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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2013 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO THE SUBSTITUTION BY FORT WORTH TRANSIT COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, OF MOTOR BUSES FOR STREET RAILWAY LINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING PASSEN- GERS FOR HIRE ON THE PUBLIC ROADS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; CONFIRMING THE RIGHT AND PRESCRIB- ING THE REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH MOTOR BUSES BY FORT WORTH TRANSIT COMPANY; RE- PEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1125 IN SO FAR AS BUT ONLY IN SO FAR AS SAME CONFLICTS HEREWITH, AND PROVID- ING THAT EXCEPT IN SO FAR AS THE SAME CONFLICTS HEREWITH THAT IT SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE AND EFFECT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AND FOR PUBLICATION HEREOF. WHEREAS, Fort Worth Transit Company (formerly Northern Texas Traction Company) is the owner and ho]d er of valid, legal, and subsisting franchises heretofore granted by the City of Fort Worth authorizing it to operate a street railway system on the streets and highways of the City of Fort Worth; and WHEREAS, said Company has heretofore, through enact- ment of Ordinance No. 1125y been granted the privilege of operat- ing motor buses for the carriage of passengers for hire in connec- tion with its street railway system, and now, pursuant thereto, operates motor buses in connection with said street railway sys- tem over various routes heretofore duly approved by the City Council; all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws of the 38th Legislature of the State of Texas, Second Called Session; and WHEREAS, said Chapter 44 of the General Laws of the 38th Legislature of the State of Texas, Second Called Session, was amended by Ohapter 22 of the General Laws of the 43rd Legis- lature of the State of Texas, as shown by Vernon's Texas Stat- utes, 1936 Edition, Article 6548; and WHEREAS, Fort Worth Transit Company has heretofore, by appropriate corporate proceedings, amended its charter and other- wise complied with the provisions of said Article 6548, as amend- ed; and likewise, by amendment its corporate name has been chang- ed from Northern Texas Traction Company to Fort Worth Transit Com- pany; and M WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council and the City Council finds that public convenience and necessity demands and requires the substitution in whole by said company of motor buses for its street railway system in the transportation of passengers for hire by said company; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City of Fort Worth hereby signifies, gives, and grants its consent and approval to the Fort Worth Transit Com- pany, its successors and .assigns, to substitute in whole motor buses or trackless vehicles for its street railway cars and sys- tem for the carriage of passengers for hire upon the streets, alleys, highways, and other public ways of the City of Fort Worth, and to the operation of such motor buses by Fort Worth Transit Company, its successors and assigns, for the carriage of passengers for hire upon the streets, alleys, highways, and other public ways of the City of Fort Worth, including those set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and such other streets and high- ways as the City Council may from tim me a prove, under and in accordance with the provisions of said Article 6548 as amended; sub feat, however, to the rights of the City Council at all tunas to regulate the routes over which the same shall be operated a the City Council shall deem necessary for the proper regulation of traffic, and subject to such further regulations by the City Council as are now prescribed in Ordinance No. 1125 passed and approved February 9th, 1926s . SECTIO14 2 The right, franchise, and privilege of Fort Worth Transit Company to operate motor buses or trackless vehicles as aforesaid upon and over streets, alleys, highways, or other public ways as set forth in said Exhibit "A" , or such other streets, alleys, highways, or other publid ways as the City Countil may from time g bk to time approve, is hereby recognized, granted, and confirmed. SECTION 3. The right of Fort Worth Transit Company to abandon its remaining street railway ope rati on in conformity with the pro- visions of Article 6548, as amended, is hereby expressly recog- nized and granted, and the right and privilege to wholly substi- tute the operation of motor buses in conformity with said Article is hereby expressly recognized and granted* SECTION 4• To the extent that Ordinance No. 1125 is in conflict herewith, the same is hereby expressly repealed, but in all other respects, the terms and provisions of said Ordinance No. 1125 shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5• This ordinance shall be void unless the said Fort Worth Transit Company, its successors or assigns, shall, within ten (10) days from the passage hereof, accept the same in writing, and agree to the terms and conditions hereby imposed. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective and be binding upon Fort Worth Transit Company, its successors and assigns, and the City of Fort Worth, after its acceptance and publication as provided by law. Cz�h-�� Cca � ��•rm/ Passed and approved this the 7 day of October, A. D. , 1938. h=IBIT "ATM FORT WORTH TRANSIT COMPANY North Main Street between Bluff and N. E. 33rd Street N. E. 33rd Street between North Plain and Decatur Decatur between N. E. 33rd Street and Dewey; also between Brennan and N. E. 23rd Street. Dewey between Decatur and Hutchinson Hutchinson between Dewey and N. E. 28th Street N. E. .28th Street between Hutchinson and Glendale Glendale between N. E. 28th Street and Guenther Guenther between Glendale and Brennan Brennan between Guenther and Decatur N. E. 23rd Street between Decatur and Packers Avenue Packers Avenue between N. E. 23rd and Exchange Avenue Exchange Avenue between Packers Avenue and North Main N. W. 25th Street between North Main and Azle Avenue Azle Avenue between N. W. 25th Street