HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 578 ORDINANCE NO. 579
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE FORT WORTH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY THE RIGHT
TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN AN UNDERGROUND CONDUIT ON NORTH SECOND
STREET, FROM A POINT NEAR THE PADDOCK VIADUCT CROSSING SAID STREET
TO THELEVY CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Fort
Worth:
Section I. The right , privilege and franchise is hereby
given and granted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Fort Worth, unto the Fort Worth Power & Light Company to construct,
maintain and use an underground concrete conduit line along and in
North Second Street, from a point therein near to and West of the
Paddock Viaduct, connecting the same with the present and contem-
plated extended and improved power plant immediately South of said
Second Street, thence► Westward over said North Second Street to the '
levy along the Trinity River; such right to continue as long as
the grantee shall use said power plant and desire said conduit line
for the use of water in its power station for condensing purposes,
this right being granted in connection with and in addition to the
prior privileges and contract ,rights granted to the Fort Worth Power
& Light Company, with reference to the use of water for such con-
densing purposes from the River.
Section II. The Fort Worth Pourer & Light Company agrees
and this right is granted, upon the condition that it ivill, in making
the necessary excavations in said street to accomplish the purposes
of the right Tereby granted, perform said work in as careful and
prudent manner as possible, to the end that any travel over said
street may be interfered with just as little as possible ; and to
perform said work, insofar as the street excavation may be concerned
and the protection of the same under the direction of the City
Engineer, conforming at all times to his directions and requirements
with reference thereto.
Section III. The grantee, rDrt i o,.th Rower & :Uigat
Company hereby obligates and binds itself to fully protect and save
and indemnify the said City of Fort Worth against all loss, cost,
inj' ry or damage which might result or be claimed ag�Anst the City
for any accidents resulting in injuries to person or property
occasioned, arising or resulting in any manner or form from the
work in the Street , which may be done at any time by the Fort Worth
Power & bight Company or its agents, servants, contractors or sub-
contractors, with reference to the construction or maintenance of
said conduit.
Section IV. That this ordi,nancd shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage,
I hereby certify that the above and fore going Ordinance
was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by
the Board of Commissioners of the Cite of Fort Worth,Texas,
at a regular session of said Board h 1 T e ay June Sth,Ti917.
Cite Sec ary.
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