HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 402 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRAFTING TO THE
FORT WORTH BELT RAILVriAY 00JEj UCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,THE
RIGHT AND FRANCHISE TO EXTAND ITS RAILWAY MA HB AND MAINTAIN AND
CONSTRUCT SAIIE OVER CERTAnT STREETS I j TH�C�F FORT WORTH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF 049ISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Section 1: That the right, privilege and franchise is hereby
given and granted to the Fort Worth Belt Railwa Company, its
successors and assigns, for a period of twenty- .ive years to con-
struot, maintain and operate an extension of its present line of
railway ,berrOueseit;
ing at the point of interjection of the right-of-way
of the Sts, San Francisco Railway ompany of Texas, with North
Commerce thence southward crossing the right-of-way of the
St.Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, and over and along
North Commerce Street to the intersection of North Commerce Street
and Second Streets, a distance of less than one mile, as more
particularly shown by a drawing of sai&71ine of railway tracks hereto
attached ana made a part of this Ordinance, with the right, privilege
and 'franchise to maintain and operate said line of railway for the
purpose of operating steam cars and trains thereon and thereover as
an extension of said belt line or switch line of railway tracks.
Section 2: This fndnohise is granted nepon the condition that
the said grantee, its successors and assigns, will lay and construct
said tracks in such a manner as to conform to the grade of the streets
over which it passes as fixed and established by the City of Fort
Werth, and that it will coxts.trazi said tracks of first class material
and keep and maintain the same in like manner, and restore 'the UV.V%VVV- --
after the construction of the same to such a condition as will not
impede or interfere with public travel.
Section 3: The Fort Worth Belt Railway Company, its successors
and-assigns, shall be bound to pave said streets above mentioned from
time to time or so much of the same as is occupied by its tracks,
and for eighteen inches on each side thereof, with such material
and like material as that with which the street may be paved,.
Section 4: The Fort Worth Belt Railway Company, its successors
and assigns, furthermore agree to indemnify and hold the City of Fort
Worth harmless against all costs, injury or damage which may be
occasioned as a result of the construction, maintenance or operation
of its line on said streets.
Section 5: This 'Ordinance is passed and the right, privi-
lege and franchise herein given upon the express understanding and
agreement that the said Fort Worth Belt Railway Company shall not
hereafter claim any right or franchise under the Ordinance hereto-
fore passed on the 30th day of November, 1912, and No.344, granting
to the said Fort Worth Belt Railway Company the right to construct,
maintain and operate an extension of its present line of tracks on
Broiles Street in the City of Fort Worth, beginning at a point of
connection with its present line of tracks on Broiles Street; thence
southwesterly along and over said Broiles Street to Groves Street;
thence across Groves Stet and Jones Street and Calhoun Street to
North Commerce Street about its intersection with North Tenth Street;
thence southward over North Commerce Street to the intersection of
Commerce and Sixth Streets, and the said Fort Worth Belt Railway
Company does hereby agree that it will not hereafter claim any right
or privilege under said Ordinance so granted and consents that the
same may be repealed and•tire said Ordinance �.�` so granted
shall be and is hereby expressly repeale
Section 6: This Ordinance shall be published in the
official newspaper once a week for four consecutive weeks, within
. thirty days from and after Its passage, and shall take effect and
be in force after said publication upon the said Belt Rail%M
Company filing with the City Secretary its acceptance in writing
of this Ordinance and all its provisions and conditions.
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I hereby dertify that the above and fore going ordi:-ante was duly
presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board of Com-
missioners of the City of Fort Worth at a session of said Board held
Tuesday January 20th,1914,
City Secretary.
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