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ORDINANCE NO.1296.
AR ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS TAm RIGHT TO C :-NSTRUCT
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A LI'-� OF TRACE IN AND ;aOSS
NORTH TgNITY AVENUE IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF NORTH TRINITY AVENUE
AND Th NORTH END OF FORTH HOUSTSON STR=,TWENTY
F ET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK NUMBER
THIRTY.•$Ix; THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ON
A TWELVE DEGREE THIRTY MINUTE C-JRVE TO THE LEFT
SEVENTY.-FIVE FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF
SAID NORTH TRINITY AVENUE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY,.rIVZ
FEET WESTWARDLY FROM THE 9OUTHIAST CORNER OF THE E.H.
BEALL TRACT OF LANDi SAID CORNER FORVZD BY THE INTER..
SECTION OF NEST LI OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND SOUTH
LINE OF NORTH TRINITY AVENUE; ands,
GRAFTING TO THE ST.LOUIS SOUTHWESTM RAILWU COMPANY
OF TEXAS THE RIGFTT TO CONSTRUCT MAIN' AIN AND OPERATE
A LIU1 OF TRACK IN AND ACROSS i6RPH TRINITY AVENUE
FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF NORTH TRINITY AVENUE AND THE
NORTH END OF N,11TH HIUSTON STREET TW&NTY.•FIVE FEET
EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORDER OF BLOCK THIRTY-SEVEN;
THENCE IN A NORTHISSTWARDLY DIRECTION ON TWELVE
DEGREE THIRTY MINUTE CURVE TO THE RIGHT EIGHTY..THREE '
FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTH
TRINITY AVZIIUZ TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIV$ FEET EASTWARDLY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF E.H. BEALL'S TRACT OF LAND
SAID CORDER FORTED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE, NORTH
LINE OF NORTH TRINITY AVENUE WITH THE .EAST BOUNDARY
LINE OF RIGHT OF NAY OF THE ST. LOUIS S)UTHnSTERN
RAILWAY OOMPANY OF TZXAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FT.
WORTHS
f9T ON„ The St. Loui a Southwe stern Railway Company
of ' eaai: it hereby granted the right, privilege, and
franchise to aoaa*Uu*t,, m a►intalu cud, operate a c4z wain
line of track beginning at the South liras of North
Trinity Avenge and the North end of forth Houston St„
twenty feet West of the Northwest corner of Block thirty.
six; Thence in a Northwesterly direction on a t-melve
degree thirty minute curve to the left seventy-five
feet to a point in the North line of said North Trinity
Avenue, two hundred seventy-five feet weetwardly from
the Southeast oar:-or of the E.R.Beali tract of land,
said corner formed by the intersection of west line of
North Main Street and South line of North Trinity Avenue.
The St.Louis Southt*storn Railway Company of
Texas is hereby further granted the right; privilege,
and franchise to o-3netruot, maintain and operate a
certain line of track beginning at the south line
of North Tri4tty and the north end of North aoust-)n
S rest, twenty-five feet east of the Northeast cor..
nor of Block thirty-seven; Thence in a northwesterly
direcatiqg ontwelve degree thirty minute curve to the
right ei, go.three feet to a paint in the north lire
of said North Ttinity Avenue, two hundred thirty.-five
feet eastwardly from the Southwest corner of Z.H.
Bead's tract of land, said corner formed by the in.
tersectioa of the North line of orth Trinity Avenue
with the east boundary line of right of way of the
St. hou_s Southwestern Railway Comp' of Texas;
a blue print of which such street to be so ocupied by
said trans is hereto a tached, marked txhibit "A" and
made a part of this ord# sae.
SXTION 2. It is provided that; (a) the rails and
equipment used in the construction of each of said
tracks, on or across said street, 6hall be of stan..
dard quality and the construction shall be satisfacY-
tory to the bity Engineer, the Board of Commissi:)ners
of the City of Fort North; (b) The St. Louis South.
western Railway Company of Texas shall maintain the
space between the rails of sll said tracks,, and for
eighteen inches on each side thereof, as near as may
be level with the tops of any such tracks, and the
same shall be o)nstruo+ted and maintained so as not
to unnecessarily obstruct or endanger travel on said
straetef or any portion thereof; and the construction,
maintenance, and operation of said tracks, and of the
stree . s between the rails and for eighteen inches out..
side of such rails shall be satisfactory to the City
Nngineer of the City of Fart Worth, and the Board of
Com-Agatoners of the City of Fort North.
SZCTI1N 1. The said St. Louis Southwestern Railway
*mpa of Texas, Its successors and assigAa. sba"A
Ott its or their own cost and expanse, pave and repave
or otherwise surface and resurface and keep in good
order and condition the space between the rails of each
' said tracks and for sighteen inches on each side
t "of, with the same material with which the streets
are paved and surfaaed, and shall conform its or their
tracks to the proper grade of said street, and change
the grade thereof as often and whenever the grade of
said street is changed, so that all parts of said tracks
shall always be kept at the duly established g ads line
or as near thereto as the surface of the grade of the
street will permit.
SEC`noll HOA. The said St. Louis Southwestern
Railway Comljany of Texas, it . successors and as.
signs, agrees to indemnify and save the City of
Fort Worth harmless from any and all dams,
olaimog judgmen#a, and otter costs and expenses
recovered against or paid by the said City of Fort
Worth by raason of injuries either ro persona or
property proximately causal by or arising from or
out of as construction, maintenanas and operation
of said tracks in and across +said street, whether
said inJuries are caused by the acts of agents of
said P44 lway Coatpany or whether said injuries are
caused by the act or acts of eome third party, pro.
vided the ga14 Rh� Company is notified by said
City of fort for of the o so made or the suit
so brought, agaiaat said City and approves the Battle..
vent of the claim or is permuted to participate in
the defense of any suit brought thereon.
SECTION
This ordinate shall take effent and be is
o from and after its pa.,sage.
I hereby certify that the above and foreraing is a
true and correct copy of t)rdinasme N_ i§9 passed by
the City Commission in regular serssion,w August 16th,*
1927
T 80cretary.
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Date �°'9�/ f� —•_�'--`��
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Filed / day of 'T
City Secretary