of -Beau- (mon�,its written acceptance -of this ordi- nance. " Section � 4. This ordinance is passed -subject to all the -terms' -and- provisions of. the -Charter of The City of Beaumont. Section 5. -This ordinance shall .96 lnto�effect ten (10) days after Its, adoption on Ats third hiad'.ffrial'reading and filing of acceptance and shall continue In full,force and effect for -a period -of- six (6) months. thereafter. - Section 6. - I The.compensation.to be paid to The -City fof Beaumont by' grantee herein Is, $25.00,. . ipayable, upon acceptance by grantee. i - Section .7. 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 grantee., ' PASSED upon third =and final reading by an affirmative vote of the City Council , of The City of Beaumont,•thip the 3rd day of November, A: D., 1853. Otho Plummer _ Miyor = - STATEMMT FOR UI.ASSLFIED ADVERTISING THE ENTERPRISE ' COMPANY BEAU'MONT, TE\AS BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE Morning and Sunday Classified Department: Ph. 4-1481 13BAUMONT JOURNAL Evening except Sunday Date I DESCRIPTION I T1Nionea � L noes I AMOUNT •r ,. 101 nox-•i;11 Zine o ' Fors7the S".rce,