HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 257 I ordiriant;;e igrcaiting to tho .;sort i,�orth
Yracti�vn lip
k:on &nY* itt, succescor,�j arid as--igultis the right', license
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-ad frcnciI to equip, Maintain "- d operate by electricity, or
acme alotive power other thaii steam, an electric railroad from
a Point Oil thc t;Outheastern cotmorate linits Of tile City of Part
.ort,h, r-,n(A. through the 6aid .0y, R
Aci over Certain
etreete, alleyie public grounds and priv'A-e right-of-nay wit
hAn
the con orate liraijLa of said IAty of _ oj,4; '-orth, un un and over
the raits and tracks of the ort*Jern `L'axan A -jution Company, ar.
,Aky be agreed upon LetwtHm W&id x.,Ort �„orth Southern Tr,.;_Ction
t."pany and :S'ortTrn :'exiis Tracti.rjn Company.
BY
C:i'l'k” Ulf JQ4 14WUR
,;*ction 1. 1-ight, licell,3p
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are hereby given and gr;.-,ji4%,esd suite the ,,,,'ort or oh z�outiiern I'rat.;-
tion C`ompany, is carp orLA 'ji, i,4.r; r6lcces"rz and aseifns, for
the full term Of TwOnty-five (25) yeara, to equip, ranintr-Un. and
OPerAe ail eleclric railw:z,, for Vie carriaj,--e of pazseziLrera,.
expreet, I, cjwd free.,-Jvt, if the said grantee, itV, vile-
cesuore mid &azigns so elect) . with. all ;-,ecesiDaxy rights to op_
orate ort sir-,A jic ox, d
-ouble tr-ocCk, curveo, turri-otic;., Y'S,
6witchl-'zo connections, POleE, Or other fixtures, UPPUrt(,liances or
belon:;ings Ycquiuitea necez;sary or convenient for the oper�_-,tion
-�baA--Aenance of Cal electriC Milvmy into and t1trough the ,ity
ajoK,�, upor,,, aver and across;; any of the streetz,
7)I"blic j:,:round or Priv-ate_ within.
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the City of Fort ',.'Vorth, an and upon and over the tracks or lines
of rail ay of the Northern Texas Tractior, Company, 0. street rail-
way corporation operating and doing business in the City of Fort
'Worth, as may be agreed upon and a contract right so to do ef-
fected and concluded between the said grantee -"d the said
Northern Texas Traction Company.
Section 2. That the contract now in existence between
the said Fort `north Southern Traction Company and the Northern
Texas Traction Company with reference to the route of the eloct,ric
cars of the said tort ��orth Southern Traction Company as to the
point of entrance into the City Of Fort ,forth and into and
through said City, and ,,,!ith reference to the line of street
railway and tracks of the said Idorthern Texas Traction 'Jompany
over which the cars Of said Fort "7:Orth Southern Traction Company
are to travel and be operpted, is hereby a-
pproved and confirmed
by the City Of Ztort 1.,Iorth in so far a.s said contract defines and
sets out the route or line of tracks over which the Cars of the
Fort Worth Southern Traction COm-
ptuly are for the -rjresent to be
operated in entering -,,nd passing through the City of -Port ,,north.C.D
And the right is hereby further granted unto the said Fort "Lbrth
Southern Traction Company, its successors and assigns, to main-
tain, and operate its electric care within the City of Fort *Uorth
over, along and across any other streets, alleys, public growl.ds
or highways, upon and over the tracks of the Northern Texas Trac-
tion Company in said. City of Fort ',jorth, as said Fort ",forth
Southern Traction Company may hereafter agree upon with the said
Northern Texas Traction Company
Section 3. The said Fort '�,,orth Southern Traction Com-
pany, its successors and assigns, in maintaining and operating
its electric care over the tracks upon different streets,
alle.ys, highways -and public grounds of the City Of Fort 'Jorths
shall be subject at all times to all the conditions, limitations
and stipulations contained in the various ordinances of the
City Of' Fort '-,J.,orth with reference to the duties and obligations
of the Northern Texas Traction Company imposed in such ordinances
granting to said last na-Taed Company the originza.1 franchises to
construct and Maintain lines of electric street railwav over the
particular streets, highways or public grounds as operated over
and upon by the grantee.
Section 4. That the saiC.- Fort ,Forth Southern Traction
COm-IPF-nY, its successors and assigns, shall hold the City of
Fort -,-,iorth harmless for any damage to property or injuries to
persoLts vTh:ifh m&y arise by reason of the maintenance and operation
Of its care within the corporate limits of said City.
Section 5. That thj-z ordinance shall tcae ef.Lfect and
be in force from and after its -,-Dassage.
I hereby certify that 'the above' and fore going O' rdinarice ws
was duly presented and unanimously
a f passed �md adopted by the
;40- of the of PO'rt Worth at a session
eptember. 30th A.D.191-1.
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