HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2185 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND REQUIRING GULF, COLORADO
AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY TO ERECT OR PLACE, OR
CAUSE TO BE ERECTED OR PLACED, BARRIERS OR BARRICADES
IN EAST NINTH STREET, EAST EIGHTH STREET, EAST SEVENTH
STREET, GROVE STREET, AND JONES STREET, OUTSIDE THE
CONSTRUCTION AREA OF THE EIGHTH-NINTH STREET UNDERPASS
AND THE SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE, AT SUCH TIMES, AT SUCH
LOCATIONS AND OF SUCH TYPES AS MAY BE SPECIFIED IN WRIT-
TEN CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE CITY ENGINEER; AND AU-
THORIZING AND REQUIRING SAID RAIIJNAY COMPANY TO REMOVE
OR CAUSE TO BE REMOVED SAID BARRIERS OR BARRICADES
WHEN DIRECTED IN WRITING BY THE CITY ENGINEER SO TO DO;
PROVIDING THE CHARACTER OF AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATE AND
REMOVAL CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY ENGINEER;
DEFINING THE BARRICADED AREAS IN EAST NINTH STREET, EAST
EIGHTH STREET AND EAST SEVENTH STREET AS DANGEROUS AREAS;
CLOSING SAID AREAS TO PUBLIC USE AND PROHIBITING THE
PUBLICS ENTRY THEREON OR PASSAGE THEREOVER; AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, now engaged in the
construction of an underpass at East Eighth-Ninth Street, and which will later
remodel its bridge at East Seventh Street, is authorized and required to
erect or place, or cause to be erected or placed, barriers or barricades in
East Ninth Street, East Eighth Street, East Seventh Street, Jones Street and
Grove Street, at such times, at such locations and of such types as may be
specified in written certificates which shall be issued by the City Engineer;
and said railway company is required to remove or cause to be removed such
barriers or barricades when so directed in writing by the City Engineer.
SECTION 2.
That when the City Engineer deems necessary that barriers or barri-
cades be erected or placed, he shall issue and deliver to Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railway Company a certificate in substantially the following form;
Fort Worth, Texas
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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Ry. Co.:
You are authorized and directed to erect or place, or cause
to be erected or placed, barriers or barricades consisting
of in Street, at
the following locations:
Issued pursuant to Ordinance No.
CITY ENGINEER
BY
and,upon the delivery of said certificate it shall be the duty of said rails.-
way company to immediately comply therewith. When removal of said barriers
or barricades, or any of,them, is desired, the City Engineer shall so direct
said railway company in writing, and it shall be the duty of said railway
company promptly to remove or cause to be removed said barricades or barriers
so designated by the City Engineer and reopen the street to public use.
SECTION 3e
That such areas as are or may be barricaded on East Ninth Street, East
Eighth Street and East Seventh Street pursuant to this ordinance are declared
to be dangerous and hazardous to the public, and while said areas are so bar—
ricaded the public is prohibited from entering thereon or passing thereover.
SECTION 4e
That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its passage and
be and remain in effect until repealed.
APP&QY�W AS a'0 FORM:
City Attorney
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