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ORDINANCE NO. .
An ordinance requiring the Missouri, Kansas &Texas Railway
Company of Texas, the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company,and the
Gulf, Colorado &Santa Fe Railway Company, to construct a passageway
suitable for pedestrians and vehiclew in and through the embankment
upon which their tracks seierally rest at the point where Mch embank-
ment intersects with and obstructs the course of Rosedale Street in
the City of Fort Worth, and requiring same to be done within sixty dvvs
from the date of passage of this ordinance; and providing, in default
thereof, that such extension be made by and u nder the direction of the
City Engineer of the City of Fort Worth, and the cost thereof be taxed
against each of said railways as a charge and indebtedness against
the same.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH:-
Section 1: That the Missouri.R ansas &Texas Railway Company of
Texas, the Houston &Texas Central Railway Company,and the Gulf,Colo-
redo &Santa Fe Railway Company, each of which is a railway corporation
duly incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Tex-
as, operating a lire of railway for. hire through the City of Fort Worth,
be and each of them is hereby required,at the point where their respec-
tive tracks intersect with and extend across Rosedale Street in said
City of Fort Worth and embarrass and obstruct the traffic thereof in
the said City of Fort Worth, to tunnel through,extend, lay and estab-
lish a passage-way to equal in width and correspond in course withthe
said Rosedale Street where its extension is .interrupted and closed
the embankment upon which the tracks of said railway companies several-
ly rest.
Section 2: That said passage-way,crossing or extension of said
thoroughfare shall be established underneath said tracks and shall be
level with the street which it intersects and obstructs and be safe
and suitable for passage and travel of pedestrians and vehicles
through and over the same,and shalt be laid and constructed under the
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supervision of the City Sngineer of the City of Fort Worth.
Section 3: That said crossing or extension of said street
shall be constricted and completed within sixty days from the date of
the passage of this ordinanoe;and,upon failure to comply with the re-
quirements hereof, it shall be the duty of the City gngineer,and he
is hereby authorized and empmn red to make and establish said crossing
or extension of said street,and tha ooet thereof, according to their
several shares, shall be borne by said railway companies and shall be
taxed as a cost and indebtedness against the same,recoverable at suit
of the City of Fort Worth in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 4: That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage as prescribed by law.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was presented
and unanimously passed by the Hoard of domissioners of the City of
Fort Worth, at a session held August 25th, lgog.
City ecretary.