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ORDINANCE 140.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE ST.LOUIS SOUTHWESTERII
RAILWAY CMPANY OF TEXAS T33R RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE A CERTAIN TRACK OR TRACKS ACROSS FIRST STREET,
BETWEEN Ht4MON AND HAYS STREETS, PROM A POINT ON THE EAST
LINE OF BLOCK 16, TO THE ICIEST LINE OF BLOCK 109 IN THE
CITY OF FORT ;'JOR TH, TARRANT C OURrY, T=AS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FT. WORTH,TEXAS :
Section 1. That the St.Louia Southwestern Railway
Company of Texas, is hereby granted the right, privilege
and franchise to construct, maint&.in and operate a spur
track across First Street from a point on the South line
of First Street 128 feet, more or less, east of the east
line of HAMPTON STREET , to a point on the North lire, of
First Street 148 feet, more or less, east of the east
line of Hampton Street as is shown in "RED" on blue print
map hereto attached and marked n ,EXHIBIT A n and made a
part of this ordinance.
Section II. It is provided that :
(a) The rail and equipment use& in the construction
of all of said tracks on, across or along said streets shall
be of standard quality, and the construction shall be
satisfactory to the City Engineer and Board of Commissioners
of the City of Ft. Forth.
(b ) St.Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas
shall maintain the space between the rails of all of 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 constructed and maintained so as not to
unnecessarily obstruct or endanger travel on said streets ,
or any portion thereof; and the construotion, maintenance
and operation of said tracks, and of the streets between
the rails, and for eighteen inches outside of such rails ,
shall be satisfactory to the City Engineer and the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Ft.Worth.
Section III. The said St.Louis Southwestern Railway
Company of Texas, its successors and assigns, shall, at its
or their own cost and expense, pave and repave or other-
wise surface and resurface and keep in good order and con-
dition, the space between the rails of b.11 of said tracks
and for eighteen inches on each side thereof, with the
same material with which the streets -
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are paved and surfaced, and shall conform its or their tracks, or
any part thereof, to the proper grade of s -id streets, and change
the grade thereof as often and whenever the grade of said streets
are changed, so that all parts of said tracks shall always be kept
at the duly established grade line, or as near thereto as the sur-
face of the grade of streets will permit.
SECTIO-N IV. Said St.Louis Southwestern Railway _
Company of Texas, its successors and assigns, do agree to inae—=—I fy`
and save the City of Ft . Worth harmless from any and all damages,
claims, judgments and other costs and expenses receovered against
or paid by the said City of Ft.Worth by reason of injuries either
to persons or property proximately caused by or arising out of the
construction, maintenance and operation of said tracks, upon and
along said street; provided said Railway Company is notified by
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said City of Ft. Worth of the claim so Made or the suit brought
against said City, and approves the settlement of the claim or
is permitted to participate in the defense of any suit brought
thereon.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
I hereby oertify that the above and foregoing Ordinanae was
X29K duly presented and unanimously adopted by the Board of
Commissioners ' of the City of Fort Worth, Texas at a regular
session of said Board held Tuesday August 5th, d. 1919.
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