and Nock Island Street Central Avenue between North Main and Homan Homan between Central Avenue and Park Street Park Street between Homan and Belmont Belmont between Park Street and Francis Francis between Belmont and Roosevelt Roosevelt between Francis and N. W. 21st Street N. W. 21st Street between Roosevelt and Lincoln Lincoln between N. W. 21st Street and Central Avenue Samuels Avenue between Poindexter and Peach Peach between Samuels and Elm Elm between Peach Street and E. Weatherford Sylvania Avenue from E. Belknap north to the city limits as they now exist N. Riverside Drive between Aster and E. 4th Street Race Street between N. Riverside Drive and Dings Highway E. 4th Street between Riverside Drive and Harding Harding between E. 4th and E. 3rd 3rd Street between Harding and Houston 9th Street between Houston and Frank Frank Street between E. 9th and E. 10th E. 10th Between Frank and Steadman Steadman between E. 10th and E. 12th E. 12th between Steadman and Harding Harding between E. 12th and E. 15th E. 15th between Harding and Crump Crump between E. 15th and E. Lancaster Terry between E. Lancaster and E. 18t* E.18th between Terry and Crump '-rancaster between Henderson and Wilkinson; also between Ayers and Tierney Wilkinson between E. Lancaster and Toronto Toronto between Wilkinson and Meadowbrook Meadowbrook between Toronto and Edgewood Terrace Edgewood Terrace between Meadowbrook and Norma Norma between Edgewood Terrace and Tierney Tierney between Norma and E. Lancaster Ayers between E. Lancaster and Meadowbrook Boaz between E. Lancaster and Stella Stella between Boaz and Kentucky Kentucky between Stella and Bessie Bessie between Kentucky and Vickery Boulevard Vickery Boulevard from city limits on the west as they now exist to Montgomery Street; between Jennings and Hemphill; and also between Bessie and Nashville. (Vickery Boulevard between kennings and Hemphill formerly known as Rio Grande; between west city limits and Montgomery as Stove Foundry Road; and Curzon Street) ivashville between Vickery Boulevard and E. Rosedale E. Rosedale between South Main and Evans; between Mansfield and Renner; and between Nashville and Bishop Bishop between E. Rosedale and Thannish Avenue N between Vaughn and Wallace Wallace between Avenue N and Avenue T Avenue I from Wallace east to the city limits as they now exist �2 Vaughn between Avenue N and Bowman Springs Road Bowman Springs Road between Vaugh and- Nolan Nolan from Bowman Springs Road south to city limits as they now exist Wichita from the city limits on the south as they now exist to Bowman Springs Road Missouri between Stella and E. Terrell E. Terrell between Missouri and Fabons Fabons between E. Terrell and Mansfield Mansfield between Fabons and Yuma Yuma between Mansfield and Richmond Renner between E. Rosedale and E. Richmond E. Richmond between Renner and Yuma Evans Avenue between E. Rosedale and Robert South Main between Lancaster and Magnolia Jennings avenue between Throckmorton and Peter Smith Peter Smith between Jennings and St. Louis St. Louis between Peter Smith and W. Arlington W. Daggett between Jennings and College W. Magnolia between South Main and 8th Avenue Hemphill between W. Vickery Boulevard (formerly Rio Grande) and Boyce Gambrell between Hemphill and Frazier College Avenue between Daggett and Jessamine; also between Lowden and Berry Jessamine between College and South Adams South Adams between Jessamine and Lowden; also between Berry and Shaw Lowden through underpass between South Adams and College Avenue Berry between College and South Adams; also between Fairmount and Old Cleburne Road Shaw between South Adams and South Henderson South Henderson between W. Lancaster and W. Arlington also between Shaw and Dickson W. Morgan between Henderson and 5th Avenue; also between Fairmount and 8th Avenue W. Arlington between Henderson and 5th Avenue Fifth Avenue between Morgan and Arlington 8th Avenue between Pennsylvania and Mistletoe Boulevard; also between Magnolia and Morgan Fairmount between Morgan and Berry Old Cleburne Road between Berry and Townsend Townsend between Old Cleburne Road and Butler Burnett between W. 10th Street and Texas Texas between Burnett and Summit Summit between Texas and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania between Summit and 8th Avenue Mistletoe Boulevard between 8th Avenue and Forest Park Boulevard Forest Park Boulevard between Mistletoe Blvd. and Park Hill Drive Park Hill Drive between Forest Park Boulevard and University Drive University Drive from Park Hill Drive south to city limits as they now exist Virginia Place between W. 7th and Mattison Mattison between Virginia and Washington Terrace Washington Terrace between Mattison and W. 7th Westview between W. 7th and W. 4th W. 4th between Westview and Dorothy Lane Dorothy Lane between W. 4th and W. 7th Camp Bowie Blvd. between W. 7th and Byers; also between Prevost and Horne Byers between Camp Bowie Boulevard and Prevost Prevost between Byers and Camp Bowie Boulevard; also between Houghton and Bonnell Pershing between Camp Bowie Boulevard and Hervie Hervie between Pershing and Birchman Birchman between Hervie and Prevost Horne between Camp Bowie Boulevard and Bonnell Bonnell between Horne and Prevost Houghton and Lake Como Dam between Prevost and Merrick Merrick between Lake Como Dam or Houghton and Camp Bowie Boulevard Montgomery between Camp Bowie Boulevard and Vickery Boulevard (formerly Curzon) Tulsa Way between Watonga and' Camp Bowie Boulevard Watonga between Tulsa Way and Montgomery 4 #3 Bluff Street between Houston and Commerce Belknap between Houston and Sylvania Penn between W. 7th and Weatherford Weatherford between Penn and Elm E. 1st Street between Main and Commerce W. 2nd between Throckmorton and Houston 6th Street between W. 7th and Commerce 7th Street between Washington Terrace and Westview; also between Virginia Place and Commerce 10tVL Street between Burnett and Commerce W. 12th Street between Jennings and Throckmorton Commerce between Bluff and 10th Street Main Street between Weatherford and Lancaster Houston Street between Bluff and South Main Street Throckmorton between Second and Twelfth