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An ordinance closing and vacating that part of Jones
street in the City of Fort Worth extending from the north
line of Annie street northward and to a point one hundred
and fifty (150) feet north of the north line of Tucker
street, and closing and vacating that part of Tucker
street extending from the west line of Jones street as
far west as the middle of the north line of Block Forty
Four (44) of Tuckers Addition to the City of Fort Aorth
Texas; and�l art of a certain street claimed by the City
of Fort Worth to exist and be in use, which is located
just north of the north line of Block Fifty Six (56) of
Tuckers Addition to the City of Fort Worth Texas and ex-
tending C rom the intersection of the east epd of said
street with the west line of Jones street, west, to a
point where a line extended north through the middle of
Block Forty Four (44) in said Tuckers Addition and paral-
lel with Jones street, would intersect and cross said
street so claimed to exist and be in use by the City of
Tort Worth.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE $OARD OF C0181ISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Section 1: That that certain part of Jones street in
the City of Fort Worth extending from the north line of
Annie street northward and to a point one hundred and
fifty (150) feet north of the north line of Tucker street ;
a* Ql" g *Q0_A_2A'='7- hat part of Tucker 'tree 4 .ex-
tending from a west line- of Janes street as far west as
the middle of the north line of Block Forty Four (44) of
Tuckers Addition to the City of Fort Worth Texas; and UAA
part of a certain street claimed by the City of Fort Worth
to exist and be in use, which is located just north of the
north line of Block Fifty Six (56), Tuckers Addition to
the City of Fort Worth Texas and extending from the inter-
sectiob of the east end of said street with the west line
of Jones street, west, to a point where a line extended
north through the middle of block forty four (44) in said
Tuckers Addition and parallel with Jones street, would
intersect and cross said street so claimed to exist and be
in use by the City of Fort "forth, be and the same are here-
by vacated and closed and shall no longer be held or deemed
public streets or highways in the City of Fort Worth Texas.
Section 2: Whereas the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail-
way Company of Texas is the owner of certain property ad-
jacent to those parts of the streets so closed and vacated,
and proposes to build- 'ancl construct eertain railway tracks
and lines over and across its property and the part herein
described in this Ordinance, The said Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway Company of Texas be and the same is hereby
required, as a condition herein to indemnify and save
harmless the said City of Fort Korth from any and all
actions, damages, or claim of damages, because of or grow-
ing out of the act of the said City of Fort Worth in pass-
ing and adopting this Ordinance; and shall also save and
keep harmless, and indemnify said City from all and every
kind of action, claim or demand, in law or in equity, be-
cause of the operation and maintenance of its tracks upon
those parts of the streets and thoroughfares specified and
mentioned in Section 1 hereof.
Section 3: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publication as
prescribed by law.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly pre-
sented and unanimously passed by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Fort Worth at a regular session held September
22nd, 1908.
lu y Secretary.
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Fort Worth Texas, September 1908.
TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH J UAS:
Now comes The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
of Texas, a railway corporation, with a line of railway ex-
tending through the City of Fort Worth, and duly incorporated
under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Texas, and
acting by and through its attorneys, hereunto duly authorized,
does hereby accept the terms and conditions of a certain or-
dinance this day passed by your honorable body, being ordi-
nance No. , and which said ordinance provides for the
closing and vacating of certain parts of Jones street and
certain parts of Tucker street, and certain parts of a street
claimed by the city adjacent to and just north of the north
line of Block Fifty Six (56) Tuckers Addition to the City of
Fort Worth Texas, as mentioned and described in the said or-
dinance; and also providing that said The Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railway Company of Texas shall indemnify and save
harmless the City of Fort Worth from any and all actions,
damages, or claims of damages, because of or growing out
of the acts of the City of Fort Worth, through its said Board
of Commissioners,in passing and adopting the said ordinance;
and that it, the said Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Com-
Dany of Texas shall save and keep harmless and indemnify
the said City of Fort Worth from all and every kind of action,
claim or demand in law or in equity because of the operation
and maintenance of its tracks upon that part of the streets
and thoroughfares specified and mentioned in said ordinance.
And it does hereby bind and obligate itself to indemnify
and save harmless the said City of Fort 'Borth from any and
all actions, damages, or claim of damage, because of or
rowing out of the act of the said City in passing and adopt-
ing the said ordinance; and it does hereby bind and obligate
itself to save, keep harmless and indemnify said City of
Fort Worth from all and every kind of action, claim, or de-
mand, in law or in equity, because of the operation or main-
tonance of its tracks upon that ppart of the streets, thorough-
fares etc. mentioned in Section 1 of said ordinance; and
does fully in each and every particular adopt and ratify all
provisions and requirements placed upon it by the terms and
provisions of said ordinance; and agrees, binds and obli-
gates itself to maintain said obligation so placed and fixed
upon it.
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